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00:00:00Previously, Mel and Luke and Julia and Grayson left the experiment.
00:00:07I really wanted to show Stephen how special he is to me.
00:00:11But the third commitment ceremony also saw relationships flourish.
00:00:16I treasure you and I'm proud of you.
00:00:18I'm so lucky to call you my husband, so I'm gonna stay.
00:00:21Newcomers Chris and Sam's instant spark continued to grow.
00:00:25Every day we are a little bit more touchy and a little bit closer.
00:00:27Everyone's impression of my man is extremely important.
00:00:31Maybe the attraction is just not there for me.
00:00:34Juliet questioned her feelings for Joel.
00:00:36It's the two of you rather than all of the noise around you that you need to be focusing on.
00:00:42Hard questions from the experts.
00:00:44Why would you apply a blow torch to pretty much everybody at the dinner party?
00:00:49Saw Beck reveal her insecurity.
00:00:52I'm scared to leave me.
00:00:54And...
00:00:55I'm gonna let you into a secret.
00:00:57You're a very hard person to match.
00:01:00Tyson was reminded just why he was paired with Stephanie in the experiment.
00:01:04Calm, sensible, disciplined, ambitious.
00:01:07We see a highly compatible couple.
00:01:09And we just need you to start turning on to that.
00:01:13Tonight...
00:01:19Our couple's families and friends come to visit.
00:01:23Definitely starting to fall for you.
00:01:25I can't be more excited for them.
00:01:27You've got to let your wall down a little bit.
00:01:29Over two big nights, fresh perspective will see some deepen their connections.
00:01:35I do like Rachel.
00:01:36I need to bring these walls down.
00:01:37I need to communicate more.
00:01:39I need to be me.
00:01:40Is Gia a better version of your ex?
00:01:42But for Gia...
00:01:43I feel like I'm a bit at a dinner party right now.
00:01:45I'm getting fired at as usual.
00:01:46Hard-hitting questions will leave her frustrated.
00:01:49We're six friends at a table.
00:01:51Are we?
00:01:51I'm not getting that vibe.
00:01:53Do you want to say it or do you want me to say it?
00:01:55You go, you go.
00:01:56Home sweet home.
00:01:58Our three newest couples move in together.
00:02:00Here we go.
00:02:01And Tyson reveals an incredible transformation.
00:02:05I'm in a lot more positive mindset now.
00:02:07John said I do need to be a little bit more curious.
00:02:09I think we do get along on so many levels.
00:02:12I think this is like the next step for us.
00:02:14Caught in the act.
00:02:15A video popped up of you that my friend sent me.
00:02:18What shocking footage has Juliet seen of Joel?
00:02:21Like, I'm so icked out.
00:02:24And in a dramatic turn of events,
00:02:26which participant calls it quits
00:02:28and leaves the experiment?
00:02:39It's the morning after a fiery
00:02:42and emotional commitment ceremony.
00:02:46Where Bec and Danny's relationship
00:02:48and Bec's recent behaviour
00:02:51were questioned by the experts.
00:02:54And groom Danny is alone in the apartment
00:02:57after Bec took off early this morning
00:03:00for some self-reflection and alone time.
00:03:04Last night after the commitment ceremony,
00:03:06me and Bec sort of just drove home in complete silence.
00:03:09And then just got in the room, just went to sleep.
00:03:12That was it.
00:03:12We didn't, we didn't say one word to each other.
00:03:14It was a bit weird to be honest,
00:03:15but I wasn't really in the mood to talk.
00:03:19Then this morning, Bec said,
00:03:21she sort of needs some space from me
00:03:23and from the experiment.
00:03:25I don't think Bec's a bad person,
00:03:28but it's pretty hard to defend her, to be honest.
00:03:31Even at the commitment ceremony last night,
00:03:34John caught her out on her bad behaviour.
00:03:37After watching you last night,
00:03:40essentially apply a blow torch
00:03:42to pretty much everybody at the dinner party.
00:03:45You were setting off grenades, Bec.
00:03:48In terms of getting on the front foot
00:03:50and going after people,
00:03:52going for the throat.
00:03:54What do you think about that?
00:03:56Really angry.
00:03:57Who are you angry at, Bec?
00:03:59I'm angry at Gia.
00:04:03I feel that the most beautiful thing you can do
00:04:05when you're in the wrong is just take accountability.
00:04:09When Bec sort of says,
00:04:12yeah, but, and then she starts to blame other things,
00:04:15I feel that she's not really being accountable for her actions.
00:04:18And it puts me in a really tough situation as a man
00:04:22because obviously I want to protect her
00:04:24and I don't want people to just come at her attacking her.
00:04:26But if you were one of the new couples
00:04:29and you witness a lady who's being venomous,
00:04:33shouting, pointing and swearing,
00:04:36you'd probably look at me as a husband and think,
00:04:38what is he doing with her?
00:04:40And that's two dinner parties.
00:04:42She's acted like this.
00:04:44For me once, shame on you.
00:04:45For me twice, shame on me.
00:04:48It does make me sort of take a back step.
00:04:50It does make me sort of want to hold her at arm's length.
00:04:54And I don't even know how to approach it
00:04:56because Bec's not the best to have any tough conversations with.
00:05:00So, yeah, I feel a bit lost in how to move forward from here.
00:05:07And as Danny contemplates his future with Bec,
00:05:13her recent behaviour is also on the other couple's minds.
00:05:19I don't think Bec is a bad person.
00:05:22She's doing bad things, yes.
00:05:25She's just out of fires everywhere.
00:05:27Like John said, she was just starting spot fires
00:05:30in other people's relationships.
00:05:31But then her and Danny are like sitting there stronger than ever.
00:05:34Well, if that's what stronger than ever looks like,
00:05:37I don't want to aspire to that.
00:05:39Danny's being very quiet and looks pretty,
00:05:43hate to say it, miserable when it's going off.
00:05:46She's got to figure out why she's so angry
00:05:48and, like, why is everyone in the group copping it?
00:05:52Because we're not responsible for your anger, sweetie.
00:06:03After being held accountable by the experts
00:06:06at last night's commitment ceremony,
00:06:08Bec has returned to the apartment.
00:06:13And after a morning of reflection,
00:06:15she has some things to get off her chest.
00:06:20At that commitment ceremony where I got torn to shreds,
00:06:25torn to shreds from everyone.
00:06:29Experts.
00:06:30I had John coming at me.
00:06:33It has affected me because I don't know if we're as good as we think we are.
00:06:40You constantly go on about when eating a ride or die,
00:06:44someone that's going to be...
00:06:44I don't constantly say that, Bec.
00:06:46I said it in the heat of the moment.
00:06:48Anyway.
00:06:48Right.
00:06:48I said it in my vows.
00:06:49But I don't wake up saying, are you ride or die?
00:06:51No.
00:06:52But you did say it's your name, right,
00:06:55that has been dragged through the mud.
00:06:56Correct.
00:06:57Correct, right.
00:06:58And when it was being brought up,
00:06:59it's frustrating for me
00:07:00because of lies being spread about me.
00:07:02Correct.
00:07:03OK, so...
00:07:03Right.
00:07:04But you didn't have to go in there
00:07:05and cause Armageddon to protect me.
00:07:07As long as you believes me,
00:07:08I don't really care what no one else thinks of me
00:07:10because you're my wife.
00:07:13I'm trying my hardest to make this work.
00:07:16I am.
00:07:17So am I.
00:07:18Are you?
00:07:20You know I am.
00:07:21I'm trying so hard.
00:07:23I'm not involved in all the drama.
00:07:24It's not about that.
00:07:25I'm talking about us.
00:07:26Imagine all that energy you put into the drama.
00:07:28Imagine if you put it into our relationship.
00:07:30I put every single ounce of energy I have into this relationship.
00:07:33So do I.
00:07:34Every single ounce.
00:07:35So do I.
00:07:35Do you?
00:07:41Every single person at that commitment ceremony
00:07:43was absolutely hammering me.
00:07:46Like, I need a ride or die too.
00:07:49Why am I ride or dying for him,
00:07:51but he's not doing it for me?
00:07:53I'm getting frustrated the whole situation
00:07:55because my name's being dragged through the mud.
00:07:57I never said that stupid comment.
00:07:59With all due respect to Gia,
00:08:01and don't take this the wrong way,
00:08:02I'm covered in tattoos,
00:08:03but I don't go for girls who have got tattoos.
00:08:06Why'd you say it then?
00:08:07I didn't, Gia.
00:08:10That comment, the supposed comment of her being my type,
00:08:14it's just ridiculous anyway, because it's that...
00:08:17Like, let's say I did say that,
00:08:19which I didn't categorically, right?
00:08:21I feel like we've got so lost in proving who's right or who's wrong
00:08:26that the comment's actually been forgotten.
00:08:28No, it hasn't.
00:08:29The comment's not forgotten.
00:08:30To be honest.
00:08:31The comment sticks with me all the time.
00:08:33Why, though?
