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Open House The Great Sex Experiment – Episode 7 (2025)
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00:00How are you feeling?
00:05Anxious. It's just the unknown, isn't it?
00:08Yes.
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 like lots of previous sexual partners even now.
01:18Me 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.
01:30If 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 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.
01:57It's got to go with it.
01:59I 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,
02:27I 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!
02:47I know couples coming to the retreat are going to be extremely nervous.
02:50What are we getting ourselves into?
02:52Are you okay?
02:53My advice is to rip that bandaid off and just do it.
02:57Hello guys.
02:58Hi, I'm Jen.
02:59How you doing?
03:00Welcome to the house.
03:01Can'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.
03:27Maybe a little bit of nerves there.
03:29What do you think?
03:30Yeah.
03:31He's a bit of you, isn't he?
03:32Yeah, they're both really good.
03:33Everyone's like, oh.
03:35Book the order room for tonight, please.
03:38I 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?
04:00Sure.
04:01I can feel you.
04:02On 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.
04:28What 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.
04:49I've only slept with three people.
04:52Okay.
04:53Whose idea was opening up?
04:55It was mine.
04:56Okay.
04:57I'm just the bad influence.
04:58Okay.
04:59How did you throw it on?
05:00I 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.
05:10And 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.
05:19With another 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.
05:33I've had my children very young.
05:35So obviously, you know, my body has changed a lot.
05:38So, like, the idea of approaching people and being rejected, that 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 looking 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.
06:12I feel like I lead the conversations.
06:15Do you feel that?
06:16Do you have awareness of that?
06:18Yes, I'm aware.
06:19Sometimes I'm grateful for it as well though.
06:21Mm-hmm.
06:22Sometimes I think it takes the pressure off.
06:24Mm-hmm.
06:26I can sort of hide behind her, I guess.
06:29Yeah, yeah, for sure, yeah.
06:30Do you feel seen?
06:31I try and hide, I try to be unseen.
06:34Tell me why you want to be unseen.
06:36Um, I'm guessing, um, it feels, um, safer.
06:45Yeah.
06:46OK.
06:48I, um, 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.
07:08Why 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?
07:18We 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?
07:26Mm-hmm.
07:27Tonight, 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 in 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, I 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.
07:53And then, hopefully, you would have connected with a couple that might join you this evening.
08:00No pressure.
08:01Okay.
08:03Thank you for sharing.
08:05Oh, wow.
08:10Oh, wow.
08:11Oh, my goodness.
08:13Oh, my goodness.
08:14Oh, my goodness.
08:15Oh, that's so pretty.
08:17Jamie has deep shyness and mistrust, and I am worried that that might get in the way of
08:22him making the connections.
08:24I'm hoping that he won't shut down.
08:26I thought you said they don't get emotional.
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.
08:58I think the biggest hurdle for us will be...
09:02Me trusting people.
09:04..try 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.
09:21Previously on Open House...
09:24It's two guys!
09:25Woo!
09:26Back in the look.
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.
09:44You'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.
09:53Maybe go and have a chat with Naomi and Jen.
09:57I'm Jen.
09:58Yeah.
09:59Let's fucking do it.
10:00Ooh.
10:01Here comes some of the girls.
10:03This is definitely a very big moment in our relationship because this is a doorway towards something which could be like a huge change for us.
10:12Oh, you guys are so fun!
10:15Oh, you guys are so fun!
10:16Engaged couple Chris and Simon are at the retreat
10:23to discover if they have any attraction to women.
10:26Oh, you guys are so fun.
10:29To help find the answers,
10:30they have invited residents Jen and Naomi to the hot tub.
10:34I just, like, didn't stop laughing with you.
10:38We just had, like, such a fun, like, interaction.
10:41It was, like, really funny.
10:41Yeah, that's nice.
10:42Sorry, I was just playing with your feet.
10:44Sorry about that.
10:44That's OK.
10:45Is that OK?
10:46That is actually very OK.
10:47I'm actually very into that.
10:49My biggest turn-on is someone playing with my feet
10:52or sucking my toes.
10:53Go on.
10:54Lick it.
10:54Come on, is it a bit too...
10:56No, it's not.
10:56They're there when you want them.
10:59Oh, my goodness.
11:01We're only two minutes in and we've got the foot set.
