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00:00:01Today is the biggest day of my life.
00:00:04I've never been so nervous in my entire life.
00:00:06Everything is riding on today.
00:00:08Previously.
00:00:09The whole purpose of life is to be loved.
00:00:12I believe in the fairy tale.
00:00:14Four brave singles met and married at first sight.
00:00:17You look beautiful, by the way.
00:00:20For Daveed and Kia.
00:00:21You look amazing.
00:00:22The attraction was instant.
00:00:24I'm like a schoolgirl with a crush.
00:00:27I'm thinking.
00:00:28But for Sarah and Dean.
00:00:29No, I don't fancy Dean.
00:00:31This is a little song.
00:00:33A grand musical gesture.
00:00:35We'll build a life together, you and me.
00:00:40Mark the end of a difficult day for the bride.
00:00:42Too much, too soon.
00:00:46I can't believe we're here.
00:00:48Tonight.
00:00:49This is like dreams.
00:00:50As the first set of newlyweds head on honeymoon.
00:00:54For Daveed and Kia.
00:00:55Do you want to see a rhino's horn?
00:00:57Is it the horn you're excited about?
00:00:58An innuendo too far.
00:01:00Everything has to be an innuendo or a joke.
00:01:02I need the part.
00:01:03Calls their match into question.
00:01:05Whoa, dude!
00:01:06And Dean's urge to perform.
00:01:08Say hallelujah.
00:01:09No!
00:01:10Irk's new wife, Sarah.
00:01:11The outbursts of song and rapping really beginning to grate on me.
00:01:16Ahead of a frank confession.
00:01:19Have you ever been with anyone big or anything like that?
00:01:20No.
00:01:21Mm-mm.
00:01:21It's hard to hear.
00:01:23That has left me feeling empty.
00:01:25And as two new couples say I do.
00:01:28I'm at a point in my life where I am looking for that real thing.
00:01:32One bride's show-stopping arrival.
00:01:34I'm on entrance.
00:01:36Spells a hopeful start to married life.
00:01:38I do fancy him.
00:01:40Take, take, take.
00:01:41Hi.
00:01:42Hey.
00:01:43In stark contrast.
00:01:44I wouldn't say he's my type.
00:01:47To the other's wedding day meltdown.
00:01:50I thought I'd do it, sorry.
00:01:51It's the first morning of married life for our newlyweds.
00:02:06Our first night together was fabulous.
00:02:09We fell off in bed together.
00:02:12Kissed a lot.
00:02:14A lot.
00:02:17Nothing happened.
00:02:18I promise you nothing happened.
00:02:19I promise you nothing happened.
00:02:20Yes.
00:02:21Yes.
00:02:22Come on, open it, open it.
00:02:24I'm so excited.
00:02:25Wow, come on.
00:02:26South Africa.
00:02:27Oh, my God.
00:02:28That's sick.
00:02:29We're going to South Africa.
00:02:32I'm so excited.
00:02:34We're going to the f***.
00:02:35Come on.
00:02:36I'm so excited.
00:02:38I'm so excited.
00:02:40That's wild.
00:02:42He has a lot of energy.
00:02:44And he's 110 at all times.
00:02:47And I love it.
00:02:48But I'm at an 80.
00:02:48And he's at the 110.
00:02:50Oh, my God.
00:02:50We're going to South Africa.
00:03:02I can't believe we're here.
00:03:04Look at this.
00:03:04This is like dream situation.
00:03:07Absolutely beautiful.
00:03:09And here we are.
00:03:10This is us.
00:03:11Let's head in.
00:03:12Oh, my God.
00:03:15Oh, my God.
00:03:17Look at the boom.
00:03:19Look, you can see.
00:03:20See the fish.
00:03:21Mad.
00:03:23Oh, my goodness.
00:03:24It's absolutely stunning.
00:03:26My biggest hope for this honeymoon is to get to know the real Sarah and Sarah to get to know the real Dean.
00:03:31Just absolutely beautiful, isn't it?
00:03:34Oh, my.
00:03:34Step in, step in.
00:03:35Oh, it's going to be cold.
00:03:36Oh, no, we're in.
00:03:37We're in.
00:03:37You're in.
00:03:38I'd hope to leave it possibly with a kiss.
00:03:40And then we'll see where we go from now.
00:03:44This is crazy.
00:03:45It is amazing, isn't it?
00:03:47We were in our wedding.
00:03:49You were actually 24 hours ago.
00:03:50No.
00:03:50You didn't know where we were going.
00:03:51I know.
00:03:51And here we are.
00:03:52Here we are with a space bar.
00:03:54We didn't even know each other, like, two days ago.
00:03:57And now we're here.
00:03:59Sarah entered the experiment, aware she had a type.
00:04:03My usual type of guy would be referred to by my friends as a walking red flag.
00:04:08What's your type, sis?
00:04:10Girl, I like a bad boy.
00:04:11They look like they've probably just come out of jail.
00:04:14Fantastic.
00:04:14But she was determined to break this cycle in her search for love.
00:04:18I am now ready for the nice guy.
00:04:21I want to settle down with the nicest guy in the world.
00:04:26Dean has got so many of the qualities that I am looking for in a partner.
00:04:30However, I usually go for the tattooed bad boy.
00:04:33I just need to look beyond that attraction side and see if it's something that I can work on.
00:04:38Paradise, isn't it?
00:04:41Absolutely paradise.
00:04:44I mean, could it get more better than this?
00:04:52Whilst the newlyweds settle into their honeymoons...
00:04:55This is crazy.
00:04:56It's absolutely beautiful.
00:04:58Back in the UK, another single is preparing to enter the experiment.
00:05:03Relax.
00:05:04Can I look at action?
00:05:06Are we good?
00:05:06Is this all right?
00:05:07This looks like you're so awkward.
00:05:08This is insane.
00:05:09What is happening?
00:05:10Are you good?
00:05:11Eyes for weird.
00:05:12Okay.
00:05:12So I guess this is it.
00:05:14This is marrying a stranger 101.
00:05:17Holy shit.
00:05:19I would describe myself as extroverted.
00:05:22I have no filter.
00:05:24I'm tightly strung.
00:05:25Perhaps you could say.
00:05:27I'm nervous for her, but I'm also nervous for him.
00:05:29She's a whirlwind.
00:05:30My friends would describe me as hectic, wild, nuts.
00:05:40Next!
00:05:41Huge feminist, big into equality.
00:05:45We haven't achieved it yet.
00:05:46I am a midwife, and I chose to go into midwifery because I am a caring person.
00:05:53I also want to empower women.
00:05:55People often ask you when you're a midwife, do you have kids?
00:05:58And it's like 2 a.m. on a Saturday night, and I'm there with them delivering their child.
00:06:03And I'm like, when would I be meeting someone to have a child with?
00:06:06Oh, she's a princess.
00:06:09I am surrounded by strong women.
00:06:12They just know me so well, and they accept me for who I am.
00:06:16Who knew you could be so glamorous?
00:06:19Actually, talk about glamorous.
00:06:22Six inches, baby.
00:06:24Grace is a very loud, playful, fun character, and I think it takes a certain type of person
00:06:31to be able to take it for what it is.
00:06:33I'm always trying to find the funny side in everything.
00:06:37My life sometimes is quite funny.
00:06:39Definitely my dating life is hilarious.
00:06:42Ha, ha, ha.
00:06:43How many boyfriends have you had, or situationships?
00:06:46Oh, situationships.
00:06:47Oh, countless, limitless.
00:06:49The limit does not exist.
00:06:50Do you actually want me to quantify it?
00:06:51I definitely can't.
00:06:55Sometimes it's easier to find the funny side and laugh it off
00:06:58than actually, like, sit in the feelings of discomfort and, like, rejection.
00:07:02I put myself out there so much.
00:07:05I went on dates that were set up by friends.
00:07:08I went on dates that were friends of friends.
00:07:10I went on dates.
00:07:11I went with an old flame.
00:07:12I started a new thing with someone that I met on an app.
00:07:15Like, I put myself out there, and I was let down.
00:07:17I was let down in so many different ways, so consistently.
00:07:21It's hard, and it's hurtful, and it's frustrating,
00:07:25but every one of these experiences tells you a little something more
00:07:30about what you do want.
00:07:31It is hard.
00:07:33I know.
00:07:33Because I feel like I'm so respectful.
00:07:36Yeah.
00:07:37Yeah, I never really seem to.
00:07:39You're not getting it back.
00:07:41Yeah.
00:07:42Yeah.
00:07:42Every time I go through a breakup,
00:07:52I end up developing a new skill or hobby.
00:07:55I actually came to adult gymnastics after a breakup.
00:07:59And spinning around a gymnasium, launching here,
00:08:03jumping there, was my idea of just pure heaven.
