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FLEX Season 1 Episode 2
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00:00In the dating world, I'm always trying to be positive.
00:04Some days it is more difficult than others.
00:08A funny date story.
00:09When I first rocked up to Sydney, I matched a girl on Hinge.
00:13She said, oh, come meet me at Bronte Beach.
00:15Get down to Bronte Beach.
00:17The waves are like seven foot tall, crashing right on the bank.
00:21She goes, oh, it's fine.
00:22Let's have a go.
00:23I said, I don't know.
00:24They look quite rough.
00:25So I drove, I go in.
00:27She runs in after me.
00:28And I look up and then just see her get tumbled and her boobs fall out of her top.
00:32Her hair is like out here.
00:34She coughs up like a massive chunk of sand this big.
00:36Sand's coming out of her nose, in her eyes.
00:39I was like, you almost died.
00:40She's like, oh, my boobs fell out, my boobs.
00:42Anyway, she was not happy.
00:45I never heard from her again.
00:49So I am the most expensive male escort in Sydney.
00:53Straight, I need to clarify straight.
00:55It's really important that I clarify that.
00:56He instinctively knew what I wanted, and boy, did he deliver.
01:00Oh, hey.
01:03So I've got this business idea, right?
01:05I'm fit and healthy, but I also go out and get on the bears on the weekends.
01:09Have you seen Ben's making an up?
01:11It's about drinking and then running.
01:14Wait.
01:15That's what it's about.
01:16I don't understand.
01:17Like, what is he doing?
01:18It's Ben coming up with a plan.
01:20It can't be a monster plan.
01:22You need to come to my run club because that's where all the ladies are.
01:24I actually met this lovely lady there the other week.
01:26Her name's Berlin.
01:28I'll make she's unreal.
01:29In the dating world, being the nice guy, yeah, can get you playing.
01:32Date with Berlin today.
01:33Fingers crossed.
01:34It goes well.
01:35I have a tattoo of Batman on my foot.
01:37There is a massive chance our good old friend, Henry, could crash and burn.
01:46Your schedule is very jam-packed.
01:49Speaking of jam,
01:54like, I would love to go to the jam record bar.
01:56Yeah, you know, get the vinyls out and then they play it right in front of you.
02:00Would you like to go?
02:05I'll have to check.
02:06Wait, I think I can, though.
02:08You think you can?
02:09You want to go on second date tonight?
02:10Know what you want.
02:11Yeah, yeah.
02:12All systems go.
02:13Okay, let me check, but I think I'm open.
02:15Yeah, let's do it.
02:15Okay, I'll pick you up in the back a bit.
02:18I'll just get you on the handlebars.
02:19Go on, you're in.
02:20On my shoulders.
02:21Yeah.
02:21Just make sure you bring your helmet.
02:22Okay.
02:23Safety first.
02:24Safety first, anyways.
02:26Perfect.
02:27The date with Berlin went so well today.
02:29So much fun.
02:30The vibes were there.
02:31We was laughing, joking.
02:33Great race.
02:34Unfortunate for the result.
02:35But, you know, I'll get her next time.
02:37Here's your helmet.
02:38Oh, yeah.
02:39You have a big head.
02:39It's to store all my knowledge.
02:41Okay.
02:42Bold move, asking her on the second date.
02:44But you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
02:46So he shoots, he scores.
02:53Okay, here we have diary cam entry from him.
02:58So, date with Berlin.
03:00First date went well.
03:01Secured the second date while still on the first date as well.
03:04You know, if you got it, you got it.
03:06When you can see the vibes are there, you just gotta go for it.
03:09And, like, I could see the chemistry was building.
03:12I think she's, yeah, the feelings are pretty mutual.
03:15So, the nice guys are winning for once.
03:17Love it.
03:18Like, I believe in myself.
03:19I believe in my qualities, my attributes, and supposedly so does she.
03:23So, second date on the cards.
03:26We'll see where we go from there.
