What Most People Don't Know About Married At First Sight
Mia Lopez
Published Mar 30, 2026
The experts are visible throughout the show, not only choosing partners in the beginning, but also there for the marriage journey. But with this being a show, how much help are those experts really? Well, in this case, reality television is very real.
As Otis described to The Knot, "Not only did the experts find someone who I could fall in love with, but they helped guide me along the process." Her husband, Doug Hehner, had only good things to say as well, sharing, "For me, it was the experts that sold me on the idea. I believed in them as professionals, and I trusted that they were taking this experiment seriously and wanted to find a real scientific match, not just two people that were going to make good TV."
And as for after the show, does this couple plan to keep in touch with the experts? Definitely. Hehner said, "Even after the show, they've all reached out to us and let us know that they hope to always stay in touch. We have every intention on having them in our lives."