11:03Yeah.
11:04OK.
11:05I think I'd been in the hot tub for approximately 30 seconds
11:09before there was Simon sucked my toe.
11:13I love that, though.
11:14I think that's amazing.
11:14I mean, love it, love it, love it, fuck man.
11:16I am very attracted to both of you girls
11:20and I would be definitely up for at least having a kiss.
11:24I'm down for that.
11:25So, yeah.
11:27So, would you like a kiss?
11:28I love it as much.
11:30Seeing Simon kiss a woman in front of me was jaw-dropping.
11:44He really went in for it.
11:49Simon matched my kissing, like, straight away,
11:51and that's rare.
11:52Like, if someone can do that...
11:53Hmm.
11:53Jane, I don't want you to be left out.
11:55Go on.
11:59Hmm.
12:17That was a great kiss.
12:18Thanks.
12:18I enjoyed that.
12:19Are you ready for a kiss?
12:25Um...
12:26I don't know.
12:32I think I might be more attracted to Naomi.
12:36OK.
12:36Um, than to you, Jenna.
12:38No problem.
12:41Come on.
12:42Get this.
12:43I'm so addicted.
12:44I'm going to jump.
12:45Watch.
12:45Seeing Chris kiss Naomi was very hot.
12:55Absolutely loved it.
13:00Nice nervous now.
13:03Oh.
13:04Say nice nervous now.
13:04Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:06I don't know what you said.
13:07Just asking if he's nice nervous.
13:09I thought he said, let something now, and I was like, what?
13:11What?
13:11What?
13:12What?
13:13What?
13:14How are you feeling?
13:20It's way popular bedtime.
13:25Right.
13:25Um, I think probably going to call it a night.
13:31Um.
13:33Just take your time to, like, go through, because this is a huge thing for you guys to do.
13:36I thought Simon seemed really keen and playful, but I think maybe there was a difference of
13:43where they wanted it to go.
13:44Night.
13:45Night.
13:46Night.
13:47I feel like ending the night where we did was probably the right call, because I wanted
13:53to progress, but the fact that Chris rejected Jen did make me feel as though the night itself
14:03wasn't going to probably progress any further.
14:06Are you okay?
14:07Yeah.
14:08Good.
14:10I'm going to the detail tomorrow.
14:11Well, I don't want to talk to you about it.
14:14Yeah.
14:14How did you sleep?
14:34I woke up a few times, I think.
14:35Engaged couple Chris and Simon have woken up to their second day at the retreat.
14:40My brain was like, so much had happened yesterday.
14:44I was a bit of a muscle thinking about everything.
14:46Yeah.
14:46I think maybe Chris was a little more reserved.
14:52He was a bit more nervous.
14:54Yeah.
14:54I think if Simon was on his own with us, he would have taken it further last night.
15:01Yeah, no, I completely agree.
15:02Do you agree?
15:02Yeah.
15:03How do you think they feel today?
15:05Hopefully they're both on the same page, because it would be really awkward if they weren't.
15:09Yeah.
15:11Are you ready for a round of golf?
15:14Never heard.
15:15Ready for a hole or two?
15:19Why can't I be that funny in front of girls?
15:21Terrible.
15:22You are funny.
15:22I'm not.
15:23You were making a lot of loads last night.
15:25I'm feeling mixed emotions about last night.
15:28Chris didn't feel comfortable kissing Jen.
15:30That was a bit like, okay, how are we going to navigate this?
15:32They're moving forward.
15:33How are we feeling?
15:36A bit deflated.
15:39Yeah.
15:41What happened last night with the girls was really fun.
15:45Really exciting.
15:46Really enjoyed it.
15:47But while I've been saying that there are no expectations, I probably did have expectations.
15:51To be honest, it felt like even though it was just a kiss, that still felt rushed for me.
15:57Yeah.
15:58Like, I'm a real slow burner.
16:01Given that we had, like, the social mixer, and then we had the hots of experience, and you still feel like that was rushed.
16:11Yeah, I agree.
16:12Yeah.
16:12I don't think pushing that any further, I think, would have been a mistake.
16:15I'm conscious that we're both here to do things together, but maybe we would need to go about it in slightly different ways.
16:23Right.
