NARRATOR: Previously...
I'm scared.
..the experiment shifted into a new and unprecedented stage.
I'm getting married. I'm so stoked.
..with another four strangers meeting and marrying at first sight.
My God.
Tamara and Dan forged an instant connection.
He has great charisma and he's funny.
I couldn't actually ask for anything more.
It wasn't love at first sight for Susie.
He's not the kind of guy that I would pick.
But after Billy survived a Hungarian grilling...
Not in my book.
..their marriage is back on track.
I think Billy handled it really well.
I am starting to feel more comfortable.
I feel really good about the whole thing.
Tonight... Woo!
Love that noise. Look at that.
..while our new couples enjoy romantic secret honeymoons,
back in Sydney...
Another rumour, but I'm involved this time.
..just one little whisper...
I genuinely don't like you.
Bitch, if you swear at me... What? What? What?
..leads to the biggest showdown.
Get out of here. Have some respect.
What was that?
Get away from me.
You can disagree with people, but you cannot get that aggressive.
Why am I copping this now?
Don't ever sit there and say you've got my back.
You've never had my back.
Is this the end...
So you're packing up now because of someone else?
..for Cyrell and Nic?
(CHURCH BELLS)
(ALARM BUZZER)
It's the morning after our final two weddings
and Dan is waking up with one thing on his mind.
DAN: We had a little bit of a kiss and a cuddle last night.
It wasn't where I expected it to go.
At the wedding, the pair quickly formed an emotional bond
based on shared family values.
Do you have kids? Do you like kids?
I've got a four-year-old son.
You do? Yeah.
Aw, cute. Yeah.
Best thing that happened to me. Yeah?
He's a family man
and I'm a family girl and he's a dad.
That's kind of cool.
Dan is now keen to explore
the more intimate side of their marriage,
but so far, no luck.
Geez, she's playing hard to get, which is good.
I like the chase a bit.
If something's too easy, nah, not interested. (CHUCKLES)
You slept well, obviously, last night.
I did. I passed straight out.
Did you sleep well? Nah,
I was doing cartwheels in this bed all night.
Yeah, I'm definitely attracted to Tamara,
so I'm interested to see where it goes from here.
I want to get to know her.
Do you think you could handle being one-on-one with me?
(BOTH LAUGH)
Yeah, a few cocktails and away we go.
There definitely is a sexual attraction there.
He's funny and he's super out-there and that's super-attractive to me.
Might go get ready now, have a shower
and get ready for this honeymoon.
Yep, let's do it. (GRUNTS)
But he's gonna have to work for this.
I'm gonna make him work hard for me.
(SAD MUSIC)
On the other side of town,
Billy is waking up to a dream come true.
Good morning. (LAUGHS)
It was really nice waking up to her. She's a sweetheart.
She's a really, really sweet girl
and look, there's nothing better to wake up to than positive energy.
After an awkward encounter
with Susie's straight-shooting father
at the reception...
You're a really good-looking guy,
but you're not the person she wants, you know?
He's too soft for my daughter, you know?
(TUTS)
I'm not the type of guy that she would go for
but miracles can happen.
But doting Billy is determined to impress his new bride,
showering her with compliments.
Yean, not often do you have a gorgeous blonde
in your bed, you know?
I'm not a real blonde, so...
I love giving compliments.
You know, people aren't as nice to each other as they used to be.
But I don't think she's used to it.
I'm gonna make you so many coffees. Are you?
I'm gonna make you like ten coffees. A lot of coffee.
Ten coffees?
Like, as many as you like for the rest of your life.
Billy is definitely a lovely gentleman.
It's very, very, very clear.
But I'm finding it quite confronting,
all the compliments and all of the loveliness.
It's kind of too much for me at this stage, definitely.
I told you in my speech that I'm a lot to handle.
So like, you need to just...
I want to handle you.
Yeah, I don't want to be handled, though!
I just want you to just relax.
Like, be normal.
Be normal? Yes.
(CHUCKLES) It's easier said than done.
(GROANS)
I think Billy is quite full-on
with wanting to please me and make me happy and again,
I'm not really used to that,
which is so sad when you think about it.
And I have to tell you something - this coffee is cold.
You know what? What?
That was a cold... You can have it.
..thing to say. And I will drink this coffee.
This is a beautiful coffee. I made this with love.
He needs to just slow things down a little bit
and just be himself more.
Yeah, I like my coffee cold.
It's yours, then. My women, hot.
So, we'll see.
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
Meanwhile,
unaware that two new couples have entered the experiment,
our seven original newlyweds
are waking up to their one-month anniversary.
(KNOCKING)
And to help celebrate,
Mike has a special surprise for Heidi.
Happy one-month anniversary! Aw, thank you!
(CHUCKLES) Oh, my God, they're amazing.
Thank you.
Mwah!
Every day that goes by,
she wins my heart just even that little bit more each time
and we really do both see the potential
in our relationship.
That is so nice.
So, that's excellent, because she's a great girl.
One month. Every day, every night. One month, yeah.
And we're still alive. Yeah. We've done well.
We've done really well. So good. Thank you!
(QUIRKY MUSIC)
And for Jess, she's being treated
to a once-in-a-lifetime romantic treat
from her husband Mick.
Oh, heavy duty gloves, look out!
I know you said I needed to lift me game, darl,
so we'll start cleaning today.
You want the dunny cleaned?
Yeah, I do. Ooh.
However, for Cyrell and Nic,
their one-month milestone starts with Nic caught up
in a brand new rumour started by Martha.
You won't believe it - I just ran into Martha in the lobby
and yeah, another rumour started, but I'm involved this time.
What's the rumour?
According to Jess,
I was rubbing her legs up under the dining table
at the dinner party and I was like,
'That's (BLEEP) news to me.' So...
What, this came out of Jess' mouth? No, this came out of Martha's mouth.
That Jess turned around and said this?
So I just want to go sort it out,
I want to go and ask her and go,
'Why the (BLEEP) do all these rumours...'
Were you rubbing her leg under... No, I wasn't.
No, and I'm telling you,
that's why I want to go sort it out.
You swear to me you weren't? I swear.
