Love Is Blind UK star reveals real reason only six couples get engaged each series despite 15 signing up
A LOVE Is Blind UK star has revealed the real reason only six couples get engaged on-air – but more than double that amount sign up.
The spoke out following the explosive reunion episode for the Netflix series – the first of its kind to be aired in the UK.
Love Is Blind contestant Shirley Bekker, 27, has taken to her TikTok page to shed some light on the behind the scenes antics.
The junior doctor, who previously worked as a teacher, was after a partner to build a life and start a family with.
Yet after dating 15 guys from the comfort of her own Love Is Blind pod, Shirley failed to find a lasting match.
After being dumped from the show for the lack of a partner, she has opened up on five extra engagements not seen on-screen.
Talking to TikTok she told fans: “Although you see a total of six engagements, 11 of our cast got engaged.
“There were only four of us who didn’t get engaged and I was one of them. That’s a little bit embarrassing.”
Shirley explained further and said: “With it only being 11 total episodes, you have to think that only certain stories can get followed all the way to the altar, because there just isn’t a way to fit in that many stories into that few episodes.
“As for the stories that did not end in engagement, it would’ve been interesting to still see those romantic journeys and to see that some romantic journeys don’t end in engagement, some end in heartbreak, some end in breakups.
“But that’s just not how the show works in this case.”
Clearly understanding her lack of airtime on the series, fronted by Matt and Emma Willis , she added: “We had so much going on, but as you can understand we can only show so much.”
The first British iteration of the Netflix favourite ended this week with three of the six engaged couples saying ‘I Do’ at the altar.
Another trio then walked away single.
Meanwhile, an awkward reunion ensued – with Sabrina revealing the reason for her split with Steven.
Meet the cast of Love is Blind UK
HERE is the full list of hopeless romantics looking to find love...
- AARON is a 33-year-old chicken restaurateur from Milton Keynes whose best friend is England footballer Ivan Toney.
- BENAIAH is 33 from Preston and works as a structural landscaper who travels the world.
- STAFFORDSHIRE-born Bobby is 33 and works as a globe-trotting luxury shopping guide.
- CATHERINE, 29, works as a dental nurse from Jersey who is adopted.
- CHARLIE is 34 from Hertfordshire and is general manager of a gym.
- DUBLIN-born Conor is 31 and is the owner of a health food business.
- LONDONER Demi is a 30-year-old safeguarding and attendance manager.
- SOCIAL worker Ella is from Derbyshire and is 27 years old.
- GRAPHIC Designer Ellis is 27 from London and says she was raised by her dad who is “husband goals”.
- FUNERAL director Freddie is 32 from Bolton and has a brother with Down’s Syndrom.
- 32-year-old Jake from Leicestershire is a civil engineer who tragically lost his mum.
- MENTAL Health Nurse Jasmine is from London and is 29 years old and grew up in the Phillipines.
- JOANES is a resident service manager who was born in Angola but lives in Luton and is 33 years old.
- FASHION tech founder Jordan is 33 years old and lives in Surrey.
- LISA is a baby photographer from Edinburgh and is 34 years old.
- MAKE-UP artist Maria is 30 from Southampton and was devastated by the death of her dad in 2020 during Covid.
- NATASHA, 32, is a career coordinator from Cheshire and wants to find her forever love like her parents who have been married for 42 years.
- HEAD of brand and marketing’s Nicole is 29 from Surrey and was previously married, but hasn’t given up on love.
- CREATIVE project director Olivia is 28 from London but has lived and worked in Los Angeles.
- OLLIE works in software sales, lives in London and is 32 but hasn’t been in a serious relationship for six years.
- 37-year-old Priya, who was once engaged for 24 hours, is from Berkshire and works as a procurement manager.
- RIA is 34 from London and her job is a commercial contracts manager.
- SPORTS-mad Richie is a 30-year-old from Gloucestershire who works as a sports turf maintenance director.
- TECHNO DJ and Cellist Ryan is 31 from Edinburgh, but was born in Korea.
- SABRINA, 35, is a director of marketing and communications from Belfast who describes herself as “unlucky in love”.
- SAM is a 31-year-old Londoner who works as a product design manager and is desperate to find The One.
- MUSIC boss Sharlotte, 35, London, is a global communications director at Universal.
- JUNIOR Doctor Shirley, 27, is from London, but was born in the Netherlands and falls for emotionally unavailable men.
- STEVEN is 37 years old from London and is a gym owner.
- 38-year-old Tom is a PR and advertising consultant from London who describes himself as a mummy’s boy.