All language subtitles for 90.Day.Fiance.UK.S02E01.1080p.WEB.h264-EDITH[eztv.re]_track3_eng

I'm flying round the world
to marry a man

that I've never met.

I've never felt so comfortable
with someone in my life.

I love her to bits.
It's just meant to be.

[Robert] Met this woman
from Kazakhstan.

I would like to marry her.
She's lovely.

[giggling]

I would do anything
for this man.

[laughing]

Three weeks and we'll be
officially married.

[laughing]

How do I know that you're even
the person you say you are?

If you don't trust me,
[bleep] off.

You and Jose, it's weird.
I'm not comfortable with it.

[gunshot]

You sure he ain't
gonna kidnap you?

-That doesn't worry me.
-But it should.

I really need to know

if you've had sex
with prostitutes.

[Alejandro] I will marry her.

There she is. Gorgeous.

It takes a certain kind of
person to be okay with it.

[crowd cheering and whistling]

We don't know
Alejandro's family.

Anything could happen
to our valuables.

[Kadie] It's my family.

If you're gonna talk shit
about my family...

She could be classed as
quite high-maintenance.

I always like nice things.

It's money.

That's all she wants you for.

In Turkey, the men are king.

You being out there
on your own, like,

it freaks me out.

Why don't you trust me?

It's your fault.

How is it [bleep] my fault?

♪ I love you, UK ♪

[Jose chuckles]

Hello. My name's Louise.

I'm 39 years old.

I post pictures
on social media

for body positivity
and to show

there is beauty in everyone.

And when I'm not doing that,
I'm a mom.

I live in Gloucester

just with me and my son.

He's 20.

-Hiya, Jesse.
-You all right?

Ooh, thank you.

Yeah, you all right?

I had Jesse when I was young.
I was 18.

And he was one of the best
things that I've ever done.

And it's always just been
me and Jesse.

You don't really do much,
do you?

[laughs] I do.

You're not any better.
You sit in your bed.

-[Jesse] Yeah.
-Eating food.

You just... Who works? Oh, me.

[chuckles silently]

I do like the way
my relationship
with my mom is.

Oh, that's nice, Jesse.

It's... [sighs]

[Louise chuckles]

I think as a single mom,

your kids always come first.

But because I'm doing
everything by myself,

then I don't really get
a lot of time to myself.

But that's fine.

I haven't actually
really been on a date...

[laughing] or done anything.

I literally haven't done that.

I'm a very
affectionate person.

So for me
not to be able to give

and receive affection, I think
anybody will get lonely.

I met Jose on social media.

Sorry, I shouldn't
start spoiling.

[laughing] You got problems,

when you say, "Jose," I just
think about that fluffball.

I absolutely spammed the shit
out of his pictures,

telling him he was really
nice-looking, really handsome.

And then, I think
it was a Saturday night,

and I was sat at home.

Um, and I had a glass of wine,
and I had a message.

He was like, "Should we do
a video call?"

and I was like...

"Oh, I don't know."

And then I had
another glass of wine

and I was like,
"Yeah, go on then."

And then ever since,

we've been on video call
for 11 months.

I think a lot of people think
that I am slightly crazy.

I am sometimes in shock myself

that I'm in a relationship
with somebody

that lives halfway across
the world in Colombia.

Sometimes I wake up
and I think,

"What the [bleep] am I doing?"

[singing in foreign language]

Jose is a musician
and a rapper.

[singing in foreign language]

Jose's music's good.
I like his music.

Um, it's different.

♪ I love you, chicken ♪

And in his last
couple of tracks,

he's also put
my nickname, chicken.

♪ I love you, chicken ♪

So it was quite funny.
It's nice. [giggles]

♪ I love you, chicken ♪

I don't think a lot of people
are gonna realize

what that actually is,

until they find out
that I am the chicken.

[giggles]

[singing in foreign language]

I can honestly say
it wasn't love at first sight.

When I met him, I wasn't sure

what his intentions were.

On social media,
there are a lot of men

that, um, talk to you
in certain ways

for you to try
and send things to them.

I wasn't sure
if he just wanted

a picture of my lady bits.

Um... [laughs]

I really wasn't sure
if he just wanted me

to send him naughty pictures.

Which I haven't. [chuckles]

I did not expect

for this relationship
to happen.

-Jose?
-Yeah?

How long have we been talking?

Is it a long time?

-Huh?
-Is it a long time

we've been talking
on the phone?

[Jose] Sorry...

[Louise] I know
you don't understand.

Jose can't speak English.

-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.

So a lot of the times,

we use a translator app
to speak to each other.

Check your texts, please.

[Jose] Okay.

And then as time has gone on,

he would build up
his language slightly,

which is still not very good.

♪ I love you, chicken ♪

[both giggle]

What I like about Jose is
he makes me laugh.

He's very kind
and considerate.

