NARRATOR: Previously... Will you kiss me now?
I can kiss you,
but I'm not too sure if it's going to make you feel something.
..Rachel's heart shattering rejection.
Mwah.
You're looking so good? Do you like it?
Damn!
Alessandra's Intimacy Week task
took some couples to a whole new level.
Made me feel a bit emotional.
The intimacy of it was a beautiful experience.
Were you bullied?
Has a stranger ever changed your life?
What's your favourite quality about your ex?
While Grayson...
I'm really confused about how you feel about me.
..and Rebecca...
It's just not for me.
..were left wanting more from their partners.
He doesn't want to try just for lip service.
..as Steve declined to participate i Rebecca's ultimate fantasy night.
That's where I'm at.
Tonight...
It was huge for us.
..Mel and Luke's incredible transformation.
I feel closer with Mel after the task,
because that physical gap between us has kind of been
bridged a little bit.
We have been progressing in the right direction.
I really want to send a clear message to Steven.
Rachel draws her line in the sand.
A tense boy's workshop.
I feel like you're skirting around my questions.
I disagree with you.
Alessandra calls out Steve's behaviour.
The lack of respect that you're showing me is appalling.
Really tread lightly.
I don't take to this well.
And in a shock turn of events,
one bride calls it quits and makes a dramatic exit.
(MUSIC CRESCENDOS)
# #
NARRATOR: After an unfulfilling ultimate fantasy
for one of our couples...
..the night has taken a hurtful turn.
Just hours after Steve refused to take part in
Rebecca's ultimate fantasy night,
an argument erupted between the two
when Steve accused Rebecca of not being in the experiment for love,
but instead for ulterior motives.
He can - I don't give a (BLEEP).
I feel so let down by him.
And the reality is there's no, like, for me,
there's actually no coming back now.
I made it very clear to Steve that I came
into this experiment for one agenda,
and that was to find love.
So when he started challenging me, saying,
"Oh, so you didn't have an ulterior motive?"
I'm not in my 20s. I don't need to be an influencer.
I don't need free skincare, a free dress.
I can buy my own shit.
I'm sitting here in (BLEEP) tears.
Like, I know I haven't been that true, authentic self,
because I'm so scared of rejection,
and now I'm here to say, seeing him react tonight...
..and doing that to me - I'm (BLEEP) done.
As a new day breaks,
a solo Steve is still reeling
after last night's altercation with Rebecca.
What happened last night? Um...
We just had an argument. We just had a falling out, again.
At this point in time,
I don't think I'm doing a lot wrong, to be honest.
I was sort of calling out a few things,
and Rebecca...mm...
Rebecca can be quite obnoxious.
And I said, just calm down.
And unfortunately, that didn't go down well either.
And Rebecca has very high emotions and very low emotions,
so they're getting a bit tricky to deal with.
And, you know, it's becoming a daily occurrence
and I'm probably a little bit tired from it.
Each and every day it seems Rebecca's struggling,
and now I'm struggling with Rebecca.
Rebecca's just highly emotional and loud and rude
and quite crude as well.
And the emotions from Rebecca are so high and low.
It's worn me down.
It's just been a lot.
Rebecca's just a lot in general.
It's just...
Yeah, it's, uh, it's too much for me at the moment.
Before this happened last night I went into
intimacy week thinking I'll try to work through it,
but I've definitely withdrawn again.
So what do you do with that going into this?
Yeah, it's an interesting intimacy workshop today, mm.
For the rest of our couples,
Intimacy Week is in full swing and already working wonders,
after Alessandra challenged the brides
to create their ultimate fantasy nights.
The Ultimate Fantasy Night
was designed to help our brides feel empowered
and show their partner what it is they desire in a relationship
in order to form a stronger connection.
I will also hold a men's workshop. OK.
So I can hear if the husbands rose to the occasion
and this year I'll be setting them a task of their own.
This morning, the couples are still basking in the afterglow
of last night's fantasies.
I don't know what else Alessandra wants from me.
I got my ultimate fantasy,
home cooked meal, and a smoking hot wife.
(LAUGHTER)
Before the grooms depart for their turn at Alessandra's workshop.
How are you feeling today? You got your workshop?
I know.
I don't know what the guys will been doing
because they don't dress in lingerie.
I felt good last night. We had a laugh.
We had a giggle.
I must confess, I've never given a girl a foot rub before.
Feel nice?
It felt different not being in control
because I'm just not used to being dominated.
Get in, get in.
But if she likes it, I'm happy to compromise.
You know, happy wife, happy life, they say.
Despite currently living in separate apartments
after a rocky start to their relationship,
for Mel and Luke,
Intimacy Week seems to have brought about a turning point.
Hello. How are you going?
Come in. Thank you. How'd you sleep?
Good, how about you? Really good.
The mood between Luke and I is so much better.
Holey Moley was good. Yeah.
This time last week, when we were looking at each other,
being like, I can't even look at you in the eyes.
It was unfortunate that I won. Yeah.
And it was even more unfortunate that
I was such a sore loser.
Now we're actually talking to each other
like we're actual human beings that like each other.
Getting ready for the boys? Yeah.
Getting ready for boys day. Nice fit.
Do you reckon? Yeah.
Vibes between me and Mel are positive.
Yeah.
It definitely feels a lot more chill around Mel now.
Like, I feel like for the first time that I'm getting Mel,
like, the proper Mel.
Oh, my god.
Obviously, we're still finding our feet with everything,
but we're keeping it pretty light, and it's been -
yeah, it's been nice.
I think we go back there.
Same. Yeah.
Last night could have been our cutest moment, to be fair.
It was the cutest moment ever.
Last night was the best night in the whole experiment for me.
You OK, babe?
It's actually quite relaxing.
I like it. Yeah?