I'm saying, that's why I want to go and talk to them and say,
'What the (BLEEP) is going on?'
I don't know why these rumours have to come up.
Well, I'm coming with you. That's good, yeah.
Let me get my shoes.
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
There's just so much drama around here
and we've got a lot on our plate without these rumours,
so we've got plenty to deal with
and we don't need these extra stupid rumours popping up
that aren't true.
You better not be (BLEEP) lying about this.
I'm not. That's why I want to talk to them about it.
That's why I'm here.
Let's go.
(TENSE MUSIC)
JOHN: With all of our couples
living in such close quarters with one another,
this environment can often be a hotbed of gossip and rumours.
I'm doing the talking.
This is why I want to deal with it now
because I don't wanna be going through these stupid rumours.
The challenge for our newlyweds will be to control their emotions
and always keep an open mind
before reacting to second-hand information.
How are you doing? What's going on?
I'm cleaning. Can we come inside?
Yeah. Why are you people here?
Oh, you'll find out soon, mate.
So, I just ran into Martha
and she said that there's a rumour going around that you and I
were playing footsies
under the table. And, you know, it's not true,
so I want to know who it's come from
and what's happening.
I told Martha,
under the dinner table, you rubbed my leg, but that was
because Mick was over talking to Heidi
and I was looking down,
and you rubbed my leg and I looked at you
and you were like, 'Are you OK?'
That's all it was.
I told Martha at the dinner table that Nic rubbed my leg.
And that was all that was said.
Did he rub you with his foot or did he rub you with his hand?
With his foot.
I might have bumped you and said, 'Are you alright?'
Well, why is Martha making it like it was more sexual than that?
I don't know. She loves the drama, babe.
You know what she's like.
Well, Martha made it a little bit more than what it was,
but that's what girls do.
There's a bit of gossip here and there and, you know what,
she probably didn't expect Nic to run back
and get so upset about it.
Go get the bitch now. I'm sick of this shit.
We've gone one above.
Like, this is straight from...
don't get upset, it's not true.
What I just want is for that girl to come -
bring her up here, because clearly...
Jess, I'm not denying you probably said it like that,
I'm not denying that, but don't go around
and cause problems with me and my husband
when we've already got issues...
You know, I'm not saying Jess has got -
I'm talking about Martha.
Just let me talk for five seconds, Nic!
Like, Nic... Why are you taking it out on us?
I'm not taking it out on you.
You know for a fact when I'm (BLEEP) angry, I just yell.
I've told you this multiple times. This is not helping.
It's not helping. Please.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Well, we've gotta go see Martha, now, all of us,
because I don't like the way she's saying it
and I'm actually gonna take your word if you're saying
you didn't mean it that way. And your husband's. And - yeah.
Let's do it. Let's go.
Don't stress, babe.
It was just probably misconstrued, the way it was said.
You've got to pick your words wisely
with how you're gonna turn around - especially with rumours like this.
Next...
Bitch, if you (BLEEP) swear at me... What? What? What?
..and scream at me like that... What? What? What?
..all hell breaks lose.
(ARGUING CONTINUES)
(CHURCH BELLS)
(SERENE MUSIC)
MARTHA: This is really nice, doll.
MICHAEL: Yeah? Yeah, I feel like
you've really been listening when I talk.
I feel like you deserve the day. And I feel like I talk so much,
so the fact that you've listened to these, like...
Champagne and nails is like my favourite thing.
Today is our one-month anniversary and Michael has gone out of his way
and he's got all these nice things,
like this really nice, organic sparkling wine
and chocolate-covered macadamias.
Like, all my favourite things.
This could be a career move for me.
Oh, you're up there, babe, with some of the best.
NARRATOR: As Martha indulges her senses,
upstairs...
Go get the bitch now. I'm sick of this shit.
..Cyrell is on a warpath
as a rumour involving her husband and Jess
has started doing the rounds,
instigated by Martha.
Well, we're gonna go see Martha now, all of us.
Let's go. Far out.
Can I put any shoes on or just walked around in my jammies?
It's like it's my birthday.
You need to just - you know what you need?
You need some cucumbers.
You've got to pick your words wisely with how you're gonna turn around -
especially with rumours like this.
Is that good?
A little bit lower on the right side.
Like here.
So I feel like she's actually turning around and saying,
'Nic, I think you should know,
Jess has been saying you've been rubbing her up.'
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SERENE MUSIC)
Mmm, serum.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Who is it? Me.
There was a knock at the door and it was Jess and Mick,
and Cyrell and Nic.
Oh, hi, doll!
Earlier on in the day, I'd gone down to the gym
and Nic was there.
I wanted to ask him about the rumour
that Jess had said to me that, at the dinner party,
Nic had touched her leg.
So I've said, 'Did you do this?'
He said no, he didn't, it didn't happen.
It's been misconstrued and I want to know, yeah...
Yes, Jess did say that you rubbed her leg,
you said you didn't and that's it. End of the day, I believe you guys.
No, but how did you say it to Nic? Because Nic's come up to me,
turning around and saying,
'Jess is saying that I'm rubbing her up.'
You said it like... Not her hand.
You didn't put hands on her. Just your foot.
JESS: Yeah and Nic looked over at me and was like...
But you could have been doing it as in, like - oh, look...
That's what it was. ..it's between you two, man.
I don't know. I don't know why I'm involved.
Because I just heard it from you. That's why I just wanted to -
we all just wanted to clear the air.
How is that not getting involved
when you're turning around and telling my husband this?
Sorry, Cyrell, I just asked him, 'Did you do it?' I just asked him.
Don't yell at me, Martha. Don't (BLEEP) yell at me.
Think about it - what would you do
it Michael had come home to you and said, 'Guess what?
There's a new rumour now that's going around
that I've been rubbing Jess
under the table.' I'd ask him and I would ask you.
What? I'd ask you privately.
I wouldn't bring an entourage. But whatever, that's your style.
That's cool, I get it. I'm gonna tell you...
Babe, you don't have any idea
what my style is. Why are you getting angry?
Shut up right now, Nic! No, I'm not gonna shut up.
Shut up right now.
Why are you losing it? Nothing's happened.
