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