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00:00How are you feeling?
00:05Anxious. It's just the unknown, isn't it?
00:08It is.
00:10En route to the unique retreat today are married couple Jamie and Charmaine from Essex.
00:16I do put you in some situations, don't I?
00:21Jamie is very laid back. That's like the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Jamie.
00:27I would describe myself as quiet, private.
00:31In the past I've spoke for you a lot, haven't I?
00:34Yeah.
00:35I'm very chaotic.
00:37The couple have been together for eight years and have three children.
00:42Two from Charmaine's previous relationship and one together.
00:46Our lives are very mundane.
00:48Just a normal family, just trying to get by.
00:51Very unsuspecting to do something like this.
00:54Charmaine believes that opening up their relationship will make up for lost time.
01:01When I was 18 I was raising children so I never had that sort of rebellious teenage stage.
01:09You know, drinking, partying and neither of us have been with lots of previous sexual partners even now.
01:17Me and Jamie, we don't go out socialising loads.
01:21So, the social aspect of opening up is just as appealing for us as like the sexual aspect.
01:27No going back now.
01:29If you're secure in your relationship, that opening up can be a great thing.
01:36It has an element of honesty about what it is you desire.
01:39I just feel like we're not meant to be with one person our whole lives.
01:42I feel like we're, why would we limit ourselves to one person if we can experience all of these different things together?
01:49How are you feeling?
01:51I'm nervous to meet new people but I think it will be a good thing for us.
01:57Just got to go with it.
02:00I am a little bit worried that this experience might cause a lot of conflict if it was to go wrong.
02:06You know, it's not just us to think about, it's all of the children.
02:11You're not riding on this then?
02:12Yeah, there is a lot.
02:14There's a lot at stake.
02:16It's not something we've taken lightly.
02:18I feel like we're walking into a lion's den to be honest.
02:22I'm anxious of the unknown and the fact that if we do end up opening up, I don't know how I'm going to feel in that moment.
02:30Sort of doing this is very out of character for me.
02:35This is it.
02:36What are we doing?
02:41Oh my God, they're so cute.
02:43Welcome.
02:44Hiya.
02:45I know couples coming to the retreat are going to be extremely nervous.
02:50What are we getting ourselves into?
02:52Okay.
02:53My advice is to rip that bandaid off and just do it.
02:56Hi.
02:57Hello, guys.
02:58Hi, I'm Gem.
02:59Welcome to the house.
03:00Can't wait to get to know them.
03:02Yeah, I think there's definitely an initial sexual attraction there for us.
03:06Yeah, for sure.
03:07Hello, gorgeous.
03:08Welcome.
03:09So we're looking forward to seeing where we can take things.
03:12Lily.
03:13I'm Charmaine.
03:14Charmaine, nice to meet you.
03:15Charmaine and Jamie are super hot.
03:17They seem really friendly and nice.
03:18Excited to be here.
03:19I'm a bit nervous.
03:20We're nervous.
03:21We're definitely nervous, but we are excited.
03:23Everyone here is super lovely, so.
03:25Jamie did seem a little bit apprehensive, maybe a little bit of nerves there.
03:29What do you think?
03:30Yeah.
03:31It seems a bit of you, isn't it?
03:32Yeah, they're both really fit.
03:33Everyone's like, oh.
03:34Book the order room for tonight, please.
03:39I don't think we expected to be greeted by so many people, but I think it was very daunting
03:43sort of walking into that situation, because it's the unknown and everybody's so confident.
03:52God.
03:53I love you.
03:54I love you, too.
03:59Are you okay?
04:00I can feel you.
04:07On hand, to help Charmaine and Jamie navigate opening up their relationship, is non-monogamy
04:13coach Effie Blue.
04:14Hello.
04:15Welcome.
04:16Welcome.
04:17I'm Effie.
04:18Nice to meet you.
04:19You, too.
04:20Come in, come in.
04:25Take a seat on the couch.
04:26Make yourselves comfortable.
04:30What brings you here today?
04:32I think opening up has been something that we've spoken about for about five years, maybe
04:37now.
04:38Four or five years, at least.
04:40So is variety something that kind of excites you?
04:45Neither of us have had much, like many sexual partners in the past. I've only slept with
04:51three people.
04:52Okay.
04:53Whose idea was opening up?
04:55It was mine.
04:56Okay.
04:57It was mine.
04:58I'm just the bad influence.
04:59Okay.
05:00How did you throw it on?
05:01I think that I said, like, I'd like to see him with another woman.
05:04Okay.
05:05At first I was a bit like, okay, I wasn't expecting this.
05:12And the more I thought about it, I sort of thought, perhaps if we are going to open up,
05:16the safest route would be to do it together.
05:18Okay.
05:19Another couple.
05:20Okay.
05:21What do you think is going to be the biggest hurdle for you?
05:24I think for me, maybe the fear of rejection a little bit.
