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Previously...

Whoa! What the BLEEP?!

..the group reunited for one final dinner party...

In the letter, it just basically said.

"I wish I had got down on my knees and terrorised your bumhole."

What?!

..discovering which marriages had stood the test of time.

Ross lives with me now. What?!

But for some, it was an emotional reunion.

I put my life on the line for you.

I think I'm quite numb.

Oh, I just need five minutes.

He didn't want me.

It just killed me.

Whilst gossip amongst the group...

A comment that was made about my daughter from yourself.

"God help her if she turns out like her mother."

..reignited old tensions.

You're all BLEEP screaming at me! Who the BLEEP are you talking to?

Oh, I'm fuming.

And as happy couples had cause for celebration...

I want loads of kids. Little Nathan juniors.

Whoa!

..it was familiar frustrations between Polly and Adam...

Why are you bitching about someone that doesn't want you?

Because I BLEEP want to.

We had sex three times for ten weeks.

..that erupted into the biggest showdown of the night.

BLEEP you!

Tonight...

Welcome, everyone, to the final commitment ceremony.

..the couples come face-to-face with the experts.

That really got me, that.

For some, it's a celebration.

He tells me he loves me. I'm loving it.

We've got something really special. We do. Yeah.

While animosity brews for others.

I feel like there was a real sort of pack mentality.

Talk about my children, I'm coming to war.

Failed marriages go under the microscope.

Emma deserved a husband who could give her what she was looking for,

and that's on me.

I felt like Ryan was trying to keep me under his thumb.

You specifically used the term "I want to terrorise your butthole."

Oh, God.

I don't think I've done anything wrong.

Oh, come on, Adam.

Are you taking the piss out of me?

And the breakdown of their marriage...

How much did it mean to Kieran?

Because it meant the absolute BLEEP world to me.

To have her sitting, thinking that I don't care about her,

it's shit. ..raises questions for Kieran and Kristina.

Why are you not together?

CHURCH BELLS RING

Welcome, everyone, to the final commitment ceremony...

..and the last gathering of what I'm sure you can all agree

has been an unforgettable experience.

Well, there is clearly a lot to discuss from last night's dinner

party, but tonight is also about celebrating the good times

and learning from the bad.

But before we dig in, let's remind ourselves of where

this incredible journey began.

No! Stop!

No! Oh, my God.

Marriage is forever.

This is one of the biggest things I've ever done in my life.

It would be everything to me to start a new life with someone

who I adore.

I'm ready to have that missing piece of the puzzle.

Love, a partner, and build a life together.

The right person is definitely out there.

I'm risking everything for love.

I never in a million years imagined I was going

to be marrying a stranger.

I am looking for my knight in shining armour.

I'm ready to meet the love of my life.

I'm so close to giving up on love, but I'm willing to give

it one last shot.

Oh! Wow!

What's your name? Sionainn. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Are you OK? Yeah, yeah. Not bad.

Are you all right? Oh, I'm happy!

CHEERING

Hi. My name's Amy. Nice to meet you.

Pleasure's all mine.

Oh, my God. Hi.

Hello. Oh, you're really cute.

I'm Stephen. You look stunning. Nice to meet you.

I'm Kittitian. Saint Kitts?

Yes. You are a true Caribbean. Yes, I am.

I promise to bring spontaneity, a sense of adventure,

and an excellent loaf of bread.

Today I say I do, but to me that means I will.

I will take your hand and stand by your side through the good and bad.

I might be deaf, but I will always hear you.

Oh!

Hugo!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God.

So this is Hugo. I love him so much.

It is time for you to share your very first kiss.

CHEERING

Woo!

I'm so happy.

Just perfect.

Everything happens for a reason.

I genuinely feel like it couldn't have gone any better.

This is everything I've ever dreamed of.

Aw!

APPLAUSE

That was wild.

Oh, yeah.

Are you OK?

Lots of emotion in the room.

Holly, it's really hit you.

Surprisingly...

..it was seeing me and Alex looking happy.

Yeah.

It just looked like the perfect image.

That really got me, that.

Charlie, what's coming up for you there watching that, my love?

I'm still living that moment even today.

Where I remember, like, that initial feeling that I had for Eve.

But I guess just seeing that today has kind of made me realise maybe

I'm not over it as much as I thought I was.

The grieving process has no cap, so remember

that and allow yourself that.

Sadly, the relationship didn't work as we had all planned.

Thank you for showing up as your full self.

We can't wait to see what the future holds for you.

Yes.

Be proud of yourself.

Thank you. Orson, obviously Richelle is not here.

How are you feeling about, you know, your reflection

on this relationship and where it's brought you to today?

I came in with the intention to find a wife, walk away with a wife.

Obviously, the relationship didn't really go the way that,

you know, I wanted it to go.

I definitely underestimate the experiment because I didn't

realise it was going to be, like, that...intense.

I was actually looking forward to seeing her, believe it or not.

So I wish she was here, but I hope she's well.

Well, we're sorry that things didn't work out the way

that you wanted to, but we also noted that there was a bit

of a spark between you and Hannah.

Yes.

There was definitely that spark.

I can't lie.

We just felt like there wasn't enough for us to be like,

"Right, OK, let's make this work."

For me, the way that Orson treated me and spoke to me

and the respect that he showed me was huge, considering what

I had to deal with.

I don't think we just kissed for the sake of it.

It was very much like, "Let's see if this is a thing."

I do think we could have a really nice friendship after this.