00:08:34This is how my brain is working,
00:08:36and this is why I'm in such emotional turmoil at the moment
00:08:39and taking it out on everyone else,
00:08:41because I'm desperately trying to make this relationship work, right?
00:08:46Mm-hmm.
00:08:47Desperately.
00:08:47Mm-hmm.
00:08:47I think you are the best.
00:08:49I do.
00:08:51But when do I get compliments?
00:08:53What's our sex life like?
00:08:57The whole sex life thing,
00:08:59yeah, I have pulled back because of your behaviour sometimes.
00:09:01It has made me pull back a little bit.
00:09:04It makes me feel uncomfortable.
00:09:05Like, I'll be honest.
00:09:08When I go through a rough patch in a relationship,
00:09:10I do find it hard to just get up and have sex with someone.
00:09:14It's not what I'm about.
00:09:15It's not just about sex.
00:09:16Like, I need processing time.
00:09:19In my mind, I'm like,
00:09:20well, we had low sexual chemistry to begin with,
00:09:23which means that you probably weren't attracted to me.
00:09:26Did it get better?
00:09:27And then it got better, but, like, in my mind,
00:09:29all of these things are going around,
00:09:30and I'm like, am I sitting here with someone
00:09:32that doesn't want to be with me,
00:09:33but he doesn't want to tell me that?
00:09:36I'm scared that you're going to say to me,
00:09:38no, I'm not in for this.
00:09:40Bec, it seems to me that you've just let
00:09:43all these things brought up in your head,
00:09:44and now it's become like you've gone to the dinner parties
00:09:48and it's been like Armageddon
00:09:49and you've took it out on other people,
00:09:51and it's such a poor reflection of you.
00:09:54Be honest with me, then. Speak to me.
00:09:57Look at the carnage it's caused.
00:09:58Well, we could have just had a conversation about this.
00:10:01I'm not a mind reader.
00:10:02If I was, I'd be a billionaire.
00:10:04I'm just a millionaire.
00:10:06Do you know what you mean?
00:10:07Like, you've got to help me.
00:10:09I know.
00:10:10You know, have conversations.
00:10:12You just haven't got to do it in the way you've been doing it.
00:10:15No. That's all I'm saying.
00:10:16Don't hold bitterness in your chest,
00:10:17because that'll you up more than anything else.
00:10:20Who cares?
00:10:21I mean, I've ruined it anyway.
00:10:22I've got no friends.
00:10:23Beg.
00:10:24Everyone hates me anyway, so...
00:10:26Beg, don't worry about that.
00:10:27I don't.
00:10:28There's nothing I can do.
00:10:30I guess what it is.
00:10:33I just...
00:10:34This experiment's not about friends.
00:10:37It's not about Gia.
00:10:38It's not about rumours.
00:10:39It's not about drama.
00:10:40It's about me and you.
00:10:44I finally got out everything that I have been feeling
00:10:49about our relationship to him, finally.
00:10:52You know, finally.
00:10:53I was band-aiding things and being like,
00:10:56it's great, it's great.
00:10:57Like, I love him, he's great, blah, blah, blah.
00:10:59But then, like, on the inside, I'm like,
00:11:01why aren't you complimenting me?
00:11:02And it's always referring back to that ridiculous
00:11:05and false comment that Gia said, and I've realised now, today,
00:11:08that actually, like, I've allowed that to play in my mind.
00:11:14I'm just so drained.
00:11:18I need Beg to voice when she's got a problem with me
00:11:21because she seems to hold them all and they bubble up
00:11:22and then the relationship all of a sudden is in turmoil
00:11:26where it didn't have to go that way.
00:11:29As Beg and Danny navigate difficulties in their marriage,
00:11:34three new couples are embarking on a new chapter in theirs.
00:11:40After a week of weddings, honeymoons, a dinner party
00:11:43and expert advice...
00:11:45Hi, how are you going?
00:11:47Welcome to Monk Weber Resort.
00:11:49..today, they're moving in together.
00:11:52You all right?
00:11:54Presidential suite.
00:11:55Oh, fantastic, madam. Thank you.
00:11:57..and being four weeks behind the other couples,
00:12:00they will spend the week receiving a crash course
00:12:03to fast-track their relationship.
00:12:05Oh, we've got a name on the door and everything.
00:12:07Yeah.
00:12:08Wow, that's special.
00:12:11Nice. After you.
00:12:14Wow.
00:12:15Oh, this is nice.
00:12:17Nice.
00:12:18Oh, that's really cute.
00:12:20Yeah, we look the same height, too.
00:12:24While Chris and Sam settle in...
00:12:28..across the hall...
00:12:30..the family and Tyson are also moving in.
00:12:33Well, this is nice, eh?
00:12:36So nice.
00:12:37..and Tyson is beginning this new chapter
00:12:39with a renewed and positive mindset.
00:12:42I essentially woke up this morning
00:12:44and said, I really need to give this a red-hot crack.
00:12:46We do have similar interests
00:12:48in regards to real estate, politics, et cetera,
00:12:50..so I'll give myself seven days
00:12:53to really give it my 100% all.
00:12:55And during that seven days,
00:12:56if I can feel some sort of connection
00:12:58or some sort of gut feeling to stay,
00:13:01then I'll definitely stay longer, for sure.
00:13:03Ooh.
00:13:04His new outlook comes off the back
00:13:06of receiving some strong feedback
00:13:08from the experts at last night's commitment ceremony.
00:13:11She's definitely not the submissive type, that's for sure.
00:13:15You're saying,
00:13:16I want to be with someone who will lie down,
00:13:20give up their rights,
00:13:21not try to have their needs met,
00:13:23who will make the relationship all about you
00:13:26and your needs.
00:13:28I'm not saying that.
00:13:28Well, you are.
00:13:30I'm not.
00:13:31You actually are saying that.
00:13:32OK, but I'm not.
00:13:33You're using the word submissive.
00:13:35I'm seeing people like you come and go
00:13:37with all these long lists of rigid ideas
00:13:40of what's a perfect match.
00:13:42You stay single.
00:13:43There's no one out there that can ever measure up
00:13:45because you're scared of letting them in.
00:13:47I think that's you.
00:13:52Oh, my God, we've got a wedding photo.
00:13:54Oh, my God, how embarrassing.
00:13:56How funny.
00:13:58Wow.
00:14:01Jeez, it's like a match made in heaven.
00:14:05I'm in a lot more positive mindset now.
00:14:08Yeah, I need to give this whole thing,
00:14:09living together, my 100%.
00:14:11This is really good.
00:14:13Just to really see if I can establish
00:14:15some sort of relationship there with Steph.
00:14:19But Steph and I have disagreements
00:14:21regarding the traditional values of, like,
00:14:24you know, the husband provides and protects
00:14:25and a woman who wants to, you know, cook and clean.
00:14:30But at the same time, I know I'm not perfect
00:14:32and sometimes I just say silly things.
00:14:35How did you feel about, like, Alessandra and Mel
00:14:39pulling you up on this whole submissive thing?
00:14:42Yeah, look, maybe I had it wrong.
00:14:45I'm not too sure.
00:14:45But I always thought submissive was something
00:14:48that obviously brings a lot of emotion
00:14:50to the relationship.
00:14:51Mm.
00:14:52But obviously they said it was more of a, uh,
00:14:55more of a power and control thing.
00:14:56Yeah.
00:14:56And I don't want to come across
00:14:57as a power and control freak.
00:14:59Um, because I'm not...
00:15:03At the end of the day,
00:15:03I do have those traditional values.
00:15:05Mm.
00:15:07But in saying that,
00:15:08it's good to talk to the experts.
00:15:09Yeah.
00:15:10And get their advice.
00:15:11Um, it's good talking to John.
00:15:13John seems like a good bloke.
00:15:15It's pretty funny.
00:15:16Like John said,
00:15:18I do need to be a little bit more curious
00:15:19in regards to our relationship.
00:15:21Yeah.
00:15:22So, you know,
00:15:23I'm taking that on board.
00:15:24I really am taking his advice seriously.
00:15:28Um...
00:15:28It was quite funny
00:15:29when we did reflect on the evening.
00:15:32He was like,
00:15:33oh, you know,
00:15:34Johnny, he's a good guy,
00:15:35but he said nothing about the women.
00:15:39I just don't think he has respect for women.
00:15:42Like John said,
00:15:43I want to get to know you more
00:15:44before we do anything rational,
00:15:46you know?
00:15:46So you haven't written me off yet?
00:15:48Even though you said last night that you had?
00:15:49Well, close.
00:15:50We were close last night,
00:15:51but nah,
00:15:52I haven't written you off.
00:15:53So, um...
00:15:54Yeah.
00:15:54Well, that's nice to hear.
00:15:55Yeah.
00:15:56I really, really hope
00:15:57that he does take this stuff on board.
00:15:59I really want to see, like,
00:16:00a softer side to him.
00:16:01I know it's there.
00:16:02I know it exists.
00:16:04Mm.
00:16:05And I hope I get to see that.
00:16:07I don't know if I will get to see that.
00:16:09But I hope I do.