03:27It's looking good.
03:29Come on, the boys.
03:32I think first impressions when people see me, they must think this is just some
03:36head off social media.
03:37Some arse influencer who runs around with a selfie stick and drinks kale smoothies.
03:43I do give off that impression with the fake teeth and the tattoos, right?
03:45But I'm far from that.
03:47I'm not the stereotypical eastern suburbs guy.
03:51Everyone wants to do an ultra or a marathon.
03:546am in the morning, you can't walk on a promenade.
03:56Because it's just full of these run clubs and squat clubs and roly-poly clubs.
04:00And it's like, who's the biggest?
04:02Who's the leanest?
04:03Who's got the most tattoos?
04:05I absolutely fit into the Curls for the Girls category.
04:09That's because I have to.
04:10It's my job.
04:11Right.
04:12It's my job.
04:13I'm not going to fit into that bubble of matcha lattes
04:16and go milk.
04:18It sounds like you've been approached by some producers to do another show.
04:22Is that right?
04:22I've had the producers from Aussie Shore reach out and see would I do the season three with them.
04:28Well, how did they approach you?
04:30Through Instagram direct message.
04:33Gotcha.
04:34I had one of the female cast members slide into my DMs like four or five days ago.
04:39And I think it's come from there.
04:41Yeah.
04:41Is that something you want me to go and do?
04:43Or?
04:43My job is not to advise you on what to do or what not to do.
04:47But documenting your life on flags.
04:49But this is where your life goes, you know?
04:51No, it's entirely up to you.
04:53If you decide that you want to pursue Australia, I can talk to them and
04:56see whether we can capture some of the journey, you know?
05:01Gosh.
05:02Mate, I've already...
05:03So, obviously, I blocked my parents this night on social media, so they didn't see my
05:08escorting videos.
05:09And then it took two days and they've seen them because a friend had gone and seen them
05:13and been like, have you seen what Marcus is doing in Australia?
05:15And they obviously had no idea.
05:17So, I'm just dealing with that at the moment.
05:18And I think to drop the bombshell that, yes, I'm an escort and I'm also going to go on
05:21Aussie show.
05:26You're on a tracks, you're an escort, and then you're going to go on Aussie show.
05:29It's a big wake, Marcus.
05:30I've had a busy three days this week, mate, yeah.
05:33I don't know if it's going downhill or uphill.
05:35I can't quite decide.
05:36All right, thanks, mate.
05:37All right, peace, then.
05:38Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.
05:43Sex itself, we all love it.
05:45We all need it.
05:46Let's not pretend that's not the case.
05:48It's having connections and enjoyment with people.
05:52It's just that I don't want that with one person.
05:55I've been in an open relationship for six years.
05:59Some people don't get it.
06:01And it's sad, isn't it?
06:02Like, I wish I was a monogamous person.
06:05I wish I could settle for just the one connection with someone
06:09and to be satisfied in that way.
06:11But it's not me.
06:13I don't want the white picket fence with the kids and the dog.
06:17I just want to be tomorrow waking up saying,
06:20do you want to go to Bali and go surf?
06:23Do you want to pick up this new hobby and go on an adventure?
06:26Or also, there's this really cool chick that, like,
06:29wants me to go have a three-semen-style partner.
06:30Do you care if I go do that, you know?
06:33I'm not going to compromise on that.
06:37I could see your eyes when you looked at her.
06:41Guilty. Guilty.
06:42I know when you have your little love eyes on,
06:45and you're like, and he's like, oh, Berlin.
06:48You know me, romantic man at heart.
06:50Also, Berlin like the name as well, Berlin.
06:53It's a good name. I will admit.
06:56I'll drop you a message and let you know how it goes.
06:58I don't know if you know. Do you know I'm in an open relationship?
07:01I remember when we first met, I knew you very well.
07:05Very quick.
07:06Yeah, I mean, I just think, why not be yourself?
07:08You don't need to be like a friend.
