2025 hasn’t been plain sailing for them so far

Emma and Matt Willis are one of the UK’s most loved showbiz couples – but the pair have had a hard past few months.

They first started dating in 2004, and went on to tie the knot in 2008. Fast forward to now, and Emma and Matt are proud parents to three children – Isabelle, born in June 2009, Ace, born in November 2011, and, Trixie, born in May 2016.

However, 2025 hasn’t exactly been plain sailing for Emma and Matt. Here, ED! is taking a look at their difficult past few months.


Emma has heart surgery this year (Credit: ITV)

Emma Willis’ heart surgery

In April, Emma revealed that she underwent keyhole heart surgery to repair a hole in her heart.

She explained it was discovered that she had a hole in her heart since she was born. And so the ex-Big Brother host had surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.

While exclusively speaking to The Sun, Emma opened up about finding out she needed surgery.

“It’s a bit of a head scramble when you find out something like that, that you’ve had something there your whole life, and you had no idea about it,” she said.

“I’m a brilliant overthinker, and my mind will go in every possible direction and scenario, so going into something like surgery, I really got myself at it, I get really anxious and nervous.”

She also discussed how she’s been recovering since the operation.

Emma described her recovery as “smooth”, insisting it’s been “much more of a psychological adjustment” due to not having “a wound that you can see”.


The pair have been open about going to therapy (Credit: ITV/ YouTube)

Matt on going to therapy with Emma

In April this year, Matt revealed that his relationship with his wife Emma has been ‘transformed’ thanks to couples therapy.

“I don’t think [therapy] is for everyone but I think you’d be surprised with how much you can benefit from it,” he told MailOnline.

Matt added: “Emma was definitely not up for it when I mentioned it, but she’s really pleased we did. It’s been transformative.

“I think people instantly jump to the fact that you need therapy because you’re in trouble, that’s the pre-conceived notion. But we weren’t in trouble, we just had certain things that we couldn’t get past.”

Matt and Emma even hosted a powerful new show this year, called Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. The four-part series explored mental health and modern-day challenges.


The pair are said to no longer hosting a hit podcast (Credit: BBC/ YouTube)

Sad Love is Blind news

This week, it was reported that Emma and Matt quit the Love Is Blind UK spin-off podcast.

Since 2024, Emma and Matt have hosted the UK edition of the reality show on Netflix, and are set to return for another round. However, as far as the podcast is concerned, they have allegedly already been replaced.

The second series of Love Is Blind UK is scheduled to debut on Netflix next month on August 13. With the podcast also returning, The Sun has revealed that TikToker Sarel will be taking over.