Yeah, I just asked him
if it was true. Yeah, that's why I came
straight to you and said, this is what I've heard,
let's go deal with it.
I was going to ask you. I just happened to see him first.
I think Martha is definitely an instigator with drama.
I don't understand
why she feels the need to gossip and talk about other people.
It's like, are you that bored and miserable with your life?
Every single time we're at the commitment ceremony,
you sit there and say how happy you are with your husband,
but I can definitely say a person who is so happy
and content with their life wouldn't feel the need to gossip.
So why are you gossiping now?
Is there something missing in your life
or are you that obsessed with my life
that you feel the need to keep stirring things up?
No, wait - if your friend that night told you it wasn't sexual in any way,
what's the point of asking such a question
if it was all for shits and giggles?
It's like shit-stirring, Martha.
Give someone a chance to say something, babe.
Just take a breath.
I just asked him if it was true, that's all.
If it's so little, why was it even brought up?
Because I didn't want any rumours. Is it little? What if it's true?
What if it was true? What if he was rubbing her leg
under the table and he goes, 'Yeah, I did, I'm into her.'
Right now, I'm really, really just hurt.
I know he's saying it's not true
but there's still pain with rumours that get started.
This is what gossiping does.
True or not true, it affects us all differently.
Right now, as much as they're both saying it didn't happen,
it's just haunting in my head.
Triggered by her deep-seated trust issues,
Cyrell manages to put the Jess and Nic rumour to one side
and asks for a private one-on-one with Martha
in the hope of finally putting an end to the rumour mill.
I'm just gonna be straight up and frank with you, alright?
I genuinely don't like you.
I think you shit-stir,
I think you bitch around people's backs.
So, what I'm gonna tell you now is, from now on, Martha,
stay the (BLEEP) out of my life,
don't make a comment about my life, or Nic's.
Cyrell, you said you wanted to come in here
and speak to me... I am talking to you -
well, this is how this woman talks. You're not speaking at all...
You're not being civil. I haven't... I don't need to be
with someone I don't like, Martha.
So you don't have respect for me because I heard something
and I just wanted to find out if it was true?
Are you guys that bored and miserable with your lives
that you've got to feel the need
to talk about other people? Absolutely not bored and miserable.
I am loving my life right now. I'm obsessed with my husband...
That's great! That's great.
But you don't realise that, at the moment,
that little rumour of yours that you've gone up
and said to Nic... Jess told me something at dinner
and I just wanted to know.
So what did she - how did she...
I want to - if you can remember, how did she say it specifically?
Alright. Because when I've gone upstairs
and I told her, 'Look, Martha put it in a way as if it was sexual.'
I put it in a way that was sexual? How do you know? Because I told Nic.
He came and told you something else. And that's what Nic said!
Bitch, if you (BLEEP) swear at me... What? What? What?
..and scream at me like that
one more time... Cyrell, Cyrell,
Cyrell. Scream at me...
Don't (BLEEP) around with me, Martha. I ain't (BLEEP) scared of you.
Cyrell! Cyrell! Move out of my way!
Cyrell! Cyrell!
(LAUGHS)
Are you (BLEEP) laughing? No, no!
You (BLEEP) Laughing? (LOUD SMASH)
Don't (BLEEP) laugh. Hey! What are you doing?
Oh, my God. You're a (BLEEP) germ.
Have some respect.
What is going on?
Crazy person. Are you alright. Oh, babe, she's a germ.
Hey, hey. Get away from me.
You need to stop. Get away from me.
No, what is going on?
What was that?
What was that? What happened?
Look, Nic - right now, even you, get the (BLEEP) away from me.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CHURCH BELLS)
NARRATOR: With their weddings behind them,
today our new arrival couples begin their honeymoons...
Ooh. I did it.
Oh, my God. Look at that view.
..and Susie hopes the experience will bring out a different side
to the overly-keen Billy.
I'm hoping being in this sort of environment,
where it is a bit slower-paced and comfortable,
he'll sort of tone it down a little bit and be more himself.
I really want to take it really slow with you
because I don't want to rush, because I ain't Russian. (CHUCKLES)
I think for someone like Billy,
it'll take some time to get used to him.
To us... Let's see what happens.
..and the great unknown. That's it.
Cheers. (BOTH LAUGH)
That's a sign.
What kind of sign?
Things are gonna get messy! (LAUGHS)
Meanwhile, in the heart of wine country...
What is going on here?
Jesus, how good's this?
Oh, my God. Look at the bed.
Oh, my God, look at that bed.
Get on there. Check it out.
I can't ruin it!
..Dan is hoping the romantic setting
will lead to an intimate evening with his new wife.
Hey! Geez.
Mood's just skyrocketed with the rose petals there,
with the champagne.
Honeymoon.
Even the bed bloody massages you,
so if I can't have a good time tonight with my wife,
I don't know what I can do.
Can you feel it? Oh...
Is it good? This is amazing. Get on.
Get on! I'm not jumping over the top of you.
No, just get on top of me. (LAUGHS)
He's a very cheeky individual, that one, let me tell you.
It's actually stunning.
He's always got the slight little comments.
Look at that.
What?
You wish!
(CHUCKLES)
I'm like, I know what you want,
but you need to wait
just a little bit, I think.
Just because I'm his wife,
I'm not gonna give it over that easy!
Cheers. Cheers to the honeymoon eh? (LAUGHS)
Yeah, there hasn't been a lot spoken about sexual intercourse
or anything like that just yet.
Paying short odds, I reckon, tonight,
yeah. $1.10, I'd hope!
Oh!
(LAUGHS)
I am literally...
I think you've had enough.
Back in Sydney, Ning and Mark
use today's one-month anniversary to right a wrong from the past.
Oh. Hey.
Hmm, you've got our photo again.
Obviously this has been playing on my mind,
because this is the only photo that we have
and I thought it'd be really nice to just get new, happier photos
because I think our feelings
towards each other are completely different
from the wedding day.
I'm so embarrassed about the way I was at our wedding.
Our wedding was beautiful
but I wasn't happy and I wasn't myself.
And looking up.