Yeah, I've got a lot of time for him, and he's a really good guy.

Well, thank you, Orson.

We have loved having you as part of this experiment.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

ORSON EXHALES

OK, first up to the couch, we have Amy and Luke.

Woo!

APPLAUSE

You're welcome, baby.

Hey, guys. Hello. Hello. Hello.

Good to see you. Welcome back. Nice to see you, too.

OK, so before we delve into your journey and where

you are right now, should we take a quick look at your final vows?

Magical.

Let's do it.

Amy, with all our highs, there have been many lows.

I feel responsible for causing many of these lows.

We have shared the most special moments together, Amy,

and I do not want to give up.

Our future starts now.

Luke...

..you were my Prince Charming stood at the altar.

You showed me you were a gentleman.

And it gave me a glimpse of what could be.

There has never been a dull day with you.

I came into this experiment knowing exactly what I wanted.

And I'm leaving this experiment knowing exactly what I do not want.

This marriage is done.

Dead.

Deceased.

I stand here in front of you today, wearing black to mourn its death.

RIP.

Oh, that was fucking savage.

Wow. That was brutal.

That was quite an exit.

How do you feel watching it back?

Awful.

I feel like I had so much, like, built-up anger and upset.

I felt like I needed to get it off my chest.

I felt better after I did it, but watching it back,

it might have been a little bit savage.

And, Luke, how was that experience for you?

It was very sad.

I was sad that I was the one to make her feel that way.

So after the final vows, what has happened since then?

Um, you sent me, like, a birthday gift, didn't you?

With a letter in it.

Would you say that there's a part of you that's holding out hope

that maybe Amy might change her mind?

Of course.

I'll always have a fond memory of the stuff we've done.

I know how I felt.

I know how you made me feel, Amy,

when we went on the honeymoon.

It was such a poignant moment that uplifted me.

You gave me confidence like no other.

Amy, you look irritated.

It just baffles me, like, this.

Because obviously the letter went quite into depth about how much

he missed me, and he's always thinking about me, referring to me

as his wife, and nice, rude comment at the end of it.

A rude comment?

It said, "No regrets.

"Actually, just one.

"I wish I'd have got down on my knees

"when you were cooking in the kitchen...

"..and terrorised your bumhole."

Oh, God.

OK.

I do remember us having this conversation about flirting

and about what's a turn-on and what's a turn-off.

I suppose I'm curious what your thoughts

were around terrorising the bumhole.

I mean, I know we're all laughing about this, but I'm not saying

this with any kind of judgment.

In relationships, we have our own codes of conversation,

we have our own banter and a bit of flirting.

And it sounds like this is something that maybe took place privately

between the two... No, it didn't.

No, it did not.

You specifically use the term "I want to terrorise your butthole".

Yeah. Have you ever used that term before?

I think we-we've...

You've never said that to me before.

Yeah, but we've done it... I've showed her.

You've not done that to me!

He's never done anything like that to me.

Not your bumhole.

What?!

What the hell is coming out of Luke's mouth right now?

My bumhole has never seen any action in its whole existence.

Never mind with Luke.

And I'd rather it not be spoken about again.

CHURCH BELLS RING

CHURCH BELLS RING

He's never done anything like that to me.

Not your bumhole.

What?!

No, no, I'm just saying, have you ever used the term before?

Um, probably not. OK.

Do you believe that could be a shocking term?

I want it to be. It's some feeling I have.

OK. There you go. So here's someone

who you've never used this term with. You know it's shocking

and you drop it in a letter.

Why is that? It's a word! Paul, it's a word.

I have to choose a word that reflects how I feel.

And you went with "terrorise"?

Whatever I would do from day one, from the marriage, almost...

..it was always misunderstood.

I'm a bit quirky.

I'm a non-conformer. And that's what I've learned.

And I'm going to stop trying to conform.

And there's something powerful in that.

But can I just give you some advice around relationships?

Yes, please. We're saying it's about reading the room. Mm.

And what she has said consistently is that those types of language

just don't do it for her.

I just wanted to let her know that I fancy the pants off you.

And that's how you make me feel sexually.

Oh, I'm really sorry for really wanting you, Amy.

I sincerely apologise.

I just didn't understand the motive behind it after what happened

at final vows.

Like, that book was closed.

Right. OK.

I think it is important also for you, Luke, to be able

to acknowledge, you know, how hurt and disappointed

you were, because you had really hoped for a future with Amy.

We were always trying to please each other,

but we weren't getting there.

And it was a big shame because in the end, I look at Amy

and she has many qualities that I asked for, and the person

walks away from me. And that's painful because then I think

to myself, "Then what do I do?

"Do I change the way I speak, or do I start thinking twice

"about what words I use?"

I'm not saying you're a bad person.

I don't know if you're saying things and meaning another thing,

but there's been so many lies.

The trust was just gone, and we were just, like, fighting

a losing battle.

And, Amy, what would you say you've learned about yourself

throughout this process?

Um, I feel like I've learned how to be very patient.

I've learned to have more confidence in myself and speak how I feel.

Thank you for letting me be able to do that.

You've helped with that.

I feel like I've grown as a person, and thank you for that as well.

Lovely. It was amazing to meet you both, and I really wish you all

the very best in your future relationships.

Thank you so much. Thank you, guys.

Thank you. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Thanks.

That was traumatic.

Of course I wish that things turned out differently.

I just wish that Amy accepted me and embraced my

sexualised nature.

