Love Is Blind: UK’s golden couple have called it quits. Nicole Grunewald (née Sterling) announced on October 12, 2026, that she and her husband Benaiah Grunewald have separated after three years together, according to TV Insider, Parade and The Tab. The pair married in September 2023 on the first season of the Netflix dating series.
In a short Instagram Story, Nicole asked for privacy and said she felt devastated that they had reached what she described as the point of no return. “When I said ‘I do’, I never imagined I would one day be sharing this,” she wrote, according to The Tab. “For those who have followed and supported our journey, I wanted to let you know that Ben and I have separated. I feel devastated that we’ve reached this point.”
The signs fans spotted first
In August 2026, Nicole and Benaiah did not appear at the Love Is Blind: UK season 3 launch party, despite other returning couples attending, TV Insider reported. The couple had previously promoted the show together, with Benaiah saying in 2025 that they were grateful for the whole Love Is Blind experience, and Nicole adding that they had been married for 18 months and could not be happier. Fans also noticed the pair sharing less of their lives together on social media, and a joint YouTube video was taken down after comments about Benaiah’s behaviour, Parade reported. Benaiah has not publicly commented on the split, according to the reports, and his most recent post, in September, showed a new puppy — a detail fans have since re-examined for clues about timing.
One success story left standing
Nicole and Benaiah were one of only two couples from Love Is Blind: UK season 1 still together before the split, and their marriage was held up as proof the experiment could work across the Atlantic. With their separation, Jasmine and Bobby are now the only couple still together from that first season, Parade noted, and they welcomed their first child in December 2025. No reason for the split has been confirmed by either party, and this report does not speculate about one beyond what fans observed. Nicole closed her announcement by thanking supporters and asking for understanding as she moves forward. For a show built on the promise that love can be blind, the end of its most celebrated UK romance is a reminder that the cameras stop rolling long before real life does.