00:16:12Down the hall,
00:16:13newlyweds Juliet and Joel
00:16:15have officially moved in.
00:16:18But despite Juliet's vow
00:16:20to build on her attraction to her husband
00:16:22at last night's commitment ceremony...
00:16:25The more I get to know Joel,
00:16:27the more I'll probably gain attraction to him for sure.
00:16:30And I'm patiently waiting
00:16:32for her to grow that attraction to warm to me.
00:16:34I'm waiting.
00:16:35Okay.
00:16:36Take as long as you need, babe.
00:16:37Okay.
00:16:38The mood has taken a dramatic turn.
00:16:43How you feeling?
00:16:44Yeah.
00:16:45I'm okay.
00:16:46Definitely upset.
00:16:47Yeah?
00:16:48What are you upset about?
00:16:50Um...
00:16:54A video popped up of you that my friend sent me.
00:16:57What video?
00:17:02Um...
00:17:02You playing the drums with dildos.
00:17:08I woke up this morning to my friend sending me, um, a link to Joel's YouTube channel
00:17:15of him playing, um, the drums with two dildos.
00:17:22I can't help just feeling embarrassed.
00:17:25And that bothers you?
00:17:27It was a bit weird.
00:17:28I'll say.
00:17:30It's just a bit of harmless humour.
00:17:33I'm using dildos as drumsticks.
00:17:35I'm just having a bit of fun.
00:17:36I just don't think that's like a classy act to be posting on YouTube.
00:17:41I just think we're completely different people.
00:17:45That's kind of pushed me over the edge of, um, whether or not I find Joel attractive.
00:17:50Because it was so theatrical and performative.
00:17:53And that's what I saw at our wedding.
00:17:56One thing about me is that I have an insatiable appetite.
00:18:00Not just for food, but for life.
00:18:02For love.
00:18:03And, of course, for my wife!
00:18:05Yes!
00:18:08Through highs and lows, my loyalty will remain as strong as my B.O. after a Barry's class.
00:18:17I think I was right about him all along.
00:18:19And now I'm icked out.
00:18:21Like, I'm so icked out.
00:18:27That sense of humour may not align with you, but at the end of the day,
00:18:29it's a harmless video that doesn't hurt any person at all.
00:18:33I didn't say it hurt anyone.
00:18:34I just said that's an example of probably where we're different.
00:18:37Because, like, for me, that was a bit weird to witness.
00:18:40And the facial expressions you were doing in it as well was a bit odd.
00:18:43And, like, all of that was a bit wiggy.
00:18:46It was so wiggy.
00:18:47Yeah.
00:18:49Today has taken a turn for the worse.
00:18:51It's been a dramatic turn of events between me and Juliet
00:18:54After last night's commitment ceremony, we seemed like we were blind.
00:18:59But today, she blew up at me over my drumming video.
00:19:02Like, you're not definitely the type of people that I usually hang out with.
00:19:08She's definitely, like, hitting me below the belt.
00:19:12It's just a joke.
00:19:13It's a...it's slapstick comedy.
00:19:15That's what the video is.
00:19:16I felt, like, definitely embarrassed that my friends had to say,
00:19:21is this your husband?
00:19:25Like, these are the things that I'm finding out
00:19:28that are pushing me further and further away for sure.
00:19:32This is the new side that I've seen from Juliet,
00:19:34and I am shocked.
00:19:37I'm blindsided.
00:19:38And I'm upset.
00:19:48It's daybreak.
00:19:49And our newest couples are waking up for the first time together
00:19:53in their own apartments.
00:19:57It's a high-frequency snore you've got going.
00:20:00It's a strong snore.
00:20:04Down the hall, Tyson is actioning some sound advice
00:20:07he received from the experts.
00:20:11Here you go.
00:20:13Beautiful tea for a beautiful girl.
00:20:14And he's decided to pull out all the stops
00:20:17for his new bride, Stephanie.
00:20:20How's that coffee?
00:20:21It's a tea.
00:20:22Oh, sorry, a tea.
00:20:23And it's not too bad.
00:20:25What's the difference between tea and coffee?
00:20:30Well, they're two completely different things.
00:20:32I'm just not a tea or coffee drink, right?
00:20:35But...
00:20:36I think I appreciate you making a cup of tea though.
00:20:38That's very kind.
00:20:38It's the effort though, right?
00:20:39Yeah, absolutely.
00:20:40Yeah.
00:20:41As Stephanie begins to soften towards her new husband,
00:20:46across the hall, it's a different story.
00:20:50After the discovery of a video
00:20:51which put Joel's drumming skills in the spotlight,
00:20:56Juliet has pulled back from Joel,
00:20:58leaving him at a loss of how to make his new bride happy.
00:21:02But undeterred, Joel is eager to get them back on track.
00:21:06So, do you think we should go to Woolies and get some things for the apartment today?
00:21:11No, you just do your stuff, I'll do my stuff.
00:21:16Yeah, you don't want to go shopping with me and we can enjoy each other's company?
00:21:19With groceries and stuff we eat different food, you just do your thing.
00:21:22Yeah.
00:21:26This morning, I hoped Juliet would be in a better mood, but it seems like she is not.
00:21:33I can make you breakfast tomorrow morning if you like scrambled eggs.
00:21:38Scrambled eggs on toast, Julesy.
00:21:42I want to try and just have, like, a joyful time together.
00:21:47But she's been more moody than pleasant.
00:21:51Um, hmm.
00:21:53Maybe we can watch a movie tonight or something?
00:21:54Like, wanna watch a movie?
00:21:58Not a movie kind of girl.
00:21:59Not a movie?
00:22:00Yeah.
00:22:02With Juliet and Joel unable to move past first gear...
00:22:06I'm excited!
00:22:08..our original couples are getting ready for one of the most important phases of the experiment.
00:22:13Are you ready to handle the grilling if you get a grilling?
00:22:15I love a grilling.
00:22:16Family and Friends Week.
00:22:18This week, it's the perfect time for our original couples to take stock of their relationships
00:22:24as they meet each other's friends and family.
00:22:27This next to the dip, I'll put this one over here.
00:22:29Okay.
00:22:30Meeting each other's family and friends is an important relationship milestone for any new couple.
00:22:35Big J-shave. We're gonna get some outside perspective.
00:22:38The aim is that the more casual setting will encourage their friends and family to really dig deep,
00:22:43ask those probing questions, and give some guidance for the rest of the experiment.
00:22:54One of the strongest couples in the experiment, Gia and Scott,
00:22:58are getting ready to receive a visit from their loved ones.
00:23:03Wow.
00:23:04You made these platters.
00:23:05Yep.
00:23:06Big day today.
00:23:07Perfect layout.
00:23:09You've done well.
00:23:10I haven't seen my mum or Will in over a month since the wedding, so I just can't wait to
00:23:16see them and reunite with them.
00:23:17Oh, God.
00:23:18What are you nervous about?
00:23:19Nothing.
00:23:20You are.
00:23:21I'm not.
00:23:22I'm not.
00:23:23I'm not.
00:23:23I'm not.
00:23:24I'm not.
00:23:24What about?
00:23:25What do you think's gonna happen?
00:23:26Are you gonna grill you?
00:23:28I'm not.
00:23:28I'm not really nervous about today, to be honest.
00:23:30I think because we had such a good wedding and everyone kind of got along and I think he got
00:23:34the approval already of my mum.
00:23:36So I don't think it's gonna be too hard of a day.
00:23:43Gia hasn't seen her mum and best friend Will since her wedding day, where emotions were running high.
00:23:49Me and my dear bestie girl Gia.
00:23:54Sorry, I just had a flashback from the wedding.
00:23:56It was so f***ed up.
00:23:58You're pissing me off, seriously.
00:24:00Oh, here we go.
00:24:01You f***ing drama queen.
00:24:03Does she think this is my first rodeo?
00:24:05Does she think that this is the first bridezilla I've ever had to deal with?
00:24:07Hello.
00:24:09Chill out, diva.
00:24:11Like, you're not Mariah Carey.
00:24:13Sit down.
00:24:19Oh, I love you too.
00:24:22Love you.
00:24:22Don't be a drama queen today.
00:24:24I love you so much, but don't.
00:24:25Okay.
00:24:26She's so headstrong.
00:24:27You know, she wouldn't apologise to me when I felt she was in the wrong.
00:24:30And then I was like, well, I'm not apologising.
00:24:33And then I realised that I was like, this is her wedding day and she's marrying a stranger.
00:24:38Get on board.
00:24:39You better get on board.
00:24:40Oh my God.
00:24:43Yay.
00:24:45Bitch.
00:24:46Bitch.
00:24:48Bitch.
00:24:51So, look, it's like best friend code.
00:24:54We know her the best.
00:24:55So, I think I'll be straight up.
00:24:57I'll be really honest.
00:24:58We're nosy bitches.
00:24:59We want to know everything.
00:25:00I want the tea.
00:25:01We want the tea.
00:25:02We just want to know.
00:25:03Is this like, she's head over heels.
00:25:05Like, we don't know.
00:25:06We haven't seen them.