00:08:06I had a little pop at stand-up comedy last year.
00:08:10That was the most nerve-wracking thing.
00:08:13I'm like, to the audience, anyone who want to get jokes?
00:08:15Anyone?
00:08:16You know, some people use humour as a way of protecting.
00:08:19Deflection.
00:08:20Protecting yourself from something.
00:08:22Have you thought about that for yourself?
00:08:24Yes.
00:08:25I'd say that's maybe how I came to develop a sense of humour.
00:08:31But certainly it has come in handy before,
00:08:33when I have felt I was in hot water to just crack a joke.
00:08:37I don't know if I've ever actually felt reciprocated,
00:08:39full, whole, warm love.
00:08:41I do feel I want, like, extraordinary love.
00:08:44I'm not willing to compromise.
00:08:46That is what I will have, or I will have nothing at all.
00:08:49I'm marrying a stranger.
00:08:51I feel like I've exhausted all of the other options.
00:08:53I've put myself out there.
00:08:55I've done what you're supposed to do, and it hasn't worked.
00:08:59My family will always be like,
00:09:01oh, he's out there, he's looking for you.
00:09:03What am I supposed to do?
00:09:04Just wait in.
00:09:05He'll come knocking at the door.
00:09:06He'll be here any minute.
00:09:07Prince Charming on his horse.
00:09:12I would love to be matched with someone so fun,
00:09:16so easygoing, so sociable, someone charismatic,
00:09:20someone hardworking, motivated, very family-orientated.
00:09:25Someone sporty, active, athletic, quite masculine.
00:09:29I like a broad shoulder.
00:09:30So, you know, just a few descriptors.
00:09:35I'll take anything.
00:09:36Anyone willing, I'm joking.
00:09:38I'm a bit of a cheeky chappy.
00:09:44I'm, like, very positive.
00:09:46I'm that annoying guy that's always smiling.
00:09:48I'm not a city boy.
00:09:49I'm a country bumpkin.
00:09:49I've always been an outdoorsy person.
00:09:52My parents live on a farm with 36 acres, horses, and being up there is amazing.
00:09:58It's a really good lifestyle.
00:10:00I think that's quite important with my partner,
00:10:03that she is the type of girl that can just chuck on a pair of wellies and put her hair up
00:10:07and just go up and get dirty on the quad.
00:10:10And then, other times, put a pair of stilettos on and come out with me with a cocktail dress.
00:10:17Morning.
00:10:18Morning.
00:10:19I work for my father.
00:10:20I work for the family company, and it's an offshore marine construction company.
00:10:24So, basically, anything to do with steel, the ships and rigs.
00:10:28I do enjoy it.
00:10:29Being from South Wales, rugby is basically religion here.
00:10:33But girls don't like rugby boys.
00:10:36I think they've got this stereotype about us, like, lagal out, a bit crazy.
00:10:41But the majority of the lads that I know that I play rugby with, they're all gentlemen.
00:10:46I feel like I'm a gentleman, and I think I was, well, I was made to be by my mother.
00:10:51I think she raised me right.
00:10:53How are you starting to feel about it all?
00:10:55I'm starting to get really excited about it now.
00:10:57You deserve somebody nice.
00:10:59I grew up around strong women.
00:11:01I've got two sisters, one older, one younger.
00:11:03So, I got a bit of feminine energy.
00:11:06I want the best for Ashley.
00:11:08He's kind, thoughtful.
00:11:10He's got loads of love to give.
00:11:12And he just needs somebody there special that feels the same.
00:11:17I would say I have high standards in women.
00:11:21I used to date a Miss Universe.
00:11:22I'm quite proud of that one.
00:11:26But I haven't really had that many girlfriends.
00:11:29I've been engaged twice.
00:11:30The second time we got engaged because we were having a son.
00:11:34You're so clever.
00:11:34It was a hard decision to break up with my son's mother, but ultimately it was definitely the right decision to make.
00:11:44And we're still friends.
00:11:45I think I've done my life right.
00:11:48I did all the travelling and parties and things.
00:11:51And then I come home, I've got my house.
00:11:52I've got my son.
00:11:53I'm at the stage in my life where the only thing I don't really have is someone to share it with.
00:11:57I think I'm ready to be a husband.
00:12:01For me, I like being the protector.
00:12:03Like I was brought up old school.
00:12:06Like I'm the type of guy that will hold the door.
00:12:08I'm the type of guy that will lift you through the puddle.
00:12:12I'm looking for someone with a personality.
00:12:15That's just up for a laugh.
00:12:16And it's true what they say.
00:12:18If you marry your best friend, it'll work.
00:12:20So I'm looking for a best friend.
00:12:23Somebody that's also going to be loving and caring.
00:12:26To have that deep connection kind of feels more important now.
00:12:30I still think I'm a catch.
00:12:34Somebody wants me, surely.
00:12:41Grace is possibly one of the quirkiest brides we've met.
00:12:45Her offbeat humour and quick wit are qualities which Ashley will enjoy.
00:12:48As a fun personality, it's top of his wish list.
00:12:52I love Grace's humour too.
00:12:53But I feel sometimes she can use it as a way of masking her emotions.
00:12:57It feels to me like a self-protection mode,
00:13:00which could prove challenging to break through for a new partner.
00:13:03Yeah, I think Ashley has the patience and determination to push past that.
00:13:08Raised in a home of strong women, he wants a confident, outgoing partner.
00:13:12He takes pride in his upbringing and says he's been raised to be a gentleman.
00:13:16Respectful and caring.
00:13:17Yeah, I mean, Grace told us she's sick of the relentless unreliability of modern dating.
00:13:23As someone loyal and dependable, Ashley is the perfect antidote to that.
00:13:28Yeah, they're both intelligent and driven in their careers,
00:13:31but also hugely sociable and enjoying active lifestyle and a strong family bond.
00:13:37I think you're right.
00:13:38If they can start their marriage on a foundation of mutual trust and friendship,
00:13:42Grace and Ashley have real potential.
00:13:44Absolutely.
00:13:45Our next match, Grace and Ashley.
00:13:50I'm so excited about this next match.
00:13:54I really hope we see a lasting connection.
00:13:57A guy that I went on a date with literally said, like, you're hard work.
00:13:59And I was like, define fucking hard work.
00:14:01I think it's called standardhood.
00:14:02And I was like, I don't know who the hell you've been dating,
00:14:04but it ain't people like me then.
00:14:05Go and get me some champagne.
00:14:06And he did.
00:14:07When I first meet a guy, obviously I want him to be completely obsessed with me.
00:14:13I just think, well, why is it taking me three hours to reply to a text?
00:14:15Like, what are you doing?
00:14:17It's not bad.
00:14:18I'm Nalima, but everyone calls me Nelly just because it's easier.
00:14:23Pop your head back for me.
00:14:25I'm just going to pop this in.
00:14:26I am really career driven, mainly because I just want to make my parents proud.
00:14:31I'm so lucky.
00:14:32I love you guys.
00:14:34So my mum and dad met through a gorgeous arranged marriage.
00:14:37Not only am I doing what they did, I've got a one-up on them.
00:14:40You had the privilege of actually meeting each other once before you married each other.
00:14:44Once, once, just once.
00:14:46And was she a perfect lady?
00:14:48She is a perfect lady for me.
00:14:50And if it worked for my parents, hopefully it worked for me too.
00:14:53I'm probably one of the luckiest people in the entire world with the family that I've been blessed with.
00:14:58Wasn't it two years that you lived here? Or three years?
00:15:00The two best years of your life when it fell like a millennium.
00:15:03My sister is the ideal, perfect Indian daughter.
00:15:09Met a lovely Indian man.
00:15:10They got married.
00:15:11They had the twins when they were 30.
00:15:14And that is what my parents wanted for me.
00:15:16And obviously it's not the case.
00:15:18Hands up if you like Massey's cooking.
00:15:22Double hands!
00:15:23My sister and brother-in-law have got the most beautiful twins.
00:15:27I just love them so much.
00:15:28Did you guys have a good day at school?
00:15:30Yeah. What did you do?
00:15:32Right, yeah.
00:15:35What did my Luna get?
00:15:36Ten out of ten.
00:15:37Yeah, of course she did!
00:15:39I do really want to have kids in the future, but I don't want to compromise that and have them with the wrong person.
00:15:47I've been in three relationships in total, and sadly each one ended up the same way and they were all unfaithful.
00:15:53I do feel a little bit insecure.
00:15:56Of course I do.
00:15:58It can change your confidence.
00:16:01I just kept thinking, well what did I do wrong?
00:16:04What didn't I do?
00:16:05Why did he have to, you know, find whatever he needed to find in somebody else?