I do wish to find someone that accepts me for who I am,

with my quirkiness and...

..and everything that I embody, I guess.

And my letter-writing as well. That's very important.

OK, so next up to the couch,

we have Nathan and Lacey.

Woo!

Hello. Hello. Hello.

Hello. Nice to see you. Welcome back.

It's nice to be back.

Yeah. Do you like our outfits?

You look beautiful together.

Coordinating. I love it.

So, how have things been?

Do you know what? It's been better than I thought.

Nonstop compliments.

He tells me he loves me. Like, I'm loving it.

It's good. Ah. So it sounds like your relationship

is going from strength to strength.

Let's look at your final vows.

That special day. Here we go.

Nathan...

VOICE FALTER: ..you've opened up to me... Oh, babe.

Sorry.

..and I believe you were brought to me for a reason, Nath.

You make me feel safe, heard and loved.

I love you.

There is so much I love about you.

I love how patient you are with me

and how you have grown to understand me and how I think.

Uh...

One second.

Uh...

One sec.

I never get tired of spending time with you.

I love you to the stars and back. Oh!

Wow. Fantastic.

What a beautiful love story.

I still feel the same as on the wedding day.

You know that buzzing...? Do you know what I mean?

Have you seen any kind of challenges at all?

Like, since you've been away from the experiment.

I feel like I don't always filter my words.

What I try to say properly.

Sometimes I might say something, meant something completely

different, might come out right, but it can come out

a little bit rude. Yeah. I think... I hung up on him.

Yeah. So she can take that to heart.

I said, "I don't want to talk to you right now."

I archived his chat and even just his name.

Yeah. Yeah, sometimes...

Yeah, that can be a bit hard.

But I only gave him ten minutes. I didn't...

Yeah. Like, I just needed a chill.

Think about what I was going to say because I didn't...

Because I was a bit pissed off at the time. Yeah.

And I suppose it's quite normal, isn't it?

The expectation can't be that it's always lovey-dovey

all the time. Yeah, we're not perfect at all.

It's definitely different.

It's not every day you sit in front of someone and talk about stuff

you're not good at and you struggle with.

It's something that I'd probably run 100 miles away from outside.

So, yeah, it was definitely hard.

But when I was a bit down and sad and that, Lace was always

there to pull me out of it.

So, yeah, I'm grateful to have gone through it with her.

100%.

What I've reflected on as well is in my past, when I've dated guys,

they've love-bombed me.

And, you know, he wasn't doing that, which is normal.

Like, this is normal, healthy.

So I'm sorry that I wanted it all.

But you know what?

I wouldn't change it all because look where we are now.

You know, he just makes me feel confident and sexy,

and I could be my goofy self.

Thank you, guys. Honestly, you done good.

THEY LAUGH

Oh, we know.

And so I know at the dinner party, there were talks

of little Nathan Juniors.

NATHAN CHUCKLES

Did I say that?

THEY LAUGH

I'm in no rush, mind. Do you know what I mean? It does take...

LAUGHTER

Yeah. It's nice that we're having those conversations.

Yeah. That we are on the same page.

Lovely. Well, we are so excited to see where this goes.

I'm so excited to hear about any Nathan Juniors.

A bit hot now.

LAUGHTER

So, we've come to the end for you here in terms

of this experiment.

So we wish you all the very best, guys.

Thank you so much. Thank you. CHEERING

Good job. Good job.

All right. We'd like to welcome back to the couch

Polly and Adam. Oh, fucking hell.

Come on up.

APPLAUSE

Hey up. Good to see you.

There's a lot that we have to unpack, but before we really get

down to business...

..let's think back to what happened yesterday.

Things got heated between the two of you. And, Polly,

you have admitted that your physical outburst

definitely was unacceptable. Yeah. Yeah, it was bad.

I shouldn't have done it. What you did crossed the line.

Yeah. That was unacceptable behaviour. Mm-hm.

Yeah. OK.

Now, let's go back.

I think we should take a look at the Polly and Adam journey.

Can we? I feel sick.

In an ideal world, he'd look at me and be like, "Oh, my God."

I'm hoping to turn around at the end of the aisle and just

fancy the pants off her.

Hey. Are you all right?

Nice to meet you. I do fancy him. Yeah.

The initial attraction's not 100% there.

She's not my usual type.

I normally go with girls that I think,

"Oh, my God, you're unreal."

On the wedding day?

It feels quite natural sharing a bed, doesn't it? Yeah.

There has been intimacy.

It happened really naturally.

Thinking about it, I realised that maybe I shouldn't have done

it, just because I don't know where my head's at.

It's a tricky one. And obviously she really fancies me and I want to say

it back to her, you know what I mean? But I don't want to give her the wrong idea, because I don't

want to hurt her. But you're married and you've had sex.

Oooh! Yes!

"If you could stick with your current partner or twist with

"another, would you stick or twist?"

Twist.

Oh!

For you to twist is bullshit.

You're not very romantic.

It is something that I do need to work on.

Shut the fuck up.

POLLY LAUGHS

Is it the most romantic thing someone's ever done for you?

Yeah.

I do feel like there is love in the air.

Three, two... Adam!

You cheater! You're such a cheat.

Seeing she's very family orientated,

it has been a nice insight into how life could potentially be.

What size panties are you?

I think you'll look sexy in these.

No?

I don't feel like you want me in any way.

I've put you first through this whole time.

You've put yourself first.

