Nicole Stevens and Benaiah Grunewald Brydie, widely considered "Love Is Blind: UK" season one's success story, have split. Nicole announced it in an Instagram Story on October 12, according to TVInsider and a follow-up report via AOL.

The couple married on the Netflix dating experiment's debut U.K. season in September 2023 and had been held up by fans as proof the show's pods-to-altar format could work long-term. Nicole wrote that she was "devastated" the relationship had reached "the point of no return" and asked for privacy, without detailing a reason for the breakup. Benaiah had not publicly commented as of this report.

Observers noted the couple skipped the "Love Is Blind: UK" season three launch party in August, which some fans flagged at the time as a possible warning sign. The reports describe the pair as separated; neither has confirmed that formal divorce proceedings have begun.

The split lands as the franchise's U.K. spinoff keeps expanding, with a third season already airing — and its most-cited success story now, like so many "Love Is Blind" pairings before it, added to the show's growing list of breakups.