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I told my wife that I love her! NARRATOR: Previously...

And she said it back! Yay!

..a dinner party that started with high hopes...

To love.

..soon gave way to despair for some.

I came into this, I was open and vulnerable.

But I am hurt. Where do I go from here?

If there's no potential in this relationship,

I worry you're going to get yourself hurt.

But it was Grace and Ashley's marriage...

Everything's gone really sour. I don't know

if I'm ever going to be able to see you in the same light again,

and you don't seem to care.

..that lurched into a drastic, downward spiral.

This isn't going to go anywhere. I didn't want this to end this way.

I can't give any more to this.

Tonight...

Welcome to Wales. Thank you. ..Homestays get under way.

This is nice. This is where you'll be sleeping.

While it's a warm welcome for some... Oh.

Hello. You are everything

that we could have wished for him. This is a perfect match.

..others face a much tougher grilling.

I struggle to see a future with Leo outside of the experiment.

It looks almost like you've made your mind up.

She ain't perfect, mate. Maybe she's not for you.

And... I have some information

that I'm going to have to drop to Nelly.

..when a scandalous secret is exposed...

Oh. Why have you wasted her time in this experiment?

You don't respect her, you don't care about her,

and you've made her feel like shit.

..it threatens to detonate Nelly's marriage to Steven.

She deserves 100 times better.

Welcome to Wales. I know, thank you.

Are you buzzing to be in Hove? How does it feel?

It feels really good.

Everyone wants to live in Hove. Is that right?

Yeah. Trying to convince you to move down here, that's my plan.

It's time for the Homestays.

A key chapter in each couple's journey.

Having shared life in the neutral space of their apartments,

they'll now experience each other's real lives.

I can't believe I know so much about you,

but I haven't actually seen where you live.

Being in their partner's world gives a clearer sense of

what building a life together could actually look like.

Last night's dinner party, it was pretty intense, wasn't it?

Yeah, it was...

..obviously, not the best one for us, really, was it?

I feel like I am the reason that things aren't moving forward,

because Leo has expressed how much he likes me,

and apparently I'm his dream woman.

Home sweet home. Mm!

But we don't have the emotional connection there yet, for me.

We just seem to be seeing

very different views on this relationship.

Very, very different views.

Me and April had a really tough dinner party,

and we're still not in the best place.

During the Homestays, I am hopeful that we can reconnect

and get that initial spark back that we did have straight away.

This week, being away from the experiment,

I feel like you're going to see a different side of me.

I've very much struggled being in the apartments

and around these big groups, and just being in my home town,

I feel a lot more comfortable now, already,

and if we don't get an emotional connection after this week,

then it's probably not going to be there.

I agree.

This week is going to be really good just

to see you in your natural environment.

I think, for me, there is a bit of apprehension there

cos I'd much rather be going into seeing your friends

and family, being in a better place. Obviously, the last time they saw us

we were at the wedding and everyone,

everything was really happy and positive.

Not quite so much, any more.

On their wedding day...

Oh, wow.

Hi.

April is definitely my type.

She's got a beautiful smile.

I love the mullet.

..there was an instant attraction between April and Leo...

I definitely think he's my type and I definitely fancy him.

..which signalled a strong start to their marriage.

Pretty much every box that you could tick from the first impression

has probably been ticked.

Oh, God, I'm so happy!

For me, I'm just really looking forward

to having some quality time with you,

just the two of us.

Mm.

Homestay's make or break for us.

Now, I'm in the perfect place to try and turn it around.

I'm just going to really try and have fun with her,

and show a different side to me that, potentially, she hasn't seen.

My humble abode. OK, after you.

Let me go first, I'll open it up. OK.

Oh, come on, baby. Homestays is probably the thing

I've been looking forward to the most.

Makes the whole thing feel so real.

Here's my little living room.

Ah, it's nice. Little and sweet. It feels weird being here.

I could really imagine Bec spending weekends

or weeks down here and, one day, introduce Bec

to my gorgeous little daughter, Bluebelle.

Are you going to show me the rest of your flat?

Yeah? This is it, babe. No, show me the rest!

Come on, then. You've got a bedroom. Where do we sleep?

Here you are, babe, come see the bedroom. Oh, this is nice.

This is where you'll be sleeping.

Nice white sheets. Yeah. Bluebelle's section. Ah.

She's got a few little toys, here. Is that a little guitar?

Yeah, here's her little guitar. That's cute.

That's so cute. I play, actually, so I'm... Do you?

..yeah, I'm teaching her to play. Oh, go on, then. Go on.

# Welcome to my house, Bec. Here... #

Is that not good? No, it's fine. So, bedroom.

Yeah. Pretty much tour done. Lovely.

Yeah, it's my little place, it's only small.

Bailey's flat is really cute, but he's not got much stuff.

He's got no pictures on the walls, or much furniture, really.

Could probably do with a little rinse.

But I think it's perfect for what Bailey needs

at this moment in his life, before he had me.

I'm excited now, just to show you around Hove. Yeah.

Try and give you a little taste of what I do,

like, the normal stuff,

and convince you to come down here with me.

Leigh decided to stay on her own last night,

which I don't get why.

I've called her, I've messaged her.

She's ignored me, she's not replying.

So, I've travelled all the way back to Liverpool on my own.

I'm confused, at this point, as to why she hasn't come,

why she needs space.

I thought that she'd have more respect for me.

It is ridiculous.

I've decided to stay at the apartments

rather than going to Leah's home,

because last night when we went out for drinks,

I saw her flirting with another girl,

and she decided to stay there, at the bar, with this girl

when I left to come home.

There was no introduction between me and this girl,

and she spent the majority of the time with her,

so, for me, something just didn't add up.

It was just another thing that I've seen

that just reiterated to me that there's no respect there.

I started to feel like you were being overly familiar with Rebecca,

and that's a bit muggy.

