The second season of Love Is Blind UK had Netflix viewers gripped as a group of strangers fell in love without laying eyes on each other.
Following its release on August 13, many people binged their way through all ten episodes and watched participants meet in the ‘pods’ before making their way down the aisle in a bid to see if love really is blind.
And on Sunday the reunion episode aired, where hosts and married couple Matt and Emma Willis caught up with the contestants to see which marriages were still going strong and which had failed since the show.
Following the news that only one of the couples were still together, host Emma, 49, became emotional after discussing the breakdown of Ashleigh and Billy’s marriage.
She asked: ‘In your vows you thanked him for restoring your faith in love. Do you still have faith in love?’
Ashleigh replied: ‘I still have faith in love, but not from this man.’
Emma Willis, 49, became visibly emotional during the Love Is Blind reunion on Sunday when discussing the breakdown of Ashleigh and Billy’s marriage
The host was so moved by the failure of the marriage that she had to ask bosses to ‘cut to break’ so she could have a moment to compose herself
The revelation prompted Billy to say: ‘Good, I’m glad.’
Billy, who works in the military, had doubts about Ashleigh even in the pods because of her job as a cabin crew manager.
However, he took a risk on their relationship and the pair went on to get engaged and marry six weeks later on the show.
In the end, as Billy had feared, their conflicting schedules ultimately led to the end of the relationship.
On the reunion episode, Ashleigh went on to explain why she still had faith in love, prompting Emma to completely break down in tears.
She continued: ‘I have faith in love from this experiment and being brave every single day of that experiment.
‘And exposing myself in every possible way because I wanted this to work.
‘And I wanted to find true love and someone who would make me feel safe every single day.’
Billy (L) said that he was glad that Ashleigh still had faith in love, despite their marriage on the show not working out
Billy, who works in the military, had doubts about Ashleigh (R) even in the pods because of her job as a cabin crew manager
Ashleigh continued: ‘I want someone with a backbone. Someone who loves me for me and all of me 365 days of the year until we pass.
‘I want that love story and I deserve that love story and I love myself for that.
‘And love me unconditionally every single day and not give up within three months because I have a role which is very similar to yours, where I travel at times.’
After the heartfelt speech, the audience burst into tears and Emma said: ‘I know, I know this is really hard.
‘But thank you both so much for being here, for being honest and I do hope you both find genuine love until the day you die.’
She then tearfully admitted: ‘Oh, you got me you two did.’
Matt was quick to comfort her before he asked: ‘Shall we take another break?’
Emma then apologised for getting upset and agreed that it was time to pause the show.
But while the vast majority of the relationships suggested that love isn’t blind, Megan and Kieran’s marriage was still going strong – proving that for one couple, at least, the experiment worked.