Married at First Sight Season 18: Ikechi Ojoré’s Age, Job, Relationship History, Instagram & More
Married at First Sight season 18 is well under way, and there is a lot to know about cast member Ikechi Ojoré. Ikechi married Emem Obot in Married at First Sight season 18. 34-year-old Emem is a Nurse Practitioner, and she and Ikechi were smitten with each other on their wedding day. Ikechi and Emem joined four other couples in the eight-week-long journey. Karla Juarez and Juan Franco, Camille Parsons and Thomas, Madison Myers and Allen Slovick, and Michelle Tomblin and David Trimble all got married to their stranger spouses.
The couples went on a honeymoon to Mexico, where Emem and Ikechi seemed the most physically comfortable and compatible with each other. They aligned on their outlook on kids, professional motivation, and desire to be in a committed relationship. However, that foundation has deteriorated, as Ikechi has felt like Emem has come on too strong and been “aggressive,” while Emem feels Ikechi has sent mixed signals. In any case, diving deeper into Ikechi’s background gives more context to his behavior as a married man.
Ikechi’s Age
Ikechi is the second-oldest Married at First Sight season 18 cast member at 41 years old. Thomas is the oldest at 42. Ikechi previously applied for Married at First Sight season 13, which premiered in July 2021. Ikechi moved to Chicago for a job opportunity, and decided reapply for the show in his new city. Ikechi is from Houston, and has stated that he has Southern values.
Ikechi’s Job
Ikechi has a job that he is proud of in higher education. He is a a College Counselor, and loves helping students figure out how to make their way through college. Ikechi is also a published author. He wrote a book in 2018 titled, To my future #wcw: Letters to my best friend and future Everything. Ikechi also describes himself as a creative, as he is also musically inclined. He even sang Emem a song during their wedding.
Ikechi’s Relationship History
Lifetime’s Ikechi sat down and was grilled by Emem’s cousin, Rafiu, about his dating history. Ikechi relayed that his last serious relationship was 12 years prior, and that he was engaged to that person in his twenties.
Since then, Ikechi has not maintained any relationships past six or seven months.
Ikechi’s Instagram
Ikechi is on Instagram, where he has 870 posts. He boasts 11,300 followers, and follows almost 3,000 people. Ikechi’s Instagram is set to private, so it’s hard to know the kind of content he posts or if Emem is featured on his page at all. Married at First Sight’s Ikechi successfully got married, but time will tell this season whether he stays committed, is involved in the upcoming cheating and couples swap scandals, and whether he grows into a husband Emem says yes to come decision day.
