Love Is Blind UK asks a simple question: can you fall in love with someone you’ve never seen? Thirty-odd singles chat through a wall in the pods, propose without a single glance, then meet face-to-face and head for the altar a few weeks later. It sounds bonkers. It’s also some of the most watchable telly Netflix has ever made.
Series three dropped in August, with the weddings and a reunion following within a fortnight, and it gave us the show’s best result yet: four couples who said “I do”, and who are all still married according to Netflix’s latest update. Netflix has also reportedly confirmed a fourth series, so the pods aren’t going anywhere.
Holding it all together are husband-and-wife hosts Matt and Emma Willis, who know a thing or two about lasting relationships. But how do their fortunes compare with the couples they’ve married off, and does a Netflix wedding make you rich? Here’s our Love Is Blind UK rich list, at the time of writing.
Quick disclaimer before we start: these are Unifresher’s own estimates, based on reported earnings, TV and music careers, and business records. They’re educated guesses, not bank statements, and we’ve only put figures on people with enough public information to make a fair call.
The top tier: the hosts with the most
1. Emma Willis – £6 million
Emma has been one of British telly’s most trusted presenters for more than a decade. She fronted Big Brother from 2013 until it ended on Channel 5, hosted The Voice UK for years, and made the acclaimed Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, before landing Love Is Blind UK with Matt. Long-running primetime presenting gigs pay well, and we estimate her fortune at around £6 million.
2. Matt Willis – £5 million
Before he was asking strangers whether they’re ready to commit, Matt was one third of Busted, whose early-2000s hits still get every student union dancefloor bouncing. Busted have reunited for big arena tours, Matt also toured as part of McBusted with McFly, and he was crowned King of the Jungle on I’m a Celebrity in 2006. With music royalties, tours and TV, we estimate around £5 million.
TV’s favourite double act
Part of the show’s charm is that its hosts are a long-married couple themselves: Matt and Emma tied the knot in 2008, years before either of them stood in front of a pod. Between them, they’re worth roughly £11 million on our estimates, which makes them one of the most bankable presenting duos on British telly. It also means they’re the only people on Love Is Blind UK who definitely don’t need to worry about the cost of the wedding.
The mystery fortunes
The contestants are everyday people who signed up to find love, not fame, so there’s not enough public information to put a fair number on any of them. Netflix doesn’t publish what participants are paid, and most went straight back to their day jobs. Instead, here are the success stories that have made the show so loveable.
Jasmine and Bobby (series one) were the first UK couple to show the format can really work. They married on the show and, according to Netflix’s most recent update on series one, are still together and have welcomed their son Marley. Bobby makes music, too.
Nicole and Benaiah (series one) also married at the end of the first series and are still going strong. They’ve talked about wanting a second wedding celebration, which is the most Love Is Blind sentence ever written.
Megan and Kieran (series two) survived a pods love triangle to become series two’s happily married couple. Megan’s verdict in Netflix’s update: “We’re still in love. Yay!”
Sophie and Taylor (series three) married and are still together. Taylor is a chef, which means at least one Love Is Blind household is eating well.
Ciara and Ajay (series three) are still married too. Ajay is a former investment banker, and the pair have been one of the most talked-about couples of the series for all the right reasons.
Faye and Jack (series three) tied the knot and have been living with Faye’s family in Guernsey. Saving on rent while newly married is honestly the most relatable thing to happen on the show.
Francesca and Joseph (series three) round off the full house of series three weddings that worked out. Joseph has since started a new job, and the pair are still married at the time of writing.
Does Love Is Blind make you rich?
Not on its own. Unlike Love Island, there’s no prize pot, and Love Is Blind UK has so far produced fewer full-time influencers than its sunnier ITV rival. The money tends to come later, through brand deals and social media for the few who chase it, and plenty of Love Is Blind UK contestants have chosen to keep their lives fairly private instead. Honestly, after having your engagement watched by millions around the world, who could blame them? For a look at what that path can be worth, see our rundowns of the richest Love Island stars, the richest UK reality TV couples, and the Perfect Match cast’s net worths.
For the latest on who’s still together, Netflix keeps an official series three update on its Tudum site.
Love Is Blind UK rich list at a glance
| Rank | Name | Estimated net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Willis | £6m |
| 2 | Matt Willis | £5m |
| – | Jasmine and Bobby | Not estimated |
| – | Nicole and Benaiah | Not estimated |
| – | Megan and Kieran | Not estimated |
| – | Sophie and Taylor | Not estimated |
| – | Ciara and Ajay | Not estimated |
| – | Faye and Jack | Not estimated |
| – | Francesca and Joseph | Not estimated |
Add it all up and the ranked names are worth roughly £11 million on our estimates, almost all of it belonging to the hosts. The couples might not be millionaires, but seven marriages that are still going strong is a pretty rich return for a show built on talking through a wall. Roll on series four, and here’s to more happy endings.
Featured image: Alecsandra Dragoi / Department for Science, Innovation & Technology / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