00:16:10I think the way that all my relationships ended sort of gave me a really negative view on relationships in general.
00:16:19I just feel that whoever I end up with, I won't be with them forever because at some point they will be unfaithful.
00:16:26And I really hate that I think that's how it will always end.
00:16:32And I just hope it doesn't, obviously.
00:16:37Oh, my tears.
00:16:39Sorry guys.
00:16:40When you look at the breakdown of each relationship, did it make you question yourself?
00:16:48Yeah, massively.
00:16:49It's always, how can I protect myself?
00:16:51Yeah.
00:16:52Yeah.
00:16:53Yeah.
00:16:54Self-protection is always important, but it can coexist with hope.
00:16:58Yeah.
00:16:58And I think in order to get into a good, positive, healthy relationship, you've got to allow that.
00:17:04And that means opening up a little bit, letting some hope in and being a little bit vulnerable.
00:17:10Yeah.
00:17:11I'm excited to work on it.
00:17:14Right, shall I pop open?
00:17:15Absolutely.
00:17:17I've had people mention that before, that they think I do self-sabotage.
00:17:21And I can be extremely needy.
00:17:23I think a lot of it comes down to a fear of rejection.
00:17:26I want to change that about me.
00:17:28I just need to just take a chill pill.
00:17:30You do get yourself in a bit of a flap.
00:17:32I know.
00:17:33And I try not to show it, but obviously you guys can see it.
00:17:36Nellie is a very bubbly person, but I think underneath,
00:17:39she's so terrified of rejection.
00:17:43I think you just need to have more confidence in yourself.
00:17:46Yeah.
00:17:46Like, you look amazing.
00:17:48She has so much to offer.
00:17:49She's an incredible person.
00:17:50She does.
00:17:50And she just needs to meet an incredible person.
00:17:53She does.
00:17:53Yeah.
00:17:53Yeah.
00:17:53My perfect husband is open, is honest, is fun.
00:18:02Pretty chilled out.
00:18:03Someone who is just going to make me feel really secure.
00:18:06My type is a tall man.
00:18:08I just love a man that can tower over me.
00:18:12The taller the better.
00:18:13Let me climb that man like a tree.
00:18:16Obviously, I want him to be completely obsessed with me.
00:18:19He's a missing piece of the puzzle.
00:18:20Like, I'm just ready for it now.
00:18:22I'm ready to meet Mr. Right.
00:18:24What are you doing?
00:18:24Get here already.
00:18:29Despite the accent, I'm not actually an Essex boy.
00:18:33I'm a Geordie, so I'm from Newcastle.
00:18:36I'll always be a Geordie at heart.
00:18:38I'm Newcastle forever and forever.
00:18:39I'm a Newcastle United fan.
00:18:41I bleed black and white and how we are the lads.
00:18:43I'm an investment banking manager currently,
00:18:49but I've been working in finance for the last 13 years.
00:18:54Suppose the general misconceptions of people working in finance is
00:18:57they're slightly obnoxious.
00:18:58They're know-it-alls.
00:19:00They're up themselves.
00:19:02It's not the case.
00:19:04Before I started my career in finance,
00:19:05I was a professional footballer.
00:19:07I loved every minute of it.
00:19:08Travelling up and down the country every other weekend,
00:19:11being with a group of lads,
00:19:12all working towards the same goal.
00:19:14Football was everything.
00:19:16I definitely wanted to get to the highest level.
00:19:19But my football career came to an end
00:19:21when I was attacked outside of a nightclub
00:19:24by nine guys.
00:19:25I had a shattered nose, which was reconstructed.
00:19:28I'd fractured my right cheekbone.
00:19:30My teeth come out of place,
00:19:31so I needed to get my teeth sorted.
00:19:33And I got a scar on my chin,
00:19:34which went down to my bone,
00:19:36which required 17 stitches inside and 14 outside.
00:19:38So it destroyed my confidence.
00:19:40It made me step away from the professional game.
00:19:44I wasn't in the best headspace.
00:19:47I'd say I was in a rut for about three years.
00:19:50It took my family to get out of that rut.
00:19:53Family mean everything to me.
00:19:55Without them, I wouldn't be who I am.
00:19:56I'm the youngest of five,
00:19:58so I have my sister and three other brothers.
00:20:02It's good having a close-knit family.
00:20:05I couldn't imagine a world
00:20:06where I'm not talking to my brothers
00:20:07and my sister on a daily basis.
00:20:09Do you remember when you were two
00:20:10and you used to strip off naked
00:20:11and run around the estate?
00:20:12I mean, I just wanted to be a free spirit.
00:20:14Do you know what I mean?
00:20:15I'm confident in myself,
00:20:16even at two years of age.
00:20:20I'm a father of two kids.
00:20:22My daughter, Piper, is nine.
00:20:24And my boy, Reggie, he's five.
00:20:26And he does have autism and sensory disorder.
00:20:29He doesn't speak.
00:20:30He can't tell us
00:20:31what it actually is he's thinking.
00:20:33What's that?
00:20:35He's never been able to tell us
00:20:36what he wants from an early age.
00:20:39High five.
00:20:40Yeah.
00:20:42You know, obviously, you're a package deal.
00:20:43You've got two kiddos.
00:20:45How important is it
00:20:46that this new woman can fit within there
00:20:49and have great relationships with your kids?
00:20:52If I link it to some of my dating in the past,
00:20:55a lot of people have told me
00:20:56that they've actually understood
00:20:57that I've got kids.
00:20:58But further down the line,
00:20:59they actually realise that.
00:21:01I don't understand that you've got kids
00:21:02and if they have to understand that,
00:21:05look, not only have kids,
00:21:07but one of them has his own challenges
00:21:09that he deals with.
00:21:10And I'm not expecting anyone
00:21:12to just waltz in and play step-mom
00:21:14or be that kind of figure.
00:21:18I'd say I am where I want to be at 34,
00:21:20but I think the biggest thing
00:21:22that's missing for me is a wife.
00:21:24I need someone to do life with.
00:21:27I'm looking for someone strong-willed,
00:21:30very independent,
00:21:31and with a massive personality.
00:21:33Very family-orientated,
00:21:35a nice beam and smile.
00:21:37I want to meet my person.
00:21:39I'm ready to find the one.
00:21:41Hopefully, I can give my best to someone
00:21:43and they can actually embrace it.
00:21:48As a dad of two,
00:21:50Stephen needs a partner
00:21:51who'll embrace and happily take on
00:21:54his ready-made family.
00:21:56Nellie's maternal instincts
00:21:58and love for her own family
00:21:59suggest that this won't be a problem.
00:22:01What's clear is Nellie's been cheated on
00:22:03in lots of past relationships.
00:22:06Yeah.
00:22:06Yeah.
00:22:06So reassurance is key for her
00:22:08to feel safe and secure.
00:22:10Yeah.
00:22:10You know, also,
00:22:11Stephen told us
00:22:12that he's never been unfaithful
00:22:14and his calm and stable nature
00:22:15should provide the security
00:22:17that Nellie needs.
00:22:18They're both high achievers
00:22:20and have all aspects of their lives
00:22:22sorted apart from love.
00:22:25Yeah.
00:22:25I mean, Stephen is hoping
00:22:27for a strong woman
00:22:28with a big personality
00:22:30and vivacious Nellie
00:22:32is a perfect example of this.
00:22:34Well, that's right.
00:22:35This is a match
00:22:36where the personalities
00:22:37really complement each other.
00:22:39Nellie's high energy
00:22:40and the first to admit
00:22:41that she likes the princess treatment.
00:22:43There's a calmness to Stephen
00:22:44that I think
00:22:45will be really grounding for her.
00:22:47Exactly.
00:22:48Her maturity
00:22:48and emotional depths
00:22:49will encourage him to open up.
00:22:52I cannot wait
00:22:52to see their relationship
00:22:54grow in this process.
00:22:56Nellie and Stephen.
00:22:57It's all got very, very real.
00:23:17My stomach keeps dropping
00:23:18every time I think about it.
00:23:20It's not affecting your ironing, clearly.
00:23:22Mate, my ironing's never been good,
00:23:24to be fair.
00:23:25I'm shitting it.
00:23:26I cannot believe
00:23:28I'm getting married
00:23:29to a complete stranger today.
00:23:32You nervous, you?
00:23:34I am, mate.
00:23:34And you know me.
00:23:35Like, I don't get nervous,
00:23:36but I'm, yeah, I'm bad.
00:23:39This is fun,
00:23:40but there's that background noise
00:23:41of, like, wait a minute.
00:23:43Who is he?
00:23:44I am feeling a little overwhelmed.
00:23:47A dry mouth.
00:23:48There's a racing heart.
00:23:49All of these things.
00:23:51Oh, I'm so excited
00:23:52to see what he's like.