Leigh's fears over what she saw

as flirty behaviour from wife Leah...

Leigh thought I'd come up to you in a bar and was like,

"Hey, Rebecca, I fancy you."

..only grew when Leisha joined the experiment...

They're hot. Blue eyes. Oh, of course you fucking noticed.

..creating a constant source of tension in the marriage.

I'm pissed off.

I don't feel she's taking my feelings into consideration.

I like to meet somebody, and there's, like, that flirty vibe.

This is the second time that Leah has crossed Leigh's boundaries,

and Leigh's made it clear that she wants a level of respect

when it comes to their communication.

After seeing the way that Leah behaved last night,

that trust between me and Leah is completely broken.

I've kept giving her the benefit of the doubt,

but how many times can something happen

before I look at the situation for just pure disrespect?

I don't really want to go and stay in Leah's house at this point.

It just doesn't feel right for me to do that.

OK, this is it. Oh, wow!

This is a huge week for me.

I'm ready for the grand tour.

I'm back home, and I'm back home with a wife.

It feels amazing, really.

Here we are. Oh, wow! Oh, this is nice.

I'm really impressed with John's apartment.

It's very clean and tidy,

but it is nerve-racking,

because it's really important to me that this week goes well.

If John can't see me being here with his friends

and family in his living space, then that's massive.

Is it weird, me being in your kitchen?

It's nice. Can you see me, like chopping up things and cooking?

Flipping my pancakes? Yeah. No, it feels like it should.

It all feels, like, even more real now.

I've been sat on my sofa as a single man

for so long and wanted to be on my sofa with somebody else,

and I'm just so chuffed that it's Abi,

and it's a realisation, like, "Oh, do you know what?

"We're getting there.

"We're getting to what we want to achieve in life."

This is the start of the rest of our life.

Obviously, I'm so close to my mum,

and I just want to show your mum how much

I do care for you,

and there is that pressure there, cos I care about you so much.

My mum will be happy if I'm happy. And I'm very, very happy.

Steven has let me down yet again.

I said to Steven that he is more than welcome

to come to Manchester, but he said that's something

that he categorically doesn't want to do.

I have heard nothing from Steven,

not even a, "I hope you made it back OK."

It just reiterates to me

that I'm very insignificant to Steven.

It didn't feel right for me to come to Homestays with Nelly.

I've got a lot on my mind at the minute,

so, I didn't think it was fair on Nelly

and her friends and family as well, to come to a Homestay

where things just aren't quite right.

My head's all over the place.

I've got some serious thinking to do about Nelly and I's marriage.

I'm not looking forward to telling my friends

and family that Steven has decided not to come with me.

The one person I'm actually really worried about telling

is my mum, because she really, really liked him.

So, now I'm gonna have to burst her bubble.

This isn't how I hoped my Homestay would be.

Hi. Hi, oh, my God.

Oh, my goodness.

I missed you so much.

It's so nice to see Nelly back.

I feel so happy to see her.

We don't usually go this long without talking.

We've all missed her at home, haven't we?

Yeah, missed her so much.

Come on in. Where is Steven?

Well, come on in, guys. Would you like a drink?

Thank you.

How are you?

We're good, thank you. We're good but, more importantly, how are you?

Where is Steven?

Yeah, well, about that, he's, erm...

..decided not to come on Homestays.

CORK POPS

What's wrong?

So, last week, we had a Partner Swap week.

I was with someone called Bailey. He basically treated me amazing,

which is exactly how you should be treated in a relationship.

That's right.

Were you just not getting that before?

Literally, no.

Steven said, well, he's been with this girl called April,

and that they've had a really good time.

He's managed to have fun with her, the fun is back,

and he managed to open up to her.

And it was kind of like, "Well, she says I am this.

"She says I am that."

So, kind of like, "Why can't you see it?"

And I'm thinking, has he been extra attentive to her

when he's not even done that to me in my marriage

to make her say that?

Well, we, kind of, got a bit of that vibe

when we had dinner at yours.

You'd ask him a question and he'd answer it in, like,

four or five different ways.

I'll be honest, I was really confused.

So, what we last saw wasn't great.

In my head, I'm thinking, well,

"If you really wanted to give it one final push,

"you should be here."

I am disappointed that he hasn't made the effort.

Yeah, I'm really upset.

You know, it's heartbreaking to...

Don't get upset, Mum.

..it's heartbreaking to see that my daughter has to go through.

We had a really big hope

that she will find her soulmate here.

It is not a nice feeling.

I don't think Steven is the right person for Nelly.

Do I continue working through it? Like, do I?

Do I continue or...?

I think you've tried your hardest, but you're hitting a brick wall.

Now, I've seen my mum and brother, they know what I deserve.

I feel like I've got a little bit more clarity.

We want to see you happy.

He doesn't deserve you.

Not for a partner and not as a friend.

How's it cooking, good looking?

It's cooking good.

My main ambition going into the Homestays

is just keeping the positive energy going.

The real Leo is, I'm a very extroverted person,

and being in this comfortable environment,

it's really going to help me show April the real me.

Babe, do you want to see some magic?

Erm, OK.

Right, let me show you.

What is this going to be?

Are you ready for the world-famous...

I know what it is.

Already, yeah, OK.

Penis magic.

How's that for you, babe?

Why is he doing that? I don't understand.

Tell me you love me, baby.

Mm. It just makes me wince.

Whoa, whoa!

You're an idiot.

It's not sexy to me. Nope.

See, now, you know when you did the penis trick?

Penis magic. This is far more impressive.

I should have started with this.

Yeah, I reckon. Well, well.

I think April's having a great time.

It's reassuring to me, because, I have been making an effort,

and it's just nice to know

that I'm heading in the right direction.

She was definitely here for it.

This smells amazing, looks amazing. You're amazing,

and I really appreciate you cooking for me tonight.

