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Married at First Sight (AU) Season 13 Episode 30
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00:00:00With the experiment in its final stages...
00:00:03I really want to thank Mel for her advice.
00:00:05To focus on the emotional safety.
00:00:07That was just like a penny drop moment for me.
00:00:10Guidance from the experts helped Stella and Philip
00:00:13get their relationship back on track.
00:00:15I wrote, stare.
00:00:18And last night saw some continue to celebrate
00:00:21their love for one another.
00:00:23I feel really connected to Rachel, we're getting closer.
00:00:25I would like to leave.
00:00:29Chris blindsided Sam.
00:00:31Stay.
00:00:32In this experiment, one person says stay
00:00:34and the other person says leave.
00:00:36The couple stays.
00:00:37He asked me to be his girlfriend.
00:00:39What inspired you to ask Beck that question?
00:00:42And when it was time to open up and reveal his true feelings...
00:00:46It was important to Beck.
00:00:48Why was it important to you?
00:00:50Danny squirmed his way through an uncomfortable couch session.
00:00:54The question, what was it like?
00:00:55Could you see yourself falling in love with him?
00:00:58It's a pretty black and white question.
00:01:00I don't think you can promise that before you're in love with someone.
00:01:03Salesman answer.
00:01:07Tonight, the experiment goes across the country.
00:01:12Welcome home.
00:01:13Hello.
00:01:15Homestays week has arrived.
00:01:17Over two big nights, our couples get a glimpse of what married life will look like...
00:01:22Today.
00:01:24...beyond the experiment.
00:01:25Woo!
00:01:26Passenger princess!
00:01:28Steven sets sail on an exciting new future with Rachel.
00:01:32This is such a special place for him.
00:01:34How lucky am I for him to have welcomed me into this?
00:01:37I kind of like holding a rod and getting kissed.
00:01:40Oh, hang on.
00:01:43My vibes on the wedding day weren't really positive.
00:01:46And I'm here to protect her.
00:01:48Stella's outspoken guests from her wedding day are back.
00:01:52So, like, I've...
00:01:53I'm getting...
00:01:54Sorry to interrupt you.
00:01:55I'm getting some not-so-confident vibes from over here.
00:01:59And then...
00:02:00Welcome.
00:02:01Scott shows off to Gia his waterside home.
00:02:05Oh, it's a bit messy.
00:02:06So random.
00:02:08Weird.
00:02:09This wouldn't be big enough.
00:02:10It'd be better if that wasn't there.
00:02:11Is Gia the most high-maintenance house guest Scott's ever seen?
00:02:16Um, my house is way cleaner.
00:02:18Ugh.
00:02:19Yeah, I couldn't...I couldn't live here.
00:02:20If the roles were reversed and I was at Gia's house, I wouldn't say anything but nice things.
00:02:33It's the beginning of one of the most exciting phases of the experiment.
00:02:38Homestays.
00:02:39Can't believe I'm actually going to Adelaide.
00:02:41I know.
00:02:42I think you're gonna love it.
00:02:44And this year, each of our couples will be going to the destination where they plan to live beyond the
00:02:50experiment.
00:02:52Ready to go?
00:02:53What do you pack?
00:02:54Ready to go to Adelaide.
00:02:57Radelite.
00:02:58The homestays have always been an essential part of the Married at First Sight experiment,
00:03:03as it allows our participants valuable insight into their partner's world.
00:03:08They'll have to blindfold you on the way to the fishing spot.
00:03:11But once we get there, I can take the blindfold off and catch a few, uh, flatties.
00:03:17Yeah.
00:03:17And, oh, there might be a blindfold in the bedroom too.
00:03:20Oh, no, babes.
00:03:22Not at your parents' house.
00:03:23Sorry.
00:03:25This week is also the perfect opportunity for our couples to put into practice all that they've learned from the
00:03:31experiment so far,
00:03:33and apply it to the outside world.
00:03:35As most of our couples are packed and ready to embark on their individual journeys,
00:03:41Phillip is feeling the pressure as homestays could make or break his future with Stella.
00:03:48He is the one expected to make the move from Melbourne to Sydney.
00:03:52All you need to have is some board shorts.
00:03:55Some boardies, some shorts.
00:03:56That's it.
00:03:57Shorts.
00:03:58Anything else?
00:03:59Like toothbrush?
00:04:01We don't brush teeth out in Cronulla, do we?
00:04:03Yeah.
00:04:03I just want to see Stella kind of, you know, natural environment outside the experiment.
00:04:08I'm obviously from Melbourne.
00:04:09I love it there.
00:04:10The pressure's going to be on my decision to move to Sydney.
00:04:14Since we first got together, we're always talking about it and, you know, kind of spending some time out there.
00:04:20Particularly, um, even after the experiment.
00:04:22So it feels like it's come around in like two seconds.
00:04:24Yeah.
00:04:24We obviously work in this experiment.
00:04:26And this is just the further validation that our relationship will work on the outside.
00:04:32If I can see myself there.
00:04:35Super keen to get out of this concrete jungle.
00:04:38Yeah, I know.
00:04:38And we're gonna switcheroo for some beach action.
00:04:43Yeah.
00:04:44Done.
00:04:46Across the hall, however, Gia and Scott are still recovering from last night's tense couch session.
00:04:57I don't like drama.
00:04:58I don't like any of that.
00:04:59I don't want it in my life.
00:05:00And I know Gia's been involved in some inside the experiment.
00:05:05And I have to know whether it's the pressure in here or whether this is outside as well.
00:05:10It's about how you carry yourself.
00:05:11It's common knowledge.
00:05:12I would never do that.
00:05:13That's what I'm saying.
00:05:14I would never do that.
00:05:14From the stuff that's in the experiment, I don't want to see that outside the experiment.
00:05:18That's all it is.
00:05:19I'm not saying anything bad.
00:05:19It's just what I've seen.
00:05:21You don't know me well enough then.
00:05:23Babe, I'm only helping.
00:05:24It's just not who I am.
00:05:25I just do not do that in life.
00:05:27Okay.
00:05:28I do nursing.
00:05:29Like, I'm a kind person.
00:05:31I would never.
00:05:32But anyway.
00:05:32I'm not saying you're like that.
00:05:33I'm trying to just say what I'm feeling.
00:05:38It was very hurtful last night.
00:05:40We've never had this conversation.
00:05:42He's never said, hey, I'm concerned of drama in the outside world.
00:05:44He's never.
00:05:45So, yeah, I just felt like it was just unnecessary last night.
00:05:50I was already copying it.
00:05:51And it was just another fuel to the fire moment from Scott.
00:05:55So, yeah, that is a blind side to me.
00:06:00How was last night for you?
00:06:04It was a tough session.
00:06:07You were telling me that you felt like I threw you under the bus, which I apologise to make you
00:06:11feel that way.
00:06:12It wasn't my intention.
00:06:14Well, yeah, you apologise for how I felt.
00:06:16You didn't apologise for what you did.
00:06:20I felt attacked and I feel really hurt by what happened last night.
00:06:27I do think he's empathetic, but I think there's a limit to his empathetic-ness, if that makes sense.
00:06:33I just want him to know that, like, I can't just get over this in five minutes.
00:06:37Because I don't want to be put in a position like this again.
00:06:41Everyone is entitled to feel how they want to feel and work things out how they want to.
00:06:46I'm not saying that you are right now.
00:06:48I'm just saying right now.
00:06:50I'm just saying right now, it was brought up last night.
00:06:52I didn't feel like I heard and that you understood where I was coming from.
00:06:59So, throughout this whole experiment, do you feel like I haven't been listening to any tough problems?
00:07:02I'm just saying I would like it if you look at it at a different person's point of view and
00:07:07not your own.
00:07:09Yeah.
00:07:10If I'm going to say anything that I'm struggling in a relationship, it's because I want to fix it to
00:07:15make us better.
00:07:19I'm not here to try and make my partner look bad.
00:07:22I'm trying to help us.
00:07:25But she immediately just gets into defensive mode.
00:07:28I'm at the point where I don't know what to do and I feel like I can't speak.
00:07:31Okay.
00:07:32I apologise.
00:07:34It's obviously been a lot.
00:07:36That's why at the start of the week...
00:07:37So I didn't need a grilling last night from my husband on the couch either?
00:07:40Okay.
00:07:40Well, I apologise that you feel like that I gave you a grilling.
00:07:42I'm just trying to help you.
00:07:43Right.
00:07:44Because I care about our relationship.
00:07:46I genuinely care about us.
00:07:47That's why I'm still here.
00:07:53I'm getting frustrated.
00:07:54I don't know what to do anymore.
00:07:56What else am I supposed to do?
00:07:58This is why I can't fall in love right now because there's constant pressure.
00:08:02There's constant arguments.
00:08:04Okay.
00:08:05Should we go pack, get the hell out of here?
00:08:08Yeah.
00:08:09Cool.
00:08:12They're going to argue and debate about something so bloody simple.
00:08:15What's it going to be like outside this when we face a little hurdle?
00:08:21Down the hall, Bec and Danny are busy packing the essentials.
00:08:26All packed.