00:23:54Yeah, I would obviously
00:23:55like to be with someone
00:23:55attractive.
00:23:58Probably make things a bit easier,
00:23:59maybe, if I was just
00:24:00fancied the pants off them
00:24:01from the way I go.
00:24:03Husband, husband, husband.
00:24:04Doesn't really roll off the tongue.
00:24:07I just hope he's got
00:24:07a cracking personality.
00:24:09Yeah.
00:24:10Because you need someone
00:24:11that you can, like, bounce off.
00:24:12But, and that he's not threatened
00:24:14by the fact that you're funny
00:24:16and you're this super independent,
00:24:18strong woman.
00:24:18Yeah.
00:24:19There's only room for one sheriff
00:24:20in this time.
00:24:20We're not getting competition.
00:24:21Who's the silliest Billy?
00:24:23What are you doing?
00:24:23Although that would be
00:24:23the silliest Billy.
00:24:24Why if he's hilarious?
00:24:26What are you going to do?
00:24:26Oh, cancel the wedding
00:24:28if he's hilarious.
00:24:29How dare he presume
00:24:30to be funny?
00:24:31It would obviously be great.
00:24:32If he's funny,
00:24:33I'll take it back soon.
00:24:34Over to you.
00:24:34Take the mic.
00:24:35I feel like I have
00:24:35a nervous energy about me today
00:24:37and I would not be surprised
00:24:38if I walked down the aisle
00:24:38and went mute
00:24:39and was like,
00:24:40hello, nice to meet you
00:24:42because that's just
00:24:43the kind of best I am.
00:24:43I'm all,
00:24:44I'm all or nothing.
00:24:54As if we're seeing the day
00:24:55nearly as getting married.
00:24:56I didn't think that would ever,
00:24:57ever happen.
00:24:58I know who'd have thought.
00:24:59Who would have thought?
00:25:01I've always dreamt of this day
00:25:02and I can't believe it's here.
00:25:04Not only am I getting married,
00:25:06which I didn't think would happen,
00:25:07I'm literally marrying a stranger.
00:25:09How are you feeling, Nils?
00:25:11I think one thing
00:25:12I am nervous about,
00:25:13me liking him
00:25:14and him not being into me.
00:25:16I mean,
00:25:17it is obviously
00:25:18a bit terrifying
00:25:19because being treated on
00:25:20by all three
00:25:21of my past partners
00:25:22makes you think
00:25:25that there's something
00:25:26wrong with you.
00:25:28I know what I deserve,
00:25:29I know how I should be treated.
00:25:30I don't think I'm asking
00:25:32for anything extra
00:25:32than just being treated
00:25:33with kindness
00:25:34and like a nice human being.
00:25:36That's how you would treat someone,
00:25:37so you just want it back.
00:25:38No one likes the feeling
00:25:39of getting rejected,
00:25:41but I've just got to trust the process
00:25:43and be open and be vulnerable,
00:25:45be open and be vulnerable,
00:25:46be open and be vulnerable,
00:25:47be open and be vulnerable.
00:25:49It could be amazing.
00:25:50We could really, really just click
00:25:52and really fancy each other.
00:25:55I'm probably the most nervous
00:25:56about a future brother-in-law
00:25:57not finding her
00:25:59as attractive as she'd want.
00:26:01She wants somebody
00:26:01to be really obsessed with her,
00:26:03just be infatuated with her,
00:26:04and that would maybe
00:26:06break my heart a little bit
00:26:07if he just wasn't that interested.
00:26:08She's got so much love to give,
00:26:10so to get it back
00:26:11would just be really incredible.
00:26:15I actually can't believe
00:26:16I'm getting married today.
00:26:17I'm going to FaceTime
00:26:18the kids this morning.
00:26:19If I can see their face,
00:26:21it will just calm me down entirely.
00:26:23Hello.
00:26:24Hello, yeah.
00:26:26One of the biggest things
00:26:27I've asked was someone
00:26:27being understanding of that.
00:26:29Kids will always be number one.
00:26:30It is so important to me
00:26:31that they spend
00:26:32a wedding day with me
00:26:34even if they're not here in person.
00:26:35Have you got any advice
00:26:36for Daddy for the wedding?
00:26:38Don't say anything stupid.
00:26:39Don't say anything stupid.
00:26:42All right, well,
00:26:43I'll see you soon.
00:26:44Okay.
00:26:45See you later.
00:26:54I'm in.
00:26:56Hello.
00:26:57Hi, are you coming in?
00:26:58Oh, my God.
00:26:59Oh, you're handsome.
00:27:02My parents have been married
00:27:03for nearly 40 years,
00:27:05so they're doing something right.
00:27:06I mean, something like that,
00:27:08to me,
00:27:08is what I'm striving for.
00:27:10When I have thought about it,
00:27:11I've thought,
00:27:11like, oh, I hope I like her.
00:27:13I hope she's this.
00:27:13I hope she's that.
00:27:14But the other side,
00:27:14I hope she likes me.
00:27:15Yeah, absolutely.
00:27:17And I hope she's...
00:27:18I hope she's the type of person
00:27:19to show that.
00:27:20Soon find out.
00:27:21Not long.
00:27:22I know.
00:27:22I know.
00:27:22No one deserves to find love
00:27:33more than Grace.
00:27:34She is the kindest,
00:27:36most intelligent woman.
00:27:38But Grace can have quite high walls,
00:27:41and I think it depends
00:27:42how the first meet goes.
00:27:44And, you know,
00:27:45Grace is the kind of person
00:27:46who might bolt
00:27:46at the first smell
00:27:47that something might be a bit fishy.
00:27:49I keep thinking, like,
00:27:50when has it gone too far?
00:27:51Is it now?
00:27:53He's a lucky guy.
00:27:54He's a lucky guy.
00:28:06It's gorgeous.
00:28:07Beautiful, isn't it?
00:28:08Hi.
00:28:10Hello.
00:28:11Hi.
00:28:14I think he's got a nervous.
00:28:18Isn't it gorgeous?
00:28:20Welsh.
00:28:22I know.
00:28:23We love a Welsh man.
00:28:28I'm at a point in my life
00:28:30where I am looking for
00:28:31that real thing.
00:28:34I'm really nervous.
00:28:35I would be getting it
00:28:36if it didn't work out.
00:28:38There's so much
00:28:39that's gone into it,
00:28:40so I'll give it
00:28:41everything I got.
00:28:43I do hope that this
00:28:44is the first day
00:28:45of something beautiful.
00:28:46I do hope that this
00:28:48is the first day
00:28:49of something beautiful.
00:28:50and I do hope that this
00:28:52came along.
00:28:53Oh, Lord.
00:29:02Hello.
00:29:04Hello.
00:29:11How's everyone?
00:29:12I can see it.
00:29:29Hello. Hi there. Hi.
00:29:30Oh, no.
00:29:33Oh, jeez.
00:29:34I'm on the way.
00:29:42I am worried that, like, I've maybe taken this too far.
00:29:48Like, even for me, I'm starting to think this is a bit too much.
00:29:51Is it?
00:29:52Do you think?
00:29:53Grace, you are going to nail this.
00:29:56Every time I take another step towards, like, the actual wedding,
00:29:59I'm like, oh, God, I'm taking it too far.
00:30:01Too far.
00:30:06I've got tissue.
00:30:12I'm breaking it.
00:30:15Really nervous.
00:30:17Sweaty hands.
00:30:18Feels like a deer in headlights.
00:30:22Worst case scenario is that she just doesn't like me.
00:30:42Oh, I love her.
00:31:03Hi, you all right?
00:31:05How are you?
00:31:07Hey.
00:31:08How are you?
00:31:09How are you?
00:31:10You look amazing.
00:31:11Thank you, so do you.
00:31:13Nice to meet you.
00:31:15How are you feeling?
00:31:17Oh, you know, all in a day, just your average Monday, how are you?
00:31:22Yeah, I've been pretty much the same.
00:31:24Nice to meet you guys.
00:31:25I'm Grace, by the way.
00:31:26Ashley, nice to meet you, yeah.
00:31:28You're Walsh.
00:31:29I am.
00:31:30Well, give it away.
00:31:31The one word that you said.
00:31:33All right, all right, all right.
00:31:37Anyone ever done this before?
00:31:39Anybody got any prompts?
00:31:41I'm normally more talkative, I'll be honest.
00:31:43Run for your money now.
00:31:45Get your own out.
00:31:47When she's nervous, she is like joke after joke after joke after joke.
00:31:52I don't necessarily think that's a good thing.
00:31:54Hopefully it's not too awkward.
00:31:56Yeah.
00:31:57Who's everyone?
00:31:58Dad, mum, sister.
00:31:59Those guys are great.