16:23I guess that's part of the whole thing with exploring non-monogamy is you do always, in the back of your mind, think about your partner.
16:31But I think it's really important to understand my sexuality better because it's an integral part of who I am.
16:37On hand to help Chris and Simon process the night before is non-monogamy coach Effie Blue.
16:48How are we feeling?
16:51I'm feeling a little bit disappointed, I think.
16:56Okay.
16:56That's probably how I'd put it.
16:57Okay.
16:58Do tell.
16:59So, yeah, last night things got quite playful.
17:02Jen, Naomi, and I started kissing.
17:05Okay.
17:06Which was really good fun, really enjoyed it.
17:11I was, like, ready to go, like, oh, yeah, like, this is, let's take this further to the next step.
17:15Mm-hmm.
17:16What was it like for you, Chris?
17:18So, I only had a kiss with Naomi.
17:20Okay.
17:20And I was expecting there to be, like, a spark or something like that.
17:23Mm-hmm.
17:24And I didn't particularly feel that.
17:27Okay.
17:28What do you think got in the way for you?
17:31I don't think I've ever met anyone and on the same night kissed them.
17:35Okay.
17:36Tell me about the disappointment and the deflation.
17:40The hope was that I was going to come into this and leave feeling as though I did have that spark and arousal towards women.
17:48And I feel like the experience that I had last night didn't prove that.
17:51Okay.
17:52Okay.
17:52I understand that.
17:53Yeah.
17:53Do you think Chris being there had any impact on your experience at all?
17:58I think I have found myself a bit worried about you.
18:01I'm not worried about you, really.
18:03I have had a bit of, like, in the back of my head, like, is he okay?
18:08Are you doing okay?
18:11So, is there anything that we need to talk about here?
18:17I just like having Simon around.
18:19What sometimes happens is when the other person's been there for a while and you kind of both lean on each other, we lose sight of our individual confidence and inner strength.
18:29Does that make sense?
18:30Absolutely.
18:30Okay.
18:31Beautiful.
18:31I think I have a plan.
18:33Hard to explore.
18:33So, would you be willing to have two separate experiences today?
18:43Yes.
18:44Okay.
18:45We can certainly give it a try.
18:46Give it a try.
18:47Yeah.
18:48I am feeling nervous about having to go into another social situation.
18:52You'll be fine.
18:53There were definitely points last night where I think I was looking for Chris.
18:57So, while I love you, it would be quite nice to maybe not have Chris around tonight.
19:02Go forth and have fun.
19:06Because I really don't feel like I can progress in my sexual relationships as long as I am still unsure in exactly what it is that I am attracted to.
19:21Let's split this up.
19:22I am not sure whether to wear these together or these together.
19:33Those look very compatible.
19:35Does this look sexy though?
19:37Listen, I don't know if speedos are very sexy.
19:42Right.
19:42Chris and Simon are getting ready for their separate socials.
19:46There's always a risk that exploring non-monogamy might jeopardize our relationship.
19:51But I think it's important to know exactly who I am as a person.
19:57So, that's why I'm here and that's why I'm doing it.
19:58Because I feel like this 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.
20:07Good.
20:14Simon will be attending an all-girls pool party with residents Jen, Georgie, Holly and Gracie.
20:21In the bedroom, I pretty much love anything.
20:23Like, I'm happy to explore anything.
20:26Like, I'm always like a don't-knock-it-till-you-try-it type person.
20:30Scream if you want to go to an orgy.
20:33I love exploring.
20:35I love trying new tricks.
20:37A gay couple.
20:38It's like every woman's dream though, I'm not going to lie.
20:40Is it?
20:41Yeah.
20:44Oh, Lord.
20:46But up in the bedroom, Simon is starting to have some doubts.
20:50I just feel pressure to take it to the bedroom and do something.
20:56There's no need to do that.
20:59I'm anxious because I feel like I'm in the perfect scenario to explore.
21:06Oh, fucking hell.
21:10And that's essentially why I'm here, is to discover my sexuality.
21:15So, there is pressure with that, obviously.
21:17I don't know.
21:19Yeah.
21:20I don't know.
21:21I think I'm definitely in my head at the minute.
21:25Oh, they're coming over.
21:28He's coming over.
21:29Hello.
21:30Oh, how are you?
21:32How are we?
21:32How are you?