05:30I have quite a few insecurities. I've had my children very young, so obviously, you know,
05:36my body has changed a lot. So, like, the idea of approaching people and being rejected,
05:43that makes me nervous.
05:45Everybody is afraid of being rejected, especially in the non-monogamy world.
05:49And more often than not, no one's really rejecting the person.
05:53It's just about what they want and what they're looking for doesn't align with what you're
05:58looking for.
05:59Does that make sense?
06:00Yeah, that makes sense.
06:02For you, Jamie?
06:03What do you think is going to be the biggest hurdle for you?
06:05I feel like the social aspect of it will be the biggest barrier.
06:09I feel like I can, you can probably see it now, I talk over Jamie a lot.
06:13I feel like I lead the conversations.
06:15Do you feel that?
06:16Do you have awareness of that?
06:18Yes, sometimes I'm grateful for it as well.
06:21Sometimes I think it takes the pressure off.
06:26I can sort of hide behind her, I guess.
06:29Yeah, yeah, for sure, yeah.
06:30Do you feel seen?
06:32I try and hide, I try to be unseen.
06:34Tell me why you want to be unseen.
06:36Erm, I'm guessing, erm, it feels, erm, safer.
06:45Yeah.
06:46OK.
06:47I, erm, I spend a lot of time questioning what people's intentions actually are.
07:00You can imagine that makes connecting really hard.
07:03It can do, yeah.
07:04Yeah.
07:05Yeah.
07:08Why do you want to take this, like, massive leap into non-monogamy, which is going to challenge
07:15all these things that you're struggling with?
07:17We go backwards and forwards, don't we?
07:19Like, is it something we really, really want?
07:21Sure.
07:22It's a big decision.
07:23Or is it something that is just a fantasy?
07:25Mm.
07:26Tonight, there's going to be a social, because we like to party around here.
07:32I want to challenge you, because this is what this is about.
07:35When you meet somebody, when you're a social circle, the whisper in the back of your head
07:39is saying, this person has the potential to hurt me.
07:42Can we change that whisper to you?
07:44I want to get to know this person.
07:46What are they passionate about?
07:48Does that make sense?
07:49I feel like that's given me a lot to work with.
07:52Right.
07:53Right.
07:54And then, hopefully, you would have connected with a couple that might join you this evening.
08:01No pressure.
08:02Okay.
08:04Thank you for sharing.
08:11Oh, wow.
08:13Oh, my goodness.
08:14Oh, my goodness.
08:16Yes, I pray.
08:17Jamie has deep shyness and mistrust.
08:20And I am worried that that might get in the way of him making the connections.
08:24I'm hoping that he won't shut down.
08:26I thought you just needed on a lot more.
08:28You know me.
08:29I don't get emotional in front of people.
08:32Apart from you, who gets the absolute brunt of it.
08:35I do feel that because I was the one that sort of instigated the conversation about opening
08:42up with Jamie, I feel like I'm the more eager of the two.
08:47And I think I'm a little bit worried that Jamie's sort of confidence or insecurities,
08:55if you will, will sort of hold me back.
08:59I think the biggest hurdle for us will be...
09:02Me trusting people.
09:04Try not to analyse into how you're feeling too much.
09:09Obviously, I'm going to try and do that.
09:10Yeah.
09:11But this is a lifelong habit.
09:13I don't think it's going to come that easily.
09:14No.
09:15I don't think anything worth having comes easy.
09:17Previously on Open House...
09:24It's two guys!
09:25Woo!
09:26Back in the there!
09:28I have identified as gay since I came out when I was 18.
09:33Today, I don't know.
09:35Woo!
09:36I'm interested in being with a woman sexually.
09:40The worst case scenario would be reacting in a way which I'm not expecting.
09:45You've not explored a female body.
09:47Hmm.
09:48Do you know what you're doing?
09:49I do not know what I'm doing.
09:51No, no, no.
09:52We don't know what we're doing.
09:54Maybe go and have a chat with Naomi and Jen.
09:58Yeah.
09:59Let's fucking do it.
10:00Ooh.
10:01A bit concerning the girls.
10:03This is definitely a very big moment in our relationship because this is a doorway towards
10:09something which could be like a huge change for us.
10:12information.
10:20Engaged couple Chris and Simon are at the retreat to discover if they have any attraction
10:25to women.
10:26Oh, you guys are so fun!
10:29To help find the answers, they have invited residents Jen and Naomi to the hot tub.
10:34I just didn't stop laughing with you. We just had such a fun interaction.
10:41Yeah, that's nice.
10:43Sorry, I was just playing with your feet. Sorry about that.
10:45That's OK.
10:46Is that OK?
10:47That is actually very OK. I'm actually very into that.
10:50My biggest turn on is someone playing with my feet or sucking my toes.
10:53No way.
10:54Go on, lick it.
10:55Come on, is it a bit too...
10:56No, it's not.
10:57They're there when you want them.