Never once has it been about me.

Oh, mate.

Would any of you guys want to have sex with someone that's

moaning at you all day? Well, you did for the first three weeks.

We've had sex, like, three times.

You are such a fucking narcissist.

Narcissist?!

You've led me on.

You've fucked me about and you've pissed me right off.

If you were emotionally mature, you would have known

what you would have wanted and not given me mixed signals

when it came to intimacy.

You used me to paint a narrative that you could be a good man,

a good husband.

But all you've really done is show that you're a good liar.

Childish. Oh, fucking...

You're walking away again. You are a fucking joke.

Shit.

OK. That was a lot.

Watching that back, how does that make you feel?

For me, I do feel very led on.

I feel like nothing was ever really there on his part.

He's just shown me that he's just not a nice person.

I just feel very, very lied to.

Adam, do you believe that you were fully transparent to Polly?

Were you truthful to her from the beginning?

Yeah, I was truthful from the start. I always told her everything.

I gave her the heads up on everything.

Do you feel that you were kind to Polly throughout this?

Yeah, I think I treated her well, yeah.

OK. It's important for us to spend a moment in this space.

Because I think a common challenge that the two of you had is the sex.

Adam, do you believe that the sex was leading Polly on?

Do you regret having sex with Polly?

Probably on the first night,

it was probably, like, wrong of me to do it before

I kind of knew where my head was at and stuff.

But I didn't regret it.

So, Polly, do you feel Adam was leading you on through the sex?

Yeah. But, Adam, was the sex just physical for you,

or did it mean more?

No. It was trying to, like, boost what was missing, you know

what I mean?

But when he was saying all the stuff of, like, "Yeah, there is a

"potential, I do fancy you, like, I do see a potential when we leave,"

is that not fucking leading someone on?

I think on this issue,

question is, is the intention of it. Right?

Polly, you're saying that you feel as if the sex was happening

because we are in a relationship. Yeah.

All right. So now, Adam, it seems like what happened is, is that you

walked in, you were physically not attracted to your wife,

but you said, "You know what? I'm in this experiment.

"I'm going to give it my all."

And part of that was - I'm going to give it my all.

So where did it turn for you, Adam?

The first day we got back from home stays,

she was just being like mardy and, like, bickering.

You're kind of like bigging me up and then shutting me down...

You still weren't giving what I was asking for the whole way through,

which was to be felt wanted by your partner.

But that is the reason - I was just drained. Every other day,

she used to say to me like, "Oh, you treat me like a princess.

"You do so much, like, acts of service for me."

And then ten seconds later she'll go, "You don't do enough for me.

"I feel like I deserve better."

I got to the point where I was like, "I can't do this no more, Polly."

I hear a lot of what you're saying, but the one part I don't see

is how you have zero accountability

for the failure of your marriage.

Because he's 90% perfect and he's such a catch.

And he can never do any wrong until he's pulled

up on his behaviour, which he doesn't like, and he ducks out.

I don't think I've done anything wrong.

Oh, come on, Adam.

You're not taking accountability for your behaviour again.

What...what have I done wrong?

Oh, Adam.

Anyone?

Are you taking the piss out of me?

CHURCH BELLS RING

CHURCH BELLS RING

What...what have I done wrong?

Oh, Adam.

Anyone?

Are you taking the piss out of me?

You still feel like you've done nothing wrong for us

to be in the position that we're in?

I haven't done anything. I haven't badmouthed you.

I haven't spoke about you.

You're the one that's been ripping me in the girls' chat.

Ripping you in the girls' chat,

which was sending a video that I found funny.

I've tried to reach out to you multiple times.

And all three times, you were so rude.

You just spoke to me like shit.

All you done last night was dig and dig and dig and push buttons

and push buttons, which, unfortunately, led you to be in the

position that you were in.

And I've never, ever been in that position with someone to feel

the need to do that.

If something's said, you know what I mean,

that hurts me, like, it is hard to just forget about it. Yeah.

Adam, there's something that Polly said that I could see

really impacted you. And that was when she called you a narcissist.

Mm-hm. Why was that such a problem for you?

I've always classed it as someone that's, like, just a nasty

piece of work. You know what I mean?

So, you know, that's a big statement.

So just so happens before the commitment ceremony,

what I did is I went back and I looked at Adam's profile.

He's not a narcissist.

Could you say there are things that you could have done better?

Oh, 100%. I could have done so much better.

Like? Like how I spoke to him sometimes,

how I addressed certain situations, how I spoke about him in a group

setting when I was a bit irate.

I'm not sitting here saying that I didn't do anything wrong.

I know...I know I did.

What I'm just curious for the group is, were there moments

where you all saw something between these two?

Absolutely.

They got on like a house on fire.

There was that personality spark between them.

Definitely early on. They were really tight and really strong.

Yeah. Best relationships start as friendships.

And that's what they started as. Yes.

This is great feedback because I think we all saw this.

So that is my hope for the two of you in this moment as you walk

away from this couch.

Forget the marriage. Forget the sex. Right?

Let's just... You were a team.

You had each other's back.

So the question is, is the friendship more important,

or is the ego more important?

Polly? Friendship.

Adam? Friendship, yeah.

All right, so I think you two have something to say to each other.

Sorry.

How sorry? I don't... Oh, fuck off.

I don't want to be in this position with you.

Yeah. I'm sorry for things that I've said and done that's hurt you.

It was never my intention.