21:33I know.
21:34Oh, look at that.
21:36I love that hearing.
21:38Hello.
21:38Hello.
21:39Oh, you're cold, huh?
21:41Nice to see you again.
21:43I think just being alone with women pushes me outside my comfort zone.
21:48I just don't think I'd be able to relax and be me in that moment.
21:54Meanwhile, Chris is waiting to be collected for his afternoon social, an all-girls pajama
22:00party 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
22:09that Simon isn't going to be there.
22:12It's like Simon is sort of like a comfort blanket.
22:16Naomi, who he kissed last night in the hot tub, is picking him up.
22:22Hello.
22:23Do you want to come and join a party?
22:25Yeah, let's do it.
22:26Are you nervous?
22:28Oh, yeah.
22:28Oh, yeah.
22:29Oh, don't be nervous.
22:30It's going to be so good.
22:31There you go.
22:34Hello.
22:35Hello.
22:36Hello.
22:36I feel so overdressed in my pink dressing gown.
22:38Dashing.
22:41Just step into the room and see three other girls in there as well was quite intimidating.
22:46You come into the pink room and take it straight on.
22:48I know.
22:48That's all me, I think, to see.
22:53Wait.
22:55What's your plan for me then, ladies?
22:57What's going on?
22:58We wanted to pamper you.
23:00Please.
23:01Do you like having a bath?
23:03A bath?
23:05Is that a step too far?
23:06I don't know.
23:07I might go in in my pants.
23:10I don't know if I'm brave enough.
23:11Why don't we run above a bath?
23:12And then if you want to dip your feet in, you can.
23:14Yeah.
23:15And we can pamper you.
23:16All right.
23:17All right.
23:17We'll do a bath.
23:18Bloody hell.
23:18I'm so proud of you.
23:20Oh, my God.
23:20I think, for me personally, with him, he's just a little bit too nervous for me.
23:26You know what?
23:26Sometimes people can grow on me, so you never know.
23:29Truth.
23:34Truth.
23:35Down by the pool, Simon and the ladies are playing a game of truth or dare.
23:41What do you want to do right now?
23:45Maybe all five of us stand up and all kiss each other at the same time.
23:49My hands are wandering.
24:05Sorry, guys.
24:08Jingle to become wet.
24:11Your lips are so soft and, like, plump.
24:16You're such a riot.
24:17You're just, like...
24:18I know.
24:18I know, I know.
24:20You put right in there.
24:22Does anyone want to move this upstairs?
24:26We can keep playing the game.
24:30I think let's go for it and just give it a go, yeah.
24:36Let's go.
24:43I'm not loving this.
24:44Retreat newcomers Charmaine and Jamie
24:46are getting ready for tonight's under-the-sea-themed social.
24:50Do you think that's okay like that?
24:52Yeah, it's fine.
24:54Charmaine is hoping to meet a couple to open up their relationship with,
24:58but Jamie will have to overcome his confidence issues.
25:02How are you feeling?
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.
25:15I'm nervous.
25:16I'm nervous.
25:17You are pacing.
25:17Are you nervous?
25:19Extremely.
25:20I'm hoping that we go into this evening together and that Jamie will feel confident enough to sort of go off separately.
25:28And I really hope that it brings him out of himself a little bit more.
25:32I think it's going to do both of us the world of good, but I think especially it's going to do you good.
25:40I'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?
25:53I love you.
25:59Down at the social, the residents are already turning up the heat.
26:10This whole experience is obviously completely new to us, alien to us, and 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 because it's not something you can undo.
26:37Once it's done, it's done.
26:49How 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.
27:10How 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.
27:23What's your buttons?
27:24I think I tend to feel most comfortable probably, like, laying back and letting stuff in.
27:32Can I request for you to, like, lie down then?
27:34Right now, I'm...
28:04I'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, but I...
28:16I am anxious.
28:25Oh, fuck.
28:29Just want a little drink of water?
28:31Yeah, just a minute.
28:32But 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.
28:42I should be a bit of stage fright part of it.
28:44It's also, like...
28:45We are.
28:47There's a lot going on.
28:48I'm just, like, processing, like, everything at once.
28:49I'm just, like, this is something very new for me.
28:52When am I going to get my nails, sir?
29:00This is good nail polish.
