- 5/20/2025
Virgin Island - Season 1 Episode 3
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00:0012 virgins have travelled to a paradise island to take part in a unique experiment.
00:13The word virgin, people see it as a joke. It's quite obsessing.
00:20I'm 23, still a virgin. I feel like there's something wrong with me.
00:25In a world where sex is everywhere.
00:28Oh, my God. Terrified. Absolutely terrified.
00:31The truth is surprising. There are more adult virgins than ever.
00:36Being a young adult in this day and age, it's difficult.
00:39Social media. Dating apps. Influencers. TV shows.
00:42Porn. Porn. Porn. Porn is everywhere.
00:45Are you self-conscious about our genitals touching each other?
00:48Now? Yeah.
00:51This radical retreat is offering a very hands-on solution.
00:55She's a miracle worker. Woo-hoo!
00:58Oh, God, yes. Overseen by a group of experts.
01:01Yeah. Like that? I like that.
01:04Ready to do anything to help Britain's virgins.
01:07There's the clitoris. Do you have any questions?
01:11Lose the one thing...
01:13Eugh! Does that make you nervous?
01:15..they feel is holding them back.
01:17I would love to have sex with you.
01:19I do feel like there's a barrier between me and sex.
01:22I want to lose my virginity. It's now or never.
01:25But when the moment arrives...
01:29Would you like to move to bed?
01:31..who will be ready...
01:33I just don't want anyone to touch me.
01:36..to go all the way?
01:38You're so sexy. Yes.
01:49The last few days on Virgin Island
01:51saw a focus on intimate touch.
01:53It was like watching a porno.
01:55We can explore the things that you came here to explore.
01:59It made Taylor, who identifies as bisexual...
02:02I'm scared. ..confused about her feelings.
02:05Sorry. Can I just have one minute?
02:09And when Ben... What does it feel like to you?
02:12Bewitching. ..fell under Charlotte's spell...
02:14Yeah, I'll do it over. ..he was rejected.
02:17This is my friend, Ben.
02:19Now, as they enter the next phase, things are hotting up.
02:23That felt good.
02:25Confidence is really key to this group of people
02:28and I am ready to make them be able to look in someone's eyes
02:31and just go after what they want.
02:33SHE LAUGHS
02:35Feels nice.
02:50Good morning. Good morning.
02:52It's another day on Virgin Island.
02:55Oh, here we go.
02:56And the start of a new two-day phase of the course.
03:02The next phase of the course is all about confidence.
03:09SHE SIGHS
03:11Everything here is making me nervous.
03:13So, yeah, just another one in a long line of,
03:15like, wow, what does this mean?
03:19God.
03:21I'm confident in my intelligence, I'm confident as a person,
03:24but I'm not confident about believing that people want me in that way.
03:27Especially after what happened with Charlotte.
03:29I just feel like I'm not good enough.
03:31So I think this is going to be tough for me.
03:35Confidence.
03:36I think I'm confident when I'm someone else, most of the time.
03:39That's why I do drama and all that.
03:41There are times where I just want to challenge myself.
03:44There are times where I just don't want to chat to anyone
03:46because I just hate myself so much.
03:48But I wouldn't even get on the bus
03:50because I didn't want to talk to the bus driver,
03:52so I just walk everywhere.
03:54So I need confidence and hopefully this place will give it to me.
04:01Oh, they're all down there already, look at that.
04:03Bunch of hippies.
04:05Good morning.
04:07Celeste and Danielle's first group workshop
04:10will test how ready the group are to banish embarrassment.
04:15We are moving into the next phase.
04:18Confidence.
04:20If you're walking in the world and you're feeling kind of shut down,
04:23you're not going to be attractive.
04:25But really accepting yourself for who you are,
04:28you're going to be more attractive.
04:33They've all prepared a dating or rejection story from their past,
04:37which has destroyed their confidence.
04:40So, you're going to take turns to share your rejection story.
04:45Who wants to come first?
04:52I'll go.
04:54Right.
04:56First up, drama graduate Tom.
05:00Being a virgin has definitely affected my confidence.
05:05In school, I felt like socially I wasn't developing
05:08as well as all my other classmates.
05:11They were all going out, drinking in the park,
05:15having fun and all those sort of things.
05:17I was a bit of a goody-two-shoes
05:19and I felt like I was trailing behind everyone else in the end.
05:23I always have a voice on my shoulder,
05:25always telling me that I'm not good enough.
05:29So, my story takes place third year uni.
05:32I'd just received a message from a former friend
05:35and we started chatting more and more.
05:37And it felt like it was getting a little bit flirty,
05:40so I invited her down to my place for my housemate's birthday.
05:43Got to the club.
05:45I thought I was going to make my move there.
05:47I introduced her to my housemate.
05:49So, I went to the bar and when I turned round,
05:52bringing drinks for making out with each other.
05:57Revealing their most vulnerable moments to the group
06:00is only half of the process.
