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00:00:00Welcome to your very first commitment ceremony.
00:00:04Previously, our couples received much-needed guidance
00:00:08from our three relationship experts.
00:00:10Get curious, open your mind up.
00:00:12Lean in, hear what the other is saying.
00:00:15You are so special, and we're going to get there.
00:00:18Rachel and Stephen's blossoming connection
00:00:20You are amazing.
00:00:22was just one of many on full display.
00:00:25Every day we get closer, like it gets better every day.
00:00:28Capital's Day with a smiley face, because I'm really happy.
00:00:32Alyssa, shut up, because all you do is speak
00:00:35with an infomercial voice, hyped out.
00:00:38But not everyone was feeling the love.
00:00:40Yeah, we're going great.
00:00:41But not everyone likes your happiness.
00:00:45As Brooke continued to question Stella and Phillip's authenticity...
00:00:49Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim.
00:00:52You can't blame me for that.
00:00:53I don't understand why you're coming at me.
00:00:56I'm not coming at you.
00:00:56We'll just bring it back down.
00:00:58We built a friendship very quickly during and after the honeymoon.
00:01:01Steve blindsides Rebecca, putting her in the friend zone.
00:01:06Yeah?
00:01:06Yeah, look, I...
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:08Yeah.
00:01:09Yeah.
00:01:10I would love to hear from Rebecca.
00:01:13John gave Steve seven days
00:01:15to put more romantic effort into his marriage.
00:01:19The challenge here, Steve, is getting onto the same page.
00:01:24Tonight...
00:01:26Oh, what's going on?
00:01:28Our newlyweds enter the next phase of the experiment.
00:01:31Oh, my God!
00:01:32Intimacy Week, it's meant to build emotional closeness, safety, and then other playful aspects
00:01:39of a relationship.
00:01:40While some embrace stepping out of their comfort zone.
00:01:43God damn.
00:01:44How about we do those push-ups?
00:01:46Come here.
00:01:48You know, it's...
00:01:49Steve remains hesitant.
00:01:51It's just not for me.
00:01:53Intimacy comes in many shapes and forms.
00:01:55Were you bullied?
00:01:57Um...
00:01:58Has a stranger ever changed your life?
00:02:02What's your favourite quality about your ex?
00:02:07Julia's interpretation of intimacy...
00:02:09How do you mean by that, sorry?
00:02:11...leaves Grayson feeling confused and frustrated with the lack of clarity.
00:02:16Can you see any kind of future with me?
00:02:20Um...
00:02:21And then...
00:02:22Kiss me now.
00:02:24The kind of kiss that makes me feel something.
00:02:29Stephen's massive moment of truth.
00:03:01First commitment ceremony.
00:03:03Wow, though.
00:03:04Yeah.
00:03:05Wow, wow, wow.
00:03:06What a night, eh?
00:03:08It's the morning after an eventful first commitment ceremony.
00:03:13And the couples are reflecting on last night's dramatic events.
00:03:17Mmm, last night blew up a little bit.
00:03:20A rift has emerged between some of the brides
00:03:23after Stella raised concerns about Brooke's treatment of her in the experiment.
00:03:29Like, I'm just speechless.
00:03:33Brooke and Stella's conflict began at the red flag, green flag task,
00:03:38where Brooke questioned Stella and Philip's relationship.
00:03:42Surely he gets on your nerves at times.
00:03:44No.
00:03:45I don't believe you.
00:03:46What?
00:03:47I don't believe you.
00:03:48And at last night's commitment ceremony,
00:03:51Stella made her concerns known.
00:03:53I guess, you know, it's kind of sad to learn that at the age of 32,
00:03:56I have to relearn that not everyone is wishing you happiness.
00:04:01But no-one's saying that we're not happy for you.
00:04:04Like, no-one has said that.
00:04:06No-one yesterday said that we're not happy for you.
00:04:09No.
00:04:09Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim,
00:04:12because that's how it is.
00:04:15I don't know why Stella was coming at me.
00:04:17I obviously spoke my mind and was very direct.
00:04:20I think everything I said was completely, you know, facts.
00:04:24She is fully playing the victim, like,
00:04:27oh, my gosh, everyone is jealous and unhappy for me.
00:04:31I really couldn't give a rat sauce about seeing Stella again.
00:04:34If she wants to apologise, I'll let her apologise.
00:04:37But other than that, off your f***.
00:04:42I was happy to see if all could call that out.
00:04:44I agreed.
00:04:45Stella is trying to be the victim
00:04:47and rally people, like, you know, on her side, like,
00:04:51poor me, you know?
00:04:52Stella believes that she is the strongest couple,
00:04:54the best person on this goddamn experiment.
00:04:57She's a little bit fake.
00:04:58No-one's jealous of your relationship.
00:05:00Yeah.
00:05:01Like, no-one's coming in to try and ruin your relationship.
00:05:03Well, it's blown up in her face now.
00:05:05I'm sure she's next door right now,
00:05:07fricking whining and complaining about everyone.
00:05:12Why do you actually think that Brooke was coming for you?
00:05:15I don't know.
00:05:17I really don't know.
00:05:19Like, we only met these people three times.
00:05:21Yes.
00:05:22You know?
00:05:22Yes.
00:05:24I've never experienced anything like it in my life.
00:05:27At school, at university, at any work placement.
00:05:31I work with women.
00:05:32I've never experienced that.
00:05:37Um...
00:05:37It's pretty wild.
00:05:39Obviously, like, I kind of first checked in with myself,
00:05:43have I done something wrong to rob someone that way?
00:05:47And if I don't let me repair it?
00:05:50I want to understand.
00:05:52I want to learn.
00:05:53What did I do to, you know, be sidelined?
00:05:58When people are not happy within themselves
00:06:00and within the relationship,
00:06:01they really try to project that negativity.
00:06:03I think that's what Brooke exactly did.
00:06:06I think she exposed that side of herself in front of everyone
00:06:10and, like, some sort of anger was directed to me for some reason.
00:06:13Obviously, it affected me, but...
00:06:16I know.
00:06:17Like, I have nothing but kindness in my heart, so...
00:06:19And if we miscommunicate,
00:06:21that's the last thing I want.
00:06:23I'm not here for mean girls.
00:06:25I'm here to build a relationship.
00:06:26I'm not here for the girls' drama.
00:06:30I'm enjoying this experience with you.
00:06:33And I think we're generally...
00:06:35Like, we're a good match.
00:06:37I protect my energy with Philip.
00:06:39We feel solid.
00:06:40Like, we don't need someone else to confirm to us how we feel.
00:06:44It's...
00:06:45I don't know.
00:06:49With the girls' conflict sending shockwaves through the experiment,
00:06:54Stella isn't the only one caught up in the fallout.
00:06:59The room literally went red.
00:07:01It was a lot.
00:07:02At last night's commitment ceremony,
00:07:05a throwaway comment made by Alyssa...
00:07:08Don't worry, I was called fake yesterday.
00:07:10Too.
00:07:10..also attracted Gia and Brooke's attention.
00:07:14Alyssa, shut up,
00:07:15cos all you do is speak with an infomercial voice.
00:07:18Pipe down, OK?
00:07:19I was like, where the hell did I come from?
00:07:22It wasn't even a bad comment.
00:07:24I just kind of...
00:07:24Well, I got called fake, you know?
00:07:27Cos I'm just throwing it out there.
00:07:29And it was, like, blowing fire in my face.
00:07:33Gia yelled at my face.
00:07:34And I had Brooke yelling at me.
00:07:37And it was just, like, mean girl vibes.
00:07:40I don't know where it's stemming from, but I'm not into it.
00:07:43I've spoken nothing but highly of those girls
00:07:46ever since I've entered this experiment.
00:07:48Mean girls, they can be mean, but I'm not here for it.
00:07:51Stuff was just out of line.
00:07:53And it's embarrassing.
00:07:54It was embarrassing.
00:07:55Really embarrassing.
00:07:57Hearing Gia, you know, scream at my wife like that,
00:08:00shocking, it's mind-blowing.
00:08:01And to see her being trash-talked like that, you know,
00:08:05as her husband, it angers me, if I'm being completely honest.
00:08:09You know, I am proud of you, of how you handled that.
00:08:12I mean, having someone just literally yell, yell at you,
00:08:16like, I don't know, I'm not going to lie.
00:08:18I know.
00:08:18I'm not going to lie.
00:08:19I don't think I would have been able to sit there
00:08:21and take that.