I hope that we can obviously just move forward

from this and just be friends and be civil and amicable

and hopefully still continue what I've learned

in future relationships.

And I'm just thankful for all of you for being there throughout it.

We love you both so much.

Thank you for your honesty.

Thank you for your willing to see hurdles and still

fight through them.

You know, I think a lot of people are going to learn so much

from the two of you. I know that we have.

So, thank you. Thank you so much.

Well done, you guys.

I do really hope that Adam and I

can move forward with how we left things on the couch and to just keep

everything in the future friendly and respectful.

Let's welcome to the couch Emma and Caspar.

APPLAUSE

Oh, Jesus. Here we go.

Well, hello, you two.

We're back!

There they go. Welcome back.

Thank you. I swear we were the other way round most of the time.

Do you want to go the other way? You always had a side.

I always just followed your lead.

Maybe now we're over...

LAUGHTER

Shots fired. And they're still laughing together.

This is good. Yeah. This is good.

Yeah.

So, for the two of you, looking back on your relationship,

what would you say have been the highlights?

There were some really good times.

I've been lucky to have Emma through this process.

As much as it's been a struggle,

because we are very different people,

it made me realise Emma deserved a husband who could give

her what she was looking for, and that wasn't fair on her,

and that's on me.

But I'm trying to get better.

I'm far more aware now of what I would be looking

for in a future partner. Great.

So going through this process, you've gained some incredible

insight from this that you can now take into your next relationship.

Emma, how does that land for you?

I think the whole experience has really taught me...

I think confidence is really, really attractive.

I need someone who makes me laugh.

And I always vowed that I need someone to put me in my place.

But I do need someone to put me in my place every now and again.

You know, fit as well.

Thanks, Emma. No, no, no, no, no!

Have either of you been out there in the dating world?

I mean, I think both of us have gone on some dates, right?

No, I haven't had a man of the month.

Can I give one a little bit of advice? Yeah.

Don't label them the month of the year

you're going to be dating them.

Like, give them at least a six-month period.

Mr February can easily become Mr March.

It's just... So there's scope.

Oh, yeah. There's scope there. Definite. That's the dream.

So is it fair to say that we have a nice friendship here now?

I think so. We've got a lot of history together now. Yeah.

And I've got to say, I know it's been hard, and I know there's

been pain along the way, but I can see that you're both

extracting the lessons already.

And I know that you're both just going to fly

in your next relationships.

I can't wait to see that for the two of you.

Yeah. Thank you for being there,

you know, because it could have been a lot worse, but I managed

to learn a lot about me.

Just thank you for being my wife.

Beautiful.

I think for me, I would never, like, wish for someone else

to be there at the end of the aisle.

I think we had our own beautiful experience that we'll share

for the rest of our lives.

And, yeah, hopefully we'll both get married again

and that would be lovely. I expect an invite, you know?

Are you saying I'm going to get married first?

Oh, maybe. Yeah.

I love that.

Woo!

Thank you so much. Thank you so much, both of you.

Thank you.

Woo-woo!

Oh, love you, guys.

All right. So, Hannah, how are you doing?

I'm OK. How are you? You know what?

I'm disappointed that Stephen's not here.

I mean, are we surprised?

Are you? No.

Why?

You saw the reaction at the wedding.

Like, his reaction was incredible.

And I just feel like on the honeymoon, the first hurdle,

he just couldn't be arsed.

I just feel a little bit like there was no effort.

And then I think it just got to a point where we were just

flogging a dead horse. Mm-hm.

And as much as it went to absolute shit for me, I don't regret it.

I'm glad I met some of the people that I met.

And this is fair because this is your perspective.

And one thing we have to acknowledge is Stephen's not here, so he can't

defend himself in this.

And so let's try moving forward now.

We've seen it.

You've had your fair share of conflict amongst the group.

It's interesting because you have a lot of energy, Hannah,

and I think that sometimes you intend to make it better,

but sometimes you enter a room, things go left.

Yeah. Why do you believe that is?

I just feel a little bit like I was very much misunderstood

from the beginning.

I think there were some things that I did do wrong,

and I think my banter got took the wrong way. With this group,

there was some of other people's insecurities and other people's

situations that were then being put onto me.

I feel like there was a real sort of pack mentality.

Like, I walked into a room on girls' night and got called "a slag"

and "look what the cat dragged in".

And...

..I just wouldn't treat another woman like that.

That was, hands down, one of the hardest nights

of my entire life.

I can't cope with someone playing victim when they're not

owning their actions.

It's giving weak.

In my opinion, the whole group wasn't against you.

It was you and Holly hashing it out.

We was leaving you two to it.

Everybody was chipping in.

When this slag comment was made, you two was on a different table.

You weren't even sat with us. I walked into a room.

I got locked up and down like a piece of shit, and Holly

looked me dead in the eye and said, "Look what the cat dragged in."

I know I did.

Holly was coming for me. Then Sionainn was piping up.

Then Lacey was coming. Everyone just came for me from every angle.

I've only ever reacted to your behaviour.

I don't do things out of, like, being a mean girl.

I'm not a mean girl. I'm just very honest.

So you don't think how you behaved on both girls' night was mean?

You don't think that was mean at all? No.

That was me responding to your actions.

Because she's disrespected me so much and pecked and pecked

and pecked and pecked,

she deserves everything she gets.

Holly, you literally bullied and victimised me.

..this is the moral of the story.

So I went into yesterday's dinner party with something in my head

that Hannah had said.

