Inside Love is Blind UK's Matt and Emma Willis' marriage struggles and why they're 'stronger than ever'
dailyrecord.co.ukLove Is Blind UK launches on Netflix today for Valentine's Day with husband and wife Matt and Emma Willis co-hosting the reality dating show.The UK edition of the programme, which sees single men and women looking for love get engaged before meeting in person, has been a long time coming.The Netflix dating show first started back in 2020 and has had five seasons filmed in the States, hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.Now, Busted star Matt Willis and his broadcaster wife Emma will forefront the highly anticipated new series which will be released on February 14.Matt and Emma have been married for 16 years and share three kids together but have had their fair share of relationship struggles over the years down to the singer's battle with drug and alcohol addiction.The couple opened up about the toll that Matt's substance abuse had on their marriage in the BBC One documentary Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction which came out in June last year.The 40-year-old last relapsed in 2017 after eight years of being sober but nine years later the couple appear to be doing better than ever as they prepare for their presenting debut on the show.Here we take a closer look at their relationship over the years..Matt and Emma first met back in 2004 at the peak of Busted's fame which came one year after the release of their second studio album.At the time, Emma was an MTV presenter and the pair began dating the following year.Matt was already struggling with addiction when their relationship first started and was in and out of rehabilitation centres to treat his substance abuse disorder.In 2005, Matt spent three weeks at London’s Priory Hospital and was admitted again in 2006 for a few days for drug abuse.Despite this, Emma agreed to marry the
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