06:02So, each person is going to say their biggest rejection
06:06and then immediately getting feedback that you are lovable,
06:10that you are attractive.
06:12There's something that shifts in your brain
06:14when you do all of that at the same time.
06:18Standing up for Tom is Taylor.
06:21I think in that story,
06:22she was in the wrong for playing with your emotions like that.
06:25You're a really lovely person, you need to remember that.
06:28She sucks. She sucks.
06:37As well as rejection.
06:40I stayed over at her house and it was almost this unspoken expectation
06:44that there would be sex.
06:46Not being ready for sex.
06:48I was so nervous about doing something wrong
06:50that I just shut down.
06:52I just wasn't ready.
06:54And running away.
06:56He says to me, so, are we going to go all the way?
06:59And I just, yeah, I think I just got the fear.
07:03Are we carrying themes?
07:05We're in bed.
07:06He started saying he didn't believe that I was a virgin.
07:09He was quite persistent, like I was lying.
07:12I haven't seen anyone since that,
07:14just because now I feel like I don't want to put myself in that position.
07:18But...
07:20Ben, you should be proud of yourself
07:22that you didn't feel like you had to go all the way
07:25and the right person will come to you when it's right for you.
07:28Thanks.
07:29Celeste and Danielle believe that together.
07:32You're just so smiling, you make everybody else smile.
07:35And also, he's a dick as well.
07:39They can change.
07:42Being able to get the antidote, like get the medicine,
07:45is so crucial and it builds so much confidence.
07:50Each story also gives the experts clues on individual needs
07:54to resolve their issue with intimacy.
07:59Last is Taylor, who, since coming out as bisexual at university,
08:04has never had a positive encounter with women or men.
08:07I was dancing with some friends and one of my friends was like,
08:10that boy's making eyes at you.
08:12And pointed out a quite good-looking lad on the dance floor
08:15and I was like, OK.
08:16And then one of them went, he's coming over,
08:18and I hid behind her and said, dance me to the stairs so I can get out.
08:22And I just remembered I was almost at the stairs
08:25and I'm crouched over and the crowd's parted
08:28and the lights flashed for a second
08:30and I looked straight into this guy's eyes, like,
08:33and my heart just dropped and I saw his face, like...
08:36So, it was one of those moments where, like,
08:39I was always expecting to be rejected.
08:43You're really nice, fantastic, pretty,
08:46and it's really nice seeing how you've come out of your shell.
08:49Well, you were always out of your shell, but out more.
08:51Yeah, you were amazing.
08:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
08:56I just really want to applaud your bravery
08:59and your vulnerability to every one of you here.
09:11I felt really awkward. I didn't mind sharing my story.
09:13I didn't like being told I was nice. Yeah, I know.
09:16Suffered from quite a lot of, like, self-doubt and paranoia.
09:20I think self-confidence is different for everyone
09:23and for me, I usually just try and fake it till I make it.
09:32Are you OK?
09:34I just feel a bit, like...
09:39I still feel like they're trying to get to grips with me.
09:44I thought with Taylor, it was such, like, a running-away story.
09:47You kind of picture her hiding behind someone else,
09:49she's backing away, and I was like, what is happening here?
09:52Yeah, it seemed like she was so afraid of connection
09:55that she just couldn't even bear the thought of it. Yeah.
10:00I do feel like there's a barrier between me and sex.
10:03Like, I've been on nights out where you're like,
10:05I'm going to do it, I'm going to have that one-night stand,
10:08and you meet someone and they want to take you back to their place
10:11and then you hit this wall and you just think, I can't.
10:15When you see, like, people in love,
10:17it is a lot that you're missing out on,
10:19and I can't have what everyone else gets to have.
10:25After a string of failed encounters with men
10:28and an unsuccessful session with male surrogate Andre,
10:31could a different approach help?
10:35So, I just want to say I'm kind of taking over for Andre. OK.
10:39How does it feel? A lot calmer, weirdly,
10:42because when Andre, really lovely, wanted to be his best friend,
10:45but, like, just didn't want to, like, have any kind of sexual contact.
10:51Do you want to move into some body work? Yeah. Yeah?
10:56So, I just want you to bring awareness into your feet.
11:01Noticing any tension that you feel.
11:07Kat wants Taylor to concentrate on how it feels to be touched by men.
11:13And we'll move to the ankles and the lower legs.
11:22Sorry. No, no, don't apologise. It's OK.
11:27Is it, like, does it feel like a release? Does it feel... Yeah? OK.
11:33It's just such a relief to not feel scared at all.
11:36Mm, that's amazing.
11:39HE SIGHS
11:45HE SIGHS
11:48I feel so silly. No, why?
11:51I just feel like I've wasted my own time and everyone else's for so long.
11:56No. By feeling uncertain?
12:01Yeah.
12:05SHE SOBS
12:09SHE SOBS
12:14It's OK.
12:17Yeah, it's OK.
12:20I think that's enough for today.