11:00Oh my goodness, we're only two minutes in and we've got the foot set.
11:03OK.
11:06I think I'd been in the hot tub for approximately 30 seconds before Simon sucked my toe.
11:13I love that though, I think that's amazing. Love a foot mile.
11:17I am very attracted to both of you girls and I would be definitely up for at least having a kiss.
11:24I'm down for that.
11:26So, yeah.
11:28So would you like a kiss?
11:29Seeing Simon kiss a woman in front of me was jaw-dropping. He really went in for it.
11:49Simon matched my kissing like straight away and that's rare. Like if someone can do that.
11:53Jane, I don't want you to do that.
11:55Jane, I don't want you to do that.
11:56Go on.
11:57That was a great kiss.
11:58Thanks.
11:59I enjoyed that.
12:00Are you ready for a kiss?
12:01Erm...
12:02I don't know.
12:03I don't know.
12:04and I don't know.
12:05Well, I don't know if you're thinking of being gonna be a kiss.
12:07You want to be a kiss?
12:08I don't know.
12:16that was a great kiss I enjoyed that are you ready for a kiss I don't know I think I might be more
12:34attracted to Naomi okay no problem I'm sorry watch seeing Chris kiss Naomi was very hot absolutely loved it
12:56I don't know what you said I'm just asking if he's nice I thought he said that's something now and I was like what
13:11how are you feeling it's way past my bedtime
13:21right um I think probably gonna call it a night um just take your time to like go through because
13:35this is a huge thing for you guys to do I thought Simon seemed really keen and playful but I think
13:42maybe there was a difference of where they wanted it to go I feel like ending the night where we did
13:49was probably the right call because I wanted to progress but the fact that Chris rejected Jen
13:58did make me feel as though the night itself wasn't gonna probably progress any further
14:04are you okay yeah good I'm going to the detail tomorrow well I don't want to talk to you about
14:13it yeah
14:19engaged couple Chris and Simon have woken up to their second day at the retreat
14:40I think maybe Chris was a little more reserved he was a bit more nervous yeah I think if Simon was
14:56on his own with us he would have taken it further last night yeah no I completely agree yeah how do you
15:04think they feel today hopefully they're both on the same page because it'd be really awkward if they
15:08weren't yeah
15:11ready for a round of golf
15:13ready for a hole or two
15:17why can't I be that funny in front of girls
15:21terrible you are funny
15:22I'm not
15:23you were making a lot of loads last night
15:24I'm feeling mixed emotions about last night Chris didn't feel comfortable kissing Jen
15:30that was a bit like okay how are we gonna navigate this they're moving forward how are we feeling
15:34a bit deflated yeah what happened last night with the girls was really fun really exciting really
15:46enjoyed it but while I've been saying that there are like no expectations I probably did have
15:50expectations to be honest it it felt like even though it was just a kiss like that still felt rushed for me
15:57yeah like I I'm a real slow burner given that we had like the social mixer and then we have the
16:07hot tub experience and you still feel like that was rushed yeah agree yeah I don't take pushing that
16:13any further I think would have been a mistake I'm conscious that we're both here to do things
16:17together but maybe would need to go about it in slightly different ways I guess that's part of the
16:25whole thing with exploring non-monogamy is you do always in the back of your mind think about your
16:30partner but I think it's really important to understand my sexuality better because it's
16:35when integral part of who I am on hand to help Chris and Simon process the night before
16:42welcome welcome is non-monogamy coach Effie Blue how are we feeling
16:49I'm feeling a little bit disappointed I think okay that's probably how I'd put it okay do you tell
16:58so yeah last night things got quite playful with Jen Naomi and I started kissing okay which was
17:08really good fun really enjoyed it I was like ready to go oh yeah like this is let's take this further
17:14to the next step what was it like for you Chris so I only had a kiss with Naomi okay I was expecting
17:21there to be like a like a spark or something like that and I didn't particularly feel that okay what
17:29do you think got in the way for you I don't think I've ever met anyone and on the same night kiss them
17:35okay tell me about the disappointment and the deflation the hope was that I was going to come into this and
17:43leave feeling as though I did have that spark and arousal towards women and I feel like the
17:49experience that I had last night didn't prove that okay okay I understand that um do you think Chris
17:56being there had any impact on your experience at all I think I have found myself a bit worried about
18:01you not worried about you really I have had a bit of like in the back of my head like is he okay are
18:08you doing okay so is there anything that we need to talk about here I just like having Simon around
18:18what sometimes happens is when the other person's been there for a while and you kind of both lean
18:23on each other we lose sight of our individual confidence and inner strength does that make sense
18:30absolutely okay beautiful I think I have a plan how to explore so would you be willing to have
18:38two separate experiences today yes okay we can certainly give it a try give it a try yeah I am
18:48feeling nervous about having to go into another social situation you'll be fine there were definitely