00:25:07So, this is where the magic happens, guys.
00:25:09Wow, this is cute.
00:25:10Well, there.
00:25:10That room over there.
00:25:11All right.
00:25:13Too much information.
00:25:14One is here.
00:25:15Oh, hold up.
00:25:17Scotty.
00:25:19And from the Gold Coast are Scott's closest friends, Paige and Matt.
00:25:24How are you, bro?
00:25:25Good, bro.
00:25:26I've known Scotty for years now.
00:25:27He's literally like a brother to me.
00:25:29And we loved GR.
00:25:31Yeah.
00:25:32But we are protective of Scott.
00:25:35Oh, well, so we're all together.
00:25:38Hello.
00:25:39It's been five weeks.
00:25:40Isn't this nice?
00:25:41Six friends at a table.
00:25:44Just a casual Sunday afternoon.
00:25:48So, how's it all going, guys?
00:25:49I think we've, you know, like, we've been matched for a reason.
00:25:53There's so many things we align on that we're like, oh, my God, so weird.
00:25:57But, yeah, like, I think it's going pretty well.
00:26:00Yeah, I've never seen you like this before.
00:26:02Like, you're so, like, you're comfortable.
00:26:06Like, you're happy.
00:26:07Well, we are the strongest couple here.
00:26:09Yeah.
00:26:10Last, she had to be my girlfriend on the weekend.
00:26:12So, it's like...
00:26:12Hey!
00:26:14Daddy boy!
00:26:15So cute!
00:26:16Oh, my God!
00:26:17That's so cute!
00:26:20Call us hopeless romantic.
00:26:22Yeah.
00:26:22We love a good love story.
00:26:23Yeah, we love a good love story.
00:26:25Oh, my God, and he's so pretty.
00:26:28Like, he's so hot.
00:26:30I love them together.
00:26:31Scotty, you're going red.
00:26:33I was like, that's just the 10.
00:26:35How about the drinking side of things?
00:26:37Like, do you find that Jia drinks more than what you want to drink, or...?
00:26:42Well, I don't drink, so...
00:26:44Is that a problem for you, Jia?
00:26:46Initially, yeah, I was like, this is boring,
00:26:49because, like, I don't want to be drinking by myself.
00:26:51We're exactly the same in terms of, like, we both go to...
00:26:55Like, you'll know from home, I light-mode my phone at 8pm...
00:26:57..and I'm in bed before anyone else.
00:26:59Like, no-one can reach me.
00:27:00We have the same things.
00:27:01It's the same thing.
00:27:03If there's one thing you could say as to why it wouldn't work between you,
00:27:06what would it be?
00:27:07You can be honest.
00:27:09It's just...
00:27:10The only way it wouldn't work is if Jia thinks I wouldn't be, like,
00:27:14good enough to be a father with a daughter.
00:27:17It's all good to be, like, on FaceTime with her
00:27:19and, like, she likes him a lot.
00:27:20Yeah.
00:27:20She does, like...
00:27:21But I think, you know, I need to see what he's like with her
00:27:25and how they interact, and I need her to be comfortable.
00:27:27I want him to feel comfortable.
00:27:29I guess my concern would be,
00:27:32how is it going to work on the outside doing long distance,
00:27:34and how long are you going to be doing long distance for?
00:27:37Yeah, I feel like we've had a lot of talks about it,
00:27:40and I think...
00:27:40I was on the Gold Coast before I came back to Melbourne.
00:27:43Like, it makes more sense for us to be there, you know?
00:27:47Will you be bringing your daughter up, though?
00:27:48Because I think...
00:27:49Or just when Scotty goes down to Melbourne.
00:27:52Like, how will that work?
00:27:54I don't know.
00:27:54We haven't really talked about that.
00:27:56Um, I think she'd probably come more than maybe once.
00:27:59I'd go by myself,
00:28:00but I feel like he needs to be around her enough
00:28:02for me to see that this would work.
00:28:04Do you want Scotty to be, like, a full-blown father figure
00:28:07or more like a friend figure?
00:28:10Father figure.
00:28:11What's going on?
00:28:13Matt and Paige were firing questions non-stop.
00:28:16If you were going to come from Melbourne
00:28:18up to the Gold Coast for maybe a week
00:28:20and leave your daughter at home,
00:28:21like, what would she be doing?
00:28:22She'd be with me.
00:28:23Yeah, with you.
00:28:24Yeah, with my mum.
00:28:24She's right now, she's with me.
00:28:26They're like...
00:28:27They came in with a bit of an agenda.
00:28:30Scotty, is Jaya a better version of your ex?
00:28:38I'm sorry?
00:28:41Don't compare me to his ex, my friend.
00:28:47If you want to be controversial,
00:28:48I'll give it back because that's what I'm like.
00:28:50Like, I don't think you can compare
00:28:52because I would never start an OnlyFans
00:28:54and put that out there for $8.
00:28:57So there's the comparison there.
00:28:59I feel like I'm a wife.
00:29:11Is Jaya a better version of your ex?
00:29:17I'm sorry?
00:29:19That was a bit, um, full on.
00:29:23I can't believe he said that.
00:29:25How do you compare to his ex?
00:29:27Like, what the **** is going on?
00:29:33Do you want to say it or do you want me to say it?
00:29:35You go, you go.
00:29:37I feel like Matt's questions were horrible.
00:29:40He came in very hot.
00:29:43I felt like she was being pinned up against the wall.
00:29:47We're her people and we're on her side.
00:29:50I'll say this, um, if you want to be controversial,
00:29:53I'll give it back because that's what I'm like.
00:29:56I don't think you can compare
00:29:57because I would never start an OnlyFans.
00:30:00and put that out there for $8.
00:30:02So there's the comparison there.
00:30:04Yeah.
00:30:04I feel like I'm a wife.
00:30:05I haven't slept with a bunch of people.
00:30:08He's from the Gold Coast.
00:30:09I obviously grew up on the Gold Coast.
00:30:10And he said, I wanted a girl that, like,
00:30:12someone I know hasn't slept with.
00:30:14He's not going to find anyone who's slept with me.
00:30:18So you are a better version.
00:30:21I wouldn't compare, yeah.
00:30:23Well, she doesn't have to compete with anybody.
00:30:25She's her own person.
00:30:26But do you still have contact with her?
00:30:29You don't?
00:30:30Okay.
00:30:30I've removed on social media everything.
00:30:32Okay.
00:30:33I would never talk to an ex.
00:30:35You know, like, it's not appropriate for you to, like,
00:30:37keep talking.
00:30:37Of course.
00:30:38Well, you've had sex with her once upon a time.
00:30:40So, like, there was something at one point.
00:30:42We're six friends at a table.
00:30:44We're six friends at a table.
00:30:44Yeah, no, no.
00:30:45Is this more like...
00:30:45Oh, yeah, I'm not getting that vibe, guys.
00:30:47What the f*** is going on?
00:30:48I'm not getting the vibe that we're all friends.
00:30:52It's a bit different to what I expected.
00:30:54But anyway...
00:30:55What?
00:30:55I feel like I'm a bit at a dinner party right now.
00:30:57I'm getting fired at as usual.
00:30:58No, you're not getting fired at.
00:30:59You're not.
00:31:01Matthew's a bit of a class clown sometimes.
00:31:02He would just say things out of context, out of nowhere,
00:31:05without even delivering it right.
00:31:06Like, so sometimes I don't take matters serious.
00:31:09Oh, gosh.
00:31:11I'm really disappointed with Scott.
00:31:14Like, the ex talk.
00:31:15His friends were, like, firing questions.
00:31:17And coming at me, coming at me, coming at me non-stop.
00:31:20And Scott just sat there, didn't engage.
00:31:23It's disrespectful to me.
00:31:25He needs to back me.
00:31:27You guys were very quiet.
00:31:29I couldn't get a word in.
00:31:29I thought you guys were going to...
00:31:30I couldn't get a word in, Tal.
00:31:31They were, like...
00:31:32It was, like, a bit...
00:31:34I wasn't expecting that.
00:31:35Neither was I.
00:31:37I get his vibe now.
00:31:38He's a smart-ass shit-stirrer.
00:31:40It's giving, like, energy.
00:31:44I was shocked, like, why the f*** is the ex brought up?
00:31:46I, like...
00:31:47I didn't like that.
00:31:48Don't compare me to his ex-girlfriend.
00:31:51No.
00:31:51She's $8.50 on OnlyFans.
00:31:53We're not talking about that.
00:31:53Yeah, sorry.
00:31:54I'm not on that level.
00:31:55No, darling.
00:31:55I'm, like, what's going on?
00:31:59Look, I think he's just a...
00:32:00He's just a sarcastic person, I think.
00:32:02Yeah.
00:32:02Don't take it to heart.
00:32:03It's hard because, like, I'm thinking about the wedding
00:32:05and he was so heartfelt and lovely.
00:32:08Yeah, so I was, like...
00:32:09That's what I'm saying.
00:32:10Don't try not to take it to heart.
00:32:11I wanted to ask serious shit.