12:24After years of confusion, it's the breakthrough Taylor's been looking for.
12:29I always thought I was bi,
12:31but being here and having to, like, kind of confront it... Yeah.
12:34..I think I might not like men, like, at all.
12:38OK. And how does it feel to, like, sit with it and own it?
12:42It feels good to own it, but it's also really scary.
12:45It is really scary, yeah.
12:51Oh, God, finally.
12:53THEY LAUGH
12:55Yay! I'm so excited. This feels so good.
12:58It feels so good. Good cry.
13:00Yay. I'm glad.
13:02Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
13:07I'm just gay, and I think I've been deluding myself into, like,
13:10no, I like men as well, because that's normal and good.
13:13But, like, I didn't feel scared.
13:17That felt really good.
13:22Hello. So, how was your... What was that one-on-one session you did?
13:26I went to my one-to-one session. Was it good? Good.
13:29It was with Kat, and it was the best one I've had.
13:32Oh, really? And I'm definitely gay.
13:35Oh, no, thank you.
13:37What a breakthrough. I know.
13:40Missed it all fucking week.
13:42Happy to. We love you, Taylor.
13:46I feel like now I can get more out of the retreat,
13:49because I know kind of what I want,
13:51and I'm not pretending that I want other things just to fit in.
13:55Would you sell your virginity? I would.
13:58I've considered it before.
14:00Well, what would you sell your virginity for?
14:02I'd say a couple hundred per plus.
14:05I'd do it for £10 on a packet of doughnuts.
14:07Different for boys. What about your anal virginity?
14:10No! No, that's not true.
14:12That's not true.
14:14That's not true.
14:16That's not true.
14:18That's not true.
14:20That's not true.
14:22Oh!
14:24That's his boundary.
14:26Yeah, that's my boundary. At least £1 million.
14:30It's the first afternoon of the confidence phase at the retreat.
14:34What language do lesbians speak?
14:37What? Gaelic.
14:41What do you call a lesbian dinosaur?
14:43Don't know. Like a lollipop?
14:45Ah! Yeah, that one.
14:48After helping Taylor find her true self,
14:51Celeste and Danielle have left something for the boys
14:54to see if any of them have the confidence
14:56to explore their identities too.
14:58Do you want a pamper, Tom? I would love a pamper, to be fair.
15:01What, do you want a face mask?
15:03I'd be up for any of it. Mascara, lipstick.
15:05Perfect.
15:11This is an exercise that helps people lower their inhibitions.
15:15Welcome to Emma's Salon.
15:17Society can give young men such a narrow view of masculinity,
15:20so we really wanted to help them start to get past some of those myths.
15:24How do you feel now? Relaxed?
15:27Like I'm being operated on.
15:29Although Ben isn't made up with the make-up...
15:32I wanted it to look, like, good and natural, not drag queen.
15:36That's right, I'm going to be a drag queen.
15:39..Tom is in the pink.
15:41He looks like a nice young German boy.
15:45I've never had a girlfriend in my life, no.
15:48Sometimes I come across quite camp.
15:51I'll go out to the club and I'll start slut-dropping.
15:54I'll start singing along to Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, a bit ABBA.
15:59But a lot of people didn't quite know how to differentiate
16:02between camp and being gay, so they kind of saw them as one and the same.
16:06You trust me, yeah? Why are you holding it like that?
16:09Oh, my God.
16:12I want to lose my virginity, but people just aren't interested
16:16in someone who doesn't have confidence in themselves.
16:19That ain't bad. That's not bad. Come on.
16:22It feels so wrong, yet so right.
16:26Made up, the boys have engaged with their soft side.
16:30But now the experts want them to reinforce their strengths too
16:34and try to get good...
16:36..with wood.
16:38Has anyone felt an emotion and they were afraid to show it
16:41because of what someone else might think?
16:44Yeah.
16:47But today, we're going to get to let those emotions out.
16:51So we're letting go of the emotion as the ox splits the wood, you know?
16:55Argh!
16:57Just tune into some primal emotion in your body.
17:00All right, who feels like they'd like to go first?
17:03Go on, Dave. Dave.
17:05That's all right.
17:07There you go. Thank you.
17:10Argh!
17:12Yes! Good job, Dave.
17:16Yeah!
17:18Yeah-ho!
17:20Hey!
17:24Yeah!
17:26Not only are they letting out some raw emotion...
17:29Argh!
17:31Yeah, good job, bro.
17:34Argh!
17:36Oh, bad.
17:38That was bad.
17:40..for 25-year-old Viraj, it's a lesson in resilience.
17:43Argh! Oh, my God.
17:45Go on, you've got this.
17:48Argh! Yeah!
17:58How was the chopping?
18:00Oh, I sucked. That was the worst.
18:02Man chop wood. Man chop wood.
18:04Man use axe.
18:06Getting manly has left many of the boys on a high.
18:09Man talk to girls.
18:11Man break wind.