He has really good manners.

I think
that's really important.

And he's always making sure
that I'm okay.

He tries to be
as supportive as possible.

-Love you.
-Love you too.

Even though he's in
a completely different country

we are always together
on the phone.

I think the longest
we've been on the phone

is maybe about
16 or 17 hours straight

on video call.

I put my phone up on the table

and we'll eat dinner together.

Do you want some food?

Ah. Ah.

[giggles]

Everything you would do
as a normal couple,

but through a small screen.

And people are now thinking,

"Wow, this... this lady

is in a relationship
with somebody

that she's never met.

She spends all her time
on the phone,

drives all of her family mad."

-You wanna say hello?
-No.

I'm all right, thanks.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Jose's always on the phone,
and it's...

Yeah, but Jose's my family
as well.

That's why he's on the phone
all the time.

Because if it was
the other way round,

then you would be
on the phone all the time.

I wouldn't have
a problem with it.

No I wouldn't,
because I wouldn't be

in this situation
in the first place.

But you might be one day.

No.

-Things change.
-No.

-Things change.
-No.

They do change.

-No, Mom.
-Okay.

[Louise] The distance
between me and Jose

is now quite unbearable,

and we want to be together
as a family.

And I want a life
with him here.

Me and Jose have had
two failed visas in the past.

So hopefully in two weeks,

I will be rushing to Colombia

to get married to a man
that I have never met.

I might get all that way
to Colombia

and we both
might not like each other.

So it is all or nothing.

We have to really push it
to the limit.

[Jesse] You and Jose,
it's weird.

It's weird.
I'm not comfortable with it.

A lot of people are skeptical

about my relationship
with Jose.

But out of everybody,

Jesse really is
the most concerned.

[Jesse] Mom, he can't
even talk English.

-So he can't get a job.
-He's practicing.

-Yeah, did you not
hear him yesterday?
-Yeah.

He was going... Do you know,
listen, Jesse. He was going...

"I will make you tea,
coffee, honey."

Like that.
No, it was really sweet!

He was really trying.

My mom dating someone, um...

that far away is crazy, man.

It's, like...
it just doesn't make sense.

You can live your life
without taking risks,

and you will never know
what could have happened.

When I come back, Jesse,
I'm gonna be married.

Yeah, I know you will be.

And you have to realize
as well,

I'm not just gonna be like,
"Oh, you all right, mate?"

To me, he is
my family as well.

To me, he isn't.

Are you gonna be
staying in a hotel

when you go over there,
or what?

He's booked us into
his friend's apartment.

He says it's fine there,

and it's got a pool.

-And I said,
"Okay, that's fine."
-That doesn't mean anything.

So now we're staying in

-the apartment that he picked.
-I don't... [groans]

-But I...
-I thought you were
staying in a hotel.

He's saying that
we're gonna be safe.

He's saying
he's gonna protect me.

No, that's not how it works.

Especially when you're going
over to meet someone
you've never met.

She says that she knows him

because she's been
on the phone.

She doesn't.

Just being on the phone
doesn't mean you know someone.

Well, the place
that we're staying at

I think is
his friend's apartment.

Again, someone you've
never met.

[Louise] No, I know this.

-That's two people.
-No, I know.

-There's gonna be
multiple more, isn't there?
-Yeah, I know there will be.

I know this.

I really thought Jesse
would have took that better

than what he did.

I can tell he's just not happy

with what's going on at all.

[Jesse] You're going
to a random country.

Some random guy
you've never met before.

We can't fly over to Colombia

in an hour, hour-and-a-half
when you message us.

You're on your own
over there, completely.

[big band music playing]

You ever seen someone
full glam, in a nice dress,

wearing unicorn slippers,
watering the garden?

Only in Devon. [laughs]

I'm Shane, I'm 26
and I live in Devon.

Right.

Good girl. Come on, then.

I'm a hairdresser
and makeup artist.

I've been a hairdresser
for eight years now.

I literally live in
a tiny little surfing village.

This area is just perfect.

Right, darling, come on.

Love this area.

[Sheree] What do you want?
What do you want?

Cheeky, cheeky, cheeky.

You're excited.

[Shane] I live at home
with my mom.

Uh, I absolutely love her.
She's my rock.

I'm going to take
the girls out shortly.

Can you take them out
later on this afternoon

-when you're back?
-Yeah, no problem.

[Sheree] I think I noticed

Shane had a very strong
feminine side

when he was round about
two year old.

He gleefully took out
one of my camisole tops

and put it on, and...

made a little dance around
for me,

and I thought,
"This is quite strange."

[Shane] Since I was three,
I've always known

that I was born
in the wrong body

and I should have been
born a girl.

And I identify as
trans non-binary.

I don't feel like 100% girl
and I don't feel like a boy.

I feel like I'm floating
somewhere in the middle.

