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JACKIE O (PRESENTS): Previously...

Hi!

..six newlywed couples...

Look at you! Hi!

I pronounce you husband and wife!

..six gorgeous tropical islands...

Oh, my god! What is this?

..and one wild adventure...

I have no idea what I've got myself into!

..to find love.

This really gives me the opportunity to dig deep with someone!

The first days of a life-changing experience saw romance bloom.

And tensions flare.

I've felt underlying misogyny

from you.

Misogyny's a big word to use.

Oh, my god, look!

A message in a bottle! What?

Before a surprise invitation...

Oh!

..to an island gathering...

The time has come for Couples' Cove!

..revealed a big secret.

There's something I haven't told you.

(CHUCKLES)

There was one guy at the speed-dating,

I actually knew before.

What stuff did he say to you?

He asked me what colour underwear I was wearing.

There is one particular person

that I do not want to see at Couples' Cove.

Sweet as.

Now, the very first Couples' Cove...

This is it!

..brings all our castaway newlyweds...

(COUPLES CHEER) ..together.

OK, I need to know... has anyone banged?

Where Mike's got some explaining to do.

I met Mike, prior to the speed-dating night.

And what did he say?

And the island scandal you did not see coming.

Tom whispered something to me,

that has just completely changed the dynamic of our relationship.

He seemed like such a nice guy,

and now, I just want to tip my red wine all over him!

# If you love someone Then tell them right now

# 'Cause your heart won't rest Till you let it out... #

Thousands of miles from home,

six couples have stranded themselves on these tropical islands,

to see if building a relationship in total isolation

will give them what they crave most, a lasting love story.

For Brie and Byron,

what started as a fairy-tale wedding quickly hit the rocks,

when married life triggered Brie's commitment issues.

Putting me on this island,

a lot of things are coming up

that I didn't realise were gonna come up,

especially about commitment.

It was very overwhelming,

and it kind of scared,

like, I got shut off a bit.

Wifey? Mmm?

I might need your hand.

You just tap out, like, at random times.

Yeah.

And, like, maybe the time where I, like, needed you the most.

I think I'm just overwhelmed, still.

I met you yesterday, and that kind of is a lot, for me.

What about just me?

Like, how are you feeling? And where you're at?

Ooh. Vulnerability! Yeah.

But five days in,

and the island is working its magic.

The fact that I can't run,

I have nowhere to go and I only have time,

and that's something I've never, ever had in the past, with guys.

Like Byron.

I think this is, like, a super weird way to date!

(CHUCKLES)

Doing things that you would not usually do

in the real world.

It's a wacky way to fall in love, I guess.

Brie admitted she had commitment issues.

But finding love is important to me,

and I want it to be with someone special like Brie.

So, I had an idea in my head.

I was like, how can we make this island

a romantic little setting?

And I feel like Brie would love to have a hot shower.

I thought, what better way to make her happy,

than to give her a bit of a surprise?

(FIRE CRACKLES)

Guess what I've got for you? What?

Ooh, a pot of water! Yum!

A hot shower.

Oh! How hot?

Are you excited? Yes!

(FIRE CRACKLES)

Oh, can we have a bath? We can!

A spa bath? We, we'd have to make a bath.

We will, hey? Maybe that's tomorrow.

Maybe a bath tomorrow. (GIGGLES)

You're so creative with all of this!

Right?

Like this, this is insane, I would never...

I got lucky.

(CHUCKLES) Shall we?

Yeah! Alright.

On this island,

I'm the best husband there is.

Hot shower!

Do you pee in the shower?

I was just about to say, do you mind if I pee in the shower?

I was gonna say, if you don't pee in the shower,

you're either a liar or you're weird.

(LAUGHTER)

What we're gonna do...

Is get nude?

OK, we've got...

This is timing, all about timing.

Ah ha.

I know it sounds so silly, but this is huge.

Hot showers, to me, are like a therapy.

It washes the day away.

It's something that I need.

And also, it's just...

You ready? Yeah.

It's hard to get romantic when you feel dirty.

Don't spill it!

The fact that he's done this...

Says a lot.

Get in there! Oh!

Oh, it hurts the sunburn, but oh!

That is like, perfect temperature for a shower.

That is amazing. How good is that?

You can do my back.

(CHUCKLES) Kisses?

With the husband?

(SOFT ROMANTIC MUSIC)

It's so nice in here. It's good!

He's a good kisser.

Byron's a very good kisser.

I'm looking forward to taking things further.

This is the Four Seasons.

This is the Four Seasons! Starring us.

Yeah!

I'm gonna get my towel.

I feel like, a million times better.

Right?

Happy wife? I am.

Yeah, good.

And Brie and Byron aren't the only couple

finding marital bliss on their island.

Give me a kiss. (CHUCKLES)

Good morning. Mmm, morning.

Mmm.

We're still loving island life.

I got a few cuddles from you last night.

(CHUCKLES) Which was nice.

Yes.

I'm loving spending more time

with Chad.

I'm loving getting to know him more.

Waking up to his little wake up kisses and cuddles.

I'm like, this is not a bad way to wake up!

You know? With a beautiful man next to me!

Got the ocean at my doorstep. (BOTH CHUCKLE)

Life's good.

Turns out island life's a breeze for Georgia and Chad...

but for Dani and Emanuel, it's more like a cyclone.

Beautiful morning, though!

(LAUGHS)

Not!

Ah.

There wasn't a lot of sleep

last night.

It was pretty horrendous winds,

gale force.

Don't know how we got through it.

(WIND HOWLS)

There may have been a sneaky

little first kiss.

Honestly, being stuck in an absolute windstorm,

with the blankets over your head...

It's like, what else are you gonna do?

(WIND HOWLS)

It was good!

It was nice to, like, you know, evolve,

you know, move forward with the relationship.

Um, but, you know, baby steps.

