Married At First Sight UK flooded with complaints as viewers vow to call Ofcom over Whitney’s behaviour
MARRIED at First Sight UK has been flooded by complaints as viewers vowed to call Ofcom over one bride’s behaviour on the show.
Whitney, 31, has been branded “the new show villain” after arguing with another bride in the first episode and mocking her groom’s Yugoslavian name.
One viewer even went as far as to call Whitney the “worst bride ever” after she threatened to pull out of the wedding.
Now, viewers of the hit e4 show have vowed to call TV watchdog Ofcom over Whitney’s treatment of Duka.
One person wrote on social media: “Wow @Channel4 really did Duka dirty. Your experts really went & matched a sweet gentleman with that Whitney, who’s a self-centred rude and disrespectful person.
“Why go on the show and not give it 100%? Duka doesn’t deserve this. Uncomfortable to watch @Ofcom.”
Another person said: “The casual xenophobia of not bothering to remember Duka’s name. And tittering with her mate about ‘funny’, belittling versions of it. Can somebody call Ofcom?” followed by an angry face.
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A third person added: “#MAFSUK if a man behaved like Whitney and April, they’d be a million complaints to Ofcom.”
Whitney is a PA from St Albans in London who has been paired with Duka Cav on the show.
In the first episode, which aired on August 29, 2022, viewers were left shocked as Whitney shunned her new husband.
Whitney has also been accused by Married At First Sight viewers for trying to “gaslight” Duka, with one person writing online: “Whitney gaslighting Duka get her out,” while another added: “Whitney Gaslighting much? She really is unpleasant.”
A third in agreement said: “Major redflags with Whitney, regardless with what’s being said behind camera, major gaslighting going on rn.”
While a fourth added: “There’s a line between being difficult and being emotional abusive, and Whitney is emotional abusive from the way she acts, to the way she says things. She’s literally gaslighting Duka into believing she’s too good for him.”
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Shortly after she and Duka said their vows, Whitney was seen having a conversation with a friend and confessed she couldn’t remember her new husband’s name.
But things got worse when the newlyweds got back to their hotel room – with Whitney appearing to mock Duka’s name.
The Married At First Sight UK star told him: “I’m really bad with names.”
A surprised Duka replied: “You can’t remember my name?” and Whitney then called out a series of names, saying: “Dipsy? Datcha? Dukna?”
Whitney also threatened to pull out of the wedding at the altar and rolled her eyes when Duka said his vows.