I have my tomboy days,

and I have my days where
I don't put any makeup on

and I've got my hair
up in a bun,

and wearing my trackies.

But I definitely don't feel
like a boy.

A lot of my friends
that I've known

since I was a kid
still refer to me as "he."

That doesn't bother me at all.

To me,
pronouns really don't matter.

As long as you are nice
and respectful,

and you're not
disrespectful with things

and you're not calling me
anything derogatory,

then I really don't care
what you refer to me as.

Nice. Not bad.

Put that in there.

That's Mert's top,
and he must have sprayed it

as much as he could
with his aftershave.

And I literally can't sleep
without it.

It's quite cringey.

I met Mert in Turkey.

I went out
to be with my sister

while she was
having surgery done.

I put myself into a hotel
for the night.

I thought, "Do you know what?

I'm gonna open, um,
a dating app

and see
if there's anyone about."

And then he messaged me.

And we started messaging,

and we got on
like a house on fire.

And then later on
that afternoon,

he messaged me saying,
"Surprise, babe.

I'm gonna come and see you."

And I said, "Oh, amazing."

I didn't realize
how far away he was.

Uh, when he got to me,
he said he was, uh,

320 kilometers away,

and it cost him, like,
£400 to come and see me.

And I thought, "Oh, my God,
how lovely is that?"

So we had a couple of drinks,
and, literally,

I've never felt so comfortable
with someone so quickly.

I felt like
I'd known him for years.

And it just progressed
from there.

And I've got, like,
my little selfie stick there

for when we fall asleep on,
um, FaceTime to each other.

And it's cute,
'cause in the morning,

we're still on the phone
to each other,

so I wake him up, I'm like,
"Mert, Mert, wake up."

But one of the rules now is

that I've gotta mute myself,

'cause... [chuckles]

he can't stand my snoring.

He's like, "Babe,
why you snore like pig?

Why you snore like pig?"

Um, but, like, normally
it's the guy that snores.

Um, but, oh, God, honestly,
my snoring is powerful.

Um, I think it's just,
the snoring he'll get used to.

Well, I hope
he gets used to it,

otherwise he'll have
to buy earplugs.

But I just can't sleep
without him.

I've been on this planet
for 26 years now,

and nobody and no one

has come close
to how Mert makes me feel.

We can spend easily 12 hours,

sometimes 16 hours a day
on the phone.

Hello!

You miss me?

[Shane laughs]

If you not love me,
big problem.

I just love
Mert's personality.

His quirky ways,
his kind, caring side.

I love his vulnerability,

and just how he makes me feel.

You eating chicken today?

[imitating chicken]
Buck, buck, buck, buck!

Every day,
you're eating chicken.

It just does my head in

that we're 2,000 miles
away from each other.

This is the longest time
since me and Mert have met

that we've spent
away from each other.

It honestly feels like
three years we've been apart.

How many days we got left

until I'm coming to Turkey?

You looking forward
to seeing me?

[laughs] You excited?

More, more, more,
more, more. [laughs]

I'm excited to see you.

Been too long.

I've told him
as soon as I see him

in the airport, I'm probably
gonna cry my eyes out.

I've started to learn
a bit of Turkish.

[speaking foreign language]

How much? Too much.

I miss you too much,
love you too much.

If you not think I love you,

you stupid,
stupid, stupid. [laughs]

[Mert] I love you too, babe.

Okay, speak to you later.
Ta-ra.

Ta-ra, bye.

Bye! [chuckles]

Aw. [laughs]

He makes me laugh.

The little shit. [chuckles]

I've never been a big believer

in love at first sight. I just
didn't think it would happen.

And I definitely didn't think
it would happen to me.

I'm so intent on getting Mert
to the UK.

LGBT rights just aren't
the same in Turkey.

People that are LGBT
still suffer from prejudice.

I just want us to have
a nice, happy life,

and safe life together.

Is this seat taken?

Hi, I'm Michael, I'm 36,
I live in Clacton-on-Sea.

It's a seaside town
and it's nice in the summer.

I'm a mobile
sludge technician.

Long story short, I deal
with shit everyday. [cackles]

I like this car. Quick, nippy.

Lovely gearbox.
Seven-speed automatic.

Quite a chick magnet. [laughs]

I was a busy boy in my past.

I've dated a lot of women
in Clacton.

If you look at my phone,

probably like
the Yellow Pages.

-[engine stutters]
-Purring like a kitten.

I've been in love but none
of them have worked out.

I think the main reason
I wanted

to look internationally
is because

I hadn't had
much luck locally.

I wasn't expecting
to fall in love

with someone I met online.

I just thought
I'd give it a go

and see how things went.

Mercy's from Kenya.

I love her to bits.

She's beautiful,
caring, hardworking.

And she's got a good nyash.

I mean arse.

When I first started
talking to Mercy,

I thought she could have
been a man.