00:32:00A million bucks showing up my life.
00:32:07Nice to meet you.
00:32:10Like, she's got personality, and that's everything I've kind of asked for.
00:32:15The attraction is there.
00:32:16I'm a happy man.
00:32:17100% I fancy her.
00:32:20Wow, you look amazing.
00:32:21Thank you, so do you.
00:32:22I wouldn't say he's my type.
00:32:35I'm feeling no instant spark.
00:32:39We're gathered here on this beautiful day to witness the union of Grace and Ashley, who have decided to take a chance on love.
00:32:58Grace, you're flowers.
00:33:00There once were two strangers at the altar.
00:33:05They'd tried normal dating.
00:33:07Their souls simply weren't mating.
00:33:09So they married, and their fates, they did alter.
00:33:13They vowed to have a great experience.
00:33:16They hoped love would make an appearance.
00:33:19They had great respect for what the experiment expects.
00:33:23And in hard times, they promised perseverance.
00:33:25To hell with convention, rules were made to be bent.
00:33:30Let's make time together, time well spent.
00:33:35You're vast, Ashley.
00:33:38Today I stand here not just to make a promise, but to begin a journey with someone who is in so many ways still a mystery to me.
00:33:46In this moment, I'm certain of one thing.
00:33:49I choose you, and I choose us, wherever this past may take us.
00:33:52I vow to be loyal to you, to honor you, and to show up every day for this commitment we're making together.
00:33:57I promise that you're a rock one like this.
00:33:58I don't know.
00:33:59Your biggest fan when life feels light.
00:34:01Maybe I did hope there would be more of an initial spark.
00:34:04I hope you discover a shame.
00:34:05Maybe I just hoped it would be there and more.
00:34:08You can show me that you are truly all in, and take this leap with me.
00:34:12I promise to try and give you the world and more.
00:34:14To dream with you, to build with you, and to never stop enjoying the memories you'll create.
00:34:18One day at a time.
00:34:19With this ring, I join my life with yours.
00:34:31So Grace and Ashley, would you now like to celebrate your union with your very first kiss?
00:34:37I can offer a shake.
00:34:52Yeah.
00:34:53How do you know?
00:34:55Yay!
00:34:55Yay!
00:34:55Yay!
00:34:55Yay!
00:34:55Yay!
00:34:56Yay!
00:34:56Yay!
00:34:56Yay!
00:34:57Yay!
00:34:58Yay!
00:34:59Well done, experts, is all I can say.
00:35:04I think they've done amazing.
00:35:05Yay!
00:35:06I'm grinning like a Cheshire cat.
00:35:08It gives me great pleasure to present to you our wonderful, happy couple, Grace and Ashley.
00:35:14Yay!
00:35:15Yay!
00:35:16Yay!
00:35:17Yay!
00:35:18Yay!
00:35:19Yay!
00:35:20Yay!
00:35:21I'm Jeff.
00:35:22I like the fact that she didn't want to kiss straight away that shows she's got morals.
00:35:27I respect that quite a lot.
00:35:30Now it's just to find out if I'm what she's asked for.
00:35:33I'm not really sure why I'm being quite as wobbly as I am right now.
00:35:37I can't put my finger on it.
00:35:39Honestly, I just don't know how I feel.
00:35:42I don't want to do this.
00:35:43Sorry.
00:35:44I'm not really sure why I'm being quite as wobbly as I am right now.
00:35:49I can't put my finger on it.
00:35:52Honestly, I just don't know how I feel.
00:35:56I don't want to do this.
00:35:57Sorry.
00:35:58I don't want to do this.
00:35:59Sorry.
00:36:00What's upsetting you?
00:36:01It's absolutely fine.
00:36:02It's just like a man.
00:36:03I don't know what to say.
00:36:04It's a lot.
00:36:05Yeah.
00:36:06Sorry.
00:36:07You think I'm just in, like, a negative headspace about it?
00:36:11Wow.
00:36:12I don't know.
00:36:13I don't know what to say.
00:36:15It's a lot.
00:36:16Yeah.
00:36:17Sorry.
00:36:18I don't want to do it.
00:36:19Sorry.
00:36:20I think I'm just in, like, a negative headspace about it.
00:36:23Yeah.
00:36:24I don't know.
00:36:25Sorry.
00:36:26I don't want to do it.
00:36:27Sorry.
00:36:28I don't want to do it.
00:36:29Sorry.
00:36:30Just.
00:36:31I can't.
00:36:32I can't.
00:36:48I can't.
00:36:49That's my friend.
00:36:50I only want to do it.
00:36:51I can't.
00:36:52I can't.
00:36:53I can't.
00:36:54No.
00:36:55No.
00:36:56No.
00:36:57No.
00:36:58We have hats.
00:36:59We have hats.
00:37:00We have hats.
00:37:01We have hats.
00:37:02No.
00:37:03I don't want to do that.
00:37:04Oh, I don't want to.
00:37:05Ha.
00:37:06This is adorable.
00:37:07And look at this half.
00:37:08Come on.
00:37:09Stop it.
00:37:10We are Indiana Jones.
00:37:12The fact that I'm on honeymoon right now with my husband, is insane.
00:37:16In the car.
00:37:17we look great you know but i'm finding kia's energy a lot he's very loud he's 110 at all times
00:37:26this is amazing come on i want to be treated like this every day every i'm not going back
00:37:31to normal life this is how we live yeah that's it that's it this is it so i just want to get to
00:37:37know him i want us to have that that deep meaningful conversations about everything
00:37:42we're gonna have the best time running to swing in to singing work it work it work it work it work
00:38:03me and dean are big energy you know there's no denying that the thing that's grating on me at
00:38:08the minute is dean does keep randomly out bursting into raps or songs
00:38:19when i saw you in that dress today you did more than take my breath away on their wedding day
00:38:24an impromptu rap from dean when i say wed you say ding he is just over the top that's put me right off
00:38:33followed by a self-penned serenade at the top table we'll build a life together you and me
00:38:43sowed serious seeds of doubt in his new wife's mind
00:38:47i'm not an over romantic person at all and anything over the top does put me off
00:38:56got girl sarah right next to me in maldives
00:38:58living life spice margarita all the time zumba maybe we'll find out read a book it's gonna be
00:39:03so like lit so damn good gonna get so wood it's still quite a lot for me twist it twist it
00:39:18ready for some pilates ready for some pilates here we go right get your legs akimbo oh my god
00:39:25oh i like it i feel very vulnerable i guess this is like is this a girl's view quite a lot of the time
00:39:34okay well we do the next move yeah yeah yeah it's coming out with the innuendos you know nice one dean
00:39:40yeah it's all about the hips and then just pull back and then thrust in
00:39:59my sexual chakra i know it's not been opened up just yet it's still it's still there it's still
00:40:03ready it's burning away but it's not opened up just yet take a seat let's take a seat take some
00:40:11heat off these feet you love turning things into wraps oh i love rapping i'm looking forward to get
00:40:18to know sarah on a deeper level because at the moment we're laughing all the time and his banner and
00:40:21the energy is amazing she will fall for me don't worry trust me it will happen i've been here before
00:40:28we're good so how long have you been single for that about 18 months coming up to two years yeah
00:40:34yeah yeah what about yourself yeah but i'm over two years now my typical type is a bit of an
00:40:39asshole which i've always usually gone for very toxic and she is manipulative nice guys trust me
00:40:46nice guys all the way to go i know she wants a nice guy but i still don't know if i'm the nice guy she
00:40:51wants hopefully she can see there's like more to me than just probably what met the eye to begin with
00:40:58i didn't actually start dating until i was like 22. so i didn't like to do anything until i was 22.