18:54points last night where I think because looking for Chris so while I love you it will be quite nice
19:00to maybe not have Chris around tonight go forth and have fun because I really don't feel like I can
19:10progress in my sexual relationships as long as I am still unsure in exactly what it is that I am
19:18attracted to let's split this up I'm not sure whether to wear
19:29these together all these together does this look sexy though listen I don't know if speedos are very
19:41sexy right Chris and Simon are getting ready for their separate socials there's always a risk that
19:47exploring non-monogamy might jeopardize our relationship but I think it's important to know
19:55exactly who I am as a person so that's why I'm here and that's why I'm doing is because I feel like
19:59this is important for me to get more clarity on the question marks that I have in my head
20:05I think that's going to be fine good
20:07Simon will be attending an all-girls pool party with residents Jen Georgie Holly and Gracie
20:20in the bedroom I pretty much love anything like I'm happy to explore anything like I'm always like a
20:27don't knock it till you try it type person scream if you want to go to an orgy I love exploring I love
20:35trying new tricks a gay couple it's not every woman's dream though I'm not gonna lie yeah oh Lord but up in
20:47the bedroom Simon is starting to have some doubts I just feel pressure to take it to the bedroom and do
20:55something there's no there's no need to do that I'm anxious because I feel like I'm in the perfect
21:03scenario to explore oh fuck hell and that's essentially why I'm here is to discover my sexuality
21:14so there is pressure with that obviously I don't know yeah I don't know I think I'm definitely in my
21:22head at the minute I think just being alone with women pushes me outside my comfort zone
21:47I just don't think I'd be able to relax and be me in that moment meanwhile Chris is waiting to be
21:56collected for his afternoon social an all-girls pajama party with residents Emily Kirsty and Mandy
22:03I'm feeling dreadfully nervous because I don't know who's going to be there but I do know that Simon
22:10isn't going to be there like Simon is sort of like a comfort blanket Naomi who he kissed last
22:17night in the hot tub is picking him up hello do you want to come and join a party uh yeah let's let's do
22:26oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah I feel so overdressed in my pink dressing
22:38guy oh dashing just step into the room and see uh three other girls in there as well was uh quite
22:45intimidating you go into the pink room and take it straight what's your plan for me then ladies
22:57what's going on we wanted to pamper you please do you like having a bath a bath is that a statue
23:06thought I don't know that's I might go in in my pants I don't know if I'm brave enough and then if
23:13you want to dip your feet in you can yeah and we can help you all right all right we'll do a bath
23:18bloody hell oh my god I think for me personally with him he's just a little bit too nervous for me
23:24you know what sometimes people can grow on me so you never know
23:29truth down by the pool Simon and the ladies are playing a game of truth or dare
23:40truth what do you want to do right now maybe all five of us stand up and all kiss each other at the
23:48same time
23:49my hands are wandering sorry guys
24:06I think I'm wet.
24:10Your lips are so soft and like plump.
24:16You're such a writer, you just...
24:18I know, I know.
24:20You fit right in here.
24:22Does anyone want to move this upstairs so we can keep playing the game?
24:30I think let's go for it and just give it a go, yeah.
24:35Let's go!
24:45Retreat newcomers Charmaine and Jamie are getting ready for tonight's under the sea themed social.
24:51Do you think that's okay like that?
24:53Yeah, it's fine.
24:55Charmaine is hoping to meet a couple to open up their relationship with,
24:59but Jamie will have to overcome his confidence issues.
25:03How are you feeling?
25:05Yeah, I'm excited.
25:07I'm a little bit apprehensive of the social part and how you're going to be, how you're going to do.
25:13Right now I'm anxious.
25:15You are pacing.
25:17Are you nervous?
25:19Extremely.
25:21I'm hoping that we go into this evening together and that Jamie will feel confident enough to sort of go off separately.
25:29And I really hope that it brings him out of himself a little bit more.
25:33I think it's going to do both of us the world of good, but I think especially it's going to do you good.
25:39I'm a bit worried because I feel like my self-confidence can sort of hold Charmaine back.
25:47It puts a bit of a burden on her in social situations.
25:49You ready for this?
25:51Love you.
25:53Love you.
25:59Down at the social, the residents are already turning up the heat.
26:04This whole experience is obviously completely new to us, alien to us.
26:14And I think it's a very vulnerable situation to put yourself in.
26:20This is a big step.
26:21I don't feel like your relationship is ever going to be the same once you've opened up.
26:25Potentially that could damage our marriage.
26:31Of course I have worries about how it might affect me in Charmaine.
26:34Because it's not something you can undo.
26:37Once it's done, it's done.
26:52How are you feeling? Are you okay?
26:54I'm like, I've got butterflies, I'm feeling a bit like giddy.
26:57It's just excitement.
26:58Oh my goodness, the green is gorgeous.
27:02Simon and the girls have moved the party up to the bedroom, in the hope that it may lead to Simon having his first sexual experience with a woman.
27:11How do you feel when you're making the lighting a little bit more?
