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Today is the biggest day of my life.

I've never been so nervous. Everything is riding on today.

Previously...

The whole purpose of life is to be loved.

I believe in the fairy tale.

..four brave singles met and married at first sight.

You look beautiful, by the way.

For Davide and Keye... You look amazing.

..the attraction was instant.

I'm like a schoolgirl with a crush.

I'm taken.

But for Sarah and Dean...

No, I don't fancy Dean.

This is a little song.

..a grand musical gesture.

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

..marked the end of a difficult day for the bride.

Too much, too soon.

I can't believe we're here!

Tonight...

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 deeper.

..calls their match into question...

Lordy!

..and Dean's urge to perform...

# Say 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 big or anything like that?

No. Mm-hm.

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.

..to the other's wedding day meltdown.

Ooh.

It's the first morning of married life for our newlyweds.

Our first night together was fabulous.

We curled up in bed together.

Kissed a lot.

A lot.

Nothing happened, I promise you, nothing happened.

Yes! Yes! Come on, open it, open it!

I'm so excited.

Reye, come on. Dun-dun-dun-dun!

South Africa. Oh, my God! That's sick!

We're going to South Africa!

I'm so excited.

We're going on a BLEEP

Come on! I'm so... I'm sorry. I'm so excited!

That's wild!

He has a lot of energy

and is 110 at all times.

And I love it, but I'm at an 80 and he's at 110.

Oh, my God. We're going to South Africa!

I can't believe we're here. Look at this.

This is like dream situation. Absolutely beautiful.

And here we are. This is us. Ah! Let's head in.

Oh, my God.

Look at the bottom. Ah! Look! You can see.

See the fish? Mad.

Oh, my goodness. It's absolutely stunning.

My biggest hopes this honeymoon

is to get to know the real Sarah,

and Sarah to get to know the real Dean.

Just absolutely beautiful, isn't it? Right.

Step in, step in.

Oh, it's kind of cold. You're there, you're there.

No, we're in, we're in. You're in, you're in.

I'd hope to leave it possibly with a kiss.

And then we'll see where we go from there.

This is crazy. It is amazing.

To think we were in our wedding literally 24 hours ago. I know.

We didn't know where we were going.

I know. And here we are.

Here we are with spice Marg.

We don't even know each other like two days ago.

And now we're here.

Sarah entered the experiment aware she had a type.

My usual type of guy would be referred

to by my friends as a walking red flag.

What's your type, sis? Girl, I like a bad boy.

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

Fantastic. But she was determined to break this cycle

in her search for love.

I am now ready for the nice guy.

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

Dean has got so many of the qualities

that I am looking for in a partner.

However, I usually go for the tattooed bad boy.

I just need to look beyond that attraction side

and see if it's something that I can work on.

Paradise, isn't it? Absolutely paradise.

I mean, could it get more better than this?

Whilst the newlyweds settle into their honeymoons...

This is crazy. It's just absolutely beautiful.

..back in the UK,

another single is preparing to enter the experiment.

Lights, camera, action. Are we good? Is this right?

I feel so awkward. This is insane.

What is happening? Are you good? I feel weird.

OK, so I guess this is it.

This is Marrying a Stranger 101.

Holy shit.

I would describe myself as extroverted.

I have no filter.

I'm tightly strung, perhaps you could say.

I'm nervous for her, but I'm also nervous for him.

She's a whirlwind.

Cut!

My friends would describe me as hectic, wild, nuts.

Next!

Huge feminist.

Big into equality.

We haven't achieved it yet.

I am a midwife

and I chose to go into midwifery because I am a caring person.

I also want to empower women.

People often ask you when you're a midwife, "Do you have kids?"

And it's like 2am

on a Saturday night and I'm there with them delivering their child,

and I'm like, "When would I be meeting someone

"to have a child with?"

Oh, she's a princess!

I am surrounded by strong women.

They just know me so well and they accept me for who I am.

SHE HUMS HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Who knew you could be so glamorous?

Actually, talk about glamorous.

Six inches, baby.

Grace is a very loud, playful, fun character,

and I think it takes a certain type of person

to be able to take it for what it is.

