The saying goes that love finds you, you don’t find it - but many people aren’t prepared to sit around and wait for their one true love to find them. That’s why there’s so many TV shows, both here in the UK and over in the US, which are all about helping people to find relationships.
From Love Island to First Dates, and Love Is Blind to Married at First Sight, the list goes on and on. Contestants going on these shows are hoping to find romance when they take part, and these lucky couples actually did find lasting love when they took part.
All of these pairs first locked eyes in front of TV cameras, but their romances have blossomed off screen and many are now engaged, married or have started a family together.
Have a click through our gallery to see who got the ultimate reality show prize - love.
37. Shona Manderson and Matt Pilmoor
Shona Manderson and Matt Pilmoor met at a reunion for series 8 of Married at First Sight UK, when they were 31 and 29 respectively. They were each paired with other people by the experts, but those relationships ultimately didn't work out. Due to the timing of their entrances into the show, they didn't actually meet while the process was on-going. They met once the experiment had finished, at a reunion party for all the cast members, in June 2023. They have been dating ever since and are said to want to get married, start a family and move in together. Photo by Instagram/ShonieMandy | Instagram/ShonieMandy Photo: Instagram/ShonieMandy
38. Owen Jenkins and Michelle Walder
Owen Jenkins and Michelle Walder were the first Married at First Sight UK couple to actually stay together after their wedding. They tied the knot on series 5 of the show back in 2020, and back then couples actually did legally get married. They got on from day one and have been together ever since. Their daughter, Jessica Charlotte Amytis, was born in December 2023. Photo by Instagram/mafs_owenandmichelle. | Instagram/mafs_owenandmichelle.
39. Tom Clare and Molly Smith
Molly Smith entered the Love Island All Stars villa alongside her ex-boyfriend Callum Jones, after having first met during winter Love Island in 2020. Molly went on to find a connection with series 9 Islander Tom Clare - and the new couple went on to win the show in February 2024. Not long after returning to the UK, Tom asked Molly to be his official girlfriend and she said yes. In May 2024, they announced they had moved in together. Photo by Instagram/TomClare_ | Instagram/TomClare_ Photo: Instagram/TomClare_
40. Joshua Ritchie and Sophie Piper
Joshua Ritchie and Sophie Piper entered the Love Island All Stars series as bombshells. They were coupled together by the public and went on to make it all the way to the final, finishing in third place. Photo by Instagram/sophpiper_ | Instagram/sophpiper_ Photo: Instagram/sophpiper_