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Love is Blind UK premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, and dropped the first four episodes of the British version of the popular dating social experiment. The show featured a cast of 30 singles who participated on the show to find love and several connections were made in episode 1 itself.
By the time episode 2 rolled in, Steven had already popped the question, and his partner, Sabrina said yes. While the two were certain about wanting to spend the rest of their lives together, others were still conflicted between multiple connections. The synopsis of episode 2 titled, 'Two's a couple, Three's a love triangle' reads:
"As connections deepen, the singles start to open up to each other and share their vulnerabilities. But is everybody really who they say they are?"
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An engagement, love triangles, and more featured in Love is Blind UK episode 2
Love is Blind UK season 1 episode 2 started with Steven and Sabrina. He waited for Sabrina to answer his proposal, and tell him if she wanted to marry him. Sabrina said yes and the two became the first couple to get engaged on the British reality show.
Meanwhile, Tom and Maria got to know each other better and opened up about their pasts. The male cast member talked about his father being absent when he was a child, and how it affected his relationships.
He said that he came from a "single-parent-broken family" and revealed that his parents broke up when he was four years old. He told the Love is Blind UK cast member:
"I've never been able to give myself fully to relationships. Because I was so scared of, like, being abandoned."
Meanwhile, Maria also opened up about her father and told Tom that she lost her father during the pandemic. The female contestant, who is originally from Morocco revealed that her father had gone to Morocco to say "his goodbyes" because he was terminal.
She added that he was supposed to come back but because of Covid-19, he got stuck there and passed away. She added that she didn't get to see him.
"He was just a really good man, and he like, just didn't need to go so early," Maria told Tom.
Although Tom and Maria connected on an emotional level, the male Love is Blind UK cast member expressed interest in another cast member as well. As he and Natasha chatted while in the pods, the two discussed marriage in general.
After a pleasant conversation, Tom stated that he thought his connection with Natasha was "10/10" and that he could see his family and friends getting along with the Netflix show cast member.
Freddie and Catherine spent more time together, during which Freddie talked about having a brother with Down Syndrome. He told Catherine that if his mother passed away, he would be responsible for his brother and his partner would need to be on board.
Catherine on her part, got emotional about being adopted and revealed that although as a child she didn't care about it. Her identity as someone who was adopted started getting to her in her late 20s.
However, while Freddie's top choice was Catherine, the latter was conflicted between Freddie and Ollie. On the cast member's part, Ollie was also conflicted about whether he liked Catherine or Demi.
Later in Love is Blind UK episode 2, Sabrina and Steven met for the first time and Steven went down on his knee. He proposed to her once again and the latter said yes, again. Sabrina called it the "best moment" of her life while Steven expressed excitement about telling his family about his fiancée.
Meanwhile, Jasmine also expressed being conflicted between two cast members, Bobby and Sam. While she was connecting well with Bobby, she wasn't sure what Sam's intentions were since she had a "gut feeling" he was someone who got whatever he wanted.
When Jasmine expressed her feelings to Sam, he wondered if he should "give up." He felt it was "ridiculous" despite also being interested in two people at the same time.
Meanwhile, Jasmine and Bobby bonded as the latter opened up about growing up without a father and losing his brother and sister-in-law in an accident. Seeing the Love is Blind UK cast member gets emotional, Jasmine said:
"I want to be your safe space."
Meanwhile, Ollie was conflicted between Catherine and Demi, but seeing the birthday card Demi made for him, the Love is Blind UK participant felt clear about his feelings. Demi was also vocal about her feelings towards Ollie while in conversation with the female cast members. Catherine decided to take a step back as she wanted Demi and Ollie to be happy together.
Nicole, who also bonded with two cast members, wanted assurance but Benaiah was afraid. Despite admitting he was falling in love with her, he couldn't give her the reassurance she wanted, which made Nicole wonder if she should go with Sam.
This sparked a conversation between the two and Benaiah eventually told her he wanted to be with her, which made Nicole happy. But she also told him about her other possible connection, Sam.
Recalling Sam's comments about Nicole while in the chambers, Benaiah told Nicole that he wanted to protect her. He told her that she needed to hear what he had to say for her own sake. He told her he didn't think Sam was on the show for "genuine reasons."
Before the episode ended, Jasmine and Bobby were also engaged as the Love is Blind UK cast member rapped his proposal to her.
Episodes 1-4 of Love is Blind UK are available to stream on Netflix.
