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I know my soulmate is out there. I just haven't met the yet.

Though the path to happiness can often seem dimmed...

Doubt does start to creep in.

Why haven't I been enough for somebody?

..still, we yearn for our happy ever after...

I really hope my person is out there.

I'm scared, but I'm definitely ready.

..trusting each new day will bring new hope...

I'm willing to do anything to find the perfect one.

..that we will find our forever person...

I've been waiting for this moment my entire life.

I want to have my happily ever after.

..that love's light will shine on us.

Marriage, to me, means that person that's always there in your corner.

A brand-new set of brave singles...

I want someone who makes my life brighter.

I won't settle for anything less.

..are stepping out of the shadows...

I don't know what it feels like to have someone love me.

..to greet their new dawn.

From this moment on, everything changes.

Starting a bold new chapter...

The love of my life will make every day brighter.

..as they put their hearts on the line...

I believe there's somebody out there for everyone.

..and take the ultimate leap of faith...

I'm ready to meet the person I'm meant to walk beside forever.

..in TV's most extraordinary experiment...

This is the first day of a whole new beginning.

..as they marry at first sight.

Oh, my God!

This does feel like someone that I could fall in love with.

I'm putting all my faith, my trust, into this.

I'm ready to meet the man of my dreams.

Oh, my God, I'm first!

I am a romantic guy.

I am looking forward to having a happy ever after.

Just to have that person that loves you for you.

I can't wait for that.

Hi! Hi!

Oh! Lovely to meet you. What's your name?

Nelly. I'm Sarah. Hi! This is surreal, isn't it?

I wasn't sure if I'd be the first one!

Ashley, mate, nice to meet you. Dean, yeah.

Oh, my God, it's so exciting to be here with the stags tonight.

I'm hoping it's the beginning of the next chapter of my life.

So, what did you ask for? I'm a hopeless romantic,

and I just want to find someone who likes me for me. Connects. Yeah!

18 brides and grooms to be...

Hello!

My name's Maeve.

..are marking the start of the experiment

with their stag and hen parties.

You know what? I'm not the type of guy that's, like,

nervous in social situations. This has ruined me.

I've had, like, three poos today.

Woo! Cheers, gals.

Woo! Almost shit meself.

Oh, God, I can't drink that.

My hands are shaking. We'll be fine! We'll be fine!

We're all in the same boat. We're absolutely grand.

Exactly. I know.

What's your type, sis?

Girl, I like a bad boy. Lots of tattoos,

they look like they've probably just come out of jail.

Fantastic.

I definitely get judged by the way I look.

When people see me, they might assume,

you know, I'm like an ex-convict or something like that.

But, as soon as they start talking to me,

they realise I'm a big softie at heart.

Hey, up! Hey, fella.

You all right, man?

How we doing, lads? Yeah, good, pal. We all good?

Yeah, what's your name? Joe.

Joe. Nice to meet you, Joe. Good to meet you, mate.

Whoa, this guy is like looking in a mirror!

What are you hoping for, then?

You'd think I'd be into tattoos, but it's not like a deal-breaker.

No, no. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah.

Like, if she doesn't like tattoos, I'm BLEEP.

She'll be gone, mate.

I am tired of modern dating.

People are ghosting, people are breadcrumbing.

It's hell out there. It's torturous.

Too much?

Oh! Hi, guys.

Ultimately, I do want a great love.

I believe in it, and I'm willing to do everything I can

to make it a success.

Have you always thought about getting married?

I kind of just always assumed at some point I would get married.

And then I was like, "Wait..."

"Wait...wait a minute.

"I'm in my 30s now. Where is he?"

I've always been a bit of a front runner.

How's it going? You all right?

I'm just super confident.

Bailey, nice to meet you.

I like to kind of lead the way and be a bit different.

Yeah, I can't wait, man. I'm so excited, yeah.

What are you, like, picturing in your head then?

Oh, she's stunning. Or I think she's stunning.

Do you know what I mean? Hopefully she thinks I'm all right.

Sure she will.

That's all right. That's the banker.

Have we all done the vows? I'm going to rap.

What? I'm going to rap.

Are you? Oh, that's quality, mate.

Can we here, like, a little bit?

No, but I can freestyle.

JOE BEATBOXES

# Here we are, getting ready to meet our bride, our wife

# Whatever you may say Going to be something super great

# Can't wait to find my bride that day... #

It's probably not a good idea,

Dean rapping at the end of the aisle, to be fair, no.

He's a brave man, isn't he?

I don't think I could rap my vows.

Fair play to him.

LAUGHTER So good!

Hi!

Hello! Hello!

I started thinking about my future husband.

I was actually in the shower, you know,

a couple of weeks ago, washing my hair, and I was thinking,

"I wonder if he's standing in the shower, washing his hair."

Then I thought, "He might not have any hair!"

My granddaughter saw my wedding dress hanging up

in the spare bedroom last week. Oh, no!

She was like, "Grandma, why is there a wedding dress?"

And I was just like, "Um..."

LAUGHTER

Being a grandma is the best.

I adore my three grandchildren...

..but I don't feel my age.

I would say I was a little bit wild.

I'm always doing something a little bit crazy.

I don't want to be sitting later in life and having regrets.

Of course, I'm the best grandma.

If you see your husband and you don't like him,

do you think you'd be able to...?

I think there's got to be some initial attraction.

Yeah. We have to give it a chance,

because we're all single for a reason.

Let's call it for what it is! It's not our fault!

I am desperate to fall in love, and meet the right person.

I'm excited.

Hiya. Oh, hello!

You all right? How are you?

Mwah, mwah. What's your name?

Leah. What's your name? Joe. Hi, I'm Bailey. Nice to meet you.

Yeah, I'm a bit shook.

Like, she's pretty all right, isn't she?

Didn't expect that, to be fair.

I'm interested in your type,

because obviously you're here on the stag.

So I have always been bi. OK.

But I have asked for a girl. OK.

I was with men until I was 25. OK, yeah.

And then I started dating girls.

And then I was like, "No, I need a man."

And then, I'm like, "Bored. I need a girl."

Is it definitely no more men? I'd never say never.

You've got to. You're getting married.

That was the wrong answer, that. Thanks!

Do you think you've been in love before?

Yes. I think I've never been loved, but I've been in love.

You've never been loved?

Come here. Give me a cuddle, mate.

Come here. Give me a cwtch.

Someone's obviously told you they love you, though.

I've always been the one... They've been the prize.

I've never been the prize, you know?

Growing up, I was always the friend and never the boyfriend,

but the friend that the girls would tell everything to,

and they were like, "I need to find a guy just like you."

And I'm there like, "I'm literally just like me,

"so why wouldn't it be me?"

And they just couldn't see it.

And I'm like, "One day you'll see it,"

but it just never came.

I've not felt accepted in all my relationships at all

because I've had somewhere they ask me to change.

I was with a girl and she said I was too fat,

so that's the thing that you kind of take with you.

So, yeah, I've definitely felt like

I'm not enough before in relationships.

My friend said to me,

"Someone will love you for who you are, and you'll find that person."

And now I'm ready to find my person.

I'm ready for love.

I think I've always loved more. I want the same.

Oh, I hope yours really puts you on a pedestal.

I hope so. I'm going to make sure she does!