00:08:24With emotions running high
00:08:26after last night's commitment ceremony,
00:08:28one couple is dealing with struggles of their own.
00:08:33This morning, Mel has invited husband Luke over...
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:38Hello.
00:08:38How are you going?
00:08:39Good, how are you going?
00:08:39Thanks.
00:08:40..to discuss the future of their relationship.
00:08:44Coming out of the commitment ceremony,
00:08:45I got a lot of home truths,
00:08:47and since that conversation with the experts,
00:08:49I have been realising I've got to, like,
00:08:52shift my butt into gear.
00:08:56How are you feeling after last night?
00:08:58Obviously, it was a pretty hectic night.
00:09:00Yeah.
00:09:03It's just, like,
00:09:05whatever we have is so broken into a million pieces.
00:09:11Yeah, yeah.
00:09:14But, like...
00:09:15After the commitment ceremony,
00:09:17I've had some moments to sort of reflect.
00:09:21And, like, going forward,
00:09:23I do feel like I want to be more positive too.
00:09:28OK, cool.
00:09:29I can see why the experts matched us together,
00:09:32because, like, you and I have a similar personality.
00:09:35Yeah, I think so too.
00:09:37We have that sort of similar energy.
00:09:39Oh, great.
00:09:42And, like, it's a calming energy.
00:09:45It's a nice energy.
00:09:46This week, I'm going to just try.
00:09:49I'm going to really try.
00:09:51I'm going to take an open-minded approach,
00:09:53and I'm going to prove to them
00:09:54that I can take their advice on board.
00:09:56I want to get to know you better.
00:09:58Like, let's just get along with each other,
00:10:00because I know we can.
00:10:01Yeah.
00:10:02Let's just make this situation a little bit better for both of us.
00:10:05Deal.
00:10:06Deal.
00:10:08I was really nervous to come and have this conversation with Mel,
00:10:11but it went really, really well.
00:10:13Very warm hands.
00:10:14Because they were like this, because I was so nervous.
00:10:17Oh, really?
00:10:18We've, like, yeah, drawn that line in the sand.
00:10:20It does feel a lot lighter already.
00:10:24While Mel and Luke agree to turn a new leaf,
00:10:28Julia and Grayson are still unsettled.
00:10:32Um, I'm just going to make some warm water.
00:10:38After a tense commitment ceremony,
00:10:40saw Grayson express his concern at the pace of the relationship.
00:10:46Would I have liked it to be a little further down the line?
00:10:49Yeah.
00:10:50It sounds to me like, Julia, you set the pace,
00:10:53and Grayson, then you said, oh, well, okay.
00:11:00This morning, a lack of sleep
00:11:02seems to have brought some hard feelings
00:11:05between the two to the surface.
00:11:08I'm really struggling.
00:11:11I haven't slept pretty much at all.
00:11:13Like, even right now, I'm shaking.
00:11:16Because I'm so sleep-deprived.
00:11:19So I felt like there would be some grace
00:11:22for the fact that I'm sleep-deprived.
00:11:28This morning, I go into my bedroom, and I...
00:11:33Our bedroom?
00:11:34Yeah.
00:11:35Our bedroom.
00:11:36And I said, can you do your packing later?
00:11:39And you seemed frustrated.
00:11:40You didn't ask to say that.
00:11:42Can you do your packing later?
00:11:43You did not say that.
00:11:44Grayson, I'm exhausted.
00:11:46That's fine.
00:11:46I understand you're exhausted.
00:11:47But you were annoyed at me.
00:11:48No, no, no.
00:11:49I was annoyed at the way you addressed it.
00:11:51Jules was napping on the couch,
00:11:52so I just left her be and went into the room.
00:11:56She then came and said, I need some rest.
00:11:58And I said, oh, do you want me to leave?
00:12:00And she said, well, yeah, I need some rest.
00:12:04Like, sort of just blame it on me.
00:12:08It was just like, oh, I didn't matter at that point.
00:12:13I just feel like...
00:12:15I just feel like I can't do much right, to be honest.
00:12:17So I just feel like I'm really putting in the effort,
00:12:19like, you know, offering to cook you breakfast and dinner
00:12:21and, you know, offering to go to the pharmacy for you
00:12:24or do your washing or, you know, get you coffees,
00:12:27all that stuff.
00:12:28But I just don't know if you're wondering how I'm feeling
00:12:30or how I'm going at the moment.
00:12:32Like, I have needs as well at the moment as well.
00:12:36And I just feel like we're focusing so much of it all on you.
00:12:39But in terms of who's kind of the stronger person
00:12:43in this partnership right now,
00:12:45I would say it's you, because you're well-rested.
00:12:48And I'm asking you to give me some grace.
00:12:50You're just asking for some grace.
00:12:53What does that mean?
00:12:55Grayson, I'm literally...
00:12:57This is doing my head in.
00:13:00Jules, I'm asking for you to acknowledge what I'm saying.
00:13:04Acknowledge what?
00:13:05I just feel like all the conversations are about you
00:13:09and what you need.
00:13:10What about what I need, Jules?
00:13:12Because you haven't asked me once about what I need
00:13:14throughout this whole process.
00:13:17I'm literally...
00:13:18I just can't talk to you when, like, I'm...
00:13:23Oh, God.
00:13:28I'm doing my best to support her,
00:13:30but I do feel like I'm in the way
00:13:33and I'm walking on eggshells
00:13:35and I don't feel like I'm taking it into account.
00:13:38I just feel like my needs are being overlooked.
00:13:40I don't know.
00:13:43I don't know.
00:13:47I don't know.
00:14:00I don't know.
00:14:07With last night's commitment ceremony
00:14:09still in everyone's minds,
00:14:11a dramatic gear change is about to take place.
00:14:19Oh, no.
00:14:20Oh, what's going on?
00:14:22As the couples embark on one of the most exciting,
00:14:25meaningful and confronting phases of the experiment,
00:14:30Intimacy Week.
00:14:31The week ahead is upon us.
00:14:34For Intimacy Week this year,
00:14:36I've devised a series of tasks
00:14:37designed to empower our couples
00:14:39to take the next steps in their relationships.
00:14:42Beck and Dani.
00:14:44Okay.
00:14:45People may assume intimacy
00:14:46is purely physical and sex-focused,
00:14:49but this is not the case.
00:14:52Oh.
00:14:53Ready?
00:14:54I want our couples to feel safe,
00:14:56to be able to lean into vulnerability
00:14:59and find the courage to step outside their comfort zones
00:15:02in order to forge lasting connections.
00:15:05How do you say that word?
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:08Hola.
00:15:09Hola, couples.
00:15:10Hola.
00:15:12Alessandra.
00:15:13Hola.
00:15:13This next phase of the experiment
00:15:15is all about deepening intimacy with your partner.
00:15:18And strengthening your understanding of connection,
00:15:21romance and sexual compatibility.
00:15:23Later today, I'll be hosting a workshop
00:15:25with all the brides
00:15:26and tomorrow with the grooms
00:15:28where we'll explore some home truths
00:15:30about intimacy.
00:15:32For you to take back
00:15:32and experiment with as a couple.
00:15:35Oh, wow.
00:15:36Alessandra, hey?
00:15:37See what she's going to make us do.
00:15:39She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the sexpert.
00:15:43I feel quite excited for Gia to go to this workshop.
00:15:45She might come back even more naughtier,
00:15:46so I'm down for that.
00:15:50I'm intrigued,
00:15:51because we're pretty spicy.
00:15:53Yeah, I don't know how much you can help.
00:15:56I don't know what tools she can throw on the woodworks,
00:15:58but...
00:15:59Toys.
00:16:00Toys, tools.
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:02I'm open to anything, to be honest.
00:16:05I'm excited. Are you?
00:16:07A bit good, yeah.
00:16:08You're going to have to talk about your feelings again.
00:16:12Right now, Danny and I
00:16:13are forming, like,
00:16:15a deeper and deeper, deeper connection every day.
00:16:18With Intimacy Week,
00:16:20I'm hoping that it'll bring out
00:16:22a little bit more of a vulnerable side from Danny.
00:16:24He's an oyster.
00:16:25He's a hard shell, soft inside.
00:16:27She's going to teach you some things
00:16:28you've never heard of before.
00:16:30You mean you?
00:16:31I was just cracking, Joe.
00:16:34Let's get intimate.
00:16:35You know what I mean?
00:16:37Sure.
