Channel 4 star ‘jailed for abandoning RAF post’ to go on dating show

A TV prima was reportedly jailed for abandoning his RAF station to spell connected a world dating programme.

Alex Henry is owed to look connected screens from Monday nighttime connected Channel 4 bid Married At First Sight UK, which sees respective singles conscionable their spouses astatine the altar.

However, it’s been claimed the 28-year-old was jailed aft filming, arsenic helium near his station astatine an physics warfare basal successful his effort to find emotion and fame.

Following his stint connected the TV programme, Henry was reportedly sentenced to 24 days successful a subject prison.

He served 24 days earlier being sacked.

According to The Sun, Henry asked his commandant astatine RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria, for permission past wintertime to instrumentality portion successful Married At First Sight.

His petition was refused, but the aerial specializer went anyway.

His spokesperson told the publication: ‘He returned aft filming of his ain volition and handed himself into the subject authorities.

‘He was sentenced to 34 days successful a subject situation and served 24 arsenic a exemplary inmate.’

This comes after Women’s Aid spoke retired aft Henry was accused of maltreatment by respective women, who commented with allegations underneath the societal media promo video for the dating show.

Henry was branded ‘dangerous’, with respective women demanding that Channel 4 removes him from the programme.

When contacted for a statement, Channel 4 told Metro.co.uk: ‘The payment of our contributors is of paramount value and, arsenic such, we instrumentality each allegations of unacceptable behaviour seriously. We are alert of a azygous allegation against a Married astatine First Sight UK 2024 contributor and we person responded straight to those who came to america with that allegation.

‘As portion of our work to safeguard our contributors, everyone taking portion successful MAFSUK undergoes a rigorous vetting process, involving a transgression grounds cheque and aggregate intelligence evaluations, earlier they tin beryllium cleared to instrumentality part.

‘The DBS (criminal record) cheque carried retired connected the contributor raised successful the allegation was returned clean. We formed contributors based connected the accusation we are legally capable to entree and we proceed to reappraisal this process to guarantee checks are arsenic thorough arsenic legally possible.’

Metro.co.uk has approached Channel 4 and Alex Henry for comment.

Married At First Sight UK airs connected E4 connected Monday astatine 9pm.

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