Now, say what you want of me.

Shoot bullets at me.

I always dodge them.

But talk about my children...

..I'm coming to war.

I was being calm.

And then Hannah said something like, "Fuck off."

And I thought, "You know what? You're fucking having it."

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CHURCH BELLS RING

I was being calm.

And then Hannah said something like, "Fuck off."

And I thought, "You know what? You're fucking having it."

The fire lit. I lost my shit.

I was furious.

And then it went from zero to 100.

And I have to say that I was quite disappointed because it started

to become aggressive. Yeah.

And that's not acceptable.

No, I take accountability with my actions.

Hannah, is there anything that you would like to say?

No. OK.

I'm done at this point with trying to communicate with Holly.

It's like banging your head against a brick wall.

Hopefully you both can reflect on your contribution to this argument

and maybe think about maybe how you could have done things

differently. We're very different people.

I would not disrespect a woman the way that Holly disrespected me,

and I stand by that.

We'll hopefully get to a point,

me and Hannah, where we can say hello to each other and not

want to rip each other's head off.

OK, let's move on.

Next up to the couch, we have Ryan and Sionainn.

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Hey, guys. Are you all right? Hello. How are we all?

Ryan, let's start with you.

How have things been after the experiment?

Obviously, the way it ended was not the way I expected.

And so it's took a long time to get over that.

I'm still not over that now. Yeah.

Will I ever? Probably not.

Yeah.

I suppose there's still some sadness there and something

you need to process there.

Sionainn, how have you been feeling?

I...

..probably wasn't as honest as I should have been with you

guys or myself. From the beginning,

I got kind of caught up in the good things that I'd seen

and let red flags slide that I wouldn't normally.

Because I really wanted it to work.

He would give me these compliments and make me feel amazing,

but then 30 seconds down the line, it'd be, "It's just a holiday

"romance for me."

And I expressed to him that I didn't like it.

It wasn't funny to me. It wasn't banter.

That was just a joke. There was nothing behind that.

As soon as we were behind closed doors, it was when the little digs

would come out. Things about my weight.

I was insecure, I was timid, little comments, and it felt

like Ryan was trying to keep me under his thumb so that I would come

running back to him when he was giving me the compliments.

I think this is all quite new to us.

Ryan, what are your thoughts about what Sionainn is saying?

I did mention about her weight and that. She was put on antibiotics

and I was saying, like, "You're not eating properly."

I was trying to look out for her. Since being diagnosed

with cancer, I think your health is very important.

So if they was my intentions that it came across,

I apologise for that.

But that was never my intention.

I just find it hard that it's my red flags,

but I'm being told who I can and can't speak to.

I never said that you couldn't speak to any of the girls in here.

Certain people here know that I couldn't speak to Hannah.

Do you think I'm going to stay with somebody that's going to flirt

with somebody else? I wasn't flirting.

There's been no flirting from me.

I've seen it happen.

And he said, "Did you see Hannah stroking my foot?"

But you was annoyed about what Hannah had done on the retreat.

Ryan's never flirted with me. I'm just going to put it out there.

He hasn't.

You've made it out to the rest of the group that I'm this bad person.

What?

And I've sat back and I've not bit, and I'll continue not to bite.

I think what's really confusing here is that the two of you didn't bring

some of these concerns to the couch, and the two of you have literally

just walked away.

Do you feel that there's a tendency in both of you to run away

at, maybe, the first sign of trouble?

I think I do the opposite.

I hang on for too long, and it was this time I realised

I'm not hanging on.

And it got to the point... It was the most ridiculous argument.

We started arguing over shoelaces.

He told me all his feelings were fake.

He never meant any of it.

And I thought, "I've done it too many times and I'm not doing it again."

So over a pathetic argument, over a pair of shoes, made

you leave an experiment?

It was a multitude of things that added up.

I mean, it sounds like quite an abrupt end

because there was clearly a real attraction between the two of you.

But some of these little niggling misunderstandings weren't brought

here so that we could work through them.

Whilst you've both got this opportunity today,

is there anything you'd like to say to one another?

Ryan? Absolutely nothing.

There's nothing you'd like to add? No.

I think that says a lot.

Sionainn, there's nothing that you'd like to add?

I am sorry for not being completely honest.

I probably, on reflection, should have been more open with Ryan

the day that I decided to leave.

Well, it's been a real pleasure meeting the two of you.

And I really wish you all the best with relationships moving forward.

Thank you. Lovely to meet you both.

Thank you, guys. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Let's welcome to the couch Ross and Sacha.

You're always so far behind me.

He takes ages.

Welcome back, you two.

Hello.

How have things been since we last saw you?

Things have been really good.

Like, after we left the experiment, Ross moved straight to Walsall.

Wow.

It was a bit rocky at first, and it would get into arguments

and it would be like boom, straight to Manchester, gone.

But we've kind of found, like, balance now,

and we're in a really good place.

Ross, how have you been navigating seeing your daughter?

You've been seeing her on weekends, haven't you still?

Yeah. I have her every weekend.

I'm going to bring her up to Walsall at some point as well.

And how's it been living with Sacha?

Wow!

It's actually good, you know.

I love it.

Well, why don't we take a look at the journey that the two

of you have had so far?

I can't believe I'm getting married today.

I do want to find that amazing relationship with someone.

Oh!

Hello. Hello. You all right?

He's tall, covered in tattoos, and I can communicate

a little bit in sign.