[laughs]

You hear these, like, scammers

who are sitting behind
a computer
and messaging people.

And I think I actually
ended up video calling her

to actually see

that she was, in fact, a girl.

We met
about 18 months ago online.

The plan is
to get married in Kenya.

And then once we do,

Mercy's gonna come and stay
with me for a couple of years

until we can save up
and buy a house

so we can start
a life together.

I'm meeting up with my mates
tonight to have a curry.

I think they're a bit dubious

about the relationship
with Mercy.

-You all right, James?
-All right, mate?

-All right?
-How you doing?

-How are we all?
-Yeah, not bad.

-[groans]
-Know what you're having yet?

-I just got here, mate.
-I know.

Didn't know
if you pre-planned.

-Have you decided?
-Yeah.

He's having chicken nuggets
and chips.

[laughs] Chicken nuggets
and chips?

I'll go for the spiciest thing
on the menu, okay?

[all laugh]

How's it all going?
Still going good?

Yeah, it's going really well.

How long have you known
each other now?

-About a year, I think.
-Oh, yeah.

What's the end goal?
Kind of, she'll move over here
with you and...

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

When Mike first told me that
he'd met someone online...

Thank you.

[Nick] ...your first thought's
always, like,

the horror stories
that you hear about people,

in it for the money
or something like that.

[James] Is that not even in
the back of your mind at all?

Think that she could be
after you for your money

or to move over here, or...

-I haven't got any money.
-[James laughs]

I think James's and Nick's
doubts are mainly

can I trust her, and has
she got any ulterior motive

in being with me.

They don't know Mercy
like I do.

They should give her
the benefit of the doubt

before making accusations.

Are you, like, a bit... wary?

-Like, I don't know...
-Wary?

Yeah, like,
"Send me some money."

[laughing]

Mike's one of my best mates.

People come from different
countries to live there,

come for financial gain.

We've been seeing each other,

and I think
next step is, like,

I don't know, getting...

getting married or something.

Do it to save money.

[Michael] It pisses me off
when people doubt

me and Mercy's relationship,
because at the end of the day,

they don't know what
they're talking about.

[James] You don't go in
for negative thought,

but do you not think...

what would happen if it
doesn't work out, you know?

It's our life.

Our new life together.

I wasn't born yesterday.

-Hi, Mom!
-Hiya, Lou.

-You all right?
-Yeah, I'm fine.

I know
my mom is really worried

about me going to Colombia
to meet Jose.

But I'm really hoping that
I can change her mind.

So, it's real, then?

-This is it, then?
-Yeah.

I don't want you
to be upset, or...

You know? But...

[Linda] I don't know him.

And I'm concerned
'cause I'm your mom.

If I look at him,

I know I really do love him,
by looking at him.

[Linda] But you're not
a young girl anymore.

-You're a grown woman with...
-No, I know.

...grown-up children
of your own.

You're going
all the way to Colombia,

and if you go and get married,

your family are not
gonna be there with you.

Um, so, I can't really
do anything about that.

It will be hard.

Hopefully eventually
he'll be able to come here.

'Cause that's what
I really want.

When he comes here,
everyone's gonna grill him.

Oh, yeah,
I'll be first in line.

Trust me.

What if they don't let him in?

Then I'll have
to move to Colombia.

I might not let you.

He's younger than you.

He's got this glamorous life
at the moment.

But he may not have that
when he comes here.

-He won't have that.
-And he might have to do

-a normal, everyday job.
-Yeah, he'll have to go work
in a supermarket.

My mom is concerned that
Jose's just coming here

for his music career.

This is the real world,
and in the real world,

we have to earn a living.

And if he wants to come
and live in this country,

then he's gonna have to find
a job, like normal people,

and work to get a wage
to pay the bills.

I just wanna be with someone
that loves the way I love.

I did not expect to be
39 years old, divorced...

Hmm.

...and then end up
in a relationship

with someone online
for nearly a year

that lives in Colombia.

I just don't want you
to be disappointed.

I am worried
about the fact that

she has this dream
of how it will be.

I wish that she met someone

in the normal way,
in the club or in a pub.

But I can only just hope that

she's safe
and that she's happy.

-So you're just taking
the chance.
-Yes.

Just gonna take a chance.

I do understand where my mom
is coming from,

but I will do what I want.

I am a grown woman,

and I will go to Colombia
and marry Jose.

[Latin music playing]

My name is Jose Francisco
Lopez Ardila.

I am from Colombia.

I am rapper and influencer.

[rapping in foreign language]

Music is my life.

It's very important to me.

I want the world
to hear my music.

Style is important to me.

I am different.

It's good. It's good.

[laughs] It's good.

[singing in foreign language]

My music videos,
sexy girl. [laughs]

You say, super-hot. [laughs]

Louise, she is very jealous.