18:14Are you desperately trying to get your nail varnish off? Yes.
18:17Have you taken yours off? No.
18:19I might just stick it out.
18:21I think it's about trying to be in touch with your emotions
18:24rather than letting it all boil up inside of you.
18:26Do you think it worked?
18:28I'm still a virgin, so... Not yet.
18:31To try and change that...
18:33So, I'll just be touching all over your body but not your genitals.
18:38..the experts believe Dave's ready
18:40to start the island's most advanced treatment,
18:43surrogate partner therapy.
18:46How are you feeling?
18:48Good. Yeah? Yeah.
18:52It was really nice.
18:54It felt natural and enjoyable.
18:56It felt like I was in my own world.
18:58It's given me a massive confidence boost.
19:01Meanwhile...
19:03I'd like to just go into an experience
19:06of connecting with your body.
19:09OK, I'll try that. Yeah.
19:11Jason's lessons on how to hug are moving up a step.
19:15You can touch me in a way that feels good to you.
19:18It's amazing.
19:21I'm so glad you noticed.
19:23Yeah.
19:26Isn't it enjoyable?
19:31Across the island, the make-up session
19:33has raised more questions than answers for Tom.
19:36Doing the wood-shopping, doing the whole make-up thing,
19:39I really enjoyed that, but...
19:41I don't know, it just felt like a lot of things
19:44about, like, gender coming into it.
19:47I just feel a bit weird, I think.
19:50The experts have noticed a change in Tom too,
19:53so they're sending him for a session with Kat
19:56to see if she can find out what's really going on.
20:00Because so many people over the years have called me gay,
20:03I've kind of started to question my own sexuality sometimes.
20:07For a while, I saw myself as a closeted bisexual,
20:10but one of the prerequisites of being, like, bisexual
20:13is, like, being a lesbian.
20:15So, I'm not a lesbian.
20:17But one of the prerequisites of being, like, bisexual
20:19is, like, you have to like men.
20:21I didn't like men that way.
20:24But I want to learn more about myself
20:26and my own battles with identity.
20:28There's just so many things which have made me question that.
20:34How are you doing?
20:36Not so great today, I'd say.
20:38Yeah? Just struggling a little bit, I think.
20:41Yeah? Yeah.
20:43I think just working out in my place,
20:45like, how I fit into things, dynamic,
20:48whether I'm part of the men or the women or the...
20:51Oh, I see, yeah, yeah.
20:53Yeah.
20:55I think I really enjoyed putting make-up on,
20:57and it feels like...
21:00Yeah, it's OK.
21:03It's all right. No, I don't want to dress. It's OK.
21:06It's like tissue. Yeah.
21:12Thanks. Yeah.
21:16Oh...
21:21I don't think I'm quite the full masculine side of things,
21:25I do think.
21:28I am slightly more masculine-leaning,
21:30but I don't think I'm fully man, but...
21:34Yeah. I'm not too sure.
21:36Yeah. And does it feel scary to step into the feminine?
21:41It's scary cos I don't know what to label myself as.
21:44Non-binary is quite...
21:47It feels quite scary. I'm not sure it is a total fit for me either.
21:51Mm-hm. I want you to try as much as you can
21:54to, like, pause from naming things.
21:59Ground it in the body a little bit
22:01and just pay attention to how you feel.
22:03Yeah. OK.
22:07See you soon. Yeah, see you soon.
22:09I'm not sure I'm totally happy with it at the moment,
22:12but that's because I've brought up a lot of stuff
22:14that I'm going to work through,
22:16but I'm definitely in a happier mindset, let's say.
22:30Yeah, Holly, guess what? What?
22:32I'm a lesbian!
22:35What's up?
22:37What's up? Morning.
22:39Ready to go today, guys.
22:41Away!
22:44It's day two of the confidence phase of the course.
22:48Morning, Dave, you all right? Yeah, morning.
22:51This is all I want in life, a good cup of tea.
22:54I'm struggling a little bit with confidence,
22:57but I think it's just taking those little steps for me
23:00and I'm really hoping that I can build up myself
23:03and build up my confidence.
23:05That's exactly what Celeste and Danielle plan to do next,
23:09with a lesson on the foundation of all romance, dating.
23:13Oh, chairs. Oh, we're going on a date.
23:16Ooh! Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
23:19I've been on so many dates, this will be easy.
23:21Yeah, it should be.
23:31So we're going to talk about the skills of a great date.
23:34All the skills that we need to have
23:37in order to have great relationships are just skills.
23:41You want to learn them and practise them.
23:45Celeste and Danielle have a rule of three dating skills.
23:49The first one is giving an in-the-moment compliment.
23:52Like, I really love the way your eyes twinkle when you smile.
23:56You know, something that really feels like
23:58you're connecting with a person.
24:00The second one is to be able to both give and recognise
24:03the look, and the look means I'm ready now, I'm ready to be kissed.
24:08And then finally, the third skill is the lean-in for the kiss.