00:16:39For Rachel and Stephen,
00:16:41Intimacy Week is an opportunity
00:16:42to address some of the challenges
00:16:45the couple has faced.
00:16:46We've both discussed that intimacy
00:16:48is something that we need to work on.
00:16:52I'll be the first to admit,
00:16:53I struggle in this field,
00:16:55so I don't know how to talk about
00:16:58that stuff yet.
00:16:59That's why I don't really have much to say,
00:17:01besides, oh, goody,
00:17:02I don't know what I'm doing.
00:17:06I'm not great at intimacy.
00:17:08You know, that area is,
00:17:10I'm not, yeah, I'm not great at it.
00:17:11I need to learn a few things.
00:17:13I don't know what to expect
00:17:14at this workshop, to be honest.
00:17:16I'm just like,
00:17:17what's going to happen?
00:17:18What's going to happen here?
00:17:19I think that's what I'm really excited about,
00:17:22working on it together.
00:17:24Yeah.
00:17:25Fantastic.
00:17:27Fantastic.
00:17:28That's becoming your buzzword.
00:17:31Love the little giggle at the end.
00:17:35For Rebecca and Steve,
00:17:37Intimacy Week has come
00:17:38at a pivotal time
00:17:39in their relationship,
00:17:41with Steve having recently
00:17:42divulged an exhaustive list
00:17:44of the issues he has with Rebecca
00:17:46during Revelations Week.
00:17:48Rebecca is consistently
00:17:50that person
00:17:52where it needs to be talking
00:17:53all the time.
00:17:54Rebecca's not my usual type,
00:17:56and what I mean by that
00:17:57is just her personality
00:17:58is less conservative than mine.
00:18:01Her emotions are very high
00:18:03and very low.
00:18:04Rebecca's very opinionated,
00:18:06a bit more outspoken.
00:18:08I'm not.
00:18:09I'm trying to do the right thing.
00:18:10Rebecca's just been a bit impatient,
00:18:12and that has affected our relationship.
00:18:16Oblivious to Steve's list of grievances,
00:18:18at the commitment ceremony,
00:18:20a disheartened Rebecca
00:18:22gave insight into her husband's
00:18:24lack of affection.
00:18:26Has Steve made you feel desirable?
00:18:30No.
00:18:32So do you think he looks at you
00:18:34as a friend at the moment?
00:18:36Yeah, absolutely.
00:18:39Despite his previous list of complaints,
00:18:42when pressed by the experts...
00:18:44Do you feel that sense
00:18:46of attraction to her?
00:18:47Yes, I do.
00:18:49Steve professed to being attracted
00:18:51to Rebecca
00:18:52and committed to remaining
00:18:54in the experiment.
00:18:55She's very attracted to you,
00:18:57and she wants to move it forward.
00:18:59Yes.
00:19:00The challenge here, Steve,
00:19:01is now getting onto the same page.
00:19:05Into the sea week.
00:19:06It's going to be very confronting for me
00:19:08so far in the experiment.
00:19:11We have been going at Steve's speed.
00:19:13Like, I'm hopeful for us
00:19:14as a couple moving forward,
00:19:16but of course I have that self-doubt.
00:19:18I just have that fear of that rejection.
00:19:21Like, I find him really attractive,
00:19:22and he said that he finds me
00:19:24attractive as well.
00:19:26So, yeah.
00:19:28I'm hoping that he will
00:19:29take on the advice from the experts,
00:19:33and I just hope, fingers crossed,
00:19:37that he steps up.
00:19:39I must admit,
00:19:40I'm actually really looking forward to this.
00:19:43So I think it's coming at a good time.
00:19:45Yeah.
00:19:46Yep.
00:19:48How do you feel about it?
00:19:51I'm not sure what it means yet.
00:19:54I know what intimacy is.
00:19:56Yeah.
00:19:56I know different versions of intimacy.
00:19:58I'm not sure what they've got planned,
00:20:00so we'll...
00:20:00Yeah.
00:20:01You know, time will tell.
00:20:03So, um...
00:20:04Exciting times ahead.
00:20:05Yeah.
00:20:06Yeah.
00:20:07I think we'll slowly move through
00:20:09the friendship zone
00:20:10and see where that progresses to,
00:20:12and this is what this is designed for.
00:20:14Yep.
00:20:15I'm a little bit frustrated
00:20:16that we're in this position.
00:20:18Last night, we had a whole conversation
00:20:20about getting out of that friend zone,
00:20:22and now, this morning,
00:20:24they kept on saying friendship,
00:20:25which pissed me off.
00:20:27Not a good start.
00:20:29I would like to see things progress.
00:20:33Just the romance side of things.
00:20:37Intimacy, for me,
00:20:38has so many different forms.
00:20:41It's, uh...
00:20:43As I said, we just, uh...
00:20:45I'm pretty chill,
00:20:46so we just, uh...
00:20:47Yeah.
00:20:48Take it as it comes.
00:20:50He does say he wants to keep progressing.
00:20:54Like, I am really hopeful,
00:20:57but I just don't know.
00:20:59I just don't know.
00:21:07As Intimacy Week begins...
00:21:11Hello!
00:21:14The brides have arrived
00:21:16at their workshop with Alessandra.
00:21:18Please have a seat.
00:21:21It will be an opportunity
00:21:22for the group to check in
00:21:24on each other's progress.
00:21:26Good to see you all!
00:21:27We are at Alessandra's workshop today,
00:21:31talking all things intimacy.
00:21:33I love talking about sex.
00:21:35It's good fun.
00:21:36I'm excited.
00:21:38Welcome to our Intimacy Week workshop.
00:21:41This kicks off Intimacy Week
00:21:43for all of you.
00:21:45Today, I want to get into
00:21:47everybody's relationships
00:21:48and the specifics of what is
00:21:50and isn't going on.
00:21:52Because, of course,
00:21:53this is not friendship at first sight.
00:21:56It's meant to build relationships,
00:21:58and that includes romance,
00:22:01actual closeness,
00:22:03emotional closeness,
00:22:04safety,
00:22:06trust in the relationship,
00:22:07and then all the really fun,
00:22:09exciting, romantic,
00:22:12playful aspects of a relationship
00:22:13that you get with people
00:22:14who are not your friends.
00:22:17That includes, of course,
00:22:19physical closeness.
00:22:20And I know for some of you,
00:22:22that's been a bit of an issue.
00:22:25Others have really jumped into it.
00:22:28Hey!
00:22:29Gia, that part of your relationship
00:22:31is really flowing freely and nicely,
00:22:34and that's really good.
00:22:35Yeah.
00:22:37I feel like every time we have sex,
00:22:39it gets better and better.
00:22:40It's more intimate.
00:22:41It's more like we make love.
00:22:43We don't just have sex.
00:22:45It's quite deep.
00:22:47And I think,
00:22:48and it's so lame,
00:22:49but, um...
00:22:50It's what everybody wants.
00:22:52Are you kidding?
00:22:53It's not lame.
00:22:53For me and Scott,
00:22:54we are forming a really good,
00:22:56deep connection,
00:22:56and I feel like there's just some energy,
00:22:59and it was there like the wedding day.
00:23:00Yeah, it's hard to, like,
00:23:01honestly keep our hands off each other
00:23:03at this point.
00:23:05Stella,
00:23:06you've also explored a lot
00:23:08in your relationship.
00:23:10We just connected from the get-go,
00:23:13and the most intimate sex that I had
00:23:15was from the get-go.
00:23:17Like, I don't know how to even explain.
00:23:19It just flows.
00:23:20You know, like,
00:23:22we did massages.
00:23:23We already did, you know,
00:23:24the kitchen bench and this and that.
00:23:25Like, it's already...
00:23:27Listening to Stella talk about her relationship,
00:23:29I think it was a bit,
00:23:30look how great we are.
00:23:32Like, Stella does kind of think
00:23:34that she's ticked everything off.
00:23:36I like to be manhandled.
00:23:37Yes.
00:23:38Amen.
00:23:38Shame.
00:23:42I just think she's full of shit.
00:23:45Alisa,
00:23:46I know that you two
00:23:47are also meshing really well.
00:23:50Yeah, we're very sexual people.
00:23:52David and I have spoken about that
00:23:53and our needs.
00:23:54You know, how many times a week
00:23:56is enough for you?
00:23:57He's like, every day,
00:23:58I'm like, well,
00:23:58that might be a little bit too much for me.
00:24:00I don't know if I can take that.
