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.
17. Doreen and James
Doreen and James found love in later life on First Dates. They were both 87 when they were matched on the show in 2017. | Channel 4
18. Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin
Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin were one of the success stories of season 4 of Love Is Blind. They faced a tricky road during the show, which included Appiah's mum refusing to attend the couple's wedding, but at the reunion show they revealed that not only are they very much still in love but Griffin has met Appiah's mum - and won her approval. They have now been together for two years and live together. | Getty Images for Netflix
19. Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope
Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope finished third place in summer Love Island 2022 and despite breaking up in Casa Amor, they have reconciled and are still going strong. In September 2023, Hope revealed she'd like to get married and have children with Polack, but not yet. In June 2024, they revealed via TikTok that they had moved in to their second home together. Credit: Instagram: indiyahhp | Instagram: indiyahhp
20. Adam and Dan
Adam and Dan got engaged in 2016, two years after first meeting on First Dates in 2014. They are currently saving up for their dream wedding. | Channel 4