07:10Like, some people, they prefer monogamy.
07:13I prefer not monogamy. It's great.
07:15He's currently living in Canberra for work.
07:17I'm living here, but that just kind of works.
07:20Yeah, it's fun. I love it.
07:22Yeah, does he ever come home and suddenly you've learned some new crazy move,
07:25and then he's going, hold on a second, where'd you pull this one from?
07:27Yeah, but isn't that the best thing ever?
07:29It's like, hey, I really like this. Why don't we try this?
07:31And it just, like, adds to the repertoire.
07:33Hit it with the severe weather warnings.
07:35Don't get caught in this hurricane. Whoa!
07:37Life's about having fun, right?
07:39I feel like Sydney's the place for that, you know.
07:41It really is, actually.
07:42It's very welcoming, accepting.
07:44I don't think I've had anyone, at least from my face, say they're like,
07:48ooh, what? Like, why are you like that?
07:51Sarah's relationship, open relationship, not for me, personally.
07:55I'm such a jealous person. I like to have my one man and that's it.
07:59I went for a run with her the other day, and she was like, filled me in on all of
08:02that,
08:02and I was literally like, wow, like, that's insane.
08:05Yeah, it's so interesting.
08:07Like, six years of an open relationship.
08:10And on top of it, the fact that she's bisexual is even more like, whoa.
08:15Yeah.
08:15You know, there's so much to it.
08:17So much to unpack.
08:18It's so intense.
08:19It's so intense.
08:20Like, it's so intense.
08:21Do you think you'd be able to do that?
08:23I don't think so.
08:24You know, I tried for a bit, and it literally went...
08:26You tried to open relationships?
08:27Yeah, it went downhill.
08:29Really?
08:29How long were you with the person?
08:31For a real long time, you know, a couple of years.
08:34But yeah, it's just like, you break the trust, and when, you know,
08:38you get to know someone else, then you think that person's better,
08:41and then you go back to your relationship where there is all the boring part.
08:44And I think it would be hard, like, if you start monogamous.
08:48Yeah.
08:48And then you're like, okay, let's open it up.
08:50What's that?
08:51If she's, like, how did they...
08:52They must have just started from the jump being open.
08:54Yeah.
08:54I don't know.
08:55We have to ask her.
08:56There's so many cool people out there.
08:58Why limit yourself from the person?
08:59I like it.
08:59I have a lot to learn from you.
09:01You make me stronger.
09:01I teach you how to relationship differently.
09:04That's what friendships are for.
09:05Literally.
09:06I do sometimes wonder how Sarah copes of our relationship.
09:09Six and a half years is a long time.
09:11It's not for everyone, but you know,
09:13everything is not for everyone.
09:20At the moment, I'm feeling very rejected.
09:23I'm destined to be single forever.
09:26Oh, I'm sorry.
09:27What happened?
09:39I was in an open relationship for six and a half years until a few days ago.
09:46It was, like, a beautiful relationship where I didn't need to be anything but me.
09:54I know he still loves every part of me, but it didn't work.
09:58And that's shit.
10:04I always thought he would be my romantic other.
10:07You know, like, I didn't foresee a reality where that wouldn't exist.
10:12And that was really sad.
10:14Like, last weekend he was meant to come visit and I just didn't have time.
10:19And so then he was just kind of, like, seeing, I guess, that my world's getting more solidified
10:26in Sydney and it's not moving.
10:28He's like, I want you to do all of that, but I just don't really see the reality of how
10:35that works.
10:36This break-up was his decision, but I understand why.
10:43It's not who either of us are.
10:46It's just the reality of my future looking like it's in Sydney and his future not being in Sydney.
10:52Maybe take some time, set some boundaries with him first, just to be respectful.
10:57And then when you've had some time, then you can go be your free spirit on Hinge.
11:05You know, I was so tempted unsurprisingly.
11:08Are you okay though, Daniel?
11:10I'm like, no, of course I'm not.