I'm always trying to find the funny side in everything.

My life sometimes is quite funny.

Definitely my dating life is... hilarious.

Ha-ha-ha.

How many boyfriends have you had, or situationships?

Oh, situationships. Oh, countless. Limitless.

The limit does not exist. Do you actually want me to quantify it?

I definitely can't.

Sometimes it's easier to find

the funny side and laugh it off than actually,

like, sit in the feelings of discomfort and, like, rejection.

I put myself out there so much.

I went on dates that were set up by friends.

I went on dates that were friends of friends.

I went on dates... I went with an old flame.

I started a new thing with someone that I met on an app.

Like, I put myself out there and I was let down.

I was let down in so many different ways,

so consistently.

It's hard and it's hurtful and it's frustrating.

But every one of these experiences tells you

a little something more about what you do want.

It is hard. I know.

Because I feel like I'm so respectful.

Yeah. Yet I never really seem to... You're not getting it back?

Yeah. Yeah.

Every time I go through a break-up,

I end up developing a new skill or hobby.

I actually came to adult gymnastics after a break-up.

And spinning around a gymnasium, launching here,

jumping there, was my idea of just pure heaven.

I had a little pop at stand-up comedy last year.

That was the most nerve-racking thing.

I'm like, "So the audience, anyone know any good jokes?

"Anyone?"

You know, some people use humour as a way of protecting... Deflection.

Protecting yourself from something.

Have you thought about that for yourself?

Yes, I'd say that's maybe how I came to develop a sense of humour.

But certainly it has come in handy before,

when I have felt I was in hot water, to just crack a joke.

I don't know if I've ever actually felt reciprocated

full, whole, warm love.

I do feel I want, like, extraordinary love.

I'm not willing to compromise.

That is what I will have or I will have nothing at all.

I'm marrying a stranger.

I feel like I've exhausted all of the other options.

I've put myself out there.

I've done what you're supposed to do, and it hasn't worked.

My family will always be like, "Oh, he's out there.

"He's looking for you." What am I supposed to do?

Just wait in? He'll come knocking at the door.

He'll be here any minute. Prince Charming on his horse.

I would love to be matched

with someone so fun, so easy-going, so sociable.

Someone charismatic, someone hard-working,

motivated, very family-orientated,

someone sporty, active, athletic, quite masculine.

I like a broad shoulder.

You know?

Just a few descriptives.

I'll take anything.

Anyone willing. I'm joking.

I'm a bit of a cheeky chappy. I'm very positive.

I'm that annoying guy that's always smiling.

I'm not a city boy. I'm a country bumpkin.

I've always been an outdoorsy person.

My parents live on a farm with 36 acres, horses.

And being up there is amazing. It's a really good lifestyle.

I think that's quite important with my partner,

that she is the type of girl that can just chuck on

a pair of wellies and put her hair up and just go

up and get dirty on the quad,

and then other times put a pair of stilettos on

and come out with me with a cocktail dress.

Morning. Morning.

I work for my father.

I work for the family company.

And it's an offshore marine construction company.

So basically, anything to do with steel,

the ships and rigs.

I do enjoy it.

Being from South Wales, rugby is basically religion here.

But girls don't like rugby boys.

I think they've got this stereotype about us, like lager louts,

a bit crazy.

But the majority of the lads that I know

that I play rugby with, they're all gentlemen.

I feel like I'm a gentleman

and I think I was what I was made to be by my mother.

I think she raised me right.

How are you starting to feel about it all?

I'm starting to get really excited about it now.

You deserve somebody nice.

I grew up around strong women. I've got two sisters,

one older, one younger. So I got a bit of feminine energy.

I want the best for Ashley.

He's kind, thoughtful.

He's got loads of love to give, and he just needs somebody

there special that feels the same.

I would say I have high standards in women.

I used to date a Miss Universe. I'm quite proud of that one.

But I haven't really had that many girlfriends.

I've been engaged twice.

The second time we got engaged because we were having a son.

You're so clever.

It was a hard decision to break up with my son's mother,

but ultimately, it was definitely the right decision to make.

And we're still friends.

I think I've done my life right.

I did all the travelling and parties and things.