It was just so romantic without being overtly sexual
and it just worked for us.
It was incredible.
It was so good.
I feel like a fantasy night,
you could have done so much cliche shit.
I couldn't bring out the whips and chains, babes.
Save that for later.
But what I'm saying is that it was actually something
I've never done before.
I actually enjoyed it. Absolutely.
And you didn't -
you took it seriously, which I appreciate.
The experts actually said that I needed to be more vulnerable.
And the task actually allowed me to do that.
Like, I was going to write like,
a joke word on her or just take the piss.
But I didn't because I didn't want to ruin her night.
Jokes might get out of jail free card.
Yeah, it's a defence mechanism at times.
But yesterday, you didn't... you didn't joke around.
You took it seriously, and I appreciate it very much.
No worries.
Every day was sort of seeing different parts
of each other and progressing a little bit more every day.
Uh, yeah, it was good.
Yeah, I enjoyed the night.
Me and Beck are cruising along nicely.
We are intimate again.
So just, um, just relax this morning, you know?
While Beck's fantasies were being well and truly fulfilled last night
across the hall,
it was a different story for Rachel,
who this morning is waking up in a separate apartment,
hurt and confused.
Last night, Steven flat out rejected me.
(READS)
I can kiss you, Rachel.
I can kiss you.
But I'm not too sure if it's going to make you feel something.
(MUSIC STING)
(BLEEP)
I don't (BLEEP) deserve this.
(SOBBING)
I left really upset. I was absolutely devastated.
But this morning, after reflecting on it
I'm kind of through the sad part of it,
and I'm getting into the anger of it,
because I am so confused.
At the commitment ceremony, Steven led myself,
the experts and this entire group to believe
that he felt something for me.
And that's why he put stay.
And now you're telling me that he doesn't feel something?
It's confusing as (BLEEP).
So this morning,
I really want to send a clear message to Steven.
I want to let him know how much I have actually done
and how much I've tried.
That's why I will not be moving back into the apartment.
I will be staying put, but on top of that,
I will be taking all of my stuff.
Hey. How are you?
Good. Happy birthday.
Yeah, um, OK.
Everything that I've added to the apartment
to make it more comfortable and liveable for us.
I'm going to take it away.
(RACHEL MUTTERS)
Rachel's feeling very hurt.
I'm guessing doesn't want to see me at the moment.
She needs a bit of space, I believe.
And, yeah, it's not a good... it's not a good sign.
But I feel like a piece of shit last night,
when I read those lines, my heart turned to ice.
Um...(SIGHS)
However, when it comes to intimacy,
this is something that cannot be forced.
It wasn't right to go in for the kiss and be fake about it.
But now she's so angry it's like
(BLEEP) slamming shit down and running around.
What can I do?
Let me help you pack.
Like I can't say that - she's angry.
So maybe the best time is just to give her a bit of space.
Because I feel like the energy, the body language,
the way she's packing up.
This is not good.
Hey, Rachel. Yeah?
Do you want me to step out for a bit,
so you've got a bit of time to do what you need to do?
Yeah, sure. Would you like that?
If you like. It's up to you. I don't mind.
Would you like to step out for a bit?
Just to give you time and give you space.
So I'm not just sitting there watching you.
Whatever makes you more comfortable, Steven,
if you would like to leave, you can do that.
I'm just here.
Whatever makes you comfortable right now.
Angry.
I'll give you... I'll give you five minutes
so you can have your space, so I'm not watching you,
and over top of you.
No worries. Alright.
Steven, yeah, he feels sorry for himself
as far as I'm concerned.
Like this is all you, babe.
This is no dunny paper down there.
Stock up.
Who knows how long I'll be down there?
Jesus Christ.
Everything that I've done to make this a home...
Taking this. Definitely taking this.
..I'm going to take that away.
You are responsible for this.
I think it's going to sink in for Steven
when he comes home and goes, holy shit.
Like she actually made this apartment a home for us.
I'm choosing me today.
Oh, geez, I can't drive this thing.
Yeah, I am happy about that choice.
NARRATOR: Alessandra's Ultimate fantasy task is designed to
help our couples open up to each other,
in order to strengthen their relationships.
But after what appeared to be a positive night
for Brook and Chris...
BROOK: Show me yours.
What the hell? Are you...?
That's so good.
Brook revealed in an off camera chat
that she was in fact wanting space from Chris.
Obviously, we did have a little bit of a chat last night, um,
about where I'm at. Mm.
I have to be a little bit selfish, you know,
take a step back.
You know the person I want you to be,
and I can't be holding your hand. Yeah.
You know, with the slip ups and things, it's just...
it's a lot to deal with. Yeah.
Obviously I've had I've had slip ups
and moments through this experiment.
Like my audition video.
OFF CAMERA: What turns you off?
Fake tan, needy, and fat people.
BROOK: I'm (BLEEP) appalled.
After seeing my video,
and she's sort of took a step back and gone,
"Maybe we're both not in the right place."
I think you've got a lot of work to do on yourself.
I've got a lot of work to do on myself, um...
It's not like you're not... you don't not have feelings for me.
It's just you know that it's, um...
Mm.
But for me right now it's...
I just, yeah, I don't know, I just feel like,
I'm not feeling it right now. Yeah.
Like we're here and we're here for each other
and we're sharing a lot of mental and emotional...
I don't know, feelings for each other.
The bond that I share with Brook is powerful.
But as you said, we don't know what's going to happen
going forward.
Yeah.
What do you think?
Yeah, you look nice.
Mwah. Alright, I'll see you soon.
Bye, have fun.
The grooms are off to Alessandra's intimacy workshop...
I'm sad I won't be there. You look great.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall.
..where they'll have the opportunity to open up
about their relationships.
Look at you.
Find out all the details? I will.