It might be baby steps for Dani and Emanuel

but one of our couples is struggling to even get off the ground,

after a tense few days stranded.

Things are dicey, with my husband.

We've had this confrontation/argument.

There's been a lot of things that you've done,

that have made me uncomfortable.

Belittled.

The Alpha male, the dominance.

I've felt, like, an underlying misogyny from you.

In what way?

Um...

When we're cutting the wedding dress, um, "Less is more."

Like, I'm not a piece of meat.

I've felt belittled at times...

I've never heard that from anyone before, like...

Well, you're hearing it from me now. Yeah.

I'm not gonna apologise for how I felt.

Or what I said.

But I will apologise for perhaps, the way that I went about it.

So, I want to smooth things over with Mike this morning.

How was your shower?

Shower was great!

Um...

I wanted to chat about the argument.

And firstly just come in an apologise

for the way I handled it.

I understand that it was a massive day,

and, you know, I think the video from your ex

was probably a lot for you to handle,

and then me coming in really hot

and just bomb after bomb after bomb...

Mmm.

I shouldn't have approached it that way,

and I, yeah, I did just want to apologise for that.

So, yeah, I should have handled it differently.

OK.

Thanks for at least acknowledging some...

(CHUCKLES)

The truth sometimes is the best form of at least moving forward

Yeah.

We're two different people,

and we're both very strong-minded people.

But as you said, that doesn't mean we can't progress.

Yeah.

So...

Uh, you know, we-we need to start afresh.

And just go... Yep.

..ah, OK, cool.

That actually makes me feel heaps better.

Oh, OK!

(CHUCKLES) Alright. It's not that bad.

(CHUCKLES) OK.

No, we've got this, we've got this. Yeah, we've got this.

You know what the weird thing is, with me and her?

Is that when we actually talk

we actually connect really well,

and have some really good chats!

But it's like we just don't,

we haven't really been communicating well enough.

So, to have that today was really nice,

just to sit back and be like, hey, we have some common ground.

So, we're working on it!

Team! (CHUCKLES)

Today's gonna be a big day,

it'll be good to be able to go into this having each other's back.

Yep. Yep. I agree. Yep.

I'm gonna get glammed up!

(LAUGHS) Nice.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

For five days, our couples have been sealed off from the world

in their own island bubbles.

But today, they'll be leaving their islands

to meet the rest of the group

at their very first Couples' Cove.

What am I gonna wear today?

This?

It's getting a bit stiff.

Oh, got it! Thank you, babe.

Where they'll see a new side of their spouse,

in a social setting.

And play compare and contrast on their relationship progress...

Ready! ..against the other couples

on the experience.

Alright! Let's go!

But this morning, an invitation to Couples' Cove

is the furthest thing from Emily's mind.

When Emily saw Tom at the altar, she was instantly smitten.

(JOYFUL MUSIC)

Hello! He's beautiful!

The most beautiful eyes! I have a big thing for blue eyes.

So, yeah, he's gorgeous.

But when they got to their island,

she could sense Tom pulling back.

All done. (CHUCKLES)

I'm starting to realise that yeah, he's distant with me.

He's not interested, and that's fine.

But I also would prefer him to tell me that.

So, I'm not trying to put in all this effort again,

and get little in return.

But a brand-new revelation from Tom

has confirmed Emily's fears.

Last night in bed, Tom whispered something to me.

That has just completely changed

the dynamic of our relationship.

Tom told me that he has a girl on the outside.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I don't know much of the details, but she's not happy that he's here.

Uh, I...I...I don't...

I think I was just so blown away by the first comment,

that I didn't quite comprehend the rest of the conversation.

Tom then told me that he was here for the experience.

And that we should just keep going having fun.

That's not what I'm here for, mate.

I'm beyond pissed off

because I have put my life on hold to find something serious.

And he's taking the absolute piss out of me.

I don't understand why he would stand at the end of the altar,

put the ring on my finger... say I do...

if he has a girl on the outside.

I feel betrayed, I feel hurt, I feel lied to.

The level of rejection, at the same time.

Yeah, it's just, it's a really shit feeling.

I don't know who he thinks he's kidding,

by going to Couples' Cove today.

We're not a couple at this point.

At this point in time, I just wan to throw this straight in the water.

I don't even know if this is even worth it.

Like, why am I wearing this?

This is...this is a ring of commitment?

You've got none for me, you've got it for someone else.

I don't want to go to Couples' Cove with this half-arsed husband.

(MELLOW MUSIC)

After being cut off from the outside world

for five days...

Today, all our couples are leaving their islands,

and heading for a new destination...

Couples' Cove.

# We're cool for the summer

# Ha! #

Couples' Cove is all about connecting

with the other coupes in the experience.

It's a chance for all our castaways to let off steam,

and see how their partners fare in a new social dynamic.

I'm so excited to meet the other couples.

Oh, same.

A day way, it's gonna be nice. Yep.

And to socialise...

Yep. True. ..with some people other than you!

(LAUGHS) True!

Leaving our little bubble...

That's right.

..so, not sure how I feel about that!

So, wife. What are you thinking?

I want a knife. No.

You want a knife? No, no, no.

Yeah! (LAUGHS) You want a knife?

I want all of the gossip from the girls.

And as for the guys, I just want to know,

have I set up the best hut?

(LAUGHTER) Yeah, OK! Alright.

It's-it's a guy thing! Competitive Mike.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Maybe there's gonna be like, a little spanner in the works.

What, like a husband/wife swap?

Oh! You're gonna swap me already?

Would you swap me? No, no.

No, I wouldn't swap you.

I wouldn't swap you. It doesn't come off!

(LAUGHS) Mine does!

(LAUGHTER)

I don't reckon everybody's is as cruisy...

No. ..as we are.

There's got to be some issues going on somewhere.

