'MAFS' Season 16: Shaquille, 31, is ready for love and trusts fate to find his perfect partner

For Shaquille, family, faith, support, and education play an important role in the viability of a potential match
'MAFS' Season 16 stars Shaquille and Kirsten (Instagram/@mafslifetime)
'MAFS' Season 16 stars Shaquille and Kirsten (Instagram/@mafslifetime)

TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE: With 'Married At First Sight' Season 16 around the corner, several smashing Nashville singles are all set to grace our screens. Lifetime's hit series 'MAFS' is going to chronicle the journey of ten new singles who will get hitched on the show. Whether their connections last forms the rest of the show's plot.

With the help of relationship advisors and experts, these singles will be matched as per their chemistry and compatibility. The most twisted yet interesting part of the show is that the singles are made to marry complete strangers. They then go on a romantic getaway and move in together as husband and wife. After eight weeks of this unique experiment, the newlyweds decide whether they want to stay together as a couple or not. With the release almost here, fans have been wondering about the personalities of the new singles on the show. Keep reading to know about Shaquille.

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Who is 'MAFS' Season 16 star Shaquille?

Shaquille is 31 years old and single, with a flourishing career. Being well-settled professionally, Shaquille only has to worry about his personal life now. He is looking forward to settling down and is on the lookout for a woman who can support him in his life. According to My Lifetime, Shaquille is "open-minded, ready for love, and willing to put fate in the hands of the expert."

For Shaquille, family, faith, support, and education play an important role in the viability of a potential match. He has been going to therapy for a few years now in order to become the perfect husband for his future wife. Therefore, it would be easy for him to understand someone's point of view. 

Shaquille will be seen tying the knot with Kirsten in the show. Both are highly ambitious, well-settled in their careers, and looking for love. However, it is to be seen whether the connection will last till the end. 

The official synopsis of 'MAFS' Season 16 reads, "Ten Nashville, Tennessee-based singles will embark on a journey to meet the love of their lives during this 23-episode season, where they’ll marry a complete stranger, travel to their honeymoons and then move in together as husband and wife. After the 8-week social experiment concludes, each newlywed will have to come to terms with the hard truth of their marriage status and make a life-changing decision – continue to stay married and start a future together, or get a divorce and go their separate ways."

'MAFS' Season 16 is scheduled to release on January 4 at 9 pm ET on Lifetime. 

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