(EPIC MUSIC)
Hello, welcome. Hello. How are you?
After my intimacy workshop with the women,
I asked them to create their ultimate fantasy night
and share that with their husbands.
Welcome. How are you?
Bienvenidos, Caballeros! Have a seat.
Thank you. Hello.
I designed this exercise to help empower the women of the experiment.
And it was my hope that their husbands would be enthusiastic
about fulfilling their partner's desires.
How's everybody doing?
All the better for seeing you and being here.
That's very good.
Um, as you all well know, Intimacy Week is well underway, huh?
Oh, yeah. Big time, big time. Big time.
I'm sure some of you have reaped the benefits
of the Women's Workshop yesterday.
I had a good time. You had a good time.
Alissa's ultimate fantasy was my ultimate fantasy.
Ooh. I'm just gonna be straight up.
Love it.
It was awesome.
Like, she was getting to know me,
and we really, really get along.
It's exciting stuff.
But I am very curious to see how everybody went.
So who's gonna start it off?
Tell me a good experience.
I had a good experience. You had a good experience, Danny.
Me and Bec done, like,
a blindfolded painting session, so to speak.
It was actually pretty fun.
Took turns, and so we painted words on each other.
Like what represent our relationship?
Afterwards, I felt emotional.
I felt like I wanted to cry.
I don't even know why.
I just felt like we got closer.
There's a little cracking of the hard shell going on there.
Mm.
Hearing what Danny had to say today, you know, it was just great.
I think by leaning into the unknown,
leaning into the uncomfortable and taking the task seriously,
Danny actually is trying, and it seems to be working for him.
I did want to, like, crack a joke or whatever,
but I pulled myself back in and I was like,
"Keep it serious, because this is her night and it's her fantasy,"
and I didn't want to ruin it.
I think those are pretty big, solid steps
in the right direction from you. Thank you.
It makes me personally feel very proud.
Thanks very much.
Love.
Very good, very good. Thank you.
Thanks. Luke.
Yes.
You're smiling today, which makes me so happy.
Yeah, I'm starting to feel myself again.
How has it been since the commitment ceremony?
Really good. Yesterday we went on a date.
It was nice, we were like, having a bit of banter,
a few jokes.
And yeah, I feel like we've been looking at
each other a lot more than we ever have.
So that looking at each other,
was it flirty or how would you describe?
Not like massively flirty yet. I like the yet.
Yeah the yet the yet gives me a lot of hope.
Mr Grayson, tell us about Julia's ultimate fantasy night
and how that played out for you guys.
Yeah.
Obviously you're not happy with what I've...
Absolutely not. OK, well, this is a problem.
Jules, I feel at this point that I'm wasting my time.
Oh. Absolutely.
Wasting my time. Yeah.
Intimacy to me is like, you know, chemistry,
romance, sexual stuff.
Jules definition of getting intimate is
understanding someone on a on a deeper level.
So she come up with a series of questions
that she felt would strengthen that or...
Well, what kind of questions were they?
Sexy questions? Were there enticing questions?
Nah.
At school were you bullied?
I...
Unfortunately, there was zero sexiness or sauciness.
OK.
Look, the questions that I was dealing with are,
you know, things like what is my fondest memory on
the football field? You know?
Just like life questions? Yeah, yeah.
Whoa, whoa, I was really expecting something different.
Yeah, I'm just - I mean, ultimate fantasy.
Like, that's the definition of the task.
And to be asking me what
my favourite traits were in my ex-partner,
and what I've learned in my personal development,
like that, come on.
Honestly, at this point, I feel like I'm wasting my time.
I feel, um, powerless over my position in this relationship.
Like, I don't have any form of say anymore.
And I don't know whether that's me being weak as a man,
letting her dictate that from the start.
And I'm quite disappointed in myself for that,
because I feel like I've allowed the relationship
to get to this point.
Yeah, I feel like I've just been shoved away.
If she weren't shoving you away
would you still want to get close to her?
Absolutely. I find her really attractive.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm fully committed.
I want this to work.
I've been super into Jules, and it'll feel really nice
if Jules is willing to reciprocate, you know,
because at the moment, I really don't know where I stand with her.
Yeah, I just need brutal honesty from Julia.
Yeah.
Steven.
(SIGHS) Excuse me.
My heart's, like, going a million miles an hour.
OK.
Um...
How was Rachel's ultimate fantasy night?
Yeah, because it obviously didn't go too well.
I walked into the room and Rachel was standing there
with a blindfold on and holding sort of like an A3,
and it just said some words on there.
And the questions started off quite light, you know.
What do you like about me and stuff like that?
But the next card said,
Could you give me a kiss that feels like something.
Felt like at that time I had three decisions to make.
Either give her a kiss and she feels like it's empty.
Give her a kiss. Get through it.
In other words, fake it and give Rachel the wrong impressions.
And she comes out of this going,
"Oh, I felt a romantic connection there."
And the third decision was
that I'd tell her how I feel right there and then.
And unfortunately, I did take the hardest option
and said to her, "I can give you a kiss,
but I don't know if there's going to be any passion behind it."
How did she take it? Not good.
It was hard to watch.
Men used to die in trenches and fight wars.
And now he's too scared to even just give his missus a kiss.
Like, just give her a kiss, for (BLEEP) sake.
It's not really that hard, is it?
And see where it goes from there.
I reckon Steven's in the wrong.
Like he's not even giving it a shot.
So why did you say stay? Why did you say that?
Well, I chose to stay because I didn't want to quit
just because I'm not there yet.
OK. Do you think you're ever going to get there?
Well, I feel like I've screwed up pretty bad now.
That's not my question.
I was hoping - I was hopeful, yeah.
I don't know, I think maybe hopeful
would have been a little bit of leaning into
that particular situation.