No. No. No, there's definitely got to be some drama.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

So, how are you feeling about seeing all of these other couples

I think it'll be good to see, like, how everyone else is,

and how, like, they're progressing as opposed to us.

I'm really keen to find out if, uh, they got their fires started.

(CHEERFUL MUSIC)

Couples' Cove. (CHUCKLES)

(GASPS) What do you reckon?

Oh, my god.

This is it!

I feel like we're the first here.

Oh, yeah. Absolutely. It's the best!

We can just take everything, and eat it all and drink it all!

You good? So good.

Ha-ha!

Let's go straight to the bar.

I'm excited for Couples' Cove.

I think it'll really help me and Byron as a couple as well,

to socialise and spend time with other people

other than each other,

because I feel like we're both very social people.

If we can't interact

in a social setting...

Mmm.

..what chance do we have?

Oh, there's some beer!

How good.

Cheers.

Cheers. To married life.

Shall we have a little walk around? Mmm.

Are you kidding me?

"Newlyweds, you can take one of these supplies..."

Oh! We're first! .."back to your island."

"What is important to you?"

Oh! We get to pick one! "What will help you survive?"

OK. There's steak.

Oh!

Dude! We should take that.

Like, it sounds fun, going to an island,

but like it's hard!

You're literally in survival,

and you're starving

and you're tired.

There's body wash!

Doesn't affect me.

Seems like more a you issue.

Every day, I've been shitting in a hole.

Not washing my hair.

OK, let's debate this. OK.

Hairbrush? I don't need that.

I love my locks.

Meat could be good, but how long's that gonna last?

I miss pasta! I miss nachos!

I miss pizza.

Hold that thought.

I think I've spotted something I really like.

Wait, think about this, think about this, think about this.

I'm listening. We are the first couple here.

We can choose anything, yes? Hear me out, hear me out.

If I get those, I will make you...

Dude! ..hot showers every day.

Like, it just feels like...

How many...

Feels like Excalibur, you know?

Yeah, and I get a hot shower every night?

As many showers as you want, I'll provide.

I feel like this is very selfish, though, of me.

But it's fun!

You know what? I can teach you golf!

Alright. You can have your toy.

We're going? Go on.

Have your toy. Go ahead.

Are you sure? Yeah, quick before I change my mind!

Are you the best wife ever? Yes!

Go on.

Thank you! That's alright!

All our castaways met each other in one way or another

at the speed-dating event.

But they have no idea who was matched, married,

and will be showing up today.

(WHISTLES)

Oh, look, someone else is here. Who is it?

I don't know.

I don't know that...

Someone real handsome.

(LAUGHS)

They look dapper. Mmm.

Do we look washed up?

(LAUGHS)

We are washed up! Alright.

Come on in!

Welcome to our party!

(LAUGHS)

Got it? Yep, thank you.

Thank you, sir! Thank you!

Thank you, sir.

Alright, come on.

Hi! Hey!

Hi!

Hi.

I'm Georgia. I'm Brie.

Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!

You look beautiful! Oh, thank you.

How are you?

G'day, how are you? Byron.

What's your name? Byron? I'm Chad.

Byron. How are you? Hi! How you going?

Georgia. I'm Chad.

Chad! So nice to meet you.

Yeah, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.

Welcome to our party. Can I get you a beer?

Um yeah, let-let's get acquainted! Yeah?

What's happening? This is awesome.

Yeah, let's do it. Come on up.

Brie and Byron, yeah...

They were the first to greet us, and they-they looked right at home.

They were, yeah.

Cheers.

Cheers. Cheers, cheers to everybody.

Yeah. Lovely to see you guys. Cheers, babe!

And meet you. Hey!

(LAUGHTER)

I think they're doing really good. Yeah.

They've got a really good connection.

Yeah. Yep.

I-I'm, yeah, I'm loving

what I'm seeing with their energy

and everything with them.

Alright, we'll be back.

We'll-we'll explore. We'll be back.

Look down. Oh!

It's like the island gods heard us!

(LAUGHS)

When we got out of bed, we were like, oh,

wouldn't we love a coffee right now?

(CHUCKLES) What are you gonna get?

Coffee and tea!

(LAUGHS) There it is. Oh!

Guess what we got?

What? We got the golf balls!

(LAUGHTER) Oh, you got golf balls!

Yay! So, helpful!

(LAUGHS) Oh, and who chose them?

Let-let me guess.

Oh! I don't know, who chose the golf balls?

Don't point at me!

We're winning. (CHUCKLES) We're so winning.

Oh, my god, you've fully got a barbecue going!

He's a handyman, I'm very lucky.

This is amazing!

As two happy couples soak up the party vibes,

one of the next newlyweds to arrive is feeling anything but festive.

If I'm being completely honest, I feel like shit.

He has a girl on the outside.

He's purely on this island for the experience,

and not much else.

And I'm not supposed to talk about it.

I'm not a very confrontational person,

I don't want to upset things.

So, I honestly have no idea what to do.

I...I...I... I'm just... I've got no idea.

Who is it?

(GASPS) I'm excited!

Who is that?

Hi!

(CHUCKLES)

Hi! I don't know who they are.

I'm trying to pretend, as much as possible,

that Tom and I are in a really good place.

But it's not a great feeling for me.

Hello! Hello!

It's not fair on me, it's not fair on my heart.

And it...

Yeah. I just, I don't know what to do.

Brie! I'm Brie.

Hello! How are you?

Nice to meet you! Tom.

Byron.

I don't even know if he's realised how rejected I feel.

Tom and Emily, welcome to...

Thank you! ..uh, paradise!

Cheers! Cheers. Cheers!

Emily, come sit next to me.

Ah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(CHUCKLES) That's good.

Yeah, I met, um...

You can see she's, like, heartbroken.

Yeah, I'm really disappointed in him.

And...

I hate him!

I yeah, I really don't like Tom.