24:13So we're going to do a little demo
24:15and then you're going to have opportunities to practise.
24:18And in this case, practise means role-play.
24:21I'm so glad we finally got here, it's been a lot of planning.
24:24I know, right? Yeah.
24:26So, do you like to travel?
24:29Oh, my God, I love travelling.
24:31Travelling is really my passion.
24:33Where's your favourite place? Mmm...
24:35Wow, I can't think about anything now.
24:39I can just listen to that laugh all day long.
24:44You're embarrassing me a little bit.
24:46But I like it too.
24:48So that's an in-the-moment? Uh-huh.
24:50Do you see flirting was going on all the time? Yeah?
24:55You are giving me the look.
24:58I was also getting it from you.
25:00I was also getting it from you, I think.
25:12Such a good kisser.
25:16OK.
25:17You are each other's practise buddies
25:19and that's really going to help you.
25:21The more you practise, the more it's just going to be like,
25:24oh, this is normal, this is just what I do.
25:26That's confidence, right?
25:28Who wants to...?
25:30Yay, come on up, Emma!
25:32I wouldn't really say I've actually ever been on a date in my life.
25:35Who else?
25:38I'll do it. Yay!
25:40It's hard to kind of open myself up to that world
25:43where I've had such a block on it for so long.
25:47Hello. Hello.
25:49How are you? OK? Very good.
25:51Did you enjoy the show? Yeah, I did, yeah.
25:54What did you like the best?
25:56That you put me on the spot.
25:59I like how you get lost in your thoughts there.
26:03Always, always getting lost. Somewhere else.
26:05Yeah. Yeah, in my own world.
26:09I like that you noticed that.
26:11Very observant.
26:27That was phenomenal.
26:29Any tips for Zach on how he could even give it...?
26:32I need the tips.
26:34Maybe if you just took care of the hand a little bit more
26:37and just pay attention to how it feels on your skin.
26:40Yeah, OK.
26:42Just slow down and... Slow down.
26:44Make sure that it's the right level.
26:48Great job, Zach. That was beautiful.
26:50Good job.
26:52After Zach and Emma's masterclass,
26:55a fully-nude cafe. Bold choice for our first date.
27:00The others step up to the dating plate.
27:03I'm a bush driver.
27:05Do you enjoy it? No.
27:08Do you want to just try giving her the look?
27:11That was it. The eyebrows.
27:16I just want to see if you're catching it.
27:18No, I didn't catch it. You didn't catch it.
27:20I want you to start paying attention to those things.
27:26It's nice talking to you.
27:31Wow!
27:36Last to take the plunge is serial dater Ben,
27:39who, despite having over 40 dates, has always been unlucky in love.
27:46What's stopped me from taking it to the next level
27:48with a lot of these dates?
27:50I don't know.
27:52What's stopped me from taking it to the next level
27:54with a lot of these dates I've been on?
27:56I think it's just lack of experience and lack of success
27:58at reading social signals.
28:00I tend to play it safe.
28:02And I think for guys like me who just struggle with that,
28:04making the move and reading the signs, it's very hard.
28:10Do you want to try it with Ben?
28:23Do I get to do it?
28:25Good, because this will be our second date.
28:27Yeah.
28:30Well, it's good to see you again, Celeste.
28:32It's good to see you too.
28:34What job do you do?
28:36I coach people to have more intimacy and connection with each other.
28:39OK.
28:48I like your glasses.
29:00When you get all into the experience, you're really beautiful.
29:14Despite Celeste's flirting...
29:16Yeah.
29:18..being rejected by the group has hurt Ben.
29:22So tonight, you're going to have another opportunity
29:25to just practice skills-building.
29:27As you'll all be going on practice dates with each other.
29:30You'll learn so much and give each other so much from that experience.
29:38Holly, how was my kissing skills out of ten?
29:40A solid 9.5.
29:42Yes! It was really good.
29:45What did everyone think of that session?
29:47It was fine.
29:49I enjoyed it.
29:52Tell me how you found the workshop.
29:54Crap.
29:58Awful. I didn't like it.
30:00You know, I got up and no-one wanted to do anything with me.
30:03That was really hard.
30:05The ironic thing is the confidence section, which I knew would be hard,
30:08has probably wrecked my confidence.
30:11Hello.
30:13Hello.
30:15For Ben, it's yet another setback.
30:19You OK?
30:20My confidence found has basically shattered my confidence.
30:23And he's not the only one struggling.
30:26I've walked out the workshop feeling worse.
30:28Oh, really? What's wrong with you today?
30:33I don't know.
30:36The experts feel something is holding Emma back
30:40and now they want to find out what it is.
30:44How are you feeling?
30:46I'm feeling all right.
30:48But I just really feel for Ben.
30:50It's hard, isn't it, when I care for other people.
30:53It's hard to think about myself.
30:56You actually have to not so much worry and take care of everybody else.
31:00What does it feel like to just say, what about me?
