SHE was the bride in a spectacular ceremony that got chins wagging across the county.

Four months after ‘tying the knot’ at Oxford Castle’s Malmaison hotel, Justine Oakley is smiling, contented — but single.

The 35-year-old from Littlemore was the winner of JackFM’s “Two Strangers and a Wedding” competition, which spliced two listeners without them seeing each other until the big day.

At the ceremony in April, Oxfordshire’s Superintendent Registrar Alicja Gilroy revealed the ‘wedding’ was in fact a £30,000 “commitment ceremony and not a real marriage”.

Miss Oakley and groom Robert Kitson took the ‘vows’ and jetted off on honeymoon to Majorca.

But romance failed to blossom during two dates and the honeymoon the pair have since gone their separate ways. There was not even a single kiss.

Miss Oakley said the experience taught her “so much about relationships”.

She said: “There was nothing dramatic or a fairytale ending. The wedding day was amazing. I could have fallen in love with anyone that day.

“It was magical.

“The build up was incredible but afterwards it was such an anti-climax, I felt completely on my own. If I was giving advice to anyone doing something similar I’d say think about the aftermath and have support around you.

“There wasn’t anybody I could talk to about it because no one had ever been through anything like it.”

Miss Oakley said she and Mr Kitson, who was 30 at the time of the wedding, parted amicably after realising there was no spark between them.

She said: “We both didn’t physically fancy each other. I think you need that chemistry. I think it’s vital.

“It would have been a lovely story to tell the grandchildren but we are two very different people with very different outlooks on life.

“He’s a very laid-back guy and if I’ve learned anything from him it’s just to chill out.

She said: “When I entered I didn’t think I would win because I had so many boxes to tick. I thought maybe I’ll go with not so many boxes to tick in the future, but this has actually made me sure my next relationship ticks all the boxes.

“I don’t regret it. I loved every minute of the day, Rob was brilliant for the day.”

Dr Taj Hargey, of the Summertown Islamic Congregation in Oxford, had criticised the competition.

He said: “This is further confirmation that this whole thing was a publicity stunt.

“Marriages are not made instantly, they are the product of people coming together through shared interests and common objectives.”

Sue Carter, JackFM’s programme director, said: “We always said it was an experiment. We hoped we would find the right person for her, but as with any way you can meet people unfortunately it didn’t work out for them.”

The Two Strangers And A Wedding competition was supposedly testing whether love could bloom if a couple did not know what each other looked like.

People nominated themselves as ideal marriage material.

Miss Oakley was selected as the bride and her friends and family then worked to pick Mr Kitson.

The couple had one ‘date’ – kept apart by a curtain – and only got to see each other when they took off masks at the ceremony.