Heartbroken MAFS UK star in ‘floods of tears' as dementia-stricken mum moves into care home
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A MARRIED At First Sight star admitted they were in "floods of tears" after being forced to "navigate life without both my parents."
The E4 show groom took to his Instagram page to let his emotions flow - and was met with a swell of support from his former co-stars.
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A MAFS groom admitted he was in 'floods of tears' after giving a health update on his mum
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Matt Pilmoor told his Instagram following how his parent had been forced to move into a care home
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He found love with MAFS alum Shona Mandy - despite the fact the pair were not coupled up together initially
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Matt Pilmoor uploaded a snap showing him and his beloved Yorkshire-based mum sitting alongside each other.
His update on her condition came after she had been hospitalised for 120 days with a "rare" health issue doctors had struggled to diagnose.
Showing his hugely emotional state at the time of posting, Matt wrote: "As I sit here in floods of tears writing this post, mum went into her care home on Tuesday where she will be for the foreseeable future.
"Mum has only just got out of hospital after six months with early set dementia, hyper delirium, brain damage from mild nutrition.
"It's absolutely heart breaking and I can't quite get my head round it all.
"I have been there every single step of the way for my mum and dad but the time has come where they both need full time care."
In the lengthy post, 2023 MAFS star Matt added: "I'm navigating life now without my parents, it is so hard but I know it's something I will have to get used too. I am so incredible close to parents but more so my mum we have been joined at the hip my whole life, so this new stage I'm struggling to come to terms with.
"This picture was taken today, I know she looks very different but they are doing there best to bulk her up and try get more food down her.
"She's the most incredible woman and I will be there always for her.
"There is days where she will know me and other days she doesn't but today she did, She's said today, you will live one life for the two of us.
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"And I'll never forget that saying. X"
His co-star Peggy Rose was quick to offer support and put: "Oh Matt this breaks my heart it's difficult to know the right words to say but just know that I'm thinking of you and always know that I'm here for you and Shona."
Ella Morgan then added: "Sending my love. You're incredible Matt. Thank you for being so real and open and honest about the struggle and reality of caring. Always here for you."
Matt's mum is a familiar face to MAFS viewers after she appeared on the show two years ago.
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn't keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam's Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: 'I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out - and excited for everything to come.'
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: 'I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
"While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
'The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, 'Wouldn't it be funny if I signed up?'
'A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.'
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna's vegan lifestyle, the show's first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: "We're not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship."
At the time, she expressed her concern over the fact his then-partner Adrienne Naylor did not want kids.
Earlier this year, he told how it "breaks me" when his mum didn't recognise who he was.
On Mother's Day in March, he uploaded a special picture post tribute with the words: "Appreciate your mum and spend as much time with her as possible, because you don't know what's around the corner.'
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Shona and Matt have been going strong for over a year since their series of the E4 show in 2023 - even though they weren't paired together.
Shona left the show because of her unhealthy relationship with Brad Skelly – whose behaviour was deemed controlling and manipulative by charity Women's Aid.
But she found love afterwards with another star on the show - window cleaner Matt – who originally 'married' Adrienne Naylor.
In the reunion show aired earlier this year, the pair faced a fan backlash after scenes showed Matt "proposing" to Shona with a promise ring.
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Matt told how his dementia-stricken mum doesn't know who he is sometimes
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He entered the E4 series with Adrienne Naylor
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