11:19Mum is very cautious about the life I live at the moment.
11:24You just kind of take it.
11:25She's a mum.
11:26She's going to nag and put a bit of pressure on.
11:28She loves to say the sort of, so have you found full-time work?
11:32Are you working towards getting full-time work?
11:35How does that look?
11:37And I understand her.
11:38I believe her when she says, look, you need to find a stable career.
11:42You need to lock in a job and do this.
11:45And I do believe that she's telling the truth.
11:47Well, some of the times have changed.
11:48I think there's so much more out there to do now that I don't necessarily have to
11:53lock it in as she's sort of suggested and come back.
11:56She still thinks I'm only here for a few more months.
11:58She doesn't actually know that I've decided to sort of kick on here a bit longer.
12:03So that conversation will be interesting, but seems to be working out so far, so I'm not complaining.
12:14You've seen Ben's making it up, drinking, and then running.
12:18That's what it's about.
12:19Ben's idea?
12:20I don't understand.
12:21I'm so confused.
12:28Staying up to date in the latest Flex episodes and we saw Ben's idea.
12:36I think all the comments he's been receiving online have been a bit unjustified.
12:40The Flex audience got something really wrong and I want to tell you why.
12:46Ben's idea of a dame faces and solves one of the biggest problems that people in their 20s face.
12:51Having a good time, having a drink, meeting people, but at the same time looking after yourself.
12:57Ben's idea is going to help people find that balance and, you know, we think it's genius.
13:02I'm going to build the brand image and then bring a product.
13:06The Kardashians, Mr. Beast, that's exactly what they've done.
13:10Modern marketing is build an audience first and then the product.
13:13So he's definitely on the money.
13:15A t-shirt.
13:16It may be a ticket to the event.
13:18Community, then buy it, take it global.
13:21It's a really interesting solution he's trying to create.
13:24If he pulls it off, he's definitely on to a winner.
13:32How are you doing?
13:34Good to see you.
13:34What's going on?
13:35How are you?
13:35I'm good.
13:36What are you doing, moving up?
13:37Oh, mate, just a bit of a failed business venture, but anyway.
13:40What is it?
13:41What is it?
13:42It's an all-natural skincare products, but the product inside doesn't match the ingredients
13:48on the label, so.
13:50And what happens to your investment, as in the money?
13:54So I'm presuming you've put a fair bit of money into this, right?
13:56Um, on this first shipment when I was 25 grand, yeah, that's it.
14:0025 grand?
14:0225k investments are scary investment, right?
14:04Super, super scary.
14:08I've lost 25,000 dollars.
14:10I had this business venture.
14:11I thought it was going to make me hundreds of thousands of dollars.
14:14I made some very crucial mistakes at the start.
14:16Now I'm back to square one.
14:18You look at every successful businessman in the world, they've all gone through struggle.
14:21You only fail if you quit, or you give up, or you accept failure.
14:26You have to chase money.
14:27The world runs on money.
14:28You can't go to the grocery store and say,
14:31hey, I want to get a kilo of steak and pay for it in love.
14:33You pay for it in money.
14:34I had a job in the mines where I could have just kicked back and gone sweet.
14:37This is my end goal.
14:38I've earned a good coin.
14:39I work four days a week, but life's too short to turn up to a job you hate.
14:43My dad was a mechanic for 40 years.
14:45I watched him every day turn up to work to a job that he absolutely hated.
14:49I do not want to be that person.
14:53Can I see it?
14:54Yeah, for sure.
14:55In a non-weird way.
14:56Can I smell it?
14:57Yeah, you can smell it.
14:59What do you reckon?
14:59It's not bad, hey?
15:00It feels nice, mate, yeah.
15:01Yeah.
15:02Yeah.
15:02I feel like I need it on my entire body, hey?
15:05Is that an option?
15:06Not from me.
15:07I designed everything myself.
15:09Took me probably a year from start to when I first launched.
15:12Did all the website, did everything myself, just because I obviously wanted to learn.
