“A MARRIED At First Sight UK bride threatened to quit tonight after seeing her groom at the altar. Bubbly midwife Grace soon turned sour when she met her husband, dad of two Ashley. 5 Grace and Ashley tied the knot on tonight’s show 5 She kept a blank expression and tried not to let her”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Bubbly midwife Grace soon turned sour when she met her husband, dad of two Ashley.
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Grace and Ashley tied the knot on tonight’s show
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She kept a blank expression and tried not to let her upset show too much during the vows
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Producers tried to talk down Grace while she was crying and saying she didn’t want to be on the show anymoreUnfortunately the sparks for her were far from flying.
As Grace walked down the aisle towards Ashley, who was facing away from her, she appeared to be giddy and hopeful.
Yet that demeanour seemed to instantly shift the moment the pair began talking.
There was some initial banter, with Ashley asking Grace how she was and Grace cracking some nervous jokes.
Then just before the vows, something with Grace seemed off.
She was pressing her lips together suppressing tears – but not ones of joy.
After quickly shoving the ring on Ashley’s finger, Grace looked away to the side at the ground.
She also clearly didn’t want to have her first kiss with her husband.
When the MAFS UK officiant asked them to kiss she awkwardly stood in silence before saying, “I can offer you a cheek.”
The true extend of Grace’s upset came out when she had a moment alone talking to the camera behind the scenes.
Grace broke down in tears and said: “I’m not really sure why I can’t put my finger on it.
“Honestly I just don’t know how I feel, I don’t want to do this, sorry.”
She then stormed off and one of the show’s producers followed her, as they tried to talk her down.
They said: “What’s upsetting you … it’s absolutely fine if the initial spark isn’t there.”
Grace replied: “I don’t know what to say it’s a lot. I don’t want to do it I’m sorry I can’t.”
Ashley on the other hand seemed super excited meeting Grace, saying he was “chuffed” couldn’t stop “grinning like a Cheshire cat”, and that he “liked that she didn’t want to kiss straight away”.
Clearly he didn’t get the memo on why she held back, instead praising her morals for not going in for intimacy too quickly.
Fans of the show took to X to share their thoughts on the interaction, as well as Grace blatantly disliking Ashley.
“Grace is the most insufferable person I’ve ever witnessed! Her poor husband,” said one user, feeling sorry for family man Ashley.
Others thought she was just being plain rude holding such strong negative feelings off the bat.
“Grace is just being so rude” one said as another penned: “Why is Grace acting like she isn’t even ready for a boyfriend let alone a husband?”.
One user said they would gladly have Ashley if Grace was jumping ship.
“I’ll take Ashley off graces hand no problem.”
MAFS UK is available for viewing on Channel 4.
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Grace kept looking away from Ashley and down at the floor
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She wasn’t happy with her match