Yep, that's fine. And it really upset me
because Mark was so happy, but here he is next to someone
that's not so happy.
You look quite happy from day one but for my benefit,
it would be really good to get some happier photos.
Very thoughtful, yeah. And a good idea, actually.
You know, if I could re-live that again
and know what I know now about Mark and about myself,
things would be so different.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
It's probably a bit better backdrop than the one we had
at the Botanical Gardens.
There's a permanent reminder in our bedroom
of what our wedding day was like.
Get the bridge in. Get the bridge in.
However, we've sort of grown a lot
in the last month. Even though it might seem like a short time,
we've definitely come a long way.
I feel like I'm gonna kick you in the nuts.
So it was all about creating memories
from where we are in our relationship today,
compared to what we were on our wedding day.
Let's do a kissy one.
I think we're both unique.
We do start things differently. We have started off rocky
and we aren't perfect
and I'm happy that we're not.
Oh, that's a nice one!
I'm just happy not to see that wedding photo again.
Maybe you should wear it.
Aw, that looks so much better on you.
Oh, my God, there's a worm in it.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
What are we cheersing?
To one month of magic. Yeah.
Cheers.
Happy anniversary, honey.
It's a month in. It has been nothing but magic.
We're getting to know each other more and more every day
and I think we grow more affection towards each other every day...
Not possible! (LAUGHS)
Look at that!
We're figuring it out on our own
but one thing that we've done from the beginning
is we've tried to bring as much reality
into our relationship as possible.
Just shove it in.
Oh, I feel like I'm going deep into your soul.
(LAUGHS)
You don't compare yourself to other relationships.
You can only work on your own,
but we are really getting what we came here for
and we are so lucky to have found each other, really,
so it's good. Yeah, it is amazing.
Oh, my wedding ring's in there!
Cam!
You're a liar! You're fibbing. Where is it?
(LAUGHS) You're such an arsehole!
(BOTH LAUGH)
We're both really looking forward
to our next stage... Yeah.
..of our relationship. Yeah.
Do you think anyone else will be celebrating?
I think Nic and Cyrell seem quite loved up at the moment,
so maybe they might do something.
Did you see where Michael was, standing next to Martha?
He stood right next to her! I stood up
and came straight next to you. You didn't,
you sat on the (BLEEP) bench.
Crazy, hey? (BLEEP).
I don't know what to do.
Like, what do I do? Honestly.
Why am I copping this now?
I was trying to calm you down
because you were the only one getting angry
when it had nothing to do... First of all,
I hate the way that bitch talks. I (BLEEP) hate the way...
She thinks she's such a (BLEEP) hectic, sexy,
prissy bitch, alright? She's a little (BLEEP) drama -
don't (BLEEP) laugh right now!
The worst part is,
there's no reasoning with Cyrell until it suits her.
And what are you doing? So you're packing up now
because of someone else? (BLEEP) off.
You just don't have my back.
Don't ever sit there and say you've got my back.
You've never had my back!
You know, she's getting angry at me not having her back
but she didn't have my back
by the way she was speaking to me, either. Like,
I'm trying to talk to her calmly and explain,
hey, I've heard a rumour - let's go deal with it.
Let's be a team and go deal with it and do the mature thing.
We're not children.
You could have turned round and said, 'You know what? My wife's right!
You and Jess do tend to start rumours
and you always cause drama between other couples.
Now you've done it to me and my wife.'
That's what I wanted you to do.
I'm sorry I didn't step up
and have your back better in that situation
but this has turned into something massive
when it was nothing.
It was a load of shit and now look where we are.
You know, Cyrell's defence mechanism is to push people away
and I've tried to be there and reassure her that
I'm not leaving. I've never considered leaving
when we've had these issues.
So, yeah...
(ELEVATOR DING)
(SAD MUSIC)
I just feel like Nic doesn't defend me well.
I just felt in that room, Mick was beside Jess
and then you get Martha with Michael and then my husband's there -
instead of being beside me, too, he's there arguing with all of them.
(SIGHS)
This has been just blown out...
You know, like, I've got a very good sense of character
and I said it at the start that, Martha and Jess,
they're nothing but trouble.
All they do is bitch about other people -
do they think they're so perfect? You know what?
It's a shame that Martha can't apply make-up to her attitude
or her personality, because she's as fake as her tits and her nose.
Cyrell?
Please, don't do this.
Talk to me.
Hey. I just needed Nic
to just be my husband.
Stop pleasing everyone, you know,
and I feel like he's always trying to please everyone but not me.
I don't want to have to teach him these things.
Like, he should just know
because the moment he turned around and told me,
'They're saying these rumours about me,' and they're saying that -
I just stood up there for my husband, you know?
I was there straight away.
(GROANS)
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
NARRATOR: As a new day dawns for our honeymooners,
the question remains - have Tamara and Dan
taken their intimacy to the next level?
No, there was no intimacy last night.
Yeah, I'm looking a bit silly, aren't I?
Yeah, starting to worry a bit. We'll see.
See what's for breakfast.
There is a sexual attraction there, definitely.
He's a big man and he's strong and...
I don't know, I'm kind of excited to see what could happen.
I think she's just being a good girl,
just trying to look after herself
and she's got her walls up at the moment pretty high,
so I think she doesn't want to get hurt.
At the moment, I just respect where she's at
and I won't push her too much.
Yeah, I definitely want to.
I definitely want to go that next stage with him
but I'm just trying to stand my ground
and be a good girl just for a little bit longer.
With the pair doing their best to resist their urges,
Dan takes to the skies to romance his new wife.
(POP NOISE) Woo!
Love that noise. Look at that. Pop goes the weasel.
Champagne, yep. Sunrises, beautiful views.
The romance is definitely there.
It's actually beautiful up here. Isn't it?
Oh, how close is that?
(GASPS) Oh, my God.
So when Dan is, you know, being super-sweet and super-romantic
and he's showing his feelings towards me,
it makes me feel all giddy, like a little schoolgirl.
How good's this?
It's beautiful. Like, I wouldn't see anything like this, ever.
And if that sticks around,
then I kind of want to explore that more
and it makes me sort of see that there could be
some sort of a future with him.