Dean, like, he's my favourite straight away.

Like, I'm just hoping he finds the one more than anything

because he's just too nice.

THEY SCREAM WITH EXCITEMENT

Hi, gorgeous. Hi!

Amazing!

I absolutely love him. Iconic.

My name is Davide, and I'm Portuguese-French,

but I live in Horsham. Love an accent.

We love accents!

Stop flirting with me, I'm about to get married.

Stop it! I can't help it!

I'm strong, I'm driven. I'm fierce.

My standards are very high...

Hello!

..and I'm here for my perfect match.

Wow!

Oh, beautiful!

Everyone is very sophisticated...

..and I'm like a bloody highlighter.

So Rebecca, 32, tell everybody I'm 29...

Sounds great!

..and I'm a nurse, but I've got an aesthetics clinic.

Has anyone got kids? Oh, yes, has anyone got children?

I don't, no. Do you, yeah? Two.

So, I've got a little boy. Yeah?

Yeah, I know, I am a milf, I know...

Stop! You are a milf.

He's nine. Nine. Ten this year. Wow.

Nearly ten years of being a milf!

Yas, girl! You look great.

Hello!

Wow!

Hello!

I'm Leigh. I'm from Romford.

I'm gay, so I'm marrying a woman.

Oh, my God, amazing

Bitch!

LAUGHTER

I knew you'd... I'm not alone!

CHEERING

So, I knew no-one would be expecting that,

so I thought, "I'll just get that out there now."

Do you mind me asking, when did you come out?

I think I was about 15.

I didn't have, like, this big coming out story.

So my mum was like, "As long as you're happy."

My story could not be any different. What was your story?

Dad kicked me out. Oh, my God...

Oh, I'm so sorry.

He just didn't understand it. He didn't get it.

Have you been able to rebuild that relationship?

I love my dad, and he loves me.

Aww... Oh, I love that, yeah.

Are they coming to the wedding?

No, but I'm FaceTiming my mum on the day.

Amazing. Dad already says, like, "You got this..." I love that.

..and, "Anything will be better than the last one."

My previous relationship, we were engaged for two years.

I wanted kids, get married.

I thought we were on the same page.

Turns out we weren't.

And that broke me. That broke my heart.

And now, here I am, again, at 33, starting again.

And, yeah, I'm ready for this.

I'm here to find love.

I've been through a lot. Oh, bless you.

I've been through a lot, but I don't want to settle.

The only thing that settles in this household is dust.

I'm not dust, so I'm not settling.

I love that. Is that my next tattoo?

I think during the experiment, I'll end up as Papa Smurf,

whether I like it or not.

That's the honest truth.

Someone new! Hello. How's it going? Nice to meet you, I'm Paul.

Nice to meet you, Paul. I'm Bailey. I'm Joe.

Good to meet you, man. Good to meet you, my friend.

How are you? You OK, yeah?

A man of my generation,

you'd come to me for all kinds of advice, I would imagine.

Hopefully not on Zimmer frames, and, you know...

When you get to a certain age...

..sexual attraction is not number one.

It might not seem that way at your age, but it's not.

The sexual attraction will grow if you're on the same wavelength.

Yeah, yeah. If you're not, you'll just go like that. Nyeeoow.

Plus, like, I don't know how old you are, but at that age...

Cheeky bastard!

'Kin 'ell! He's being well nice, he is.

Have you been married before?

Yeah, once. OK. How long was you married for?

Seven years, which seemed much longer at the time, but...

I'm feeling apprehensive, anxious, terrified.

Keye. Nice to meet you. Yeah, I'm Bailey.

Ashley. Nice to meet you. Keye. Nice to meet you.

I've been hurt, and I've put a lot of walls up in relationships,

but I want to find love more than anything else.

How are you feeling, Keye?

A little bit nervous, but good, good.

Are you nervous? Yeah, I'm about to marry a stranger.

You're not a little bit nervous? LAUGHTER

What have you asked for? Someone understanding.

Someone patient. Why, are you a nightmare? I...

LAUGHTER

I would say individual,

but nightmare is another way of looking at it, I suppose!

I'm definitely ready to say goodbye to my single life.

Hi! Oh, hello!

EXCITED SCREAMING

I'm ready to put a ring on my finger.

It's cold. It's naked. It doesn't look right.

I kind of just want to go get married, like, now.

Like, if I can just...

..today.

Like, now.

Where are you from? New Zealand, but I live here now.

Wow!

Kia ora!

There we go, exactly!

What a fabulous ball of energy.

Absolutely love her.

Whether it's on your, like, honeymoon,

or whether it's on your wedding day,

is anyone going to...

..in the "mm" and the...

I'm just going to play it by ear.

I'm not.

You're going to do it on the first night?

No. Love this.

So un-gay of you.

I know! The thing is the emotional and then the physical for me. Mm.

Because if I give you the emotional and the physical,

there's nothing left for me to give you.

But my problem is, what if you fancy the absolute arse off of him?

Then do it, girl.

Baby!

Do what makes you happy!

I mean, sex on the wedding night obviously will depend

if I fancy him or not.

Please be fit.

Please be fit!

I just want to see if he takes out the bins or not.

Because, like, I'm sorry. I can't do that. I can't.

Wait, wait, wait. I have a good tip for that.

So there's pink jobs and blue jobs.

Blue jobs are boys jobs.

In my last relationship, I had to do laundry,

I had to do dishes. I was doing all the girls' jobs.

Why are they considered girls' jobs?

I don't want to do them either!

People suggesting that women should be doing women jobs...

..which is bullshit.

We want to go more, like, feminist.

100%. Like, let's keep it equal.

50-50. Like, if someone's cooking, the other person cleans.

It's really easy. I agree with that.

It doesn't have to be pink and blue.

Oop!

Yeah.

Jesus, that was controversial, wasn't it?

I'm here on a mission.

I'm excited to meet the person of my dreams.

Woo! Yee-ha!

OVERLAPPING CHATTER

Divarni. Divarni?

Divarni is handsome. Very handsome guy.

Joe's really jealous cos he's not the best looking now.

Ah! He's fuming. Look, he's fuming!

At this point, I'll take fifth!

Oh, here's an even better looking guy.

Here we go, look! There we go!

Now we're talking. What's your name? Steven.

Steven, I'm Bailey. Yeah, nice to meet you, mate.

Steven's dressed to impress, so he's doing all right so far.

He's showing everyone up!

What do you do, Steven? Er, investment banking manager.

Oh, OK. In London? Yeah.

What are your red flags?

Like, what's, like, something that's a complete turn-off?

Neediness... Oh, is it? Is a turn-off?

I'm all about neediness.

Want me? Need me!

What are your red flags?

I'm so sorry.

A man that works in finance is the biggest red flag for me!

I'm so sorry!

Is anyone's, like, family members coming to the wedding?

My dad is walking me down the aisle. Oh, amazing.

Which is lovely, because he's just my absolute rock, my world.

Love that. Um, but, yeah,

I lost my mum when I was 22.

She passed away.

Yeah. So, she won't be there.

My mum was my hero,

but around the age of 12, I noticed that she had a problem with alcohol.

I would come home from school

and I would find her intoxicated on the couch,

so I had to take on a carer role, essentially, at a really young age.

She almost became a different person, didn't she?