[laughs]

Sexy girl. [laughs]

So, you excited about
me going away this time?

[Sheree] Yes.

At least you'll have
the house to yourself

for, what, nearly six weeks.

It's not long now until I go
and see Mert in Turkey.

I'm literally counting down
the days.

So, what are your thoughts
on Mert

from when you first started
speaking to him,

to what are your opinions
of him now?

I like Mert.
I think he's lovely.

There's only one thing
I ever really wanted in life,

and that was
for Shane to be happy.

-Aw.
-[Sheree chuckles]

You gonna cry now?

-[laughs]
-No, I've got lashes on.

Well, I've got used to
the way he speaks now.

Found that a little bit
difficult at first,

'cause I couldn't
quite understand him.

-Yeah.
-Um...

He usually seems
extremely happy.

And he's cheeky.

Politely cheeky,
if you know what I mean.

-Yeah.
-Um, and that's nice.

A lot of the ladies like that.

Little bit of cheek from
a handsome young man.

Yeah.

Hi, I am Mert,

I 28 years old.

I am bubbly, I am cheeky,

uh, I am fun.

[speaking foreign language]

[speaking in English]

[sighs]

[Shane] I'm meeting up with
my best friend Grace.

We're gonna have a pint
and a catch-up.

-Hello.
-Hello.

-You all right?
-Yeah, you?

-Yeah, good, thank you.
-I got you a pint in.

Thank you very much.

You're looking
very lovely today.

[Grace] And you.

[Shane] Me and Grace
have been friends

for maybe 15 years.

She's always got
my best interests at heart.

Sometimes those best interests
we clash over.

I'm not saying
she doesn't like Mert,

but there are a lot of what
she calls red flags.

-Cheers then, pal.
-Cheers.

How's life
treating you, anyway?

Yeah, not too bad,
not too bad.

I'm going back in 19 days.

Counting down the days now.
So I'm so excited.

Yeah, I bet.

What are your thoughts
at the moment?

I like him. Obviously I've got
my worries.

-Yeah. Which are?
-Which I'm gonna have.

I don't think he's gonna cope
in the UK at all.

-You don't?
-No.

-That's my biggest worry.
-'Cause when you go there,

you're very much like,
"Yes, sir, no, sir."

Whereas here you're gonna
tell him to fuck off.

Aren't you?
You're not gonna have it.

[groans]

-100%.
-I definitely think

there is gonna be

-a bit of a switch.
-Yeah.

If he doesn't like something
you apologize straight away,

which you never would have
done for anyone, ever.

I do try and please him,

and I try, like,
not to escalate things.

Yeah.

When we're in Turkey,
like, he tells me,

"You need to listen to me,
you need to respect me."

See, I don't like that.
That's pushy.

But I think
that's a culture thing.

I think in Turkey, like,
the men are king.

-Yeah.
-Like, and he says that to me.

He's like, "I am king.
I am the king."

And I'm like,
"Well, what about me?

Like, I'm not
a fucking peasant.

If you're the king,
I'm the queen."

And he'll say,
"Yeah, but I'm king."

So it's always that,
like, he's...

-Yeah. That step above.
-That step above.

And I'm hoping
when he comes to England,

maybe, like,
he'll chill out a little bit.

I don't expect him
to change overnight,

like, change his ways.
He's been stuck in his ways

for, like, so long.

He's the only person I've ever
in my life let push me.

How you feeling
about all, like,

-the religion side of it?
-Um...

His mom especially
is very religious.

I'm really nervous
about going back to Turkey.

I'm just really scared that

the secret of me
might come out.

'Cause nobody knows that
I was born a boy.

I don't know how his family
might react, or...

how things might pan out.

One thing I'm concerned about
is obviously

same-sex marriage
isn't accepted.

-Well, no.
-And being, like, trans

or non-binary, being anything
other than straight...

-Yeah.
-It's not something that's...

-accepted, really.
-Yeah.

That's what freaks me out
about when you go there.

-Does that not scare you?
-I've still got
those concerns.

Of course I have.
Um, I think it'd be stupid

-not to have those concerns.
-Yeah.

Is he not worried about people
finding out as well?

I think it's just his parents.

And he's just said,

"We'll just cross that bridge
when we get to it."

I worry massively
about Shane being out there

being the person he is,

if he gets caught out,

um, you know,
what's gonna happen to him.

Is he gonna get hurt? Is he
gonna get sent to prison?

How are people
gonna react to him?

I'm just so concerned
for you, like...

You being out there
on your own, like,

it freaks me out.

[rock 'n' roll music playing]

[Michael] You all right, babe?

-[Mercy] Yeah.
-Good.

[Michael] Me and Mercy started
talking about 18 months ago.

It took a while
for the feelings to grow.

But we've been together
properly a year now

and it's the best thing ever.

I missed your face.

I missed you, too.