Thank you.

Holy guacamole! These fajitas are fire.

I'm gonna get us some kitchen roll.

Fuck's sake.

Having slept on it last night,

I've decided to go to Liverpool today

and confront Leah.

I want to find out exactly what went on with this girl.

To me, it looked suspect.

If I don't get the answers that I need today,

and it turns out that Leah was being disrespectful...

..then, as far as I'm concerned, the marriage is over.

Nice of you to finally turn up.

Nice of you to finally turn up.

SHE SIGHS

Leigh turning up to my house, I feel blindsided.

Why has she not texted me back? Why has she not called me?

I've just been completely left in limbo,

so, yeah, I do want to know what's been happening.

So...

..when we went out, I seen you around another girl.

Mm-hm. It just seemed sus.

Fucking hell. There's a girl here

that you're spending a lot of time with,

you haven't introduced me, you've wanted to stay out

with this person and everybody else is leaving.

Muggy.

So, this is why you've ignored me. It's a bit of a shit thing to do.

You were sat on a complete other table over there, away,

so it wasn't like a case of... It was right next to you.

..no, it wasn't. It was.

You were, like, ignoring me at that point.

I wasn't ignoring you. You were...

You'd spoken to the... ..you know you were. ..people that I was with.

Leah, there was no point of that night that I was ignoring you.

I wish you would have told me earlier, and I would've

just been able to squash it and tell you it was nothing.

See, from my side,

I'm literally calling you all the next day, texting you.

I'm absolutely none the wiser.

I think it's all been blown out of proportion.

She does get in her head,

and then she gets her back up because maybe I triggered her,

but she's got nothing to worry about with this person.

It's ridiculous.

It's so confusing with you because it's been so like this,

I don't know if I'm coming or going,

and then something happens that will make you a bit jealous.

I'm not just, like, a bit jealous. Time after time,

boundaries have been crossed,

and I wouldn't feel the way that I feel if that wasn't the case.

Was there anything more with you and that girl? Nothing.

I felt, a while ago, that I couldn't really trust Leah any more,

so I'm hoping that Homestays can help that,

but I think that's going to take a lot of work from Leah.

How are you feeling? I'm excited. I can't wait.

How are you feeling? Yeah, I'm excited.

A little bit nervous but I'm excited.

For the first part of his Homestay,

John is taking wife Abigail to visit his family.

You gonna give Uncle John a big hug?

Yeah. Yeah. So excited to see John.

It feels like ages since I've seen him.

Just absolutely beside myself with excitement.

Oh. Ah! Hello! How are you?

Hello.

Hi. How are you? Lovely to see you. And you.

It feels so surreal being home with Abi.

I've got last-minute nerves.

Just hoping that the day goes as we want it to.

We're so close as a family,

so, to know that I've got their back in,

yeah, it's so big a moment.

That.

Who's that? That's Abi. I'm Abi. Are you Giovanni?

Yeah. Yeah. You know what I'm dying to ask, don't you?

Where was the honeymoon? Seychelles.

No!

Brilliant. It was, yeah,

It was absolutely stunning, wasn't it? Yeah.

Proper honeymoon Paradise. It was, yeah. You both look very happy.

Yeah, you both look really well.

It's been absolutely brilliant. Oh, good.

Yeah, everything's just been incredible,

like, and we take each step, like, within our stride.

It's lovely to hear, that's really nice to hear.

Yeah. Has the L word been said yet?

So, after Partner Swap week, I had a bit of a realisation,

what the hell am I waiting for?

So, I said, "I love you."

Did she say it back? I did, I did, I did say it back.

Once this experiment finishes, what's the plan?

You know, it was important to me that Abi wanted to start a family,

which she does. Mm-hm.

You know, and I said that I want to start a family.

So, you know, we do want to get moving as well, don't we?

Oh. Not imminently.

In the future. In the future. That's lovely.

That's lovely to hear. That's lovely to hear.

It's something we both want.

It's just brilliant to see you so happy.

You are everything that we could have wished for, for him.

That's what I want, I want to be part of your family.

I think the absolute world of John.

And it's all down to you all as well.

Oh, you OK?

It's just, isn't it so nice to be in this situation?

Yeah. Yeah.

But he has, honestly, looked after me as well.

We have been each other's support network.

Come on, John, show your sensitive side.

Hey!

Abi, welcome. Thank you so much. Thank you.

I've never seen John this happy before.

He seems to be beaming from ear to ear.

This is a perfect match.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'm excited for April to be seeing my friends.

My friends' opinion, it is very, very important to me.

The last time the boys saw me

and April together was at our wedding.

It was a really, really good day.

Since then, we've had some ups and downs,

so it's going to be good to get some advice from them.

Hello, guys. How are you, mate?

I'm excited to see how they're getting on.

I mean, on the day, I thought they were a brilliant match.

So, how have things been for you since the wedding?

For me, it's been very up and down.

I very much really liked April, and during the honeymoon,

we was getting on really, really well.

And, entering the apartment,

it became apparent that we weren't on the same page.

I'm struggling to build an emotional connection

because we are not talking in depth about things.

I don't feel like Leo is very talkative,

and that's a worry for me.

On all levels, or just on certain subjects?

All levels.

Why are you not speaking to her?

Because the Leo I know doesn't shut up.

Well, that is not what I've experienced.

I've gone into my shell a lot more in this environment.

I'm definitely not calling it a day.

I definitely still feel like there's something there.

This is the time that we can

really spend some quality time together,

one-on-one,

and truly express ourselves to each other.

He's trying,

and you're not.

It looks almost like, you've...

You've almost made your mind up.

You feel like I've made my mind up?

Yes. I'm not saying this is done,

this is not a nail in the coffin - I'm out, fucking see you later -

otherwise, I wouldn't be here speaking to his two closest friends.