Something like a kiss.
It's not the biggest thing, but it can be something to clarify,
especially when there's been a lot of confusion.
I feel like I'm in a similar boat as Rachel.
You know, it takes a lot of emotional energy,
as you're all aware, to be here,
and for the other person not to be reciprocating
in effort and openness, it sucks, man.
Like it sucks, you know? Um...
You know? So, I'm, uh...
You gotta dive in, man, like...
Rachel's craving connection and intimacy.
And Stevens is, like, tippy toeing pussyfooting around it.
That's what I see.
And, you know, I feel like I'm getting at the same from Jules.
And that's sort of how I'm starting to get to that point of like,
you're just stringing me along.
Chris.
I see you far, far away.
What's going on? Um. It's so funny.
I've never had such an experience with someone
where we get along in so many different ways,
and we're honestly sharing, like, a lot of intimacy
in where we were just cuddling and able
to bathe in each other's company.
But at the same time, I've got this roadblock.
Do you think she's still struggling with the audition video
and her perception of that?
It's definitely in mind.
We've had a conversation multiple times about how
she wanted to come in here and have someone that was settled,
and she didn't need to hold their hand
and guide them through like, situations like that video.
Obviously I'm a little bit upset because I want someone,
I want to give the same emotion and get it back.
Um, but in my mind, like,
logic goes out the window when I deal with my emotions.
Like I just go all in.
So I would literally stay here till the end of the experiment,
even if I was upset, just to keep trying.
There's always going to be something or a situation
that you might not like.
It doesn't mean that you give up necessarily,
but it's also not about just staying there forever,
taking her rejection of you.
So you have to find that balance where that line is for you.
I don't know,
I feel like this is a very unique situation that I'm in.
Obviously, I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing.
I just want to try and show Brook and hopefully change her mind
day by day that, you know, that we're good together.
And obviously I want to make things work.
Coming up... (SCOFFS)
..Steve's behaviour...
Honestly, the lack of respect that you're showing me...
OK. ..is appalling.
..sends shockwaves through the experiment.
He's the oldest man in the room as well.
And he's acting like a child.
And later, Alessandra's task brings Mel and Luke closer.
And one of the brides has packed her bags
and left the apartments.
# #
OK, so, Steve... Yes.
..how was Rebecca's ultimate fantasy night for the two of you?
Rebecca's ultimate fantasy.
Um, Rebecca did visit a sex shop and bought a couple of outfits.
Ooh.
Eventually didn't put them on. OK.
Out of respect for me.
She chose to not dress up and make me uncomfortable.
For me, that sounds like bullshit.
I had nothing but respect,
because Rebecca didn't come in dressed up already.
Because I would have found that uncomfortable.
So it actually bonded us.
You've actually bonded them.
(INHALES) I don't know, to me, it's just...
It just doesn't make sense.
Gia was with Rebecca and hearing Rebecca's perspective,
she's so into him, she went to a sex shop last night.
She wanted to get her ultimate fantasy done, and...
She brought us closer by not doing that.
I think Steve's a bit full of shit.
That's what I'm confused because Gia was with her last night
at the sex shop, and she was like saying,
"I can't wait to dress up, do all these naughty things."
But then apparently she gets in. She doesn't want to do it.
That's the only thing I'm confused about.
It's very confusing.
The overall story is we had ultimate intimacy last night,
so your partner should be able to have a choice
to bring you guys closer. Which she did.
Right, she didn't.
She had a choice. Why didn't she have a choice?
I didn't say, don't do it.
I just said it will make me very uncomfortable if that happens.
I'm quite shocked.
*The whole point of last night
was for the woman to have her ultimate fantasy.
And I feel like Steve really failed on that.
And I feel like Steve just doesn't care.
He just I think he's only thinking about himself.
I'm a little bit more conservative.
And I wouldn't want to, uh, to possibly put myself in
a position like that on, you know,
in front of many people.
After the cameras left... Yes.
..was her ultimate fantasy then
realised just between the two of you.
Um, we talked it through, but then we had a falling out
after that and we didn't stay in the same room last night, so...
Oh. What happened?
Um, Rebecca was saying that
the only reason she is here was to find love.
And I kind of called her out on that,
because I'm sure there's other reasons Rebecca's here also.
She's telling you that the only reason
she came here was to find love.
And I am sure of that because I had various conversations with Rebecca
prior to her being officially a part of the experiment.
But I'm sure people don't say
there's other reasons in their audition tape.
So on her ultimate Fantasy Night,
she doesn't get to act out her fantasy,
and got none of the feeling desire,
but then got a little judgement on why she's here.
It doesn't sound very good for Rebecca.
From what I'm hearing. It wasn't good for either one of us.
Yes, but it was her night,
so I'm concerned about how good it was for her.
I didn't ask for her to please me. So this was her night.
No, but you did stay here,
and say you wanted to work on the relationship.
Yeah.
And when presented with the opportunity to
help her understand that she is somebody
that you are attracted to, like you have stated in the past.
I said I could be attracted to Rebecca, yeah.
You said you found her very attractive.
As a person, yeah, absolutely.
There's an internal attractiveness
and there's an external, so...
So which one are you attracted to?
Um...
Externally, Rebecca is a beautiful woman.
Um, there's parts of Rebecca's personality
which are beautiful as well.
Externally, she's beautiful, internally, parts.
Is that your answer?
Internally, there's personality traits
which I find adorable, yeah.
A bit of a bullshit comment, to be honest.
Like, I feel like Steve's flirting around
instead of just saying the straight answer.
I feel like he's not being 100% open with Alessandra or Rebecca,
but I don't think he's telling her,
I think he's flirting, fluffing around
with all these other things.
He was being pretty combative.
I feel like you're skirting around my questions...