And it was unpredictable.

I think I used to get nervous coming home from school.

Yeah.

By the time I was 22,

she was admitted to hospital for the final time,

and she passed away three days later.

Um...

..and then we went back to see her,

and she was so at peace,

which is the comfort that I take from it.

And I miss her all the time.

SHE SNIFFS Ah!

So I've sort of gone into most of my adult life, obviously,

not having my mum. I do find it quite hard,

especially going into life events and not having her there.

It's one of those things, like, it's never really, like,

the same, but you just get on with it.

SHE EXHALES

I don't want to get upset.

She'd be absolutely buzzing,

and I know she will be watching this being like,

"Go on, Saz," like, "You've got this, girl."

So she's going to be so proud of me.

And, yeah! And we've got you. Her name's Julie, so, to Julie!

Julie!

Thanks, everyone.

With the stags and hens acquainted...

Cheers!

..it's time for the experts, Mel, Charlene and Paul,

to kick off this year's experiment.

What's up, good people? CHEERING

EXCITED SCREAMING

So good to see you! Yes!

We really hope you're enjoying getting to know each other

on your final night of singledom.

CHEERING

You are standing at the beginning of a journey

that has the potential to change your life forever.

We've worked hard for many months to match you with a perfect partner.

Yes! Yay!

LAUGHTER

What lies ahead will test you

in ways that you could never have expected.

It might be one of the toughest experiences of your life.

But you're not doing this alone.

You have Mel, Charlene, and me to guide you every step of the way.

And on that note, we will leave you to enjoy

the last night of your old life, with new friends.

CHEERING

This is the craziest thing I've ever done.

I'm marrying a stranger.

It's become a very real, very quick.

There you go. Thank you very much, Paul.

I can't wait.

My wedding's around the corner.

I'm buzzing.

Let's get married!

CHEERING

I am dying for these experts to get it right.

Like, if they can!

Can't wait.

I want the fairy tale.

Bring on the wedding. This is it!

Oh, wow. Look at that.

You look so beautiful. My baby.

Across the UK...

I'm excited to see you get married!

Cos you're my first granddaughter getting married.

Favourite, aren't I? You are.

..18 nervous singles...

To my impending nuptials.

Yes, to getting married! Yaaas!

In the eyes. In the eyes. Come on.

..are just days away

from entering the life-changing Married At First Sight experiment.

Hello, hello! Hiya. You all right?

Who is your perfect woman?

You've got to match on more than just that primal level.

I'm just ready for a fairy tale now.

I'm ready for my prince.

It's just leaning back from...

Oh! Oh, hello!

Do you feel like there are stereotypes

that people put on folks from Newcastle?

Yeah, I think everyone thinks we're all,

like, proper loud radgies, and that just like to party.

I mean, they're not wrong!

ALL CHAT

And of all this year's many applicants...

Nervous!

..the first to enter the experiment is 31-year-old Sarah.

I usually don't get approached by men that often.

I'm having too much of a good time,

I'm on the dance floor giving it the best moves.

I'm like, "Yee-haw!"

My friends would describe me as a bit of a wild one.

I am the party girl.

I go out a lot, enjoy life.

I'm definitely the one that's always on the dance floor,

up for a good time. I'll be carrying the trays of shots,

bringing back to everybody,

making sure everyone is living their best life.

Cheers, girls!

My usual type of guy would be referred to by my friends

as a walking red flag.

I just love a bad boy.

Tattoos, big build...

I mean, sign me up.

Like, hold my hands up,

the usual types that I go for are just guys that, yeah,

are just a bit of an asshole.

Like, d'you know what I mean?

So how's that been working out for you?

SHE LAUGHS UNCOMFORTABLY Not great.

I really want to find the nice guy,

and, yeah, that somebody is just going to be

my knight in shining armour.

Yeah, I like that one with your mum. Yeah, it's lovely.

That's a nice one.

It has been a really hard few years since the passing of my mum.

I have been through a lot.

She just adored you, and she was very, very proud of you.

I initially felt unsure how to process

that. I wasn't going to see her again,

but my mum's passing definitely brought my dad and I's relationship

a lot closer.

We now have an inseparable bond.

I tell my dad everything.

He is my rock, and I would be lost without him.

My dad has never approved of my past relationships.

He has felt that they have just been, yeah, horrible to me.

They usually start off very nice, very charming, lots of fun.

They end up being super toxic.

Usually they have cheated, ghosted...

One of my exes was controlling.

He had to know my whereabouts at all times.

He completely isolated me from my friends and family,

and I completely lost myself during that relationship.

I was known as the bubbly, outgoing, confident person,

and my friends...

I'm going to get upset. SHE GASPS

..didn't recognise me at the time.

Oh, my gosh, I'm sorry.

And it took me a good bit of time to get myself back.

I just pray that I never go through that again.

It was hell at times.

Um, it has sort of put my walls up, put my barrier up.

So I think it would probably take a really special person

for me to sort of let them in again.

So what needs to change, then, for you?

I would say look for other qualities and realise looks aren't everything.

And I do know that, you know?

Just look beyond the looks. Yeah. Yeah!

I absolutely do deserve love.

I've got so much love to give,

and I've been giving it to the wrong people.

I am now ready for the nice guy.

I feel I deserve a nice guy.

I need help from the experts to meet someone,

because I keep picking the wrong guy.

So I am now putting all my faith and trust that they will find Mr Right.

My perfect husband would be someone who can match my energy.

Absolutely lovely, hilarious.

A bit of a joker who can have fun with me,

have a great sense of humour, and a big heart.

If he doesn't look like what I would usually go for, doesn't matter.

I'm going to be open-minded.

I want to settle down with the nicest guy in the world.

I've always been the cute, nice guy.

My favourite thing to do is to make people smile.

My friends would describe me as a cheeky chap,

and I love to make sure people laugh and around me are having fun.

I'm a wind-up. I'm more the clunky, awkward,

fun guy that you'll hopefully fall in love with.

HE LAUGHS

I've been lucky enough to work in a variety of professions,

all based around entertainment.

I started years ago as a Redcoat at Butlins.

Pantomimes, cruise ships.

I'm also a jack of all trades.

I do magic, I've done puppeteering.

I can do circus skills.

Singing, rapping.

But now, team building is the perfect job for me.

Let me show you what you'll be doing for your first challenge.

I get to play silly games,

like maybe building marshmallow towers.

Oh, no!

HE LAUGHS

I think it's rare to find, like, a bigger person who is confident,

and that's the things that get thrown at me a lot, like,

"Oh, you got a lot of confidence."

But I think it's just anyone can be confident.

You've just got to find it within yourself.

Oh, my God. When you used to sing upstairs

all the time and I'd be like, "Dean, shut up!"

SHE LAUGHS

Dean's got a lot of love to give.

I just hope that she can give her all,

and make Dean as happy as I know Dean can make her.

You were 16 when you met Dad, right?

Yeah. Hey, look. Here's our wedding pictures here.

My parents have been together for over 30 years,

and my mum and dad are still in love.

They still kiss, they still laugh.

They still take the mick. They'll still go out together.

It's like eternal love,

and I want what they have.

Like, life's OK. I'm OK on my own,

but it's so much better with a person there who's got your back.

When I was younger, I never really got

the attention of any girls because I wasn't that sexy guy.