I'm just sternly telling you,

this week is make-or-break for me, because I've struggled,

up and to this point, to build the connection

that is making me see a future with Leo outside of the experiment.

I want Leo to be his authentic self.

I want him to be everything that he can be...

Hang on. I want him to be everything he can be.

Yeah, this isn't the normal Leo.

So, I'm not experiencing the normal Leo?

What I see is little puppy dog Leo.

It's bullshit.

Don't tell me I'm not trying to make it work,

cos that's not the case.

Well, I will let you catch up.

It's so frustrating.

On the wedding day,

I thought you two perfectly matched.

From talking to her now,

I don't feel like her heart is in it as much as yours is.

I'm very positive going into this relationship,

and I want to make a lot of changes and make it work.

All I hear is a lot of, like, you, you, you.

But I don't hear anything she wants to change about herself.

She ain't perfect, mate.

And I'm going to be brutally honest, I think she thinks she's, like,

too good for you.

Leo and April are definitely a miss. I think they're doomed.

You must stay truthful to yourself. If she doesn't like you for it,

maybe she's not for you.

Yeah, if she don't like it, then, her loss.

I'm really enjoying having Bec in Hove.

My little side-hustle is that I run a beer company

so, I can't wait to show Bec where my beer is brewed.

So, this is where the beer is cooked.

It's a little taste of what I'd like to imagine

the future could look like. Go on, have a look. Oh!

You all right?

Health and safety.

What, this is where your beer was? Yeah, so...

Wow, it's huge. ..yeah, they cook the beer in here.

They're so big. They're so echoey.

Look. Can you hear me?

Go on, say something in there. Free therapy. Come on.

Hello!

Bec!

Hove is way better than Liverpool.

After meeting Leo's friends yesterday,

on the taxi home, me and Leo ended up having an argument.

It was due to some of the views that his friends had.

His friends have stated, "This isn't the real Leo.

"He normally talks loads.

"He feels like a puppy dog."

And it just escalated from there.

Leo's way to deal with that was to pack up everything and leave.

And then didn't come back till this morning, so...

How was that an adult reaction? Like, what the fuck?

Last night, my friends told me it's blatantly obvious

that April isn't in this relationship as much as I am.

It was really hard for me to hear from them.

After we got home,

we had an argument, and I just thought I needed

to remove myself from the situation.

I went back to the office where I worked from

and slept on the sofa there.

I have a lot to think about.

How are you?

I just thought...

..the argument wasn't really going anywhere and...

But I shouldn't have walked away.

Talking to my friends yesterday,

I wanted them to at least see what I see,

which is that there is a chance for us to turn things around,

but they didn't see that.

Reality's hit, and...

..I just feel like I need a break from this.

I don't understand why it's escalated this much.

Like, this isn't how you deal with arguments.

I'm feeling gutted that it's come to this.

She's emotionally clocked out of this relationship.

I've tried everything that I can to try and turn things around,

but April's still not liking me for me.

That's what it comes down to.

We're on our way to see Emma and Taylor,

who's my auntie and cousin.

I can see Leigh's still got resentment for me.

So, I feel like I really want to get it all off my chest

as to what's been happening in the last few days,

the trust, it being a big problem.

Hello. Hi.

Hi, how are you?

So, I do think I need to be honest about all that.

How's it been?

Emotional roller-coaster.

It's been a lot to...process.

Has it been hard living together, then?

Yeah. So where are yous at now, with each other?

You know, I'm, like, quite a jokey person.

It's never from a place of me flirting.

But I have been branded a flirt

throughout this whole process with bloody everyone.

Yeah, we've spoken about situations throughout this

where you'll make a little comment about someone else,

and I'll feel like it's disrespectful, or...

But you also do tell me to have a joke about things like that.

Not that, I don't. Really?

I've never told you to joke about someone being attractive.

We've argued about that multiple times.

OK.

For me, it's always like, I've got to over...

..talk myself out of a situation that's not a situation.

And I feel like that's where compromise comes in and, like,

acknowledging each other's feelings,

and... Yeah. ..it's hard, isn't it, I guess, both being girls?

Where do you draw the line with other girls, and

having that friendship compared... I'm so glad you've said that, yeah.

..to, like... It's just finding that middle ground between you both.

Do you feel like you can trust Leah now?

I think I'd be lying if I said 100%,

and I think it's beneficial to be honest about that.

You know, Leah is a very trustworthy person,

I've never known her to do horrible things in relationships.

With Leah, she's quite out there. We'll go on nights out

and Leah will come back with 20 new friends,

and then these 20 new friends will be out

with us all night. Mm.

But, just, like, trusting the fact

that she is, innocently, a people's person as well.

I said coming in here

that I really wanted someone that could, like, work a room,

I haven't got to worry about, you know, checking that they're OK.

I love that element of you.

I think you both need to stop being so serious and just try

and have some fun, and just go for it. Yeah.

I'd like to do that.

I'm hoping seeing my family

has gave Leigh a little bit of comfort -

people who know the real me.

I am a good person,

and I'm not someone who's going to disrespect her,

or be disloyal. And know that I've got no bad intent.

I really do hope I can get to a point where I do fully trust Leah,

and that there are no worries or doubts,

but I think it's going to be a collective thing

from both of us to get there fully.

Leo's going to be here any minute. Are you excited?

I know. I've just missed him.

I'm so excited to see April because she's so lovely.

It'll be nice to meet her again.

When I last saw lovely Leo and April,

my gosh, they were just so loving and it was so exuberant.

I want them to say they're in love.

Ideally, I want them to be in love. I do, I do, I do.

I hope it's going well. That's all you hope for, isn't it?

That's all you hope for.

Oh, he's looking gorgeous. Leo! Look at him.

Look at you. Missed you!

You look amazing.

You do look amazing. How you doing, Mum? Look at you.

Look at you and mumsy and sis.