No, not at all. ..trying to sound good...
I'm trying to sound good? ..and I don't really - mm!
Like that.
OK, well, I mean, I disagree with you.
Ask me a question, I'll give you a genuine answer.
I'm not waiting for anybody to tell me what to say.
OK.
Honestly, the lack of respect that you're showing me as somebody
who's here to help guide you...
OK. ..is appalling.
Really tread lightly.
I don't take to this well.
I wasn't referring to... (STAMMERS)
Honestly, who else would you be referring to?
It's so absurd. Yeah.
OK.
I feel like a 50 year old man should know better
and how to speak to a woman.
He should be apologising to Alessandra the way he spoke to her.
Again, Steve, do not even.
(LAUGHS)
Again, Steve, really tread lightly.
I don't take to this well.
Well, I'd rather not say any more.
I think that was misinterpreted.
So I withdraw when I hear things like that,
because then I just - I'd rather not continue.
It is really disappointing that you're not realising
the amount of compatibility that there is between you and Rebecca,
and the real possibility for something fabulous to grow here.
OK.
I didn't take a lot of it, to be honest.
Yeah, I find there was a lot of contradiction in the room.
Um, so I listened.
Um, I heard and as I said,
I didn't really take anything from it, to be honest.
I think Steve had a complete lack of respect towards Alessandra,
didn't listen to what she had to say,
and that obviously shows his intentions
of what he's done with Rebecca on her ultimate fantasy night.
It gives you an ultimate reflection.
Doesn't show any respect or any remorse.
NARRATOR: At the apartments,
the grooms are back from the intimacy workshop.
Your back.
I missed you. I missed you.
Oh, I got us a nice bottle of wine.
OK. Love it.
Mm.
The brides are eager to hear what advice
Alessandra had for their husbands.
OK, so tell me, how was it?
Um...
However, the men are still reeling
after witnessing one groom's behaviour.
I was pretty pissed off. What do you mean?
Steve was (BLEEP) rude.
Steve ended up like basically having an argument
with Alessandra.
He was being completely disrespectful towards Alessandra.
He was disrespecting -
Wait. What? Yeah.
He was like, you've got an earpiece in.
It's like, what are you talking about?
That's not on.
He was just being (BLEEP) rude, pretty much.
Steve, being rude to Alessandra doesn't shock me,
because he is the kind of man that talks over women
and likes to control situations.
And the minute he's not in control, he loses it.
That's not OK.
He's the oldest man in the room as well.
And he's acting like a child.
But there's more.
When you and Rebecca got all those outfits.
Like, what was her intention behind that?
She wanted to put them on and be like, hey, Steve,
like, this is me.
But she said to me,
"If he's weird when I get in there,
and I say, I've been shopping and I bought this,
I'm not gonna put myself out there like that."
Did she dress up? No.
(BLEEP) you, Steven, are you joking?
Obviously, she felt completely uncomfortable.
That's (BLEEP). He's literally dulling her...
her shine every day.
Rebecca was so excited yesterday.
She was full of life. She was confident.
She was feeling hot.
She got these little outfits. She was giggling.
It was a good time.
And then for her to have gone home,
and she sounds like she didn't put any of them on.
It's crazy to me.
But he also said that, well,
Rebecca's not even there just for love.
She's there for other reasons. Rebecca?
Yeah. Are you serious?
Yeah.
Rebecca is 100% here for the right reasons.
She only wants love.
She has so much love to give.
And I think for him to just treat her like that
and not make her feel her best self is really not OK.
I can't believe it.
I'm actually going to have words with him at the dinner party,
because that's not OK.
After some terse words from Alessandra,
a defiant Steve has arrived home where,
after their night apart, Rebecca has moved back in,
hoping he's had time to reflect on last night's argument.
Oh.
Um, you know, we sort of had a little dust up,
and it just feels like we're back to scratch again.
Yeah.
Um, I'm not sure the way forward.
So, yeah, it's just, um,
I have no other words.
I just feel like that, um, we're on completely different pages.
Even in that whole intimacy challenge,
like I respected you.
I've been going at your speed pretty much.
I feel like I'm giving a lot more into it than you are.
I think that's unfair.
Apart from the intimacy thing,
not wanting to do anything that I consider
personally not TV-worthy. Yep, yep.
OK? I find it something I wouldn't do in real life,
let alone on TV.
We're on Married At First Sight to be out of our comfort zone?
I'm saying, but intimacy is not about sex.
And now you're saying it's... I'm not saying it's about sex.
You just said it's Sex At First Sight.
I'm saying I'm not about to put on a show making it
look like a soft porn or something like that.
It's actually quite laughable.
Anyway, yeah, I just get the feeling that you're not all in
to make yourself vulnerable, to do it with me.
And for me, I haven't been my true, authentic self.
OK.
And I'm sick of being half of who I am,
because I'm so fearful that I'm going to be too much for you.
So chances are you are too much for me.
Yes, I agree. I think we're on the same page.
Yeah.
Yeah, OK.
So, you know, end of story, isn't it?
I'm not going to all of a sudden turn this around and go,
"Hey, let's try again."
You know what, Steve? I wouldn't expect you to.
I think that you're more concerned about how you're going to look.
Where I don't care.
I don't mind how people want to perceive me or judge me.
The only thing I've always worried about is
I think I'm a kind, respectful person.
So, yeah, alright?
So I'll get some things, and then they'll let me know,
I guess, where I'm staying.
And I'll get some dinner. I'll... Yeah.
You know, I think I tried anyway, so...
Yeah.
Let's just leave it at that.
OK.
What a stand-up guy.
He didn't even want to try.
He doesn't want to try.
And he will not take accountability for his actions.
He does not care.
He doesn't care.
