All The ‘Married At First Sight’ Divorces So Far
“Married at First Sight” is back for Season 9, and four new couples hope to find their soulmate. However, the odds really are stacked against them. Fans have watched 25 blind arranged marriages in the first eight seasons, but the Lifetime reality show ended in divorce for these 19 couples.
Jason Carrion and Cortney Hendrix
- “Married at First Sight” Season 1
- Announced divorce in March after five years of marriage
- Also appeared on two seasons of “Married at First Sight: The First Year”
Vaughn Copeland and Monet Bell
- “Married at First Sight” Season 1
- Made decision to divorce at the end of the season
- Vaughn welcomed son, Zaire, with girlfriend Jenny Faber in September 2016.
Sean Varicchio and Davina Kullar
- “Married at First Sight” Season 2
- Decided to divorce at the end of the season
- Davina remarried in 2016 and now uses her married name, Davina Davis. She and husband Donald Davis welcomed their son Hudson in May.
Ryan Ranellone and Jaclyn Methuen
- “Married at First Sight” Season 2
- Revealed divorce in the reunion
- Jaclyn announced in June that she is expecting a baby girl in December with her boyfriend.
Ryan DeNino and Jessica Castro
- “Married at First Sight” Season 2
- Revealed divorce in the reunion along with accusations that Ryan cheated
- Reports later revealed that Jessica obtained a restraining order after Ryan had allegedly threatened to kill her.
Tres Russell and Vanessa Nelson
- “Married at First Sight” Season 3
- Revealed divorce at the reunion
- Vanessa tried to find love again on “Married at First Sight: Second Chances,” but she and her new beau broke up after the show aired.
David Norton and Ashley Doherty
- “Married at First Sight” Season 3
- Decided to divorce in finale
- David looked for love again on “Married at First Sight: Second Chances,” but he did not find his soulmate.
Sam Role and Neil Bowlus
- “Married at First Sight” Season 3
- Though Sam wanted to stay married, Neil asked for a divorce in the finale.
- Sam has a daughter with husband Chris Wise, and Neil has been very supportive, even sending presents for baby Isabella Myra when she was born last fall.
Derek Schwartz and Heather Seidel
- “Married at First Sight” Season 4
- Decided to divorce on the honeymoon
- They divorced on Day 10 of the marriage and remain the fastest ever “Married at First Sight” breakup.
Tom Wilson and Lillian Vilchez
- “Married at First Sight” Season 4
- Divorced after a year of marriage
- Tom is now engaged to Michelle Sharkey, his boat renovation partner.
Nick Pendergrast and Sonia Granados
- “Married at First Sight” Season 4
- Divorced after just under a year of marriage.
- Nick welcomed twins, a boy and girl, with AfterBuzz TV host Heather Yerrid less than a year after announcing the divorce. Sonia has implied that he cheated.
Nate Duhon and Sheila Downs
- “Married at First Sight” Season 5
- Announced divorce after a little over a year of marriage
- Sheila accused him of cheating, but Nate denies that.
Cody Knapek and Danielle DeGroot
- “Married at First Sight” Season 5
- Divorced after about a year of marriage
Jonathan Francetic and Molly Duff
- “Married at First Sight” Season 6
- Decided to divorce before the finale
- Jon is engaged to former “Married at First Sight” psychologist Dr. Jessica Griffin.
Ryan Buckley and Jaclyn Schwartzberg
- “Married at First Sight” Season 6
- Revealed divorce after 10 months of marriage
- Jaclyn revealed on Instagram that she got engaged in May.
Tristan Thompson and Mia Bally
- “Married at First Sight” Season 7
- Revealed decision to divorce in reunion special, but argued about who initiated the breakup
- The divorce was spoiled before the reunion because Mia filed for divorce weeks before Season 7 finished airing.
Dave Flaherty and Amber Martorana
- “Married at First Sight” Season 7
- Revealed divorce decision at the reunion.
Will Guess and Jasmine McGriff
- “Married at First Sight” Season 8
- Made decision to divorce in finale. Though Jasmine wanted to stay married, Will did not.
Luke Cuccurullo and Kate Sisk
- “Married at First Sight” Season 8
- Made divorce decision in the finale.
- This divorce was notable for being one of the few breakups that the experts fully supported and even encouraged.
Though the list is long, there have been some successful “Married at First Sight” couples. Check out the list of cast members who are still together.
Can the Season 9 couples avoid joining this list? Fans will have to tune in to find out. “Married at First Sight” Season 9 premieres Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT on Lifetime.
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