And then I come home. I've got my house,

I've got my son. I'm at the stage of my life

where the only thing I don't really have is someone to share it with.

I think I'm ready to be a husband.

For me, I like being the protector.

Like, I was brought up old school.

Like, I'm the type of guy that'll hold the door.

I'm the type of guy that will lift you through the puddle.

I'm looking for someone with a personality that's just

up for a laugh.

And it's true what they say.

If you marry your best friend, it'll work.

So I'm looking for a best friend.

Somebody that's also going to be, like, loving and caring.

To have that deep connection kind of feels more important now.

I still think I'm a catch.

HE LAUGHS

Somebody wants me. Surely.

Grace is possibly one of the quirkiest brides we've met.

Her offbeat humour and quick wit are qualities which

Ashley will enjoy, as a fun personality is top of his wish list.

I love Grace's humour too,

but I feel sometimes she can use it as a way of masking her emotions.

It feels to me like a self-protection mode,

which could prove challenging to break through for a new partner.

Yeah, I think Ashley has

the patience and determination to push past that.

Raised in a home of strong women,

he wants a confident, outgoing partner.

He takes pride in his upbringing

and says he's been raised to be a gentleman, respectful and caring.

Yeah, I mean, Grace told us she's sick of

the relentless unreliability of modern dating.

As someone loyal and dependable,

Ashley is the perfect antidote to that.

Yeah, they're both intelligent and driven in their careers,

but also hugely sociable and enjoy

an active lifestyle and a strong family bond.

I think you're right. If they can start their marriage on

a foundation of mutual trust and friendship,

Grace and Ashley have real potential.

Absolutely.

Our next match. Grace and Ashley.

I'm so excited about this next match.

I really hope we see a lasting connection.

A guy that went on a date with literally said, like,

"You're hard work."

And I was like, "Define fucking hard work.

"I think it's called standards, hon."

And I was like, "I don't know who the hell you've been dating,

"but it ain't people like me, then.

"Go and get me some champagne."

And he did!

When I first meet a guy,

obviously I want him to be completely obsessed with me.

I just think, "Well, why is it taking you three hours

"to reply to a text? Like, what are you doing?"

Is that bad?

I'm Neelima,

but everyone calls me Nelly, just cos it's easier.

Pop your head back for me. I'm just going to pop this in.

I am really career-driven.

Mainly because I just want to make my parents proud.

I'm so lucky. I love you guys.

So my mum and dad met through a gorgeous arranged marriage.

Not only am I doing what they did, I've got one up on them.

You had the privilege

of actually meeting each other once before you married each other.

Once. Once. Just once. And was she your perfect lady?

She is perfect lady for me.

And if it worked for my parents, hopefully it'll work for me too.

I'm probably one of the luckiest people

in the entire world with the family that I've been blessed with.

Wasn't it two years that you lived here or three years?

The two best years of your life, honey.

It felt like a millennium.

My sister is the ideal, perfect Indian daughter.

Met a lovely Indian man.

They got married. They had the twins when they were 30.

And that is what my parents wanted for me.

And obviously it's not the case.

Hands up if you like Masi's cooking.

Double hands!

My sister and brother-in-law have got the most beautiful twins.

I just love them so much.

Did you guys have a good day at school?

Yeah? What did you do?

Spelling.

Right. Yeah. What did my Luna get? Ten out of ten.

Yeah, of course she did.

I do really want to have kids in the future, but I

don't want to compromise that and have them with the wrong person.

I've been in three relationships in total,

and sadly each one ended up the same way and they were all unfaithful.

I do feel a little bit insecure. Of course I do.

It can change your confidence.

I just kept thinking, "Well, what did I do wrong?

"What didn't I do? Why did he have to, you know,

"find whatever he needed to find in somebody else?"

I think the way that all my relationships ended

sort of gave me a really negative view on relationships in general.

I just feel that whoever I end up with,

I won't be with them forever,

because at some point they will be unfaithful.

And I really hate that.

I think that's how it will always end.

And I just hope it doesn't, obviously.

Oh, my tears. Sorry, guys.

When you look at

the breakdown of each relationship, did it make you question yourself?

