Who are Maria and Tom? Meet the Love Is Blind UK couple
Maria and Tom found love in the pods, but will it continue in the outside world?
***Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Love Is Blind UK***
Well, that was emotional! The Love Is Blind wedding episodes aired on Netflix today (21st August), and revealed the all-important decisions from the couples.
As ever, each couple made their way down the aisle and decided whether or not they wanted to marry the person they had met in the pods and experienced a new life with.
Among the couples are Maria and Tom, whose relationship blossomed across the first four episodes, and continued to do so in the latter five.
With the wedding episodes now available to watch, did the couple make it down the aisle? Read on to find out more about Love Is Blind UK's Maria and Tom and whether or not they got married.
Who is Maria?
Age: 30
Job: Make-up artist
Location: Southampton
Instagram: @mariabenkh
Maria is a 30-year-old make-up artist from Southampton, and in the pods, she is hoping to find a traditional relationship and wants to find a man who can protect and care for her.
A self-described fiery, outgoing and passionate woman, Maria isn't afraid to speak her mind.
Who is Tom?
Age: 38
Job: PR and advertising consultant
Location: London
Instagram: @stroudtom
Tom is a 38-year-old PR and advertising consultant from London, and having been single for six years, he is now ready to fall in love and share his life with someone special.
He says his 30s have been focused on personal growth and preparing to settle down.
Did Love Is Blind's Maria and Tom get married?
Maria and Tom did not get married.
While the couple seemed in high spirits as they were preparing for their wedding, it may have been a shock for viewers to see Tom say he does not want to get married.
"I love you. I just feel like right now is not the right time for me," Tom told Maria at the altar. "We've had some differences in values, and I haven't had enough time to really understand how those differences will affect our life day-to-day."
There were shocked and teary-eyed faces all round as Tom made his decision and walked away from the wedding.
Reflecting on the moment, Maria said: "I absolutely can't believe this. I wanted to get married, I wanted to be a wife, and I feel incredibly sad that I didn't get the ending that I always sort of pictured for myself.
"But I know it probably wasn't the right time for both of us. Honestly, I don't really know what to say. I think I'm just shocked."
Are Love Is Blind's Maria and Tom still together?
Given Maria and Tom didn't get married at the end of the Love Is Blind experiment, it suggests their love story ended there.
As viewers have seen on Love Is Blind before, many couples who don't get married attempt to make a relationship work outside of the experiment as many of them are simply unsure of making such a big commitment.
The reunion episode, set to air on Monday 26th August, will no doubt reveal what the couples have been up to and answer the all-important question as to whether or not they are still together.
Be assured, we'll to keep this page updated once we know more!
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Love Is Blind UK episodes 1-11 are available to watch on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