00:24:02I don't know if I can take it every day,
00:24:02but, um, maybe.
00:24:11Sitting there listening to everyone
00:24:12talk about the way things are going
00:24:14and progressing.
00:24:17It's a lot.
00:24:18I am obsessed with Danny right now.
00:24:21It's a pep in my step
00:24:22and it's like the phony flutters.
00:24:25Nice.
00:24:27I want to get out of this friendship place
00:24:30where he's at.
00:24:32So, um,
00:24:33because I'm,
00:24:33we all know that I'm ten steps ahead.
00:24:37Relationships are two-way streets.
00:24:39It's not only about
00:24:40what one person thinks is good for them.
00:24:44And this is really for all of you
00:24:46to think about.
00:24:47If you're not sure
00:24:48that your needs are being held,
00:24:50are being met,
00:24:52are being understood,
00:24:54that is very important to bring up.
00:24:57Rebecca!
00:24:59What's going on?
00:25:13Relationships are two-way streets.
00:25:15It's not only about
00:25:16what one person thinks
00:25:17is good for them.
00:25:23Rebecca!
00:25:27What's going on?
00:25:32Sorry.
00:25:32Why does it make you
00:25:34react emotionally?
00:25:35I'm sorry already, Jesus.
00:25:36Don't, it's all right.
00:25:38I would like to stop
00:25:39and explore this a little bit.
00:25:42Oh, it's just,
00:25:43it's just,
00:25:43it's just a lot.
00:25:47Like, it is hard.
00:25:49Obviously, respecting your partner's
00:25:51speed they want to go at.
00:25:53Like, it's hard to meet halfway.
00:25:56It's very difficult.
00:25:57Very difficult.
00:25:58And we did tell Steve
00:25:59the other night
00:26:00he's controlling the pace
00:26:01and that there needs to be
00:26:03a space for you also
00:26:05to have a voice in that pace.
00:26:08And it's a fine balance to find
00:26:11because you don't want to
00:26:12lose yourself
00:26:13in the process of
00:26:15respecting your partner.
00:26:18It's been eight years for me
00:26:20that I've been seeing
00:26:20because I'm craving
00:26:21more affection.
00:26:24Everyone wants to feel
00:26:26desired.
00:26:27And right now,
00:26:28Steve is not giving it to me.
00:26:31I don't know.
00:26:32I don't know what's going on there.
00:26:34Please may I say something?
00:26:36I think that you
00:26:37are needing
00:26:40something
00:26:40in the relationship
00:26:41that you are not getting.
00:26:43But you're more worried
00:26:44about Steve
00:26:45than you are
00:26:46about your needs.
00:26:48My sense was that
00:26:50you don't want to scare him off.
00:26:52Yeah.
00:26:53There's a part of you
00:26:54that says,
00:26:54oh,
00:26:55he feels like it's a lot,
00:26:56so let me just
00:26:57shrink in a little bit
00:26:59so he doesn't feel pressure.
00:27:01Yeah.
00:27:04Your courage
00:27:04needs to come
00:27:05in terms of
00:27:06allowing yourself
00:27:07to remain yourself
00:27:09in this equation.
00:27:12I'm feeling like
00:27:14I'm going into
00:27:15my past habits
00:27:17of doubting my self-worth
00:27:18and then being
00:27:19so fearful of rejection,
00:27:21like so fearful
00:27:22of being rejected.
00:27:23I feel like
00:27:23I have been shrinking
00:27:25with Steve.
00:27:26He reassures me,
00:27:27I can meet him,
00:27:28but he needs to meet me
00:27:29halfway.
00:27:29Yeah, yeah,
00:27:30you can't be the one
00:27:30doing all that.
00:27:31It upsets me
00:27:32about Rebecca
00:27:32because when I met
00:27:34her at the Hens,
00:27:34she was so energetic
00:27:36and so loud
00:27:37and full on
00:27:37and like comfortable
00:27:39in her skin
00:27:39and I'm not seeing
00:27:40that with Rebecca
00:27:41anymore
00:27:41and I think Steve
00:27:42is making Rebecca
00:27:43doubt herself
00:27:44a little bit,
00:27:44which is crazy
00:27:45because she is
00:27:46such a hot mom.
00:27:48Like,
00:27:48she's a bad bitch.
00:27:50She is a firecracker.
00:27:53Miss Julia!
00:27:55Hello!
00:27:56How are you?
00:27:58I feel very
00:27:59vulnerable
00:28:00sharing
00:28:02where I'm
00:28:03at right now.
00:28:06This morning
00:28:07we had
00:28:08our first argument.
00:28:10The truth is
00:28:11is that
00:28:12before the conflict,
00:28:13the connection
00:28:14was building
00:28:15in terms of like
00:28:16the laughter,
00:28:17the depth.
00:28:18We were going there
00:28:19and then it got derailed
00:28:21and then it got
00:28:22completely derailed.
00:28:24That didn't just
00:28:25take me a step back.
00:28:27A lot of emotional
00:28:30safety,
00:28:31trust,
00:28:32was sort of broken
00:28:33in that moment
00:28:34for me.
00:28:35In terms of repairing,
00:28:37because you've been
00:28:38derailed,
00:28:39what do you need
00:28:40to repair
00:28:41and to then
00:28:42reassess
00:28:43and regroup
00:28:44and refocus?
00:28:44Of course I want
00:28:45to be attracted
00:28:46to my partner
00:28:47and I am very
00:28:48attracted to Grayson.
00:28:49He's a sexy boy.
00:28:51And that's what
00:28:52makes this
00:28:53very nuanced.
00:28:56I want to be
00:28:57authentic in this.
00:28:59I want to be
00:28:59authentic with Grayson.
00:29:05I'm wanting to
00:29:06honour and respect
00:29:06myself
00:29:07and
00:29:08also lean in.
00:29:11I was like,
00:29:12what is she
00:29:13talking about?
00:29:15And I want to
00:29:16continue the
00:29:17emotional depth
00:29:18and expanding
00:29:19the natural,
00:29:21organic,
00:29:21free-flowing energy
00:29:22that I probably
00:29:23need
00:29:24to romantically
00:29:25connect.
00:29:30OK.
00:29:32And Rachel,
00:29:33I haven't
00:29:33forgotten about
00:29:34you, Queen.
00:29:36Go, girl.
00:29:38What's been
00:29:38going on?
00:29:41Right now,
00:29:42any kissing,
00:29:43it's very much
00:29:43like a peck.
00:29:45Since the wedding,
00:29:46we've only had
00:29:47two goodnight kisses
00:29:49and...
00:29:50Are they
00:29:50goodnight pecks
00:29:52or goodnight kisses?
00:29:54It's very just like,
00:29:55that's it.
00:29:57Oh.
00:29:58So,
00:29:59this week
00:30:00really has come
00:30:01on a timely thing
00:30:01because I've said
00:30:02to her,
00:30:03I really need you
00:30:03to lean into this
00:30:04because I've come
00:30:05here for a romantic
00:30:06connection.
00:30:07I'm really feeling
00:30:09this with Steve.
00:30:09I want more.
00:30:10I am, like,
00:30:11physically attracted
00:30:12to my husband.
00:30:13You're waiting for that.
00:30:13I'm hoping to
00:30:15for some progression
00:30:16because if there's not,
00:30:17it is starting
00:30:18to feel like rejection.
00:30:20I can understand
00:30:21why Rachel is feeling
00:30:22the way that she's
00:30:23feeling today.
00:30:24I'm really hoping
00:30:25that there is a full
00:30:26360 turnaround for Rachel.
00:30:27She is such a queen.
00:30:29She's bubbly.
00:30:30She's beautiful.
00:30:30She's confident.
00:30:31She deserves the best
00:30:33and, yeah,
00:30:34I hope that Stephen
00:30:35can let her in.
00:30:37I understand
00:30:38so burn,
00:30:39but, like,
00:30:39just a kiss.
00:30:40Just kiss me
00:30:41like a proper power.
00:30:42Action speak louder
00:30:43than words.
00:30:44You want to see the action
00:30:45and the action
00:30:46will then let you know,
00:30:47oh,
00:30:47he's actually showing me.
00:30:49Yeah.
00:30:50For me,
00:30:51if at the end of this week
00:30:52I can get a proper kiss
00:30:53from my husband,
00:30:54I'm like,
00:30:55tick, tick.
00:30:56We're moving
00:30:57in the right direction.
00:30:59So with that,
00:31:01the first task
00:31:02for Intimacy Week
00:31:03starts today.