Yeah, massively.

It's always, "How can I protect myself?"

Yeah. Yeah. Self-protection is always important,

but it can coexist with hope. Yeah.

And I think in order to get into a good,

positive, healthy relationship, you've got to allow that.

And that means opening up a little bit,

letting some hope in and being a little bit vulnerable.

Yeah. I'm excited to work on it.

Right. Shall I pop open the...? Absolutely.

I've had people mention that before, that they think I do self-sabotage.

And I can be extremely needy.

I think a lot of it comes down to a fear of rejection.

I want to change that about me.

I just need to just take a chill pill.

You do get yourself in a bit of a flap.

I know. And I try not to show it, but obviously you guys can see it.

Nelly is a very bubbly person,

but I think underneath she's so terrified of... Rejection.

I think you just need to have more confidence in yourself.

Like, you're amazing.

She has so much to offer.

And she's an incredible person

and she just needs to meet an incredible person.

She does. Yeah.

My perfect husband is open, is honest, is fun.

Pretty chilled out.

Someone who is just gonna make me feel really secure.

My type is a tall man.

I just love a man that can tower over me.

The taller, the better.

Let me climb that man like a tree.

Obviously, I want him to be completely obsessed with me.

He's a missing piece of the puzzle.

Like, I'm just ready for it now. I'm ready to meet Mr Right.

What are you doing? Get here already!

Despite the accent, I'm not actually an Essex boy.

I'm a Geordie, so I'm from Newcastle.

I'll always be a Geordie at heart.

Like, I'm Newcastle through and through. I'm a Newcastle United fan.

I bleed black and white and howay the lads.

HE LAUGHS

I'm an investment banking manager currently,

but I've been working in finance for the last 13 years.

I suppose the general misconceptions of people working in finance

is they're slightly obnoxious,

they're know-it-alls, they're up themselves.

It's not the case.

Before I started my career in finance,

I was a professional footballer.

I loved every minute of it,

travelling up and down the country every other weekend,

being with a group of lads, all working towards the same goal.

Football was everything.

I definitely wanted to get to the highest level,

but my football career came to

an end when I was attacked outside of a nightclub by nine guys.

I had a shattered nose which was reconstructed.

I'd fractured my right cheekbone, my teeth come out of place,

so I needed to get my teeth sorted, and I got

a scar on my chin which went down to my bone,

which required 17 stitches inside and 14 outside.

So it destroyed my confidence.

It made me step away from the professional game.

I wasn't in the best headspace.

I'd say I was in a rut for about three years.

It took my family to get out of that rut.

Family mean everything to me.

Without them, I wouldn't be who I am.

I'm the youngest of five,

so I have my sister and three other brothers.

It's good having a close-knit family.

I couldn't imagine a world not talking to my brothers

and my sister on a daily basis.

Do you remember when you were two and you used to strip off naked

and run round the estate?

Well, you know, I just wanted to be a free spirit after all, do you know what I mean?

I'm confident in myself, even at two years of age.

I'm a father of two kids.

My daughter Piper is nine, and my boy Reggie,

he's five, and he does have autism and a sensory disorder.

He doesn't speak. He can't tell us what it actually is he's thinking.

What's that?

He's never been able to tell us what he wants

from an early age.

High five. Yeah.

You know, obviously you're a package deal.

You've got two kiddos.

How important is it that this new woman

can fit within there and have great relationships with your kids?

If I link it to some of my dating in the past,

a lot of people have told me

that they've actually understood that I've got kids.

But further down the line they actually realised that

"I don't understand that you've got kids".

And they have to understanding that, look, not only I have kids

but one of them has his own challenges that he deals with.

And I'm not expecting anyone to just waltz

in and play stepmom or be that kind of figure.

I'd say I am where I want to be at 34,

but I think the biggest thing that's missing for me is a wife.

I need someone to do life with.

I'm looking for someone strong-willed,

very independent and with a massive personality.

Very family-orientated, with a nice beaming smile.

I want to meet my person. I'm ready to find the one.

Hopefully I can give my best

to someone and they can actually embrace it.