And back on solid ground,
Dan has yet another surprise for Tamara.
You ready? Yeah.
Surprise!
(GIGGLES)
This was super, super-cute. I mean, rose petals everywhere,
the champagne, the spa - it was super-romantic.
So I've done well, which is good. Yes, this is really cute.
This is super-relaxing. I'm glad you're happy.
and you're enjoying yourself because that's what it's about.
I definitely think that Dan is taking the romance
in the right direction.
You want a bite? I'll have a bite.
I like Dan and I get along with him really, really well.
At the start, I was a little bit unsure,
but now I'm definitely starting to pull my cards down a little bit
and I'm opening up to him heaps.
This is my twin brother's name, actually.
Everybody thinks that that's my boyfriend's name tattooed on me.
Yeah, I thought that when you were at the altar, actually. (CHUCKLES)
I think she was definitely impressed about the setup today.
The romance today was good. I'm not usually a full romantic
but today I've gone out
and I'm hoping I can get a bit more intimate with her tonight
and get a bit closer to her.
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
Susie and Billy have had a clunky start to their marriage,
as Susie has been overwhelmed
by Billy's awkward approach and barrage of constant compliments.
You look beautiful on a horse. You look wonderful on a horse.
You look fantastic.
And today, things aren't getting any smoother.
I'm just stoked to be the man that you're actually doing it with.
You look beautiful. Sorry, I just had to
put that compliment out there.
I'm just like,
Billy's definitely one of the most awkward people
I've met, shall we say?
It's like something out of a romance novel.
I don't really want to sound too full of myself but I think
she might have seen me in a different kind of light there,
kind of taking the situation by the stirrups, eh? (CHUCKLES)
Ooh, Duncan! Ooh, Duncan!
Let me catch up to my beautiful wife, Duncan.
Seriously, I don't think this boy can contain himself too well.
It drives me quite insane. Like, I feel like I'm with a child.
Determined to get their marriage back on track,
Susie decides to clear the air and get a few things off her chest.
I don't know whether it's because Billy
legitimately doesn't understand or whether he's just trying to do
what he thinks is right.
Like, he's too full on and I can't keep up with it.
I just want him to be Billy and normal.
I want to really try and discuss your awkwardness.
Yeah, go. I want to try and get
to the bottom of it, because it's not making much sense to me.
So, let me explain.
You're like, you know, a good-looking man.
And I'm sure you would have had a lot of attention from girls,
so why are you such a big dweeb
a lot of the time? It's just...
I think it's just, I don't know -
it's a bit of me and I think it's a bit of you, as well.
You're a very, very big personality and I'm still getting used to you.
I'm trying to be as real as possible
and my strangeness, my awkwardness, that's just me.
That's just what happens when I'm around Susie.
I do things that I can see in your eyes
that you are completely disgusted with.
(LAUGHS) Like what?
You just have this look about you! You're just like...
At least I don't hide it from you.
I do the same thing with you. I just don't do it to your face.
Well, maybe you should. Maybe you should, though.
I don't want to. It's about
getting to know each other.
Yeah, but I don't want to be like...
I'd probably quite like that
and be like, oh, look, he does have some balls.
That got me very, very hot under the collar.
Oh, you don't think I have balls?
I don't feel like you have big enough balls at all.
Don't ever - don't, don't say that I don't have balls.
Well, at the moment, I feel like you don't.
OK.
Look, I was trying to keep it inside, how I was feeling...
But damn.
I feel like we should leave it there before you make it awkward.
I don't think that I really want to go very much further into it.
I know what you think now. That's cool.
Billy is definitely a delicate flower.
He's very sensitive and very easily-offended.
Next...
You cannot get that aggressive with people.
..expert John to the rescue.
The challenge for Cyrell
is to acknowledge the feelings but to control her rage.
(CHURCH BELLS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Morning.
NARRATOR: This week, our original couples
are celebrating their one-month anniversary.
Ow! That was right into my eyeball.
One month might not sound like a lot but this experiment
is carefully engineered so that our couples
experience the full phases of married life
in such a short amount of time...
Hi, doll.
..in a real pressure-cooker environment.
MICK: Now I notice you haven't been on your broom for a couple of days,
what's going on? Are you feeling alright?
Neigh!
MEL: So coming this far is actually a huge milestone.
And it gives them a chance to reflect.
Here's cheers, honey. Yeah.
Here's to, once again, a month of madness and magic.
Yeah!
And while most of our newlyweds have used the week to look back,
others are looking to the future.
I love kids. I definitely want to have a family
with the right person and hopefully I want to have one boy and one girl.
How many do you want? Um,
two max.
Yeah. They're hard work.
Yeah. I reckon.
As for Heidi and Mike...
Start pedalling, start pedalling. Do you have a break
and then I have a break?
Whoa! (SQUEALS)
Why are you not pedalling? I'm just pushing at the moment!
The pair has been trying to get
the right balance in their relationship.
What are you holding onto?
Nothing now.
Oh, you're so cool, aren't you?
And for the self-confessed overthinking Heidi,
she has been learning the art of letting things go,
following an intense week of once again,
sweating over the small stuff.
I don't know how to make you understand
that it actually really hurts me.
It doesn't feel like you think that you're doing anything wrong.
Well, I can only say with sincerity that it does.
If your best friend was in this position right now,
what advice would you give her?
She's got a great guy that's into her
and your best friend has got a pattern
of pushing him away by overthinking things.
What advice would you give her?
Start every day afresh
and choose whether you want to be with that person every day.
Alright, you two,
dig in and give each other a chance.
Oh, my God! (SQUEALS) What, what, what?
It's the worst being on the back.
Yeah, front's way better. I feel car sick!
(BOTH LAUGH)
And following her own advice
at last week's commitment ceremony,
it seems taking a dose of her own medicine
has steered Heidi's marriage with Mike in the right direction.
We've had so much more laughing and we've been silly with each other
and I just feel like the first time in ages,
it's actually progressing to the next level.
If we make a song and dance about every little thing,
I feel like we lose our momentum.
But you know what, in the last little bit,
I've seen us really improve on that.
