Scots nanny and make-up artist appearing on new series of Netflix's Love is Blind: UK
A Scots nanny and makeup artist is to appear on the latest series of a hit Netflix show.
Katisha Atkinson from Dumfries is one of 30 people who'll be looking for a soulmate on Love is Blind: UK.
Hosted by Matt and Emma Willis, the show offers a less conventional approach to modern dating, with the singles who've signed up choosing someone to marry without ever meeting them.
Thirty-one-year-old Katisha is 'looking for a husband, not a boyfriend'. The eldest of seven children, she and her family moved 14 times when she was growing up and she's found the Dumfries dating scene difficult.
After being single for six years, Katisha is starting to feel unlucky in love, and to question if she has a broken picker. Now, she's ready to branch out of her small hometown to connect with the 'right type of men' who are seeking long-term commitment and love.
The second series of Love is Blind: UK starts on Netflix on August 13. Over several weeks, Katisha and her fellow contestants will be shown entering pods in the hopes of getting engaged, sight unseen.
After meeting face-to-face, each engaged couple will move in together and navigate the stresses of daily life — from family drama to hectic work schedules and everything in between.
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At the end of it all, they'll walk down the aisle and decide if they're ready to say 'I do' within a matter of weeks.
The first four episodes will be available from August 13. Four more will follow on August 20 with the final four on August 27.
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