Catherine, Sabrina, Demi and Maria sadly didn't get their happy ending after appearing on Love Is Blind UK, but the girls have been telling Melissa Nathoo how much therapy has helped them and how they're feeling a year on. Report by Nathoom. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Girls, it is so good to see you and your little smiling faces. I'm so glad to see you smiling
00:06though because it's been a whole rollercoaster and we've been all there with you. Now that
00:11the dust has kind of settled, how are you all feeling?
00:14I feel really good. I think the time, obviously we filmed this last August, September, and
00:18I just feel like we needed that year to definitely process.
00:21Gosh, imagine if it came out straight away.
00:23Yeah, if it came out straight away, you'd probably be walking to tears and anger. It
00:27would not be smiling faces, but I think having a year to process and digest and realise that
00:32actually this was a lot of fun and we got to learn a lot of stuff, I feel like it was
00:34much needed. So, me personally, really good, really happy.
00:38Yeah, I'm really happy. I've done a lot of reflecting and...
00:41I'm just going to be coming up in every interview.
00:44Oh, that's okay.
00:45I am a nice girl.
00:46You are.
00:47Only I'm just misled. No, I've done so much reflecting and again, I'm so happy and my
00:52life has changed. I'm so grateful. I'm in an amazing relationship and I wouldn't be
00:56in that relationship if it wasn't for this show. So, I just have to think of the positives
01:00and the great stuff from it.
01:01Yeah. How about you, Demi and Serena?
01:03Yeah, no, I'm in a really good place. I think I always give credit to Love Is Blind just
01:08because I feel like it was a journey for self-love and I love myself. I mean, I can't be with
01:14a good blow dryer today.
01:15Yes.
01:16Yeah, I'm just really grateful for it and I wouldn't change nothing about it.
01:20Serena?
01:21I know you've had a bit more of a difficult journey and maybe we should get that out of
01:26the way now and then we can be back on a lighter note.
01:29Back on a hype, yeah. What do you want to know?
01:33How are you? Because obviously we saw you get married and say, I do, and then you hear
01:38that it hasn't worked out. How are you feeling and do you have any regrets and what's...
01:44Getting married?
01:46To be honest, I do regret saying yes because on one hand, I said yes because for me it
01:52was real and I was, in my heart of hearts, I really did love Stephen and I said yes with
01:59all of the information that I had at the time and I think that's where I... I've beat myself
02:03up a lot about that because I'm like, oh, you're an idiot. You should have listened
02:07to your intuition. Why did you get married so soon? But for me, it was so real. I'm not
02:14going to lie, it's been incredibly difficult. Obviously, the marriage broke down very quickly
02:18after we got married. I was diagnosed with depression for the first time in my life.
02:22I isolated myself from my friends because I had this immense amount of embarrassment
02:27that I had invited all of my friends and family there and I couldn't even face to tell them,
02:32guys, it lasts 86 days. I was just... So I just, for the first part of this year, didn't
02:38really speak to anyone. I went and did some solo travelling, tried to heal my heart and
02:43just really practiced gratitude and really looked for the good in the adversity, I suppose,
02:49trying to find the diamond under pressure. But at the same time, I've got so much to
02:56be thankful for. If it wasn't for the show, I wouldn't have quit my job. I wouldn't have
03:00started my own business. I wouldn't have been in a position where I am my own boss and I
03:04can travel as much as I want to. So I have so much positives that have came from the
03:08show and I thought I was writing a love story when really, I was writing my own story.
03:14I think a lot of women, you know, who aren't in a public eye or aren't on a TV show will
03:23relate to Sabrina's story. You think you're marrying your best friend and, you know, so
03:28I think you're going to have a crazy response on a lot of women. You can probably see that.
03:32I think there are loads that can relate to that. And also, there is nothing better for
03:36the soul than solo travelling. It is the best thing. So I'm so glad you did what was
03:42right for you and did all that. That's amazing.
03:44I've had a lot of therapy, guys. I'm not going to lie.
03:47There's been a lot of therapy.
03:49I'm still there now. She's outside the door.
03:52Let's normalise therapy.
03:54I love it.
03:56I've started therapy since the show.
03:58I recommend it to everyone. Oh my gosh.
04:00I think everyone would benefit from a non-biased person to just talk to because when you speak
04:05your emotions out, it helps you process them. So yeah, I'm a big advocate.
04:11I've been doing therapy for years.
04:13And I can see that all you girls are being really positive about it.
04:16Therapy!
04:18Not just therapy, but the whole experience.
04:20The whole experience.
04:22It was a year ago.
04:24Yeah, I imagine it is.
04:26Yeah, even now.
04:28You learn a lot about yourself whilst doing it.
04:30What's going on in the dating world?
04:32Have you either kept in touch with the guys from the show?
04:37Or are you dating someone else?
04:39I know, Kat, you've just said that you are in a relationship.
04:41Yeah, I am with someone from the show.
04:43It's been over a year.
04:46I know, it's just new for us.
04:48We live together and everything. It's really weird.
04:50So I'm personally with someone from the show.
04:52This is why I thank the show.
04:54I didn't even date him in the past.
04:56I actually rejected him on day one.
04:58Because he shared a dog with his ex.
05:00So Jake.
05:02But no, I binned him at the start because he shared a dog with his ex.
05:04Because you're very critical in the moment.
05:06But no, the dog lives with us now.
05:08It's all great.
05:10But no, I am with someone.
05:12But again, without Lovers Blind, I wouldn't be with him.
05:14My journey.
05:16No single. Very, very single.
05:18Very single, Debbie.
05:20I'm single, but I now know I'm really ready to date.
05:24Yeah, I mean, I've went on one date since the-
05:26Oh, have you?
05:28Yeah, I mean, he was lovely.
05:30But it was giving intense.
05:32But you know what?
05:34So can you imagine-
05:36Do you want kids?
05:38I was just like, you know what?
05:40Maybe I'm not ready for this yet.
05:42Because it's just giving me a bit of-
05:44That's good you're out there.
05:46I'm ready to put myself back out there.
05:48I mean, how's that conversation going to go?
05:50So I'm married.
05:52Yes!
05:54Funny enough, I'm not dating.
05:56That's not really how you want to start a conversation off.
05:58So I have a husband.
06:00He's estranged, but I have a husband.
06:02Wow.
06:04Yeah, I actually forgot.
06:06You told people that.
06:08Baby, you know if you're dating, you go,
06:10I am married, but-
06:12You have to.
06:14And you can watch it all.
06:16Watch episode 11 and then it's fine.
06:18And it's so strange because so many of my friends
06:20don't know that I got married.
06:22Yeah.
06:24So I know that when this episode comes out,
06:26you're going to be flooded with messages.
06:28That's why I'm going to Instagram for the GP.
06:30I'm going to watch Cars and start dealing with it.
06:32Well, listen.
06:34It's made for great TV,
06:36but I also want you girls to have a healed heart
06:38and find love.
06:40Because I'm a true believer.
06:42I mean, I've been single for, God knows, way too long now.
06:44Look how fabulous you are,
06:46and I bet you're no stress.
06:48Single life ain't too bad.
06:50I do love a single life.
06:52I do love it.
06:54But you girls, thank you for just keeping us company
06:56on TV for all these weeks.
06:58It's been great.
07:00It was entertaining,
07:02but I hope that love is in your future.
07:04Or in your present as well.
07:06Thank you so much.
07:08So nice to meet you girls.
07:10Bye.