31:03That doesn't feel natural.
31:05Of course, it's the opposite of the habit.
31:07You OK? Everybody OK? You OK?
31:09What about me?
31:11See if you can say it with some...
31:14What about me?
31:16Let me do it a little bit stronger now.
31:18What about me?
31:20Yeah.
31:21You deserve to be angry.
31:23Like, what about you? You know what I mean?
31:25It's your turn.
31:27Yeah. OK.
31:29Ah!
31:31Ah! A little bit.
31:33Ah! Ah!
31:36What about me?
31:38Yes! What about me?
31:40What about me?
31:42Yeah, what about me?
31:44What about me?
31:46I feel like I'm going to need to punch him back in a minute.
31:49Oh, my God, yes.
31:51I can only... That's all I've ever wanted you to say.
31:56OK, right, let me strip off.
31:58Oh, God, OK.
32:00I'm going to push it out.
32:02What about me? And then punch it.
32:04Yeah, yes. What about me?
32:06What about me? Yeah, more.
32:08This is my body. Yes!
32:10This is my body. Yes, my turn.
32:12What about me?
32:14Fuck you, if you've ever made me think shit.
32:16And fuck everyone who's taken my kindness for weakness.
32:19Yes!
32:21It's all about me. It's all about you!
32:23Fuck you! Fuck you!
32:25That's what I should say. Yeah!
32:27Woo!
32:32The exercise stirs up old emotion.
32:36When I was seven, I did have a really horrific incident
32:40with another child of them touching me inappropriately.
32:44It kind of shut me off and brought up this fear of sex
32:50and that was so horrible.
32:53So I want to move past that horrific experience,
32:57but it is so difficult.
33:00It's like a piece of glass.
33:02You can chatter some glass,
33:04but even if you put it back together,
33:06it will never be the same again.
33:08Just imagine little Emma looking up at you and saying,
33:12thank you so much.
33:14Thank you for looking out for me
33:18and being the strong, independent woman
33:22that I always wanted to be.
33:25You should be proud of yourself
33:27because you're so stronger than you think
33:29and wiser than you know.
33:41How did it go? A really good session.
33:44I feel like Celeste released a new energy inside me
33:47that I didn't realise I had.
33:49Right now I feel on top of the world.
33:51I feel like a brand new, complete version of Emma
33:57and I'm not going to let people's negative input impact me.
34:02I feel like now I'm more open to forming new connections
34:07which I haven't taken before.
34:10It's not just Emma who's feeling like a new person.
34:13After his session with Kat yesterday,
34:15Tom has been reflecting on gender identity.
34:18I think my next step is I'll probably tell some more people
34:21about my gender fluidity
34:23because I don't constantly have a barrier up all the time
34:26where I'm not hiding a part of myself anymore,
34:29which I'm constantly having to do here at the moment.
34:32After her own issues around identity,
34:35Tom decides to confide in Taylor.
34:40Coming here I've been learning a lot more about my own identity.
34:44I found that as well.
34:46It really puts it into perspective.
34:48It does, 100%.
34:50When I had my makeup put on me and then I had to take it off
34:53and I felt a bit, oh, no, I really wanted to keep it on.
34:56You did say that.
34:57It got me thinking a lot about my own sort of identity.
35:00I'm not sure.
35:01I think if gender is on the spectrum,
35:04I'd say I'm exactly between he, him and they, them.
35:08Yes, so masculine but not real.
35:11Yeah.
35:12Do you still identify as straight, like you like girls?
35:15Yes, I still very much like women.
35:17There's no matter, like, who I go to bed with,
35:20it's, like, who I go to bed as.
35:22Yeah, of course, who do you go to bed as?
35:24Yeah.
35:25Oh, how exciting.
35:26Hey.
35:27How exciting.
35:32It's late afternoon on Virgin Island.
35:35You all right?
35:36Sup?
35:37And this evening the group will pair up for date night.
35:40So how are we going to do this today?
35:42Is this my first proper date?
35:43Do I class this as a date?
35:44We can make it a date.
35:45We'll see how, we'll see what happens.
35:47One thing I don't want it to be is I don't want it to be awkward.
35:50Why would it be awkward?
35:51I don't know, I feel like I'm just an awkward person.
35:53No, we might fall in love after this.
35:55Really?
35:56Maybe.
35:57Maybe?
35:58Sometimes when you look at me I do feel like,
36:00are you just looking at me, like, randomly or are you looking at me?
36:03Maybe I'm overthinking it.
36:05Why do you just look at me like that?
36:08Oh, Emma.
36:10After her session with Celeste,
36:12Emma's newfound positivity is taking effect.
36:15Do you realise, like, my dream woman will have to be someone
36:18who, like, goes to India with me and has that dream wedding?
36:20Oh, my God, yeah.
36:21You would look really good in a sari.
36:23No, I actually would love that.
36:24That's like the classic.
36:25What colour would my dress be?
36:27Like red?
