First look at Love Is Blind UK series two with Matt and Emma Willis as Netflix reveals launch date
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The social experiment is returning for a second season on Netflix and fans are thrilled
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Presenting duo Emma and Matt - who have been married since 2008 - are fronting the series
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The trailer has kept the mystery alive and has hidden the featured contestants' faces.
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."
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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?
"Hosted by Matt and Emma Willis, this series will uncover whether looks,
race
or age do matter, or if love really is blind."
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Fans commented: "It's felt like forever waiting for a new series."
A second agreed: "Waiting patiently."
Watch as Love Is Blind UK's Emma Willis breaks down in tears and sobs as she opens up about marriage to Matt
A third penned: "SO excited."
"Let's goooooo!!!!! LOVE IS BLIND UK is always breathe of fresh air. I knowwwww I won't be disappointed so fingers crossed," praised a fourth.
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"Oooh, I like how you've kept their identity/faces a secret," commended another.
Another happy customer wrote: "Am I the only one extremely hyped that they did not show their faces in the trailer?"
"This is not a drill!
Next
month!!!" exclaimed another fan.
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Love is Blind starts on August 13 on Netflix
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Will the contestants find love throughout the 10 episode series?
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Singletons will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them
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Fans are delighted that the unconventional dating show is back
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Love is Blind: UK is back for season 2 on 13 August on Netflix
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