Yeah. And honestly,
that's all we've got to fix. That's our only fix.
Commitment ceremony the other night,
Heidi and I certainly had some tough issues that we worked through
but I think if we can overcome this last little hurdle,
I mean, we are in the clear.
Maybe I do have to compromise and I have to learn to swivel around
a little bit, but we're both a little bit older
and so maybe that's what we weren't doing
and maybe that's what we have to learn to do
and maybe I have to wake up and actually realise that.
I've gotta take responsibility, too.
You know, like if I sound like I'm a little harsh with you
or I'm a little abrupt - and that's not unusual -
then I'm gonna tone that back.
We're learning to accept each other. Yeah, because then gradually,
you'll just learn to do exactly what I say
and you won't think it's bossy. It'll just be like, this is life.
But while Mike and Heidi slowly get things back on track,
the same can't be said for Cyrell and Nic,
who have experienced a tumultuous 24 hours.
Despite storming out of the hotel,
Cyrell chose to remain in the experiment.
But the pair has kept their distance
and last night, slept in separate apartments
for the first time since getting married.
Yeah, being on my own last night,
I felt alright, to be honest. Yeah, I don't know.
It probably sounds a bit rough, I guess, but yeah, just -
I don't know, I just didn't really want to be around Cyrell
after the big day yesterday.
We had a lot of drama.
Cyrell and Nic will see relationship expert John Aiken
to help resolve the conflict,
as Cyrell reflects on an explosive turn of events.
I feel like yesterday was, uh...
kind of, I don't know, a turning point in our relationship.
(SAD MUSIC)
Yesterday, I was a very aggressive person.
I'm aware that my behaviour's wrong.
I don't want to be that person, you know?
JOHN: Cyrell has got a really big heart
but a very traumatic past.
So, even the slightest sign of being cheated on, true or false,
triggers her trust issues.
It's important to remember that, despite the rage,
her emotions come from love and also fear.
The challenge from Cyrell is to acknowledge the feelings
but to control her reactions.
Hi,
how are you? Good to see you.
Of course, I'll be happy for any advice
or anything John can give me to help me change.
So the best outcome today
with John would be to help me mend my marriage with Nic.
Well, I have come in
because your last 24 hours has been pretty full-on
and I wanted to get to the bottom of it.
So, Cyrell, what triggered the interaction?
Martha had said that Nic was touching Jess under the table
at the dinner party, and me being the person that I am,
I got very fiery straight away.
Yeah, um, I guess that's when you know
I've reached that eruption mode.
When I get angry like that, it takes a while for me to stop
and one thing I don't like is,
I end up saying things that I really don't mean.
What do you think about that, Nic?
What impact did it have on you to see that?
When we have fights, my last instinct is to walk away.
Never once do I consider, 'That's it, I'm packing my bags,
I'm outta here', where that's her first,
that's her go-to.
It makes me question how she feels about me
if she's willing to just pack up and go like that.
Yep.
Cyrell,
what's created this anger for you?
At the end of the day, I know it's bad,
but I was just so angry that it was about him.
Yeah. You feel like you've got
trust issues.
I've told Nic already in the past
that I've been cheated on.
Because I...
I don't want to talk about this.
Too painful? Nah...
I don't want to talk about it. OK.
How did it make you feel about yourself
when this happened to you in the past?
That I never wanted to love again.
(SAD MUSIC)
Because then that means I open myself up to being hurt.
And are you afraid that Nic will leave?
Yes.
So I push him, so it would just get it over and done with.
Yep.
So you're kind of setting it up to fail,
in a sense, to keep yourself safe.
Yeah.
Because you're constantly worried that he's going to walk.
It actually makes a lot of sense.
Yeah.
So you now are really looking at every little thing
to see, is he staying or leaving?
It was definitely an epiphany when I realised, yeah, you know what?
That is true. That is spot on.
I was also, you know,
unleashing anger from the past from when it had happened to me,
you know, and I unleashed that on Martha and Nic yesterday.
The rumour is that Nic is playing with another woman
and for someone who's really looking out for signs
that he could leave, that's going to strike a major trigger for you.
So I'm not surprised that you went big on it.
I think I've always been kind of in denial that I have trust issues.
Through this experiment, though, it's opened up my eyes.
By pushing Nic away,
obviously it's a clear indication of how much I really, really do.
Still to come...
You can disagree with people
but you cannot get that aggressive with people.
..John drops a bombshell.
One of the things I want you to do
is I want you to talk to Martha.
But you're going to need to say sorry.
(CHURCH BELLS)
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
Following a tense conversation on the beach with Billy,
Susie is regretting her choice of words.
I think maybe when I said that Billy didn't have big enough balls,
it might have been a bit harsh of me and I feel bad saying it.
I do wish he'd kind of perhaps understood a bit more,
but it is what it is.
And she has used the afternoon to remind herself
of the sage advice her bridesmaids gave her on her wedding day.
I feel like he's not your type but I feel like he's what you need.
I freak out a bit when it's too...
I know, when it's too much.
I'm just not used to that. Yeah.
I know, but you deserve that, though.
Yes, I do, that's right.
Maybe him being more of a gentleman,
it will work and he will be what I need.
But it's not just the pressure of marrying a stranger
that has Susie on edge.
I am finding it hard spending so much time with you.
I've had one long-term relationship
and I get real (BLEEP) awkward around guys I don't know, I suppose,
and I didn't really know that about myself until this.
I feel bad because I feel like you're lovely and I love it
but it's overwhelming me at the moment.
Yeah, I'm sorry. And so like...
But I don't want you to be sorry
because I just need to work through it all, you know?
I feel like Billy probably does need to realise
that perhaps everything isn't so much about him.
There is so much weighing on all of this right now,
weighing on my mind, weighing on how I feel.
There's a lot going on in everyone's lives
and he needs to take that into account.
We're away from home, I'm away from my daughter.
Like, everything, you know? No, I know. I completely understand.
And you're being so strong about it, as well.
I knew that there was going to be a breaking point.
I just want you to be happy.
I don't like you being upset, you know, it hurts me.
I feel like I've got a lot more on my plate than Billy.
He's just come here fresh as a daisy,
wanting to get married and start a life.
