{"id":347303,"date":"2026-05-28T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/married-at-first-sight-uk-insiders-on-shows-toxic-culture-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:00:19","slug":"married-at-first-sight-uk-insiders-on-shows-toxic-culture-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/married-at-first-sight-uk-insiders-on-shows-toxic-culture-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight UK insiders on show&#8217;s &#8216;toxic&#8217; culture | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4dHtn7H4mso\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Married at First Sight UK insiders on show's 'toxic' culture | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dHtn7H4mso\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Warning: contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct<\/p>\n<p>Senior staff on Married at First Sight UK had an &quot;unhealthy&quot; focus on whether cast members were having sex, former workers on the show have told BBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say.<\/p>\n<p>The former workers on the Channel 4 show have spoken to the BBC following a Panorama investigation into Married at First Sight UK (MAFS UK). Two former cast members say they were raped by their on-screen partners, and a third alleged a non-consensual sex act. Their on-screen partners have denied all the allegations against them.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for CPL, the production company which makes MAFS UK, say the latest allegations are from a small minority of former workers, and the company&#8217;s &quot;commitment to welfare&#8230; is evidenced by the high consecutive return rate of crew across the MAFS series&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 says contributor welfare is &quot;always our primary concern across all productions&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#MAFS #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct Senior staff on Married at First Sight UK had an &quot;unhealthy&quot; focus on whether cast members were having sex, former workers on the show have told BBC News. 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