00:32:13Not, oh, how do you compare her to your ex-girlfriend?
00:32:15That's irrelevant.
00:32:16They're an ex for a reason.
00:32:17Exactly.
00:32:17You're not with her anymore.
00:32:18Yeah.
00:32:19So who cares?
00:32:19That's not a question that needs to be brought up.
00:32:21Like, I'm not jealous.
00:32:22Like, no.
00:32:23No, darling.
00:32:24You know?
00:32:25She doesn't get jealous.
00:32:27She's territorial.
00:32:28She'll piss in every corner.
00:32:31But she's not a jealous person at all.
00:32:33Look at her.
00:32:34What would you be jealous of?
00:32:35She's not jealous.
00:32:35No.
00:32:36Alright.
00:32:37Let's go.
00:32:38Shall we?
00:32:39Oh, yeah.
00:32:40Love you.
00:32:42Bye.
00:32:43Bye.
00:32:44Love you.
00:32:45Bye.
00:32:47See you, brother.
00:32:48Bye-bye.
00:32:48See you.
00:32:52Um, I think it was good.
00:32:55Mm.
00:32:56It was like, I don't know, just getting outside point of views
00:33:01and what they think about our relationship
00:33:02and what to do moving forward.
00:33:05How do you think about it?
00:33:07I think Matt was very full on.
00:33:08I was not expecting Matt to be, like, firing at me like that,
00:33:12like, talking about the ex and that.
00:33:13I'm like, well, I don't know why that's relevant.
00:33:15I don't know.
00:33:15I don't know why the ex comment was relevant, to be honest.
00:33:18Like...
00:33:18I think it's just more because he's, like,
00:33:21they're just covering everything about our past
00:33:23and if it was just a question off you,
00:33:25don't take anything personal or anything like that.
00:33:28Comparing me to an ex was a bit, um, inappropriate.
00:33:31Like, I think...
00:33:32I think it's a bit yuck.
00:33:34Yeah, I think Matt and Paige were definitely trying
00:33:36to find the cracks today
00:33:37and find something wrong with our relationship.
00:33:39I felt a little bit attacked today.
00:33:41And Scott did nothing.
00:33:43Every question that was asked was quite valid, like...
00:33:45Really?
00:33:46Don't agree with that.
00:33:48I think it was good.
00:33:50Like, honestly, he needs to back me.
00:33:53It's really important for me that I have a partner
00:33:55that will back me up in situations.
00:33:57We will probably have more conversations
00:33:59about this later tonight.
00:34:03Coming up...
00:34:04Well, I just went back a bit.
00:34:05How do we know it didn't happen?
00:34:07Bec's dad wants answers
00:34:09on whether Danny told Gia she was more his type.
00:34:13Why would they pick you out to say that?
00:34:16Is that true?
00:34:24Mum is very, um, cautious
00:34:27about the life I live at the moment.
00:34:32You just kind of take it.
00:34:33She's a mum.
00:34:34She's going to nag and put a bit of pressure on.
00:34:36She loves to say the sort of...
00:34:38So have you found full-time work?
00:34:41Are you working towards getting full-time work?
00:34:43How does that look?
00:34:45And I understand her.
00:34:46I believe her when she says,
00:34:47Look, you need to find a, you know, stable career.
00:34:50You need to lock in a job and do this.
00:34:53And I do believe that she's telling the truth.
00:34:55Well, some of the times have changed.
00:34:56I think there's so much more out there to do now
00:34:59that I don't necessarily have to lock it in,
00:35:02as she sort of suggested, and come back.
00:35:04She still thinks I'm only here for a few more months.
00:35:07She doesn't actually know that I've decided
00:35:09to sort of kick on here a bit longer.
00:35:11Um, so that conversation will be interesting.
00:35:15But it seems to be working out so far,
00:35:17so I'm not complaining.
00:35:25Do you want a glass?
00:35:26Ah, yes please.
00:35:28Might have to do a shop after this.
00:35:30We're running a bit, a bit long on it.
00:35:31With Stephanie and Tyson beginning to settle
00:35:34into their domestic life,
00:35:35after a bumpy start to the experiment,
00:35:40it's time for their next challenge.
00:35:43You've got mail.
00:35:44We knew this was coming.
00:35:46How exciting.
00:35:47The start of their Crash Course Week.
00:35:50Crash Course Week is designed to fast-track
00:35:53our newest couple's relationships,
00:35:55with a series of tasks aimed at helping them
00:35:58to open up and be vulnerable with each other.
00:36:01Stephanie and Tyson,
00:36:02physical intimacy can take time.
00:36:04However, sometimes there is power
00:36:06in taking small steps to deepen a connection.
00:36:09This task invites you to build trust
00:36:11and grow physical connection,
00:36:12partaking in small steps through the eyes and the body.
00:36:16To take your time with each step,
00:36:19this sequence is about building closeness layer by layer.
00:36:22So, where Steph and I are at intimately,
00:36:25we're definitely getting along a lot better.
00:36:27And Steph and I do connect on a lot of levels.
00:36:30But yeah, there's no kissing, there's no touching.
00:36:35So, just, I wanted to go head first into it
00:36:38and just see if it would make us closer.
00:36:40What are your thoughts regarding the eye gaze for three minutes?
00:36:42I feel like it's very long three minutes.
00:36:45I know, I know.
00:36:46We'll definitely have to set a timer.
00:36:48Maybe we can just set it for two minutes.
00:36:49No, we'll do three minutes.
00:36:51But, um...
00:36:52I think it's going to be weird.
00:36:54A little bit.
00:36:56The prospect of staring into Tyson's eyes
00:36:58for three uninterrupted minutes,
00:37:01it's just uncomfortable.
00:37:02It's not something, like, that we've kind of done in that way.
00:37:06Like, we have looked into each other's eyes,
00:37:09but most of the time it's been fought with, like,
00:37:11you know, anger.
00:37:12And, like, fury.
00:37:15Three minutes.
00:37:16You ready?
00:37:16Yeah.
00:37:17Alright, let's go.
00:37:28So weird.
00:37:43Good night.
00:37:44Thank you, you too.
00:37:48Tyson has nice eyes.
00:37:49And I was thinking about his nice eyes.
00:37:52I kept seeing him smile, which was nice.
00:37:57I felt a little bit closer to him in that moment.
00:38:02I feel like everyone's got a soul,
00:38:04and, um, I was really trying to get in there
00:38:06just to see what I could see.
00:38:07And, you know, even just looking into her eyes
00:38:09for that three minutes,
00:38:10I can tell, you know, she's a beautiful person.
00:38:12She's got a beautiful heart.
00:38:18Well, our three minutes is up.
00:38:20How'd you feel?
00:38:22It was nice.
00:38:23Hmm.
00:38:25So you've got nice eyes.
00:38:26Thank you, you too.
00:38:27It was an interesting little task.
00:38:29It's really nice seeing you smile.
00:38:31Mmm.
00:38:31Oh, thank you.
00:38:32I do smile a lot, but, you know, as we know,
00:38:35the last couple of weeks has been a rollercoaster for us.
00:38:38But one thing's for sure, you've got beautiful eyes,
00:38:41and, um, yeah.
00:38:43It was, um, it was good.
00:38:48Thank God it's not whips and chains and whipped cream.
00:38:51I was waiting for that.
00:38:54I think secretly you want that too, Steph.
00:38:56I absolutely do, honey.
00:38:57You know.
00:38:58Mmm.
00:38:58You just know me so well.
00:39:00I know.
00:39:00And how do you like to hug?
00:39:03Isn't the only way, like, one way of hugging?
00:39:05Like, you just get up and hug?
00:39:08Yeah, I guess.
00:39:09It's gonna be a good hug.
00:39:11Yeah?
00:39:11Quite frankly, people would be jealous.
00:39:13So...
00:39:14Come on.
00:39:14Let's, um...
00:39:16So let's time it.
00:39:17And we'll stand...
00:39:18What do you reckon?
00:39:18Stand up?
00:39:19Well, we're not gonna sit down and hug you freak out.
00:39:21Cause it's gonna be a bit odd, eh?
00:39:23But do you like, like, when I go over the top?
00:39:25Or do you like, underneath?
00:39:26I like to go over the top.
00:39:27Okay.
00:39:28Yeah.
00:39:29Alright.
00:39:30It's probably a bit masculine-offy, isn't it?
00:39:31Bring it in.
00:39:32Oh, gosh.
00:39:33Oh.
00:39:49He's a good hugger and, like, I just fit...
00:39:51I fit so nicely into, like, his...
00:39:54Into his embrace.
00:40:08I enjoy hugging Tyson.
00:40:10It's nice.
00:40:12I like how I just kind of fit into, like, your embrace really nicely.
00:40:16Mm.
00:40:17No, it was a good...
00:40:17It was a good hug.
00:40:18Mm.
00:40:19Yeah, it was like a 10 out of 10 hug.
00:40:20So, um...
00:40:21Mm.
00:40:22I could feel your...
00:40:23Your fingers moving on my back.
00:40:24I'm like, oof.
