Married At First Sight South Africa, which premiers on Lifetime (DStv 131) on Friday 03 February at 20h50, will see six young South Africans tie the knot to a partner they meet for the very first time at the altar. The unique reality show sees a number of specialists team up to help ‘scientifically’ match the couples in the hope that they will find true love. Married At First Sight South Africa, which is proudly sponsored by 1Life, has been wildly successful in the other territories it has been produced in.
The three couples in Married At First Sight South Africa will rely on this panel of experts to match them with their partner and they then have six weeks, with the specialists nurturing their new relationships, to decide whether they’re going to stay together or separate.
Extensive production interviews and sessions with a panel of specialists and a fully format trained production team have prepared the six singles for their walk down the aisle. So who have they put their trust in?
Paula Quinsee – Relationship Expert
Paula is a certified Imago Educator and Professional Facilitator and NLP Life Coach. As a Relationship Expert, she teaches individuals and organisations the importance of healthy relationships using emotional intelligence skills. Paula is a motivational speaker and writes articles for a number of platforms.
Neo Tshireletso Pule – Counselling Psychologist
Neo earned the M.Sc. Counselling Psychology degree at the University of the Free State and she is currently acquiring a doctoral degree in Consulting Psychology at the University of South Africa. She has an established private practice in Pretoria and her area of expertise includes the areas of relationship and family dynamics; adjustment and personal development.
Professor Shingai Mutambirwa – Sex Health specialist
He holds M Med (Urology) Medunsa and FCS (Urol) degrees. Shingai has a busy private practice at Clinix Tshepo Themba Hospital where a number of research projects are conducted under his other cap as Head of Department of Urology at Dr George Mukhari Academic hospital and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Pretoria South Africa. Not only is he the current head of the academic committee for South African Urological Association, but he serves on a number of boards and is regularly called on by the media for interviews.
Winnie Kunene – Financial Expert
Winnie studied Business Management at WITS and attained a post graduate qualification from GIMT, Senior Executive Program at Harvard Business School in Boston USA and University of the North School of Micro Finance. She is referred to by many as the Money Psychologist – simply because she teaches and inspires people to love and feel comfortable to talk about money and she does it in a simple way. She inspires, teaches and informs people about money and her work is frequently featured on various radio and televisions stations.
Well known radio and television presenter, Sam Cowen is also a contributor on the show, a well known author and radio host Sam has spent many years listening to audiences’ life stories and sharing her advice, Sam joins the panel as a Life Expert. She says, “I think the appeal of the show lies in recognising our similarities with these couples.”
Married At First Sight is produced by Oxyg3n Media on behalf of A+E Networks UK and is sponsored by 1Life, Changing Lives. It will be broadcast at 20h50 every Friday night (starting on 03 February) on Lifetime (DStv 131). The series will be repeated every Saturday at 11h00 and on Sundays at 21h30.
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About A+E Networks Africa (PTY) Ltd
A+E Networks Africa (PTY) Ltd, trading as A+E Networks Africa, is a subsidiary of A+E Networks® UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks® and Sky. Its portfolio of quality factual and entertainment channels includes HISTORY®, Lifetime®, Crime + Investigation®,H2® and new free-to-air channel BLAZE™.
A+E Networks UK launched in November 1995 and now operates 20 channels, broadcasting into 64 million homes across 90 countries in the UK, Scandinavia, Benelux, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The ventures has offices in London, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Johannesburg.
About Lifetime®
Lifetime® is a female-focused entertainment network dedicated to offering the highest quality original programming spanning scripted dramas, distinctive factual entertainment and feature-length Lifetime Original Movies. Lifetime is part of the A+E Networks UK® channel portfolio, which includes HISTORY®, Crime + Investigation™, and H2®. Lifetime currently reaches over 170 million people in the US and Canada and launched in South East Asia and the UK in 2013 and Latin America and Africa in 2014.
About 1Life Insurance
1Life is South Africa’s number 1 direct life insurer* and believes in creating opportunities for a better life for their clients. They offer direct, uncomplicated advice and solutions that secure individuals as well as their family’s future. 1Life believes it is important that people plan for the future and they offer affordable cover solutions such as Life, Dread Disease, Disability and Funeral cover, specialised policies designed to protect women and children against cancer as well as comprehensive financial plans. 1Life also believes that one cannot begin to plan for their financial future without understanding the fundamentals of financial literacy and money management. This is why 1Life launched The Truth About Money, an initiative which helps people improve their financial literacy with a financial education course, plan for the future with Will drafting and Estate Mediation services, and Debt Counselling services to individuals who are already in need of help with their finances. Visit www.1lIfe.co.za or www.truthaboutmoney.co.za for more information.
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*Based on Swiss Re Report Statistics issued 2010 to 2015.
About Oxyg3n Media
Oxyg3n Media is a multi-platform content company – headed up by Rebecca Fuller-Campbell – that serves a global, diverse, and inclusive audience across television and digital platforms. Oxyg3n Media delivers a unique mix of traditional and non-traditional; drama, factual and non-scripted programming and commercials that are both smart and irreverent. The team is narrative driven, experiential storytellers and merge creativity with technology to engage with viewers on multiple platforms. Oxyg3n Media.