I would be so upset.

I would probably leave.

And I'm pretty pissed off right now.

Like, you need to call him out on this.

This is bullshit.

I'm so (BLEEP) mad.

Put that ring in the ocean right now.

I don't want him to be wasting her time,

and he seemed like such a nice guy,

and now, I just want to tip my red wine all over him.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Couples' Cove is in full swing.

And, as our first three couples catch up...

Downing the coconuts with a machete.

Oh, mate, murdering them!

Oh!

That machete is the number one tool!

I'm gonna buy one when I get home!

(LAUGHTER)

The conversation moves to who else from speed dating

could be on the guest list today.

So, who else are we thinking is coming?

Is there anyone you guys don't want to be here?

I don't really know anyone enough to say

I don't want there to be anyone.

Don't like anyone? Yeah.

I know. I don't know anyone well enough.

What about you? Is there anyone that you don't want to see?

(SIGHS) Yep.

(CHUCKLES) Mmm!

He was tall, he had a Kiwi accent.

All I know is, his name is Mike.

So, him and I matched on the apps.

Oh!

Ohh. OK. When?

Like, the day before the speed dating.

Oh! What? Yeah?

I matched with Mike on a dating app.

Finally. (CHUCKLES)

He asked me some really inappropriate questions,

made some really inappropriate comments.

Fingers crossed he's not going

to be at Couples' Cove,

because I blocked him on everything

after the comments that he made.

OK, so, he's one out of 19 guys.

He's not gonna come here. Exactly.

He is just icky. I don't want him to be there.

He's an idiot, he's a wanker!

OK, what... Yeah, OK...

The first thing he said to me on the apps,

is "We'd make cute babies."

He then asked me what colour underwear I'm wearing.

Yeah. Far out.

I was like, "You're disgusting."

I was like, "That's vulgar, that's not what you ask."

So, not a gentleman. No.

No, oh, my god.

No, when you're...

I'd better not...

I'd better... I really hope he's not here.

I swear to god, if he is here...

Oh, my god, and if he is here, I wonder who he's matched with.

Oi, oi, oi, I see a boat, I see a boat.

(WHISTLES) Who is it? Who is it?

Ah!

Oh, here we go.

Oh, my god, who is it?

Who have we got here?

Yeah, brown hair!

Oh!

Whoo!

(COUPLES CHEER)

Hi!

(WHISTLES) Oh, my god.

Oh, my god. Hi!

Welcome!

Hello!

Tom. Emanuel.

Emanuel? Brie.

Hey, Brie!

Oh, my god, hi!

It's nice to have other company,

when you've been stranded with one person for so long.

I'm so excited! (LAUGHS)

And to see the girls, and have a char, and get a...

you know, get a vibe check on

how they're feeling,

what's going on

on the other islands.

Yeah, how are you? Who are you matched with?

I'm matched with Chad.

Oh, cute!

So, he's just there with the little suspenders on.

How is it going? Oh, amazing.

We had our first kiss, like, yesterday.

(LAUGHS) Ooh! So cute!

And now, we can't, like, stop, can't help ourselves.

Oh! That's so cute!

I just want to like, kiss him all the time.

Oh, I'm excited for you.

When did you guys have your first kiss?

Ooh! We might have kissed last night.

Ooh!

(LAUGHTER)

How-how are you guys going, good?

Just having such a great time, just chatting, talking.

She's great, as a person, like,

we're attracted to each other, obviously.

Great.

But, what I guess, like,

building the time on the romance element,

it's just been tough.

We've leant into the experience,

we're fully submerged in it.

And I think, like,

we are progressing in-in the right way.

I feel like...

We are sweet!

We're sweet. (LAUGHS)

(COUPLES CHEER)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(LAUGHS) Look at this pirate princess!

Oh! Hey, guys! (COUPLES GREET)

Yeah, making the public debut

has been nice, yeah.

There's certainly a sense of pride.

Hello, I'm Dani!

Nice to meet you. Hi!

But there's a bit of anxiety

around getting into a social environment

with a new partner.

I've had relationships in the past,

and they've been really toxic in social environments.

But Jess has got my word on, on this going swimmingly.

Hi. Hi!

Hi, again. How you going?

Sorry, what was your name again?

Dani. Dani.

Sam. Sam, right?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Who's your partner?

Oh!

Emanuel. Whoa!

Yep. Aren't you lucky?

I am lucky. You are!

She is.

I am. I am.

How you guys struggling with the sleep?

Yeah, yeah...

Are you getting some, getting some hours?

Yeah. It's tough, yeah.

I-I think I'm getting more than Emanuel.

OK. I'm definitely getting more than Jess.

You're getting way more.

He's-he punched me in the face last night.

Yeah.

Oh! Ooh!

I don't know why you'd say it like that.

It didn't happen like that. He hit me in the face.

(CHUCKLES) I'm gonna go grab a Coke.

Don't say that, that's not nice to say.

Wait, what's that?

Oh.

I was...

It was an accident. Obviously.

Yeah. You were just joking!

Uh, I think it was a bit awkward between Jess and Sam.

When you see how Sam

responds to certain situations.

That would kind of be a red flag for me.

Oh, my god, is that it?

I can see wedding dresses!

I think that's a dry bar, too! Oh!

There's another couple!

(BRIDES EXCLAIM) (COUPLES CHEER)

Oh, my god guys, who do we think it is?

Well, that guy that you said isn't here yet.

It's a... Is that him? I know who it is.

Is that him? Yeah, it's him.

That's him, hey. It's that dude?

I think someone's waving at us.

Yeah. Oh, my god.

Is that him? Yep.

Bomb's just dropped. Fan favourite.

A bomb has just dropped. (BLEEP)

Bula!

Whoo! (COUPLES CHEER)

If one dickhead wasn't enough, we've got two now.

Yay!