As a dad-of-two,

Steven needs a partner who'll embrace

and happily take on his ready-made family.

Nelly's maternal instincts and love for her own family suggest

that this won't be a problem.

What's clear is Nelly's been cheated on in lots of past relationships.

Yeah. Yeah. So reassurance is key

for her to feel safe and secure. Yeah.

You know, also, Steven told us that he's never been unfaithful.

And his calm and stable nature should provide

the security that Nelly needs.

They're both high achievers and have all aspects

of their lives sorted apart from love.

Yeah. I mean, Steven is hoping for a strong woman with

a big personality, and vivacious Nelly is a perfect example of this.

Well, that's right, this is a match

where the personalities really complement each other.

Nelly's high-energy and the first to admit

that she likes the princess treatment.

There's a calmness to Steven that I think could be

really grounding for her. Exactly.

Her maturity and emotional depth will encourage him to open up.

I cannot wait to see their relationship grow in this process.

Nelly and Steven.

This all got very, very real.

My stomach keeps dropping every time I think about it.

It's not affecting your ironing, clearly.

Mate, my ironing's never been good, to be fair.

I'm shitting it!

I cannot believe I'm getting married to a complete stranger today.

A bit nervous, you? I am, mate. And you know me,

like, I don't get nervous, but I'm... Yeah. I'm bad.

This is fun. But there's that background noise of,

like, "Wait a minute. Who is he?"

I am feeling a little overwhelmed. A dry mouth.

There's a racing heart. All of these things.

Oh, I'm so excited to see what he's like.

Yeah, I would obviously like to be with someone attractive.

Probably make things a bit easier maybe

if I was just...fancied the pants off them from the word go.

Husband, husband, husband - doesn't really roll off the tongue.

I just hope he's got a cracking personality.

Yeah. Because you need someone that you can, like, bounce off.

But... And that he's not threatened by the fact

that you're funny and you're this super-independent,

strong woman. 100%. There's only room

for one sheriff in this town. We're not having a competition,

who's the silliest billy?

Oh, the silliest billy? What if he's hilarious?

What are you going to do? Yeah. What if he's funnier than you?

Cancel the wedding if he's hilarious.

How dare he presume to be funny? No, obviously,

it'd be great if he's funny.

I'll take a back-seat. Over to you. Take the mic.

I feel like I have a nervous energy about me today,

and I would not be surprised if I walk down the aisle

and went mute and was like...

"Hello, nice to meet you."

Because that's just the kind of person I am.

I'm all... I'm all or nothing.

As if we're seeing the day Nelly's getting married.

I didn't think that would ever, ever happen.

I know, who'd have thought. Who would have thought?

I've always dreamt of this day, and I can't believe it's here!

Not only am I getting married,

which I didn't think would happen, I'm literally marrying a stranger.

How are you feeling, Nels?

I think one thing I am nervous about - me liking him

and him not being into me.

I mean, it is obviously a bit terrifying,

because being cheated on by

all three of my past partners makes you think

that there's something wrong with you.

I know what I deserve, I know how I should be treated.

I don't think I'm asking for anything extra than

just being treated with kindness and like a nice human being, but...

That's how you would treat someone, so you just want it back.

No-one likes the feeling of getting rejected,

but I've just got to trust

the process and be open and be vulnerable.

Be open, be vulnerable. Be open, be vulnerable.

Be open, be vulnerable.

It could be amazing.

We could really, really just click and really fancy each other.

I'm probably the most nervous about a future brother-in-law

not finding her as attractive as she'd want.

She wants somebody to be really obsessed with her,

just be infatuated with her.

And that would maybe break my heart a little bit

if he just wasn't that interested.

She's got so much love to give,

so to get it back would just be really incredible.

I actually can't believe I'm getting married today.

I'm going to FaceTime the kids this morning.

If I can see their face, it'll just calm me down entirely.

Hello. How are you?

It's one of the biggest things I've asked for,

is someone being understanding of that,

kids will always be number one.

Cos it is so important to me

that they spend a wedding day with me,

even if they're not here in person.

You got any advice for Daddy for the wedding?

Don't say anything stupid. Don't say anything stupid!

Right. Well, I'll see you soon. OK.

