Married At First Sight UK's Kieran has spoken out after his split from Kristina.
Fans had previously been speculating that the couple had split ahead of the upcoming reunion episodes which will air next week. The episodes which are filmed several months after the couples meet one another enable them to offer an insight into their relationship and whether it survived once the cameras stopped rolling.
But Kieran, 29, and Kristina, 31, appeared to come to blows after he had been struggling to process a past relationship while also worrying about Kristina's health condition. Kristina previously opened up about her health battle which left her feeling depressed and at one point, she admits she contemplated opening the door of a moving car as she didn't want to live.
She suffers from Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) which causes those suffering to feel both emotional and physical symptoms including depression, panic attacks and anxiety. Following fan speculation after Kristina was seen not wearing her wedding ring in a recent snap, Kieran has now addressed and confirmed their split.
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@kieranchapmannn/Instagram)In a lengthy statement shared to Instagram on Tuesday, he said: "Tonight me and @kristinagoodsell left the experiment.Is there a better wife on this series that I could have been matched with? No. Do I regret letting Kristina go? No. This sounds brutal, I know.. but I wasn't the man for Kristina, and she deserves someone to put her on a pedestal. Someone who can give their whole self to her, someone who can support her through the highs and lows. But I’m afraid that just isn't me anymore. In the past absolutely, I wanted to be a healer, a helper, someone's world..
"I'm not saying I'm the only one to ever go through really bad times in my life, not at all, but what I did go through has taught me exactly what I want and need from a partner, and although Kristina has a lot of gorgeous qualities, and is a beautiful human, I just can't be the support that she needs, and that’s really sad."
Alongside a carousel of images of the pair, he went on to add: "Obviously we signed up for a marriage, with the happy ever after and although it didn't work, we are very good friends. She knows I’m on the other end of the phone if she ever needs me, and same vice versa. Kristina, first of all I'm sorry. I’m sorry that I couldn't be there for you, I'm sorry that I've been trying to decide over the last couple of weeks whether I have it in me or not. I'm sorry I voiced that you have similarities to a previous relationship, and I never meant to compare you. I'm just sorry I couldn’t make it work.
"Our wedding day, to date, was the most magical day of my life, and I will be forever grateful that it was you who came down the aisle. You and I smiled from ear to ear, a long with all of our loved ones AND the production team, and we went back to the hotel with our cheeks in our hands because they were hurting off grinning ALL day."
Kieran went on to thank Channel 4 and "all involved" for introducing him to Kristina, before adding that anybody who meets her are "lucky". "Keep being you, Keep spreading your happiness, you are infectious," he commented. His post which has racked up over 15,000 likes was soon flooded with comments from viewers and co-stars. Kristina commented: "Ohhh boyyyy," alongside an orange heart emoji.
"Love you both so much! Very proud of you both," said Lacey Martin. "We all love you so much, more than you’ll ever know. Two shining stars that were meant to be in each others lives. So proud of you both," added Amy Kenyon. But while Kieran received backlash, his ex-wife was quick to leap to his defence. She told fans: "Guys please stop this negativity. I'm thriving and so is Kieran in our own ways and celebrating each other for how far we've both come."
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