15:16And then I went in and tried to do the formulation on my own.
15:18The ingredients inside don't match what's on the box.
15:21I went to China rather than Australia, you know, due to costing reasons.
15:25And then in the end, it ended up costing me a lot more than what I thought it would.
15:28Is this all of it or is there more?
15:29No, man.
15:30So there's two products here, obviously, the tallow balm and then the body butter.
15:34And I've got 2,000 of each.
15:39So there's two products here, obviously, the tallow balm and then the body butter.
15:43And I've got 2,000 of each.
15:47I had this business idea that I thought was going to make me hundreds of thousands of dollars.
15:51Instead, I'm down 25 and I'm back to square one.
15:54You just have to throw this out now.
15:55This is just...
15:56Yeah.
15:56Technically, there's nothing wrong with the product.
15:57Unfortunately, legally, we can't sell it.
16:01Sell it illegally, then.
16:03Do you know a guy?
16:05Do I know a guy that's black market, bought the sales?
16:08Yeah, I'll see what I can do.
16:09To say Ryan happened to go to the tip, maybe I could ask a few of my clients if they
16:12want me to
16:13bring it to work.
16:15I might know some people from my industry that would potentially need it.
16:19Oh, maybe I can just sponsor you, then.
16:21Sponsor me?
16:21Maybe we can sort out a brand deal.
16:23Yeah.
16:24I'll do mate traits on the body butter, then I can use it with my clients.
16:27100%, there you go.
16:28I'm not sure it's safe for that sort of stuff.
16:30I lost $25,000, but I'm not going back to the mines.
16:33I'm not going to quit.
16:35I'm not going to give up that easy.
16:36I worked in the mines for probably like four and a half, five years.
16:38You know, it's a bit of a slog.
16:39I've gotten used to the eastern suburbs lifestyle.
16:41I don't really want to go back to that.
16:42Just in a hole, thinking about body butter.
16:44100%, thinking about ways I can escape.
16:46I'll buy 2,000 units of body butter and just rub it on these women of Sydney.
16:50Done.
16:51I really hope it works out for him.
16:53But if he struggles, I'll be well.
16:54I'll help him with the escort in life.
17:00They call it micro-reality.
17:02On social media, three to four posts a day,
17:05you want to film the ins and outs, the nitty gritty, the chaos, the sex.
17:09All about our lives.
17:10Get used to seeing my face.
17:12Here we have the crew behind us.
17:14You won't be seeing them.
17:16Check it out on Flex.
17:18Come on.
17:21Oh my god, there's a Sydney Money Herald about our show.
17:24Hi, Seth.
17:26You know a reality TV show makes maths look like MasterChef Australia?
17:29What does that mean?
17:30Hey wait, it makes what?
17:32Makes maths look like MasterChef Australia.
17:34That's funny, suggesting they're super controversial.
17:36I love that though.
17:37But what they've put of us, it makes sense.
17:39You've got an escort and you've got an open relationship.
17:41Here's Marcus, the most expensive male escort, the former child gymnast.
17:44Henry, the single man and Willow absolutely loves content creation and posting content.
17:47And Ryan, who's 31 and says he's over the hill.
17:49So we're more full on than that.
17:50Well, yeah, exactly.
17:52That's good.
17:57We are about to be interviewed by Ali from Daily Mail.
18:01And how do you feel about this?
18:02I really thought and hoped that it would happen.
18:06And now it actually being a reality is pretty freaking cool, right?
18:09I feel a little bit nervous because I have no idea what is going to be asked.
18:13But we're just going to be our authentic self.
18:16And we'll see what happens.
18:21I'll leave you guys to it and I will come back shortly.
18:24I think a lot of people who have sat on this couch are pretty traditional.
18:28And I'm probably their worst nightmare.
18:30Yeah, we've got to get the good lighting.
18:32Yeah.
18:32I never normally get this lighting, I like it.
