E4 Married At First Sight UK's Matt Murray holidaying with series six star Marilyse Corrigan following Whitney split

There were raised eyebrows when it was revealed that he had split with Whitney Hughes after they fell in love on the matchmaking reality show Married At First Sight UK. Barber Matt Murray caused shockwaves when he and Whitney walked into the MAFS UK reunion solo this week.

The pair got together on the E4 show, which sees singles paired up by experts and meeting for the first time on their wedding days, after Matt ended his marriage with Gemma Rose and Whitney split from her husband Duka Cavolli. An emotional final get-together with the dating experts saw Matt and Whitney reveal why they had broken up just weeks after falling for each other

Matt explained: “Coming out of the experiment we spent a lot of time together to start with didn't we? Whitney came up to mine, I went down to Whitney's.

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He added: ""I just think we hit a few boundaries. It's s***. It was, it was s***. And Whitney said: "I feel that because Matthew has a lot going on in his life – a lot going on in his head – I felt that it was manifesting to me sometimes in ways that I didn't like,” she said.

Matt agreed that "insecurities" had resurfaced and been "put on to Whit." After they shared their story Matt, who had previously opened up about his mum's cancer battle, was excused from the rest of the session.

Now the calisthenics athlete is holidaying with Married At First Sight 2021 star Marilyse Corrigan, whose marriage to Franky Spencer ended after the show. The pair have jetted away together as friends.

A spokeswoman for Marilyse told the Manchester Evening News: "She’s being nothing more than a supportive friend to him whilst other