Married at First Sight: Couples Cam featured Deonna McNeill and Gregory Okotie discovering they're pregnant with their first child, Ashley Petta and Anthony D'Amico learning the sex of Baby No. 2, Danielle Bergman and Bobby Dodd deciding on a name for their son, and Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre celebrating their third wedding anniversary in a big way during the finale episode on Lifetime.
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The couples' domestic lives are documented in real time and shared via mounted cameras, Diary Cams and virtual group chats.
The couples featured on Married at First Sight: Couples Cam are Season 1 couple Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner, Season 5 couple Ashley and Anthony, Season 6 couple Jephte and Shawniece, Season 7 couple Danielle and Bobby, Season 8 couple AJ Vollmoeller and Stephanie Sersen, Season 8 couple Kristine Killingsworth and Keith Dewar, Season 9 couple Elizabeth Bice and Jamie Thompson, Season 9 couple Greg and Deonna, and Season 10 couple Jessica Studer and Austin Hurd.
Those nine Married at First Sight couples are all still married, and four of them have started families.
Below is an update on each couple based on Thursday night's episode of Married at First Sight: Couples Cam.
Deonna and Greg
Deonna took an at-home pregnancy test in the previous episode and it was unclear whether the reading was positive or negative at first.However, after Deonna waited long enough, her test was showing a positive plus sign. Deonna and Greg were both shocked by the results, so she decided to take another test -- and that also came out positive.
"Greg! There's a baby in here!" Deonna gushed, pointing to her stomach.
"Okay, we do not know yet!" Greg said.
Deonna took a total of four pregnancy tests and they all said she was pregnant.
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"Greg, we're going to be parents," Deonna said.
Greg appeared overwhelmed as he sat on the toilet seat in the bathroom, and Deonna had to ask, "Greg, are you okay?"
The couple hugged and Deonna gushed, "I'm excited! I love you."
Greg kissed his wife on the head, and they were about to embark on a huge adventure together.
The couple later revealed to the other Married at First Sight couples via videochat Deonna is expecting their first child, and Elizabeth yelled, "No way?!" Everyone was ecstatic for them.
"Yes, we are really pregnant!" Deonna gushed.
Elizabeth pointed out how Married at First Sight's successful couples had "three babies coming in hot," also referring to Ashley and Danielle's pregnancies.
Greg later gifted his wife a pregnancy journal in which she could write her thoughts or save her sonogram images. Deonna was so happy to see that they were in this together and Greg seemed excited about the baby.
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Greg was fully onboard with the idea of having a child, and the pair discussed becoming parents over a nice charcuterie board and white wine.
Both Deonna and Greg felt blessed, grateful and thrilled to have each other, and Greg had every intention of supporting his wife throughout her pregnancy. They couldn't believe how far they've come since marrying strangers.
Ashley and Anthony
Despite having heavy bleeding for a few weeks, Ashley said her baby looked good and there were no issues.Ashley and Anthony were therefore going ahead with their gender reveal party.
"If it's a boy, I might just do a jump in the pool with my clothes on," Anthony shared. "[If it's a girl], I may still jump in the pool -- or run and keep running."
"And never come back?" Ashley joked.
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On the day of the gender reveal, Anthony said he had a bad dream about it. Anthony had a dream that the party was a mess and cannons shot off prematurely and there were about 100 guests at the party he didn't even know.
Anthony said his dreams often come true. For example, Anthony dreamed about the letter "A" after he was matched by the Married at First Sight experts to marry Ashley and he didn't know his wife's name yet.
Anthony revealed to Ashley that the baby's sex was female in his dream, so he looked a tad disappointed and worried.
It then became time for the party and Anthony dressed in blue from head to toe. He was even drinking out of a blue cup.
Ashley told one of her friends she almost hoped for another girl because then she could probably convince Anthony to have a third child and try for a boy. Most of the guests also predicted Anthony and Ashley had a baby girl on the way.
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Anthony, Ashley and their loved ones gathered in the backyard and discovered they're expecting another baby girl. Anthony ran from the party and yelled, "It's a girl!"
"I was definitely having a little bit of thoughts I'd like this to be a blue cloud [of smoke], however, I'm absolutely thrilled it's a girl and I'm going to love the heck out of her," Anthony said.
"It's going to be awesome and Mila is going to have a cool sister and they're going to have fun and share clothes and chase guys."
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Ashley told her husband, "I guess this means we're going to have to have another one!"
"Let's see how the second one goes first," Anthony noted.
Elizabeth and Jamie
Elizabeth and Jamie celebrated surviving coronavirus by heading to Santa Barbara, CA.The couple was so excited to leave the house and take a trip after being cooped up in their house for over two weeks with COVID-19.
Elizabeth said Santa Barbara really won her over and she wondered what life would be like living there. Jamie, however, didn't want to move away from Silicon Valley because of his job.
Jamie predicted he wouldn't hear the end of this from his wife, because it was clear Elizabeth had fallen in love with the beach and beautiful area.
Once Elizabeth and Jamie returned to Silicon Valley, they were facing the fires in California and couldn't even go outside for a walk.
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Jamie, although he works remotely, was hesitant about the idea and told his wife they could "think about it."
But Jamie knew Elizabeth wasn't going to give up after getting to know his wife since their wedding.