Good luck. See you later.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in.

Hello. Hi, honey. Oh, my God, you're handsome.

My parents have been married for nearly 40 years,

so they're doing something right.

I mean, something like that, to me, is what I'm striving for.

When I have thought about it, I've thought like,

"Oh, I hope I like her.

"I hope she's this, hope she's that."

Like the other side. I hope she likes me. Yeah, absolutely.

And I hope she's... I hope she's the type of person to show that.

Soon find out. Not long. I know.

GASPING

Oh, Grace!

Oh!

No-one deserves to find love more than Grace.

She is the kindest, most intelligent woman.

But Grace can have quite high walls.

And I think it depends how the first meet goes.

And, you know, Grace is the kind of person

who might bolt at the first smell that something might be a bit fishy.

I keep thinking, like, "When has it gone too far?

"Is it now?" He's a lucky guy. He's a lucky guy.

Oh, it's gorgeous.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Hi. Hello. Hi.

I think he's gonna love this.

Isn't it gorgeous?

I'm at a point in my life

where I am looking for that real thing.

I'm really nervous.

I would be gutted if it didn't work out.

There's so much that's gone into it, so I'll give it everything I got.

I do hope that this is the first day of something beautiful.

Hiya. Hello.

Ooh.

How's everyone.

Good. How are you?

Hoo!

GUEST LAUGH

Hello. Hi, you all right?

Hi.

I am worried that, like, I've maybe taken this too far.

Like, even for me, I'm starting to think this is a bit too much.

Is it? Do you think?

Grace, you are gonna nail this.

Every time I take another step towards,

like, the actual wedding, I'm like,

oh, God, I've taken it too far. Too far!

HE EXHALES

Got a tissue?

I'm bricking it. Really nervous.

Sweaty hands. I was like a deer in headlights.

Worst case scenario is that she just doesn't like me.

Oh, she's here.

Hi. You all right?

Hey.

How are you? You look amazing. Thank you.

So do you. It's nice to meet you. And you. And you.

Hi. Hiya. How you feeling? Oh, you know.

Yeah. All in a daze. Just your average Monday!

How are you? Yeah, I've been pretty much the same.

Nice to meet you guys. I'm Grace, by the way.

Ashley. Nice to meet you. Ashley? Yeah.

You're Welsh. I am. What gave it away?

The one word that you said. Yeah!

All right. All right, all right, all right.

Anyone ever done this before? No. Anybody got any prompts?

I'm normally more talkative, I'll be honest.

Oh. Run for your money now. Get your own act!

When she's nervous she is like joke after joke after joke after joke.

I don't necessarily think that's a good thing.

Hopefully it's not too awkward. Yeah.

Who's everyone? Dad, Mum, sister.

You guys look great. A million bucks. Showing up my lot!

LAUGTHER

Nice to meet you. Yeah. Like, she's got personality.

And that's everything I've kind of asked for.

The attraction is there. I'm a happy man.

100%, I fancy her.

You look amazing. Thank you. So do you.

SHE EXHALES

I wouldn't say he's my type.

I'm feeling no instant spark.

We're gathered here on this beautiful day

to witness the union of Grace and Ashley,

who have decided to take a chance on love.

Grace, your vows.

There once were two strangers at the altar

They'd tried normal dating

Their souls simply weren't meeting

So they married, and their fates they did alter

They vowed to have a great experience

They hoped love would make an appearance

They had great respect for what the experiment expects

And in hard times, they promised perseverance

To hell with convention, rules were made to be bent

Let's make time together time well spent.

Your vows, Ashley.

Today I stand here not just to make a promise,

but to begin a journey with someone

who is in so many ways still a mystery to me.

Yet, in this moment, I'm certain of one thing.

I choose you, and I choose us wherever this path may take us.

I vow to be loyal to you, to honour you,

and to show up every day for this commitment we're making together.

I promise to be your rock... I don't know...

..your biggest fan when life feels light...

..maybe I did hope there'd be more of an initial spark.

I hope we discover a shared...

Maybe I just hoped it would be there more.