00:08:28I went to Chemist Warehouse quickly and got some bits.
00:08:31It'll be so fresh.
00:08:32Yay.
00:08:34As a Melbourne-based Danny prepares to head to Bec's home in Adelaide for the first time.
00:08:40I'm also excited to like go for a big walk with you and so you can actually see like the
00:08:44surrounds of where I live.
00:08:46During last night's commitment ceremony, Danny made a reluctant revelation about the official status of their relationship.
00:08:55And he asked me to be his girlfriend.
00:08:59That's quite a move.
00:09:01What inspired you to ask Bec that question?
00:09:04But like, it was important to Bec, you know, because like obviously...
00:09:08Why was it important to you?
00:09:12Well, because it gives Bec security.
00:09:16Why was it important to you to ask her that?
00:09:21Because I know it would be special to Bec.
00:09:24But why was it important to you?
00:09:30Well, because I wanted to be my girlfriend, like, you know.
00:09:37Obviously, as we know, like I told him, I love him and he's not quite there yet.
00:09:42But I just hope that when he sees me in my natural habitat, that he's like, you know, everything I've
00:09:48told him about my life, he can see and envisage and, you know, maybe gets him that one step closer
00:09:53to loving me too.
00:09:57You will see why I say it's the perfect place to raise kids, because it's pretty, it's safe, you've got
00:10:04a lot of space, you know, good schools, but everywhere's 20 minutes to get to, it's the best.
00:10:11It's good, yeah.
00:10:12It's really good.
00:10:13I'm excited to see it.
00:10:15I've known Bec inside the experiment, where obviously there's a different side to Bec, which is when she's at home.
00:10:22You don't know a gorilla until you see the gorilla in its natural habitat, is what they say.
00:10:27So, um, not comparing Bec to a gorilla.
00:10:30But, yeah, it would be nice to see her in a natural habitat.
00:10:34Shall we shoot off?
00:10:35Let's go.
00:10:36Yay! How exciting!
00:10:40Shall we?
00:10:41Shall we?
00:10:42We shall.
00:10:44While most of our couples are packed and ready to leave.
00:10:48Adelaide, here we come.
00:10:50Adelaide, here we come.
00:10:53One couple is yet to depart.
00:10:56Having just woken up in separate apartments, after Chris wrote leave at last night's commitment ceremony, leaving Sam blindsided.
00:11:06I've been going back and forth the last couple of days, um, and I've actually decided that I,
00:11:12I need and I want to go put my dad hat on, and I would like to leave.
00:11:20I just think that I need to concentrate on this next thing that's coming, and he's gonna, he's an amazing
00:11:26guy, and he'll be amazing for someone. I just don't think it's me for the moment.
00:11:35It sucked to see him right leave.
00:11:39It sucked to see him right leave.
00:11:52One person says stay, one person says leave, you're meant to stay for another week and just see.
00:11:56And like, going out to Chris's farm, this is something Chris and I have been looking forward to through the
00:12:01whole experiment, so I'm trying to stay open and lean in.
00:12:08There's always a good mirror at home.
00:12:12Next door, Chris has also spent the morning reflecting.
00:12:17Obviously, last night's couch session was, was brutal.
00:12:21I got defensive.
00:12:23But this is part of the experiment.
00:12:24They do hold a mirror up to you, and maybe there was some behavioural issues that I was doing that
00:12:29I wasn't aware of.
00:12:31I've realised that I not only came on this experiment to find love in a husband, but, um, you know,
00:12:35I do want to grow as a person.
00:12:37And I've realised that I, um, so I need to work on a few things on myself.
00:12:42So I'm going to move forward and give this another crack to see if Sam and I can turn it
00:12:47around at homestays.
00:12:49Have some fun at the farm and see where I'm going to be raising the children.
00:12:54And see if we can rekindle what we had in the beginning.
00:13:07Here we go. Central Coast homestays.
00:13:10Please go.
00:13:13Our couples are now en route to their respective homestays.
00:13:18We're going to Barney Doo.
00:13:21And while most make a beeline for their destination.
00:13:25Hey, babe, can we stop at KFC to get some food for the road trip?
00:13:29Sounds like a plan to me. Let's pull in.
00:13:31Hi there, what can I get for you today?
00:13:33Two go buckets, please.
00:13:34Do you want to chip before we turn out?
00:13:37Yeah, why not?
00:13:38Get in here.
00:13:40The first to touch down are Gia and Scott, where Melbourne-based Gia already has plans in place to move
00:13:48to the Gold Coast immediately after the experiment.
00:13:51Shit!
00:13:52I swear we can play tennis at night, or whenever, you play tennis in your bikini.
00:13:57Get a tan while I'm playing.
00:14:00This morning was, yeah, really tense.
00:14:02But since we've been off the plane, I'm feeling really good. I'm really happy.
00:14:06I'm just happy to be home.
00:14:07We're in Scotty's place on the Gold Coast.
00:14:09That's where we are right now.
00:14:10And I am bloody excited to introduce my wife to my place, my couch, my bedroom, the whole lot.
00:14:18And you can't be angry on the Gold Coast. It's bloody sunny.
00:14:22It's hot. That's what we want.
00:14:24I'll just show you around.
00:14:28Welcome.
00:14:33Should I take my shoes off?
00:14:35Yes, please.
00:14:35Because I know you don't like shoes in the house.
00:14:38Good.
00:14:39Oh, it's a bit messy.
00:14:41Messy?
00:14:44Is there stuff over there?
00:14:46That's just my bike helmets.
00:14:48Okay.
00:14:49I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm coming in here looking for a problem, or looking for something to
00:14:54not be happy about.
00:14:55Like, that's just what women do.
00:14:56Why are you walking around like you're just sussing or something?
00:14:59I'm looking for problems.
00:15:01Why do you put rug on a rug?
00:15:02Put your feet on it.
00:15:03Yeah, like, yeah, nice.
00:15:05But it looks strange.
00:15:06It's like a pee pad or something on a rug.
00:15:08It's like, why is it there?
00:15:10Ugh.
00:15:11This is upstairs.
00:15:13So random.
00:15:14You can look at the water when you're in the spot.
00:15:17Okay.
00:15:18Do you game?
00:15:19I work.
00:15:21It's so picky.
00:15:22What are they?
00:15:23It's more of an ornament.
00:15:25I don't know why that's there.
00:15:26I don't know where I was going to put it.
00:15:28It'd be better if that wasn't there.
00:15:29Oh my gosh.
00:15:30Weird.
00:15:31God.
00:15:32Yeah, you'd have to move that.
00:15:34My tree's dead.
00:15:35No, my uncle gave that to me before he died.
00:15:38Shit.
00:15:39He died and the plant.
00:15:41That's not nice.
00:15:42If the roles were reversed and I was at Gia's house, I wouldn't say anything but nice things.
00:15:45It's definitely not as clean as I thought.
00:15:48Um, my house is way cleaner.
00:15:51End of story.
00:15:53I could spend a couple of hours, like, just fixing a few things.
00:15:55That's alright, you can do that.
00:15:56Yeah.
00:15:57I would make Gia feel happy and comfortable knowing that
00:16:00I'm in her home and she's proud of what she's done and what she's made.
00:16:04I wouldn't go, oh, yuck, this is shit, that's shit.
00:16:07I'd be like, wow, you've done such a good job.
00:16:09Like, if the house is a mess, yes, I would say something.
00:16:11But I know she's like me, she's a clean person.
00:16:14But I wouldn't go nitpicking, no.
00:16:17This is the walking robe.
00:16:20You coming?
00:16:24What's that?
00:16:26It's a neck brace.
00:16:27Why is it pink?
00:16:29Why is it pink? Why not?
00:16:31Look at you trying to find a problem.
00:16:34Because of a neck.
00:16:34Well, I'm just wondering why it's pink.
00:16:38Is it your exes or something?
00:16:39Gab and Maria.
00:16:40Oh, yeah, sure.
00:16:40Gab and Maria bought it.
00:16:42Yeah.
00:16:42If I had, where's mine then, if I had another one?
00:16:44No, I'm asking why it's pink.
00:16:46I don't know.
00:16:47That was weird.
00:16:48That was a bit of a red flag to me,
00:16:49because he told me he's never had a girl at this house.
00:16:53So, why is that there?
00:16:56Okay, so what we're going to do is,
00:16:58we're going to call Gab and Maria,
00:16:59and we're going to call them,
00:17:00and I'm going to say,
00:17:01did you guys buy me this neck brace?
00:17:02And they're going to say yes.
00:17:04I just, it doesn't make sense.
00:17:06The math isn't my thing, for me.
00:17:12What else?
00:17:12What the hell?
00:17:17Are you okay?
00:17:19No, I'm not okay,
00:17:20because I want to know more about that thing in here.
00:17:22Let's go have a look.
00:17:23So, a pillow.
00:17:26It's like I need to give reason for everything I have.
00:17:30I've not done anything to make Gia not trust me.
00:17:33I'm trying to find problems.
00:17:34You're trying to find a problem,
00:17:35so you look at a bloody neck brace for a plane.
00:17:38But it's pink.
00:17:39A normal thing to think.