27:14Whatever you feel.
27:16I have never had sex with a woman. I don't know what I'm doing.
27:24What's your buttons?
27:25I think I tend to feel most comfortable probably like laying back and letting stuff happen.
27:32Can I request for you to like lie down then?
27:34I'm saying lie down then.
27:37I'm saying lie down then.
27:43I'm saying lie down then.
27:47Right now, I'm feeling terrified because I don't know what I'm doing.
28:08I know that I want to have fun and I know that I want it to be a positive experience,
28:14but I... I am anxious.
28:25Oh, fuck.
28:29Just want a little drink of water? Yeah, just a minute.
28:33But things aren't going quite as planned.
28:36What I'm going to think, I'm just going to say, like, I'm conscious that I'm not hard.
28:39I should be a bit of a stage fright part of it, it's also, like...
28:46There's a lot going on, I'm just, like, processing, like, everything at once,
28:49so I'm just, like, this is something very new for me.
28:58When am I going to get my nails, sir?
29:00This is good nail polish, it's dry really quick.
29:02Just down the hall, Chris is fully immersed in his all-girl experience.
29:07Yeah, I think you're good.
29:08But his cautious approach is hindering things from progressing to the physical.
29:13Best case scenario would be to just, like, maybe have some fun in the bedroom.
29:18Are you going to get in your bubble bath?
29:19I'm going to have to pluck up the courage at some point.
29:21But, like, Simon's always been more sexually confident.
29:25When are my nails and my face mask? How about that? What do we do with that?
29:28Shall we take it over? Oh, you look like a new man.
29:31Blimey. Right.
29:34Don't worry, we're going to be there to help you.
29:37Are you hanging up your clothes?
29:40No.
29:42It's a new shirt.
29:44Oh, how's it done, acting stories?
29:47Whoa.
29:48Is it nice?
29:49Oh, it's lovely.
29:50This is a lovely temperature.
29:51It felt nice being in the bath with Naomi.
29:53It was more intimate, certainly, than the hot tub.
29:55So, we are going to have an early night.
30:01Chris is definitely very cute, but just wasn't really giving me the energy.
30:07I know he's nervous, obviously, that's a given.
30:10We'll miss you.
30:11So, me and the girls thought it would be a nice idea to leave Naomi and Chris.
30:18I mean, I think there's definitely some sort of spark between them.
30:22It was nice having the other girls here, but I think, like, it's, I felt like I was, like,
30:27constantly looking around the room, like, trying to make sure I'm, like, giving everyone
30:31equal attention.
30:32It's a lot to manage, yeah.
30:33I think Chris is a wonderful, wonderful man, and he's just someone that really intrigues
30:38me to get to know him a bit deeper.
30:40How are you finding this?
30:42Are you more relaxed now?
30:43You look very relaxed.
30:44I feel, I mean, I'm in a lovely bath with a lovely lady.
30:48Naomi's a really interesting person, and she's very attractive as well.
30:53Yeah, I'd like to kiss Naomi.
30:55It's nice having just one person to focus on.
30:59Is it?
30:59Yeah.
30:59That's good.
31:00Meanwhile, Simon and the girls' afternoon is progressing, despite his slight technical
31:14glitch.
31:14I think anything on my face would be great.
31:20Having fun with a woman's vagina is very different to anything I've experienced before.
31:26I don't exactly know what I'm doing, and that terrifies me.
31:33Oh, my God.
31:38I didn't really focus too much on, like, I was having issues with, like, getting an erection.
31:43Oh, fuck, yes.
31:45Oh, shit.
31:46I think I got a lot more pleasure out of making the other girls feel pleasure.
31:52Oh, my God.
31:53Fuck.
31:54I was actually very surprised that when Simon gave me aural, he was exceptional.
32:00Yes.
32:03He was exceptional.
32:04Yeah.
32:10Apparently, I can pleasure a woman.
32:12Jen gave me all of the signs that I definitely made her feel a certain kind of way.
32:17Fuck, I just came to a heart in your tongue.
32:20That's impressive.
32:22Wow.
32:22I was having so much fun, and the connection was so good, so I hadn't thought about what
32:28Chris might be up to.
32:29You're so funny.
32:30Oh, my God.
32:31Oh, my God.
32:32Oh, my God.
32:33Grab this.
32:34Yeah.
32:35Your rabbit's going to go up the hole.
32:37Yes, yes, yes.
32:39I love that.
32:40You're in.
32:41You've got it.
32:42I'm so proud of you.
32:43Yeah, it's a safe one, the handcuff knot.
32:46That's fantastic.
32:47That's your introduction to knots and bondage.
32:50I'm sure your old scout leader will be very good.
32:52Yeah.
32:53Yeah.
32:54My relationship with Chris is definitely somewhere between romantic and friendship.
32:58Because we shared a kiss, I think naturally it had more of that romantic element to it.