00:40:25I could stand here for another three minutes.
00:40:29Um...
00:40:29I'm always thinking of you, man.
00:40:31Yeah.
00:40:31Thank you, Steph.
00:40:33I...
00:40:33Yeah, I appreciate that.
00:40:34I felt like he enjoyed it.
00:40:36I felt like he eased into it.
00:40:37I gave him, like, little back scratches, and I knew he would enjoy that.
00:40:40So I wanted to just, like, show a bit of an affectionate side of me.
00:40:45I think it brought us a little bit closer for sure.
00:40:48Just...
00:40:48Just gotta take this slow and just see where it ends up.
00:40:51Mm.
00:40:51That's all we can do.
00:40:52Yeah.
00:40:54But progress is progress.
00:40:55So we're making progress, and it feels so good.
00:40:58Progress is progress, baby.
00:40:59Come on.
00:41:00Let's go.
00:41:00Yeah.
00:41:01Yeah.
00:41:02Yeah.
00:41:02No, it feels good.
00:41:03I'm excited.
00:41:04I'm excited to see us continue to progress.
00:41:07Mm-hmm.
00:41:08I would hope that Tyson is starting to feel a little more physically attracted to me.
00:41:14You know, I think we'd look great together.
00:41:16And I think we do get along on so many levels.
00:41:19I think this is, like, the next step for us.
00:41:21Do you love me all of a sudden?
00:41:22Yeah.
00:41:23Yeah.
00:41:24I can clearly see that.
00:41:30Coming up...
00:41:31Juliet and Joel go from bad to worse.
00:41:35What I need more from you is...
00:41:38space.
00:41:41There's, um...
00:41:42Yeah, there's something that I want to tell you.
00:41:44It's Chris's moment of truth.
00:41:46I wanted you to, like, get to know me a bit first, um, before I told you.
00:41:49I can feel my nerves start to come on because I knew that Sam was going to find out.
00:41:53So I'm just going to rip the bandaid off and do it.
00:41:55Um, so, I...
00:41:58And later, one participant dramatically walks out.
00:42:15This week, our newest couples are taking part in a crash course
00:42:19designed to expedite their progress in the experiment.
00:42:24Chris and Sam.
00:42:26That's us.
00:42:27Hi.
00:42:28Hello, how you doing?
00:42:29On their wedding day, the pair hit it off instantly with almost identical vows.
00:42:35I still want my happily ever after, and I really hope it's with you.
00:42:38Here's to hopefully being happily ever after.
00:42:41Yours, Sam.
00:42:42And at the first commitment ceremony, their chemistry was on full display.
00:42:47Every day, it's just getting better and better.
00:42:49Yeah.
00:42:49Every day, we are a little bit more touchy and a little bit closer.
00:42:53Yeah.
00:42:54And now they'll be participating in their first crash course task, the audition video.
00:43:01Before you married a stranger, you each went through an intense selection process,
00:43:06revealing raw, unfiltered truths about your life, your values and what you wanted in a partner.
00:43:12This year, in your crash course, we are doing things differently.
00:43:16You won't be watching your own audition video.
00:43:19Instead, you'll be watching only your partner's audition video on your own.
00:43:24Oh my God, what the actual **** is happening.
00:43:27I'm reading the letter and I can feel my nerves start to come on because I do know that I
00:43:32mentioned
00:43:33becoming a father and my children in my audition video.
00:43:37I really want to have children.
00:43:40And I'm on a wait list for a surrogate, which is happening at the end of the year,
00:43:43which will be my child, but with an egg donor.
00:43:48I've just donated my sperm to one of my best friends, who's a lesbian.
00:43:52Yeah, her and her partner.
00:43:53So she's pregnant.
00:43:55So the two children will be related by me, but different biological mothers.
00:44:00And because obviously this child will mean everything to me.
00:44:03So, yeah, if they're not kid friendly or they don't want to do that,
00:44:08it's probably like a deal-breaker.
00:44:12Okay.
00:44:13Wow.
00:44:15Chris has kept quiet about his children since the topic awkwardly came up at the couple's wedding.
00:44:22Oh, I mean, if you wanted kids next year, I don't think that would be something that I would be
00:44:25ready for just yet.
00:44:26Right.
00:44:27It's a little bit disheartening.
00:44:29It's a little bit sad, to be honest.
00:44:31And when an opportunity to tell Sam the news arose during their honeymoon,
00:44:37Chris still had trepidation about telling his new husband.
00:44:41What is one important thing I should know about you?
00:44:44Chris.
00:44:44Do I have something important to tell Sam?
00:44:47I do.
00:44:48There is something that I want to tell you.
00:44:51It's like a toll that I've got a weight on my shoulders.
00:44:54Yeah, yeah.
00:44:55Yeah.
00:44:58Um, I'm not going to answer that question just yet.
00:45:01Yeah.
00:45:06I was, um, for lack of a better word, shitting myself,
00:45:08because I knew that Sam was going to find out by watching my video.
00:45:13I wonder if they'll show you when I spoke to John or when I spoke to Mel,
00:45:16or if you get to see both.
00:45:17Yeah.
00:45:18The highlights of it, probably.
00:45:19I feel good about this task.
00:45:21I've been really open.
00:45:22Yeah.
00:45:23Uh, I don't think I said anything that I'm trying to hide.
00:45:27I'm 100% open with my answers to him.
00:45:30And I think Chris has been really honest with me as well.
00:45:33I feel there's just a lot of vulnerability and we just talk.
00:45:37And you can tell when someone's hiding something, you know?
00:45:39Like, you can see it all over their face.
00:45:41Ah!
00:45:42I'm excited.
00:45:43Okay.
00:45:44I like this one.
00:45:50I do really like Sam and I'm really loving getting to know him.
00:45:54You know, he's only just met me, uh, a week, just over a week ago.
00:45:59And he did say that when I'm closer to 40, I would think about kids,
00:46:02but it's not on my agenda for the next year.
00:46:06There's a worry that that might be a burden, you know?
00:46:09Like, it's not just one kid, it's two.
00:46:10It's two.
00:46:11I do feel like that could be maybe a bit of a deal-breaker for him.
00:46:15And, um, yeah, it could potentially change the situation
00:46:19or the dynamic with him.
00:46:22You good?
00:46:23Mm-hmm.
00:46:30I haven't really had time to prepare.
00:46:31But I wanted to say, regardless,
00:46:35I would rather him hear it from my mouth.
00:46:38I've decided I'm gonna completely open up
00:46:40and be vulnerable and tell him.
00:46:45Okay, so if you're gonna watch my audition video,
00:46:47there's, um, yeah, there's something that I wanna tell you.
00:46:50Okay.
00:46:50Um, I just want you to...
00:46:53Yeah, do you wanna take a seat?
00:46:54Sure.
00:46:57Um, yeah, so obviously I wanted you to, like,
00:46:59get to know me a bit first, um, before I told you.
00:47:03Yeah.
00:47:03But you're probably gonna see it anyway,
00:47:05so I want to tell you myself.
00:47:08Yeah.
00:47:09Um, so I'm just gonna rip the bandaid off and do it.
00:47:13Um, so I am going to be a, um, dad.
00:47:31Um, yeah, so obviously I wanted you to, like,
00:47:33get to know me a bit first, um, before I told you.
00:47:40Um, yeah, so cool.
00:47:40I think it's great news.
00:47:41I think it's great news.
00:47:42Yeah.
00:47:43Um, so I'm just gonna rip the bandaid off and do it.
00:47:47Um, so I am going to be a, um, dad.
00:47:52A donor dad.
00:47:56Um.
00:47:58Yeah.
00:47:59Congratulations.
00:47:59That's awesome.
00:48:00Oh, thanks.
00:48:01Um, yeah.
00:48:02So cool.
00:48:04Yeah.
00:48:04I think it's great news.
00:48:06Obviously, in the moment, it was a bit of a shock.
00:48:08I didn't know what he was gonna say,
00:48:10but I'm really happy for him.
00:48:13There'll be a little mini-me running around,
00:48:14so obviously it's with a really good friend of mine
00:48:16who I've been friends with for, like, 18 years.
00:48:18Yep.
00:48:19Awesome.
00:48:19That's so good you can do that.
00:48:20So I've got a daughter due.
00:48:21I'm not too far away.
00:48:22Uh.
00:48:23Are you guys gonna raise this kid together?
00:48:25The daughter will be living with her full-time.
00:48:28Yeah.
00:48:28But I will be, like, I will be known as the father.
00:48:31I completely understand, like,
00:48:33why he's doing this wonderful thing.
00:48:35There's a lovely lesbian couple that I'm good friends with
00:48:38and they've always alluded to me being a donor for them one day
00:48:41and me being, you know, a father to them,
00:48:43but the kid would be with them pretty much full-time.
00:48:45So I completely understand why he's being a donor.
00:48:49So that's the first part of the news,
00:48:50and then the second part of the news is
00:48:52I'm also having a child of my own.
00:48:54Yep.
00:48:55Ah, yeah.
00:48:56OK.
