For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. The first episode features 24-year-old politics student Dee from Hull, whose grandad Paul has never been able to comprehend her relationship with 59-year-old local councillor John. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Previously we met the woman who chose to have a baby despite having terminal breast cancer. DATING someone your family hate is something of a teenage rite of passage for many. Bride & Prejudice follows six couples planning their wedding ceremonies in spite of their family's disapproval. Can’t be class, seeing as they both went to the University of Essex and seem conventional professional types. Shaaba, a 23-year-old graduate for Colchester, is set to say "I Do" to fellow graduate Jamie.
Rob, 38, and events manager Simon, 31, from Cambridgeshire, are one month away from getting hitched. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. They got married in Councillor John’s place of work, the magnificent Guildhall in Hull. Bride and Prejudice: Episode 1 – Jamie and Shaaba. We pay for videos too. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. No such complaints about Ackley Bridge, now embarked upon a welcome second run. They even get their big public kiss after the vows, which Rob’s parents proclaim ‘not gruesome’. In an attempt to break the deadlock, she agrees to meet Jamie face-to-face to talk about it. Can Shaaba's mum accept Jamie's transgender? #BrideAndPrejudice. Bride and Prejudice: Episode 1 – Jamie and Shaaba. Dee, 24, and John, 59, who bonded over local government, prepare to tie the knot. It’s beginning to look like no-one will end up happy! Graduates Shaaba and Jamie, both 23 years old, from Colchester, are planning their engagement party. Rob’s mum said: “Never did we think they would get married, we always thought they would just be a couple of gays.”. But winning his family's support won't be easy as Junior was raised a strict Christian. I ought also to mention, by way of background, that Rob has been married before, to a woman, and has two children by that relationship. Elsewhere, Cambridgeshire builder Rob wants to know why his parents seem to have taken no interest in his wedding to Simon. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. We pay for your stories!

Unsurprisingly, Dee's grandfather Paul - who is only eight years older than her husband-to-be - cannot wrap his head around the relationship and says his first reaction to the relationship was to wanting to "go out there and strangle him". As Rob confirms, he’s the happiest he’s ever been. He claims his parents have always struggled to accept he was gay and never addressed his sexuality. It was very affecting to see John crack with emotion as he tried to get through the vows. But he rejects the offer for her to make the cake for their engagement party. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. A Muslim mother has been accused of being 'fake happy' by Bride & Prejudice viewers after she broke down in tears over her daughter's plans to marry a transgender man. But with nerves running high, will old tensions surface on the big day. Twenty-three-year-old graduates Shaaba and Jamie, from Colchester, are counting down to their engagement party. As he explains, he was born into a female body, but his actual gender is male. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? If you’ve only watched the trailers, you might think that the big point of conflict for Shaaba’s mum Fai, is simply that Jamie is white, and not Asian like her family. Dee's mother is totally on board with the nuptials and says "you can tell that they're happy and that there's something special there" before referring to age as "just a number". Fai finds it hard to accept that her daughter is marrying someone who is transgender.

There are some very serious faces in the preview….

With Rob desperate for his parent's approval, his mother tells the cameras: "Never did we think they would get married, we always thought they would just be a couple of gays.". In another episode, viewers meet a 24-year-old politics student Dee who is weeks away from marrying local councillor John.

Determined that everyone will be behind them, Chloe has finally got her mum on board. But while most people grow out of their older leather-clad, chain-smoking boyfriends when they reach adulthood, Channel 4's latest reality show follows the select few who decide to settle down with their "unsuitable" partners... much to their parents' horror. It makes you wonder whether such a forcing of emotions and consequent rifts is always worth it. Dee is 24, and only weeks away from marrying John, who is 59. The Big Day pushes friends and families into all sorts of choices and to accept or reject what is going on. Jack and Chloe are 20, but Chloe's mum thinks they're too young to be engaged.

Jamie and Shaaba in Bride & Prejudice. Our picks tonight. Shein ridiculed over high-cut bodysuit that looks like 'Borat's mankini', Astrologer who predicted Covid shares what the next 6 months will bring. The reality check from Jamie’s mum is that this is not a party about him being trans, it’s about their relationship and the future. Also appearing in the documentary are the engaged gay couple Rob and Simon from Cambridgeshire. {{#secondary_title}} {{secondary_title}} {{/secondary_title}} {{^secondary_title}} {{title.rendered}} {{/secondary_title}}.

To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 8 Episodes. In south London, 38-year-old Junior is desperate to marry his 27-year-old girlfriend Sobiah - who is Muslim. Why the fuss? Elsewhere, Cambridgeshire builder Rob wants to know why his parents seem to have taken no interest in his wedding to Simon. “The transgender thing altogether” is her sticking point. It occurred to me then that when Dee is the age John is now, he will be a ripe old 94. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Woman's going out snap leaves her VERY red-faced - so can you tell what's wrong? And with Rob and Simon just days away from their wedding, and with Rob's dad Steve growing more accepting of his son's sexuality, Rob now tries to get him mum Linda on board, with a surprise request.

That, though, wasn’t the main issue for Fai. Ahead of her wedding day Dee said: "Age doesn't matter if two people really care about each other.".

Viewers will be able to watch how the couple confront the deeply-held opposition to their union whilst preparing for their nuptials.
In terms of “ticking the boxes”, or whatever the antithesis of that might be, Jamie and Shaaba brought the biggest challenge to the party: a white man and a woman of Mauritian heritage who are very obviously and very sincerely utterly in love with each other. That racial dimension was tricky enough for Shaaba’s mum Fai to deal with, and she makes no secret of her preference that “her girls” should marry a string of nice Mauritian boys. ... Bride & Prejudice: Australia. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Steve was defiant: “She’ll believe it when she sees us snogging on that wedding day.”. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Will Steve’s speech cross the line with his jokes? Set in a northern mill town (or ex-mill town, to be more accurate), it’s about two schools merging together, one predominantly Asian with a significant Muslim intake, the other white. A gracious speech it was too, after Paul finally, finally accepted that she was marrying John “and that’s it”. The first episode follows 24-year-old politics student Dee who is just a month away from marrying John - the former Lord Mayor of Hull who is an astounding 35 years older than his fresh-faced bride. Have something to tell us about this article? Thus far, we’ve met six couples facing varying degrees of hostility from their families as they approach the altar.

Rob and Simon have finally made it to ‘I do’. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In south London, Junior hopes to convert to Islam in order to marry his girlfriend Sobiah, who's Muslim. Steve: “If he was a genuine gay you’d notice it from a very early age, the mannerisms...”, Linda (does limp hand gesture): “...Limp hand...”. Graduates Shaaba and Jamie, both 23 years old, from Colchester, are planning their engagement party. Till death us do part, as they say. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Can 24-year-old Dee get her grandad's approval for her marriage to John, who is 59? Bride and Prejudice, Channel 4, TV review: Does true love really conquer all? Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. The couple have to put their wedding plans on hold while they await dad's verdict. Fortunately for 24-year-old Dee, her granddad Paul eventually agreed, at the very last moment, to give her away to her new husband and to make a speech at the reception. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). In this series, six couples approach the big day determined to get all of their family onside. We’ll see how the engagement party plays out next week! Six couples preparing for the biggest day of their lives try to win their families' blessing. I began to believe in the hackneyed adage that “age is just a number” – until, that is, John wisecracked that his wedding was “a day I will never forget – unless I get Alzheimer’s”. While 38-year-old Rob's parents have always refused to acknowledge their son's sexuality, his upcoming nuptials have forced them to confront his relationship. What could it be, one wondered?