00:17:40I don't think there's not one thing I could say
00:17:42that I've made her feel like she shouldn't trust me.
00:17:45I've been very honest and vulnerable
00:17:46this whole relationship and experiment.
00:17:49Imagine if you came to my house
00:17:50and you saw some dude stuff.
00:17:51I wouldn't judge you because I know you were single.
00:17:54Hmm.
00:17:54Can I put up with this every day of the week?
00:17:57Trying to find a problem.
00:17:58You shouldn't need to find someone if you trust a person.
00:18:01So, if you don't trust me, tell me.
00:18:09Further north, Rachel and Stephen are arriving at Stephen's parents' holiday home
00:18:14on the central coast of New South Wales,
00:18:17where Stephen plans to introduce Melbourne-based wife Rachel
00:18:21to the coastal lifestyle.
00:18:23Am I getting on first?
00:18:24You get on first.
00:18:25Okay.
00:18:26Hold my hand if you want.
00:18:28As you get in.
00:18:29Is this little seat for me?
00:18:31Front seat's for you.
00:18:32Woo!
00:18:33Passenger princess!
00:18:35And Stephen has wasted no time taking Rachel out
00:18:38to enjoy his favourite pastime.
00:18:41Do I look cute?
00:18:43Yep.
00:18:44Pushing my fives.
00:18:50Yeah.
00:18:52The last time I was on the boat was definitely well over a decade ago.
00:18:57Um, and I was extremely seasick.
00:19:01We are off.
00:19:05Where'd she get married?
00:19:06Oh my God.
00:19:07Lol.
00:19:09The last time I was on the boat was when I got married.
00:19:14Alrighty.
00:19:15So, tell me Rachel, where's the fish at?
00:19:19I don't know.
00:19:21You're the captain.
00:19:22You lead me.
00:19:24I'm very nervous about this.
00:19:26Yeah, I'm nervous.
00:19:28So much is falling on homestays because me and Rachel have
00:19:31discussed locations outside the experiment and I've
00:19:35bluntly put it too, Rachel.
00:19:36Look, I probably can't compromise on anyone else at the moment
00:19:40besides Sydney.
00:19:41Oh man.
00:19:42This is all about seeing if Rachel can fit into my life.
00:19:47And if this doesn't work out for this small snippet,
00:19:51what's it going to look like, you know, in the real world?
00:19:54We're here.
00:19:55Alright, the secret flatty hole.
00:19:57And, you know, romance happens in all different sorts of ways.
00:20:01It doesn't have to be candle lights and drinks.
00:20:03You just sit there and be pretty for a sec.
00:20:06Alright, I've got your weapon right here.
00:20:08I may not express my feelings to her and go,
00:20:11hey, Rachel, I like you this much today or I like you this much,
00:20:15but I sort of show it in gestures.
00:20:19If you're your passenger princess, I'll even put the bait on for you
00:20:22so you don't have to get your hands all dirty.
00:20:24Taking her out in the boat and showing her my fishing spot.
00:20:27things. That's how I show my love towards someone.
00:20:31And let me know when you get a nice little tug on it.
00:20:34Because I'll be very excited.
00:20:38Oh, I'm on!
00:20:41We're definitely floating and cheeky today.
00:20:46And it's really nice to see Steven in his element as well.
00:20:50Alright, and this is fishing.
00:20:51You sit here, like this.
00:20:54What, no wine and snacks for the passenger princess?
00:20:57Fire, I am a bad husband, aren't I?
00:21:00I know, I'm glad you...
00:21:01But I'm responsible as well, no alcohol on the boat.
00:21:03I'm not driving.
00:21:07Hang on, wait, whoa, is that a thing?
00:21:10No.
00:21:10You tell me.
00:21:11I don't know, babe.
00:21:14I can see Steven and I together.
00:21:16That's simple, that's easy.
00:21:17We do that every day.
00:21:18But can I see myself a part of his broader life?
00:21:22Oh, oh!
00:21:24You know, we've come so far since our wedding and our honeymoon
00:21:29and all of that, you know, so I'm really grateful to be here
00:21:31and also grateful to be here.
00:21:33You might need to do a rebate and would have baited you.
00:21:36This is such a special place for him and his family.
00:21:39So, how lucky am I for him to have welcomed me into this?
00:21:43Oh, she's on!
00:21:45I got one!
00:21:46I got one!
00:21:47Oh, no, I did.
00:21:48I really did.
00:21:49I really got one.
00:21:51Oh, my God, Steven!
00:21:53Steven, I got a bit!
00:21:55Okay, I don't know what to do now.
00:21:56You're going to have to come and help me.
00:21:58Okay.
00:21:59Okay.
00:21:59Hi.
00:22:00Bring him in.
00:22:01Bring him in?
00:22:02Yep.
00:22:06I think, yes, me going out there and showing that I know how to handle a rod
00:22:10was absolutely an aphrodisiac for him.
00:22:14Here you go.
00:22:16Why would you put him in there to flick?
00:22:19I'm not going to hand him to you.
00:22:20Steven!
00:22:22Alright, hang on.
00:22:23I'm so scared.
00:22:23Because if he flicks, you can drop him back in the bucket.
00:22:25I'm so scared.
00:22:27Come here, babe.
00:22:28They are spiky.
00:22:30Yay!
00:22:31There you go.
00:22:35Giant.
00:22:38Hi, baby.
00:22:43Yeah, it is impressive.
00:22:44It's not every day you meet a woman that's willing to do that.
00:22:48Appreciate it.
00:22:49Pulling in the fish and touching the prawns.
00:22:52I didn't have to babysit her.
00:22:56Yeah, it's sexy.
00:22:58Must admit, I kind of like holding a rod and getting kissed.
00:23:02Oh, hang on.
00:23:03Oh!
00:23:12Having settled into Scott's home on the Gold Coast,
00:23:15Melbourne-based Gia has made another shocking discovery.
00:23:20I just don't even know, like, my stuff wouldn't even fit in that closet.
00:23:23You won't need to.
00:23:25What do you mean?
00:23:25Like, for now, until we find another place,
00:23:28do you know what I mean?
00:23:29For now, this will do, for whatever, until we sort our stuff out.
00:23:34But, like, for me to move in...
00:23:36100%.
00:23:37Like, just the closet and stuff, like, just be too stressful.
00:23:40For me, personally, I don't want to be, like, a princess or, like, annoying,
00:23:43but, like, his closet is big,
00:23:46but I'd have to share that closet with him,
00:23:48and it's, like, just all my stuff would be crammed in one, like, shelf, in one area.
00:23:52It's just, like, that's not comfortable for me to live.
00:23:55Yeah, like, I just have a lot of stuff.
00:23:57Like, I have two closets for myself
00:23:59and a whole beauty room with shelves of more stuff.
00:24:03We've already discussed it in time that we'll get a house,
00:24:06because we have your daughter and stuff, so...
00:24:08This wouldn't be big enough.
00:24:09Like, my... the other room for her, like...
00:24:12Like, where would my mum stay if my mum visited?
00:24:14Because my mum lives in Melbourne.
00:24:16So, yeah, like, it just, like, wouldn't logistically work.
00:24:19I'm saying temporarily.
00:24:21Apparently there's no positives.
00:24:23And this is the problem.
00:24:24It's my house. I'm proud of it.
00:24:26I've done everything here.
00:24:27I've built everything myself.
00:24:28Yeah.
00:24:28For a guy before I met you by himself...
00:24:30No, this is great for a guy for himself.
00:24:32100%.
00:24:32Like, it's great.
00:24:33But I don't want to cram all my shit in one little section of your closet.
00:24:36Like, that's... like, I can't do that.
00:24:39Raises a few questions, like,
00:24:40is she like that with anything that's around me
00:24:42or that I introduce her to?
00:24:43Yeah.
00:24:44It's just probably not big enough for what I'm used to.
00:24:48But for you, it's good.
00:24:50Hmm.
00:24:51It is a bit scary thinking that, like,
00:24:54what is life going to be like outside the experiment?
00:24:56Great.
00:24:57Already feel better.
00:24:58These are little things that I can see
00:25:00may be a bit of an impact on us.
00:25:05Cute.
00:25:06So cute.
00:25:13South of Sydney,
00:25:15Stella and Philip are meeting with Stella's chosen family,
00:25:18Joe and Layla.
00:25:19Hi!
00:25:19Hey!
00:25:22Hi!
00:25:22How are you?
00:25:24It's so nice to see you.
00:25:24Hi!
00:25:26It's really nice to see you.
00:25:27How are you doing?
00:25:28You good?
00:25:28You good?
00:25:29You well?
00:25:30Thanks for having us.
00:25:32Woo!
00:25:33We're really excited to see how Stella's going with Philip.
00:25:35We've given him their space, their time.
00:25:38I'm hoping that he is the right guy.
00:25:42What is happening?
00:25:44I love you!
00:25:46My vibes on the wedding day weren't really positive.
00:25:52At Stella and Philip's wedding,
00:25:54Joe had his doubts about Stella's new groom.
00:25:57Who in their bowels talks about their YouTube channel
00:26:01and this and that?
00:26:05Impressive in private.
