Love Is Blind UK sees Maria and Tom face off in finale

The season finale of Love Is Blind UK aired this week, with Maria – a 30-year-old make-up artist – reflecting on her time on the show with fellow participants in front of a live audience.

The series began a little over three weeks ago with Maria finding love with Tom, a 38-year-old advertising consultant from London, accepting his marriage proposal after they’d dated in pods – unable to see each other – allegedly proving that love really is blind.

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They then met each other’s families and moved in together, but their relationship was coupled with disagreements over their differing values of how each other should behave, most notably when it comes to who pays the bill after eating out.

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The pair looked set to put their differences behind them and marry in the penultimate episode of the series, before Tom walked away from his bride at the altar in front of stunned friends and family, later citing: “It wasn’t the right time.”

In the final episode of the hit Netflix series, the two confronted each other and reminisced about their time together.

After being quizzed by hosts and real-life couple Matt and Emma Willis, Maria said: “Watching it back made me angry.

“Tom’s comments afterwards where he said ‘I want to raise strong, independent daughters’, it just made my blood boil.

“Tom met my mum and sister, he’s seen the type of women we are, so it just made me mad to see how sweet my mum was and how welcoming she was (with Tom), for him to then indirectly insult the women in my life.”

In response, Tom said: “I feel like they were incredible in terms of allowing me to learn about myself.

“At times I wish I had treated their daughter a bit better.”

Asked whether they’re still friends, Maria said: “We’re okay”, which was quickly met by laughter from the audience who tried to relieve the tension onstage.