Dating was nonexistent.

Get cast off into the friend zone.

I think I got up to, like, 22st.

You're like, "Oh, mad."

Like, "OK, I need to kind of change."

And I wanted to get girls interested.

I managed to actually lose about 9st,

and it added pressure to like, stay looking a certain way.

Like, completely changed who I was.

And my friends call it, like, Arrogant Dean.

And then I started to put the weight back on again,

but I was finding myself again and I was more confident in who I was.

It's not a shameful thing to be bigger.

It's just who you are.

And if someone loves you,

they'll love you for who you are. It's the person inside.

When I'm in a relationship, I'm a hopeless romantic.

I just love to make the person I'm with feel like a princess,

feel like a queen.

Bringing flowers, sending cute messages.

I'd write, like, love poems and stuff

just to make them feel special.

I remember one of the girls I was seeing,

she always wanted to go on a safari,

but we couldn't afford to go on a safari,

so I bought loads of like, you know, toy animals.

And I was like, "Oh," you know, like, just like...

I love being... I love to make people feel love.

And when I'm in a relationship,

I tend to give a lot, cos I love to do it,

but it's not reciprocated back.

Why do you think it is that you give so much so early on?

If I think about it now, it's cos I don't want them to leave.

I've always been told I'm punching.

I'm that type of guy that's always punching over someone.

Everyone tells you they could do better,

then I guess you start to believe that they can do better.

You are enough. Yeah.

But I wonder if you believe that.

I'd like to think so.

I know I'd never rather be anyone else.

I'm very happy with myself.

I think I'm a good person.

I try to be the best every day,

and I just, um, hope someone can see it, really.

The whole purpose of life is to be loved and to love somebody.

I believe in the fairy tale.

I think if you're with the right person,

every day can be magical,

and you can find magic in every moment.

My perfect partner would be someone who's loving...

..who has a beautiful smile.

You know when you can see someone's energy?

I want to see that, just that warmth.

When we meet, hopefully...fireworks.

This couple are a really interesting match

with lots of similar values and qualities.

Let's talk about Sarah first.

Her Achilles heel is the bad boy,

which she described as tall, tanned and tats.

By her own admission,

this type has led to pretty much nothing but heartache.

Time after time, she's just been poorly treated.

She's ready for a change.

She's told us she wants to start looking beyond the physical.

The nice guy is now top of her priority list.

Absolutely. Dean is the ultimate good guy

with a big heart that Sarah's been searching for.

He's got boundless positive energy and an amazing passion for life.

Their shared love of laughter is sure to unite them.

Dean's respectful, loving nature

is something Sarah has really been lacking

in previous relationships.

Yes. Dean is a nurturer.

He wants someone who will reward him with

the same love and support that he has to offer.

They both get a kick out of being sociable,

but home life and family are also really important to them.

The first couple of this year's experiment,

Sarah and Dean.

I'm really excited about our next match.

Get ready for sparks.

Hey, gorgeous.

Welcome to my crib.

I hate that I said that.

I'm like a cheerleader...

To the bathroom.

..bubbly, enthusiastic.

You could get a rugby team in that shower.

I've tried.

It's a mess because getting dressed is difficult

and we'll pretend it's because I'm a young professional,

but mostly I watch Gossip Girl.

I'd also say I'm really stubborn and argumentative,

but we'll just stick with those positives.

Yeah.

I work in marketing, all in the property world.

I've done lots of show apartment launch events,

coming up with great little captions.

Hey. Hello, Mother.

My mum is an icon. My mum is the original icon.

Shall we get cake?

Yeah. I like the thought of cake.

She supports me in whatever I do.

As long as I'm happy, my mum just supports that.

I'm proud of you.

I really am.

Yeah, 100%. Yeah, definitely.

I don't think a parent should ever have to bury their child,

and my mum lost a child.

My brother had cerebral palsy.

He passed away just before his tenth birthday.

We were... Yeah, we were close.

We shared a bedroom for quite a lot of my childhood.

We'd listen to music,

we'd make silly noises with each other.

I still remember, like, my mum driving us to school

and he'd be in the back of the car, we'd all be singing Lionel Richie

or The Carpenters or Boney M,

so, like, yeah, got nothing but happy memories of my brother.

I think it's only been since I've been an adult

and I've started actually working through that,

that it's kind of sunk in - that feeling, not...

Like, the feeling of something being missing

and not having that big brother.

But when you lose a loved one,

you become closer to the people that are there

because you appreciate so much more

what you've got and how fragile life in itself can be.

So it just...

You don't want to waste any form of moment.

What kind of husband do you think I need?

You just need somebody who's there for the right reason.

Somebody who's going to care about you,

you know, be kind,

but also who's going to want to have those dreams

and goals with you.

I have been single for seven years.

It's been good to be single for this long

because I think I needed that time.

I needed time to grieve my divorce.

My ex-husband and I met when I was 19.

We were together for seven years.

He was my first real relationship.

He showed me the world, we travelled the world together

and he swept me off my feet,

he showed me a life that I never even dreamed

that I could have. So it was, it was fabulous, it was amazing.

But money doesn't buy happiness.

And it is 100% the most miserable I have ever been.

There was such a huge age difference

and we were different people

when we met to who we then grew into,

and I think either you grow together

and grow as one and as a team, or you grow apart.

And that led to infidelity on his side

and eventually we fell apart.

I felt very isolated.

Very alone.

Became a much dimmer version of myself.

Hi, gorge. BOTH: Hi! Hi. How are we?

It's taken a lot to rebuild,

but my previous marriage has prepared me

for the experiment because I now understand

I deserve love as much as everyone else deserves love.

All I want for you is that you find someone

that makes you happy and allows you to be who you are.

Thank you.

I need a husband who is patient,

a gentleman, calming

because I can be, you know, a lot.

And just kind eyes.

There's nothing more beautiful than a pair of kind eyes.

Eyes and smile.

And hopefully funny.

If not, I'm funny, it's fine.

Hi, everyone.

I'd describe myself as bubbly,

a lot of energy.

I like to make people laugh.

If I make people laugh,

kind of means that I'm flirting with you.

DAVIDE CHUCKLES

I was born in Portugal, raised in Paris.

Mum is French, Dad's Portuguese.

People find it quite attractive when I say I speak four languages.

They're like, "Oh, my God, please say something."

And it's normally in French,

but I find Portuguese a little bit more sexy.

Romantic, French. Sexually, Portuguese.

Being a flight attendant is beautiful.

It's probably one of the best jobs in the world.

One day I'm here, the other day I'm in New York,

and next week I'm going to be in Jamaica.

It's great. You live the luxury life,

you are in a hotel every other day.

But being a flight attendant

is probably the hardest job to date anyone.

It's very lonely.

You don't see your family.

DAVIDE IN FRENCH:

Ca va?

Family is very, very important to me.

Mum is just my best friend.

She always did everything to be there by my side.

THEY CHUCKLE

Dad is proper Portuguese.

Like, he's a... ..man-man.

Doesn't talk about his feelings. It's just...

"I'm here to work. I'm the man of the house."

And that's how it works. That's how he was raised.

When my dad found out that I was gay,

..my dad didn't want to see me.

Yeah.

I went straight to Paris.

That's when I ended up on the streets.