00:26:06And your vows is really your...
00:26:07What's your vow to your partner?
00:26:08Your vow is this.
00:26:09Is this.
00:26:12That's like a red flag.
00:26:14And after expressing these concerns to Stella and bridesmaid Layla...
00:26:20However...
00:26:21Mm-hmm.
00:26:21And I'm going to be completely transparent.
00:26:23Mm-hmm.
00:26:23I'm getting a red flag.
00:26:25Absolutely.
00:26:27I'm telling you now, I don't think he has entered on the right foot.
00:26:33Mm.
00:26:34I agree.
00:26:36Layla confronted Philip.
00:26:38Stella didn't come here and talk to you about her business.
00:26:40It just adds to my story as how I changed my life.
00:26:42I don't care.
00:26:44I don't care.
00:26:46I'm going to stop you just for a second.
00:26:48Yeah.
00:26:48You're irritated.
00:26:49Okay.
00:26:49It's okay.
00:26:50I'm just listening to what you're saying.
00:26:52No, no, no.
00:26:53It's okay.
00:26:53Breathe.
00:26:54No, I'm relaxed.
00:26:55I'm breathing.
00:26:56No, you're getting really worked up.
00:26:57I can feel it.
00:26:58I can feel it.
00:26:58I can feel it.
00:26:59You don't have to tell me.
00:27:00I feel your energy.
00:27:01You are agitated.
00:27:05Generously.
00:27:06All right.
00:27:06Let's go.
00:27:07Let's go.
00:27:07That's just being the protective friend.
00:27:10Yeah.
00:27:11I hope they enjoy the food.
00:27:14Did you take it?
00:27:15No, no.
00:27:15You pretty much did it.
00:27:16And it's going to be a good way of catching him in his sort of off guard, you know?
00:27:23I haven't really been in touch or sell it.
00:27:25I've been trying to keep up with everything.
00:27:28Coming in here, yeah, I'm excited, nervously excited.
00:27:32Yeah.
00:27:33And I'm definitely not going to be disrespectful.
00:27:35I'm going to listen and absorb.
00:27:38Because, you know, you don't mess with someone who's making your food, you know?
00:27:41No dietries, right?
00:27:42Yeah.
00:27:43Or the person that does your tax, you know?
00:27:47So, yeah.
00:27:48Oh, yeah.
00:27:48How's it going?
00:27:49Look, I haven't seen you since the wedding day.
00:27:51Wedding, yeah.
00:27:52How are the living arrangements going?
00:27:54How are you...
00:27:55Are you...
00:27:56Is there a connection there, like, with the whole...
00:27:59Yeah, of course.
00:28:00There is, of course.
00:28:01Amazing.
00:28:02It was from, like, the get-go, obviously.
00:28:04Get-go?
00:28:05Yeah.
00:28:05That's right.
00:28:06That's right.
00:28:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:28:07Because I'm not going to lie to you.
00:28:09I did have...
00:28:10I wanted to ask about the wedding.
00:28:12This is what I wanted to ask about the wedding, but you asked another question.
00:28:15Okay, okay.
00:28:15Let's talk about the wedding.
00:28:16Let's go.
00:28:19My concern for her is she's given up so much.
00:28:25She's come out to Australia.
00:28:26You're not selling me here, guys.
00:28:28No.
00:28:28But I am selling you here.
00:28:30Yeah.
00:28:30She's...
00:28:31She's given up a lot of her life.
00:28:33You know?
00:28:34She's given up her family, her friends and everything.
00:28:38And my only concern is I know what she's looking for.
00:28:43She's looking for longevity.
00:28:47And I'm here to protect her.
00:28:51Phil got a grill by Joey.
00:28:53He put his really, like, protective, you know, father figure hat on.
00:28:59I don't want to be putting pressure on Philip to move to Sydney.
00:29:02I want him to make this decision on his own, in his own mind.
00:29:06And that's where, you know, I'm reserving myself from asking hard questions.
00:29:13So hard questions that came from Joey's mouth.
00:29:16It's almost like he's asking what I'm feeling.
00:29:21Yeah.
00:29:22So he was doing, you know, I guess, the screening for me.
00:29:28Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum
00:29:34-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.
00:29:34Hey!
00:29:35Cheers!
00:29:36Salud.
00:29:37So, what is the plan?
00:29:39Are you moving to Melbourne, are you moving to Sydney?
00:29:42From the get go, he said that he wouldn't be moving.
00:29:45Uh, I've always been open, uh, to moving, providing I met the right-
00:29:50providing I met the right person, mm-hmm-hmm-mm.
00:29:53Um, I think- I don't know-
00:29:54Sorry, do you think you've met the right person?
00:29:58Well, well, this is the thing, like, well, yeah.
00:30:01Feelings, like, yeah.
00:30:02Like, feelings, it's on the way, yes.
00:30:04I need more information.
00:30:06I'm getting, sorry to interrupt you,
00:30:07I'm getting some not-so-confident vibes from over here.
00:30:10Yeah.
00:30:12I am not convinced, Stella,
00:30:16that you have complete confidence.
00:30:18I don't at the end of the day.
00:30:23And, unfortunately, at this given stage, you know,
00:30:25we do have the wishy-washy situation,
00:30:27and, like, I don't want to ask and impose myself too much.
00:30:32I don't want to put more pressure on him
00:30:35because, you know, he did mention a couple of times, you know,
00:30:38it's also a lot of pressure on him.
00:30:40And, like, I don't want to pressure him
00:30:43into giving me any answers.
00:30:45Well, okay.
00:30:46Love is not enough.
00:30:48Like, I don't think, like, Leila does.
00:30:52They're a beautiful couple.
00:30:54Like, he's a good-looking guy.
00:30:55She's an incredibly good-looking woman.
00:30:58I know Stella.
00:31:00She's a great rock.
00:31:02I know that she's quite serious about it.
00:31:05I think he is as well.
00:31:09But I think their foundation is unstable at the moment.
00:31:15So, out of 100...
00:31:16Yep.
00:31:17Joe, Joe, Joe!
00:31:20We're getting into, like...
00:31:22No, no, no, no.
00:31:22Well, they both came into this experiment for a reason.
00:31:26Yeah, we did, yeah.
00:31:28Stella, where do you see yourself out of 100?
00:31:31Um, if he would be here in Sydney...
00:31:34No, no, you need to give me a number.
00:31:35Just a number.
00:31:38It would be 100.
00:31:40Wow.
00:31:40If I know...
00:31:41Wow.
00:31:41Wow.
00:31:42Well, let me...
00:31:43Let me bow to you.
00:31:44That is incredible.
00:31:46That is a huge call.
00:31:47I do see growth with him.
00:31:48I do see stability with him.
00:31:50He gives me reassurance, emotional safety.
00:31:53I do see him as a father of the children.
00:31:56Well, you've just reassured me and reassured us.
00:31:59Yeah.
00:32:00You know.
00:32:01So, Philip, where do you see yourself out of 100 right now as a couple?
00:32:07And be completely honest, and I will not judge you.
00:32:10In this current form, like right now where we're at, so, like, out of 100, like, honestly,
00:32:2075 out of 100.
00:32:32In Queensland, Melbourne-based Gia is settling into the Gold Coast lifestyle.
00:32:41Do you want to help me with the bed?
00:32:47I'm here temporarily till we find a bigger place.
00:32:50Like, I just don't know where all my stuff would go.
00:32:52I have a four-bedroom worth of house, like, stuff.
00:32:55Like, I have so much stuff.
00:32:57Like, what am I going to do with it?
00:32:59Can you grab the...
00:33:02No, take them off completely.
00:33:06I don't want to live out of a suitcase.
00:33:08Like, I'd rather just go from my house to another house of that size or bigger.
00:33:13Like, that's just what I'm used to.
00:33:16My bed has, like, two sets of these, another big euro, and, like, three other ones across
00:33:23here.
00:33:23I have, like, a big, thick, like, furry mink that I fold and have on a certain way.
00:33:27I have, like, heated blanket underneath because I'm always cold.
00:33:31Jeez Louise.
00:33:32Yeah, I have so many things.
00:33:33I have, like, three mattress toppers because I want it, like, cloud.
00:33:35It's not going to be full of pink, though, is it?
00:33:37It's all white.
00:33:38Okay, that's all right.
00:33:39Or white and cream.
00:33:40No, I don't, like, my beauty room is, like, pink and purple.
00:33:44Everything else in my house is white and beige.
00:33:47Everything is white and beige.
00:33:47So we're not having any of my sheets?
00:33:49Yeah, for the spare room, yeah.
00:33:50For the guest room.
00:33:52So I'm the type of guy where, like, I look at why someone's upset.
00:33:56Is this something that's going to be carrying on every single day?
00:33:59Gia's not a go-with-the-flow kind of girl, no.
00:34:02But everyone has their opinion.
00:34:03Gia's very picky.
00:34:04We all know that.
00:34:05That's all right.
00:34:10Yeah, I couldn't live here.
00:34:14South of Sydney, Stella and Philip are facing some harsh truths in front of Joe and Layla.
00:34:22So, Philip, where do you see yourself out of 100 right now as a couple?