29:01It's driving 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.
29:24When are my nails and my face mask?
29:27How about that?
29:27What do we do with that?
29:28Take it off.
29:29Oh, you look like a new man.
29:31Blimey.
29:32Right.
29:34Don't worry.
29:35We'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 that?
29:45I'm seeing stories.
29:47What?
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.
29:56So, 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.
30:08That'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...
30:26I felt like I was, like, constantly looking around the room, like, trying to make sure
30:30I'm, like, giving everyone equal attention.
30:31It's a lot to manage, yeah.
30:33I think Chris is a wonderful, wonderful man.
30:36And he's just someone that really intrigues me 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 just nice having just one person to focus on.
30:59Is it?
30:59Yeah.
30:59That's good.
31:08Meanwhile, Simon and the girls' afternoon is progressing, despite his slight technical glitch.
31:14I think anything on my face would be great.
31:16Having fun with a woman's vagina is very different to anything that I've experienced before.
31:27I 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.
31:47I 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 oral, he was exceptional.
32:00Oh, shit.
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.
32:16Fuck, I just came to hold 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 Chris might be up to.
32:29You were so funny.
32:30You were so funny.
32:30Oh, my God.
32:32Oh, my God.
32:33Oh, my God.
32:33Oh, my God.
32:34Grab this.
32:34Yeah.
32:35Your rabbit's going to go up the hole.
32:38Yes, yes, yes.
32:39I love that.
32:40You're it.
32:41You've got it.
32:42I'm so proud of you.
32:44Yeah, 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 start needle will be very cool.
32:52My 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.
33:08This has been so nice.
33:09I think I would have kissed Naomi, but I think what I've found is that I just do need a bit more time to do those sorts of things.
33:14I hope you have a lovely, lovely evening, and I'll see you at some other point.
33:18Thank you so much.
33:19All right.
33:19Ta-ra.
33:21Like, I don't feel like I made much more significant progress in my own story.
33:28He's not here.
33:32He's not in the room.
33:33Once I came out to the room and found he wasn't there, I was thinking about where he may be.
33:39I feel jealous that he's probably doing something sexual, and I would like to be there to see it.
33:44He's not in the room.
33:52Charmaine and Jamie have just arrived at their first social, in the hope that they will find a couple to join them in the bedroom.
34:00Hello. How are you doing?
34:04To kick-start their evening, they make a beeline for engaged couple Lily and Joe.
34:09How's it been settling in? I imagine it's been quite intense.
34:13It's been intense.
34:13Yeah.
34:14It's very fun.
34:15Yeah, you both look great.
34:16Your dress as well is stunning.
34:18The velvet suit.
34:19I've got velvet trousers on.
34:21Oh, yeah.
34:22I'm actually a little bit overdressed.
34:23Oh, no.
34:24It was very clear that they were nervous.
34:28The nerves really shone through.
34:31And what do you do for work?
34:32I'm just at home with the kids.
34:34So, we've got three boys.
34:35Have you?
34:36Oh, really?
34:36A handful.
34:37Yeah.
34:38So, what do you do for work, Jamie?
34:39I do scaffolding. I don't know if it's better to tell you.
34:41No way.
34:42I also scaffold.
34:44Oh, really?
34:44Scaffolding in Cambridgeshire, yeah.
34:46Oh, okay.
34:46Are you enjoying it?
34:47Yeah, I love it.
34:48Yeah.
34:48Give it to our news, you'll hurt it.
34:50Yeah, that's what everyone says.
34:51But we're both scaffolders, so we're both in the same industry.
34:54So, we definitely have some things in common, which is nice.
34:58It'd be good to spend some more time, I think.
35:00Yeah, we'd definitely see them again if they wanted to see us.
35:02Enjoy the rest of the evening.
35:05How are you feeling?
35:06Yeah, I feel good.
35:09Do you feel ready to separate and speak to people, yeah?
35:14Yeah, I think so.
35:15Yeah, I think I'm more nervous than you now.
35:16I love you.
35:17Yeah, I think I'm just going to jump in and allow myself to be surprised.
35:25Hiya.
35:26Good morning.
35:26I'm Jen.
35:27Hiya, I'm Char.
35:28Nice to meet you.
35:29Char?
35:29Char?
35:30Yeah, Charmaine.