Oh, god. He throws his shoes.

What a diva.

Oh, my god, hi!

(CHUCKLES) Hey, Mike.

Nice to see you. Nice to see you, too.

He sort of acted like we didn't know each other.

He reintroduced himself, and gave me wanker vibes once again.

How long have you guys been here for?

Hours!

Oh, but as they say, save the best till last.

I will 100% be warning his wife.

Hi, Chad. Mwah.

Nice to meet you, I'm Amy.

Amy. Lovely to meet you.

Why would you want to be partners with someone

who wants to know the colour of your underwear?

OK. OK.

We need to know about Mike.

(CHUCKLES) Yes, what's been happening?

So, really challenging.

So, first of all, saw him, um, at the altar.

Immediately was not happy.

Um, then...

Like, when he turned around?

Yeah. All I wanted was the man bun.

The real tall, salmon jacket. Salmon jacket.

Hello, salmon jacket! (CHUCKLES) Hello!

Hi!

Nice to meet you! Yeah, you too!

Is that a man bun? It's so far up, I can't see!

It is a man bun. (LAUGHS)

Um, so super disappointing.

How has it been on the island?

The first night,

his demeanour towards me was just very dismissive.

He wouldn't let me near the fire, wouldn't let me near the food...

What the... What?

What the (BLEEP)?

Like, yeah, yeah.

He wouldn't let me help with anything!

He...he...he knows everything!

Bro, I've built... I built walls around the thing!

Already? Yeah!

You get the big first, and then just chop them off...

So, does he know that you're not happy?

So, yeah.

I had a massive... We had a massive blow-up last night.

I said, you're misogynistic, manipulative,

and you're controlling.

Yeah.

OK, so, I'm gonna talk to you about something.

What?

I met Mike, prior to the speed-dating night.

Really?

Your comment about him being misogynistic...

is exactly, exactly the vibe that I got from him.

Why?

(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

OK, so, I'm gonna

talk to you about something.

OK, yep?

This is...

What?

I met Mike, prior to the speed-dating night.

Really? Where?

Yeah. Yeah?

This is on the apps.

Oh!

Like, you matched with him? Matched with him.

Yep.

Your comment about him being misogynistic is exactly,

exactly the vibe that I got from him.

Why?

Because his first comment to me was, "We'd make cute babies."

Oh, my god! Oh, no.

This is your husband.

But then asked me what colour underwear I was wearing.

No! To me, that's disgusting.

What?

You gave me a warm beer, bro.

Yep. Well, here I am ladies.

Aw, I'm so glad you're here! Um.

Oh, no. Darl!

Nah, you're so much better than him.

I have discovered some new things

about my husband Mike.

Ah!

I-I...

He even asked her what underwear she's wearing.

So, I guess the misogyny

is not just something

that I'm seeing.

Other women have seen it as well.

Which was, of course, I guess another blow to me.

And to what we're trying to build here.

You know what?

Just start swimming, and don't come back.

Yeah.

I-I remember him so clearly. Same.

At the speed-dating event,

I remember him being number three, and I remember...

Same.

..him being an absolute blow.

This experience is hard enough as it is...

Exactly right.

..like, even, even with a good guy.

Yeah.

But at the same time

I do want to start with a fresh slate and move on.

And I don't think that bringing up yet another bomb with him

will help anything.

It's not gonna help us grow.

I think he's incredible insecure,

and he's got to assert his authority.

It's Mike's show. It's Mike's show.

Guys, guys, guys,

like, I would really prefer, like,

'cause we hashed it out yesterday.

And so, I've said everything that I want to say.

I think, um, today,

I don't want to go back over what's already happened...

Go over what's happened, yeah. Yeah.

Because I do want to move forward from that.

Yep. Yeah.

That's fair enough. Um...

We've been matched for a reason.

I do want to give this a chance, I want to give him a chance.

And keep an open mind, because, you know,

that's really the reason that we're here.

We're put in this completely different situation.

Nothing else has worked for me, previously.

No, I'm happy just to leave it for this time.

I'm really hoping for the best,

and I'm hoping that we can work through this.

Yeah.

Are you gonna be able to do the three weeks?

I would be fine on the island without the husband!

Guys, I'm so touched! (LAUGHTER)

Yeah! Queen!

Put him on that raft and float him down.

(LAUGHTER) Cute!

But I'm just gonna use this information as ammo.

(LAUGHS) Should I need it down the track!

(LAUGHS)

Can we... can we put it on Em for a second?

Yep. Oh!

Um...

Yep. OK, yep.

This is...

What?

I found out last night, Tom's got a girl on the outside.

What? No way.

Yep. So, he did tell you?

Wait, wait, wait, how did he say that?

Oh, he said it off-camera.

Oh, my god, and what did he say?

Like, what were his words?

"I want to be truthful with you."

And "There's a girl on the outside."

Yeah. Who's your partner?

Um...

Yeah, yeah, I've got... on the left.

OK. And her name was?

Her name is...

You what? (LAUGHS) Her name?

Was there a pen and paper over there?

Yeah. Emily!

There's too many names!

There's too many names, bro. So, he did?

He just...he just wanted to do this for the experience.

It's not cool. Why would you do this?

Why would you subject someone to three weeks,

stranded on an island with you, in order to find love?

(LAUGHTER)

If you've already got that, then why are you here?

I-I think, I need to...I need to,

like, grow up, and I need to have that conversation.

'Cause like, when he told me, I literally said nothing!

Because I was so...

We have you back... we have your back!

I know, and... Yeah, babe.

Yeah, I'm interested to hear what he might say.

I can always smell a rat.

And yeah, obviously I'm gonna have my girl Emily's back.

I think, um, maybe we should bring it up at lunch today.

See what Tom has to say about it!

Do you know that Tom has a girlfriend

on the outside?

You're joking. You didn't know that?

No. You didn't know that?