I was homeless for a while.

It was very scary.

As a teen, it was...

DAVIDE CLEARS THROAT Sorry.

Because my dad is not a bad person.

He really isn't. He was just...

He didn't know. He didn't know better.

And, um...

..it took time to build up that relationship.

And it took a lot of effort from him.

I think then he understood

that my sexuality doesn't change who I am.

It was just hard for him to understand

because he never met anyone like me.

It took work on both sides.

But I love my dad.

He made me the man I am today.

At my age, definitely, I thought I would be married by now.

It's probably what I envisioned

when I was in my previous relationship.

It was great.

I loved him.

I did.

Eight years together.

Eight years? Wow. Yeah, engaged.

Hmm.

It just didn't work out.

So what happened?

They fell out of love for me and they loved someone else, so...

Hmm.

Yeah. Broke me.

I was so obsessed with the idea of it's going to work,

that I overlooked so many things.

And I should have never allowed that to happen.

I'm 33 years old.

And is it the time to find love?

Yes, it is.

I don't want to feel alone

and that I'm doing it by myself all the time.

I want to feel like someone is helping me out as well.

It's my time now.

Whenever I envision my husband,

I always think of someone that is caring,

100% themselves, trustworthy,

energetic...

..with dark hair, not massively built, but...

..has some structure to himself,

has a nice little butt,

that makes me laugh...

DAVIDE CHUCKLES

..someone that is a good egg.

I just love the energy of these two.

They're both coming into the experiment with open hearts,

full of optimism.

And Davide ticks so many of Keye's boxes.

He's handsome and outgoing, with lots of emotional intelligence,

which I think will help Keye open up and be vulnerable.

Exactly. Keye tends to be loud and excitable,

which I suspect is a defence mechanism.

Davide, more measured and grounded.

I think he can provide that safe space for Keye

to let his guard down and reveal who he is

beyond the surface level.

They've both experienced a breakdown of long-term relationships.

Keye, a divorce and Davide, a failed engagement.

Hmm. So they'll share a strong need for trust and transparency.

Keye is ready to be that supportive, dedicated husband

that Davide has been looking for.

If there's chemistry,

then they're potentially one of our strongest matches.

Davide and Keye.

WEDDING BELLS RING

WEDDING BELLS RING

Did you ever think it would be me getting married next?

THEY CHUCKLE No.No.

I'm nervous, obviously.

I can't believe the day is finally here,

that yeah, I'm meeting my man. Ah!

What do you want to be waiting at the end of the aisle?

I mean, you know me.

Looks-wise, that tall, tanned, hunky man.

Some tats on the neck. Tats on there.

Just be mindful, they might not be what you want them to look like,

- but maybe that's exactly what you need. - I know.

Exactly. Someone who is completely the opposite

of what you usually go for. Yeah.

You're right, I know, to look beyond the tats.

Sarah's usual type is basically just the absolute worst.

She has a lot of tunnel vision when it comes to guys,

so it's definitely time for her to meet someone

who just treats her nice.

I'm really hoping he has good energy and, like, good vibes.

You know? I think, like, fun is important.

Definitely. That's, like, the main thing.

Yeah, it's so important to me. So, yeah, hopefully he's the same.

So come on, then. Looking good. How are you feeling?

Excited. Not nervous. I'm way more excited than I am nervous, 100%.

This is the most exciting day of my life.

Hopefully.

I'm marrying a stranger today.

That's crazy. Literally in a few hours.

I want to turn around and, like, see her and,

like, my breath get taken away.

I want a wow moment.

But I'm scared about if she'll like what she sees, innit.

Dean does deserve to be happy

and have someone look after him because he's so caring

and attentive to his friends and family,

and I hope the girl who he marries

realises how lucky she is.

I just hope she gives it a chance

because I might not be what she wants at first sight, you know?

And that's genuinely, like, a little bit of a worry.

Yeah. Yeah.

I think she needs to know me, the full me.

So I'm going to try and come in and, like, be my full self.

I'm ready, I'm excited.

I'm excited to do this little rap as well, you know?

Yeah...Yeah, the rap. Yeah. THEY LAUGH

At least you're ready for it.

We've been made aware that a rap

is going to be coming today at some point.

It's a bold statement.

Just be ready for your bits.

Go on, tell us, then.

What are you expecting to see at the end of the aisle?

Uh, what am I expecting to see? A man, hopefully.

I'd really like it to be a man. That'll be exciting.

Wouldn't that be great?

I cannot believe this day is here.

I hope my husband right now is a pool of anxiety just like me,

so we can be in this together.

Are you OK?

Yeah, I'm fine. Sure?

Fine. THEY CHUCKLE

As fine as one can be when you're getting married to a stranger,

to be fair with you. Yeah, true.

Have you spoken to your mum yet?

No. I'm going to call her later on.

Yeah? It'll be good just to, like...

..hear her advice on stuff.

It's important to ask my mum

for any tips for a good, happy marriage,

because if anyone will tell me the truth, it'll be my mum.

This being your second marriage,

how are you going to approach that conversation

with your new husband?

Um, I think I...

Well, no, I know, I'm going to tell him on a different day.

Today is meant to be about us starting a relationship together.

I don't think it's appropriate to bring up a past relationship

and make it about something else.

I think it's a beautiful thing

to want to make the day about the two of you,

but I think you should start it off on honesty, personally.

I think you definitely need to be more vulnerable.

Yeah. I don't think you've allowed yourself

to be vulnerable very often.

Hmm.

Oh, um...

It takes a lot for me to be vulnerable.

But that's part of why I'm here -

to understand how to love and be loved

while being vulnerable.

Hello.

Don't get upset. Stunning. Don't get upset.

Yeah. Aw, don't.

SARAH'S DAD CRIES, SNIFFS SARAH LAUGHS

I do feel protective

because she's only got the one parent,

so I have to do the job for two people, really.

Sorry.

It's OK. IAN INHALES SHARPLY

It's OK.

Come on. You've got this. Pull yourself together.

Can you believe it's actually here, the day is here?

No. No.

I haven't always warmed to Sarah's partners.

I think Sarah needs somebody who is reliable, respectful and kind.

Some of her previous partners have not met up to those standards.

Can't wait to meet him. I know. Neither can I.

Hmm. THEY CHUCKLE

Are you all nervous as well?

INDISTINCT CHATTER LAUGHTER

In my previous relationships,

I've always put my partner on a pedestal.

And I now want that.

I want them to be proud to be with me.

I'm excited about meeting my wife.

Hopefully, she'll like what she sees.

I am shitting myself.

Have an open mind. OK.

Don't rush to judgment too quickly.

Yeah. All right?

Oh, my gosh, here we are.

You OK?

Hey.

Hi.

Looks are very important to Sarah.

And he is definitely not Sarah's type.

But in the past,

Sarah hasn't always chosen the right sort of guy.

So I think it's a good thing.

Today is the biggest day of my life.

I have dreamed of the fairy tale wedding

since I was a little girl.

I really want to fall in love,

but my typical type hasn't worked for me, ever.

So I am praying that Mr Perfect is at the end of the aisle.

CHUCKLING Are you OK?Oh, my God.

Hi, everyone. Hi. Hi.

What's your name? Sarah.

Sarah. That's good. What's your name?