Oh, we love you. We love you so much. We've just been talking...

So excited to see you. And April, where is she?

She's not coming today.

Oh. Have a seat, mums. OK. OK. Oh. OK.

OK. Oh.

Erm, obviously, last time you saw us was at our wedding, and it was,

it was fantastic. It was beautiful. And, erm,

you all right? It's all right.

It's not about me, it's about you. Just let him explain.

No, but let me explain, Mum. Let him explain. Come on.

When we got back to the apartments,

I struggled to then open up to April.

OK. So we've been working on bits to try

and get this deeper emotional connection,

and it just... It hasn't seemed to have come naturally to us. OK.

Erm, she went and met Simon and Astyn and

they were just brutally honest to me,

where they see our relationship as going,

and then it got a little bit heated.

Erm...

Simon and Astyn's reaction were that she hasn't been trying

as much as I have in this relationship,

and it's not going to work between us.

I'm sorry, but how are they...how are they the best to know?

You and April have been matched for a reason,

and I think you are very well-suited.

You have the same interests, same personalities.

Your electricity at the wedding was really great.

You are a beautiful couple. You only get this one chance.

If there's one little part of you that thinks,

"Actually, this can work. This could work,"

you need to go for it.

You really need to go for it.

And this might be your only chance,

and I just wouldn't want you to regret it.

I do feel like there is, maybe, a slight chance.

A slight chance? Oh, darling, go for it.

A slight chance is a chance.

We're just seeing how it goes. Just see what happens. If you see

a little, little bit. Yeah, maybe if you do have this little time apart,

you might then come together again and say, you know, it will work.

You don't know, you don't know. Potentially, yeah.

Can't do this if you're crying. I can't. I'm sorry,

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, darling, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm shocked again.

Me heart just sank. I had no idea. It's OK.

No, but I had no idea.

I just thought everything was up here and...

Just awful. Awful moment.

You know, I just didn't expect it. No.

Darling, go for her.

I feel confused on how I want to move forward.

Whether I should stick it through for the rest of the Homestays,

or whether I should leave the experiment.

My head's all over the place at the minute.

Come on, baby girl, are you ready? I'm so excited.

I'm really looking forward to Bec meeting my sister.

It's important that they get on.

My sister Rose has always given me great advice,

so I'd love her to speak to Bec

and convince her to move down here with me.

Hello. Hello. Hi. Rosie, how are you?

I'm good. All right? How's it going? You all right?

I'm really excited to see both of them,

especially Bec, because I didn't

get to speak to her properly at the wedding.

Here's my wife.

I really want to know how it's been,

because I'm not sure what's going to happen

with the distance between them, and how realistic it is.

The wedding feels ages ago now.

A lot's happened since then. Yeah. Like, literally, from the honeymoon,

we got on like a house on fire.

Living together has been, kind of, the best part for us.

Just being home together is where we have the most fun.

Aw, cute. Yeah, it's nice. It feels comfortable.

Yeah, yeah. Which is good. Just everything's great...

Yeah. ..but we live at opposite sides of the bloody country.

Have you spoken about it a lot?

I don't think you can get to Final Vows without having a plan.

I'm not sure if I could leave home permanently

cos everything's there for me.

Like, friends, family, my business is there.

Do you work, like, in your clinic?

Yeah. Every day?

Yeah, it is there.

I don't know if I could leave.

I don't think long-distance is going to work that well.

Would you think about moving?

I just wouldn't sacrifice any time with Blue.

I'd literally be so angry if you moved.

No, I know. And it's just too far

to, like... You can't just pop and see her.

You need to know how it's going to happen.

How would it work?

I don't want you to move up there. Yeah. Definitely not.

Bluebelle's down here. I can't move. Like, I can't move.

Yeah, like, that's just... I don't think you can.

Yeah.

My hands are, like, completely tied.

You all right? What's the matter? Nothing.

It's OK.

Seeing Rose today, the penny's dropped

when it comes to us being so far apart.

He's got his daughter here,

and I don't want to take Bailey away from his family at all,

but everything that I have built is in Liverpool.

So, Rose has brought us back down to earth today.

It makes me feel sad talking about it. Yeah. It is just the one thing

we just haven't been able to crack.

The tough thing about this is that, with me not being able to move,

I throw the ball in Bec's court,

and I know it's not fair,

but I can't physically move,

so it's just, like, fucking gut-wrenching.

If we can't come to some sort of agreement,

then we're both going to end up with broken hearts.

Oh, exciting. Bring it over. I can't wait to catch up.

It's really important that I have this evening with my flatmate, Lucy.

Oh, God, I have missed this. I've missed this.

I've missed you so much.

She is someone that I'm always going to be honest to,

and she'll call it out if she sees it,

so I just need to tell her the truth.

What the hell is going on? Why is Steven not here?

He's decided not to, erm, come with me on Homestays,

and I've told him multiple times, like, "You are so welcome to,"

but he just didn't turn up.

He was like, "I'm not coming."

How do you feel?

I just feel like he's shown me completely that I'm not a priority

and he doesn't really care about my feelings.

After the retreat, I basically told him,

"I need more from you, because right now,

"this doesn't feel like a relationship."

And, when I had the commitment ceremony,

the guy put stay for now, and that's like a...

Pardon?

But that he'd also called me a fucking idiot.

I think we know who the effing idiot is,

and it's not you.

Then came back from Partner Swap.

I walked into the flat and on the fridge when I got home,

he'd put up a photo of him and April and I was like,

"What is that doing on my fridge?" Are you taking the piss?

No, I'm not. It's so disrespectful.

Why do you think it's appropriate to have a photo of you

and another person's wife on that fridge?

On my fridge. Cos it ain't... Honestly, he's vile.

Yeah. He is vile. Yeah.

I'm upset for Nelly, because Steven has invalidated her feelings

and he's not made her feel wanted.

