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.
13. Greig and Shaun
Greig met Shaun on First Dates in 2017. It was his second date in the famous First Dates restaurant, after an unsuccessful date with another suitor. Greig announced their engagement in December of the same year and they married a year later. Sharing the news they were married, Shaun tweeted Fred and other members of the First Dates team: “Can’t believe it was two years ago today you introduced me to my date who’s now my amazing husband. Cant thank you enough. Love you guys!” | Channel 4
14. Amber Pike and Matt Barnett
Amber Pike and Matt Barnett are another success story from Love Is Blind season one. They have also been married for six years, after meeting and marrying in 2018. They also now share a dog. | Getty Images for Netflix
15. Hema and Ajai
Hema and Ajai first met in the First Dates restaurant in 2016. Hema liked everything about Ajai, apart from his facial hair. The pair carried on dating, however, and married in Mallorca in 2019 - after Ajai agreed to get rid of his tash. | Channel 4
16. Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt
Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are another Love Island success story. They came second place during the 2017 series, and have gone on to tie the knot and have two children. They married in September 2021 and have two daughters, Nell Sophia and Nora Belle; aged 3 and one. They welcomed their third child, a son called Brodie, in May 2024. | Getty Images