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Jamie therefore told Elizabeth, "I love you, and I have already spoken with the apartment manager, and they're going to let us out of our lease. We just have to give them a little bit of notice and have to pay a termination fee."
"Why are you so good to me?!" Elizabeth gushed.
Elizabeth said since the world was going to continue to change, they needed to change with it. Jamie looked forward to living on the coast, and then Elizabeth ripped up their lease.
Shawniece and Jephte
Shawniece and Jephte were about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but Shawniece was disappointed because they couldn't really do anything or go anywhere for it.Shawniece planned to have a nice dinner with Jephte in order to focus on their relationship.
"With parenting, we kind of lost sight of Shawniece and Jephte," she explained.
"Over the past few months, it seems like Jephte and I have been fighting a lot more. It really worries me because the last time me and Jephte were fighting this much, he split. We even took our wedding rings off because we thought we were done."
The couple had agreed they wouldn't put their rings back on until they both believed the foundation of their marriage had become solid and they were sure they'd be together forever again.
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Shawniece prepared a nice spaghetti meal for her husband, but at 7:48PM, Jephte FaceTimed his wife and said he was going to miss dinner because he had decided to pick up an extra shift at work.
Jephte promised to make it up to his wife, but Shawniece was clearly disappointed.
Shawniece said this dinner was supposed to kickstart their three-year anniversary on a positive note, and so she was definitely let down. However, Shawniece understood it was a work obligation and so she wasn't angry at Jephte.
Shawniece still wanted to make her anniversary special, so she surprised Jephte with a heartfelt card and a hotel key to Battery Wharf Hotel. Shawniece booked a room in the hotel where the couple first stayed after tying the knot in Boston, MA.
"Oh sh-t, it's been three years!" Jephte joked.
The night brought back a bunch of memories for Shawniece, because she spent the night with her husband whom she loved and not a stranger. The pair popped some champagne and enjoyed a romantic evening.
Jephte said he was really "moved" by Shawniece's gift and gesture, and so he decided to step it up and show his wife how much she means to him.
Jephte later surprised Shawniece with a picnic and a designer backpack. Shawniece loved the gift, but Jephte told her there was more inside.
When Shawniece dug into the bag, she pulled out a matching wallet and a ring box. Shawniece broke down into tears immediately upon seeing the box and opening it. She appeared totally overwhelmed.
Jephte told Shawniece that he loved her and married couples fight all the time and they just needed to push forward.
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It turns out Jephte bought Shawniece a beautiful ring that looks like an engagement ring. He put it on her finger, and Shawniece bawled tears of joy.
"We took off our rings because we didn't feel like we were married. We didn't feel like we were one. And I know now that we are going to be okay," Shawniece told the cameras, before professing her love to her husband.
Kristine and Keith
Kristine and Keith were still in the home renovation process but they couldn't agree on a color to paint their guest room. Kristine wanted gray while Keith wanted a light green color called "Bile."Kristine and Keith agreed to sleep on it.
The next day, Kristine and Keith decided to do "a paint off" to determine which color they'd go with for the room.
Each spouse had to paint their wedding portrait and the winner would get his or her way or paint the room the color of his or her choice.
Kristine's portrait was actually pretty amazing, so Keith threw in the towel and told Kristine she could paint the room a neutral gray. Kristine joked Keith's picture could go in the mancave but nowhere else in their house.
Danielle and Bobby
Danielle went to her 20-week pregnancy ultrasound, and she and Bobby were still trying to pick out a name for their son. Bobby joked they should name him Pete, but Danielle wasn't onboard and the couple shared a few laughs.Danielle showed Bobby the video since he couldn't go into the ultrasound with her due to coronavirus.
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Bobby saw his baby boy for the first time and heard the doctor call him "perfect" three times, which left Bobby feeling overjoyed. Bobby said he didn't expect anything less than perfect, and it was an emotional moment for the pair.
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Later on, Danielle told her husband that it would be really special to carry on his family's name and call their son Robert Dodd IV. Although Danielle wouldn't have picked the name Robert under other circumstances, she was proud to continue the tradition.
Bobby also pointed out to Danielle they could nickname their child Bobby or Little Bob.
"I think it would actually be a really cool thing for our family to do," Danielle said.
"And I don't disagree! Although the middle name kind of sucks," joked Bobby, whose middle name is Elvin.
Danielle and Bobby therefore decided their son would be named Robert Elvin Dodd IV.
Jessica and Austin
After choosing not to buy a home that was at the top of their budget, Jessica and Austin attempted to turn their luck around.Austin suggested they should buy things to fill a house and then buy a house later for all their things. The first step was having a family photo shoot with their dog Rex, but the couple couldn't get him to sit still.
"The photo shoot was a little bit of a disaster," Jessica joked.
"I don't know how much luck this is going to bring us for our house search," Austin added.
Jessica and Austin later enjoyed a romantic dinner together with orange roses on the table. The couple just hoped the right house would come along as they continued the search.
Jessica then surprised Austin with a collage frame that says "Home Sweet Home" and featured three photos from their photo shoot with Rex. Jessica called their family "The Hurd Herd."
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"I am officially going to be Jessica Hurd," she gushed. "We got married untraditionally, but I always thought I would take my husband's last name."
"We're doing it!" Austin celebrated. "It means the world to me."
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