New MAFS bride Carina reveals the unbelievable twist at her wedding in first live TV interview ahead of Season 12 premiere

We will meet a whole new batch of brides and grooms when Married At First Sight returns tonight – but this year, there will be a never-before-seen twist when two 'strangers' meet at the end of the aisle.

Among the brave singles hoping to meet their match at the end of the aisle is glamorous Perth bride Carina.

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On Monday, the 31-year-old appeared on Today Extra to discuss her wedding, which comes with a major shock.

"I know him," Carina tells a member of production in a sneak for the series premiere. "Can you believe that?"

Watch Carina's full interview in the video above.

Carina told hosts David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys that thankfully they had just a short history, but that her match "had to redeem himself" after ghosting her during their first encounter.

"It's a little bit difficult here in Perth, the dating pool is quite small. I guess it was a given, maybe," she laughed.

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Carina said her ideal match is "tall, dark and handsome" with good morals and strong family values, but that's not the only criteria to experts were up against this year.

In an interview with Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo on Today, expert John Aiken said he and fellow experts Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla found this year's participants to have "extreme" mindsets towards dating.

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"Some are tradwives, traditional wives, who want to serve, they want to be dominated, they want someone who's very wealthy," John explained.

"We've got guys that are what they would describe as 'warriors' and they want to make all the decisions, they want to protect, so they also want women with no ambition."

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He also promised viewers this year features "the loudest and most volatile cast we've ever had".

How's that for a tease! We cannot wait to get to know them all when MAFS returns to our screens tonight.

Season 12 of Married At First Sight will premiere on Monday January 27 at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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