I want all of that as well, don't get me wrong,
but I've got a lot more in my life as well
that has to compete with all of that.
So, even just being here
and away from home is a lot harder for me, I feel.
This is the realest that you've been.
This is what I needed you to be to me.
Because everything would have just fallen through
if you didn't have
this conversation with me. Yeah.
I really want to try and learn something
from being with someone like you,
because I think you are what I need in my life.
But I just need things to chill out
so I can get past, like... Yeah, 100%.
100%, I agree. Yeah, definitely. Does that make sense?
I'm not about to run away,
so long as we can chill out and enjoy each other.
I already feel so much better
after just getting that off my chest
about my concerns about baby and not being at home
and it all happening so fast
and I feel like we can grow with that.
He needs to understand that for it to work.
Cheers. And we both like wine, so that's a great start.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
This morning has been a busy start to the honeymoon for Dan,
as he's been organising romantic surprises for Tamara.
A bit nervous?
But now, both of them will face the ultimate surprise
as they tackle the traditional honeymoon question box.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Here we go.
Alright. 'Hello, newlyweds.
Inside this box are questions for you and your partner
to ask each other.
These questions are designed to give you a greater insight
into one another, so they should be answered openly and honestly,
no matter how difficult or confronting it may be.'
Um...
How many sexual partners have you had?
(SOFTLY) Oh, shit.
(BOTH LAUGH)
That's a tough question to ask.
(CHUCKLES)
I find it awkward to talk about sex, but I am definitely a sexual person,
you know, I feel that it is a big part in any relationship
and it sort of steers you
in a right direction, I feel, anyway.
Anyone can go have sex but it's more about, now,
looking for someone to have an emotional connection as well.
I completely agree with that.
For me, it's more about a connection
and, you know, yeah, I can go and sleep with anybody I wanted to.
It's super-easy.
But - well...
Let me rephrase that.
I'll just grab that ticket off your shoulder.
No, no, let me rephrase that!
If there's no chemistry with somebody,
then I don't think you can generally move forward and intimacy
is a huge part in every relationship and it's an important part for me.
What was the hardest thing you've ever been through?
Uh, hardest thing I've ever been through
was obviously my last break-up.
The fact that I've got a son
and going from having him every day to, yeah,
50% of the time. So, it was a massive shock to me
and it rattled me to the bone.
It did. It took a lot of friends and family around me
to get me past the hurt I was feeling.
Dan showed a softer side to him today,
which I am really enjoying
and I can't wait to get to know that side more.
It's super-attractive to me that he is such a good dad.
I can already tell that he would be a great father
and hopefully I get the chance to see him in that role.
Alright. What about yourself?
What was the hardest thing you've ever been through?
(SAD MUSIC)
I don't actually want to talk about it right now.
Sorry.
Can I just have five minutes, please?
Righto, yep.
Just, like, two seconds.
(EXHALES)
I'm feeling a little bit emotional today
because my mum passed away three years ago
and today would have been her birthday.
It just really hit home to me and it just made it all so real
and it made me miss her heaps
and it just brought all of my emotions out.
Just having that one person that you can talk to all the time.
Losing that so quickly was really tough.
Definitely. I could only imagine.
It's an emotional time for her, so yeah, I felt a bit sad for her.
It kind of hurt in that situation and I can definitely sense it.
I can feel it, as well.
I'm happy you're better. I've let that out now, it's gone.
Cool.
I definitely feel closer to her, yeah.
She's a top girl and Tam's really starting to open up
about her feelings towards things, so it's good.
I 100% feel that I can let Dan in.
He's a genuine guy from what I know so far
and it's just making the experience a little bit easier for me.
You look good when you cry,
so you can cry all day! I do not! (LAUGHS)
I probably look like the biggest weirdo.
Not at all, not at all.
(CHURCH BELLS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
NARRATOR: Despite Cyrell's earlier breakthrough,
John still has one more uncomfortable barrier
for Cyrell to overcome.
In terms of the anger side of things...
Yep.
..one of the things I want you to do
is I want you to talk to Martha.
(TENSE MUSIC)
I know that's going to be hard for you...
Mmm.
..but you're going to need to say sorry.
And you're going to need to get into her shoes
and give her a sense that you understand
that that would have a very frightening impact for her.
Why do you think I'm getting you to do that?
I don't know why you're getting me to do that, to be honest.
Have a think about it.
I still don't know.
You can disagree with people.
You can debate things with people.
But you cannot get that aggressive with people.
And that's what you need to talk to her about...
Mmm. ..and apologise.
By apologising to Martha,
John thinks it will
you know, help me, you know,
realise that I don't want to be at that point anymore,
I don't want to be at that explosive point.
Even though it's something that I really, really don't even wanna do,
he thinks it will be beneficial for me in the long run.
The fact that you're so irritated with me asking you to do this
means I know that it's good for you.
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
Hoping to reflect a new chapter in their marriage,
an anxious Mark is about to surprise Ning
with brand new wedding photos.
So I've got three for us.
This is the first one.
Oh, God. (LAUGHS) Hold on. Let me just -
let me just, like, zone in on that. OK, yep, go.
Aw, that's cute.
See, no resting bitch face there. No!
Do you think that screams out 'happy wife, happy life'?
Yeah. That looks like a very happy couple.
You did a really good job
of capturing, like, you know,
everything. Yep,
that was a good one. Yeah.
Good choice. Here you are. Good choice. Keep it upstairs.
It's taken me a lot of work to break down a lot of the walls
that she's got up and even something simple like going out
and getting these photos was a reminder to her
that I am a decent bloke
and I'm here for the right reasons and I am trying to make it work.
And this is the last one I chose. It's a bit different.
Aw! (LAUGHS)
Trust you to pick this one.
Yep. Mmm.
Bit of romance in that one. Yeah, that was a bit of romance.
This is probably the most romantic thing
that anyone has ever done for me and maybe I do deserve
a little bit of romance and a bit of Mark in my life.
(CHUCKLES)
Yay!
Yay! Yay, team. Yay!
Yay!
Aw!