No!

Yeah. And Em's really upset.

Really? Yeah.

I'm really pissed off at-at Tom and like,

it's really sad and upsetting to see how upset Em is.

'Cause I know how hard this is. That'd be tough.

Because maybe, like, he's trying to, like,

keep it dark and trying to make it all...

Yeah, but like, Em...

Imagine being on that island knowing that, like,

I had a boyfriend on the outside.

Like, you wouldn't be happy about it!

Yeah.

Yeah, right...

I hate Tom. I hate Tom.

I literally...

I don't hate him... I hate him.

There might be... Yeah, you've got to...

There might be stuff... You should hate him.

You should hate him. We hate him, now.

Don't put words in my mouth. (CHUCKLES)

I am that kind of person that does like a bit of goss,

but when the goss becomes drama

unless you're at a musical,

you know, you just don't want that.

Ooh, an actual meal, guys! This is exciting.

I don't know if the right setting

is over a table.

It kind of excites Brie a little bit.

I can see she just wants to jump in there, guns blazing,

and it's just, like... It's tough to see.

(COUPLES CHATTER)

Tom is full of shit,

and he's absolutely robbed Emily of love.

Now, she's just starving on an island,

uncomfortable with a gu who has a girlfriend on the outside.

(LAUGHS) It's offensive.

I'm offended, and I'll call him out on it today.

(JOYFUL MUSIC)

The very first Couples' Cove is well underway.

And after five days on their desert islands,

everyone is making the most of the tropical feast.

Whoa! Yeah!

What do we have here?

It's actual food!

Guys, eat up, we're probably not gonna eat

for the next week.

(COUPLES CHATTER) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

The feast was amazing!

We've been rationing too much,

and we haven't been eating that much,

so... It was good to just enjoy the moment

without worrying about if the food's running out.

Anyone else want some bread?

Oh, bread!

I miss bread so much. Yeah.

Food was (BLOWS KISS) chef's kiss!

Oh, god, butter, salt!

So, underrated!

I don't know how to eat crab, I've never eaten it before.

You should speak to Georgia.

She's an expert on the crab. Oh! Georgia!

How many times have you had crabs?

Georgia's great with crabs! (LAUGHTER)

Guys, we'd better do a cheers.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you.

Because you've all been so nice so far,

I feel like everyone's enjoying each other's energy,

we're bringing out the best in one another.

We're all seated here to enjoy a beautiful meal,

our first meal together as a group.

We've all gone through a bit of a once-in-a-lifetime...

OK, kid, wrap it up. Situation!

(LAUGHS) Alright!

But it's all about... OK, I'm wrapping it up, wrapping it up.

Let's, uh, have a good time.

(COUPLES CHEER) Cheers, guys!

Cheers. Cheers.

Doesn't feel so stranded now, does it?

Hey? Whoo!

OK, I need to know...

Has anyone banged?

(LAUGHTER)

We slept in the same bed!

Yeah. Nah, that doesn't count!

We cuddle, we cuddle. I don't reckon anyone has!

I'm not...I'm not getting, like, banging vibes.

A gentleman never tells.

(COUPLES EXCLAIM) (LAUGHTER)

Whoo!

Was there intimacy last night?

(GIGGLES)

No. (LAUGHTER)

I like the fact

that we're working on the emotional connection

before the physical connection.

But... (CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES) ..never say never!

(BOTH CHUCKLE) Yeah.

Shall we go around the table and just, like,

have like an update of how everyone's going?

Yeah!

Yeah? Start?

Start with number one couple.

Oh, my god... That's a good idea.

Oh, no! No, I didn't want to start!

Well, we want to... we want to lead by your example!

OK, OK.

Would you like to start, babe?

Um...

It has great moments, and then, you know, hard moments.

So... Yep.

Like, the first day I was just, like, you know,

I'm like, I'll-I'll just sort this out,

sort this out, sort this out.

And just the boisterous, like, Alpha dude.

You know? Take-take control?

In the element of, like,

I just want to do everything and sort it out.

And then, I didn't stop and actually go, "Oh..." You know,

she actually had lots of good ideas.

Then, you called me out.

And she said I just made her feel small.

I was like, (BLEEP)!

I'm not... I don't want her to feel bad.

I don't want her to feel small, I don't want her to feel

undermined or feel shit.

You know, that's-that's not my goal.

Last 24 hours, I've learnt a lot about myself.

And I, I know I'm an Alpha male.

I know that I'm, like,

a bull out of a China shop

when it comes

to this sort of setting,

'cause I know this whole camping,

survival stuff.

So, I'm thinking I'm being

chivalrous by just trying to look after her.

That's not the case in this scenario,

so, I just recognised that and was like, you know what?

I'm being too Alpha.

You know, if-if we can sort of,

if we can navigate our way through that,

it could be a wildly fun time.

So, yeah, like, we've had our challenges,

like I'm sure every couple has.

And we had, like, a big confrontation, but, you know,

just being able to sort of voice how I was feeling was really good,

and then we can move on from that and so, yeah,

I'm just excited to have a fun day today.

Me, too. (LAUGHS)

I'm looking forward to seeing some growth in Mike.

I...

I'm hoping for the best,

and I really hope to see some changes.

And...

Yeah, I'm staying very optimistic at this point.

Alright, cheers! (LAUGHS)

Alright! Brie-Brie?

Yeah?

I'm very grateful... to have Byron.

He's made it very comfortable around camp, and he's, yeah,

he's very patient.

We both have our own strengths.

But coming in together, at the end of the day,

I think's the... Mmm.

The best part, and...

Aw. Cheers!

(CHUCKLES) Cheers!

Thank you.

Cheers! Cheers.

Cheers. Cheers.

Alright, Dani?

Um, Emanuel's making it pretty easy.

He's a snuggler. Yeah!

