Charlie and Eve have called time on their marriage
BY YASMIN VINCE, IMAGES BY CHANNEL 4
It’s bad news for sapphic reality TV fans – on last night’s episode of Married At First Sight UK, Eve and Charlie both decided to leave the show, ending their marriage.
The couple had instant chemistry upon meeting each other at the altar, but the relationship quickly soured. By the second commitment ceremony, aired 2 Oct, they both chose to leave, ending their marriage and time on the show. They are the first couple this season to quit the show.
Over the honeymoon, Eve’s need for space and desire to take things slow clashed with Charlie’s need for comfort and “all-in” approach to the marriage. This led to several fights, culminating in Charlie throwing her wedding ring into the sea and claiming she wasn’t coming back to the experiment at the end of the honeymoon.
Though she did decide to continue on the show and both chose to stay at the first commitment ceremony, the couple continued to fight and also lived apart.
Towards the end of their marriage, further fights occurred as Eve spoke to the other women on the show about her experiences. One, Polly, confronted Charlie about what she believed to be “bullying” behaviour towards Eve. When Charlie then confronted Eve about this, Eve described Charlie’s behaviour on the honeymoon as “emotionally abusive”.
By the second commitment ceremony, all trust had eroded on both sides, particularly as Eve had listened in on one of Charlie’s solo interviews, which are intended to be a safe space for the show’s contestants. They both chose to leave at the ceremony, ending their marriage.
They are the first couple of this season to leave the experiment. Another contestant, Alex, had chosen to leave at the first commitment ceremony, but as his partner Holly chose to stay, he was not allowed to quit.
Charlie and Eve were the second lesbian couple to appear on the show. Zoe and Jenna, from season seven, are still together and in the midst of planning a wedding to get officially married.
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