I'll be looking forward to
seeing you soon, hopefully.

Fingers crossed.

I think Mercy's excited
to come to England with me

to start a family
and a life together.

Oh, you got a new nose ring?

[laughing]

-Look.
-It looks good.

[laughs]

All right, love you.

All right, well, bye.

I love being a dad.
It gives me a purpose in life.

Kennedy is 10
and I love him to bits,

and I'd do anything for him.

-Do you fancy
fish and chips, mate?
-Yeah.

Why not?

Everyone knows I'm Michael.

-This is Kennedy.
-Hi.

-Sit here, Ken, all right?
-See?

-We get on well, don't we Ken?
-Yeah, we get on all right.

-Best buddies.
-Best buddies.

That's a doner wrap and chips.

-Oh, thank you.
-Oh, thank you.

[server] There we go.
Enjoy, gents.

-Cheers. That looks good.
-Thank you.

My dad's the best dad
in the world.

He does everything,
and he tries really hard.

What food do you think
Mercy would like?

I know she likes chips.

-Does she?
-Yeah.

You think she'll like
a saveloy?

-Saveloy?
-Mmm.

No. [chuckles]

Why not?

I feel happy for him
that he's found someone

that he likes and loves.

Say if Mercy came over here,

what do you think
she would cook for us?

Like, to see, to try?

Probably, like,
rice and stew. Ugali.

Oh, I wanna try ugali.
What is it?

Like, doughy bun thing,

with not much flavor.

Well, Mercy brings love
to my dad,

and makes my dadda smile.

I'm Mercy,
I'm from Kenya, Nairobi...

[chicken crowing]

We live in a one flat room.

I share my bed with my sister.

This is my bedroom.

I was born in a village,
like, in a small town.

When I came to Nairobi,
everything change.

Hello.

I love being in the city.

There's some kind of freedom.

You can do what you want.

You can get what you want.

There you go.
Now you have 400. 50.

[Mercy] I'm sociable.

Any day, I'm out there
partying with my girls.

Michael is my boyfriend
right now.

And I met him online.

He got me this,
February 14th 2022

for my Valentine.
It was a flower.

Flowers with some card.

[chuckles softly]

And he got me this.

It's a bracelet,
charm bracelet.

Michael is generous.

He got me a chain.

He got me this t-shirt, too.

Treats me like a queen
that I am.

The guy loves me so much.

[phone ringing]

-Hello.
-Hi, you all right, babe?

Yeah, how are you?

Are you excited?

-What? Excited? Yeah.
-Yeah.

...from there.

I'll be seeing you soon.

Goodbye.

See you soon. Love you.

Bye bye.

It's not long now before
I get to go to Colombia

and I get to meet Jose,

and I'm so excited.

[woman] How can
I help you today?

[Louise] I'm going
to meet my partner,

and I just wanted
to find something

sexy but comfortable
at the same time.

'Cause I haven't ever really

-met him before, so...
-Ooh!

-I know!
-This is gonna be...

This is gonna be a one-off.

Yeah... Well, no,
hopefully not a one-off.

Being together in person
is gonna be so different

from a video call.

I actually get to touch him,

have relations with him
and be romantic.

-I normally like
longer nightwear.
-Yes.

And I always like a nice robe
or something like that.

I don't mind colors, it's just
as long as I feel comfortable

-at the same time.
-Let me find you something.

Oh, thank you.

I have
a few medical conditions.

One of the biggest ones is
something called fibromyalgia.

I get
really sharp needle pains

in the back of my legs.

It's really
not very comfortable.

We've spoke to each other
online for a long time,

but I do worry that
he might look and think,

"Oh, you know, she's big."
But he knows I'm big.

But to actually see me
in person, you know?

I'm a plus-size person.

I'm not slim. So I think
that part of me feels nervous.

I would like to look
nice and sexy for Jose.

[woman] Right, I've brought
you something up
that I think you might like.

[Louise] Oh, thank you.
Appreciate that.

I really do wanna look nice
for Jose.

A lot of his music videos
are full of sexy women

with no clothes on,

and there is a big part of me
that worries

he won't find me attractive.

Hi, Louise.
How are you getting on?

The color's fabulous on you.

-Do you reckon?
-Yeah, I do. I definitely do.

-Do you like it?
-It's a lovely, hot color.

It's great.

-Do you think he'll like it?
-I think he'll love it.

[laughing]

He will certainly
find it attractive.

With you in it...

-Oh, you're just sweet.
-[both laugh]

You're just sweet.

Everybody's always,
"What are you doing?

Why are you doing this?

I don't think you should be
going to Colombia."

Today my friend Ange
is meeting me.

I want to get some advice
on things.

-Hiya, Lou.
-Hi Ange, you all right?

Yeah, I'm not too bad,
how are you?

I'm all right, thank you.

It's good to see you.
It's been a minute.