(WARM, ROMANTIC MUSIC)
It's been a romantic day for Dan and Tamara
and despite their physical attraction
to one another,
so far, the newlyweds have managed to resist their urges...
Aw, this is so cute!
Just hold there for a sec.
..and are yet to consummate their nuptials.
Stop it!
There you go, darl. Thank you.
OK, hold on.
Oh, my wife tonight, mate, she's looking divine.
I'm hoping I can get a bit more intimate with her tonight
and get a bit closer to her, get that connection.
Aw, look at the menu. That's so cute.
Dan looked very handsome tonight.
He scrubs up really well.
Just let me know if you're cold
and I'll lend you my jacket, you know?
Aw, thank you, but I'm OK for now.
Cheers. Cheers, babe.
I am looking forward to getting a little bit more intimate with Dan.
But I don't know, we'll have to wait and see.
Thank you. But despite Tam playing it cool,
will the pair's natural chemistry
see the couple give into temptation?
(SEDUCTIVE MUSIC) This smells delicious.
She's looking sexy as hell, eh?
Definitely time to spark things up, i think.
Heh.
I think your laugh is beautiful.
I'm just saying that because I mean it.
There is a sexual spark there.
I think he's got so much sex appeal and he's looking super-sexy.
I'm feeling great.
That dress tonight was damn sexy, wasn't it? There was a lot of action
in that dress, wasn't there? A lot of popping.
Love ice cream.
(MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY) Hmm?
I love ice cream.
(ROMANTIC MUSIC)
There's only so much a girl can take
before she's going to crumble.
Let's go home and get to bed, hey?
Yeah, let's go to bed. I'm so tired.
Take this bottle of wine, this bottle of champers with us,
don't you reckon? Yes, definitely.
Polish that off in bed and maybe put the massage chairs on in the bed.
Dan is definitely trying to chip away at the block.
So, A for effort. (LAUGHS)
(BOTH LAUGH)
Next - sorry, not sorry.
She's not sorry.
She's just a woman who is out of control.
Cyrell's moment of truth.
I came here to do what I needed to do and that was it.
We don't have to... I'm done, just go.
Thank you. Just have the door ready.
Thank you so much.
(GROANS)
(CHURCH BELLS)
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
So, John wants me to go and apologise to Martha
for what I did.
Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, I really don't want to do it.
Um...
He said that the mere fact that I'm very irritated at doing it
is actually, supposedly something that's going to be good for me.
I don't see it right now but maybe in the long run, I will.
I'll do it in the sense just to prove that I am that better woman.
NARRATOR: As Cyrell prepares to swallow a bitter pill,
downstairs, Martha has been notified of the upcoming apology.
But like Cyrell, she too has her doubts.
You know what? I don't even feel like it's worth it.
I honestly don't. I'm not here to be her therapist.
I've got my own issues.
I'm not here to say, 'Could it be this?'
And, 'Why is it me?' I don't care.
Say your bit, say you're sorry, that's it, I'm done with you.
I'm ready.
She's not my people. I would not hang with somebody like that.
It's like she's been raised in a zoo or something.
(KNOCKING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(URGENT KNOCKING)
Hey. Hi.
Oh, can I come in?
Yeah, come in. Is Michael home?
No. Oh, OK.
Um, I just wanted to talk to you - here or where -
about yesterday and you know, kind of apologise for what I did.
It really was very aggressive of me to come at you like that
and I'm sorry for breaking your bowl that you had here
and, you know, grabbing you, as well.
And I want you to know that, yeah, I really do feel bad about it. Yeah.
I mean, the attacking part in itself is appalling.
Like, I don't even know where to begin.
But you said things, as well, Cyrell.
You said you think I'm a two-faced bitch
and I bag everyone
behind their back... Well,
I am apologising for my aggression and for breaking your bowl
but I'm not apologising for what I said, Martha -
then I would go against everything I believe in
and I'd be lying to you, as well, if I was saying, 'Aw, I'm sorry,'
because I'm not. That is strongly how I feel and I...
You have no reason to think that I'm two-faced and talk badly
about everyone behind their back. Well, I do.
Have I talked badly
about the other girls behind their back to you?
Yeah. Oh, yeah, I have?
Look, listen, I came here to do what I needed to do and that was it.
We don't have to like each other... I'm done, just go.
Thank you. Just have the door ready.
Thank you so much.
(GROANS) Bye.
Oh, (BLEEP) she's off. She's (BLEEP) disgusting.
That isn't even an apology.
She just apologised for attacking me.
She's not sorry.
She's sorry that it got caught on camera.
She's not sorry. She would do it all over again if she had her bit.
I thought in that instance, when I had taken the courage
and, you know, accepted my fault,
that Martha could have done the same and maybe could have turned around
and acknowledged, 'You know what Cyrell?
You know, I realise spreading rumours is a terrible thing
and this is what it causes.'
And that's the big difference right there, comparing me to Martha.
I can admit when I'm wrong
and that already makes me the better person.
MARTHA: She's not sorry.
She's just a woman who is out of control.
She can't control her emotions,
she doesn't know how to articulate what she wants to say
or what she's thinking.
Her and Nic aren't obviously working out,
but I mean,
I guess if it doesn't work out with them,
she could have a really successful career
with Pedigree Pal as a model or something like that.
Tomorrow night...
How are you, darling?
..it's the dinner party...
The door just opened!
..that turns the experiment on its head...
What is this?
We've never done this in the experiment before.
G'day, boys! I'm here for the experience!
..when our couples discover.
This is an experiment within the experiment.
..that they've got company. Yeah, it's crazy.
Let's have a lovely little toast to the new married couples.
As the new arrivals take their place at the table...
You want to have that chat now? ..there's drama on the menu...
I don't want any interruptions - let me explain.
You're just creepy and you're recording me!
..as Cyrell and Martha go for round two.
My heart was racing, I'm not going to lie.
There is something I would like to turn around and tell you.
Then, lock up your husbands...
Are you happy with Cyrell?
I didn't know that was coming.
MEL: Come on, Nic. Show your integrity.
..Jess is on the prowl.
JESS: Dan is hot, so yeah, of course I'm attracted to him.
(CHURCH BELLS)
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