A Harrogate bodybuilder announced he will star in the Channel 4 series Married at First Sight UK today.

Window cleaner Matt Pilmoor, 29, will join 16 other people on the programme in marrying a stranger.

The reality show hires relationship experts to match people based on their interests and personalities in the hope of establishing long-term relationships.

The catch is, the couples don't meet each other until they’re at the altar.

They then jet off on their honeymoons and live together for six weeks to see if their relationship lasts.

Matt, who was a pupil at Harrogate's Rossett School, was scouted by producers to feature in the series after being single for a year before the show.

He told the Stray Ferret:

The series began last week and has already seen three couples tie the knot.

Unlike the US version, however, Married at First Sight UK couples are not legally married.

As he is a latecomer to the show, Matt will be considered an “intruder groom” – a character thrown in to potentially turn heads as well as find love.

Despite announcing his part in the series today, Matt will not make an appearance until mid-October.

He continued:

Matt said viewers will have to wait and see if he found true love, but could reveal he spent his honeymoon in Tenerife.

Married at First Sight UK continues tonight and is on Monday to Thursday from 9pm.

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