[Louise] I know, I know.

-I got something to tell you.
-Okay.

-I did mention before...
-Yeah.

...that I was speaking
to Jose.

Yeah.

How old?

He's 27, or... no, 28.

I know, and I'm not
used to younger guys, am I?

-[Ange chuckles]
-Don't laugh!

-It's not funny!
-Sorry.

Mr. Toy Boy!

-No, and I'm not used to that.
-Yeah.

-We're gonna get married.
-Pardon?

We're gonna get married.

Right.

But it's in Colombia.

Pardon? Oh, my God, Louise.

[Louise] I know.
But the thing is, Ange,

is if I don't try,
I'm not gonna know, am I?

You haven't even
met each other yet.

How do you already know
it's gonna work out, you know?

I don't know.

I'm just going by my heart
and what I feel.

He obviously
hasn't got a visa.

-No, he hasn't.
-So is this just, like,

for him? It's just gonna be,
like, an opportunity for him

to, like, get a green card?

I'm sure
that's probably the way

-that it'll come across.
-Mmm-hmm.

-But until I go
and meet him...
-Yeah.

...I'm not gonna know, am I?

Why does everybody think
it's always about a visa?

Everybody always thinks
the worst.

So... [sighs] your safety.

Like, you've never
met him before.

That's what I'm, like,
worried about.

You sure he ain't
gonna kidnap you?

That doesn't worry me.

-Yeah?
-But it should.

I don't understand how anybody
can just, you know,

meet somebody online,
and then just say

in how many days,
they're going to get married.

I think it's bizarre.

So, another thing as well

is we spoke about children.

-Pardon?
-Yeah.

I told him I would have one.

I've lied to him and said two.

So when I actually see him
in person,

I know it's bad, I'll say one.

So you're gonna, like, try for
a baby straight away, then?

Well, he's asked me
to take my coil out before

I go to Colombia,

so when we can get there

we can try and have a baby.

Lou, this is a lot.

-[Louise] No, I know.
-This is a lot, Lou.

I mean,
you don't even know him.

I understand
it's a shock for everybody

that I'm gonna have
a baby with Jose.

But people in love
have babies.

Do you think
by him saying this to you,

this is gonna be a way for him
to, like, strengthen his visa?

I didn't think of it
in that way.

I was just thinking of it

because he just said
how much he wants a baby.

-Yeah.
-And that even though

we haven't met each other,
that he loves me

and wants to spend
the rest of his life with me.

-And you believe him?
-Yeah.

Oh, Lou.

Everybody in my family
and my friends,

they really can't get over
what I'm doing,

and they're in shock.

I really hope when I come home

and I'm married,

that I have family and friends
to come back to.

I'm really worried.

I'm doing this all by myself,

and I know a lot of people
wouldn't take that risk.

But I will,
and I'm gonna take that risk

because I wanna be with Jose.

[big band music playing]

[Shane] It's time to pack
to go to Turkey.

I am so excited.

But I'm a little bit nervous

about what to wear.

Mert's family are religious

and conservative,
and that's not really me.

I'm not used to covering up.

It's not something
I've ever had to do.

I wanna be respectful

to Turkish culture
and their beliefs.

Mmm, questionable.

No.

This is a little dress
that he bought me,

um, before I came out
the second time.

So it's like a little
off-the-shoulder thing.

So, like, he likes
me wearing this. But...

when I'm out and about
with Mert,

I like to wear this
a certain way.

Um, but Mert likes me
to wear it a different way.

'Cause he doesn't want me
to get stared at

or people to get
the wrong impression.

But I like to wear it...

like this.
So a wee bit, like...

Sometimes I'll have a bra on,
sometimes I won't.

And obviously my bra straps
are showing.

Like, for him,
he doesn't like that.

He doesn't like that
my bra is on show,

or things like that,

or especially
if I've not got a bra on,

you can see
my nipples through it.

Whenever I'm walking
on the road

he's always pulling it up

and putting it on my shoulder.

So this is how
I'd sort of wear it.

Oh, I better pack this.

This came in, um,
very handy last time.

Just in case he wants to take
me to a mosque or something,

I'll have something
to cover my hair with.

I only wore it
for two hours max.

Um, and what's two hours
for respect, really?

I'm gonna pack this
and then I can wash it,

and then before I leave,

um, he can spray it down again

or I'll get him to wear it
for a couple of days

in the evening.

So at least
it'll smell like him again.

But it's all
becoming real now.

I'm absolutely terrified
going to Turkey.

Only Mert and his two sisters

Argin and Emel

know that I was born a boy.

That I'm not a true girl.

His family don't know,

and I'm terrified that
the secret might out
while I'm there,

which I really don't want
to happen.

[sighs with effort]

See, this is where
I could do with Mert.

I'm not used to carrying
my own bags.

And now that they're,
like, dead heavy...

um, I need my strong little
Turkish man to help me.