00:34:28And be completely honest, and I will not judge you.
00:34:31In this current form, like, right now where we're at, so, like, out of 100, like, honestly, 75 out of
00:34:42100.
00:34:46What was said by me on the couch when experts asked, oh, but he's giving you reassurance, he's telling you,
00:34:52he's telling you that he's going to move to Sydney.
00:34:54I'm like, it is telling.
00:34:56It's words, it's not actions, right?
00:34:59What he said today, like, you know, I'm 75% sure.
00:35:02And, like, he's not yet there.
00:35:05Yeah, it's just, you're putting yourself on the line again and again and again.
00:35:14I'll tell you why, and I'll tell you why.
00:35:16Like, I've always had this over my head coming into this relationship going, if I don't move to Sydney, this
00:35:21is not going to work.
00:35:22If I don't move to Sydney, this is not going to work.
00:35:24You know what I mean?
00:35:24That's pressure.
00:35:26I need to know where I fit in her lifestyle.
00:35:31Just saying, I need to know where I fit in that.
00:35:33Because if I'm moving and I'm moving my whole social, I leave everyone behind.
00:35:36She is the priority.
00:35:38I need to see that back as well, which I am.
00:35:40Like, I'm just saying, I need to see more of that.
00:35:43It's not, we don't do it on promises.
00:35:44We just need the time aspect to happen.
00:35:48I don't want to say something that I don't feel, which would be disingenuous to Stella.
00:35:53If I was 100 out of 100, I'd be literally moving in all my stuff already, you know?
00:35:58That's where I think we're at.
00:36:00A lot of things you were saying before, that Stella's given up heaps to be here.
00:36:04Yeah.
00:36:04I would argue that I've given up a lot.
00:36:07And I'm willing to give up more to make this happen.
00:36:11Moving forward, like post-experiment, I just need to be sure.
00:36:16Do you know what I'm saying?
00:36:19Like, I need you to, like, as much as I'm showing up for you, I need you to show up
00:36:22for me.
00:36:23You've got to give me the reassurance as much as I am.
00:36:25Like, I'm happy to be a rock.
00:36:25Like, I've been doing it, patience, stuff like that.
00:36:27But I need you to kind of meet me there as well.
00:36:33So, I don't have a 100% guarantee.
00:36:35I wish I had a guarantee.
00:36:38But I just wanted to be truthful and just no BS.
00:36:43Look, he's very convincing.
00:36:45Um, has he told me what I want to hear?
00:36:48Yes, he has.
00:36:50Is that enough for Stella?
00:36:52I'm hoping I'm wrong.
00:36:54And I'm hoping the experiment has got everything right.
00:36:59Hey, I hope I'm wrong.
00:37:03I appreciate you showing up for me.
00:37:05Because...
00:37:05Yeah.
00:37:06We're glad to be here.
00:37:10Still to come...
00:37:12Rachel and Stephen's homestay continues to progress.
00:37:16I mentioned the affection last time we met.
00:37:18Has that improved?
00:37:20Has improved a lot.
00:37:21Where our focus is sort of heading towards now is outside the experiment.
00:37:25You've come a long way.
00:37:27And will Scott be able to voice his concerns with Gia?
00:37:31Oh, like...
00:37:32Yeah, just...
00:37:34Like...
00:37:34OK.
00:37:36Something I would do, trust me 100%.
00:37:49What's it like living with Stephen?
00:37:52In New South Wales on the Central Coast,
00:37:55Stephen's parents, brother and sister-in-law Bianca,
00:37:59are getting up to speed on their relationship.
00:38:02So, Rach?
00:38:03Yes?
00:38:04Please enlighten us.
00:38:07We've come into a good, like, I don't know, what would you call rhythm?
00:38:10You know, I know that Stephen has cracks,
00:38:13and I've just showed them patience and learned to live with them.
00:38:18The last time Rachel met with Stephen's family...
00:38:21Thank you, guys.
00:38:22..brother Dylan highlighted Stephen's struggles
00:38:25with intimate affection and connection.
00:38:28Do you think Stephen is affectionate enough?
00:38:36No.
00:38:37No.
00:38:40No.
00:38:40No.
00:38:40Obviously, I mentioned the affection last time we met.
00:38:43Yes.
00:38:43Has that improved?
00:38:44It has improved a lot.
00:38:46I'm a very affectionate person,
00:38:49but now I've noticed his hand will come wandering for mine.
00:38:53Yeah.
00:38:54You know, he'll come to me for a hug and all these little things.
00:38:57It's nice.
00:38:58As far as the experiment goes, yeah, we've had our highs and lows,
00:39:02and our highs are a lot higher than our lows,
00:39:05so it's going in the right direction.
00:39:07I think you've come a long way since family stay,
00:39:10or whatever it's called.
00:39:12Yeah, look at this.
00:39:12Rachel's the same.
00:39:13Oh, my gosh.
00:39:14That's right.
00:39:16It feels really natural welcoming Rachel and Stephen.
00:39:22As a mum, seeing Stephen in a relationship,
00:39:26I feel fantastic,
00:39:27because that's what I've always wanted for him.
00:39:31We're great inside the experiment.
00:39:33Sort of where our focus is sort of heading towards now
00:39:35is outside the experiment.
00:39:38OK.
00:39:39Different states.
00:39:40Yeah.
00:39:40What are we thinking?
00:39:41Do you want me to tell the plan?
00:39:43I've got the plan.
00:39:43We're thinking Sydney.
00:39:44You've got the plan.
00:39:44I've got the plan.
00:39:45Tell us the plan.
00:39:46You, Steve, let Steve tell me the plan.
00:39:48Go on, Steve, because I want to hear your plan.
00:39:53So, to start with, we're sort of going to just do long distance.
00:39:57We're going to give it a time limit of roughly around six months
00:40:00and see where we go from there.
00:40:02Yeah, so I need six more months with the love of my life,
00:40:06which is Melbourne.
00:40:07You know, I built that life for myself.
00:40:09I made all my friends, built my career, everything in Melbourne.
00:40:13Yeah, I get that.
00:40:15I know that it's going to come from me because Stephen's business
00:40:18isn't as flexible.
00:40:20Yeah.
00:40:21And at the end of the day, like, I want this to work
00:40:24and I want our relationship to, like, grow and go forward.
00:40:26So, that's fine.
00:40:28That's all good.
00:40:30At the moment, it looks like Rach pushes the relationship along.
00:40:35I don't want Stephen to feel like, well, I've got to sacrifice
00:40:38everything that I've worked for, everything that I've built.
00:40:41I feel like Stephen never really said,
00:40:44oh, I'm going to sacrifice anything.
00:40:47How does that make you feel, Steve?
00:40:49She's basically saying she's going to move her whole life.
00:40:56Makes me feel lucky and, you know, very happy about it, you know,
00:41:00and, um, this feels amazing.
00:41:03But also at the same time, it actually sort of makes me feel
00:41:06a little bit bad that I'm having compromised that much as well.
00:41:11I feel like the butthole in the relationship.
00:41:13I'm like, yeah, I'm just going to chill here in Sydney
00:41:15and Rachel's going to come to me.
00:41:17Yeah, it's a massive, it's a massive thing.
00:41:20You don't put too much pressure on each other.
00:41:23Six months transition time, Stephen might realise,
00:41:26oh, maybe I'll give Melbourne a go.
00:41:28I've never said never either.
00:41:29He's never said never.
00:41:30I've never said never.
00:41:31He's never said never.
00:41:32Yeah, I get that.
00:41:33But look, I'm really happy for you guys.
00:41:35So, to be honest, like, cheers, cheers at all this.
00:41:38Thank you all so much.
00:41:39Cheers.
00:41:41Family dinner with Rachel and Stephen was great.
00:41:44We just got to learn a lot, which for us as a family
00:41:47was very reassuring that things are heading in the right direction.
00:41:50They complement each other.
00:41:51They bring different things to the table.
00:41:53And I definitely think Rachel's had a positive effect on Stephen's life.
00:42:09Excited.
00:42:10Gia.
00:42:10On the Gold Coast, Gia and Scott are spending the day on the water.
00:42:16Nice boat, eh?
00:42:17Yeah, it's nice.
00:42:18Nice boat.
00:42:20Joining them today are Scott's best friends, Matt, Paige, Jackson and Bianca.
00:42:27I'm feeling nervous.
00:42:29Last time with Matt and Paige was family friends at the apartment.
00:42:33Matt put his foot in his mouth and was saying some things.
00:42:36It was just a bit, you know, disrespectful, inappropriate.
00:42:40Is Gia a better version of your ex?
00:42:45Don't compare me to his ex-girlfriend.
00:42:47You want to be controversial, I'll give it back because that's what I'm like.
00:42:51I don't think you can compare because I would never start an OnlyFans.
00:42:56Good to see you, bro.
00:42:57Good to see you, bro.
00:42:58Paige.
00:42:59I mean, the last commitment ceremony, Alessandra did say,
00:43:03how do you think it's going to go, Gia, with your friends in real life?
00:43:05Do you think she's going to maybe have drama?
00:43:08Because, obviously, I have in the experiment.
