E4 Married At First Sight UK's Matt unrecognisable as throwback photo is unearthed - and he answers 'the nation's question' about his hair

Married at First Sight star Matt Murray has been at the centre of the drama after ditching his wife Gemma Rose for new love Whitney Hughes. Matt, a latecomer to the E4 social experiment show after being matched with Gemma, fell for Whitney who was already paired-up with Duka Cavolli.

The show sees experts Paul C Brunson, Mel Schilling and Charlene Douglas scientifically match couples who marry on their first meeting as they walk down the aisle. This series was thrown into chaos when Matt and Whitney found they had eyes for each other despite getting married to other people.

Sparks initially flew between Matt and Gemma but the pair didn't see eye to eye beyond their wedding day. Meanwhile Whitney had shared her wish to leave the experiment after weeks of unsuccessfully trying to bond with her husband.

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Then, during a tense mini break for the couples, Matt and Whitney shared a heart-to-heart with Whitney picking up on a "cute" vibe between them. As suspicions spread through the group, the truth was exposed at an explosive dinner party.

Gemma was devastated and hit back at Matt, claiming he "never tried" with their marriage and a huge showdown led to Matt storming off. Whitney and Matt then met alone on a bridge and shared a passionate kiss, which resulted in them spending the night together.

The pair were allowed to stay on in the process, which ruffled feathers in the group. They looked smitten as they re-joined the others at their first dinner party as a couple, and Matt looked unrecognisable as a throwback snap of himself before the muscles and tattoos was unearthed.

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