33:05Despite not going there today, this has been wonderful.
33:07This has been so nice.
33:08I think I would have kissed Naomi, but I think what I've found is that I just do need a bit
33:13more time to do those sorts of things.
33:14I hope you have a lovely, lovely evening, and I'll see you at Summer Point.
33:18Thank you so much.
33:19All right.
33:20Ta-ra.
33:21Like, I don't feel like I made much more significant progress in my own story.
33:26He's not here.
33:30He's not in the loo.
33:33Once I came out to the room and found he wasn't there, I was thinking about where he may
33:38be.
33:39I feel jealous that he's probably doing something sexual, and I would like to be there to see
33:44it.
33:53Charmaine and Jamie have just arrived at their first social, in the hope that they will find
33:57a couple to join them in the bedroom.
34:00Hello.
34:01How are you doing?
34:04To kickstart their evening, they make a beeline for engaged couple Lily and Joe.
34:09How's it been, settling in?
34:10I imagine it's been quite intense.
34:11It was intense.
34:12Yeah.
34:13It's very fun.
34:14Yeah.
34:15You both look great.
34:16Your dress as well is stunning.
34:18The velvet suit.
34:19I've got velvet trousers on.
34:20Oh, yeah.
34:21Matching, matching.
34:22I'm feeling a little bit overdressed.
34:23Oh, no.
34:24Oh, no.
34:25It was very clear that they were nervous.
34:27The nerves really shone through.
34:30And what do you do for work?
34:31I'm in it.
34:32I'm just at home with the kids, and we've got three boys.
34:35Have you?
34:36Oh, really?
34:37Handful.
34:38So what do you do for work, Jamie?
34:39I do scaffolding.
34:40I don't know if it's better to tell you, though.
34:41No way.
34:42I also scaffold.
34:43Oh, really?
34:44Scaffolding in Cambridge, yeah.
34:45Oh, okay.
34:46Are you enjoying it?
34:47Yeah, I love it.
34:48Yeah.
34:49Give it ten years, you'll hate it.
34:50Yeah, that's what everyone says, but...
34:52We're both scaffolders, so we're both in the same industry, so we definitely have
34:55some things in common, which is nice.
34:57It'd be good to spend some more time, I think.
34:59Yeah, we'd definitely see them again if they wanted to see us.
35:02Enjoy the rest of your evening.
35:04How are you feeling?
35:06Yeah, I feel good.
35:09Do you feel ready to separate and speak to people, yeah?
35:13Yeah, I think so.
35:14Yeah, I think I'm more nervous than you now.
35:16Okay, love you.
35:20Yeah, I think I'm just going to jump in and allow myself to be surprised.
35:24Hiya.
35:25Good morning.
35:26I'm Jen.
35:27Hiya, I'm Char.
35:28Nice to meet you.
35:29Char?
35:30Yeah, Charmaine.
35:31Char?
35:32Oh, okay, Char.
35:33How are you feeling?
35:34I'm nervous.
35:35I think, for both of us, it's a big thing to sort of separate from each other.
35:39I think we sort of lean on each other quite a lot for confidence.
35:42It's, yeah, going to be a bit of a challenge for us.
35:45Yeah.
35:46Hi!
35:47I'm Jamie.
35:48How are you feeling, my darling?
35:49I'm good.
35:50We're not as scary as we look, I promise.
35:51I'm loving this velvet jacket, by the way.
35:53It's fabulous.
35:54Bit of an in-spy pic thing.
35:55It's like, I'll order that.
35:56Yeah?
35:57Yeah.
35:58Jamie's nerves didn't necessarily put me off, to be honest.
36:01It's going to be a nerve-wracking situation for anybody to walk into, so I can completely
36:05understand that.
36:06Your partner looks absolutely beautiful tonight.
36:08I love the fact that you're matching in green.
36:10Yeah.
36:11It just, you just look really good.
36:12Um...
36:13Monsieur, s'il vous plaît.
36:15I've definitely got a jealous streak to me, seeing Jamie flirting with somebody else.
36:26It's not something I've ever seen before.
36:28Personally, I think if it wasn't for Jen, I would be lost.
36:32Yeah.
36:33In the social aspect.
36:34I'm the mouth.
36:35I think Jamie says the exact same.
36:36Are you the mouth?
36:37Yeah.
36:38You wouldn't think that now.
36:39I'd just like to finish your sentences.
36:41What can I say?
36:42She's too impatient.
36:43I am impatient.
36:44I'll start saying something and she'll be like...
36:48I think I can put on a confident act, but deep down I'm quite nervous in a social situation.
36:55Right now I'm feeling quite apprehensive.
37:00I'm also very aware of how Jamie might be feeling.
37:04Oh, it's lovely to speak to you.
37:06I'm going to go and see how Jamie's doing.
37:10Speak to you soon.
37:11So we've been trying to open up for about five years now.
37:15Okay.
37:16Um, it's probably my confidence has held us back.