So, maybe it was meant to be.

Ross goes above and beyond for me.

He literally can't do more.

Why are you so cute? I don't know. It's the way I am.

I've got all this love.

It's just quite overwhelming.

I will protect her.

I will look after her and I will respect her.

You've got my blessing, mate. Oh, I love that, man.

Love that. Oh. I have no doubt that he feels love.

I'll say it out loud if I have to.

Say it out loud!

Sacha, I love you.

SACHA GROANS

Me and Ross got into an argument.

He spent the night in a separate apartment.

I don't know how we're going to go forward.

When it comes to an argument, we don't know when to stop.

I did write leave.

Ross, how do you feel about Sacha?

I just want to make this work.

I know we can. And I'm going to fight for it.

And I'm going to bring you back up here again, get this smile back

on your face again.

I was blown away, felt that connection straight away and I knew

you were the one for me.

I'm going to move to Walsall to be with you.

I can't wait to start our lives together.

I love you, Ross.

Always.

Aw!

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That was good, that.

How does it feel?

Do you know, it just brings a lot of emotions.

Watching it puts it into perspective of how much love we've got

for each other.

It was nice seeing him with my dad as well. Good to watch.

Yeah, that got me quite emotional because I hadn't seen that.

One of the things we saw a glimpse of there

is you guys struggling with emotional regulation.

Mm-hm. Things go from zero to ten pretty quickly.

So can you tell us a bit about how the conflict

has been happening since you left the experiment?

I think it always starts off as something, like, really small

and then it just ends up escalating.

Sometimes I feel like I'm communicating it to Ross

and he can be quite passive aggressive.

And then that irritates me.

And then it just gets to this till it's like, "Argh!"

Do you know what I mean?

And then we're like, "Oh, shit, is this...is this healthy?

"Is this all right?"

Have you guys ever tried any time out when things are getting

a bit heated?

Oh, well, when we left, Ross's favourite thing to do

was, "Five minutes. I want five minutes. Five minutes."

At first, it kind of felt like he was doing it to take control

of the situation. It was almost like a threat.

It felt like, "I'm going to close my eyes and not listen to you

"unless you give me five minutes." But not in, like, a calm way.

It was like, "I said five minutes! Five minutes!"

It just winds me up.

I do that sometimes.

Obviously I can't hear, can I? So I want to go like that,

"Where is he?"

You all find it funny, but it's the most aggravating thing.

It just completely takes all...

It takes your control away. Yeah.

I guess for you, Ross, with Sacha describing some

of your communication there as passive aggressive,

that's sometimes what happens when you're not expressing

how you really feel.

I hold it in,

yeah, when I shouldn't, really. I need to pull it out

and talk and communicate more. Yeah, yeah.

It's really important that it is in a loving way.

You know, it's not used as a punishment.

It's not shutting each other out.

It's both coming together and saying, "OK, I can feel

"this getting a bit heated.

"Let's both agree on...maybe it's 30 minutes, maybe it's a bit

"more than just the five."

We'll work on it. We'll work on it.

You've got to work on it. Absolutely.

And this is one of the joys of being in a relationship,

is conflict is inevitable.

In fact, it's important, you know, that you're able to work

through it and heal from it.

No problem, yeah. I will do that.

Wonderful stuff, you guys.

So what does the future hold for the two of you?

I always said if we're in a really good place, I'd be more than happy

to move to Manchester so Ross can be by his daughter.

I just need to know we're going to be good.

We've got something really special.

We do. Yeah.

Oh, I love that.

Certainly watching you, looked like a united team.

Absolutely connected.

The two of you have been working at this.

You haven't been cruising, you've been listening,

you've been taking on the feedback, and you've been giving it a go.

That's just beautiful to watch.

It's a testament to both of you.

Yeah, I just think we've been really lucky to find each other

through this.

Well, look, thank you so much for trusting us, for listening to us.

We are so pleased to see where you've arrived.

The love that is brimming over the surface here.

LAUGHTER

Aw! Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you. Wonderful.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

OK. If I could have Kristina and Kieran.

Come on down.

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Hello, you two. Hi, guys.

Hello. Hello.

It is great for us to see you both.

Now, last night brought up some confronting issues,

but let's begin with your Married At First Sight journey.

This needs to work.

I don't want to be single for the rest of my life.

I deserve unconditional love.

I'm not settling for any less.

Oh, my God.

Are you OK?

What's your name?

Oh, you look petrified.

I think Kieran is hilarious.

You are my woman!

I'm feeling like I've just hit gold.

BOTH: Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!

Kristina is the brightest coloured pencil in the pencil case.

She just lights up every room that she walks into.

We are building such good foundations.

I am falling for Kieran.

Do you want me to say? Yeah, you say it? Oh, OK.

Yes, we have been intimate.

KRISTINA LAUGHS

I'm sorry, Mam!

I am so open with my emotions and I can't hide it.

Am I too much for you?

PMDD hit.

It just feels really just dark and horrible.

And I just don't want it to push you away.

We haven't got that intimate connection at the moment, and I am

just feeling rejected.

I'm really questioning it at the minute

if I'm able to sustain a relationship with someone

that suffers with PMDD.

This is why I prepare myself for the worst,

where it's fucking shit.

The more I'm realising we're a little bit different

in pretty important areas of my life.

You put a husband at the top of the list of your priorities,

whereas I'll never give my whole self to someone ever again.

Like, I'll always put my-my major needs first.

