Emma and Matt Willis QUIT top reality TV job as they're replaced by TikTok star
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LOVE Is Blind will look different for the upcoming series as hosts Emma and Matt Willis quit the reality show.
The married presenters have stepped back from fronting the dating reality show on Netflix.
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Emma and Matt Willis will no longer host Love is Blind UK
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The married couple had hosted the dating show on Netflix
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Instead, viral TikTok sensation, Sarel, will take over hosting duties for Love Is Blind UK's new series which premieres on the streaming giant on August 13.
'Matt and Emma loved doing it but they're so so busy - they couldn't make their schedules work. Sarel is huge on TikTok and will be really popular with listeners,' a source told The Sun.
Netflix has been approached for comment. Matt and Emma's reps have also been contacted for comment.
The new series - complete with 10 episodes - was teased in a recent trailer but still kept the featured contestants' faces hidden.
One singleton and star of the show can be seen in the teaser saying: "It's madness. Falling in love through a wall."
The official social media account revealed: "Unleash the magic, unleash the drama. Love is Blind: UK is back for season 2 on 13 August, only on Netflix."
The streaming giant explained: "The UK and Ireland-based singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less-conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them.
"Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the Pods.
"When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with?
First look at Love Is Blind UK series two with Matt and Emma Willis as Netflix reveals launch date
Sarel is a podcaster and content creator who rose to fame on TikTok with more than 1 million followers and 60 million likes.
Along with co-hosting her podcast, Closet Confessions, Sarel has also worked as an actress in the play Funeral Flowers which appeared in theatres across the UK in 2022.
She also performed a critically acclaimed 26-show run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023 called Knock Knock and brought together a group of TikTok creators on stage.
More recently, Sarel has gone viral for her Love Island recaps.
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