37:18Yeah.
37:19You seem pretty confident.
37:20Yeah, I was going to say.
37:22I think I needed to hear that.
37:24You're holding your eyes?
37:25Yeah, you're doing fine.
37:26Yeah.
37:27You okay?
37:28Hiya.
37:29Jamie, do you want to go through?
37:35I want to step out.
37:36Sorry?
37:37I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.
37:38It's like a little broke.
37:39It's a situation, yeah.
37:45I just feel overwhelmed.
37:51It's just a bit much for me.
37:53The whole situation.
37:54We're not obligates to anything.
37:56This is our journey.
37:57I'm just uncomfortable.
37:59Where do we go from here?
38:01I don't know.
38:02The decision's yours from now.
38:04I don't know if I'm going to be able to hold myself together now.
38:08I really don't want to do it.
38:10I just want to buy them.
38:11I just want to buy them.
38:24After having very different sexual experiences, Simon is waiting for Chris in the cocktail bar.
38:30I'm feeling a little bit apprehensive about telling Chris about what's happened because I didn't expect it to go this far.
38:37And it's such a big step in our relationship opening up with women as well.
38:43Let's do it.
38:44There he is.
38:45As soon as he walked in I was like, we've had very different days.
38:56You okay?
38:57You look so cute.
38:58Oh, it's really good to see you.
38:59You okay?
39:00Yeah, good.
39:01You've been gone for so long.
39:02He went before me.
39:03What have you been doing?
39:04So, go on.
39:05I went down to the red room.
39:06It was really hot.
39:07I was very much just enjoying myself.
39:09Jen was like, do you want to eat my pussy?
39:11Wow.
39:12Just right out there.
39:13It was getting you going?
39:14Well, so this is the thing.
39:15I don't know if it was because of, like, like, like, I don't know if it was because of, like,
39:20a bit of stage fright.
39:21Yeah.
39:22But I didn't get hard and I didn't come.
39:23But, like, in the moment I was like, I loved that.
39:25Like, you can feel you enjoy that up here.
39:26It doesn't matter how you feel down there.
39:27That.
39:28Yeah.
39:29The exploration is why I came here and, like, the sexual exploration I had today,
39:32it was very much just enjoying myself.
39:33I was very much just enjoying myself.
39:34Jen was like, do you want to eat my pussy?
39:35Wow.
39:36Just right out there.
39:37It was getting you going?
39:38Well, this is the thing.
39:39I don't know if it was because of, like, a bit of stage fright.
39:40Yeah.
39:41But I didn't get hard and I didn't come.
39:42But, like, in the moment I was like, I loved that.
39:44That.
39:45Yeah.
39:46The exploration is why I came here and, like, the sexual exploration I had today
39:50is exactly what I was looking for.
39:53I just don't care that I struggled with getting an erection.
39:57So how are you feeling?
39:59Erm...
40:00I am jealous that I wasn't there to see it.
40:03The way I frame the jealous, like, part of me wants to have been there to, like,
40:07to have seen it happen.
40:09It's like missing a big event.
40:10That's the only sort of jealousy I feel.
40:12Are you doing okay?
40:13Yeah.
40:14You've overcome some pretty big, like, steps today.
40:18Yeah.
40:19So nice to, like, hear you gushing about it and...
40:23Oh!
40:24That's disgusting!
40:26It would have been nice for me to be able to have my own sexual experience,
40:30but I know that I'm not the type of person who would have been able to do what Simon did.
40:35So, how on earth are you?
40:40So I've had a little pamperday.
40:41You had a little pamperday.
40:42You had a little pamperday!
40:43So they gave me a face mask.
40:45Your skin is glowing.
40:46I am.
40:47I'm radiant.
40:48You are.
40:49And then I hopped in the bath.
40:51Oh!
40:52And then Naomi jumped in the bath with me as well.
40:54And that was basically it.
40:56Nothing really progressed from there.
40:58I'm just obviously happy that, like, at the end of the day, still you and me.
41:03Yeah.
41:04Should we go to the room?
41:05Come on, let's do it.
41:06I feel fantastic after telling Chris about my day because it just reaffirms everything
41:13that I already feel fantastic about in my relationship with Chris.
41:16Oh.
41:17Well, well.
41:19We have amazing communication.
41:22We're super honest with each other.
41:23And that's the foundation of our relationship.
41:25And it will always be that way.
41:26Do you think you feel, like, more sure in your mind about how you feel about women?
41:31I feel more sure.
41:32Mm-hmm.
41:33I feel absolutely sure that I can have sexual experiences with women.
41:38Mm-hmm.
41:39And for it to be fun and pleasurable and enjoyable.
41:41Excellent.
41:42I feel absolutely great.
41:44Yeah.
41:45Yeah.
41:47I would love to come.
41:52Oh, my God.
41:53Oh, my God.
41:54Oh, my God.
41:55Oh!
42:01I just don't want to do it.