00:48:59Look, the surrogate will be pregnant
00:49:01in probably about four or five weeks,
00:49:03so I will have a child in roughly about 10 or 11 months.
00:49:09That's so exciting.
00:49:10Yeah.
00:49:12I'm super proud of it.
00:49:13I've always wanted to be a father.
00:49:14Yeah.
00:49:15I just feel like, you know, as I got a little bit older,
00:49:18I just felt like there was a part of me that was missing
00:49:20and that was having children.
00:49:23Yeah.
00:49:24As a gay person, it can be really hard to work out the right way
00:49:29to have a child and to be able to go through that journey
00:49:32and got to this stage where he's going to have a kid.
00:49:35That's awesome.
00:49:36It's not going to, like, affect me wanting to, like,
00:49:39date you or be with you.
00:49:40Yeah.
00:49:40I mean, something that you know about me is that I do want kids
00:49:43at some point.
00:49:45Um, and I've also said if I got closer to the age of 40,
00:49:48it would be something that I would take into my own hands
00:49:50and do it, which is exactly, like, what you're doing.
00:49:52Um, and I think it's awesome that you've found a way.
00:49:56Yeah.
00:49:56I just wanted you to hear it from me.
00:49:57And I just feel like, you know, in the real world,
00:49:59I wouldn't really know when the right or wrong time is to tell someone.
00:50:03Yeah.
00:50:03Um, and I didn't, I just wanted in this experiment with you
00:50:07to hang out with you a little bit more and, you know,
00:50:09just build that emotional connection before I told you this news.
00:50:12Yeah.
00:50:12Um, but it's not going to affect anything for me.
00:50:15Like, this process, like...
00:50:17Yeah.
00:50:18I'm actually feeling quite relieved that that weight
00:50:20is finally off my shoulders.
00:50:22The good news is you still have, like, ten months with me on my own.
00:50:26Being a father is the most important and special thing
00:50:31that I'm ever going to do in my life.
00:50:32Congratulations.
00:50:33Today I'm just feeling really proud to be a dad and a husband.
00:50:36I'm so glad that I told him and it turned out really well.
00:50:39It felt amazing and that's what I wanted.
00:50:42That's what I wanted.
00:50:42Yeah.
00:50:43I really don't know why I was putting so much stress on her in the end.
00:50:46Um, and I should have known Sam would have taken it pretty well
00:50:49because he's such a sweet guy.
00:50:51As Crash Course Week brings about a closer connection for Chris and Sam,
00:50:56our original couples are continuing to meet with their family and friends.
00:51:02For Bec and Danny, reuniting with their loved ones has come at a pivotal time.
00:51:07Yesterday, we were in some rocky waters.
00:51:10We sat and talked for hours.
00:51:12I had to tell Bec some home truths.
00:51:14You know what I mean?
00:51:15You know, tell her her behaviour is unacceptable.
00:51:18And now I need her to take on board what I said to her.
00:51:20I just want to see that Bec's trying to make change.
00:51:23I want today to go really good.
00:51:25It would mean a lot to me that everyone just gets on and we have a great day.
00:51:29But, um, I think they're going to have a lot of questions.
00:51:32Especially her father.
00:51:34They're going to ask me, you know, the ups and the downs of the relationship.
00:51:38Do I see a future with Bec?
00:51:40They're probably going to ask all the tough questions.
00:51:42But it's probably actually come at a good time, to be honest.
00:51:45We've had a tough week, but it could be a good thing.
00:51:48We could have a really good chat here and have a few drinks and have a laugh.
00:51:51And it could really raise the spirits and the energy.
00:51:53It could also go the other way.
00:51:56I guess we'll find out.
00:51:57It's going to be a long chat for us to tell them, like, about everything that's gone down.
00:52:02The honeymoon, getting back.
00:52:05There's so much that's happened.
00:52:07It did hurt to hear Danny say that he felt embarrassed by me at the dinner party.
00:52:14That sort of hit home a lot.
00:52:16Because if he's embarrassed of me, then my dad and my family would be embarrassed of my behaviour.
00:52:20My family is so close.
00:52:22We are all like this.
00:52:24And their opinions are paramount to me.
00:52:27They don't know the nitty gritty of everything that's gone on.
00:52:30Like, I haven't really been communicating much.
00:52:32Just because I've tried to be really in the experiment.
00:52:35But I'm completely open about sharing the ups and downs with my family.
00:52:38So I'm not going to be sugarcoating stuff.
00:52:40I wonder if they've got any good advice for us.
00:52:45I have really serious feelings for Danny.
00:52:48So I hope my family come out of this and adore him as much as I do.
00:52:53I want us to work.
00:53:04Here to meet Beck and Danny is Beck's dad Lee and Aunty Helena.
00:53:10Beck and I get on famously when it gets down to the nitty gritty.
00:53:14Yeah, I'm protective.
00:53:15So we'll ask about the ups and downs.
00:53:17And I want to know more about the downs.
00:53:20And how they came to be.
00:53:22Hello.
00:53:24And here to see everyone again after the wedding is Danny's friend Alex.
00:53:29Thank you for coming.
00:53:31Hello.
00:53:33Alex.
00:53:34One of Daniel's best friends.
00:53:35He knows everything about me.
00:53:37I know everything about him.
00:53:38So what I'll be looking out for today is to gauge Daniel's happiness.
00:53:42I was just saying I haven't seen you.
00:53:44You left to go.
00:53:45I know.
00:53:45It's been 11 weeks.
00:53:47Seven weeks we've been married today.
00:53:49And then eight, nine, ten.
00:53:50Eleven weeks.
00:53:51That's a long time.
00:53:52Two or three months I haven't seen him.
00:53:54I know.
00:53:54Long time.
00:53:55I miss the wedding.
00:53:57I know.
00:53:58Cheers.
00:53:58Cheers.
00:53:59Thanks for making it.
00:54:00Cheers.
00:54:00Good seeing you buddy.
00:54:01Always a pleasure.
00:54:03Good health.
00:54:05Cheers.
00:54:06So more importantly.
00:54:08Here we go.
00:54:09How are we going?
00:54:11Yeah, good.
00:54:12We're going good now.
00:54:14We've had a couple of ups and downs.
00:54:16Yeah, obviously.
00:54:16What?
00:54:17Yeah, why?
00:54:18The ups are easy.
00:54:19What are the downs?
00:54:21When we were on the honeymoon, we had such a good time, didn't we?
00:54:25But Daniel basically said that he had low sexual chemistry.
00:54:29It wasn't really attracted to me.
00:54:33I didn't say not attracted.
00:54:35I said like I didn't think our sexual chemistry was too high.
00:54:38It was there.
00:54:38Sorry dad.
00:54:39It's all right.
00:54:40Anyway, we got past that and we came, we moved in.
00:54:44It was all good.
00:54:45But I've acted out at dinner parties.
00:54:48I was furious at everything.
00:54:50I was upset with you.
00:54:54I was very upset.
00:54:56And I just.
00:54:58Kicking ass and taking names.
00:54:59I just dropped grenades on everyone.
00:55:03I like, like one of the things I said, look at you staring at me with those evil eyes.
00:55:09Oh.
00:55:10Oh.
00:55:10Beck.
00:55:11I did.
00:55:13I know.
00:55:14I did.
00:55:15At least you know.
00:55:16Yeah, I know.
00:55:17I was angry and I was reactive and gone haywire at people trying to prove my trust and my loyalty.
00:55:26Why?
00:55:29Because one of the other brides here, she actually came out at a dinner party and said that she asked
00:55:35Daniel, what is your type?
00:55:36And he said, on the outside world, I'd want to be with someone like you that looks like you.
00:55:41Oh.
00:55:42Oh.
00:55:48Is that true?
00:55:57I'm ready.
00:56:04I'm ready.
00:56:05Oh.
00:56:05Oh, yeah.
00:56:18Oh, yeah.
00:56:19look quite rough. So I go in, she runs in after me and I look up and then just see
00:56:24her get tumbled
00:56:25and her boobs fall out of her top. Her hair is like out here. She coughs up like a massive
00:56:30chunk
00:56:30of sand this big. Sand's coming out of her nose, in her eyes. I was like, you almost died. She's
00:56:35like, oh my boobs fell out, my boobs. Anyway, she was not happy. I never heard from her again.
00:56:49One of the other brides here, she actually came out at a dinner party and said that she asked Daniel,
00:56:54what is your type? And he said, on the outside world, I'd want to be with someone like you that
00:56:59looks like you. Is that true? No, complete lie. It didn't happen? Never. But that then has gotten
00:57:12into my head a bit because... So I'll just wind back a bit. How do we know it didn't happen?
00:57:21Why would they pick you out to say that? So why you? Why not one of the other guys?
00:57:35I've got no reason to lie. I've been honest with Bec about things like sitting back down
00:57:40and telling her I thought our sexual chemistry was like, that was a brutal conversation. I
00:57:44didn't want to have that conversation with Bec, but I'm trying to be real on this experiment.