You and me ex-partner,

it's actually scary how similar you are.

I'm not his ex.

There's way more goods than there is bads, but the bads

are very heavily weighted.

You could see yourself spending the rest of your life with him?

Yeah, I do really like him.

We love each other as people, but the dots just aren't connecting

at the moment.

I'm potentially risking losing one of the best women

that I could ever wish for.

And that's one of the hardest things to admit to myself.

You're bringing people smiles everywhere you go.

And I was sitting grinning because I was like, "This is my wife."

But if I can't see things moving forward, I'm not going to lead

you on because I do care about you.

But at the minute it feels like more of a friendship

than anything else.

And I never came in here to hurt anyone.

I just don't want to see you lose someone who is phenomenal for you.

I just don't know how much I've got left in us for the amount

of emotional support Kristina needs.

I wrote leave.

I'm going to leave.

So that was... That hit everyone, right?

Are you OK?

Looking at that...

walk us through, Kristina.

I could see a future with Kieran.

I thought, "Yeah, like, this is it.

"I've got a real husband."

But, um, you know, when obviously the cracks started to show,

you can just see in our faces.

Like when we were crying.

Like, you can see how much, like, it meant to us.

Kieran, how are you feeling seeing that?

Um, shit.

Me and Stina both came into this for the right reasons,

and it hasn't worked, which is really sad.

And I'm forever sorry that it hasn't worked.

It's OK.

I never meant to hurt you.

I know.

Let's look at the dinner party, OK?

You know, Kieran, you definitely seemed shocked

at Kristina's approach,

should I say, to you and some of the things that she had mentioned.

Is that the case?

Yeah. I think because I have really struggled being home, to not

just be able to feel like I can just pick up the phone and talk

to Kieran, just for a bit of reassurance and support.

That was really hard and it was hard to wrap my brain around it.

So, yeah, at the dinner party, as soon as I saw Kieran, crumbled.

Literally, I crumbled.

My emotions just got the better of me.

You know, what definitely seemed to have an impact as well is Kieran

had mentioned that he's been dating someone. Yeah.

So how did you take that?

Yeah, not well.

Hearing that just be so casually,

"Yeah, I've been... Like, I've been dating someone."

And it made me wonder, like, how much did it mean to Kieran?

Because it meant the absolute fucking world to me.

So far, that was the best,

I would say, four weeks of my life were with you, and that's never

going to change. No-one's going to take that away from me.

And I'm really, really pleased that it was you at the end

of the aisle.

I can't get words out of my head sometimes.

But to have her sitting, thinking that I don't care about her,

it's shit.

You know, there were times in this experiment where,

without question, you two were the strongest couple.

Yeah.

Why are you not together?

I mean, that's what I'm trying to understand,

what the real reason is.

Kieran didn't want me.

CHURCH BELLS RING

CHURCH BELLS RING

Why are you not together?

I mean, that's what I'm trying to understand,

what the real reason is.

Kieran didn't want me.

I would say one of the reasons is how much I think Kristina relies

on a partner.

And I'm not saying I don't want to be a shoulder to lean on, but...

..I've been there before, and it's...

That's a trigger.

I haven't got the mental capacity to help you when you need

that strength, because I haven't...

Sometimes I haven't even got it for myself.

It's difficult to console you as your ex-husband

when you're feeling the way you're feeling.

That's why I sit and get emotional. Mm.

What do we do right now?

The first thing that I think we could do is between the two

of you, you could set the boundaries of

what does it mean to be a friend?

His detaching isn't because he didn't care

about you or he didn't care about the relationship.

It's that this is how he is built.

This is what the relationships that he's been in has taught him -

that he must rely on himself.

What are you thinking about right now? I'm just...

I've never been able to explain that before.

So for you to explain that to Kristina means a lot.

When you have those boundaries in place, what's beautiful

is that the boundaries loosen up.

Without question, you two want to be each other's friends.

Yeah.

I do.

Just because I can't reply to you every bloody minute of the day

doesn't mean I'm not your mate.

You know, if you're not able to be in touch every single day, would it

help if the two of you arranged to meet up so you've got something

to look forward to?

So actually, before I came in here, I booked a festival, and I actually

bought two tickets because I thought I was going to have a husband

to obviously take.

So...do you want to come?

I've never been to a festival.

I'd love to come.

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MEL: I like that. Yeah, we love it.

All right, I love it.

Kristina, Kieran, that concludes your journey...

Thank you so much. ..on Married At First Sight.

So, thank you. Thank you. Love you, guys.

Thanks.

Love you, guys.

Mine and Kieran's chapter,

it has ended now, but it doesn't mean our story has finished.

Well, that concludes not just our time together today,

but the experiment as a whole.

We hope that you've all learned valuable lessons, regardless

of whether you're leaving us today with a husband or a wife

or friends for life.

And we wish each and every one of you all the very best

for the future.

Yes! Thank you so much.

Of course, I wish that things did turn out differently,

but I have made a genuinely beautiful, beautiful soul who is now

one of my friends for life.

Everyone wants that fairy tale wedding and that dream, and I feel

like it's come true.

Come here.

I do have many regrets.

The fact that I made Amy upset is what makes me sad.

It's just a shame it didn't work.

Hi, darling.

I try my absolute best in every situation, and I stay

true to myself. And I'm proud of myself.

Fuck, no.

I love you.

It's crazy that it all turned out as I hoped.

I love you so much.

I love you more. SHE LAUGHS

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