35:30Char?
35:31Oh, okay, Char.
35:32How 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.
35:46Hi!
35:47Come on, Jamie, how are you feeling, my darling?
35:49I'm good.
35:49We're not as scary as we look, I promise.
35:51I'm loving this velvet jacket, by the way.
35:53It's fabulous.
35:54It's a bit of an in-spoi pic thing.
35:56It's like, I'll order that.
35:57Yeah?
35:57Yeah.
35:58Jamie's nerves didn't necessarily put me off, to be honest.
36:02It's going to be a nerve-wracking situation for anybody to walk into,
36:05so I can completely understand that.
36:06Your partner looks absolutely beautiful tonight.
36:09I love the fact that you're matching in green.
36:11Yeah.
36:11It just looks really good.
36:14Monsieur, s'il vous plaît.
36:15I've definitely got a jealous streak to me,
36:23seeing Jamie flirting with somebody else.
36:26It's not something I've ever seen before.
36:29Personally, I think if it wasn't for Jen,
36:32I would be lost.
36:33Yeah.
36:33In the social aspect.
36:34I'm the mouth.
36:35I think Jamie says the exact same.
36:37Are you the mouth?
36:38Yeah.
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...
36:45LAUGHTER
36:46I think I can put on a confident act,
36:52but deep down I'm quite nervous in a social situation.
36:55Right now I'm feeling quite apprehensive.
37:01I'm also very aware of how Jamie might be feeling.
37:04Well, it's lovely to speak to you.
37:06I'm going to go and see how Jamie's doing.
37:10Speak to you soon.
37:12So we've been trying to open up for about five years now.
37:16OK.
37:17It's probably my confidence has held us back.
37:19Yeah.
37:20You seem pretty confident.
37:21Yeah, I was going to say.
37:23I think I needed to hear that.
37:24You're holding your own?
37:25Yeah, you're doing fine.
37:26Yeah, you OK?
37:27Hiya.
37:28Jamie, do you want to go for it?
37:35I want to step out.
37:36Sorry?
37:37I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.
37:39It's like a little broke.
37:40It's a situation here.
37:45I just feel overwhelmed.
37:50It's just a bit much for me.
37:53Like, the whole situation.
37:54We're not obligates to anything.
37:56This is our journey.
37:58I'm just uncomfortable.
38:01Where do we go from here?
38:02I don't know.
38:05The decision's yours from now.
38:06I don't know if I'm going to be able to hold myself together now.
38:10I really don't want to do it.
38:12I just want to go home.
38:12After 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.
38:38And it's such a big step in our relationship, opening up with women as well.
38:45Let's do it.
38:46There he is.
38:52As soon as he walked in, I was like, we've had very different days.
38:57You okay?
38:58You look so cute.
38:59Oh, it's really good to see you.
39:05You okay?
39:06Yeah, good.
39:09You've been gone for so long.
39:10He went before me.
39:11What have you been doing?
39:13So, go on.
39:14I went down to the red room.
39:18It was really hot.
39:19I was very much just enjoying myself.
39:23Jen was like, do you want to eat my pussy?
39:26Wow.
39:27Just right out there.
39:28It was getting you going?
39:30Well, so this is the thing.
39:32I don't know if it was because of a bit of stage fright, but I didn't get hard and I didn't come.
39:38But in the moment, I was like, I loved that.
39:41Like, you can feel you enjoyed that up here, it doesn't matter how you feel down there.
39:44That.
39:45Yeah.
39:46The exploration is why I came here and, like, the sexual exploration that I had today is 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?
40:00I am jealous that I wasn't there to see it.
40:04The way I frame the jealous, like, part of me wants to have been there to, like, to have seen it happen.
40:09It's like missing a big event.
40:10That's the only sort of jealousy I feel.
40:13Are you doing okay?
40:14Yeah.
40:15You've overcome some pretty big, like, steps today.
40:19Yeah.
40:19So nice to, like, hear you gushing about it and...
40:24Oh, that's disgusting.
40:26Oh, okay.
40:28It would have been nice for me to be able to have my own sexual experience, but I know that I'm not the type of person who would have been able to do what Simon did.
40:36So, how on earth are you?
40:40So, I've had a little pamper day.
40:42You had a little pamper day.
