MAFS bride hits back at trolls after she’s reported to Ofcom and branded ‘vile’ for ‘fat-shaming’ groom

Published on September 24, 2025 at 07:15 AM
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A MARRIED At First Sight UK bride has hit back at trolls after she was reported to Ofcom and branded “vile” for “fat-shaming” her groom.

Recruitment consultant , also 31, and she has not hidden the fact that she doesn’t fancy him – and it .

A young woman in a leopard print top making a distressed face.MAFS bride Sarah hit back at the trolls following her fat-shaming comments Screenshot of an Instagram story by sarahgillanders_x, captioned "This one is for the trolls... x" and displaying a quote that reads: "So many people inspire me to be nothing like them."Sarah posted this message on social media following the backlash A man with a beard and mustache wearing a red polo shirt.Dean has been left devastated by some of her comments An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows A bride crying and smiling on her wedding daySarah has made no secret of the fact that she doesn’t fancy Dean

The controversial bride has – particularly about his weight.

However, following a huge backlash, has now taken to social media to have her say to the “trolls”.

The 2025 star posted a message on her Instagram Stories, after some following some of comments towards Dean.

Hitting back against the backlash, Sarah posted: “This one is for the trolls.

“So many people inspire me be nothing like them.”

MAFS BACKLASH

The backlash started in the opening episode of this year’s Married At First Sight.

It came when Sarah revealed , and on their honeymoon .

In last night’s episode, she was seen heard talking to the camera about what it would take to get a “spark” with , to which she bluntly replied: “Get some tattoos, lose some weight.”

Dean also asked her a similar question “Would it (the spark between them” be any different if I wasn’t as big?”

To which she replied: “Erm, probably.”

Dean was then seen looking devastated at her reply.

OFCOM THREAT

Viewers have been quick to flock to Dean’s side, and call out Sarah’s behaviour and fat-shaming.

One posted: “Sarah is definitely judging his weight though because there’s nothing wrong with his appearance.”

A second commented: “Dean saying he’s had exes asking him to loose weight and the first thing Sarah asks is does he hit the gym, terrific pairing as always ‘experts’.”

A third said: “Sarah is vile!”

Some fans have even gone so far as to report the moment to telly watchdog .

“So happy that my annual hate watch that makes me report Channel 4 to Ofcom literally every year is baaaaaack #mafsuk“.

Watch Married at First Sight UK on E4 at 9pm, Sunday to Thursday.

Paul, Ashley, Rebecca, Grace, Leigh, Maeve, Neelima, Divarni, Julia-Ruth, Davide, Keye, Steven, Joe, Bailey, Dean, Anita, Sarah and Leah posing in a staged room.MAFS is back on the box for its tenth series

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