My name's Dean. Dean? Dean.

You look beautiful, by the way. Thank you. LAUGHING: Yeah.

LAUGHTER Yeah, this is wild.

ALL LAUGH

She's smiling, she's looking at me

and I think, "This is the woman for me."

It started off good. The personality's there.

I hope she's feeling the same.

No, I don't fancy Dean.

I'm so sorry. I should have lied.

Welcome, all, to the wedding of Sarah and Dean.

Please speak the vows you have written for your husband.

OK.

After months of waiting and manifesting this moment,

I cannot believe that the day of our wedding is finally here.

I promise to give this opportunity everything,

to make you laugh,

respect our differences and always support you.

I can't wait to see how our adventure unfolds

through the ups and downs as we embark on this crazy journey.

That's beautiful. That was really nice.

Aw, that was brilliant. Thank you.

SARAH CHUCKLES

Sarah, I don't know anything about you yet,

but I can't wait to discover all the idiosyncrasies

that make you who you are,

like how you like your tea in the morning,

what makes you happy,

but most importantly, what makes you you.

I promise to make you smile every day.

This is one hell of a crazy journey we're about to embark on together,

and I can't wait to see where it leads us.

Now, I did mention making you smile.

And there's something I've prepared.

LAUGHTER DEAN'S FRIEND:Oh, I'm excited.

Oh, my God. OK.

All right.

# When I saw you in that dress today

# You did more than take my breath away

# All my fears alleviate

# I know we're gonna be OK

# I know we'll have hard times, it's true

# But I'll never, ever give up on you

# Why we matched, we may not know

# Trust experts and build a home... #

Oh, God. Oh, God. Like, what the hell?

He is just over the top.

That's put me right off.

# Never seen anything looking so clear

# You and me, plain to see

# End of time, hopefully

# Everybody, sing with me... #

When I say "wed", you say "Dean"!

Wed! CONGREGATION: Dean! Wed! Dean!

When I say "wed", you say "Dean"!

Wed! Dean! Wed! Dean!

When I say "wed", you say "Dean".

Wed! Dean! Wed! Dean!

Yay! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The rap is not something I envisioned,

I have to say.

I was not expecting that.

She joined in my big rap. She was loving it.

It was way better than I could have ever hoped.

This is my type of lady.

Dean, no, Dean's not my typical type.

SARAH LAUGHS Make sure it's on there.

That's staying on. LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

You can share your first kiss, if you wish to.

Would you like lips or cheek?

Can we do on the cheek, if that's OK? Yeah, yeah.

Thank you. Oh, oh. From me to you, yeah.

From you to me, yeah.

She has passed the vibe check.

The vibe check is off the scale. You know?

I've lucked out, so, yeah, I'm happy. Very happy.

Dean is such a lovely guy.

But I'm going to be completely honest.

I don't want to rip his clothes off.

Oh...

Sorry.

No.

WEDDING BELLS RING

WEDDING BELLS RING

Oh, my God!

You look gorgeous, Mum. Hi.

Look at you. I'm going to cry. Aw. Don't get make-up on me.

My mum is my hero.

I think my mum, a lot of the time,

can know me better than I know myself.

I wasn't always... I wasn't supportive first time you got...

Oh, I'm going to go, no.

..married, OK? Because I just felt you were too young.

But this time, my plan is to be really supportive.

I think you've grown, you've matured,

and I think you know a lot more about what you want.

So sorry for the first time around,

but I'll be here for this one.

You need to stop. OK? No, you're OK. Stop.

I'm proud of where he is today

after having seen him struggle.

To do this takes courage.

It takes baring your soul.

And that, to me,

I am incredibly proud of anybody that can...

Sorry.

..that can step up and do that.

I think just go into it with your eyes wide open

and just take everything you can from it.

And if it's the love of your life, hey-ho.

- Hopefully, hopefully. - Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed. That's what we want.

VIDEO CALL RINGTONE

It's the biggest day of my life.

I'm so nervous.

I'm trying to call my mum.

She's not picking up.

PHONE CHIMES Nope.

It would mean the world if my mum could be here today.

But my family lives in Paris

and they can't be here for the wedding.

Yeah, let me try my brother.

VIDEO CALL RINGTONE

All I want is just talk to my mum.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Davide.

DAVIDE CRIES QUIETLY

DAVIDE'S MUM IN FRENCH:

DAVIDE CRIES Huh?

DAVIDE'S BROTHER IN FRENCH:

DAVIDE'S MUM IN FRENCH:

Aw.

Having my mum here is just great.

Love her to pieces.

Hearing her voice and just a hug from her, it was...

Sorry, I can't. Ooh.

I'm more relaxed, way more relaxed,

now that I have them with me.

I feel much better.

I feel much better now.

Comme ca?

Wow. You guys are crazy.

You can't do that to me.

Oh, God. I'm really happy.

Tres content. Tres, tres content.

Merci. Merci.

DAVIDE'S MUM CHUCKLES DAVIDE'S BROTHER:Oui.

DAVIDE IN FRENCH:

Mm-hm.

Mm.

You're Mum.

Is yours anxious as well?

He's French, and we're French too. Oh! My English is not perfect,

but I understand everything.

Is he anxious? Worried?

Yes. Mine too.

There's a lot riding on today.

I want to be someone's priority.

I don't think I've been a priority for a very long time.

I deserve to be loved.

And I want the next one to be the one.

Hi.

Hi, everyone. Hi. You're the mother of the groom?

I am the mother. These are for you. Oh, bless your heart.

My name is Davide. I'm Yvette. Nice to meet you, Yvette.

Nice to meet you. How's everyone? Thank you.

Good? Nervous?

Hi, everyone. You all look gorgeous.

What a good bunch. Thank you.

All right, we're doing this.

Got me flowers!

His mum raised him well. Did a good job.

HE EXHALES

I've never been so nervous in my entire life.

It's my second marriage. Everything is riding on today.

I really hope this is my happily ever after.

Hello.

I'm so nervous.

Hi, Keye. Lovely to meet you. Davide. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. How are you?

Good. Very, very, very nervous. How are you?

Good. You look amazing. You look gorgeous. Fantastic.

So are you. Hi. Hi.

HE EXHALES

This is calming.

He's very handsome.

Beautiful jawline. He gives really good eye contact.

He has a good energy.

And beaming. I'm so happy.

I fancy him massively.

And he's got a freaking great smile.

Like that infectious smile of just like a pure soul.

Hi, everyone.

Ah! Ah!

Keye?

Ah! I did! Oh, stop! Yeah! That's so... Thank you. That's so lovely.

BOTH TALK AT ONCE

Yeah, I'm shaking a lot. Sorry. You got this.

You got this. You got this. Sorry. We're good, we're good.

We're dancing it off. We're dancing it off. Yeah.

You're fantastic.

LAUGHTER

Very happy. Beautiful smile. Me too.

Very happy. You're great. Oh, come here.

I'm very happy. Me too. I'm very happy.

Oh! Good. Brilliant. Awesome. Yeah. We've got this.

Yeah. Amazing. This is brilliant. Hello.

Hi. Hi.

We come together on this wonderful day to celebrate

a truly special and memorable moment.

It is time for you to both read your vows to one another,

and we will begin with you, Davide. There you go.

