Ofcom’s chief executive said allegations made by Married At First Sight UK contestants raise serious concerns. Former participant Shona Manderson accused her on-screen partner of sexual misconduct on Channel 4. Two anonymous women alleged they were raped by their on-screen husbands. All three men deny the allegations, which were revealed in a BBC Panorama programme. Dame Melanie Dawes said regulators try to avoid being overly specific about what can and cannot be done, because responsibility rests with the relevant broadcaster and production company. She warned that if shows have not gotten it right, it could become a serious issue and that guidance may be tightened if necessary.
"What we always try to avoid is being really specific about you can do this and you can't do that', because fundamentally the responsibility is with Channel 4 and its production company, or with ITV or BBC or whoever is producing these shows, to get this right. If they have not got right, this is going to be a serious issue. It's very live, but it does raise really serious concerns. If we need to tighten our guidance th"
"Allegations made by contestants on Married At First Sight UK have raised really serious concerns, according to the boss of Ofcom. Former show participant Shona Manderson accused her on-screen partner of sexual misconduct while on the Channel 4 programme, while two other anonymous women alleged they were raped by their on-screen husbands."
"All three men deny the allegations, which were revealed in a BBC Panorama programme. The chief executive of Ofcom, Dame Melanie Dawes, added the regulator will tighten its guidance around reality shows if necessary. All three men who appeared on the Channel 4 programme deny the allegations (Getty)."
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