42:07Charmaine may have been the one who wanted to open up, but now she's struggling,
42:13leaving husband Jamie unsure of what to do next.
42:16What are you going to do?
42:18I don't want to do it.
42:20I feel uncomfortable.
42:22I just felt awkward looking back on it.
42:24It's fine.
42:27I'll support what I need to do, you know.
42:29I think that was a lot harder than I sort of anticipated.
42:39Yeah, I think I just got a little bit overwhelmed.
42:41I noticed that Char and Jamie had gone outside and they were gone for quite a while,
42:46so I popped out to check out who they were.
42:48I'm going to cry again.
42:49Don't cry, don't cry.
42:50Sorry.
42:51Deep breaths.
42:52You're doing great.
42:53You're doing great.
42:54Everyone thinks you're amazing.
42:55Deep breaths.
42:56It's just overwhelming.
42:58You OK now?
43:01Yeah.
43:02We would love to chat to you though, so if you feel like you can come back in,
43:05just remember why you came here and what you wanted to achieve out of tonight.
43:09I think we will come back here and I just need to get myself together.
43:12Yeah?
43:13Jen came out and sort of had a word with us and reassured us and, yeah, I think that was
43:17a big help for me to sort of snap out of it a little bit and get out of my head.
43:22Shall we go with him?
43:23Yeah.
43:24Come on then.
43:25Come with me.
43:27Oh my God, it's so warm in here now.
43:28So warm.
43:29Lovely!
43:30This is Jen's Don't Tell.
43:31This is Jamie.
43:32Hi, Jamie.
43:33This is my partner, Mark.
43:34Yeah.
43:35Well, thank you for putting us at ease a little bit.
43:37Oh, good.
43:38I'm glad you feel a little more ease now.
43:40I think at one point I was ready to do a runner.
43:42Yeah.
43:43But I feel like you're here for a reason.
43:44No, that's it.
43:45You're here for a reason.
43:46I would have been disappointed.
43:47Yeah.
43:48You'd regret it.
43:49Yeah.
43:50For sure.
43:51I don't know if there is any vibes from them because I'm not feeling it.
43:56I'm not feeling them being flirty with me, but I think they're gorgeous.
43:59And you're both hot as fuck as well.
44:01Like, you have nothing, you have nothing to be like conscious about.
44:04Own it.
44:06What do you like to talk about then?
44:08Is there anything you're really passionate about?
44:10It's like they're with our books.
44:11That's how boring we can be.
44:12Oh, I love that you both read.
44:14That's what I'm a married couple.
44:16Are you not like me though?
44:17When I'm reading like a spicy book, I text him and I'm like, listen, you're gonna have
44:21to get home because I am suffering it.
44:24Yeah, I'm like, you need to re-enact the scene right now.
44:26Yes!
44:27Oh my God, that is super hard.
44:29I think the vibe we got off them was very chilled out and relaxed and I think that's
44:34what we need this evening.
44:35Yeah, hopefully we've read that right.
44:37We really appreciate you putting us at ease.
44:39Oh.
44:40And I was wondering if you'd like to spend a bit more time in the hot tub.
44:42No pressure whatsoever.
44:45Would you like to spend some time in the hot tub?
44:46I definitely would, yeah.
44:47Would you?
44:48I would like to spend some time in the hot tub.
44:50We both definitely fancy Jamie and Charmaine, yeah.
44:52I don't think they realise they're a hot couple.
44:55Let's go get in the hot tub and get these bloody heels off shall we?
44:58Can't wait, let's go.
44:59I think Jamie and Charm might be potentially the most nervous couple we've connected with
45:08in this way.
45:09I want them to have a really good experience but I wish they weren't so nervous.
45:13I wish they weren't so nervous.
45:14Yeah.
45:15We'll be at work as well.
45:16There's been some shit, I know, I know I'm so nervous.
45:17I don't know of much activity.
45:18I'm sorry.
45:19I'm sorry.
45:20I'm sorry, my hand.
45:21I've never got some time in the hot tub.
45:22I'm sorry, my hand.
45:23I'm sorry.
45:24I'm sorry.
45:25I'm sorry, my hand.
45:26I'm sorry.
45:27I'm sorry.
45:28You're not so nervous.
45:29I'm sorry, and I'm sorry.
45:30You're so nervous.
45:31I'm sorry.
45:32I'm sorry.
45:33How are you feeling this evening, then? Do we want to...?
45:36How are your feelings?
45:38What, tonight? Yeah.
45:39Be the boss.
45:40No pressure.
45:42I don't feel like your relationship is ever going to be the same
45:45once you've opened up.
45:47So we're coming in to have sex separately from each other.
45:50I'm scared.
45:51I'm interested. I'm definitely interested. Yeah, I'm interested, yeah.
45:55See you soon.
45:56If it goes wrong, it might put us off forever.
45:58Yeah, it's just a bit scary what might happen next.
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