00:41:01yeah i was like oh i need to kind of jump into this like i need to get a girlfriend i don't want to
00:41:05diverge in you know like you know those type of things though you're like i don't want that to be me
00:41:10i did go for a phase where i lost about like 10 stones like yeah i lost like loads of weight you're
00:41:14like i'd weigh like fake tan i'd have guy liner on yeah i was a completely different person i wasn't
00:41:20did you wasn't the nicest thing i was like i would like not reply sometimes and i just wasn't someone
00:41:24my nan would be proud of in it and i was like i'm not not myself i just want to be myself i've always
00:41:29been bigger and when you're confident and fat it's cute you know it's funny it's nice but then when
00:41:33you're confident and like a good looking guy yeah i'm still good looking i didn't mean that i didn't
00:41:41i know you don't mean that sorry it was really nice of dean to open up about him losing the way and
00:41:49also how that changed him as a person which i was quite surprised at turned into basically a bit
00:41:54of an asshole i was shocked you know i did not expect that at all it would be really weird to
00:42:02see dean as a bad boy yeah definitely i just can't imagine it at all
00:42:16i always wanted to see her in a wedding dress
00:42:44yeah she looks absolutely stunning she's so gorgeous my little baby
00:42:52you're absolutely beautiful thanks dad you make me proud it does yeah we're already yeah
00:43:00i'm going to be coming down the aisle in the dolly when they put it down can you get me out of it and
00:43:05take me to my husband that would be proudest moment of my life dad i mean it's like giving away my heart
00:43:16it means a world to me that my dad's going to be able to like give me away
00:43:20i'm such a lucky girl to have family like that i'm sure he's going to love it nice i know i hope so
00:43:25i just don't know how he's going to react it's not the normal that's okay how do you want yeah what
00:43:30i want him to be obsessed with me he might be a little bit shocked because it's very different
00:43:36yeah which is fine because it's so probably not what he's expecting and not what he's been
00:43:39envisioning for however long yeah like i just hope he doesn't think i'm some sort of diva coming down
00:43:45i'm so terrified of him being like yeah i'm not really that into her no one wants to face rejection
00:43:53and if he isn't completely showing that he's obsessed with me you'll be thinking but why
00:43:57i've been up since five o'clock getting ready for you babe
00:44:01yeah steve i think you're struggling without a tie you might need help i'm going back to our
00:44:05school ways you know we're you know with everything that he's gone through in life to where we are now
00:44:10steven's ready for this he fully deserves it having watched us get married have children have a
00:44:15settled life stevens wants that the same as we've had it so how do you feel about the kid scenario
00:44:21you feel you're gonna let her know that straight away i'll sort of delay it a little bit it's a
00:44:26tough one that's been rattling through my mind i don't think i'll say it at the altar straight away
00:44:30going oh by the way i've got kids because i think that was just scare her at first kids are the kids
00:44:35they're always going to be there you know without sounding rude she's got to she's got to respect that
00:44:40i think it'll be tough to tell her that i've got kids today again if i think if it comes up
00:44:44that then absolutely i will when there's a right moment in time
00:44:59we're the bro we're the brothers two brothers is your brother good looking as you guys
00:45:04nearly at my level just a little bit below
00:45:06it's important that my future wife can set my children because my children are my entire world
00:45:19they're my be all and end all so it's massively important to me
00:45:23i need my specs to see you properly sorry it's the teeth i'm out blind you
00:45:50it's all very confident i think he is nelly's like i think he probably is yeah definitely 100
00:45:59today is the biggest day of my life given up a lot to be here and i'm just really really hoping that
00:46:12if he doesn't react well to my entrance i'd be devastated
00:46:29it would ruin the magic of it all
00:46:31this whole shebang me in the red is he gonna think i'm some diva and some princess
00:46:41i'm putting my heart on the line and i just really really hope it doesn't get
00:46:45squished to little pieces because i don't know how i'm going to come back from it if it does
00:47:01i don't know how i'm going to go back from it i don't know how i'm going to go back from it
00:47:13oh wow
00:47:27amazing hi you all right nervous for you nice to see you i don't be nervous at all
00:47:42thank you sir what an entrance what an entrance that is i'm glad you liked it
00:47:49i think from first initial attraction looking a little cheeky smile she gave it was definitely
00:47:53saying something i'm like yeah i'm feeling this she accepts what you're standing in the red dress
00:47:57yeah definitely ticks a lot of boxes my neck has to go back to look at him tick tick tick
00:48:09it's very traditional yeah i'm not very i'm not normally very traditional but
00:48:17he just doesn't seem intimidated by anything in the slightest he's just taking it all in his stride and
00:48:22i think that's really admirable i feel like i need to keep my call because i don't want him to
00:48:26think i'm a giddy school girl because i'm not with our friends and family both here witnessing us
00:48:33meet for the very first time i couldn't be more excited to meet a beautiful stranger and share an
00:48:38adventure that would only need to do once in our lifetimes today we have taken a risk but sometimes
00:48:44without risk there is no reward and standing here today in front of me all i see is a reward
00:48:50let's embrace this journey fully let's be a team and conquer anything that comes our way here's to us
00:49:01i stand here today hoping to find someone who will see and love me for who i truly am strong
00:49:06independent but also deeply ready to share my life with the right person i'm far from perfect but i'm
00:49:12willing to be vulnerable to put my heart on the line and give my all to this process
00:49:16now before we go any further let's address the fact that i'm wearing red today
00:49:23and no it's not because i'm a walking red flag although a red dress does come with a little
00:49:28extra sass doesn't it love it and if you're the one i promise to bring all my love and commitment
00:49:32to our journey i can't wait to see what this process brings for us both absolutely blown one out of
00:49:37water there is it good isn't it that's unbelievable unbelievable i'm gonna pop this
00:49:44sorry i'm tall that's okay i'm not complaining that's not a complaint for me
00:49:54with this ring i promise to stand beside you to grow with you and to see where this adventure takes us
00:50:01with this ring i promise to stand beside you to grow with you and see where this adventure takes us
00:50:15you may seal this moment with a kiss if you wish go for it sorry dad
00:50:20and then look inside
00:50:30100% fancier absolutely stunning
00:50:35his confidence is really really sexy he's just kind of gone with the flow and just doesn't seem
00:50:40intimidated at all and yes i do fancy him let's move on
00:50:50i just don't want to get upset
00:51:20this waiting round bit is intense there it is a bit awkward but i'm just i'm really looking forward
00:51:36just getting to know her
00:51:54if you um come a little bit close maybe just hold hands
00:51:56what do you do um i'm a manager of an austral marine construction company so i build ships and
00:52:09rigs oh nice it's not as exciting as it sounds it was um it was a ship in scotland that the world
00:52:15got 10 years old and i turned it into i'm feeling overwhelmed and trying not to focus on any negatives
00:52:23what is it you do um i'm a midwife okay
00:52:31smile yeah i thought i was smiling that already has got my back up and if you're comfortable would
00:52:40you like to have a little kiss maybe i was literally just about to say i wouldn't be the
00:52:44most pda person i wouldn't be one for uh what about a cheek we can do a cheek if you're okay with that yeah
00:52:52it's so awkward there it's fine maybe like let's not is that fine okay
00:53:00so you're not you're not pda kind of in life i'm like the opposite okay
00:53:06not being pda that's a little bit disappointing it feels a little bit of a knockback because
00:53:10i like someone who is kind of affectionate stand a little bit closer together
00:53:16i'm feeling so awkward so uncomfortable so much pressure and finding flaws just panicking like a
00:53:26reason to bolt just frustrated that i feel negative when i really wanted to force like to feel positive
00:53:35i don't i honestly i don't know
00:53:48it's funny in a while i feel like david attenborough it's day two of honeymoons and whilst david and kia head
00:54:10off on safari what's the collective noun for zebras it's called a dazzle of zebras
00:54:18game yeah
00:54:21in the maldives sarah and dean are having pre-dinner drinks
00:54:26i think it's been such a good day today like i've really enjoyed it and you know because it's been
00:54:29an intense few days and like yeah a hundred percent i was like there's no one i'd rather have like
00:54:33been married to you know like it's genuinely been so nice like just like straight off the bat like
00:54:37we're in the most romantic place in the world yeah yeah
00:54:45so is there anything about me that is annoying you at the moment
00:54:50there's genuinely nothing majorly and you do look nice so yeah thank you
00:54:57being in the maldives right now with dean we are getting along really well i just can't get past
00:55:02that attraction that i don't have towards him shake shake shake and the outbursts of song and
00:55:10rapping really beginning to grate on me so i just want to address that but i don't know how he's going
00:55:16to take it so is there anything that's kind of annoying you
00:55:21um
00:55:30yeah i think it probably would be
00:55:37the occasional outbursts of like songs and raps
00:55:40i do do that do you think it's a nervous thing or no how i'm probably i guess i'm never i'm always
00:55:50a happy person in it in general usually and whenever i've got sadness out i write songs in
00:55:55it that's how i get my sadness out and like if i'm feeling a certain way if you listen to the song
00:55:59i'm singing it will usually tell you how i'm feeling but without saying it
00:56:02oh sarah bringing up the rapping and the singing being a bit annoying it's not the first person to
