Glam trips and nights out: What Sarah got up to after saying goodbye to Dean on MAFS UK

After what was probably the longest few weeks of her life, Sarah finally quit MAFS UK 2025. She and Dean never found a spark in their relationship, and despite writing “stay” at the commitment ceremony, agreed with the experts that they should leave.

Filming for MAFS wrapped around five months ago, so it’s been a while since she and Dean split and left the show behind them. Sarah has used that time to reflect, and look after herself, it looks like.

Here’s a rundown of what Sarah got up to after she left the MAFS UK 2025 experiment.

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Sarah admitted she ‘lost herself’ during MAFS UK 2025

Straight after the show aired the episode in which she left, Sarah posted on Instagram to explain her journey. She said leaving when she did alongside Dean “was the right decision”.

Sarah said: “You walk into that experiment with so much hope – hope that the experts have found your person, hope that love will grow in unexpected ways, and hope that you’ll walk out with your forever partner. But sometimes, even with all the effort, honesty, and heart in the world, things just don’t align the way you want them to. Behind the cameras and the dinner parties are real emotions, real confusion, and real people trying their best to make something work.”

She thanked Dean for being “her rock” but added that ultimately: “I completely lost myself during this experience. It was not an easy time for me, and watching it back has been so much harder than I ever thought it would be. Since leaving and healing from the process, I can now look back and be grateful for what it taught me about relationships, honesty, communication, and my own strength.”

She went on a full wellness drive

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If her Instagram is anything to go by, Sarah left MAFS and focused on wellness. She posted loads of photos of her doing workouts, eating outside in the sun, going on walks, and spending time with her dog and her friends. “A Sunday well spent,” she captioned one post, showing herself going on a long walk by a lake.

Nights out and girlie trips were a regular occurrence

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But, it wasn’t all relaxing and wellness. Sarah has been living it up, too. She’s posted regularly about nights out in Aberdeen, fancy dinners and cocktail evenings.

Sarah also helped raise over £28k for charity

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When she wasn’t living her best life, Sarah found time to be part of an event that raised £28k for charity. In September, with Jet2, she and a group did a spin class out on the tarmac at an airport.

“Jet Set Spin,” Sarah said. “What an incredible day. Fantastic event, amazing bunch of people and over £28,000 raised for fantastic causes. Thank you so much for inviting me, I had an absolute blast.”

The PR days have started!

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MAFS brings somewhat of an element of fame into people’s lives, whether that’s what they came onto the show for or not. And now, Sarah is living that. Recently she got invited to an event with BPerfect Cosmetics, opening a store in Aberdeen, where she’s from. She met Ekin-Su, casually. I’m sure this will be the first of many!

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