The only thing that Steven's done

is take her more into her shell.

Why have you stayed for this long?

Do you know why? I put up with it because, actually...

..I did really like him,

and he would give me hope every week.

Like, the fact that he's make... Wow.

I have just had a text from him.

Saying what? "I've had some time to think.

"I'm coming Manchester tomorrow. Let's meet."

First of all, where's the "Hi, hello, how are you"?

Rude. "I've had some time to think."

About what, exactly?

Your lack of...anything.

You've lost your voice and you need to find it again,

and you need to tell him exactly how you feel.

And that's what I'm going to do.

I haven't been treated right. I haven't been affirmed.

I haven't felt secure.

I've finally seen the light.

I'm going to say everything I need to say and get it off my chest.

And you're going to listen for the first time.

So there's a waterfall just down there.

Oh, really? Yeah, and there's a castle at the top,

for the queen. Aw, for your queen? Yeah.

SHE LAUGHS

I like you being my tour guide.

HE LAUGHS

It's my job to make Abi feel as comfortable as possible this week.

It's beautiful. It's so pretty. It's nice, isn't it?

Oh, look at this. Aw.

I think now Abi being in North Wales is like another

visual representation of love, and it feels really normal.

It just feels like the necessary next step.

We've had the night apart.

Currently, I don't know where we stand on the rest of Homestays.

I do want Leo to come to my Homestays and come to Weymouth,

but the last couple of days have been quite tough,

so I don't know if Leo is coming yet.

On the wedding day, it was all very fresh and positive.

It's sad that it's now this bad.

I haven't seen April since yesterday morning.

We stayed apart last night. I've had time to reflect,

sleep on it, and I feel like seeing me mum and sister yesterday,

it's definitely put everything into perspective.

All right? I'm all right.

How are you doing? I'm good. How are you?

Yeah, all right.

Saw me mum yesterday, and sister,

and I woke up this morning...

..thinking a lot more positively that I want to see it through.

I do genuinely, really, really care about you.

I'm here for one reason,

and that's...that's to try and make this marriage work.

Mm-hm.

I do need to give it 100% last effort to...

to see if we can turn this marriage around. Mm.

Where's your head at?

I'm happy for you to come to Weymouth

and for us to see the Homestays through,

but if you're not honest with your feelings,

then how do you move forward?

You know? Yeah, well, I need to honour that.

Mm.

This is all I want, is this last...last chance.

Yeah, definitely.

I am happy that Leo is coming to Weymouth,

and I'm glad that we're continuing on with Homestays.

Leo still has positivity about us.

But there is a big concern whether or not this will work out,

because he's not great at communicating.

I'm still really unsure.

LEAH: Do you like it, here?

It's really lovely.

After seeing this, I understand why you love it so much.

Formby's just peaceful, isn't it? Yeah.

Cos my life's so, like, hectic and I'm, like,

here, there and everywhere,

and then I come back and it's just, like, Zen.

Yeah, I get it, it makes sense.

I am pleasantly surprised with Leah's hometown so far.

She lives quite a calm life, and that's what I want,

so, it definitely makes me see her in a different way.

I am now happy Leigh's come to Homestays.

She's woke up in, like, peace this morning.

It's really important for me that she does like it,

and I think it's quite important for her that she has felt

so comfortable here as well.

So are you glad you came? I am really glad I came, yeah.

Are ya?

There's a lot that I didn't realise about myself

that I'm still maybe not over, or that still triggers me.

In past relationships, I have been massively disrespected.

Yeah. I have had my trust broken by people.

So, before I come in here, I was like,

"I will never tolerate anyone even slightly

"disrespecting me again," because it made me feel

the worst I've ever felt. I think, going through that,

and then being in situations with you,

it's been hard to navigate because where you are

such a bubbly, funny character,

and you do make jokes sometimes, it is just a joke.

Yeah. But, for me, even those things, I'm like, "Nope."

Yeah. That's not what I wanted, that's not what I asked for.

And so, yeah, it has, it's been a lot.

Like, I know it hasn't been the easiest for you.

The reason I've been so patient with you

is because you've been so open about your ex.

But I think because of your past,

it's almost like you're trying to find a problem.

We're never going to get anywhere

if you don't just have the trust in me.

Yeah, and I think you're right.

I need to give you the benefit of the doubt...

..that you're not going to do what has been done to me before.

From my side, like, what do you need from me

to make you feel secure in that way?

I think, maybe, it's the reassurance in those moments.

It could be something as small as, "You haven't got to worry,

"by the way," like, "everything's good."

Or, like, just come and give me a kiss on the cheek.

Just the smallest little thing so I don't need to worry.

If I know that you're feeling a certain way,

of course, I'll reassure you. Yeah, that's positive, then,

for me and you, moving forward,

if I can make the effort to tell you when I'm feeling uncomfortable...

Hmm. ..that then gives you the opportunity to reassure me,

so I think that's a good baseline for us to, like, move forward.

The way Leigh is being really vulnerable

and open with me now,

and telling me she needs reassurance,

it's a different side to Leigh that I haven't really seen before.

It's definitely given me more hope for the future.

Aw. Give us a smooch.

Mwah. Give me a hug.

Leah has been really understanding when I've been vulnerable

and telling her exactly how I'm feeling,

so I think I need to start giving Leah the benefit of the doubt

and actually trusting that she's not the same

as the people that I've experienced before.

Come on, let's go and walk, yeah? Come on, then.

THEY LAUGH

You dick!

Thank you so much. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Last time I saw my mum and my sister was at the wedding.

Their opinions will genuinely have an impact on me.

It is very much still make-or-break for me.

You all right? Yeah.

I'm really nervous about meeting April's mum and sister today.

Obviously, we're not in the best place,

but I'm really, really hoping that it does go well.

Hi, darling, hello. Hi, Leo, all right?

