MAFS UK bride breaks silence on feelings about husband’s 'disgraceful' comments towards her

After Wednesday night's instalment of Married At First Sight UK showed a groom making some controversial remarks about his wife's weight, the bride in question has spoken out in a bombshell statement, claiming she was 'flabberghasted'.

For those out of the loop with the chaos-causing Channel 4 dating show's latest antics, allow us to fill you in.

MAFS UK kicked off last week after much anticipation, with a fresh-faced batch of brides and grooms meeting face-to-face for the first time on their wedding day.

And whilst some couples appear to have struck it lucky and found a connection within just a matter of days, others are enduring a rather rocky road to romance.

An example of the latter are Caspar Todd, 34, and Emma Bourne, 31, who have been notoriously difficult to watch since tying the knot.

Whilst enjoying their honeymoon, Emma hoped to surprise her brand new hubby by dressing up in a jaw-dropping bikini, but was tragically left heartbroken following a number of comments Caspar made about her figure.

"She's a very confident person in herself and her body," he told viewers in a confessional. "But first time seeing Emma in a bikini, I'm not feeling sexual sparks that I was hoping to feel.

"Liking a more petite woman generally is something I have always fancied more than curves. That's just my preference."

Viewers were heartbroken for Emma after Caspar's remarks (Channel 4)

Thankfully, Emma confronted Caspar about his hurtful remarks, which many viewers slammed as 'disgraceful'.

"If you didn't think I was sexy in my f*****g wedding dress and my gorgeous bikini today, I don't know what hope there is," she hit out on the show.

"But what we're here to do is look beyond that and what you need to do is look beyond that because my personality, my confidence should help you be more confident and you should see qualities bigger than my clothes size."

She went on to advise: "You need to work on your view of women."

Though viewers still can't be sure what the future has in-store for the couple on the show - or whether or not Caspar adjusted his controversial attitude - Emma has since looked back on the altercation during a podcast appearance.

Speaking to former Love Island star Chloe Burrows this week for her weekly 'behind the scenes' MAFS UK podcast, she was asked about her confidence when it comes to standing up for herself.

"I think I’d done a lot of development towards the show," she told listeners.

Emma has addressed Caspar's comments (Channel 4)

"And I think everyone has self-confidence issues, I’ve never been skinny and I never will be skinny.

"Of course, going into this, I’d done a lot of mental preparation and I’d mentally prepared myself for a backlash about ‘she’s fat, she’s got a big nose’, right?"

Emma continued: "And I think I wasn’t quite expecting that to come from my husband.

"And I was just a bit shocked that I’d done all of this preparation and didn’t know who was going to be at the end of the aisle, I’m broadening my mindset to make sure I didn’t just judge a book by its cover and I was just flabbergasted that he hadn’t done that.

"There’s something wrong with the way Caspar and I date being 31 and 34 never having a girlfriend or boyfriend that you need to explore why."