HE EXHALES

I hope you're feeling as nervous and excited as I am

in this crazy adventure we're about to embark on.

All fairy tales end with happily ever after.

I guess we're meant to live our own ever after now.

And like the rest of those fairy tales,

we have no idea what happens next.

Did Elsa ever come out as gay?

LAUGHTER

How about us?

So, for the beginning of this crazy fairy tale of ours,

I'll make you some small but very important promises.

You're doing great. Thank you.

I promise to make you smile at least once a day.

I promise to have your back as long as you want me to.

I promise to hear you out and put myself in your shoes

whenever you feel upset.

In return, all I ask is that you are truthful,

that you are kind and 100% yourself.

Because at the end of the day, we are now face-to-face

for the first time, about to start our own ever after.

Let's do this marriage thing right. That was beautiful.

Yeah? That was so beautiful. That was beautiful.

That was really beautiful.

That was honestly beautiful. You did amazing.

I got you.

Here we go.

HE EXHALES

For something great to happen, we must close our eyes and jump.

So today, that's what we're here to do,

committing to staying together through and through.

I can't promise the wind speed will be perfect,

that I won't panic along the way.

The magnitude may be daunting, but together we'll always be OK.

Just know that I will hold your hand right up to the edge

and won't let go as we dive into the journey ahead.

And when we land with both feet on the ground,

I have no doubt a connection will have been found.

Keye, I give you this ring as a symbol of my commitment to you

as we begin this exciting new journey together.

Please wear this ring with pride and joy.

Davide, I give you this ring as a symbol of my commitment to you.

I promise to stand by you through the good times

as well as the challenging times.

Ladies and gentlemen, would you all please join me

in congratulating our wonderful couple?

Davide and Keye, if you would like to,

please share your first kiss.

Do you want to high five me or can I kiss you?

You can kiss me. Oh, perfect.

CHEERING

Yes, Davide is a good kisser.

Keye, he's very, very, very handsome.

He makes me laugh already, So he's really good.

Yeah, there's definitely a connection.

I am absolutely giddy.

I'm like a schoolgirl with a crush.

I'm so, so happy. He's just wonderful.

I am taken. Don't talk to me. Don't flirt to me.

Don't even look at me. I'm taken.

Let's get you guys together. Go on. Go on.

Arm around your wife there, sir. You guys look good.

Yeah, the experts have smashed it out of the park.

Like, I couldn't have asked for anything better, I don't think.

What do you like doing?

Do you go to the gym? I do, yeah, that's what I like to...

Have you got tattoos? No tattoos, no. Oh! Do you like tattoos? Yeah.

Oh, God.

I need to stop focusing on the tattoos. I know.

If you could hold hands there. Find a nice natural way.

That's it. Either of you romantic? Yeah.

No. Oh, are you not? I'm really romantic. Well, I don't know.

But...not too much.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. What... I'm very romantic.

Are you? No, but how much are we talking?

Like I write a rap for you, things like that.

Yeah, but you wouldn't do that every weekend. No!

No! Wait, no, but tell me what else. What would...?

I've done so many things. Tell me. I love being...

Do you not like being surprised? Er, not...

Well, I don't know. It depends. I guess you didn't...

Not over the top. Yeah. No, I have been over the top before.

Have you? Like love poems and things like that.

Oh, please don't write me a poem. No.

No.

I don't want Dean to write me a poem.

I don't want Dean to write me a poem.

I don't. Sorry.

I don't know what... I don't know

if this feels a bit awkward, doesn't it? Yeah.

Maybe she's not been romanced the right way,

you know, but chivalry is not dead.

So I'm going to show her how I think a woman should be treated.

Lower, round the waist. Lift up your arm.

There you go. That's it. There you go.

And really, really squeeze. That's it.

Nice and tight. That's it.

No...

I did not fart.

I am a little bit worried

because all I can think of is, I don't fancy you.

You can turn just to look at each other.

Just stay connected. Keep that... Keep that arm.

Yeah. Like, physically. That's it. Yeah.

Oh, he is so lovely.

I can absolutely see why the experts have matched us together.

I'm just sensing

a friend vibe more than a romantic vibe.

Cheers. Thank you. Thank you. That was lovely.

It was good for me. Was it good for you?

And I haven't come here for a friend vibe.

Yeah.

How do your friends describe you?

Cheerleader. OK! Like, you know, I like to be optimistic, loud.

OK. Bring people up. You're loud. I'm very loud, yeah.

Keye is absolutely great. I'm really happy.

I love what I've got to know so far.

The nerves are gone.

All I want to do is just hang out with him for now.

How would your friends describe you?

Funny. Love.

Um, too caring sometimes. OK. Yeah.

My friends tell me all the time that I pour into everyone's cup

but never into my own.

Oh, OK, I'll pour into your cup. It's all right. Aw, cute.

It's all right. I'll cover your cup. Oh, oh. Yeah, yeah. Do that again.

Yeah. So cute. So cute.

So very cute. I've got your cup covered.

Shall I leave, or...?

It feels great being married.

Davide is calming, is grounding and fun,

and is just matching my energy in the best possible way.

Tell me more. Tell me more? Tell me more.

I want to know everything about you.

I honestly want to know everything about you.

I want to tell him that I have been divorced.

But, like, there needs to be the right moment

because I don't want to put a negative spin on a positive day.

Hello. Hello.

THEY CHUCKLE

Hi, I'm Keye. Keye. Hi, lovely to meet you.

I'm really glad that you both came. Really glad.

He said we're really cute together. Oh.

Thank you. I can see that. Yeah, me too. Me too.

I mean, my mum and my brother's approval means everything to me.

But they are catching flights back to Paris,

and they have a taxi coming up to pick them up because...

I promise I will look after him.

Good. So you do not have to worry.

My mum liked Keye. Yeah, she really loved him.

We have this connection that my mum straight away saw.

We've been paired for a reason, and I believe that 100%.

I want to know him more. I really do.

Cheers, guys. Cheers. Oh, yeah. Cheers. I know. Cheers to... Cheers.

Here's to us. Yes, to us! Whoa, my, here's to us!

Cheers to you two.

You know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

I knew as soon as you walked in. Yeah, I knew you would.

I knew you would. Yeah.

You know, I was like, they're going to know. Yeah.

My main concern is

obviously there's not that initial attraction.

There's not that initial spark between us,

or in my opinion anyway.

Nah, nah.

Yeah.

It's not something she would generally go for.

But that's a good thing

because we know it's not always the right choice.

What's your usual type? Like, smaller than me, you know.

Which isn't hard, I guess, you know.

Yeah, but...

Bless ya. What about yourself?

My usual type is probably a bit of a walking, talking red flag.

Oh, man!

I'm not going to lie. They usually look like they've

just come out of jail. Mm. Mm.

Oh, yeah. I'm very much not a bad boy. I'm actually very good.

I'm like a mummy's boy. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

I'm the furthest thing from a bad boy I think you could ever get.

And maybe there's a reason it's not worked in the past.

And hopefully she's ready to be treated properly.

What's happening now?

What is about to happen right now?

So, yeah, so... So, so, so, so, like, um... What the heck?

And I know you don't know me that well yet. Yeah.

So I wanted to paint a picture... OK.

..of what, like, I see what love can be. Hopefully!

I know.