36:28Yeah, I picture a red.
36:30Really?
36:31Yeah, I picture a red.
36:32I don't know whether red would suit me.
36:34I think it would.
36:35I think any colour would suit you, why not?
36:43Now she's opened the floodgates...
36:46SHE SCREAMS
36:48Yeah!
36:49..Emma's letting herself go.
36:51You even went through to the second layer.
36:53Later, we'll all post for a calendar.
36:58And so are the boys.
37:00What do you guys, like, like?
37:02What do you mean?
37:03What do you like?
37:04But that's such a weird question.
37:05How do you want to have sex?
37:06What do you mean?
37:07I don't want to have sex.
37:08I don't want to have sex.
37:09But that's such a weird question.
37:10How do you want to have sex?
37:11What do you mean?
37:12I don't know what I want.
37:13I want to feel powerful.
37:14I mean, yeah, I'd like it if a girl rides on top of me, sure.
37:17I would like to be dominated.
37:18I think that's what I like.
37:19You like that?
37:20Yeah.
37:21That's interesting.
37:22But that's because I'm, like, a shy virgin.
37:24I think I want something really boring, like Michelin.
37:26That's me.
37:28After being rejected earlier,
37:30the confidence phase of the cast has yet to help Ben.
37:33I think what's scary about the whole approaching somebody
37:36in real life is the prospect of rejection.
37:38It's just awkward.
37:39Ben struggles to turn dates from the vertical to the horizontal,
37:44so the experts want to see if they can teach him how.
37:48Coming out of this and feeling more confident is why I'm doing it.
37:53Let's get a little closer.
37:55And just so our hands are touching.
37:59Your job is to stay present with the touch.
38:02How do I make the first move, the first physical move?
38:04Because that's quite a big step and something you always worry about.
38:06If there is a moment that you feel a connection,
38:09but you might just look at her and be like,
38:12you're so cute.
38:16You know?
38:18Like that?
38:19Yeah.
38:20Yeah, it has to feel like it's time, though.
38:23Naturally.
38:24Yeah.
38:25When you're confident, that's one of the most important things.
38:30With the basics covered, Ben takes the giant leap to the bed.
38:37That's nice.
38:44That's really nice, Ben.
38:50Yeah.
38:52Slowly, Ben's confidence seems to be rising.
38:56And whatever you do, don't try to get it right.
39:00There's no getting it right.
39:01There's only exploring.
39:07Squeeze me, if that helps you to feel more of me.
39:12See you soon.
39:13See you soon.
39:14What I found most helpful is that she can help me get out of my head
39:18and get more in the moment.
39:20I just feel like I'm a lot more confident going into these sort of situations now.
39:28I think I'm ready.
39:29I'm ready.
39:30I'm ready.
39:31I'm ready.
39:32I'm ready.
39:33I'm ready.
39:34I'm ready.
39:35I'm ready.
39:36I'm ready.
39:37I'm ready.
39:38I'm ready.
39:39I'm ready.
39:41After Ben's confidence boost...
39:46..the whole group get themselves ready for date night.
39:51This feels a bigger deal than I thought it was going to be.
39:53Ooh, a tie.
39:54You're looking good, baby.
39:56You all look good.
39:57Yeah.
39:58Who knew virgins could be so sexy?
40:04Ooh, lovely.
40:06The experts have paired them up, ready to test their date skills.
40:09This is nice.
40:10This is nice.
40:11Ladies first.
40:13So kind.
40:14And they've hit the island's most romantic spot.
40:18There you go, my lady.
40:19Thank you very much. Thank you.
40:20There you go.
40:21You look lovely.
40:22Oh, thank you.
40:23I was worried I'd be overdressed and I was like...
40:25I was worried about the same thing.
40:27Having come out as gay, Taylor's dating expert Aisha
40:31give him Ben the chance to carry on where he left off with Josh.
40:35How have you been since we last met?
40:38Yeah, fine. Waiting for you. You're late.
40:41I hope this is water.
40:43So do I, actually.
40:45Cheers.
40:46As they sit down to chat up...
40:48Nice to meet you.
40:50Nice to meet you.
40:51..they must remember Celeste and Danielle's three steps of dating.
40:55I wanted to know, actually, what's it like in Glasgow?
40:58Is it just full of, like, Frankie Boyle posters?
41:01Yeah. He's, like, actually, like, our mascot.
41:05What state did you grow up in?
41:07Florida. Oh, Florida. I would never would have guessed.
41:09Really?
41:10Apparently, Florida people are crazy.
41:12Does that mean you're crazy?
41:14Um, I think I am a little.
41:17We may be about to get rained on.
41:19You don't like getting wet?
41:21I thought that was your whole thing.
41:23Wow!
41:25I appreciate that.
41:27I appreciate you taking it sexual.
41:29Step one, giving an in-the-moment compliment.
41:32You look nice. Thanks.
41:34Very nice. How nice?
41:36Out of ten? Ten.
