HEALTH BATTLE
MAFS groom bravely opens up about his battle with cancer saying ‘it could come back’
It comes as the groom's bride got cold feet at the alter tonight
MARRIED At First Sight groom Ryan Livesey tonight opened up about his cancer battle.
The latest episode saw former semi-professional footballer turned binman Ryan marry Glasgow make-up artist Sionainn
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Before meeting his bride, the Manchester lad opened up about his previous devastating health battle.
Ryan was diagnosed with having bladder cancer in 2017.
But tonight he revealed the toll his diagnosis took on him and his family.
Speaking candidly he told viewers that his cancer "could come back", and it's just "something he has to live with".
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The handsome groom now raises awareness of the disease through campaign work.
Later in the episode, Ryan also revealed how his cancer diagnosis had previously come in the way of a past relationship.
He said he hoped his new bride wouldn't be "put off" by his health battle.
Meanwhile, Ryan's wedding to hairdresser Sionainn didn't get off to the best start tonight.
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After arriving at the altar, she turned to her family and friends and asked: "What am I doing, guys?"
She then said: "I'm feeling dead overwhelmed. I'm scared and want to run away.
Awkward moment new MAFS bride gets cold feet at the altar and threatens to 'run away'
"I feel like this is a massive mistake."
Ahead of her appearance on the show, Sionainn described her best qualities as her "kindness" and her "sense of humour".
She told Channel 4: "I would make the perfect wife because I'm funny, I can make a joke about anything.
"If you're sad I'm going to make you laugh and that's all you need."
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However, Sionainn did make a rather startling confession.
She said: "Something I do that my husband might not like is I still suck my thumb. Pushing 30 and I still suck my thumb."
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn't keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam's Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out - and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
"While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna's vegan lifestyle, the show's first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: "We're not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship."
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