00:56:07bring it up and it wouldn't have been the last so she's not trying to change me she's just trying
00:56:12to not make me irritate her so if you were sad you would just start i'd be like yeah like
00:56:17well i'd sing all by myself or something you know but you wouldn't realize and no one would
00:56:19realize but that kind of gets the emotion like out of me the biggest thing i'm taking away from
00:56:25tonight is learning to be open and honest and talk about whatever's bothering us and hopefully
00:56:30that should move us along as a couple maybe now that we're married you could tell me your emotion
00:56:36rather than singing it i've never done it so i don't know like i genuinely don't know because
00:56:44i've never done it you could try right dean let's practice right now okay okay ready right so tell me
00:56:51how you're feeling right now yeah happy see see hallelujah no no i don't
00:57:00do that no i think maybe you are right and i'll take it on board and i'll compromise because yeah
00:57:05that's the whole reason we're here all i can do is try
00:57:10i was really nervous telling dean how i felt about out bursting into raps or songs
00:57:16and that it was beginning to irritate me i think i've made it quite clear now so yeah fingers crossed
00:57:30that is a giraffe yeah yeah a lot of these animals they rely heavily on their sense of hearing so it's
00:57:50very important to restrain ourselves from shouting and screaming too loud this is amazing the bush is
00:58:02absolutely wild
00:58:18all i want to do is scream and point and touch everything and i can do none of those things
00:58:25hello there is an elephant also walking right towards us there is a lion there
00:58:39have you met my husband he's a lot he's only 110 90 percent of the time
00:58:44black i am far enough away and i'm whispering i keep having to like cover his mouth or telling
00:58:51key up just like and be quiet cheers cheers this is so lovely
00:59:02how are you feeling like i'm like i'm on honeymoon it's fabulous no it's great isn't it
00:59:06uh-huh spread out honestly not screaming has been the most difficult thing we know we have that like
00:59:16really cute connection that we do have we have no problems like kissing like being physical with
00:59:23each other but we are trying kind of waiting for intimacy how do you feel about it i think waiting
00:59:29for that step i i'm completely on board with and i think it's just it's just building the tension
00:59:34it's just going to be better when we get there what do you want do you want to see a rhino's horn
00:59:39is it the horn you're excited about stop it kia yeah he uses comedy just to deflect out of a
00:59:48very deep conversation i want to get to know him a bit more i want to i want to know how he's feeling
00:59:55on their wedding day he will open up to you yeah i'm not gonna hurt her but it will take time kia's
01:00:00mom gave david an insight into his new husband's character he's spent his whole life thinking that
01:00:06he has to perform for everyone because that's what they expect oh kia's a good laugh you know kia's the
01:00:11life of the party do you find talking about this type of stuff hard that's why you reflect to like
01:00:20comedy yeah i think talking about no sure i don't find talking about sex hard and um
01:00:26um it's just it's a defense mechanism you do that yeah a hundred percent if i feel slightly
01:00:32uncomfortable or things are getting a little bit too serious i make make a like hard joke yeah you
01:00:38deflect yeah i don't know how i feel about that i think we're gonna have to work on that a little
01:00:45bit we'll work on that yeah if i am like being vulnerable with like talking and stuff like that
01:00:50i want you to like be on the same level that's all yeah
01:00:55not everything has to be an invent or a joke i just don't need it to be all the time
01:01:02i need deeper i just need deeper
01:01:19how are you uh what's you know how you doing um yeah yeah yeah i mean obviously not much to go
01:01:30off but yeah right how did it all go on your side of things i mean i'm really happy
01:01:37were you kind of was that what you asked for or yeah yeah yeah i think so well it's
01:01:42so what did you ask for i asked for someone like charismatic and respectful actually yeah
01:01:49i was quite big on respect yeah my father's very old school old school in what way i was raised like
01:01:57men are the breadwinners so i was kind of raised that way
01:02:00why is it that you feel the man has to be the breadwinner out of interest
01:02:12like old school morals basically yeah
01:02:14god here we go it's 2025 ashley men don't have to be a money maker and the woman stays home
01:02:29steven do you want to put your hand around your wife
01:02:42don't be scared i'm never scared there you go lovely and just look this way
01:02:46okay how old are you 34 are you yeah you look younger i'll stop it now you're just playing with me
01:02:54in your dreams well hopefully yeah i mean yeah i know sorry imagine if you didn't i know
01:02:59your teeth are nice yes they uh they got done composite yeah i'm a dentist which is why i
01:03:07clocked the teeth yeah they look good thanks and i've got to say the red dress thank you great
01:03:14do you like a sassy sister that's a girl yeah that's a girl i like someone who's going to give
01:03:19me a little bit to get it back okay perfect so yeah you're all for that absolutely i didn't really
01:03:25get to see your family i think i was just really nervous so my brother my sister was there all three
01:03:29older brothers oh wow are you yeah i've got one sister just above me so there's five of you
01:03:35i love a big busy house it's crazy yeah all the niece and nephews and stuff as well it's amazing
01:03:40though isn't it are you close to them your niece and nephews are they like your world yeah fantastic
01:03:51it is nerve-wracking telling anyone especially who i've just met now i've got kids it doesn't feel
01:03:56like the right time to be telling nellie just yet i've just met the girl
01:03:59i feel like just nothing really phases him which is great i'm excited let's get the party started i
01:04:09can't wait
01:04:19so grace this is my dad nice to meet you
01:04:23ashley nice to meet you yeah okay have a seat we've got so many questions yeah fire away
01:04:29fire away is she is she everything that you were hoping yeah yeah yeah yeah i think other than
01:04:36like the affection bit but then something like that i wouldn't expect normally like making out
01:04:41straight away if anything at the ceremony her not letting me kiss her yeah um gained massive
01:04:48respect for her as well like she's a lady like i was brought up with old school morals so i kind
01:04:53of feel like it's the man's job to turn the woman around if that makes sense yeah it's the man's
01:04:58job to turn the woman around like to make the effort yeah i would say yeah i would say grace is big
01:05:05on kind of partnership and equal power dynamics and everyone pulling their weight yeah i think
01:05:10that's really important to her right yeah hundred percent
01:05:15hannah's a bit of a gorilla though isn't she no not a gorilla a gorilla as in like she grilled me
01:05:23it's nice though that she feels that passionate about her friend and and who i am and who what's
01:05:28been picked for her would you describe yourself as a feminist 100 no
01:05:40grace is all about women's rights and empowering women i wouldn't say not 100 no that's the wrong
01:05:46thing to say i would say i do have old school and i i was raised that the man was the breadwinner and
01:05:51things like that i do have old school and i i was raised that the man was the breadwinner and things
01:06:18like that a man that isn't a feminist probably isn't a person for grace
01:06:29i'm not looking for like a washer woman i am an old school gent so i will always treat her with the
01:06:34utmost respect i don't think being an old school gent goes head to head with being a person that
01:06:40believes in equal partnership and equal power but i would never see myself as anything other than equal
01:06:47to her i think it is a partnership in which case i will describe him as a feminist so that's good
01:06:52everyone's learned something today and that's amazing yes i'm a feminist
01:07:00like i'm i'm not going to go around burning my bra or not you know what i mean and that's what i
01:07:03thought a feminist was my advice would be she wants to know you respect her and she wants to like
01:07:12you as a person when i explained to him what a feminist is he came right around to it it turns
01:07:17up that he just didn't understand the question and he said he's just quite respectful of women
01:07:22and he wants someone to feel cared for and i think grace can really warm to that
01:07:25my husband oh god it feels so weird saying that is being really actually really attentive just like
01:07:43i wanted like he's making sure he pulls out the chair for me like it's great when he turned around
01:07:51and he saw his face just a smile gave it away instantly he's honestly like her ideal person
01:07:56he's not someone who's going to have a good time and like take a sense of humor and like good teeth
01:08:02okay all the gossip fantastic thank you detectives
01:08:08um does stephen have any children
01:08:10so i had a mouth sorry oh sorry
01:08:17hot steven has two children
01:08:25kind of hoping it wouldn't come up not for anything we just we'd rather him yeah no
01:08:31i get that
01:08:35so have you all got kids then
01:08:36um um i've got two boys oh lovely peter's got two boys and a girl yeah paul's got two boys uh
01:08:48jordan hasn't so yeah we are a big extended family as well as well as the five of us already yeah
01:08:57his family remind me of my family and i think that's what makes me feel a lot more comfortable
01:09:02and more safe see you in a bit bye and i think well you've got such a great family so surely you
01:09:07must be as such like a great guy did you drop the kid bomb we were asked we said it yes
01:09:20we had to i could immediately see like you guys having like kind of a vibe like he was chatty you
01:09:27were chatting yeah he's like a family guy yeah he's got like nieces and nephews
01:09:34i've not asked him if he's got any kids yet actually but he's not mentioned it
01:09:43i think it's difficult because you can't just be like oh we know that he's got like children
01:09:48okay i think it's something he should say to her it's going to be kind of awkward but you know you
01:09:53just need to tell her i think i think you might have to just drop it yeah but it's so it's just