00:31:05I want you all
00:31:06to create
00:31:07your ultimate
00:31:08female fantasy night.
00:31:10Woo!
00:31:11Woo!
00:31:12Oh, oh.
00:31:14There will be
00:31:15an opportunity
00:31:15for each of you
00:31:17to really think
00:31:18about what it is
00:31:19that you need
00:31:19to get close
00:31:21to your partner.
00:31:22I want you to remember
00:31:24that this is all
00:31:25about us women
00:31:26feeling powerful
00:31:27in our eroticism
00:31:28and really getting
00:31:29whatever it is
00:31:30that each and every
00:31:31one of you needs.
00:31:32It's fantasy night.
00:31:33I'm feeling excited.
00:31:35Have a lovely,
00:31:36lovely week.
00:31:37Tonight is all
00:31:38about us girls.
00:31:39I can't wait.
00:31:41Shh!
00:31:42Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
00:31:44with the workshop over,
00:31:46the brides
00:31:47are getting started
00:31:48on Alessandra's task
00:31:50to create
00:31:51their ultimate
00:31:51fantasy night.
00:31:54Gia is helping
00:31:55Rebecca pick out
00:31:56some items
00:31:57to give her
00:31:58relationship with Steve
00:31:59a much-needed spark.
00:32:02OK.
00:32:03Where are we, babe?
00:32:04Come with Mummy.
00:32:06Come with Mummy.
00:32:07I'm excited.
00:32:09I want to get her
00:32:09feeling good about herself
00:32:11and confident
00:32:11and bring back
00:32:13that spark
00:32:13that we all know
00:32:14and love about Rebecca
00:32:15so she can feel sexy.
00:32:16I want her to feel sexy.
00:32:17If you're the hottest
00:32:1850-year-old I've ever met
00:32:19in my life,
00:32:20you're a f***ing bad bitch.
00:32:21He should be chasing
00:32:22after you, babe.
00:32:23I want her to feel
00:32:24like a baddie
00:32:25and she is.
00:32:27They're cute,
00:32:28aren't they?
00:32:28I can see you in like
00:32:30a nurse outfit.
00:32:31I can see you doing that.
00:32:32He might be into that.
00:32:35Oh my God, okay.
00:32:38Oh, that's hot as.
00:32:40Because you're a business
00:32:41woman, babe.
00:32:42Boss bitch.
00:32:43Wait.
00:32:44She's ready for some
00:32:45touch from Steve.
00:32:47I'll get that.
00:32:47I think, yeah.
00:32:48I hope that happens
00:32:50for her tonight.
00:32:51What about a whip?
00:32:52Do you want to get a whip?
00:32:55You want to whip him a bit?
00:32:56Oh my God, yes.
00:32:59I want an every colour
00:33:00plastic.
00:33:07As Intimacy Week
00:33:09continues,
00:33:10Rachel...
00:33:11Hey.
00:33:12..is hoping Alessandra's
00:33:14task might help her
00:33:15address the lack of
00:33:16intimacy in her
00:33:17relationship with
00:33:18Stephen.
00:33:20Tonight is
00:33:21fantasy's night.
00:33:22Essentially,
00:33:23it is us girls
00:33:25bringing to life
00:33:26a fantasy
00:33:27with our partner.
00:33:30So what do they
00:33:31mean by fantasies like?
00:33:33So it's an intimate
00:33:35fantasy that I will
00:33:36be sharing with you.
00:33:39Yeah.
00:33:40Okay, no worries.
00:33:42Obviously intimacy
00:33:42is really lacking
00:33:43for Stephen and I.
00:33:44So my fantasy
00:33:46right now
00:33:47with my husband
00:33:48is that he will
00:33:49kiss me
00:33:50and really kiss me,
00:33:52not peck me,
00:33:53actually give me
00:33:54a big old
00:33:55passion.
00:33:56That's a thick
00:33:57notepad you got there.
00:33:59There's no passion
00:34:01about kissing
00:34:01at all.
00:34:04And since the
00:34:05wedding,
00:34:06I've only had
00:34:07two goodnight
00:34:08kisses.
00:34:09Like pecks,
00:34:10it barely kisses,
00:34:11you know.
00:34:11It's just very
00:34:12how you kiss
00:34:13your mum.
00:34:14I am hoping
00:34:15that, you know,
00:34:16we can
00:34:17regress just
00:34:18our kissing.
00:34:19Just our kissing.
00:34:20But I am going
00:34:21to need the apartment
00:34:22for a little bit.
00:34:23Okay, no worries.
00:34:24See you soon.
00:34:25See you soon.
00:34:27I'm actually
00:34:27feeling really
00:34:28excited for this
00:34:29task.
00:34:30I want to, like,
00:34:31create a rom-com
00:34:33vibe, like,
00:34:34in Love Actually
00:34:35and hold some
00:34:36placards up,
00:34:37you know,
00:34:37kind of welcoming
00:34:38Stephen to my
00:34:39fantasy.
00:34:40Okay.
00:34:42Asking some
00:34:42really direct
00:34:43questions too.
00:34:46Get him to
00:34:47really actually
00:34:48open up to me
00:34:49more.
00:34:52Now I'm going
00:34:53into this
00:34:54really open-hearted.
00:34:55We're here to
00:34:56put ourselves
00:34:56out there.
00:34:57We're here to
00:34:58be vulnerable.
00:35:01And that's
00:35:02what I'm going
00:35:03to do.
00:35:05I'm really
00:35:06hoping he leads
00:35:07into this.
00:35:09I want this
00:35:10so badly
00:35:11with him.
00:35:13I want this
00:35:15to progress.
00:35:17I need
00:35:18some romance.
00:35:19I need it.
00:35:32to progress.
00:35:35I need this
00:35:36to recommence.
00:35:37I need this
00:35:40to necessarily
00:35:40to do
00:35:40help.
00:35:40longue
00:35:49,came
00:35:49close
00:35:49to him. I
00:35:51All righty, it says, please read out loud.
00:36:04Welcome to my fantasy task.
00:36:06I ask that you please answer all questions clearly.
00:36:14What things do you like about me and my personality?
00:36:22The things I like about you is your caring, selfless nature that you have.
00:36:30And you bring me up every day.
00:36:32You feel like that you're my number one fan and you make me never doubt myself.
00:36:38And I really appreciate that about your personality.
00:36:41That's the number one thing I can say about you that I really enjoy.
00:36:51What physical asset of mine do you like the most?
00:36:55I love your eyes and your laugh.
00:36:57Your laugh is very contagious.
00:37:00And having said that, you actually have more than one type of laugh too.
00:37:03You've got a giggly one, a serious one and there's the nervous one that we had at our wedding.
00:37:11So you have a few, you have a few laughs.
00:37:30Will you kiss me now, in this moment, the kind of kiss that makes me feel something?
00:37:53I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:37:56I can kiss you.
00:38:14Will you kiss me now, in this moment, the kind of kiss that makes me feel something?
00:38:40I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:38:43I can kiss you.
00:38:47But I'm not too sure if it's gonna make you feel something.
00:39:06I need to understand what you mean by that.
00:39:10I really, yeah, you need to help me understand what you mean by that.
00:39:17And I'll let you, and I'll explain.
00:39:20I'll explain.
00:39:21Yeah.
00:39:22Do you wanna, we have a seat and I'll explain?
00:39:24Sure.
00:39:27You know, I'm really, I'm gonna be really open to you, with this.
00:39:48The way I stand in the relationship right now, we feel like roommates and I feel like it is friendly.
00:39:56For me to kiss you and make you feel something, I need to feel that romantic connection.
00:40:01And unfortunately, I haven't felt that romantic connection as of yet.
00:40:09This is really hard for me to be saying this right now.
00:40:13For me to get intimate and to get that passion, I need that spark.
00:40:19I need that romantic connection.
00:40:21I need that flirtiness.
00:40:23I need all of those dots to be connected.
00:40:27For me to feel comfortable and to give you the passion that you want, that you need to feel in
00:40:33the kiss.
00:40:35I like you, Stephen.
00:40:37I'm physically attracted to you.
00:40:39I have having lucid dreams about you finally grabbing me and kissing me and it makes me excited.
00:40:46And to sit here and say you feel no spark for me.
00:40:50Nothing.
00:40:51What a slap in the face.
00:40:58I need to know, why are you here?
00:41:02Because you're holding so much back from me.
00:41:06It's all on your time schedule.