Good to see you again, Sophia. How are you?

Really good. Good. You look great.

Mwah. Missed you.

I think it's going to be a shock to my family

that it hasn't gone well,

because it was so positive on the day.

I think everyone would naturally think that it would do.

So, how are you? The last time we saw you was at the wedding.

I really loved the wedding.

The wedding day was so good. It was amazing.

I was really happy. Yeah.

The honeymoon was so good,

and then we came back to the apartments, and I think...

..you just struggled a little bit.

Struggled in which way?

I think it was just very overwhelming for me,

having all the other couples around... Yeah.

..whereas April, she thrives, she's a social butterfly,

and opening up, for me, was very hard at first.

Did that affect you as a couple, then?

Yes.

Where are you at now? What did you do this week?

So, this week we was at my Homestays in Chichester...

Oh, yeah, how was that? ..and my friends weren't

the most positive about our relationship.

They made a few comments that they didn't

sort of picture us being together.

They just didn't think that we were quite compatible.

Are you?

I adore April to bits...

..and I'm just hoping by the end of

the week, we'll have a little bit more clarity.

I'm definitely still in this experiment, to...

Yeah. ..to make it work. To see, yeah.

Just have a nice, you know, end of the week, and see.

I adore April. She's everything that I've wanted.

It did start off so well.

I feel gutted we're not getting on as much as we was before.

I'm gonna go get another drink

and, er, I'll let you guys talk for a bit.

Thank you.

But I do think it's important that we do tell the truth.

What's really going on? Because you...you seem a bit on edge.

I do feel a little bit on edge, I guess,

cos, like, for me, at the beginning,

the wedding day was really good, and I was like,

"Oh, my God, this man ticks so many boxes,"

and I was like, "We're gonna have so much to talk about."

And then sort of halfway through, I'm thinking,

"I'm leading the conversations a lot

"and not really getting a lot back."

It's not like I necessarily need someone who's going to be

as big a personality as me, cos it is quite difficult.

I just need someone to be able to have the banter with.

I need someone that's gonna make me laugh, and I...

Does he make you laugh?

No.

For me, personality is so important,

and, yes, we are not gelling.

You can't force a connection with someone. Yeah.

Did you think out of the experiment, that it might be different?

From the personality that I've seen..

..no. No.

What's made you stay this long?

He is a really good partner. Like, he is very caring,

he is very generous, he does have a lot of good qualities about him.

I think, for me, at this stage, I'm just not...

..feeling the connection.

No. He's not for you.

You are such an outgoing person. Mm. And Leo,

he's a lovely guy, but...no.

My mum and my sister have definitely validated how I've been feeling.

I knew it would be clear for them as soon as we met.

This isn't going to work between the pair of them.

And we know that for a certainty.

He's not for you.

I want to surprise Leigh tonight.

It's our last night at my Homestay.

I want to make it romantic

cos I'm not very good at doing that in the past.

I'm not touching your make-up. No, I don't want to fall.

I'm hoping, me being more romantic and thoughtful

helps her be more open with me.

This will be the icing on the cake, I'm hoping.

OK, open.

Oh! Did you do this all yourself? Yeah.

Are they real? Mm-hm.

Aw!

Thank you. You're welcome. That's so sweet.

I didn't know you had it in you.

And ta-da-da-da!

Look at you.

This is really cute. Happy? I'm really happy.

Oh, what's this? That's rose.

God, you really know me well, don't ya? Mm-hm.

Mm.

Like it?

Should we do a bit of spaghetti? Hmm? Like Lady and the Tramp?

LEAH LAUGHS

Wait.

I've literally had the best time. I don't want to leave.

Have you? Yeah.

Yeah. Kind of makes you see each other in a different way.

Well, how do you think you've seen me

that you didn't think I was before?

I think your lifestyle is a lot more calm than I thought

it was going to be. It's nice.

It's this house. It's a calming house. It is lovely.

I have... There is...there's so much about you that I love.

Oh, yeah, like what?

THEY LAUGH

You are so caring and attentive, and you are so patient,

and it does make me want to stay and does make me want to try,

and makes me appreciate you as a person.

Yeah, there's a lot that you do give me that I haven't had.

I clearly have trust issues,

and you being so patient and allowing me the time and the space

to work on that,

we wouldn't still be here if you weren't doing that. Yeah.

So...I am grateful that you've done that.

Welcome. SHE LAUGHS

I think, with you, and I'll be really honest with you,

you don't really like to sometimes admit you need reassurance.

No, no, I don't.

But that also tells me that there's feeling there from you,

that you want reassurance from me for a reason. Yeah.

And each moment like this, and conversation that we have like this,

just enables me to trust you more.

You've made such an effort, and...

..I'm leaving here feeling happy.

Good.

This is, like, my perfect date. I absolutely love it.

And this effort from Leah tonight is definitely what I've needed.

It's a way of giving me reassurance through actions.

You keep kicking me.

Sorry, sorry. Oh, are you playing footsie?

Yeah.

You've made it a lovely Homestay.

It's just got better and better throughout.

The space has been pretty good for me.

Definitely allowed my mind to be refreshed,

and think about what I want in the future, going forward.

I definitely owe it to Nelly to come to Manchester to speak to her.

Conversation needs to be had.

I was initially disappointed

that Steven decided not to join me, because, in my mind,

I thought you couldn't even make me

a priority for once in this relationship.

But marriage does mean a lot to me. Like, I'm a one-woman kind of guy.

I mean, I've still got...still got the ring on.

Hello. Hello. Morning. Come in?

Hopefully, we'll leave with a better head space

and more respect for one another.

Nice little pad, innit? Thank you.

I would like to think that Steven has reflected on how

this whole experiment's been together.

I've got things I need answering,

and I've got things I want to tell him.

How's it been since you come back?

It's been really good.

