Married at First Sight wedding anniversaries aren’t supposed to be this dramatic.
In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, January 7, episode of the Lifetime reality series, the cast comes together to celebrate one month of marriage.
Instead of raising a glass to love and happiness, however, Emem, 34, and Ikechi, 41, clearly have some issues they need to work out in front of the whole group.
“My husband calls me an a—— on our one month anniversary, I don’t have much,” Emem tells Juan and the entire cast. “I don’t have much to give.”
While Ikechi sits quietly at the dinner table, Emem explains why she’s so upset with her husband of nearly four weeks.
“Call me an a—— for being MIA? You said you needed space and time,” she says. “I was texting you. I called you. You did not answer and then you show up today in this joker ass suit. I’m done. You’re wild for this. I’ve been texting you and calling you for two f—ing days.”
After Ikechi denies his wife’s claims that she’s been trying to contact him, Emem can’t help but get a little louder.
“You’re f—ing lying,” she shouts before Karla and the other ladies ask her to go to the bathroom in hopes of calming down.
Before she can catch her breath and officially leave the table, Emem has one final insult for her husband.
“F—ing clown,” she states for all to hear. “Bring me a clown, you’re going to get a circus.”
Viewers met Emem and Ikechi during the season 18 premiere of Married at First Sight in October 2024. At the time, both parties were hopeful that the show’s experts — including Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Pastor Calvin Roberson and Dr. Pia Holec — could match them with their forever partner.
Emem was introduced as an open-minded woman not interested in wasting time dating around. As for Ikechi, he was credited as a man who did the work to figure out who he is and what he wants.
Ashley Petta and Anthony D’Amico are proving Lifetime’s Married at First Sight experiment can work. More than eight years after meeting each other for the first time at the wedding altar, the couple remains happily married and grateful to be part of the unique reality show. “I think I knew right after I met him […]
As part of the Married at First Sight experiment, both parties agreed to let Lifetime cameras follow them for eight weeks as they experience the highs and lows of marriage.
On Decision Day — or the show’s season finale — Emem and Ikechi will decide if they want to stay married or get a divorce.
Married at First Sight (produced by Kinetic Content) airs on Lifetime Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
