Well, you know what they say, ladies – never judge a book by it’s cover.
But last night, when we first glimpsed the heavily tattooed groom Keller on Married At First Sight, well, um, that’s exactly what we did.
Tattoos. Nose ring. Ex-navy. Bedroom like a 16-year-old. Tattoo on his penis.
Chorus: *Judges heavily*
But as the episode dragged on through its procedure of wedding dresses, tearful mothers, and nail-biting wedding vows; we all started to realise that Keller is actually bit of a sweetheart.
But we have no doubt that to his new bride, 28-year-old primary school teacher Nicole, Keller was a bit of a shock.
And if not for her, he absolutely was for her poor shell-shocked parents.
“There’s a lot of them over there with tattoos,” said Nicole’s mum, frowning, as she checked out Keller’s wedding guests.
“I say ‘no’ already,” said Nicole’s dad, with his arms crossed. “Have we gotta give our daughter to this man?”
Chorus: *Murmurs in agreement*
Meanwhile, back in the car, Nicole must have felt her ears burning.
“I really hope that my family and friends approve of my new husband,” she said nervously. “That will be a massive weight off my shoulders.”
Um.
But from the moment they first looked at each other, our skepticism around the prime-time-television-arranged-marriage faded.
Keller and Nicole actually seemed to have some kind of connection. Did Channel Nine's ~science~ actually nail it this time?
"I knew there was electricity and chemistry there right away," said Keller.
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I have to admit it, I was a tiny bit judging when I saw all the tatts. But Keller appears to be one of the loveliest guys ever. Glad to say he changed my opinion of him.
I think we're all starting to look past tats now. I was served in a food court by a guy with tats and it wasn't until I was eating and noticed him again that I saw them. I realised that even 10 years ago, I might've thought "ooh, not sure if I should go near the guy with tats" and now I don't even notice them. Things have changed.