Speaking to my friends and family,

I've got a lot more clarity on stuff.

But some things I...

..I still have questions on.

Partner Swap week.

When I got back after my week with Bailey,

I told you how he treated me the same as he treated Bec,

and that's what I wanted from a relationship.

I felt that when you were telling me about your few nights with April,

it just felt like you were directly comparing me to her,

like, her personality to my personality,

how she's really fun, and how she's got you to open up,

and it just felt like,

why are you comparing me to another woman?

I can imagine, yeah, if it was awful.

Yeah, it's a kick in the teeth.

Like, did you guys flirt with each other?

That's two people.

Quite thick, that, innit?

Is it, Steven?

Flirting also counts as sexual innuendos.

No idea what I'm going to be putting in my mouth.

Well, the night's still young.

Commenting on each other's bodies.

Very comfortable sofa, innit?

How does that fit a six-foot-three man?

That's what she said.

Did you do any of that?

No, I said, there's been no flirting. No flirting whatsoever?

No flirting.

Hi. Oh, hello. Hi.

Steven, this is Lucy.

Hi, Steven, how are you? Hello, you all right?

Yeah, I've just got back from work. How are you?

Yeah, good. You can grab a seat if you want.

Yes, I will do.

Things didn't sit right with me after the conversation

I had with Nelly.

The way that she said Steven has been with her,

things didn't add up.

I have been doing a little bit of digging on Steven,

and I have, in fact, got some information

that I'm going to have to drop to Nelly.

How are you feeling, Steven?

About?

Nelly.

See, I like the girl, I care for the girl.

Do you think that Nelly really deserves

to give you any more of her time?

It's not...it's not about that.

I'm going to always have her back, cos we've

been in the experiment together.

You've not had her back through the entire experiment. I have.

How? What do you mean, how?

You've not been in the experiment, darling, so...

How have you had her back...

I've not... ..when she's coming to me

and telling me that she feels like she's not been validated,

she feels like you've not made any effort?

What does marriage mean to you?

Marriage mean for me? Mm. That's like the epitome of love.

That's the grandest of all, obviously, other than kids.

So, if you're married...

..do you think it's appropriate to be on a dating website?

Sorry? What dating website? I think you know, Steven.

No, we don't know, cos I can get my phone out now and show...

I can get mine out, too.

OK, so you think I'm on what?

I know you're on it.

Ah...

No, I'm not on anything. Yes, you are.

Would you like me to show you, then? Yeah, and...

I'll show Nelly first. I would love to see it.

What app is it? He liked the profile. That's why it's matched.

What app is it?

And that was...?

Today.

Oh, is that what you had to go and clear your head about?

Yeah, no, that's not me, Nell. It is...

No, it is. ..it's a verified account. Yes, it is.

Why is it verified? How the fuck do I know that?

Well... Let me change my password, I'll even show you

that I can't even get that fucking app on my phone, first of all.

What app? Which app? Well, I see it's Hinge, obviously,

because you showed me the picture.

Know it well, do you?

Should we start being honest, then?

I'm about to prove that it's not me on there.

Right, OK.

I think, to be honest...

..I'm going to take this off...

..cos I think this marriage is over.

Because I don't deserve that. Why are you still on your phone?

Nelly is speaking to you and you're not even looking at her.

Why do you have no respect for her?

What do you mean, I don't have respect for her? Of course I...

You're not even looking at her when she's speaking to you.

When did you go back on the app?

Today.

No. On the journey here?

No.

Look, the account's been removed. Mm.

That's signing in.

Mm. So if I can't get into an app, how am I on it?

No, I'm asking a question.

How can I get on it if you've just been there...

Well, you tell me because you seem to work the magic

and manage to do it. Well, if

my account's been removed, who's being me?

You. Obviously not.

Mm. Because I can't even sign in to it. OK.

Whoever the fuck that is ain't me.

It's not adding up. Like, I don't get it.

Could it... It could be on another phone, or...

If people have got photos and got information, yes, cos...

It's not just photos and information.

To verify an account, you have to go through certain steps

to confirm it's you.

And that can't really be done by somebody that isn't you.

What I've heard from Nelly is that you don't respect her,

you don't care about her,

you're not interested in her, and you've made her feel like shit.

You had so little respect for her

that you weren't even going to come up here and see her.

I wanted her to come see her friends and family by herself

so she can get that feeling back of being refreshed,

and that's exactly how she's felt. She felt so much better,

she felt so much lighter, being around...

Yeah, cos she realises that she deserves 100 times better.

Of course, yeah, look, deserves the world, I've said this.

What do you mean, of course? I've said she deserves the world.

Yeah, so why have you wasted her time, then?

I've not wasted her time. You have wasted her time...

How? ..because you've just said she deserves the world,

yet you were not prepared to give that to her,

so why have you wasted her... It's not that I wasn't prepared

to give it to her. Well, clearly not.

OK. So why have you wasted her time in this experiment

and told her constantly, week after week,

"Oh, I really care about you.

"I really want to see it work,"

when, actually, you had no intention?

Right, I'm going. Sorry, Nells.

Steven being on this dating app

whilst we're still married is cheating.

That's a guilty man.

This marriage is well and truly over.

I want nothing to do with Steven any more.

Next time...

I can really see myself moving here.

..the Homestays continue.

We're here. We've arrived at Bournemouth.

Welcome home. Thank you.

While family approval comes easy to some...

He told me that he loved me. Woo!

..others face tougher questions from loved ones.

I want you to be really happy, but I want you to be happy here.

I can see she is falling.

I need to have that gut feeling that you're the same.

I cannae help my doubts.

And as Grace and Ashley spend time apart...

Is he the person that everyone else thinks he is?

Have I got this wrong?

You're still wearing your ring.

Part of you is trying not to give up.

..they face a crucial decision on the future of their marriage.

I can't do any more to prove to her who I am.