Oh, God.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYS

# Sit me down in front of the fire

# Sit me down with a hot cup of cocoa with you... #

Like, what the fuck?

ACOUSTIC GUITAR OVERLAID WITH FOREBODING MUSIC

# And I'll play you songs

# With my six-string guitar

# And tell you stories of how work is hard... #

It's a little bit weird, and a little bit awkward.

# But you're home now... #

I'm not an over-romantic person at all,

and anything over the top does put me off.

I don't know how to react to that.

HIS VOICE RETURNS TO NORMAL VOLUME: # When things get tough

# Then we'll get better

# When things get hard, we'll make them easy again

# And I've known it from the moment that we met

# I will never be alone

# Cos you're my hope, my love, my life, the one

# And you're my home. #

The song is just a bit much for me. Too much too soon.

Although, to be honest, I don't know if I would even like anyone writing

a song for me after time.

# We'll build a life together, you and me. #

GUESTS CHEER AND APPLAUD

That was a nice touch, actually. Really nice touch, yeah.

All right? Yeah, are you?

I'm struggling a little bit. Can't lie.

Much more than I thought.

Like, I promise I'll treat her with the utmost respect.

For your daughter, you always have this...

You just want to make sure she's OK and protect her.

You want to make sure she's OK. Yeah.

The song was a lot. Just give you the ick a little bit?

Yeah, a wee bit.

I can see why we've been matched. I can.

It's just not there.

That's all.

GUESTS CHEER Hello.

Oh, they're holding hands. Lovely.

Welcome to the family.

Because this is literally all I have.

Not even joking. Besides my family, these people...

Well, now you have all of these people, too.

Yeah, I know.

Aww.

Oh, I hate that I'm being soppy today.

I feel like they've known each other their whole life.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm really, I'm so happy for them.

Dragging him.

Hi.

We're just going to chat.

We're just going to have a little chat,

a little catch-up. Hello, darling.

Give us a hug, you, son-in-law. Oh, I know.

I just think it's a brilliant match.

There's just a really good vibe there.

I am really hoping

that they will come out with something very lasting.

How do you feel? Very, very good. Yeah.

Did not expect him. But, in the nicest way possible,

like, it's the best surprise ever. I just love his energy.

His energy is, like... It is lovely. He's absolutely...

He has a lot of insecurities. Does he?

Well, I'm not going to tell you anything about Keye.

I think that needs to come from Keye.

It's wrong for me to say. He will open up to you.

Yeah. I'm not going to hurt him. But it will take time.

And as much as you're seeing a vibrance here... Yeah.

..there are times when he's incredibly quiet.

And I think he's spent his whole life thinking

that he has to perform for everyone, because that's what they expect.

Oh, Keye's a good laugh.

You know, Keye's the life and soul of the party.

I think if you both just...

..embrace who you are. Yeah, I love who he is, though.

I've learned quite a lot. There's a lot of barriers there.

Keye needs time to open up about them.

But I want to get to know him.

I need that emotional connection first.

Well...

..how are you doing?

Yeah, it's a lot.

He seems like a really nice guy.

I know, yeah. He'll certainly look after you.

He looks like a protective sort of type.

You know...

I mean, to be honest with you, I'd far rather,

you know, you're safe

with him rather than somebody who's a bit... Yeah, yeah, no, I agree.

I agree. Yeah, I know, I know. ..wild and a bit un-...

THEY LAUGH

Can you imagine? That was the last surprise.

Oh, that was so cute.

Look at the ways... Look at the way he's looking...

I know. ..and listening. I know. He's listening. I know. Right?

He's not...he doesn't strike me as somebody who's full of himself.

No, he's... No, definitely not. No, no.

Yeah. Yeah.

He obviously he likes a laugh.

As you like a laugh. Mm-hm. Um... Oh, there's no doubt about that.

We're definitely going to have fun. I think you're going to have fun.

I think he's the type of guy who would start with

a sort of friendship with you.

You know, I wouldn't... I wouldn't judge it too early.

I wouldn't judge it too early.

I would just go with the flow and enjoy it.

You never know in life.

Dad's seal of approval is obviously vital to me,

but I'm looking to find love in this process

and that initial attraction just isn't there.

I've never really been in that position before.

I've always fancied the guys that I've had a relationship with.

Um, my main concern moving forward, it's more just,

will the spark come?

I am not sure where I'm at, at the moment.

I don't know. I don't know. It's still early days.

Oh. This is great. Cheers. This is... Cheers.

Cheers.

This is stunning. Mm-hm.

Today, I absolutely love the fact that you were

unapologetically yourself, because it's cute.

It's fucking cute, but you're not going to be 110% all the time.

And I want to get to know you besides that.

Yeah.

Vulnerability is really hard for me.

Telling someone I'm divorced is scary.

Right now, I feel like it is the right time to tell him.

Um, yeah...

Just... Uh, sorry. Sorry. It's fine.

Take your time.

Erm...

..I married my first boyfriend.

How old were you?

I was 19 when we met, and he was 29 turning 30. OK.

Yeah.

We were together for six and a half, nearly seven years. OK.

Married for the last year of it. OK.

And then our relationship became...

..just... Uh, sorry. Sorry. It's fine.

Take your time.

Um, our relationship just became... You're good.

You're good. You can talk about it.

Our relationship just became really bad.

Um, we brought out the worst in each other.

He cheated on me.

I left and filed for divorce, and that was the end of that.

So I was engaged for two years.

I proposed, but very difficult break-up.

Yeah. So we both need the reassurance.

And I think it's something we can build together.

Yeah. The trust we can build up together. Yeah.

It's not just me trusting you.

It's you trusting me as well. It's fine. We're going to be fine.

Everything you say, and every answer you give is just like...

..everything I asked for.

Good.

He, so far, is the most perfect human being

that the experts could have set me up with.

I'm enjoying you... Same. ..a lot. Yeah. Yeah.

100%. Yeah. We've got this. Yeah, we do.

Mm.

It's not easy to open up to someone that you literally met hours ago.

It actually makes me happy

that he's willing to be honest with me. Yeah.

It has been the most perfect day.

Davide is ticking all the boxes.

Boxes I didn't even know I had.

He makes me feel safe and he makes me laugh.

What more can you want from a marriage?

Today has been a massive whirlwind.

There has been a lot of emotions.

Now I'm just excited for what's to come.

I can't believe we're here. Next time...

This is like dreams.

..as the first set of newlyweds head on honeymoon...

THEY GASP

..for Davide and Keye... Do you want to see a rhino's horn?

Is it the horn you're excited about?

..an innuendo too far...

Everything has to be an innuendo or a joke.

I need the deeper.

..calls their match into question.

And Dean's urge to perform...

Sing hallelujah. No!

..irks new wife Sarah...

The outbursts of song

and rapping really beginning to grate on me.

..ahead of a frank confession.

Have you ever been with anyone bigger or anything like that?

No. It's hard to hear.

That has left me feeling empty.

And as two new couples say I do...

I'm at a point in my life where I am looking for that real thing.

..one bride's show-stopping arrival...

What an entrance.

..spells a hopeful start to married life.

I do fancy him. Tick, tick, tick.

Hi. Hey.

..in stark contrast...

I wouldn't say he's my type.

SHE EXHALES

..to the other's wedding day meltdown.