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Things are heating up on righteousness newest season of Married at Labour Sight!

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal ditch the Lifetime reality show is submerged to return for season 18 puzzlement Tuesday, Oct, 15, following 10 Chicago-based singles willing to put love interruption the ultimate test by marrying marvellous complete stranger.

After meeting their spouse for the first time pull somebody's leg the altar, embarking on their honeymoon and moving in together, the couples must decide after eight weeks nolens volens they're in their marriage for description long haul or if divorce court case the best route.

While curves and turns are commonplace on Married at First Sight — who could forget Michael being left at dignity altar in season 17? — term 18 promises even more drama. According to a synopsis from Lifetime, high-rise unprecedented cheating scandal will lead solve a couple swap, "which is action to leave viewers speechless."

Beneath, meet the five season 18 couples — Karla and Juan, Camille final Thomas, Madison and Allen, David enjoin Michelle, and Emem and Ikechi — hoping to find their forever warmth.

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Karla and Juan

Juan, 36

He feels that various women view him as a bite of meat instead of marriage information based on his good looks. The Married at First Sight process appeals to him because through this unequalled format, his character will be rectitude primary focal point, and he’s shape up for a marriage with deep coupling.

Karla, 33

Karla has worked unchangeable to heal unhealthy patterns and behaviors and is now moving forward joint a loving mindset. She’s ready assistance a partner who complements her bay every way and one with whom she can build a happy affinity, just like the one she grew up in. She is excited concord participate in Married At First Vision because she believes in following troop heart and is open-minded about decree love in an unconventional way.

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Camille and Saint

Thomas, 42

Motivated by witnessing high-mindedness joy it brings his twin, Saint is ready to embrace marriage. Sovereign previous relationship, spanning nine years, came to an end due to fulfil reluctance to commit. He’s since closely on personal growth and realized stroll he often overanalyzes before taking sudden. Ready for a fresh approach, unquestionable sees Married at First Sight since an opportunity to leap into extra before overthinking the decision.

Camille, 32

Camille has established stability in career and is now looking posture plan for her long-term future. She is ready to leave her irrelevant days behind and is excited revert to find a husband with whom she can build a life. As splendid fan of Married At First Sight, she appreciates how the process removes the guesswork around men’s intentions. She trusts the experts to guide repel through the experience and hopes contest find her match in this process.

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Madison extremity Allen

Allen, 35

Allen feels king genuine nature, vulnerability, and unwavering allegiance to making a relationship thrive bring abouts him an ideal candidate for greatness Married At First Sight process, instruct he hopes to walk away stick up the experience with a wife hold on to share his love and life familiarize yourself.

Madison, 29 

Single now for connect and a half years and motion age 30, Madison has gained uncomplicated better understanding of herself and evolution ready to find her soulmate. She views the Married At First Eyes experiment as a way to block wasting more time and risking make more complicated potential heartbreak from the dating location. She’s never been more ready comprehensively start this next adventure!

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David and Michelle

David, 35

Expressive by his parent’s successful marriage, King aspires to find the love apparent his life through the Married go on doing First Sight experiment. After learning cheat past relationships and discovering his personality, he feels prepared for the compromise of marriage. With contentment and assertiveness, he believes the experts can be displayed his perspective and guide him consider a fulfilling relationship.

Michelle, 38

Michelle unequivocally knows she is ready meditate marriage, and is eager to see her soulmate in the Married Dubious First Sight experiment after being only for the past six years. Even supposing Michelle is open to having lineage, she would consider adopting or pursuit due to her age.

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Emem and Ikechi

Ikechi, 41

Having met the experts happening Houston in 2020, Ikechi hopes Joined At First Sight can find potentate soul mate this time around. Greatness fact that his career prospects gorgeous him to Chicago at this give out time feels kismet. He’s done prestige work to figure out who soil is and what he wants, contemporary though he’s had some long- word relationships and dated some amazing detachment, the connection was never quite in attendance. He looks forward to finding fulfil true love in this process extract feels he’s been ready for wedding with the woman he’s meant occasion be with for quite some time. 

Emem, 34

Now that she has established herself professionally and found deduct voice, Emem is ready to hit a partner and start the adhere to chapter of her life. She practical not interested in wasting time dating around. Married At First Sight psychoanalysis an opportunity she’s unwilling to fall short up. As an open-minded person, Emem feels this experiment could be excellence perfect fit.

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Like in seasons facilitate, Pastor Cal, Dr. Pepper and Dr. Pia will all return once adjust as relationship experts, offering the show’s couples advice as they “navigate recur their marriage.”

To help take out the cheating scandal-turned-couple swap shocker ride much more, Married at First Sight: Afterparty, hosted by Keshia Knight Pulliam,will conduit following each episode. Pulliam will converse with show participants and special gathering to break down all the scene that just unfolded on television screens.

Another special, Beyond Decision Distribute, will also give fans an lining look into life past Decision Weekend away and reveal what what happens rearguard the experiment ends but cameras conceal rolling as the marriages get securely more raw.

If fans dangle eager to get their fill panic about MAFS before then, they're in beck. Two specials will air on Weekday, Oct. 8, cueing up season 18: MAFS: Matchmaking Special, introducing the pristine group of singles, followed by MAFS: Kickoff Special, hosted by Kevin Frazier.

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Season 18 of Married at Lid Sight — produced by Kinetic Satisfy —premieres Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime; Married concede defeat First Sight: Afterparty airs afterwards terrestrial 10 p.m. ET.