41:38Not to say.
41:40Me, right?
41:42Short of some dolphins.
41:44I like how rosy your cheeks are.
41:47It's the one thing I hate about myself.
41:49Is it? Yeah.
41:50Oh, well, I'm glad I brought it up, then.
41:52You've got very nice earrings.
41:54You like them? Yeah.
41:55Thank you. My friend made them.
41:57You've definitely got a good fashion sense.
41:59Yeah? Better than I've got.
42:00Thank you. Thank you so much.
42:02All these compliments, I don't know what to do with them all.
42:05Step two is the look.
42:07I've practised the look. I've practised it.
42:09Oh, yes.
42:10OK, I'm going to feel my energy.
42:12I'm going to turn away and look back at you.
42:14OK, we're going to turn away.
42:15OK.
42:16I'm going to turn away and look back at you.
42:18I'm going to turn away and look back at you.
42:20We're going to turn away. OK.
42:26God damn it!
42:27Finally followed by the kiss.
42:30You're a beautiful girl.
42:31Oh, stop it. You really are.
42:33You're a beautiful guy, inside and out.
42:35HE GIGGLES
42:37Aw.
42:38But for one couple...
42:39My niche is, like, weight loss.
42:41I like your motivation to want to do personal training
42:43and want to help other people. Yeah.
42:45I like that about you. Thanks.
42:47Their practice is perfect.
42:50Are you OK? I'm good.
42:52You sure? Yeah, I'm all right.
42:55Does that make you nervous? A little bit.
42:57A little bit. You don't need to be nervous.
43:00I need to try and be a bit more confident with women.
43:03My family and our Hindu culture still believe in, like,
43:06arranged marriages.
43:07I don't see that as a bad thing,
43:09but I just don't think I'd ever put myself in that position.
43:13Once I'm a lot more confident in myself,
43:15I think the type of path I want to go down will be love marriage.
43:18But if I don't put myself out there, it definitely won't happen.
43:23Do you want to shake hands? Sure, let's do it.
43:25I'm just going to... I have cold hands, though.
43:27No, it's OK. They're OK.
43:29You have nice hands, though. Thank you.
43:32You've got nice skin.
43:33I feel like I've gotten darker by being here more.
43:35To be honest, you actually have. But you're a nice colour.
43:39You OK? Yeah, I'm all right. You OK?
43:41Yeah, I'm good. I'm all good. Yeah? Yeah.
43:48Look, you can tell how cold I am cos I was going a bit purple.
43:51Yeah. You are going a bit purple, aren't you?
43:53Maybe you can warm them up for me.
43:55You want me to warm up for you? Yeah.
43:57I'll give you a little peck. Yeah, go on.
44:01Beautiful. How was that?
44:03Yeah, lovely. Yeah? Good for you.
44:05We got on quite well.
44:07And I'm just looking forward to getting to know him more.
44:10I don't know whether it could be a bit romantic,
44:13but I've never had a connection with anyone like I do with Viraj.
44:18Enjoy that. Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
44:20Let me do that. I'll probably run for...
44:22Oh, shh! That was awkward.
44:24I feel really great. I feel confident.
44:26And I feel like I've pushed outside, like, a massive barrier with me,
44:29with, like, going on dates and stuff.
44:31She's just an amazing girl,
44:33and I'm really glad that I was with her for that date.
44:36You want to hold my hand? We'll make it, like, an official date.
44:43And with that, it's time to celebrate
44:45the end of another phase of the cast.
44:48CHEERING
44:50Are you feeling confident?
44:52Yes!
44:54My confidence has definitely grown over the last few days.
44:57I feel like I've grown a lot.
44:59My confidence has definitely grown over the last few days.
45:02I've kind of been on a journey in terms of, like, gender.
45:05I'm not quite sure who I am, but I know at least I'm Tom.
45:10Cheers!
45:14Over the last few days, my confidence has skyrocketed
45:17so much more than I thought it ever would,
45:20and I'm really looking forward to where the journey may take me next.
45:24It's so exciting and it's so nice to feel, like,
45:26these new feelings that I'm feeling.
45:28Now that I'm kind of... I know myself a bit better,
45:31the fear is gone, so I'm hoping I can progress faster
45:34now that I'm not being held back by my own fear.
45:37Tomorrow, we are taking you to the next level.
45:41Oh, my God. Are you ready?
45:46We've come a long journey together and you never know what's coming next.
45:50I just hope we don't go in tomorrow and, like,
45:52they're all naked or something. That'd be quite scary.
45:55Next time...
45:57So, this is my body.
45:58For fuck's sake.
46:00..the course enters its toughest phase yet.
46:03We're going to invite you one by one to show yourself out.
46:08Do you know what? YOLO.
46:10CHEERING
46:13And the one-on-ones.
46:15What's the feeling in your body, the sensation of it?
46:17Disgusting.
46:19Push the virgins further than ever before.
46:22Just, like, explore.
46:27Yeah.
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