00:41:09Everything is on your time schedule currently.
00:41:14And all I asked was a kiss.
00:41:16A kiss that makes me feel something.
00:41:19More than a peck than you would give your mum.
00:41:21That's it.
00:41:22That's all I wanted.
00:41:24That's all I wanted.
00:41:25Was a kiss.
00:41:27That's more than just...
00:41:29That's it.
00:41:30And...
00:41:31I didn't want to kiss you and it to feel empty either, Rachel.
00:41:36Yeah.
00:41:37I want to kiss you with passion.
00:41:40I actually don't think you want to kiss me at all, Stephen.
00:41:43And I think you actually don't want to tell me directly that you're not into me.
00:41:49That you're not physically attracted to me.
00:41:53Direct question.
00:41:55Do you have any physical attraction to me at all?
00:42:02It's a yes or no question, Stephen.
00:42:04I don't want to dance around.
00:42:06I don't want you to dance around politically and give me a politically correct answer.
00:42:10Yes or no.
00:42:11Are you physically attracted to me?
00:42:14Trust me, I can handle it.
00:42:17There's more to it than a yes or no answer.
00:42:20There isn't.
00:42:21There is, Rachel.
00:42:23There is.
00:42:24I'm a romantic and passionate person.
00:42:28That's the way I am.
00:42:30And I'm proud of it to be like that.
00:42:31Well, where is it?
00:42:32Where's the romance and passion that you're speaking of?
00:42:36I need to feel the passion, the spark.
00:42:38I haven't felt that spark yet, Rachel.
00:42:40So I just keep doing this and wait for you to feel a spark.
00:42:49Yeah, sweet.
00:42:55Cool.
00:43:00Yeah, I think we need some space right now.
00:43:02I'm feeling really, really rejected over a kiss.
00:43:06Um, and sitting here having you say to me that you've not viewed me romantically at all.
00:43:14When...
00:43:17I was exactly right.
00:43:19I'm out on the ledge.
00:43:20I'm by myself.
00:43:22**** just boot me off at this point.
00:43:24**** this.
00:43:26****.
00:43:28I don't deserve this.
00:43:42No, no, no.
00:43:44No, no, no.
00:43:46No.
00:44:00With the ultimate fantasy night underway, more brides are getting ready for their intimate
00:44:06night inn.
00:44:07With their husbands soon to find out what's in store for them.
00:44:13Oh, what the?
00:44:15Holy damn!
00:44:17Are you for real right now?
00:44:20Mmm.
00:44:21My plan for David was dress up, look all sexy for my husband because he deserves, he deserves
00:44:29a present and I'd love to give.
00:44:31I'm a giver.
00:44:32Damn.
00:44:33You're looking so good.
00:44:34Do you like it?
00:44:35Damn.
00:44:36Yeah?
00:44:37Not gonna lie, my jaw dropped to the floor and you needed literally a vacuum cleaner to
00:44:42suck up all the pieces.
00:44:44It shattered.
00:44:45Oh my God.
00:44:46Damn.
00:44:48Wow.
00:44:50Made you a salmon pokeball.
00:44:53Not sure if that's dinner or this is dinner.
00:44:56Alright, well...
00:44:56Right here in front of me.
00:44:57Well, there's a lot of sexual tension and a lot of chemistry with David and I...
00:45:03I'm trying to collect my thoughts.
00:45:05If people want to call it a fact, that's okay, but I'm having a great time with my husband.
00:45:10Like, we are, we are really vibing.
00:45:15As Alyssa and David prepare for dessert...
00:45:18Let's get this foot massage going.
00:45:22Gia's preparing for her own fantasy night with husband Scott.
00:45:28I'm dressed as a bunny tonight for my husband.
00:45:33He'll like anything with me half naked.
00:45:35He could be wearing a bloody towel and he'll be happy.
00:45:38It is ultimate fantasy night.
00:45:41Oh, my nipples are nearly out.
00:45:42Let me cover that up.
00:45:44Scott should be prepared.
00:45:45I'm going to kind of tell him what to do tonight and make him kind of wait on my hand
00:45:49and foot.
00:45:50Usually Scott likes to be in control at all times.
00:45:52He's a control freak.
00:45:53But really it's not his night, is it?
00:45:55It's mine.
00:45:55So he's going to have to get used to it.
00:45:57Is this not PG enough for Channel 9?
00:46:03Hello.
00:46:05Hi, handsome.
00:46:06Holy shit.
00:46:08Wow.
00:46:09Um.
00:46:11What's it called?
00:46:12What's she...
00:46:15It's quite different.
00:46:17You're going to do whatever the hell I say tonight.
00:46:19Is that alright?
00:46:19I might like that.
00:46:21Is that alright with you?
00:46:22Yeah.
00:46:23I need to take all your clothes off and just be in your jocks, please.
00:46:27Yeah.
00:46:27I'm a bit of a control freak.
00:46:29Take all your clothes off.
00:46:30Uh.
00:46:31I mean, apparently I've got to be told what to do.
00:46:34But you know, I kind of like it.
00:46:36Hi.
00:46:39Scott was very pleased with tonight.
00:46:41I was very pleased as well.
00:46:44Do it on the other side.
00:46:45I'm really happy.
00:46:47I think you need more oil.
00:46:49It's definitely got us in the mood.
00:46:50I'm ready to get you guys the hell out so I can take care of my man tonight and he
00:46:53can take care of me.
00:46:55But as Gia continues a passionate night in with Scott.
00:46:59Come on.
00:46:59Hurry up.
00:47:01One bride is taking fantasy night to a whole new level.
00:47:05Oh.
00:47:09At school, were you bullied?
00:47:14Wowza.
00:47:16Sorry, say that again.
00:47:18What I've brought to the table for Intimacy Week is a bit of a list of questions.
00:47:22And connecting with someone in this way is really sacred to me.
00:47:27What's the most healing experience you've had in friendship?
00:47:31Um.
00:47:37How does that mean?
00:47:38How do you mean by that?
00:47:39Sorry.
00:47:40Since we kind of had our little argument, I feel like this is a way to reset, reconnect and build
00:47:46intimacy.
00:47:47Has a stranger ever changed your life?
00:47:51Um.
00:47:54Um.
00:47:55Julia's ultimate fantasy.
00:47:57I, uh.
00:48:01It's, um, it's interesting.
00:48:04Um.
00:48:06I.
00:48:07Obviously everyone's got their own definition of what an ultimate fantasy is.
00:48:15Um.
00:48:16Put your mouth over it.
00:48:19That's hot.
00:48:20What do you think my superpower is?
00:48:24Like, can you fly or something?
00:48:27For Jules it's a questionnaire.
00:48:29Is it mine?
00:48:31No.
00:48:33Okay.
00:48:33Obviously this is Intimacy Week.
00:48:35Let's change the pace a little bit.
00:48:38Um.
00:48:40What's the greatest moment you've had on the footy field?
00:48:45Look, to be honest, I'm disappointed.
00:48:48What about me is most strange or unfamiliar to you?
00:48:53We had a chance to build chemistry and romance.
00:48:57But this isn't building intimacy for me.
00:48:59We've got a lot more here.
00:49:01What's the most insightful thing you've learned from the personal development and therapy that you've done?
00:49:07There is questions you can ask to build intimacy, absolutely.
00:49:11But the ones that I copped today weren't.
00:49:13What's your favourite quality about your ex?
00:49:18I have no idea what she's thinking.
00:49:23I feel like I'm having a mindgasm.
00:49:26Like an orgasm.
00:49:28But in the mind.
00:49:31We're definitely building something.
00:49:35Having like those mindgasms.
00:49:37Through conversation.
00:49:39That in itself is really beautiful.
00:49:41Really sacred.
00:49:43Why do you think we met?
00:49:45Um.
00:49:46Why do I think we met?
00:49:47Yeah, that's a bit of a hard one.
00:49:49My ultimate fantasy night was kind of perfect, to be honest.
00:49:53I'm having such a good time.
00:49:55Yeah.
00:49:57Still to come.
00:49:58Will Steve give Rebecca her ultimate fantasy?
00:50:02If you wanted me to put it on.
00:50:04Um.
00:50:05Yeah, I mean.
00:50:07Bec's intimacy task reveals a different side to Danny.
00:50:10To be honest, I'm actually going to be really honest now.
00:50:13It made me feel a bit emotional.
00:50:17And, in search of clarity, Grayson asks the hard questions.
