Love is Blind couple Steven Smith and Sabrina Vittoria confirm split

Steven Smith was the primary to pop the query throughout the TV courting experiment

Netflix Publicity shot featuring Steven Smith in a grey jacket and white shirt smiling at the camera, framed by a pink archway — Steven Smith was the primary to pop the query throughout the TV courting experiment

The first Love is Blind UK contestant to pop the query mentioned he had “no regrets” about participating.

Viewers watched gymnasium proprietor Steven Smith, initially from Birmingham, suggest to Belfast-based Sabrina Vittoria after a sequence of dates in pods separated by a wall.

The well-liked Netflix courting experiment, which has beforehand filmed within the US, Brazil and Sweden, sees {couples} get engaged with out ever having met face-to-face.

“We took a raffle, we took a leap of religion and it simply did not work out,” Mr Smith mentioned after marrying on the present in September.

Sabrina and Steven at the moment are in search of to anul their marriage

Netflix A woman and man in white dress and tux on their wedding day — Sabrina and Steven at the moment are in search of to anul their marriage

He admitted he felt “bit harm” by the way in which he was portrayed throughout a reunion present which aired on Monday, however added: “I do know who I’m and my family and friends know and that’s all that issues.”

Out of 30 single individuals who signed up, six {couples} bought engaged and two are nonetheless collectively, in line with Netflix.

Steven, who was 37 on the time of filming and now lives in London, mentioned he had felt blended feelings watching the programme again.

Belfast-based advertising director Sabrina Vittoria and Smith “weren’t suitable in actual life”, he mentioned

Netflix A woman with brown hair wearing an orange and purple floral dress — Belfast-based advertising director Sabrina Vittoria and Smith “weren’t suitable in actual life”, he mentioned

“There’s the enjoyment in watching me fall in love once more, however then there’s additionally loads of questions being requested as to the place did all of it go fallacious and reliving the tip end result,” he mentioned.

He mentioned distance had made “small issues turn into greater issues” throughout his relationship with advertising director Sabrina.

“We separated and it simply didn’t work, we weren’t suitable in actual life,” he added.

The couple at the moment are in search of an annulment.

“I’ve been looking for the wonder within the experiment… however clearly there are some unhappy occasions in there clearly figuring out the end result,” he mentioned.

He described a supportive response from viewers, saying: “The love that I’ve acquired has been magical.”