MAFS UK's Chanita says 'mental' dinner parties 'go on for hours' on the show

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She describes herself as a “little girl from Derby” but there’s a lot more to Married At First Sight UK star Chanita Stephenson than that.The 29-year-old became a social worker after a difficult childhood and had a fractured relationship with her mum before the pair reconciled.

And as one of the standout stars of this year’s series, Chanita has once again shown her resilience. After marrying Jordan Emmett-Connelly, also 29, the pair instantly hit it off, growing particularly close on their honeymoon.

But a few weeks into the experiment cracks began to emerge when during an argument with her husband, she asked him if he had ADHD – something that caused upset. “I was heartbroken,” she tells us. “Going back I would have just kept my mouth shut.” Likening the show to “stepping into a pressure cooker”, she adds, “Nobody even proposes, you go from being completely single to bam, a husband, it’s a lot to digest.” Chanita also reveals she has struggled to watch some scenes back, including when Thomas Hartley and April Banbury “slagged her off” behind her back. “I was actually really, really hurt at the fact that somebody would go out of their way to lie about me and try to drag my character through mud,” she says.

Here, Chanita opens up on her first impressions of Jordan, the impact the series has had on her mental health and what she really thinks of her fellow brides and their grooms… Hi Chanita!