00:43:10Hi.
00:43:12So, yeah, I mean, I'm probably going to prove myself today.
00:43:15Cheers to the good life and Gia and Scotty.
00:43:18Cheers!
00:43:19I hope everyone's on their best behaviour today.
00:43:23I reckon we'll hit the water, go for a cruise.
00:43:25Done.
00:43:26Cool.
00:43:41It's going to ask me questions, aren't you?
00:43:44That's the name of the game, yeah?
00:43:45That's the whole name of the game, isn't it?
00:43:46I'll get to the bottom of everything, mate.
00:43:48Oh.
00:43:49Yeah.
00:43:50I'm not quite sure if they're the right fit.
00:43:53I want to see where they're at.
00:43:54But for the past week, Scotty went a bit quiet on me,
00:43:58so I know something's up.
00:44:00Yeah.
00:44:00Mm.
00:44:02Have you, uh, anyone dropped the L word yet?
00:44:06Not yet.
00:44:07Yeah.
00:44:08I've had arguments over it, to be honest.
00:44:09Oh, like, you love me first.
00:44:11No, it's like, it's waiting for me to say it.
00:44:15But I don't want to feel like I need to say it just to make Gia feel comfortable, you know?
00:44:21And you want it to be real, you don't want it to be forced.
00:44:23Yeah, it's...
00:44:25So what's the next step, blog, you know?
00:44:29Oh, 100% moving, yeah.
00:44:31Like, so I'm going to come with him to the Gold Coast,
00:44:34like, bring all our stuff as soon as we leave,
00:44:36look for a place and then move.
00:44:39Yeah, we started looking at, um, like, bigger places,
00:44:42because obviously, like, I need more room.
00:44:44A bigger home.
00:44:45In other words, she's saying Scotch places, you know...
00:44:48You need...
00:44:48It's good for one man.
00:44:50It's just great for a bachelor.
00:44:53Like, as soon as the experiment ends, she's going to move to Queensland.
00:44:57You shouldn't just rush things too quickly.
00:45:00They haven't even told each other that they love each other yet.
00:45:03I feel like they should be knocking that off
00:45:08before they make, you know, the big move in together.
00:45:10But it's just more for us now, the timing.
00:45:12Yeah.
00:45:13I want to go back a few times and then look at places and decide...
00:45:17Yeah.
00:45:17...like, what date we move.
00:45:18But she wants to do it before the end of the year.
00:45:20Mm.
00:45:21It felt like a lot of pressure.
00:45:24No, she'll go somewhere like...
00:45:25We planned, like...
00:45:26Because her daughter needs to be enrolled to a school.
00:45:28Yeah.
00:45:28Well, she's going on school holidays.
00:45:30Yeah.
00:45:30We'll have the time to, like, move and get a new school organised and all that.
00:45:34Yeah.
00:45:35Yeah.
00:45:36I felt the pressure and I'm not even in the relationship.
00:45:39I said, like, I wanted to have, like, one or two more kids.
00:45:43Um, like, have a big house, have this certain car, like...
00:45:47He might be happy discussing it all, but I think behind the scenes
00:45:49and when we're questioning one-on-one about this,
00:45:52this is when we really will get in the true colours.
00:45:55Yeah.
00:45:56Yeah.
00:45:56So.
00:46:01Next.
00:46:01I feel like I see you being pressured.
00:46:05I wasn't seeing 100% real out there.
00:46:16Well, how much longer does it go for?
00:46:18Three weeks, I think.
00:46:18On the Gold Coast,
00:46:21Gia is getting to know Scott's childhood friend Jackson
00:46:24and partner Bianca.
00:46:26After that, we, like, separate
00:46:27and we deliberate our decision
00:46:29if we're going to, like, stay together outside.
00:46:31Downstairs, Scott is debriefing with Matt and Paige.
00:46:36All right, Scotty.
00:46:37So, being your friend, knowing you so well,
00:46:41I feel like I see you being pressured.
00:46:44I feel like I wasn't seeing 100% real out there.
00:46:49Well, this is the thing.
00:46:51When we have our really good moments,
00:46:54that makes me feel like I'm falling in love with her.
00:46:56But then,
00:46:58when we have
00:47:00tough situations or arguments,
00:47:02that pulls me back.
00:47:05There was nothing in my house,
00:47:06but there was a pink neck pillow.
00:47:08Yeah, travel pillow.
00:47:09Yeah.
00:47:10What's that?
00:47:10Who's that from?
00:47:12Pretty much saying, like,
00:47:13who's this from?
00:47:14Like, there's another girl that's given it to me.
00:47:16Has any other girl worn it around their neck?
00:47:18No.
00:47:22Little things like that
00:47:23makes me feel like she doesn't trust me.
00:47:25It's all these little hurdles.
00:47:26Like, it's just a pillow at the end of the day.
00:47:28And if that's a little small subject
00:47:30that could affect someone,
00:47:31what else out there could trigger her?
00:47:33So, right now, I feel so much for her
00:47:35because we're so good and strong.
00:47:37But then, as soon as we hit a bump like that,
00:47:39it retracts me.
00:47:41I can't.
00:47:42I just...
00:47:42This is what's so bad about me.
00:47:44Things happen probably once a week,
00:47:45and I'm like, I forget about it.
00:47:48Some of the behaviour throughout this experiment,
00:47:50the drama, the fighting,
00:47:51I don't like that stuff.
00:47:52Yeah.
00:47:53Did she get a little bit into it?
00:47:56Oh, 100%.
00:47:58Don't gaslight me.
00:47:59Watch your mouth, girl.
00:48:00I'm not watching...
00:48:00Watch your mouth.
00:48:01I'm being honest.
00:48:01Watch your...
00:48:02Don't lie about me.
00:48:02Be accountable.
00:48:05Absolutely not.
00:48:06You're not going to gaslight a woman right now.
00:48:08You know what you said.
00:48:09Why the hell would I...
00:48:10Gia, Gia, Gia.
00:48:11Stop.
00:48:11I'm talking.
00:48:14Because you're a mean girl,
00:48:15and all you do is go around and talk to you about every picture.
00:48:23I showed screenshots to a girlfriend,
00:48:25sue me, like...
00:48:30So Alessandra said something along the lines of,
00:48:32you know, Scott,
00:48:33do you think this is something you could put up with outside the experiment?
00:48:35I said, no, I wouldn't tolerate it.
00:48:36Which is true,
00:48:37because she has been in a lot of drama.
00:48:41Can I put up with this outside the experiment?
00:48:43Yeah.
00:48:43Is she like this outside the experiment?
00:48:45I don't know.
00:48:48Where I'm like,
00:48:49like, is this normal?
00:48:50Yeah.
00:48:51I don't...
00:48:51I get so confused.
00:48:54Because I have so much hope,
00:48:55because I see so much good in her.
00:48:57I want Scotty to, like, really think about,
00:49:01is this going to actually work for him?
00:49:05Scotty doesn't get involved in that kind of drama.
00:49:08He doesn't...
00:49:09You know, his life is just so...
00:49:10He's a crazy guy.
00:49:13You know, I feel like you're in two minds.
00:49:14When it's good, you're very happy.
00:49:16But then when it's bad,
00:49:17like, that is something that you would run away from in the real world.
00:49:22That's my concern.
00:49:24That's why I don't understand why you need to rush when you get out,
00:49:27because...
00:49:27I don't want to rush.
00:49:29Yeah.
00:49:31She wants to move within the month.
00:49:33And I don't want to do that,
00:49:34but I'm trying to make her feel secure.
00:49:36Like, because if I say to her I want longer,
00:49:37she thinks I'm leading her on, but I'm not.
00:49:39Yeah, what I heard out there is that she thinks
00:49:41that she's moving up.
00:49:42Four-bedroom house, school, key.
00:49:45You need to be more honest with yourself.
00:49:47I can see it out there.
00:49:48I see you being pressured.
00:49:50If this is everything right now,
00:49:52do I think they would work outside the experiment?
00:49:55No, because I know Scotty so well
00:49:58to know that he would go running for the hills.
00:50:03Gia's giving excuses
00:50:05that the experiment is what's setting her off all the time.
00:50:08And once we're in our four-bedroom house
00:50:11and everything's all running perfect,
00:50:12it's all going to be a happy ending,
00:50:14but I still think there'll be external triggers
00:50:17that they'll have to navigate.
00:50:19Like, so you're scared to say,
00:50:20hey, I don't want to move so quickly?
00:50:22Like, are you scared about her reaction?
00:50:24Pretty much.
00:50:27And that's when I feel like I want eggshells.
00:50:30Like, you need to be able to voice your concerns.
00:50:31How is a relationship going to work on the outside
00:50:34if you're in an experiment right now
00:50:36and you can't even voice how you feel?
00:50:38Yeah, I have these doubts and concerns,
00:50:40and, like, right now I can't be 100% certain.
00:50:44There's a lot of things I want to talk about with her privately.
00:50:47I just wanted to be able to talk about anything,
00:50:50not feel uncomfortable,
00:50:52and not Gia feel like it's going to be an argument.
00:50:56It's just a lot for me to process.
