Eventer Nick Gauntlett finds love through real-life TV show

Event rider Nick Gauntlett has taken part in a real-life TV show about arranged marriages, to be shown on BBC2 on Thursday (22 November).

Nick took part in a TV match-making programme, Arrange Me A Marriage, that aims to discover whether the traditional Muslim marriage can work in a western culture.

Nick was matched up with London-based Lexi Proud five months ago, and the couple have been together ever since.

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