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Married At First Sight spin-off 'given green light' before revamped show even airs

Married At First Sight UK has reportedly been given a spin-off already - despite the latest series not even airing an episode yet.

The Channel 4 series is being given a revamp for the upcoming episodes, taking on the format of the Australian version of the show in a bid to up the drama.

Turns out that the team is so confident that the episodes will become a smash-hit, a spin-off involving the surviving couples is now already in the works.

“The cast has been approached and everyone is really excited about letting their future fans know how they are getting on,” a source told The Sun .

The Married At First Sight cast (Channel 4)

“The spin-off will air this autumn after the full series has been broadcast.”

The one-off special will catch up with the participants and check in on which marriages have made it - and whose vows aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

“Now that C4 bosses have seen the edits [of the main show], they have already green-lit a glossy follow-up because even they want to know what has happened since,” the source added.

“This new series is the most raunchy and explosive yet.”

Mirror Online has contacted Channel 4 for comment.

In a massive shake up to the usual UK format, a whopping 16 people have agreed to take on the social experiment - where someone’s ideal match is found ‘by science’.

Participants only meet their spouse for the first time at the altar, and in the weeks that follow, the new couple has to decide to keep their relationship going via a weekly ‘commitment ceremony’.

Unlike previous years, the couples won’t actually get legally wed, but rather they will throw a commitment ceremony held by a celebrant, with all the trimmings of an actual wedding.

This includes family and friends there as guests, the wedding gowns, and the family speeches.

If they make it through to the end, they then choose whether to renew their vows, or to call time on their relationship.

Previously in the UK, only three couples were matched, with their relationship tracked in the first months of marriage with no get-out clause.

The new format proved to be a smash hit success over in Australia, with the series blowing up as it aired in the UK last year.

This year’s soon-to-be not-so-singletons include a sports journalist, a rugby player, a vet and a model.

It will also see the show’s first ever same-sex marriage.

Dating experts Melanie Schilling and Paul C. Brunson will be on hand to help the newlyweds adjust to married life (and stir the pot a little when things get dramatic).

AJ Odudu will provide some extra insight with weekly chat show Afters, which will air every Thursday to recap the week's drama.

Married At First Sight UK starts 30 August on E4.

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