A Married at First Sight star has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a probe into the Channel 4 dating show.
Police apprehended a former male contestant after claims of rape and other sexual misconduct made by women on the show.
He was arrested today by the Metropolitan Police, but has since been bailed.
The force said: "This relates to an ongoing investigation, being led by the Met Police.
"He has since been bailed while enquiries remain ongoing."
The arrest comes after the Met launched a probe into the popular Channel 4 dating show, where strangers are coupled up over a course of weeks in a bid to find a romantic partner, after there were allegations of sexual misconduct on the programme.
Two women who featured on the show, which has been running since 2015, have alleged their on-screen husbands raped them.
Another woman claimed her on-screen partner carried out sexual misconduct against her during the show.
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All three men deny the claims.
The revelations came as a BBC Panorama investigation, which aired at the end of May, examined serious allegations made by former contestants.
The investigation, led by BBC culture correspondent Noor Nanji, raised questions over whether the show’s welfare procedures provided sufficient protection for contributors.
Both Channel 4 and CPL Productions, the production company behind the series, defended their safeguarding procedures at the time and described their welfare protocols as "robust and comprehensive".
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After the Panorama episode aired, the Met urged "anyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual assault" after being on the show to get in touch with them.
Channel 4 has commissioned a review into contributor welfare on the show.
The review is due to be finished later this summer, the broadcaster has said.
However, it said it will only publish "a summary of findings", rather than a full report.
The broadcaster is still yet to decide whether it will show the latest series of the programme, which has already been filmed.
Pitched as a "bold social experienced", Married at First Sight UK, also known as Mafs, sees strangers marry one another after meeting for the first time at a mock wedding ceremony.
The couples then embark on honeymoons before moving into shared accommodation, where their relationships are scrutinised by fellow contestants and a panel of relationship experts.
The show, which also over 30 localised versions of it across the world, was originally created in Denmark in 2014.
Considered one of Channel 4's most successful programmes, the show regularly attracts over one million viewers.