00:50:22Can you see any kind of future with me?
00:50:28Um.
00:50:35As intimacy week continues.
00:50:39Mel and Luke's fantasy night task.
00:50:42Is proving successful.
00:50:44After their shaky start to the experiment.
00:50:48I'll pay that.
00:50:50Good shot.
00:50:51I chose to do something fun for Luke and I.
00:50:54Okay.
00:50:55So yeah, we're here at mini golf.
00:51:00Sorry.
00:51:01I thought you missed it.
00:51:03Luke and I, we're getting along really well.
00:51:06Mona Luca.
00:51:08Here he is.
00:51:11We've been laughing, having banter.
00:51:13Which is huge for us.
00:51:15It's a baby stabs.
00:51:16But I do feel like we're moving forward.
00:51:18Cheers.
00:51:21While Mel and Luke finally seem to be hitting it off.
00:51:25Paint brushes down.
00:51:27Back at the apartments, a romantically cautious Brooks artistic choices have caught Chris by surprise.
00:51:35Ta-da!
00:51:37That's your dog that died.
00:51:45And then footy ball, obviously.
00:51:48Green shirt.
00:51:51Yeah.
00:51:54I think I've done a pretty good job.
00:52:00I'm just not sure about a dead top.
00:52:03Show me yours.
00:52:08Oh, that sock.
00:52:09What the helly?
00:52:10That's so good.
00:52:12Oh my God, you've made it so cute.
00:52:16You remember the date.
00:52:17Yeah.
00:52:18Oh, bless your cotton socks.
00:52:28Down the hall, Bec is keen to get started on a painting activity of her own with husband Danny.
00:52:37For the ultimate fantasy night, I'm going to blindfold Danny and I'm going to write on him in paint words
00:52:44that reflect how I feel about him.
00:52:46And then he is going to do the same thing for me.
00:52:50Intimacy, for me at least, is about that connection and like going deeper within your soul.
00:52:56That is something that Danny struggles with.
00:52:59Danny uses humour to mask him having to get too deep with things.
00:53:06I just hope he's going to be taking this seriously.
00:53:09I want to see my husband being vulnerable and really talking about his feelings.
00:53:17This task is going to really connect us.
00:53:21Are you ready?
00:53:22Yeah, come on.
00:53:23Don't be scared, doll.
00:53:30Oh, look at this.
00:53:33What the **** is going on here?
00:53:38Are you ready?
00:53:43This is so weird.
00:53:46Oh.
00:53:49Oh.
00:53:50What's going on here?
00:53:52Are you painting on me right now?
00:53:55And what are you painting?
00:53:56Yeah.
00:53:57I'm painting on you words that when I think about you and our relationship come to mind.
00:54:10You okay, babe?
00:54:12It's actually quite relaxing.
00:54:16Feels good.
00:54:18I like it.
00:54:19Yeah?
00:54:20Do?
00:54:23To be honest, putting the blindfold on, I didn't really want to do it.
00:54:27I didn't want to do it.
00:54:29But as soon as it was on, like, you forget where you are, what's going on.
00:54:36You're just in that moment.
00:54:39I felt at peace.
00:54:41Okay, you ready?
00:54:44So put.
00:54:47Trust.
00:54:50Adore.
00:54:51Hopeful.
00:54:53Handsome.
00:54:54That's so cute.
00:54:56Work.
00:54:58And loyalty.
00:55:01To be honest, I'm gonna, I'm actually gonna be really honest now.
00:55:04It made me feel a bit emotional.
00:55:07It made me, I don't know why.
00:55:09Gotta paint me now, babe.
00:55:12Let's get in the mood.
00:55:13You got it?
00:55:15I'm not that good at putting it into words, but just like, the intimacy of it was a beautiful experience.
00:55:22And I felt like she'd put so much trust in me.
00:55:26Do you need some wine?
00:55:27Yeah.
00:55:28Come here, sweetheart.
00:55:32In that moment, I realised how much I care about it.
00:55:36It just, I don't, I feel a bit emotional.
00:55:38It's f***ing weird.
00:55:40F*** me.
00:55:41Get this camera out of my face.
00:55:44It's weird.
00:55:45I don't even know why.
00:55:46I just feel, I feel like a bit choked up.
00:55:51I've had a lot of emotions shut off in my adolescent years, do you know what you mean?
00:55:57And some of these emotions are coming back up to the surface and there's things I haven't felt in years.
00:56:03Like, I feel like a bit of a f***ing schoolboy.
00:56:10So what I've written is this.
00:56:13Adore.
00:56:14Because that's our song.
00:56:16Yeah.
00:56:17Lovers.
00:56:18Trust.
00:56:19Yeah.
00:56:19You put trust as well, didn't you?
00:56:21Back of your legs says forever.
00:56:23Sexy.
00:56:24Oh, thanks.
00:56:25Because you look sexy.
00:56:28Honestly, that felt really intimate.
00:56:32How do you feel about the words I wrote?
00:56:34I think they're amazing.
00:56:35I didn't have time to think about them.
00:56:36No, of course not.
00:56:37But, like, I liked what I wrote.
00:56:39I love what you wrote.
00:56:41Honestly, hearing him write that he wrote forever on my leg was really pretty euphoric.
00:56:50He did not have to write that on my leg, which makes me really think that, like, he's really serious
00:56:57about this.
00:56:58That's so cute.
00:56:59Right now, I have the biggest crush on my husband.
00:57:05I adore him.
00:57:07I adore him.
00:57:08If this continues on the trajectory that it is now, then, yeah, I can see myself falling in love with
00:57:14him.
00:57:14My favourite word would probably be loyalty because without that we have nothing.
00:57:19Hmm.
00:57:20That would be my favourite word.
00:57:22Every day, like, I see a different part of her or feel a different kind of way about her.
00:57:28This is something I've never experienced before.
00:57:31Cheers, honey.
00:57:32Cheers.
00:57:33Cheers.
00:57:34Here's to painting each other.
00:57:35Hmm.
00:57:38Down the hall, Rebecca has returned from the adult store.
00:57:43Honey, I'm home.
00:57:44Oh.
00:57:45With high hopes for her evening with husband, Steve.
00:57:49So my fantasy tonight, Steve, I'm just going to basically go in and just show him a little piece that
00:57:54I'd like to put myself in for him and stroll around the room.
00:57:57I'm hoping he'll go, okay, penny's dropped, now I'm getting it, and, um, yeah, steps it up a bit.
00:58:03A glass of wine?
00:58:04I would love a glass of wine, yeah.
00:58:06I don't know what his reaction's going to be, but still, I am really hopeful.
00:58:13And you know what?
00:58:14I don't think Daddy Steve is as wet and innocent as he makes out to be.
00:58:18He might just, uh, come around to a bit of a...
00:58:23I must admit I'm very curious about your day.
00:58:25I had the best time of my life.
00:58:27So we went shopping and we had to basically pick out costumes that we would potentially wear.
00:58:32Yeah.
00:58:32And basically I went into a, well, it was a sex shop.
00:58:35And can I say one thing?
00:58:36We were like, oh, honey, we had, we were like running around like mad women.
00:58:40Oh, my goodness.
00:58:40We were like, mum's gone wild.
00:58:41To be honest, I could have bought the whole shop.
00:58:44That's, that's a concern.
00:58:47So that, yeah.
00:58:48Do you pick this out for me because she's like, you're a working...
00:58:52Can I have a look?
00:58:52What is it?
00:58:52She's like, you're a boss bitch.
00:58:54Um, yeah.
00:58:57You know, it's, it's...
00:58:58These things that I picked, just so you know...
00:59:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:59:01...are like the most covered up.
00:59:05Yeah, fine.
00:59:06Yeah, that's a good one.
00:59:07If you wanted me to put it on...
00:59:10Um, yeah, I mean...
00:59:13Look, I'd rather not.
00:59:14Because it's not something that I'm...
00:59:17I guess, uh, what's the word?
00:59:20It's just not for me.
00:59:22It's very disappointing.
00:59:23He didn't want to do the task.
00:59:24He didn't even want to try.
00:59:26Do you like lingerie?
00:59:27When I think lingerie, I don't think sex shop.
00:59:30I want to feel desired.
00:59:31I want to feel sexy, Rebecca.
00:59:33I'm not getting any of this.
00:59:34You're right.
00:59:36This is on fast-forward.
00:59:38We know what this is all about,
00:59:40but intimacy comes in many shapes and forms,
00:59:43and it doesn't have to be, um, like this, uh, immediately.
