How do Estelle Dossin and Gilbert Bou Jaoudé manage to find such high compatibilities between singles over the seasons of Married at first sight
? This is the question asked by viewers and fans of the program M6.
Our colleagues from Parisian decided to look into the question and obtained many answers. Indeed, Karen Aboab, producer of the show, revealed some well-kept secrets about Married at first sight
. Initially, our colleagues point out that the production receives more than 20,000 applications each year. But after an initial selection, only 100 are selected.
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Very intimate questions to uncover the needs of candidates
The last singles in the running then take part in a one-day workshop to take various tests. According to the daily, the production of the program studies the “character traits, values, lifestyle and life projects” singles who could possibly take part in the show.
Then comes much more in-depth questions, particularly regarding their sexuality. “We ask them how often they want to have sex, if there have been any homosexual attractions or experiences, or threesomes”revealed the producer of Married at first sight
.
It is once these questions have been asked that experts Estelle Dossin and Gilbert Bou Jaoudé can study the answers and establish compatibilities after having met singles several times. During their interviews with them, they mainly focus on the physical criteria of the candidates. To give them a test “attractiveness” in order to identify their prohibitive criteria.