OK, and I'm sorry it hasn't worked out the way you maybe wanted it to,
but I've been kind, I've been nice, and I've been there for you.
There you go "the way you wanted it to work out."
No, OK, the way we want to...
We came in here to actually make a relationship.
I'm trying to... Yeah, Steve.
At least you get to be yourself now, yeah?
And you can give them the TV gold
that you've been holding back on, yeah?
So, go for it.
Joke.
"I'm a nice guy, I'm kind."
"I'm here for the right reasons."
No, you're not, Steve.
He honestly thinks, hand on heart,
that he's tried in this experiment, which is not the case.
He would have to be the weakest man I've ever met in my entire life.
If he wasn't ready he should never, ever have joined the experiment.
He simply was not ready for it.
He's tried.
Steve was not vulnerable at all in this experiment.
I actually have no words. Sorry, guys.
I'm just like, I'm (BLEEP) ropeable.
If he came to this experiment with, um,
hope of meeting a potential person at the end of it or whatever,
he would have come back in today,
he would have swallowed his pride and his ego,
he would have taken accountability for his actions,
and he'd done some self-reflection and owned his shit.
Instead, he did zero.
And then the cop out. Am I a lot for him?
Well, no. The reality is I'm just enough.
And he's not enough for me.
Coming up...
Careful, might poke your eye out.
Alessandra sets the groom's a secret mission.
What is David doing?
Damn, boy.
So this is yours if you want it.
But will all the wives be keen on their covert plans?
No, I don't want to.
# #
NARRATOR: Intimacy week has begun in earnest for our grooms,
with Alessandra having assigned them covert tasks
to perform for their wives.
After the Men's Intimacy workshop,
I challenged the grooms to perform a covert task for their wives,
secretly displaying care, compassion, and attraction
by doing something small yet special for their partner.
After the workshop with Alessandra today,
my plan is to pull all the stops out of the bag tonight
and treat my wife like the queen she is.
Oh, hey, gorgeous, how are you? Hello.
Good, how are you? It feels like forever.
I know Alissa loves a clean apartment,
so I'm gonna offer my cleaning services.
How you been doing? Yeah, it was good. Just chill -
Pretty chill. Just chilling.
But you know we're not going to just find this,
you know on Google search.
This is an exclusive service.
And my wife is one lucky lady.
I'm gonna have to tidy up this fridge.
Mm? It's just looking a bit messy.
What?
Careful, might poke your eye out.
(GIGGLES) What are you doing?
What is David doing?
Oh, my god, this is a lot.
Damn, boy.
I got my, uh, baby making gown,
and now I'm gonna clean the hell out of our apartment.
You know, if this doesn't get her tingling,
I don't know what will.
Why don't you clean to me like this every day?
He's thick. "He's thick."
That thick ass.
Wow.
No dust is going to be left behind.
Oh, why did you know this is my fantasy?
I just know you, babe.
And cleans. I know how to get you turned on.
Can you do the lampshade, please, as well?
Absolutely.
Do you want it harder? Faster? Or slower?
Slower, just... oh, yeah, that's way better.
Acts of service. That's a turn on for me
When men do things that help you, that's a turn on.
So if you're going to do those things, I'll serve you.
I'll serve you later.
Gorgeous.
Do you like the view from behind or...?
Yeah, it's a juicy booty.
It's just so hot.
Can I just touch them?
You can touch them. Yeah, they're really, really nice.
I think the pecs on it,
like he's got bigger tits than me, honestly.
Yeah. These are cleaning man's pecs.
Can you make them dance for me?
That's it. That's my boy.
(LAUGHTER)
I always love a man that cleans, and he's definitely
going to have to be cleaning in that apron from now on,
but I think he's going to have to lose the jocks.
While David's cleaning seems to have sparked some intimacy
in his relationship,
things are far less certain for Steven,
who's hoping a peace offering will help get his relationship
with Rachel back on track.
I don't know where I currently stand, Rachel.
The way she was packing her bags this morning,
there was a bit of anger.
She totally cleaned out the apartment.
So I'd like to know where she's at and work my way from there.
Hello. Holy shit. What?
I thought I'd bring you a little something.
I love roses much.
Rachel loves her flowers,
but I wouldn't say I've won her over.
I would say she's given me a chance.
I noticed you really cleaned out the apartment,
and I sort of took that as a message of like,
oh, shit, maybe she's checked out now.
Um, I guess I was trying to, like,
send a message and get you to understand,
like, how serious is this for me?
I stood there really vulnerably last night,
and I feel rejected.
Flowers, help. They do help.
But it's more than flowers.
I understand that.
It needs to come from you now.
Yeah.
I'm really sorry that I hurt your feelings.
And I felt like now that I've reflected on it,
I could have done your ultimate fantasy task differently.
You are sorry, and I appreciate that,
but also not going to back away from holding you accountable
to what you're saying you're going to do.
I'm not giving up.
Steven popping in tonight has really helped our relationship
because I really didn't expect him to.
I feel like it's sunk in how he actually made me feel.
But I wouldn't call it a huge turning point yet
because there's more to follow.
Actions speak louder than words.
So I'll go back in with Steven tomorrow.
But for me, actions is what I need.
Alright, I'll see you tomorrow, right?
Get some sleep.
I'm glad to be given a second chance,
and I'm really hopeful that it's a turning point.
Talk tomorrow. Yeah.
I'm hoping this time in a few days it's a much different situation.
I need to put some water in them.
Also hoping to turn things around in his relationship is Chris,
who's finally home from a late night shopping spree
to help with his intimacy task for Brook.
Obviously, I'm going to do something nice for Brook.
I'd do something nice for Brook regardless,
but obviously it's just trying to reinforce the fact that I'm here
and I'm doing the best I can.
How are you going? Amazing.
How was today? Um, yeah.
No, there's a bit of insight.
