Love Is Blind: UK

Love Is Blind: UK
GenreReality
Created byChris Coelen
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producers
  • Nazleen Karim
  • Murray Boland
  • Dermot Caulfield
  • Danielle Lux
  • Nick Walker
  • Cat Spooner
Running time41–72 minutes
Production companyCPL Productions
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) –
present
Related
Love Is Blind

Love is Blind: UK is a British reality television programme on Netflix produced by CPL Productions and hosted by Matt Willis and Emma Willis.[1] It is a spin-off of the American show of the same name created by Chris Coelen.[1] As a social experiment, it allows single men and women to blindly date, fall in love and get engaged.[2] In 2025, Love is Blind: UK was nominated for a BAFTA for its first season.[3]

It originally premiered on 7 August 2024, as a three-week event.[1] On 21 August 2024, it was announced that Love is Blind: UK had been renewed for a second season.[4]

Format

The show follows an equal number of men and women seeking a romantic connection.[5] Over the first 10 days, participants date one another in specially designed "pods" — private rooms divided by a blue-tinted translucent screen that allows them to communicate without seeing each other.[6] The process begins with speed dating sessions, following which individuals can choose to spend longer periods with those they feel most compatible with. Marriage proposals can be made at any time, and once they are accepted, the couple is allowed to meet in person for the first time.

The engaged couples then travel to a resort for a week-long retreat, where they go on dates to deepen their relationship, have the chance to be physically intimate, and meet other couples participating in the experiment.[7] Following the retreat, couples move into an apartment complex in London for the remaining three weeks.[8] During this time, they meet family and friends, navigate finances, daily habits, leisure activities and living arrangements as they prepare for their weddings. At the altar, each participant can choose to say "I do" and legally marry their partner or split up forever, ultimately answering the question as to whether love is truly blind.

Season 1 also featured a reunion special shot approximately a year after filming and released soon after the final episode.

Production

Filming Locations

Both seasons were shot in different countries across Europe and presumably lasted 38 days up until the weddings. The ten days in the pods were shot in Stockholm, Sweden, reusing the set from Love Is Blind: Sweden.[9]

Filming for the first season then moved to the Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa in Corfu, Greece where the engaged couples enjoyed a week-long retreat.[7] The couples that made it through the retreat then moved in together at the in serviced apartments at STAY in Camden, London where they spent the rest of the time filming up until the weddings.[8] The weddings took place at Wynyard Hall in Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham in England.[9]

By comparison, the engaged couples from the second season visited Cyprus for their week-long post-pod retreat.[10]

Initial Release and Subsequent Orders

The first four episodes of the first season were released on August 7, 2024, the next five on August 14, and the final two on August 21.[11] On August 26, Netflix released the reunion special. As of August 2025, the show has been renewed through Season 3.[12]

Unaired Engagements and Breakups

There were reportedly four engagements in season 1 that were not featured on the show, however, Netflix has only officially acknowledged one of them.[13][14] Conversely, Nicole Stevens and Sam Klein also ended their engagement off-camera.[15]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1127 August 2024 (2024-08-07)26 August 2024 (2024-08-26)
21113 August 2025 (2025-08-13)27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)

Participants

Main article: List of Love Is Blind: UK Participants

Critical Response

The review aggregator Metacritic, which uses a weighted averaged assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 4 critic reviews.[16] IMDb reports an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 1.1K reviews, with individual episode ratings fluctuating between 6.5 and 7.4.[17] The website also ranks the show as #2,030 on its popularity list.[17]

Elle Muir of The Independent writes that it is "a clone of its US predecessor, only more dull."[18] In a similar vein, Carol Midgley of The Times have compared it to "an awful blind date with no humour."[19] Giving it two stars, Elle Hunt of The Guardian called out the show for its hypocrisy, stating that while "it aims to counter a superficial modern dating culture, it is certainly present in the pods."[20] Even though India Block of The Standard remarked that it was a "bingeable" show, she critiqued it for falling short off its premise.[21]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2025 BAFTA Reality TV Love Is Blind: UK (Season 1) Nominated

See also

  • Sexy Beasts, a dating program on Netflix with a similar premise of disguising contestants' looks with prosthetics and make-up.
  • Married at First Sight, a dating program on Peacock where participants marry strangers for a period of eight to ten weeks before they must choose to divorce or stay married.
  • Perfect Match, a dating program where former dating reality television contestants pair up and compete in challenges as they aim to become the most compatible match.

References

  1. ^ a b c Delbyck, Cole (July 24, 2024). "Love Is Blind: UK Season 1: The Pods Are Heading Across the Pond". Netflix. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Watch Love Is Blind | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reality TV Nominations". BAFTA. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Delbyck, Cole (August 21, 2024). "Love Is Blind: UK Is Going Back to the Pods for Season 2". Netflix. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Love Is Blind: UK Season 1: The Pods Are Heading Across the Pond". Netflix Tudum. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Ritman, Alex (August 7, 2024). "'Love Is Blind U.K.' Team on Smashing 'Stiff Upper Lip' Stereotypes: 'We Were So Proud of British Men'". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Reynolds, Abbie. "When was Love Is Blind UK filmed?". Capital. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Copson, Josie (September 10, 2024). "I spent the night in a reality TV set — and I have one big question". Metro. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  9. ^ a b LeGardye, Quinci (August 15, 2024). "You'll Never Guess Where the 'Love Is Blind: UK' Pods Are Located". Marie Claire. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  10. ^ Harrison, Olivia. [Who’s Still Together from Love Is Blind: UK Season 2? "https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/love-is-blind-uk-season-2-where-are-they-now"]. Netflix Tudum. Retrieved August 13, 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); External link in |title= (help)
  11. ^ Delbyck, Cole. "Love Is Blind: UK Season 1: The Pods Are Heading Across the Pond". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  12. ^ Harrison, Olivia. "Fancy Finding the One? You Can Enter the Pods for Love Is Blind: UK Season 3". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  13. ^ Seddon, Dan (August 20, 2024). "Love is Blind UK star says five secret engagements were not shown". OK! Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  14. ^ Williams, Sophie (August 26, 2024). "This 'Love Is Blind UK' Couple Got Engaged but Wasn't Shown 👀". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  15. ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (August 28, 2024). "'Love Is Blind UK' Star Sam Klein Reveals What Happened While He and Nicole Stevens Were Engaged". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  16. ^ "Love Is Blind: UK Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Love Is Blind: UK". IMDb. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  18. ^ Muir, Elle. "Love Is Blind: UK part one review – Matt and Emma Willis look like they'd rather be anywhere else". The Independent. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  19. ^ Midgley, Carol (August 7, 2024). "Love Is Blind UK review — like an awful Blind Date with no humour". The Times. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  20. ^ Hunt, Elle (August 7, 2024). "Love Is Blind: UK review – the results are in … love isn't blind". The Guardian. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  21. ^ Block, India (August 7, 2024). "Love is Blind: UK on Netflix: this British spinoff is bingeable fare". The Standard. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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