Married At First Sight UK stars Keye Luke and Davide Anica have split, the Daily Mail can reveal.

The same-sex couple, widely regarded as the strongest pair in this year’s series, had committed to each other at the season’s Final Vows ceremony.

But insiders say they have now gone their separate ways, a move likely to shock fans of the E4 dating show.

Marketing executive Keye, 33, and flight attendant Davide, 34, only hit one major snag while filming, a disastrous trip to a cat café during Davide’s home stay.

Keye stormed out, overwhelmed by the number of cats, and spent the night in a hotel rather than at Davide’s home in Horsham, West Sussex.

The pair patched things up and remained together for the rest of the series, often speaking about their hopes for a long-term relationship off-screen. Now, however, they have pulled the plug on their romance.

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Married At First Sight UK stars Keye Luke and Davide Anica have split, the Daily Mail can reveal

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The same-sex couple, widely regarded as the strongest pair in this year’s series, had committed to each other at the season’s Final Vows ceremony

An insider told the Daily Mail: ‘Keye and Davide have called off the relationship.

‘They had huge hopes of making it work, but outside the MAFS bubble, it just wasn’t the same. However, they did give it a good go.

‘Davide spends a chunk of his time abroad for work, and Keye has big commitments in London, so it was never going to be easy.’

The couple were a huge hit with viewers, forming a strong bond from the moment they met at their TV wedding.

When Keye nervously admitted he had been married before, Davide quickly eased his anxiety by being understanding about his past relationship.

The pair were also popular among the other couples, often offering a shoulder to cry on for co-stars struggling with married life.

Their journey produced plenty of viral moments too, including Keye mocking Davide’s hometown of Horsham for having a Greggs, while boasting that his own local bakery was a Gail’s.

Davide, who hails from Portugal, had previously gushed over Keye at the Final Vows ceremony, saying: ‘I have never had anyone make me feel as wanted and desired as you do.

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Insiders say they have now gone their separate ways, a move likely to shock fans of the E4 dating show

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Davide, who hails from Portugal, had previously gushed over Keye at the Final Vows ceremony, saying: ‘I have never had anyone make me feel as wanted and desired as you do’

‘There have definitely been moments where you have been loud, but not because of your way of being, it’s the way you show me your love.’

Keye said he had ‘never loved anyone’ like he loves Davide, who added that his husband ‘makes me feel like I’m good enough. There is a beautiful future waiting for us.’

Writing on Instagram to mark the show’s final dinner party, which aired on Thursday, Davide hinted at concerns about life after filming.

He wrote: ‘If I’m honest, the only fear was life after all this and wondering if I’d still be enough for Keye when the cameras stop rolling. But if this journey’s taught me anything, it’s that regardless of any outcome, I’m strong, I’ve always been myself, and that’s all I want to be.’

The pair, who do not follow each other on social media, have remained silent on their accounts and have not appeared in any video content since the series ended.

By the time the final meeting with the experts airs this Sunday, Keye and Davide will already have split.

Only two couples from this year’s series are still together, Abigail Callahan and John Shepherd, and Bailey Smith and Rebecca Fen.