What was in the insight?
Um, just to keep - I don't know, putting my best foot forward.
Mm.
After the hiccups that we've had, I'm just going to show Brook that,
you know, that we're good together and reinforce that.
I've got something I'd like to do for yourself.
Gosh. Um, you give me five?
OK.
And I want to set something up for you.
Alright? Alright.
Alright. Get out of here.
I just want to try and switch her mindset bit by bit
into putting her trust in me.
OK. Bye. Trust me.
OK. Thanks.
So I'm gonna do spa night for Brook.
A few little face masks, bubble bath,
something just nice and small, but also make her feel appreciated.
Obviously, I'm hoping it pays off.
I think anyone in my position would be hoping it pays off.
Obviously feeling a little overwhelmed.
Um, I was kind of looking forward for some space
after what I had left Chris on this morning,
but he's going out and doing these tasks
to make me feel good, obviously,
but I feel a little bit smothered.
I've tried to explain that to him so many times,
and I don't think he's understanding.
Why am I nervous? Don't be nervous.
I just am hoping that it's not too romantic or anything like that,
considering I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed
with how I'm feeling towards him at the moment.
(ANGULAR STRINGS)
So this is yours if you want it.
Mm. So what are you thinking?
Worst case, we can, we can...
we can do maybe a couple of glasses of champagne,
some face masks on the couch if you want to, but up to you.
No, I don't want to.
Sorry. Nah, nah, it's fine.
He's done something super thoughtful for me,
which is beautiful,
but I'm not feeling it at the moment.
I think after this morning's chat, I don't know if he's
really understanding where I'm at still.
And I don't know how many times I can tell him.
Obviously, there's a bit of a situation between us
where you're feeling a bit uneasy. Mm.
Um, which is completely fine.
As I said, there's two people in a relationship.
Yeah.
Um, it's sort of for me about just doing the best that I can
and knowing that I've tried to do whatever I can
to make things comfortable or better for you.
Yeah, but I just need you to know that, like, it's not about that.
Yeah. It's about what I've seen.
And that's what I'm struggling with.
It's taking a toll on me. Like it really is.
And I just need a little bit of space,
and that's all I can ask for right now.
Disappointed, um, more in myself, obviously.
Causing Brook to pull back.
But it's just that in the back of her mind,
she's got some doubt.
I'm obviously invested.
It's just a matter of - I don't know.
Wait and see how things pan out over the coming weeks.
I definitely feel like I'm in limbo at the end of the day,
I've got obviously got feelings, Brook's got feelings.
She's just she's just holding them back.
So I think she's not really gonna dive into them unless
she's fully confident of the situation and where it's going.
Um, so I guess that, yeah,
that's basically what we're waiting for.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm doing well.
Yeah.
# #
NARRATOR: After a challenging start to their relationship,
Intimacy Week now has Mel and Luke heading in the right direction.
(KNOCKING) We have a letter.
However, Intimacy Week itself is not without its own challenges.
Alright, let's do it.
Physical intimacy can take time.
Jumping right in is not always the best way
forward for individuals.
I knew intimacy week wouldn't be intimacy week
without some kind of physical intimacy.
I knew it.
Are you nervous?
Physical intimacy between Mel and I
is still waiting outside the door.
It's not even in here yet.
This task invites you to build trust and grow physical connection
between partaking in small steps through the eyes and the body.
Luke and I basically have no physical intimacy.
Mini golf, we high fived. Mini golf, we didn't even hug.
So this task is like, whoa!
Enjoy. Alessandra.
What's the next thing say?
Step 1: The Eye Gaze.
Begin by sitting across from your partner
and looking in their eyes for three uninterrupted minutes.
Three minutes. Three uninterrupted minutes.
Staring at Luke's eyes for three minutes?
Holy moly.
Like, internally, I'm screaming like ah!
Like, this is really intense for us,
for two people who have just recently started hugging.
Ready, set, go!
As I was really looking into Luke's eyes,
I realised he's got a really caring heart
and I'm definitely more comfortable with him.
As it kind of went on, it just became more and more chill,
and then felt like a comfortable kind of place.
Well, I think I've ever looked at someone with three minutes before.
No. (LAUGHS) Have you ever done that?
Right. Step 2: The Hug.
Now that you've connected through the eyes,
bring your bodies together.
Melt into each other's arms and share a long three minutes...
Oh, my god! ..embrace.
Oh, I'm so nervous for this.
We haven't had more than a one second hug,
so a three minute hug is like crazy town for us.
Oh, man.
OK, ready?
Are you going over or under? Over.
Or should I go under? I'll go... You're gonna drag me down?
I'll go under. No, no, you do whatever you want.
OK, ready, set, go.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
We've never hugged like this.
We've given, like, a little, hello, how you going?
But, like, not a hug, hug.
And I feel like I am a bit of, like a physical person.
So bridging that gap of being a little bit physical.
Yeah, it feels nice.
(ALARM SOUNDS)
Nice. OK.
That was a big milestone for us.
Are you OK? Yeah.
I feel like if we did that hug a week ago,
we would have been counting down the seconds till it ended.
So I definitely see a little bit of progress.
Oh, my god,
I'm so shocked that we were able to hug each other for three -
hug each other for three minutes like we've just started hugging.
Let's be real.
So the fact that we could hug for a long time like shooketh to my core.
We've already come so far just now, so I'm, I'm happy.
Same. Me too.
This task definitely has brought me closer to Luke,
and we definitely have been progressing in the right direction.
I'm finally getting to a place where
I am letting my walls down a little bit.
Imagine us this time two weeks ago having to do this challenge.
I know, impossible. Oh.
Oh, my god.
See you later.
Like one of us would have walked out of the room table, flipped.
You know, shit everywhere.