00:50:59Like, moving forward,
00:51:00what do you guys think I should personally do?
00:51:04Paige?
00:51:05I just...
00:51:05You're up there telling me that you guys are great,
00:51:08but then down here you're saying,
00:51:08well, actually, like, you know, once a week I'm having issues.
00:51:12I'm going to be honest.
00:51:14Don't worry about working on eggshells.
00:51:17There's so many things I need to address.
00:51:20Just overlook our relationship in general
00:51:22and our behaviours, how we interact, how we communicate.
00:51:25Kate, there's so many things we need to get through
00:51:28before I can make a final decision
00:51:30because I'm not 100% there yet.
00:51:32I feel like you do have feelings
00:51:35and there are good times
00:51:36and you do feel like you're falling,
00:51:38but then there's the other side
00:51:41and I... I don't know.
00:51:42I just feel like, yeah,
00:51:43you're turning a blind eye to everything else right now.
00:51:53As the sun sets on another day of homestays...
00:51:57I'm happier than ever.
00:51:58How does it feel having a girl in your house?
00:52:00It feels quite juicy.
00:52:02Juicy.
00:52:03Our couples are settling in for the night.
00:52:16And on the central coast of New South Wales,
00:52:19Rachel and Stephen tuck into bed.
00:52:21You've got a sleepy face.
00:52:23Sleepy face?
00:52:23You've got a sleepy face.
00:52:25But not before saying goodnight...
00:52:27Let's call it a night, shall we?
00:52:29Yeah, let's get some sleep.
00:52:30Right.
00:52:31...to Mum.
00:52:33I'm going to bed.
00:52:34I hope you enjoy dinner.
00:52:35So have a good night
00:52:36and we'll see you tomorrow morning.
00:52:38Thanks, Ellen.
00:52:38Have a good night.
00:52:39Good night.
00:52:39Good night.
00:52:42All right, that night.
00:52:43Thanks, sir.
00:52:45All right.
00:52:47All righty.
00:52:49Not as big as our bed in our...
00:52:51I know, this is a lot smaller
00:52:52than what we're used to, bud.
00:52:56Close quarters around here.
00:52:57What's that touching me?
00:53:06With homestays drawing to a close...
00:53:09It's been a whirlwind of emotions.
00:53:13...Stella and Philip are heading to lunch
00:53:15after some difficult conversations yesterday
00:53:18where Philip expressed his 75% assurance
00:53:21in the relationship.
00:53:24Joe asked,
00:53:25out of 100,
00:53:26how do you feel?
00:53:28Philip said 75%.
00:53:29I said 100%.
00:53:31And, like, for me,
00:53:32I really need to stop my brain
00:53:34going into the overdrive.
00:53:35I really do.
00:53:36But it doesn't feel resolved.
00:53:39If that makes sense.
00:53:40Like,
00:53:42yeah.
00:53:43Yeah.
00:53:48Joe asked, obviously,
00:53:50you know,
00:53:50a very hard question.
00:53:53You know,
00:53:53where,
00:53:55out of 100,
00:53:56how certain you feel?
00:53:57And, you know,
00:53:58I said, yes,
00:53:58I do see the future.
00:54:00I'm very thankful for Joe
00:54:02that he asked that question
00:54:03because I would have never dared
00:54:04to ask it directly
00:54:06like that.
00:54:08So these are the, you know,
00:54:10the difficult parts.
00:54:11Not having
00:54:15certainty.
00:54:16Certainty.
00:54:17Yeah.
00:54:19It's not a rejection.
00:54:21No, of course.
00:54:22Yeah, it definitely
00:54:22wasn't a rejection.
00:54:24I'm feeling it
00:54:25as much as you are.
00:54:27There's a few moving parts.
00:54:28That's all it is.
00:54:31The big ticket items
00:54:33are good.
00:54:34Like, we love each other.
00:54:36Like, we've got good respect.
00:54:37Like, there's good potential
00:54:39for a future, you know?
00:54:41So, 100% committed, right?
00:54:4475% sure how it's all going to work
00:54:46the nuts and bolts.
00:54:48Stella's definitely the right person for me.
00:54:50I just hate it
00:54:51when I don't have anything sorted,
00:54:53how it's going to work
00:54:54and all that kind of stuff
00:54:55that's yet to be sorted.
00:54:57Like, I've got everything
00:54:59that I want in an apartment.
00:55:01I'm just a realist here
00:55:02and I just think through
00:55:06logistics and stuff like that.
00:55:08There's obviously
00:55:09living arrangements,
00:55:10how we're going to go moving forward,
00:55:13how I'm going to be working here,
00:55:14what I'll do for work in the meantime,
00:55:16all that kind of stuff.
00:55:17That's kind of,
00:55:18that was my all-round out of 100.
00:55:20You've always told me, like,
00:55:22don't come here to Sydney for me
00:55:24and I'm just like,
00:55:25well, deal with it.
00:55:30I'm, I'm open to moving now.
00:55:33Yes, I can't see myself here.
00:55:35She told me that she's already
00:55:36100 out of 100, like, in this,
00:55:38like, ready to go.
00:55:39So, like, she's ready to go.
00:55:41So now it's just kind of,
00:55:42I need to sort my shit out.
00:55:44You as a person,
00:55:45yeah, that's like,
00:55:47pretty much flawless.
00:55:51Oh, I almost cried.
00:55:53I got what I needed
00:55:55and I got my reassurances.
00:55:57Just let me lead sometimes.
00:55:59Just let me lead, you know?
00:56:01Like, I needed for him
00:56:03to put the plans in motion,
00:56:05what he's going to do
00:56:06after the experiment.
00:56:07This is, this is it, like.
00:56:10He's shown up for me
00:56:12over and over again.
00:56:15And it's a successful
00:56:16end of the homestays.
00:56:20Yeah, I can cry now.
00:56:24We are coming out stronger
00:56:25than we came in.
00:56:29Coming up...
00:56:30Well, do you even trust me?
00:56:32Scott finds his voice.
00:56:35Okay, so, but do you
00:56:36put yourself in my shoes?
00:56:39I feel like sometimes
00:56:40I'm walking on eggshells.
00:56:41I feel like you might
00:56:42get defensive and then, like,
00:56:44I'm just, no, no,
00:56:45what I'm saying is, like...
00:56:45I didn't know you wanted
00:56:46to argue today.
00:56:55On the central coast
00:56:57of New South Wales,
00:56:58for Stephen,
00:57:00Homestays has helped him
00:57:01envision a future
00:57:02with Rachel outside
00:57:04the experiment.
00:57:05This is...
00:57:07And has decided to take her
00:57:08on a special date
00:57:10to share exactly how he feels.
00:57:13Yeah, that's good stuff.
00:57:15So good.
00:57:16So I thought I would, uh,
00:57:18bring out Rachel
00:57:19to the local venue
00:57:20and would have
00:57:21a little bit of a lunch,
00:57:23a bit of a drink,
00:57:23and maybe verbalise my emotions
00:57:26towards Rachel
00:57:27a little bit more.
00:57:28Cheers.
00:57:32It's pretty hard to speak
00:57:33about my feelings.
00:57:34It's hard for me to be vulnerable.
00:57:36It stresses me out.
00:57:37I do adore...
00:57:38I do adore Rachel.
00:57:40I do want her to know that...
00:57:42Can you believe it?
00:57:43Last day of Homestays.
00:57:45It goes quick, eh?
00:57:47It really does.
00:57:48It really does.
00:57:49Yeah.
00:57:49It's something crazy
00:57:49that, you know,
00:57:50it only felt like yesterday
00:57:51that we were getting married.
00:57:53On that boat,
00:57:55literally felt like
00:57:56the floor was moving
00:57:56and turned around
00:57:58and I met you
00:57:59for the first time.
00:58:01Under the word I like you,
00:58:03I've got so many reasons
00:58:03why I like Rachel.
00:58:05So today is a day
00:58:07to express those feelings
00:58:08to her.
00:58:10I may not spell it out
00:58:13for you in verbally,
00:58:14but just seeing you
00:58:16yesterday on the boat,
00:58:18having a go,
00:58:19casting the rod.
00:58:20For me, what I see
00:58:21is a wife
00:58:23outside the experiment.
00:58:26Thank you,
00:58:26and I'm really happy
00:58:27how Homestays went.
00:58:29Me too.
00:58:30Speaking about feelings,
00:58:33I like where this relationship
00:58:34is going
00:58:35and I like you.
00:58:37And if a kid's gone
00:58:38in the right direction,
00:58:39I can see myself
00:58:41falling in love with you
00:58:41one day.
00:58:44Me being vulnerable here.
00:58:47You're going to make me cry.
00:58:50So...
00:58:53I'm feeling so good.
00:58:57What better than to have
00:58:59a man tell you
00:58:59that he likes you
00:59:00a couple of times?
00:59:02He's reassuring you
00:59:03about where his feelings are.
00:59:05It was beautiful.
00:59:07The way that we interact,
00:59:09the way that we are together
00:59:10now versus the start line,
00:59:13I'm so different.