01:09:59like you're trying to work that into a natural conversation
01:10:01it's okay
01:10:12just brought to speak to you as soon as she kind of entered and she was like pop it was like that's
01:10:19what i asked for my personality wise that's what i asked for she is a lady yeah lovely yeah you take
01:10:24the boxes there 100 okay so full disclosure i had like a huge wobble yeah i think maybe i was more
01:10:37reliant on like an initial spark i think i just was a bit like yeah just such a massive build up yeah
01:10:43and like the photography i was trying not to thrive it was like a smile and i was like oh
01:10:50you know like a man you just smile it's just that a fundamental thing that like women
01:10:56oh don't want to get that and like the breadwinner thing when he's like i am traditional i like to be
01:11:01the breadwinner and i'm like he did say when we were sitting over there i said would you describe
01:11:09yourself as a feminist because i know that's super important yeah yeah full start and he said no
01:11:13but then when i said why don't you believe she really equality and that you're going to have
01:11:23like an equal partnership with someone and he said yeah and so we and so we said yeah okay so you said
01:11:28yeah so you've learned okay i said you've learned something today you're a feminist and he said okay
01:11:32yeah okay but then it's like teaching things and it's like oh god i'm gonna have to bring you up to
01:11:36speed with like really basic issues the thing is though great yeah when he said i'm gonna be the
01:11:42breadwinner and all that stuff yeah although it made us all go a bit like this can be nuanced a
01:11:48little bit and although yeah and i initially recoil he is really lovely
01:11:53yeah yeah this is really over wow of course you are i tuck you into my arms i just thought i wanted
01:12:03it to be really easy i just thought it's really it's not it's not today today has been so much i'm
01:12:09gonna give you a big hug no you don't like to i'm sorry just fine
01:12:17this is a hard thing to do you've had a really emotional day oh girl
01:12:31i love the africa it's beautiful beautiful gorgeous just like you see not hot you can't
01:12:53make me blush no stop during the safari david mentioned that
01:13:01i deflect and use humor cheers cheers i haven't been open and vulnerable with david to explain
01:13:09to him why i do that i want to share with him that side to give him context as to why
01:13:14i sometimes use humor to deflect
01:13:23so um let me just sorry let me just uh preface with this with i will probably make
01:13:30uh i'm gonna try not to make inappropriate jokes um or to deflect but um i my mom comes from a
01:13:38military background we're a military family and that's kind of just how we deal with our trauma we
01:13:43make jokes and like and make light-hearted because it's better to make people laugh
01:13:47um and to just kind of get through it but yeah so my my brother was um very disabled he had a cerebral
01:13:58palsy um so when he was born he was only meant to live until he was one um thankfully he lived until he
01:14:06was nine just turning ten um obviously it was a it was a lot to deal with and it was the same time as
01:14:14my parents were getting divorced as well so we were losing our family home and having to move
01:14:18um so i guess the reason why there's so many situations i deflect because it was a coping
01:14:24mechanism that i always had to get me through a really difficult period where we obviously lost
01:14:32my brother and uh well the family as we knew it um yeah it sorry um and it's really hard for me to
01:14:51open up and be vulnerable because my natural instinct is to make light and make a joke to make people smile
01:15:00and to make people laugh uh because sometimes that is easier
01:15:09now i understand i understand but i'm trying i'm trying i know you are and i'm really proud of you
01:15:15i knew there was something more that he just needed time to feel comfortable to open up to me this
01:15:34definitely uh deepen our emotional connection together and i already liked it i definitely like
01:15:41working more now this is what i want to see i want to see that because you have a beautiful heart
01:15:48you have a beautiful heart and i wanted to see that
01:15:55have you enjoyed today hmm yeah it was really fun right i like yeah yeah yeah sarah's mentioned
01:16:13the rap singing being a bit annoying and it's um something that i'll definitely take on board
01:16:16tonight hoping to just continue to get to know each other more and more hopefully progress in our
01:16:21relationship when i step by step get to that marriage that i think we've both dreamed of
01:16:26so how are you finding everything how you finding married life still a bit surreal to be honest
01:16:32do you think the same it's such a whirlwind isn't it but i feel like we're getting to know each other
01:16:37load like loads and loads but it just yeah it does feel yeah it feels good it feels comfortable i think
01:16:41i'm still like i'm obviously wanting to work on it and try and see what happens but yeah i'm very much
01:16:47like i don't want to put pressure on it i don't want to sort of rush anything i just want to take
01:16:52each day as it comes and just yeah just see what happens i'm myself i'm a little bit of a slow burner
01:16:57i like to kind of get to know a person and like kind of see how it goes then what are you like usually
01:17:02um i think it just depends because i usually would move quite quickly
01:17:10usually when i have gone with like previous partners it's probably that been that attraction that i've
01:17:15then been drawn to them and then it's moved quickly that's the only sort of thing that i would say
01:17:20you know it maybe would be usually quicker quicker but it's just because it's not got that initial spark
01:17:30just for me at the moment it's still friend zone
01:17:34if i feel that spark i'm all in
01:17:42god sorry dean
01:17:48i was kind of thinking that i would like
01:17:51you know marrying someone and being like okay like this is it i've got my person he's gonna be
01:17:55here with me 24 7 and i'm like no that's not what i want so you know i think it's yeah
01:17:59so what was your like first initial reaction what you thought when like obviously i turned
01:18:05around and you was walking down um
01:18:12you know you weren't sort of looks wise what i was expecting
01:18:17so i think initially i was a bit like okay um have you ever been with anyone big or anything
01:18:22i push your usual type and stuff like that have i been with anyone who's like bigger like that yeah
01:18:27no i have to admit that no
01:18:32if you hear that you're not someone's type that has left me feeling deflated all of a sudden you're
01:18:38not going to put yourself out there as much because you don't want to get hurt like you don't want
01:18:41to be rejected have you ever been friends with somebody that's turned into a romantic relationship
01:18:49no
01:18:49it's hard to hear and i'm starting to feel rejected like no one wants to be rejected and it does feel
01:18:57like like you're just friends
01:19:01i genuinely don't know how i'm going to get past
01:19:05the fact that there isn't the attraction there isn't the spark
01:19:07you know it's not friend at first sight i want to meet the love of my life
01:19:19i have to be honest i just envisioned something completely different
01:19:32it's lovely isn't it oh honestly i met you and i thought why has he put me straight is it's freaking
01:19:50me out yeah you've made me just feel really really comfortable and i just want you to know that you
01:19:56can always be honest with me so obviously we're both family orientated yeah what i need is to tell
01:20:03you i wanted to bring it up sooner i need to find the right moment be alone time
01:20:10away from sort of family just me and you so i'm a dad
01:20:21got two kids i'm glad that you could share that with me
01:20:28obviously they are sort of my world kind of thing
01:20:34so how are you feeling now
01:20:35i'm chill about it that that's the way of my shoulders yeah you go into the process you know
01:20:46how's she going to take that for kids yeah you know having the conversation of being open and honest
01:20:55i don't know why but if i find myself like liking someone i have the tendency to
01:21:00i'm so afraid of getting hurt again that i'll put my walls straight up and i'll start self-sabotaging
01:21:06although i'm really really trying to be aware of it because i don't want to put my walls up and
01:21:12i want to be able to explore a connection because that's literally why we're here right yeah we've
01:21:17all got past relationship trauma yeah that's what makes us who we are today right so yes so
01:21:21maybe we just actually just really need to be honest with each other and just have each other's
01:21:25back and yeah just pick each other up that's the thing i think you promised i think you promised
01:21:34this is the first time that i've opened up to somebody this even makes me feel really comfortable
01:21:40and safe so i think so far i'm much made in heaven
01:21:44i cannot believe we got married today something i've always dreamed of i think the days exceeded
01:21:55expectations we're very excited about nilly and i's journey ahead
01:22:02i've always dreamt to this day and i just feel like i might have been matched with someone who
01:22:07actually will just like me for me and i don't have to pretend to be who i'm not like it takes a lot
01:22:15to um oh god what's wrong with me
01:22:22like it takes a lot to open up to somebody
01:22:27and i really just want to i want to give it my all god this is i said i wouldn't do this and it's day one
01:22:38oh god
01:22:42i think i'm ready to receive and give love if that's on the cards
01:22:54next time right now he's not putting a foot wrong nelly and stephen go from strength to strength
01:23:00exactly what i wanted from a honeymoon while ashley's comments continue to trouble grace
01:23:05said i want a tomboy barbie like what oh every now and then he just says something and i think
01:23:10like do you know how that sounds sarah's forthright take on how to ignite a spark with dean get some
01:23:17tattoos and lose some weight combined with demands for honesty would it be any different if i wasn't
01:23:22as big um further test the couple's marriage probably and as two more brave singles i'm scared but i'm
01:23:33definitely ready enter the experiment one of the brides has serious second thoughts should we do a
01:23:41cheek i don't know if she fancies me enough fuck i made a mistake
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