Like we would have stormed out of the room.
So to be able to do this, it was huge for us.
I reckon we've done well. Me too.
I feel closer with Mel after the task,
because that physical gap between us
has kind of been bridged a little bit.
Near the start of intimacy week,
I didn't know how the tasks were beneficial,
but now I'm starting to see like, yeah,
the tasks have a bit of a positive impact.
(LAUGHS) I got you.
Coming up...
Is this going to be the hill as a couple we die on?
It's Steven's moment of truth.
I can't.
And one bride has disappeared.
NARRATOR: After a heartfelt apology last night from Steven.
This morning, Rachel is moving back into the apartment.
In you go.
Rachel's home with her half a dozen bags
and all her stuff.
Yeah, it's nice for her to be back
and bring a few of the household items.
As you can see, you can bounce a coin off this bed.
I wouldn't say you could bounce a coin off it,
but you have made it.
And that's a start. I love it.
It's good to be home and it's nice to be back with Steven,
but I have made it very clear that Steven has to step up.
It's all going to come from you now,
but I wouldn't come back if I didn't feel good about us.
I'm here because I want to be here, OK?
OK. Can I have a hug?
Sure.
It's good to have you back.
I felt like I really screwed up with Rachel.
And I'm glad to be given a second chance.
She's put the ball in my court, so it's up to me now.
Let's get the relationship back on track.
As always, you make me feel really comfortable.
As always. Um...
(KNOCKING) Oh, hold that thought.
Uno momento.
Luckily for Steven, Alessandra's next task
could just give him the opportunity
to put his money where his mouth is.
Ah! We got mail.
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!
Physical intimacy can take time.
Jumping right in is not always the best way
forward for all individuals.
I know Steven struggles with intimacy.
He's expressed that multiple times.
Obviously, one of our tasks definitely didn't go well.
But if you're not going to put everything into these tasks,
what's the point?
The kiss.
Share a long, passionate kiss.
Your goal is to make your partner feel seen,
wanted, and desired.
I really stuffed up with the ultimate fantasy.
Seeing her break down in front of me,
it's really scarred me,
and I thought there was no coming back from that.
If you're comfortable,
I encourage you to kiss for three minutes with no distractions,
no hesitation, just passion, presence and connection.
Miles will chuck some nerves in there as well
to make it even more awkward.
If this is something you're willing to try,
essentially, I will follow your lead on this
because I've already told you once
and I'm going to reiterate it,
this now comes from you.
I've already put myself out there... Yeah.
..in this like respect.
So I will follow your lead on this one.
Just look...
You know, I don't go around kissing all the time,
so it's been a while.
Last night he said if he could do things differently,
he probably would.
Well, this is do or die, babes.
I can't.
Three minutes is a long time.
Is this going to be the hill as a couple we die on?
There is no way I can do three minutes.
I don't want our first proper kiss to be three minutes.
I think that that's just a bit too much.
You know what?
(BLEEP) it.
Just give me a kiss, damn it.
And you said you're a bad kisser.
How was it? It was good.
I've still got it.
I just can't believe how blushed you've gone.
What can I say?
The guy I like finally kissed me.
I'm pretty happy with myself.
He seized the moment.
I've really been wanting Steven to show me
in his actions, not just his words,
and he really did that.
So I have learned a lot this week.
So it's not just this task, it's all the tasks.
And I could take my time back on that one
where I really (BLEEP) up, I would change it.
I really would, I would do things differently.
I do hope that he felt something from that
because shit I did.
I want to have another hug. Oh.
Thank you.
Well, one bride's relationship
seems to be moving in the right direction.
Another bride has disappeared.
# #
After a fraught intimacy week,
Brook has made the shock decision to leave the experiment.
Mm.
Just trying to think how to word it.
Brook's decided to go back home to the Gold Coast.
She's just followed her, her mind and her heart,
and had to had to pull the pin.
I'm not gonna sit here and lie and say I'm not upset.
I think anyone with feelings and emotions directed towards someone,
and then obviously they're not reciprocating.
It's always going to hurt.
I came in this not thinking I'd get matched with anyone
that I'd have a connection with at all.
And then I met Brook.
I've said from the start that I thought she was
this amazing person with an awesome personality.
And obviously I was attracted to her and had feelings for her.
I met someone that I didn't think I would meet
in a million years.
We got along so well and had a lot in common.
And you know,
we talk and share things openly and honestly.
It feels like I've known her for years.
But Brook's gone and I'm here by myself now
and it's, you know, it's difficult. It feels like there's a void now.
Obviously sad, but I understand how we've gotten to where we are,
and I know it all stems from me, my attitude and my audition video.
Obviously, it's just been a bit of a catalyst,
and it made things very hard to sort of get to a good spot with Brook.
So I think I'm more just disappointed in myself.
There's been a lot of learnings.
I think, I think the biggest thing for me is just to start
thinking a lot more about situations and the gravity of situations
before I make comments and remarks,
which get me in trouble every day in life.
But I do feel like I gave 100%.
I've been trying to be that positive person
and put my best foot forward.
Obviously hoping to change her how she feels about me.
But now, um, I just feel defeated.
(BELL RINGS)
NARRATOR: Tomorrow night.
What is going on here?
I don't understand.
We need an explanation.
A dinner party so confronting...
Oh.
..it has to be seen to be believed.
Oh, my god.
No.
It's the allegation...
I'm beyond shocked.
..that will split the experiment wide open.
Oi, no! That's enough, guys.
Just calm down. Don't talk about her like that.
Hell broke loose.
It was just insane.
It's a real betrayal. Yeah.
And it's had a terrible effect on the entire group.
I don't want to be sitting at a table with that going on.
I think some relationships will be destroyed tonight.
I mean, honestly.
I think it's going to be hard to come back from this.
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