00:57:48I feel that you have to be. It was a tough situation to deal with as well because it's
00:57:53like, I've never actually had someone flat out just lie about me like that before. So
00:57:58it was like, for me, I didn't even really know how to deal with it.
00:58:02I don't believe that it's true. That's good enough for me. And I thought, like, I put Bec's mind at
00:58:17ease where Bec's mind probably wasn't fully at ease in hindsight, was it? But she gets insecure about our relationship
00:58:23and needs more reassurance. Maybe that's where I fell short. I thought I was doing the right thing by standing
00:58:30up for him.
00:58:31But I just went in angry. I just went in angry. And I just and like, I didn't want to
00:58:37talk about him and I because like, I was upset with Danny. I'm also just disappointed in myself.
00:58:43No, I've acted out at dinner parties. I've acted a way that's not me. And it's because I've been angry.
00:58:52So angry and my actions weren't acceptable. I am regretful about it.
00:59:01Bec probably got emotional in that moment. I can't speak on behalf of her because I'm not her, but she
00:59:06probably got emotional in that moment because it's not the person she wants to be. Her family were there. Maybe
00:59:11she was a tiny bit of shame. But I'm glad it brought some emotion out of her because it shows
00:59:16that she cares.
00:59:19I did have a chat with Bec and say to her, like, some of your comments were like, you're swearing
00:59:25and things like that.
00:59:27Yeah, it's true. I feel it's a bad reflection of you.
00:59:30Remember that those words aren't necessary.
00:59:34For them to come back and say to Bec, you know, like, that's not the way we've raised you.
00:59:38I'm glad that happened because I feel like me saying it's one thing, but Bec's family doubling down on it
00:59:43and saying the same thing to her solidifies it.
00:59:47You know, so I'd like to see the next dinner party of behaviours change.
00:59:52It's hard, Bec, because you obviously have feelings for Denny.
00:59:56Yeah.
00:59:58I let things spiral in my mind over the past couple of weeks that made me be like, this isn't
01:00:03going to work. He doesn't like me. I'm not his type.
01:00:06And actually, had I just spoken to him, I wouldn't cause so much damage.
01:00:12I'm learning on the job, right? I've been single for four years before this experiment.
01:00:16The problem in our relationship is like, and I didn't realise it was a problem, but in these conversations, Bec's
01:00:22brought up and I said, I wish you would have told me, because not the most affectionate bloke.
01:00:25No, you're not.
01:00:26I don't always give Bec compliments. I look at Bec all the time and I say, in my head, I
01:00:31say she looks really pretty, but I don't say it out loud.
01:00:34Other than the negative stuff that we've talked about, we've actually, we actually have so much fun together.
01:00:38Do you?
01:00:39We do.
01:00:40There's things about Denny that I didn't know I was looking for in a man that he does or he
01:00:47has, that I'm like, wow, I never knew that I wanted that.
01:00:50How do you feel about being with somebody like Bec, though, with her personality?
01:00:56You always have Banner, don't you?
01:00:57We're always laughing, always.
01:00:58Always laughing and joking.
01:00:59I love that she's got a voice and she's passionate about things she believes in and she sticks up for
01:01:05her friends.
01:01:05I know she's got the biggest heart of gold, but you guys know yourself, right?
01:01:10She dotes on me. She's the loveliest person ever.
01:01:14Beautiful.
01:01:15Bec and Denny, they have had their ups and downs, but they seem to get on well and they seem
01:01:22to have a chemistry.
01:01:24I think they've got a possible future.
01:01:27From here, you look really cute together.
01:01:30Thanks.
01:01:31You do.
01:01:32But listening to you today, if you're genuine, and I think you are, and that's why I'm saying that, I
01:01:37think it's going to be really fine.
01:01:39I really do.
01:01:40Yeah.
01:01:40It's good.
01:01:41I hope so.
01:01:50Down the hall, something you don't know about me is.
01:01:55What about you? You answer this one.
01:01:58So there's nothing you want to tell me?
01:01:59No.
01:02:01Juliette's mood is yet to improve.
01:02:03I feel sad and depressed.
01:02:06I'm just, like, not feeling happy to go into this challenge because I know, like, the more I get to
01:02:11know Joel,
01:02:12the more I'll probably get into the ick.
01:02:17Something you don't know about me is.
01:02:19Yeah, I dropped out of music college.
01:02:21Just didn't feel the passion for it.
01:02:25Why didn't you stick it out?
01:02:26Did you, like, want to feel like you accomplished anything?
01:02:30Um...
01:02:31Or that it wasn't important to you?
01:02:35Not good.
01:02:36Not good.
01:02:37Not doing good.
01:02:38We're not doing good.
01:02:39This task granted the opportunity to reset and connect on a deeper level.
01:02:44But this is the absolute opposite.
01:02:47Three things I appreciate about you are...
01:02:53Um...
01:02:56You liked your gym.
01:03:03I mean, now it's a bit ridiculous.
01:03:07She's only putting me down.
01:03:10What I need more from you is...
01:03:13Space.
01:03:16I'm just sort of desperate for peace, I think.
01:03:19I'm sort of just desperate for peace.
01:03:21Just one day off.
01:03:23What I need more from you is...
01:03:27More kindness.
01:03:30I think you're quite cruel to me.
01:03:32And you don't really...
01:03:33You know, you put me down a lot.
01:03:34And you, um...
01:03:36I don't think you have a lot of respect for me.
01:03:38So, you know, that's upsetting.
01:03:39Sure.
01:03:40Because I feel like I'm the opposite to you.
01:03:41And I treat you with kindness and respect.
01:03:43Mm-hmm.
01:03:43And I don't shout at you and I don't get angry at you.
01:03:45And...
01:03:46I think it's very obvious that I treat you a lot better than you treat me.
01:03:49Yeah, sure.
01:03:50Definitely.
01:03:53Something I want to know about you...
01:03:56I feel like...
01:03:57You pretty much get what you see.
01:04:01Mm-hmm.
01:04:04Something I want to know about you is...
01:04:08What were you like in your previous relationship?
01:04:11Loving, caring, hopeful, excited, happy.
01:04:17Do you think I've seen any of those qualities so far?
01:04:20No.
01:04:22You haven't.
01:04:23Could be a...
01:04:24Could be a sign.
01:04:28I'm feeling battered.
01:04:29I'm feeling bruised.
01:04:30I was like, I don't know what to do.
01:04:32She's definitely pulled away.
01:04:34There's no doubt about that.
01:04:35And I felt that.
01:04:37I'm not feeling good.
01:04:41I actually really enjoyed that.
01:04:42I feel like I got a lot off my chest.
01:04:59With Juliette and Joel on the fast track to nowhere,
01:05:04in a shocking twist,
01:05:08one participant has packed their bags and left.
01:05:24After a fraught lunch with their family and friends,
01:05:30one participant has made a shocking decision.
01:05:36She has pretty much just walked out.
01:05:39Where are you going?
01:05:41I'm going.
01:05:42I'm done.
01:05:43This experiment.
01:05:45I'm done with the experiment, man.
01:05:47An unexpected fight broke out between the couple
01:05:50after Scott refused to delete a photo of his ex from his phone.
01:05:56There was a memory photo of myself and my ex
01:05:58and popped up like a memory from 2020.
01:06:02Pretty much how it went down was,
01:06:04you need to delete those photos or I'm out.
01:06:06And I said,
01:06:07I'm not willing to delete photos of a memory from that long ago.
01:06:12I've got nothing to hide.
01:06:14I'm not going to remove memories off my phone of an ex
01:06:17when there's nothing there.
01:06:19You know,
01:06:20I'm just not going to do it.
01:06:23So,
01:06:24Gia pretty much gave me the ultimate aim
01:06:25and said,
01:06:25if you don't delete them, I'm out.
01:06:26And Gia's just walked out.
01:06:30I've done nothing wrong here.
01:06:32Like,
01:06:33I don't even know what to do.
01:06:35Like,
01:06:35I just,
01:06:36I don't know.
01:06:36It's shit.
01:06:41He can fuck off.
01:06:44I'm done.
01:06:55Tomorrow night.
01:06:56I just want to know
01:06:57if you two have said,
01:06:59I love you to each other.
01:07:02Advice from their nearest and dearest.
01:07:04I feel like you've got to let your wall down a little bit.
01:07:08Brings one couple closer than ever before.
01:07:11I've come out the other side feeling lighter.
01:07:13It's good vibes now, yeah.
01:07:15Go on,
01:07:15give me the lowdown.
01:07:16Alyssa's friend drops a bombshell
01:07:18about another bride in the experiment.
01:07:21There's been a lot of chat
01:07:22about her trying to dig up dirt on you.
01:07:25This girl,
01:07:26I don't trust her.
01:07:28She has to stay away.
01:07:29Put the shoe on the other foot, Tyson.
01:07:31How would that make you feel as a man?
01:07:33What's Tyson's secret confession
01:07:35that threatens to undo all his hard work?
01:07:38It all just feels very wrong.
01:07:43And then...
01:07:44Look at her.
01:07:45Stunning.
01:07:47It's like he's...
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