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A new season of Love Is Blind is here. This time, the show heads to the U.K., where 30 single men and women will try their luck at finding love in the pods. Here’s everything you need to know about the British version of Netflix’s hit dating show. 

What is the ‘Love Is Blind: UK’ episode release schedule? 

The first four episodes of Love Is Blind: UK premiered Wednesday, August 7 on Netflix. New episodes will be released through August 25. 

  • Episodes 5-9 will be released on August 14 at 12 a.m. PDT
  • Episodes 10-11 will be released on August 21 at 12 a.m. PDT
  • Episode 12 will be released on August 25 at 12 a.m. PDT

Who’s part of the ‘Love Is Blind: UK’ cast? 

Thirty singles will try to find love in the pods on Love Is Blind: UK. 

The men: 

  • Aaron, 33, from Milton Keynes. 
  • Benaiah, 33, Preston 
  • Bobby, 33, from Staffordshire
  • Charlie, 34, from Hertfordshire
  • Connor, 31, from Dublin 
  • Freddie, 32, from Bolton
  • Jake, 32, from Leicestershire
  • Joanes, 32, from Luton
  • Jordan, 32, from Surrey
  • Ollie, 33, from London 
  • Richie, 30, from Gloucestershire
  • Ryan, 31, from Edinburgh
  • Sam, 31, from London
  • Steven, 37, from London
  • Tom, 38, from London

The women: 

  • Catherine, 29, from Jersey 
  • Demi, 30, from London 
  • Ella, 27, from Derbyshire 
  • Elle, 27, from London
  • Jasmine, 29, from London 
  • Lisa, 34, from Edinburgh
  • Maria, 30, from Southampton 
  • Natasha, 32, from Cheshire 
  • Nicole, 29, from Surrey
  • Olivia, 28, from London
  • Priya, 37, from Berkshire
  • Ria, 34, from London
  • Sabrina, 35, from Belfast
  • Sharlotte, 35, from London
  • Shirley, 27, from London

Who are the ‘Love Is Blind: UK’ hosts?

'Love Is Blind: UK' hosts Matt and Emma Willis on the set of the Netflix show
Matt and Emma Willis | Netflix
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The original Love Is Blind is hosted by real-life couple Nick and Vanessa Lachey. For the British version of the reality series, production tapped Matt and Emma Willis for hosting duties. Matt is an actor, reality TV personality, and member of the band Busted. Emma is a TV presenter who has hosted the UK versions of Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, and The Circle. 

Love Is Blind: UK follows the same format as the original American show. But Matt says it has a uniquely British sensibility that he thinks audiences will love. 

“I was so pleased that it was so British,” he told Variety. “What becomes more apparent, the more you watch it, is piss-taking is British people’s love language. It’s such a big part of British humor and British connection. I think the rest of the world might be quite taken aback by that at times, but I think that’s what’s so great about Britain.”

While the British are stereotypically reserved and not keen on discussing their emotions, executive producer Nazleen Karim says the Love Is Blind: UK cast didn’t have any trouble opening up.

“We went into the pods thinking, can we pull this off? Will we be able to do this? And then there was this magic, and it just happened after day one and people were opening up within the first 10 minutes,” Karim told Variety. “And we were thinking, what is this magic formula about the pods? … the Brits bared their souls in a similar way to the U.S. cast. We were so proud of British men.”

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