18:34No, no, I'm just, yeah.
18:35You're going to make me look better than what I have looked like on the show.
18:38No.
18:39All I've been doing is crying.
18:42You're all sorry.
18:45I don't think I could cry on camera.
18:48Okay, try leaving a six and a half year relationship and you let me know how you feel.
18:52That's it, I know.
18:54Yeah, at that point do you think you could cry on camera?
18:57I think it went really well.
18:59I think they expected us to be probably faker than we are.
19:04We are just like eight people that are living our lives and we're following that.
19:09And I think they were probably like, oh, okay.
19:11Very different what they expected, I think, anyway.
19:14What the fuck is going on?
19:16Sorry.
19:18Hello, hello.
19:19Hi, hi, hi, hi.
19:20Flex is already being called the show that makes maths look like MasterChef.
19:26Tell us how the jailing round go yesterday.
19:28It was good.
19:30They were like, listen, we don't want anything PG.
19:32Day four in Australia, slept with this guy's wife.
19:35He sat in the corner and did his thing.
19:37Tell us some saucy stuff.
19:38And I was like, well, not to kink shame, but like, I've done some crazy shit.
19:43And they loved it.
19:44My parents think I'm a landscape gardener.
19:47Yeah.
19:48They think I dig holes every day.
19:49Yeah, it's good because it's a good public city for the show.
19:53Was this the first time you've been interviewed by a journalist?
19:56Yeah.
19:57Yeah, first time.
20:01It's just sort of surreal, mate.
20:03I'm just sort of embracing it and seeing what happens, right?
20:06What more can you do?
20:08I've always said from the start, as long as I stick to myself and just be myself,
20:11I think I'll be fine.
20:12You sort of have mentioned you're getting over escorting,
20:15and you sort of want to put that behind, or what's the go there?
20:18I had sex therapy last week.
20:19It's trying to happen quickly because we've only been, uh,
20:22flex only launched, they only went on air five days ago,
20:25and already now you're effectively like a media celebrity.
20:32For the wrong reasons.
20:42A controversial sign while filming, here's where people are upset.
20:46Now, the sign says, quote, you may be captured on film,
20:49and if you think you are fit and or attractive enough to feature in the background,
20:54please make yourself known to our production team.
20:56Justin, is it just a joke?
20:58Are they just sort of, you know?
20:59It's a very bad one.
21:01Joshin' around?
21:01The public's response to the sign, I mean, I was not expecting that.
21:06They don't want to have an Instagram clip with someone of a normal size in the background,
21:10right?
21:10The amount of response, the amount of articles,
21:13the level of, um, anger people got to, I thought it was kind of funny.
21:17The last thing we want in this world is reality TV producers
21:21sort of picking who's good looking and who's not good looking.
21:24I honestly laughed when we were filming, um, the part with the sign.
21:27I didn't really think anything of it.
21:28Does anyone think this is just a joke?
21:30No.
21:31It's not a joke.
21:31They mean it.
21:32Oh, do they?
21:32Oh, absolutely.
21:33Oh, yeah.
21:50The last thing we want in this world is reality TV picking who's good looking and who's not.
21:57Ben's quit the show.
21:58We still have some stories from him.
22:00I'm going to just buy it and see what people think.
22:02I thought I was a cockroach.
22:04Went to look for some advice and I got his lap in the face.
22:07The bad news is you can't wake up in the morning and decide to be an artist.
22:10There was quite a handful of comments saying, get this guy en masse.
22:13I thought about it actually.
22:14I'm going to put my tight abilities on TV.
22:16Would anyone want to marry an escort?
22:18I think is more than a question.
22:19I went to go renew my visa and my passport had expired.
22:22It looks like I'm going to have to leave Australia for good.
22:24When were you going to tell us about your passport issues?
22:27This is the last time I went surfing.
22:29I just don't want to be near people.
22:30I'm really scared.
22:31I can't have another crash like that.
22:34Oh!
22:34Uh!
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