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Who are Mel Schilling, Paul Carrick Brunson and Charlene Douglas? Here is everything you need to know about the MAFS experts.
Married at First Sight UK is back on our screens and better than ever.
With eight brides and eight grooms looking for love, the MAFS experts are there to offer advice and support during the early days of their marriage.
Mel Schilling, Paul Carrick Brunson and Charlene Douglas are the three experts on this series of Married At First Sight 2023.
Here is everything you need to know about Mel, Paul and Charlene.
Mel Schilling is a dating and relationship expert from Australia who says she is passionate about ‘educating, motivating and inspiring people to be their best.’
51-year-old Mel is in a relationship with her partner Gareth and they share five-year-old daughter Maddie.
The pair met several years ago on dating website eHarmony, and conceived Maddie through IVF.
Paul Carrick Brunson is 49-years-old and is best known for his role as a love doctor on Celebs Go Dating.
He is from the US, and also describes himself as an entrepreneur, TV presenter and ‘the world’s most influential matchmaker’.
He has a degree in business and started his career as an analyst at an investment bank before starting his matchmaking firm PCB Agency in 2009.
Paul married his wife Jill in 2000 after the pair met at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA and they have two sons together; Liam and Kingston.
Charlene Douglas is the newest expert to join the show and is described as a Sex and Relationship Therapist.
She is based in London and has successfully worked with many couples across her career, admitting she’s ‘not afraid to ask the tough questions’.
Charlene has also appeared as a sex therapist on E4 show, The Sex Clinic, alongside other TV appearances.