(CHUCKLES)

We spoon, sometimes he's the little spoon...

I do like a little spoon moment,

I'm not gonna lie! Oh, you can dig it!

You can dig it.

I don't mind a little spoon moment!

She was little spooning me and I was like,

"Oh, that is amazing!"

(LAUGHTER)

(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Right, I guess it's on me, hey? Hi, I'm Sam.

I thought, like, I was gonna be like, super calm before the wedding.

And then, like, right as it sort of started to happen,

the heart rate went up a fair bit.

Turned, saw Jess coming...

Still heart rate up.

(COUPLES CHUCKLE) Aw!

(COUPLES EXCLAIM) Of course, she's banging!

Absolutely, smoking little hottie.

Whoo-hoo!

It's really interesting to see the other couples,

here at Couples' Cove.

(COUPLES CHEER) Beautiful words!

They seem really loved up.

They seem like, you know, they've got each other's backs.

(COUPLES CHEER) Thank you.

(APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS)

Everyone's enjoying themselves

and their partners on the island.

Everyone seems like they're in a really good place

in their relationships.

It's been a real beautiful time.

We like spending time together, we rarely have arguments.

He's super romantic.

And here I am, with someone who's got feelings for someone else.

(COUPLES CHEER)

Tommy!

Best for last.

What do you think of your beautiful wife?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Yeah, we work really good as a team.

Um, yeah, I think we're, at the moment we're just enjoying

surviving on the island.

I think one of the things we probably struggled with a bit,

is um, having a bit more intimacy.

I'm not falling for your shit!

You literally have a person

on the outside, waiting.

I feel like there's so many questions

that I haven't really asked you yet, and we haven't got into.

Um...

Yeah, I love hanging out with you and,

yeah, you're a good laugh.

So, I'm just enjoying the process at the moment,

and yeah, just taking it slow, getting to know each other.

But yeah. I'm really enjoying it.

Emily really did come here for the right reasons.

And you have taken that away from her.

I do have a question.

Tom.

Why do you have a relationship on the outside of this?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Um... Tom?

Why do you have a relationship on the outside of this?

And do you think that's very fair to Em?

And her experience here?

Well, I don't have a relationship outside of this,

so...

So, why did you... What is it, exactly?

Yeah?

Could you clarify to us, please?

You have a girl on the outside.

This is all, like, let's not attack him,

let's-let's give him a chance.

Yeah, yeah.

Nah, nah. Nah.

Let's do it.

So, before coming here, I did meet someone briefly.

It wasn't a relationship or anything like that, um...

I was seeing her for maybe a couple of months?

But the entire time we were seeing each other...

Always, uh, very casual.

There was never any talk about a relationship,

but...

I think coming on this show...

it's-it's made me recognise that there are feelings inside.

Um...

And so, that's been hard for me to process.

But...

That's not what you said the other night.

So... Yeah.

He's lying.

He flat out said there's a secret girlfriend

on the outside.

And that he is purely

on this island for the experience,

and...not much else.

I-I didn't intentionally develop any feelings, but...

That's how it happens, bro.

Sometimes crazy, crazy situations bring out those raw emotions.

You don't know you have them, until these things happen.

But you don't... OK, question.

Do you think that since you do have these feelings

for a girl on the outside...

Do you think that there's any potential for you

and Em to actually move forward and, like, build something together?

Or, do you think that, like, your heart's set on this other girl?

And that you, you know, you guys just can be friends?

(SUSPENSE MUSIC)

It's hard for me to know at the moment, 'cause...

It's-it's this conflict in myself, like,

I-I don't know whether I have,

you know, very strong feelings, I just know there's feelings.

If you have feelings for someone else,

you just shouldn't have come on.

Totally.

I mean, that seems a little weak,

when it's like, "Oh, no,

I didn't know until I got here."

Come on. Yeah, you did.

(SCOFFS) Yeah.

Yeah, you did.

Yeah... I'll-I'll happily call it out.

He definitely knew.

Do you feel like Em is just as escape for you,

or do you feel like you're actually committed to this process?

It's too early to say whether I'm, um...

Ha! Whether you're committed to the process or not?

Committed to the process, for sure.

(LAUGHS)

But, like, it's too early to say, like, whether,

you know, I've got, uh, like,

strong feelings are gonna develop or anything like that.

It's just too early days.

Do you like her?

Like...

Yeah, I definitely like her.

I mean, like, yeah, do you have like, a vibe?

I think we do have a vibe, but I think it's...

Potentially could be more of, like, a-a friendship vibe at the moment.

I didn't come for another friend.

I've got plenty of those.

The best relationships in life form from a friendship.

So, you've got to give that a chance...

Yeah, but this is...

Yeah, but... I-I get that.

It's not the...it's not

the best situation, obviously.

You know?

Like, you're in a

crazy little pickle now.

But I feel like

if you guys continue to communicate...

You'll find out what-what really...

What each other really think.

Are you OK, Em?

Hang on, let's hear from Em. How are you feeling, Em?

It's not a great feeling,

having heard it.

Like, I didn't come to Friendship Island.

I came to Honeymoon Island.

So, it's pretty shitty, to know that, you know,

your head is completely elsewhere.

And, like, I have been betrayed before!

I've been lied to, I've been hurt.

And you've just done it all again.

Within a couple of days!

Like, it's a pretty shitty feeling.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

I came on here to, you know, do something different,

and do this relationship thing differently.

I've been single for seven years, and like,

the common denominator here is me, so, like, I feel like shit!

Because it's like, once again, I've put my heart on the line.

And it's happened to me, again.

Like, I am the common denominator.

And, Emily, you-you actually deserve someone

who's gonna be honest with you.

I keep continuously attracting men

who are emotionally unavailable.

I'm always the one to put in so much effort,

and then get little in return, which is exactly what's happening.

This is hard enough as it is,

just being stranded on an island with a stranger.