00:59:48Rebecca is a wonderful person.
00:59:51Strong, independent, she's confident.
00:59:53But if I'm being completely honest,
00:59:55I find Rebecca and I are a little bit different.
00:59:59Rebecca's a little bit full-on.
01:00:02It's not about me stalling us and going,
01:00:04hey, we're doing my speed.
01:00:06It's about us finding our speed.
01:00:08That's where I'm at.
01:00:09I came in here to find my person.
01:00:11I'm being my authentic self,
01:00:13and he's not meeting me halfway.
01:00:16You have to adjust.
01:00:17I have to adjust.
01:00:18He doesn't want to try.
01:00:20Just all lip service.
01:00:21And we have to meet halfway.
01:00:24Like, I feel like I'm going crazy.
01:00:25I feel like we're on completely different pages.
01:00:28We are happy.
01:00:29We're good.
01:00:29And right now, I'm starting to doubt the relationship.
01:00:33Like, I don't know whether Steve's intimate.
01:00:35I do appreciate all this.
01:00:36I really do.
01:00:37Yeah.
01:00:37It brings us closer.
01:00:47It's Stella's ultimate fantasy night.
01:00:52And while Philip is getting in touch with his creative side,
01:00:56it's Stella who's taking some artistic license with her fantasy.
01:01:01Right, so you know how it's my fantasy day?
01:01:03Yes.
01:01:04I actually feel like you should be taking your clothes off as well.
01:01:12At least you went to the gym today for a pump.
01:01:16All right.
01:01:16You know what?
01:01:17All right.
01:01:18I think every woman will agree with me.
01:01:22Multitasking men are quite sexy.
01:01:24So tonight, I made him do all of these little tasks.
01:01:27How about we do those push-ups?
01:01:29Let's do 70.
01:01:31I'm going to stop at 69.
01:01:34I am enjoying taking the reins tonight.
01:01:37It's great because it just like goes with the flow, you know?
01:01:41It's what I like about Philip.
01:01:43Oh, here we go.
01:01:47You're lucky enough for me to get up probably about two minutes before.
01:01:49Because as we progress, I might not be able to leave the table, you know?
01:01:54For a natural reason.
01:01:57I was trying to concentrate and trying to draw, but my eyes would go everywhere.
01:02:02She was just sitting in a certain way, looking rather inviting.
01:02:06Thankfully, I was sitting down because, you know, just I've got tight jocks on.
01:02:10Before I do the unveiling, I just want you to know that this guy, like, I tried, all right?
01:02:16All right, so this is what I come up with.
01:02:21This is me.
01:02:27Picasso was definitely on a Phil Semi.
01:02:31I just, I had to emphasise that.
01:02:34There's three legs there.
01:02:35Two are bigger than the other.
01:02:36All I saw is a love heart, so I'll just focus on that.
01:02:44What's wrong with her?
01:02:45Look at her.
01:02:47There's definitely nothing wrong with her.
01:02:48She's great.
01:02:51While fantasy night draws to a close, for one couple, the evening is far from over.
01:02:59After Julia's ultimate fantasy left her husband feeling confused,
01:03:05Grayson is eager to raise his concerns about the state of their relationship.
01:03:10I'm genuinely into Julia.
01:03:13But that conversation felt like I was entrenching myself more in the friend zone.
01:03:18It's intimacy week.
01:03:21This is designed to help you move into the next stage of your relationship.
01:03:25And she's not leaning in.
01:03:27That's not leaning into me, asking me a series of questions about my football memories.
01:03:32If that's intimacy to you, I mean, we're on a completely different planet.
01:03:41I wanted to sort of have a conversation with you around how I'm feeling and how we're feeling and where
01:03:50we're at.
01:03:50Sure.
01:03:51But, um, I'm really, really nervous to have this conversation, just so you know.
01:03:56Okay.
01:03:58I can't discount your, your ultimate fantasy of intimacy.
01:04:06But for me, mine's like, so different.
01:04:11Um, by asking me questions like, what's my fondest memory on the football field?
01:04:16Or what was the best trade of my ex-girlfriend?
01:04:20Does that literally build intimacy for you?
01:04:23Like, is that...
01:04:23It's getting to know you.
01:04:24These are things I don't know about you and I wanted to get to know you more.
01:04:32Again, I was trying to lean in and be curious.
01:04:34But I wanted to keep it light because there had been some dance energy around us.
01:04:39For me, I think, like, intimacy is more around the chemistry, romance side.
01:04:45Mm-hmm.
01:04:46Those questions, like, is that your ultimate fantasy of, like, your ultimate fantasy?
01:04:51That's where we are at right now.
01:04:54Um, no, I think that that's where you're at.
01:04:58This chat was just definitely not what I was expecting.
01:05:02I feel like the task was a really positive step in the right direction for Grayson and I.
01:05:09I thought we were building connection.
01:05:11So, yeah, it's a bit confusing.
01:05:14I want to be creating that emotional safety, you know?
01:05:17Like, these things are important.
01:05:20Yeah.
01:05:22Okay.
01:05:25It's super deflating.
01:05:27Like, she uses words, like, leaning in and getting curious, and there's zero of it.
01:05:32I just can't seem to get any sort of solid clarity out of any conversation that I have with Julia.
01:05:38And for me, that just tells me, you know, she's not invested in it.
01:05:43I want to build a connection.
01:05:46But at this point of our relationship, I'm really confused about how you actually feel about me.
01:05:55Can I ask you this question?
01:05:57Yeah.
01:05:58Can you see any kind of future with me?
01:06:05Um...
01:06:16I'm really confused about how you actually feel about me.
01:06:21Can I ask you this question?
01:06:24Do you...
01:06:24Can you see any kind of future with me?
01:06:31Um...
01:06:32That depth of connection needs to happen before anything...
01:06:38So, I've asked you...
01:06:39I just wanted you to answer this question for me.
01:06:40It's really simple.
01:06:42Well, I'm just trying to...
01:06:42Can you see an emotional connection building for us in the future?
01:06:49If we're able to communicate and there's emotional safety in terms of my needs, that's the part.
01:06:56Um...
01:06:58I've asked her blatant questions.
01:07:02I get this long-winded answer.
01:07:05We need to just continue creating safe spaces to really talk about what's really under the surface.
01:07:11Just tell me if you like me or not.
01:07:13You know, leaning in and really reading the energy of the other person.
01:07:18Jules, can you answer this question for me?
01:07:20I feel like we're in court or something and you're, like, firing these questions at me and it just doesn't
01:07:25feel...
01:07:26There's questions.
01:07:27So, you don't like answering questions, do you?
01:07:29Yes, I do.
01:07:30It's the way, it's the tone.
01:07:31Use all this language that I don't...
01:07:33I don't understand.
01:07:34Like, use language like lean in and get curious.
01:07:41Curiosity is not asking me questions about what my favourite football...
01:07:47Like, that is not intimacy.
01:07:50Obviously, you're not happy with what I've...
01:07:52Absolutely not.
01:07:53Okay, well, this is a problem then because...
01:07:56Jules, I feel at this point that I'm wasting my time.
01:07:59Oh, okay, yeah. Absolutely wasting my time.
01:08:02Yeah.
01:08:03I'm getting hurt. I'm starting to feel hurt.
01:08:08I've been so invested in this.
01:08:10But I'm just, um...
01:08:13Yeah, I'm just not getting any sort of reciprocation.
01:08:17Julia needs to step up to the plate for this to progress any further.
01:08:22That's how I feel right now.
01:08:26Tomorrow night...
01:08:27It was huge for us.
01:08:29Mel and Luke's incredible transformation.
01:08:31I feel closer with Mel after the task because that physical gap between us has kind of been bridged a
01:08:37little bit.
01:08:37We have been progressing, like, in the right direction.
01:08:41I really want to send a clear message to Steven.
01:08:43Rachel draws her line in the sand.
01:08:48Taking this.
01:08:50A tense boys' workshop.
01:08:52I feel like you're skirting around my questions.
01:08:55I disagree with you.
01:08:56I don't have an earpiece in my ear.
01:08:57I'm not waiting for someone to tell me what to say.
01:09:01Alessandra calls out Steve's behaviour.
01:09:03The lack of respect that you're showing me is appalling.
01:09:06Really tread lightly.
01:09:08I don't take to this well.
01:09:09And in a shock turn of events,
01:09:12one bride calls it quits and makes a dramatic exit.
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