Married at First Sight star Nelly Patel shares the details of her time on the show and how working in dentistry has shaped her outlook.
My real name is Neelima – but I’ve been going by Nelly since I was 10 and it just stuck. I studied dentistry at the University of Sheffield and then ended up doing max fax as a dental foundation trainee at Derby Hospital – that’s where I decided that I loved the surgical side of things. During COVID, I started a salaried cosmetic dental training position at Kiss Dental in Manchester, and I’ve been here ever since.
Married at First Sight was a completely different experience. I was unsure about doing it right up until the end, but knowing everything that’s come out of it so far, I’m really glad I did.
Firstly, I learned a lot about myself. I thought I was a healed queen, which I found out I clearly wasn’t during this experiment – in a really good way. It brings your deepest insecurities to light, even things I thought I’d overcome and dealt with.