Right.

[speaking foreign language]

[speaking in English]

[speaking foreign language]

[speaking in English]

[speaking foreign language]

[speaking in English]

[speaking foreign language]

[speaking in English]

[speaking foreign language]

[country rock music playing]

[Michael] Hey, beautiful.

Me and Mercy are planning
to get married in Kenya,

and then once we do,

I want her to come
and live with me

so we can start a family
and a future together.

[Mercy on phone]

Yeah, I'm not too bad.

I'm out working,
delivering food.

Just trying to earn
some extra pennies

for the wedding, you know?

[laughs]

[Mercy on phone]

Yeah.

We're having a big wedding

and the bills
are just stacking up.

Flights, accommodation.

It's just getting
out of control.

My day job ain't gonna cut it.

So I'm having
to do a second job

delivering food, just to be
able to pay for it all.

[samba music playing]

-[Mercy] Hello, how are you?
-Hi, how are you?

-I am good.
-Good.

-Looking nice.
-Thank you.

You're looking nice too.

How have you been?

-I've been good.
-How's life?

Everything's okay.

We're planning to get married,

but there is, like,
a few issues, of course,

about the money.

'Cause every time
it's money, money, money.

Everything just needs money.

So...

-Oh, that's him.
-Oh, he looks good.

-Oh, my gosh, yes.
-He has so many tattoos.

He looks like a bad boy.

-She's crushing.
-The first time you met online

-did he think you're real?
-Oh, my goodness.

Like, did he think, like,
you Mercy or another person?

[all laugh]

Oh, my goodness!

Did you put your picture?
Your real picture?

Yeah, I had my picture,
my real pictures.

For me, getting someone

to marry me
through a dating site,

something that
I've never imagined,

it's crazy.

You're actually
dropping everything

and going to stay there?

Literally your whole life.

Let's just wait and see
if it happens.

If it clicks, good.
If it does not, okay, goodbye.

Go look for
someone else. Yeah.

-You all right, mate?
-You all right, mate?

Not too bad.

How's things?

[Michael] Yeah, going
quite well, actually.

How about you?

Can we have a serious chat?

What's happened?
You all right?

Yeah. So, obviously
we went out for that curry...

-the other night.
-Yeah, good curry that was,
to be fair.

Yeah. Spoke about obviously
Mercy and stuff like that.

-Mmm.
-And I thought...

given the situation of it,

done a...
done a bit of research.

Um...

I found this on a website.

"Mercy is a swindler."

Taking the piss?
That's her, all right.

She's swindling.

According to this,
yeah, she is.

♪ I love you, chicken ♪

I think I'm getting married.

-My queen.
-[applause]

Salud, mi amor.

He is literally
the love of my life.

All right, baby,
I have a surprise for you.

Obviously he's very handsome.

You are a ladies' man.

I get a lot of attention.

I've got my wedding dress.

I have my hen do.

-Roll on Mexico!
-Whoo!

This is, like,
my happy ever after.

You no can drink.

Are you fucking serious?

You're 7,000 miles away.

How do I know
what your name is?
Get your passport out.

[Mercy] I don't gotta
prove shit!

Am I gonna go to Kenya

and come back swindled?

Would you like to see
the marriage certificate?

They're gonna send him back.

[crying]

[Sheree] My worst fear is

you get murdered over there
and you never come back.

-I'm having tequila.
-I'm gonna throw up.

I don't know
if I know him well enough.

Jealousy won't be tolerated.

[crowd cheering]

It takes a certain kind
of person to be okay with it.

Jabbing her breasts
into somebody's face,

it might have reminded me
of another profession.

[Louise] I did get a message

that Jose had maybe

been messing around
with prostitutes.

[gunshot]

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

I like to know that I've got
all my belongings.

She feels like
she can't trust them.

I'm very upset.

See how disrespectful you are?
Can you hear yourself?

Maybe it's okay in Turkey.

If this is what
it's gonna be like,

then I don't know.

[Latin music playing]

Look at him, he's still
in there enjoying himself.

Maybe we're not actually
supposed to be
in this relationship.

[crying]

Why do I keep fucking crying?

[imitates baby crying]

[laughs]

Oh, it's all exciting.

I don't know whether
I'm making the eight decision.

He stood me up.

That's the biggest
embarrassment

to the whole village.

[women cheering]

There's definitely a rivalry
with my daughter.

She is spoiled,

disrespectful
and ungrateful child.

Nothing happened!

It's all right for you to be
touchy-feely with other girls.

-Bit of a double standard.
-Double standard, my balls.

How do I look?

Oh, my God!

We've all spent
a lot of money to come here.

I just hope it goes on.

What you gonna do,
go back to Kenya?

Fuck you.

You know where the door is.

-[Mercy] I'm done!
-[door slams]

It's insane. It's insane.