40:43So, they gave me a face mask.
40:46Your skin is glowing.
40:47I am.
40:48I'm radiant.
40:48You are.
40:48And then I hopped in the bath.
40:51Oh.
40:51And then Naomi jumped in the bath with me as well.
40:55And 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.
41:04Shall we go to the room?
41:05Come on, let's do it.
41:09I feel fantastic after telling Chris about my day because it just reaffirms everything that I already feel fantastic about in my relationship with Chris.
41:17Oh.
41:18Well, well.
41:19We have amazing communication.
41:23We're super honest with each other.
41:24And that's the foundation of our relationship.
41:26And it will always be that way.
41:27Do you think you feel, like, more sure in your mind about how you feel about women?
41:31I feel more sure.
41:33Mm-hmm.
41:33I feel absolutely sure that I can have sexual experiences with women and for it to be fun and pleasurable and enjoyable.
41:42Excellent.
41:43I feel absolutely great.
41:45Yeah.
41:45Yeah.
41:48I would love to come.
41:52Oh, my God.
41:53Oh, my God.
41:54Oh, my God.
41:56Oh, my God.
42:03I just don't want to do it.
42:08Charmaine may have been the one who wanted to open up, but now she's struggling, leaving husband Jamie unsure of what to do next.
42:17What are you going to do?
42:19I don't want to do it.
42:21I can't afford it.
42:22I just felt awkward looking back at you.
42:24It's fine.
42:27I'll support what I need to see you, 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, so I popped out to check out who were.
42:48I'm going to cry again.
42:49Don't cry, don't cry.
42:50Sorry.
42:50Deep breaths.
42:51You're doing great.
42:52You're doing great.
42:53Everyone thinks you're amazing.
42:54Deep breaths.
42:56Oh, it's just overwhelming.
42:59You're okay now?
43:01Yeah.
43:02We would love to chat to you, though, so if you feel like you can come back in, just remember why you came here and what you wanted to achieve out of tonight.
43:09I think we will come back here.
43:10I 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 a 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.
43:28It's so warm.
43:29Lovely.
43:30This is Jen's don't tell.
43:32This is Jamie.
43:33I do.
43:33This is my partner, Mark.
43:34Yeah.
43:35Well, thank you for putting us at ease a little bit.
43:38Oh, God.
43:38I'm glad you feel a little more ease now.
43:41I think at one point I was ready to do a run.
43:43Yeah.
43:43But I feel like you're here for a reason.
43:45You're here for a reason.
43:45I would have been disappointed if we had been so full of time.
43:48You'd regret it, for 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 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 them 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 married couple.
44:15Are you not like me, though?
44:18When I'm reading, like, a spicy book, I text him and I'm like,
44:20listen, you're going to have to get home, because I am suffering it.
44:24Yeah, I'm like, you need to re-enact the scene right now.
44:26Yes! Oh, my God, that is super hard.
44:29I think the vibe we got off them was very chilled out and relaxed,
44:33and I think that's what we need this evening.
44:36Yeah, hopefully we've read that right.
44:37We really appreciate your appearance 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.
44:43Would you like to spend some time in the hot tub?
44:47I definitely would, yeah, would you?
44:48I would like to spend some time in the hot tub.
44:50We both definitely fancy Jamie and Charmaine, yeah.
44:53I don't think they realise they're a hot couple.
44:56Let's go get in the hot tub and get these bloody heels off, shall we?
44:58Let's go.
45:00I think Jamie and Charmaine might be potentially the most nervous couple we've connected with in this work.
45:10I want them to have a really good experience, but I wish they weren't so nervous.
45:14Yeah.
45:26Next time on Open House...
45:29My main concern is, is it something that should have stayed a fantasy?
45:33What are you feeling this evening, then?
45:34Do we want to...
45:35How are your feelings for what, tonight?
45:39Yeah.
45:39Be the boss.
45:40No pressure.
45:42I don't feel like your relationship is ever going to be the same once you've opened up.
45:47So we're coming in to have sex separately from each other.
45:51I'm scared.
45:52I'm interested.
45:53I'm definitely interested.
45:54Yeah, I'm interested, yeah.
45:55See you soon.
45:56If it goes wrong, it might put us off forever.
45:59Yeah, just a bit scary what might happen.