00:59:17But I really appreciate
00:59:18you verbalising
00:59:20and reassuring me
00:59:21that, you know,
00:59:22like, yeah,
00:59:23maybe we are a little bit
00:59:24more on par
00:59:25than what I think.
00:59:26Yeah.
00:59:27It makes me really happy.
00:59:29And I've got to stress
00:59:30that one to you.
00:59:31And I sort of need
00:59:32to reassure that
00:59:33and spell it out for you.
00:59:34I do like you
00:59:35and I have caught up
00:59:37in my feelings for you.
00:59:40Nice.
00:59:45This is amazing.
00:59:46Like, I just...
00:59:47It really reaffirms
00:59:49that I'm not out here
00:59:50by myself.
00:59:51Like, the feelings are real.
00:59:52The feelings are neutral.
00:59:57We're leaving here stronger.
00:59:59It is making me
01:00:01really excited
01:00:01about moving to Sydney
01:00:03and being a part
01:00:04of this life.
01:00:05And that's exactly where
01:00:07I wanted Stephen and I to be.
01:00:11Homesteads has been great.
01:00:13She's big.
01:00:13She is.
01:00:16Holy shit,
01:00:17this is real.
01:00:29So, last night
01:00:30of Homesteads,
01:00:31do you think
01:00:32it was successful?
01:00:33Did you think
01:00:34it would go this way
01:00:35or are you surprised?
01:00:38Um.
01:00:39Armed with feedback
01:00:40from his friends,
01:00:41Scott wants to address
01:00:43his concerns with Gia
01:00:44about life together
01:00:46after the experiment.
01:00:49I need to be 100% certain
01:00:51before final vows
01:00:52and I feel like
01:00:53I want to be able
01:00:54to communicate 100%,
01:00:55be open with my feelings
01:00:57without feeling
01:00:59like I'm on eggshells.
01:01:00I mean,
01:01:01there's a couple
01:01:01little things
01:01:01I think we still need
01:01:02to address
01:01:03and for me to think about
01:01:04within this experiment
01:01:05and outside this experiment
01:01:06for us to be 100%.
01:01:09Well, like,
01:01:11yeah,
01:01:11just obviously
01:01:12we had a rough week
01:01:12and stuff.
01:01:13So, I didn't know
01:01:14how it was going to go.
01:01:15I didn't know
01:01:16if you didn't want
01:01:16to be here,
01:01:17but like...
01:01:18OK.
01:01:19We all have our moments
01:01:20for human beings,
01:01:21like...
01:01:23I just want you
01:01:24to, like,
01:01:24get that,
01:01:25that's all.
01:01:26Well, sometimes
01:01:27it is difficult
01:01:27to have conversations
01:01:28with Gia
01:01:29because I think
01:01:30sometimes Gia
01:01:32can still repel
01:01:33and get defensive
01:01:35when I'm just trying
01:01:36to talk about a subject.
01:01:38My biggest question
01:01:39to you,
01:01:40like,
01:01:40I know we, like,
01:01:41trust one another,
01:01:41but sometimes I feel like,
01:01:43do you, like,
01:01:44fully 100%
01:01:45trust me?
01:01:49With what?
01:01:50In what way?
01:01:52Every way.
01:01:55With...
01:01:56I don't understand,
01:01:56like...
01:01:57Do you trust me?
01:01:57Like,
01:01:58do you trust my words?
01:01:59Do you trust me as a person?
01:02:01Do you trust me?
01:02:02100%?
01:02:04Say, for example,
01:02:06say the neck pillow.
01:02:08When I get the response
01:02:09of, like,
01:02:09whose is that?
01:02:11The way you ask that,
01:02:13it's like,
01:02:13well, do you even trust me?
01:02:16But then...
01:02:17But do you put yourself
01:02:17in my shoes
01:02:18and see how it may look
01:02:19from an outsider
01:02:20coming into your home
01:02:21when you said
01:02:22you've not had a woman
01:02:22in your house for years,
01:02:24in this house ever,
01:02:25and then I see a woman thing?
01:02:27Do you see how,
01:02:28from my point of view,
01:02:29how it could look like...
01:02:30Yeah, I know.
01:02:31But,
01:02:33like,
01:02:33I don't know,
01:02:34just...
01:02:36Like,
01:02:36it's not like,
01:02:37oh, my God,
01:02:37I went looking,
01:02:37but it was just there
01:02:38when I turned the corner
01:02:39at the closet.
01:02:39It's not like I opened a drawer
01:02:40and was like,
01:02:41oh, my God,
01:02:41what's in his house?
01:02:43From my point of view,
01:02:45like,
01:02:45it looked a certain way.
01:02:51I feel like sometimes
01:02:52I'm walking on eggshells
01:02:53because I feel like
01:02:53if I want to bring up something,
01:02:55I feel like you might
01:02:56misinterpret it the wrong way.
01:02:59Get defensive,
01:03:00and then we're in, like...
01:03:00Oh, yes, God.
01:03:01No, no, no,
01:03:01what I'm saying is, like...
01:03:02I didn't know you wanted
01:03:03to argue today.
01:03:20I don't know you wanted to argue today.
01:03:33Walking a bit on eggshells,
01:03:35I don't really know
01:03:36what that was about.
01:03:39I wish you told me
01:03:40that you felt like
01:03:41you were on eggshells
01:03:41because I had no idea.
01:03:44I know you love to focus
01:03:45on the positives all the time,
01:03:46and so do I,
01:03:47but in life,
01:03:48it's not always positive.
01:03:49100%.
01:03:49There's going to be moments
01:03:50where I might lose my shit.
01:03:52Like, there's going to be moments
01:03:53where I am a bit fiery
01:03:55about something.
01:03:56Like, do you accept that
01:03:57that's me as a whole?
01:03:58Like, I'm very self-aware.
01:04:01I would have listened,
01:04:01and I would have been apologetic
01:04:03if I needed to be.
01:04:04I don't know why you feel
01:04:05unsafe to, like,
01:04:06say what you want to say.
01:04:10But even, like, trusting me
01:04:12as a person
01:04:13and marking my word,
01:04:14like, that's all I'm saying.
01:04:15Like, do you trust me 100%?
01:04:17That's all.
01:04:19No, I trust you,
01:04:20but can I commit to moving
01:04:22and everything
01:04:22if you never feel, like,
01:04:25you know,
01:04:25that you love me?
01:04:29Where I'm at emotionally
01:04:31moving forward,
01:04:32like, I'm just,
01:04:32obviously I'm falling
01:04:33for you every day,
01:04:34and I feel like
01:04:36we're on that path.
01:04:38Yeah, we've been
01:04:39on that path for a while.
01:04:40So, he's still falling.
01:04:42When's he going to hit the floor?
01:04:42I don't know.
01:04:43He's been falling for a while.
01:04:45Like, how far is the sky?
01:04:48The things that I've been concerned
01:04:49that I need to address
01:04:50is the pressure,
01:04:51the love,
01:04:51the...
01:04:52Yeah, yeah.
01:04:53That's the stuff
01:04:53that I've just been talking about
01:04:56this whole end
01:04:57of this experiment.
01:05:01You know me,
01:05:02I don't like to push things,
01:05:03I don't like to rush things,
01:05:04I don't like pressure,
01:05:04I like to go with the flow.
01:05:07Like, I don't like being pushed
01:05:08or rushed
01:05:08or setting a time,
01:05:10but we do have our rough time,
01:05:12like, when to do it all.
01:05:16I need to feel safe
01:05:18and secure enough
01:05:18in this relationship
01:05:19and I need to feel
01:05:20that he is feeling
01:05:21the same way
01:05:22or I don't think
01:05:24I could continue this on.
01:05:29That last step
01:05:30of all in,
01:05:32being in love,
01:05:35I'm not there yet.
01:05:39I just want to let
01:05:40my own feelings
01:05:41do its thing.
01:05:42And my feelings
01:05:43aren't being heard,
01:05:44like,
01:05:45that's what affects me
01:05:47and pushes me back.
01:06:00So good.
01:06:01Homestays continues.
01:06:03Welcome home.
01:06:04You should be able
01:06:05to say something nice
01:06:06and be genuine about it.
01:06:07You're abusing me
01:06:08over a joke.
01:06:09Pisses me off.
01:06:10What comment
01:06:11has Danny made
01:06:12that leaves Bec
01:06:13seeing red?
01:06:14I'm done.
01:06:16In Adelaide...
01:06:17The biological clock
01:06:18is ticking.
01:06:19You want to have a family
01:06:20and you don't want
01:06:23to keep putting it off.
01:06:24Alyssa's mum
01:06:25shares words of wisdom
01:06:26from her own
01:06:27life experience.
01:06:29It's really stressful
01:06:30now.
01:06:30I'm a lot online.
01:06:32Alyssa is spiralling.
01:06:37Could this be
01:06:39the most awkward
01:06:40homestay ever?
01:06:46As things for Chris
01:06:48and Sam
01:06:48go from bad...
01:06:50Do you accept
01:06:50full responsibility
01:06:51for your defensiveness
01:06:52and the aggression
01:06:53I felt from you
01:06:53last week?
01:06:54To worse.
01:06:57Um...
01:06:59Aaaaaaah!
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