It's really hard.

I actually wanted to try this!

And I actually thought that this was gonna be

something that worked.

Yeah, exactly! It's really hard already.

Like, this is not an environment I'm used to,

it's not an environment, like, you know,

I would happily be a part of with someone

who wants to be my friend!

Like, I want to do this with a partner.

And, like, I don't want someone to take the mickey out of that.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Oh, babe.

(SNIFFLES)

It's just, it's a great feeling...

(CHUCKLES TEARFULLY)

It's OK. You're amazing.

You deserve someone who is here for, like, you.

Yeah.

You're OK. It's OK.

The very first Couples' Cove

has been rocked by a secret nobody saw coming.

Tom has admitted to having feelings for a girl on the outside.

And he's doubtful of a romantic future

with his wife, Emily.

You're amazing.

You deserve someone who is here for, like, you.

Yeah.

Damn! That was a big bomb drop.

Yeah. (TENSE MUSIC)

I mean...

But why did he come on the show,

if he wants a bit of that?

I don't know.

You come on this for this experience,

to find someone.

And then, yeah!

Only to find out that the guy you're matched with,

has feelings for someone on the outside.

It's not OK.

How's everyone's toilet situation?

(LAUGHTER)

No!

I, I was...

(LAUGHS) No.

That's making me rage, but now, we're down to toilets.

Who has, like, issues with their toilets?

No.

I'm pretty pissed off right now.

And it's kind of, like...

put me in a mood.

I did feel like my husband didn't have my back at all.

In fact, he said things like, "Let's not attack Tom."

Again, it made me feel like an idiot, kind of.

Oh, I need more wine for that.

I am a...I am a peacemaker.

I just feel like everything

can be resolved without big drama,

and I don't know, I just,

I felt like the setting

wasn't right.

12 people at a table, you know?

Brie was getting more and more animated, and I was just like, ah.

This is heavy!

I understand why she did it, but,

to be honest, it was a bit of an ick.

Do you feel better, after having that chat?

Or are you feeling worse?

Like, where's your head at?

I'm glad, like, I voiced my opinion,

because the other night I did not voice my opinion.

Yep.

Like, I am someone who, like...

It's OK, babe.

..just bottles things up,

and I just let, like I let guys just,

like, walk all over me!

And for once I'm like, "No!" Yep.

Like, "We were matched for a reason!"

Yeah.

Yeah. Yep.

Like, "what the (BLEEP) are you doing?"

I am here on Honeymoon Island,

because I want to find love.

I've been single for seven years.

I wanted to find someone

that I could spend the rest of my life with.

My mind continuously flashes back to the wedding day.

Oh, wow!

I think it's the first time I've ever looked at myself

and thought, "Far out! I'm gorgeous!"

Like, any man would be happy to have this!

I was so giddy and I was so happy.

And I actually thought that this was gonna be

something that worked.

He was the guy at the speed-dating that I really wanted,

and he's the guy that I got.

I mean, I could see him shaking like a leaf.

Same.

And I... Shaking like a leaf.

But he denied it first, didn't he?

He denied it.

Like...

He said, "I don't have a relationship."

Yeah.

"Just someone on the outside I've got feelings for."

But why would you tell me,

if those feelings didn't mean something?

Yeah. Yeah.

Are you telling me to, like, not make moves,

and not do anything?

Yeah, I don't know,

maybe I should have just kept it to myself.

No, no, no, no, no. No.

You were super honest about it.

I commend it, 100%.

I'm feeling

just a bit of a guilt feeling.

That I haven't been completely honest with Emily.

And everyone else.

Tom has admitted in the past

to a problematic dating pattern.

In the past,

I'd say if I didn't see that spark with someone,

probably just cut things off

without really letting them know why.

So, you'd tell them lies?

Um...

Oh, maybe a white lie. Potentially.

He lies, to get out of relationships,

when he's not feeling the initial spark.

So...

is there a girl on the outside?

Categorically, I do not have a relationship.

No girlfriends or anything like that.

I lied to her.

I said I had feelings for someone else,

but that's just not true.

You were super honest about it.

I commend it, 100%.

I'm feeling just a bit of a guilt feeling.

That I haven't been completely honest

with Emily, and everyone else.

In the past, I'd say if I didn't see

that spark with someone

I'd probably just cut things off

without really letting them know why.

So, you'd tell them lies?

Um...

Oh, maybe a white lie.

Potentially.

So...

is there a girl on the outside?

Categorically, I do not have a relationship.

No girlfriends, or anything like that.

I lied to her.

I said I had feelings for someone else,

but that's just not true.

Sometimes I just blurt out white lies,

when I feel pressured or scared.

Tom has admitted that his story about a girl on the outside

was a smoke screen to avoid getting intimate with Emily.

(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Tom's coming.

Girls, do you mind if I have a chat with her?

Yeah. No worries.

Firstly, I just really want to say how sorry I am, that...

I've kind of done this to you.

Mm-hm.

I really do feel for you, 'cause I know that you are here,

genuinely, to find love.

And...

and I-I know how shit that is,

that-that I've-I've said this to you.

To be fully honest with you...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Being on the island made me panic a little bit,

and just kind of, you know, blurt this thing out to you.

Um, as a way of...

I don't know, avoiding the intimacy part, maybe?

Um...

I don't have any girls on the outside.

I don't know, between us, if there's a spark, between us.

It was literally, like, you know,

two days into the experiment.

You didn't open up,

you didn't give yourself that credit.

And for me to then come here,

and people notice that I'm not myself,

already just shows how much it's actually affected me.

Are you willing to keep giving this a go?

Or are you pretty set?

# Is this the end?

# In the eleventh hour?

# Will you take my hand? #

You either know, or you don't know.

# Or is this the end?

# Oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Yeah, I don't know.

# Oh-oh-oh

# Will you take my hand?