The sixth season of Married At First Sight Australia is quickly becoming an obsession for many bored British viewers stuck at home during the UK’s latest lockdowns.
And on Saturday, former TV groom Cameron Merchant received a flood of messages from overseas fans on an Instagram post holding his son Oliver.
Posting a photo with his little boy, whom he shares with TV-and-real-life wife Jules Robinson, viewers were delighted to find out the couple are still together.
‘This makes watching you fall in love more special’: UK viewers obsessed with Married At First Sight Australia praise Cameron Merchant and Jules Robinson’s enduring love after the series finished filming
Jules and Cameron met on season six of Channel Nine’s Married At First Sight, which was filmed in late 2018 to early 2019.
After falling madly in love, they became engaged at the end of the TV experiment.
The couple officially tied the knot in November 2019 in a lavish ceremony in Sydney, which was broadcast on a special TV episode of A Current Affair.
Adorable: On Saturday, former TV groom Cameron received a flood of messages from overseas fans on an Instagram post holding his son Oliver
Happy days: Fans relayed how happy they were for the ‘match made in heaven’ couple and that they didn’t mind the spoilers on their Instagram feed
In April 2020, the pair announced they were expecting their first child in an interview with Stellar magazine. They welcomed Oliver on October 3.
Fans commented on the post how happy they were for the couple ans that they were a ‘match made in heaven’.
‘I know the outcome and it makes watching you fall in love more special,’ another said of stumbling across the pleasant spoiler.
Cameron later shared a separate post with a photo from their TV wedding, writing in part: ‘Warning & Apologies though.. Scrolling may cause a slight spoiler alert to those watching abroad.’
Fairytale start: Jules and Cameron met on season six of Channel Nine’s Married At First Sight, which was filmed in late 2018 to early 2019
The REAL deal: The couple officially tied the knot in November 2019 in a lavish ceremony in Sydney, which was broadcast on a special TV episode of A Current Affair
Baby makes three! Jules and Cam welcomed son Oliver Chase on October 3
The UK was plunged into lockdown last week after a surge in mutant coronavirus cases threatened to overwhelm the NHS.
Luckily, residents have found a failproof way to cope with with depressing reality of bunkering down for the third time in a year – watching the sixth season of Married At First Sight Australia.
The explosive reality show began airing its 2019 season on E4, a dedicated entertainment channel in the UK, on January 4th this year.
‘The highlight of my day’ UK viewers are praising Married At First Sight Australia for helping them cope with coronavirus lockdown. Pictured: Jessika Power and Martha Kalifatidis
‘New Married At First Sight Australia is getting me through this lockdown,’ one UK viewer recently declared on Twitter.
‘Lockdown 3 instantly improved by Married At First Sight’, another agreed.
Even British pop-star Ella Eyre praised the controversial program, Tweeting: ‘New Married At First Sight Australia is getting me through this lockdown.’
‘Lockdown 3 instantly improved’: The reality show has become an obsession for many bored British viewers stuck at home
Smash hit! The explosive reality show began airing its 2019 season on E4, a dedicated entertainment channel in the UK, on January 4th this year. Pictured: Ines Basic
Other fans have even joked that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson should re-schedule his public broadcasts as not to clash with the reality show.
‘Why is Boris addressing the nation at 8??? Doesn’t he know that Married At First Sight Australia starts at half 7? Inconsiderate,’ one Twitter user joked.
Married At First Sight 2019 is regarded as one of the franchise’s most controversial seasons, thanks to its inclusion of cheating scandals and physical altercations.
Among the many scandals featured on the show were Jessika Power and Dan Webb’s ‘couple swap’, the Cyrell Paule and Martha Kalifatidis’ ‘wine pouring’ incident, and the cheating saga between Ines Basic and Sam Ball.
The UK has its own version of Married at First Sight, which airs on Channel 4 and was first broadcast in 2015.
Singing praises! Even British pop-star Ella Eyre praised the controversial program, Tweeting: ‘New Married At First Sight Australia is getting me through this lockdown.
Too entertaining to switch off! Other fans have even joked that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) should re-schedule his public broadcasts as not to clash with the reality show
Explosive! Among the many scandals featured on the show were Jessika Power and Dan Webb’s ‘couple swap’, the Cyrell Paule and Martha Kalifatidis’ ‘wine pouring’ incident, and the cheating saga between Ines Basic and Sam Ball (pictured)