Netflix fans rejoice as Love Is Blind UK returns to screens after dramatic first season

'It's madness, falling in love through a wall!' screeches one dater as this second season kicks off. Well, we could have told them that... Proposing without even seeing someone in the flesh seems like a terrible idea (especially when it's televised for the nation), but plenty of people seem happy to volunteer.

Unleashing plenty of magic and plenty of mess, emotional rollercoaster of a dating show Love Is Blind UK returns to Netflix to help out fed-up singles. “Modern day dating is a shambles,” moans one, while another says: “Picture, swipe, picture, swipe, there’s no romance.”

Hosted by marriage goals couple Emma and Matt Willis (17 years marriage and three kids) they provide a stabilizing presence in this social experiment where couples have blind dates in soundproofed pods and can’t see each other.

Romantic or completely insane? Well last year, six couples got engaged, two got married and one - Jasmine and Bobby Johnson - have actually gone on to start a family. So it's not completely unsuccessful?

The idea is to prove that love really is blind, with an approach that relies on personality alone. If a couple falls in love, the next step is for them to get engaged and finally meet in real life, before heading to the outside world to test whether their relationship can survive.

For viewers, it’s all worth it for the big reveal when couples finally lay eyes on each other - reactions range from running into each other’s arms to absolute, sheer dumbstruck horror. Or occasionally they mask their disappointment, but dump each other later.

When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with? Matt promises this series will be just as heartwarming as the last. He says: "There's something special about the giddiness of early love."

As it starts, we meet all the singles, including spiritual Patrick, a human design coach who ‘follows his spleen’ (don't ask) and cabin crew Ashleigh, who immediately starts crying because she has never found love and all her friends are getting married.

There is also gym owner Kal, gaming entrepreneur Kieran, Army physical trainer Billy, as well as singer Aanu, sales and marketing director Bardha, dancer and fitness instructor Megan and nanny Katisha.

They all enter the pods, notebooks in hand, ready to speed date and see if they click. But with love triangles forming quicker than first impressions, it certainly isn’t a fairy tale for everyone… for viewers though, it makes for addictive, tense telly.

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