If you can show me that you are truly

all in and take this leap with me, I promise to try and give you

the world and more, to dream with you,

to build with you, and to never stop enjoying

the memories we'll create one day at a time.

With this ring I join my life with yours.

So, Grace and Ashley, would you now

like to celebrate your union with your very first kiss?

I can offer a cheek. Yeah.

GUESTS CHEER

Well done, experts, is all I can say. I think they've done amazing.

Grinning like a Cheshire cat.

It gives me great pleasure to present

to you our wonderful happy couple, Grace and Ashley.

GUESTS CHEER

I'm chuffed. I like the fact

that she didn't want to kiss straight away.

That shows she's got morals. I respect that quite a lot.

Now it's just to find out if I'm what she's asked for.

I'm not really sure why I am being quite

as wobbly as I am right now.

I can't put my finger on it.

I honestly, I just don't know how I feel.

I don't want to do this. Sorry.

I don't know what to say. It's a lot.

Yeah.

SHE EXHALES Sorry.

I think I'm just in, like, a negative headspace about it.

Do you want out? Yeah.

Sorry.

Nooooo!

This is amazing! We have hearts! We have hearts!

Do you like my hat? Ha-ha! This is adorable! I love this.

Come on. Stop it! We are Indiana Jones.

THEY LAUGH

The fact that I'm on honeymoon right now with my husband is insane.

We look hot. We look great.

But I'm finding his energy a lot.

He's very loud.

He's 110 at all times.

This is amazing.

Come on. I want to be treated like this every day.

I'm not going back to normal life. This is how we live now.

Yeah. That's it, that's it. This is it.

So I just want to get to know him. I want us to have that...

..that deep, meaningful conversations about everything.

We're gonna have the best time! We are.

# Running to swinging to singing

# Work it, work it, work it, work it, work it, work it, work it. #

Me and Dean are big energy.

You know, there's no denying that.

The thing that's grating on me at the minute is Dean

does keep randomly outbursting into raps or songs.

# When I saw you in that dress today

# You did more than take my breath away... #

On their wedding day, an impromptu rap from Dean...

When I say wed, you say ding.

- Wed! GUESTS: Ding! - Wed! GUESTS: Ding!

He is just over the top. That's put me right off.

..followed by a self-penned serenade at the top table.

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

..sowed serious seeds of doubt in his new wife's mind.

I'm not an over romantic person at all,

and anything over the top does put me off.

Got a girl, Sarah, right next to me in Maldives, living life,

spicy margarita all the time.

Zumba, maybe we'll find out, read a book, it's gonna be so lit,

so damn good, gonna get some wood.

It's still quite a lot for me.

Twist it, twist it!

Ready for some Pilates? Ready for some Pilates.

Here we go. Right, get your legs... Legs akimbo.

Oh, my God.

Oh, I like it.

I feel very vulnerable.

OK, will we do the next move? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He was coming out with the innuendos, you know.

Nice one, Dean.

Yeah.

It's all about the hips.

And then just pull back and then thrust in.

That's literally...

That's what it is, though, innit?

My sexual chakra, no, it's not been opened up just yet.

It's still, it's still there. It's still ready. It's burning away

but it's not opened up just yet.

Take a seat. Let's take a seat.

Take some heat off these feet.

You love turning things into raps, don't you? Oh, I love rapping.

I'm looking forward to get to know Sarah on a deeper level,

because at the moment, we're laughing all the time

and it's banter and the energy's amazing.

She will fall for me.

Don't worry. Trust me, it will happen.

I've been here before. We're good.

So how long have you been single for, then?

About 18 months. Coming up to two years. OK. Yeah, yeah.

What about yourself? Yeah, but I'm over two years now.

My typical type is a bit of an asshole,

which I've always usually gone for.

Very toxic. Geez.

Manipulative. Nice guys.

Trust me, nice guys are the way to go.

I know she wants a nice guy,

but I still don't know if I'm the nice guy she wants.

Hopefully she can see there's, like, more to me than just probably

what met the eye to begin with.

I didn't actually start dating till I was like 22. Oh, really?

So I didn't do anything till I was 22. Yeah, I was like,

oh, I need to kind of jump into this.

Like I need to get a girlfriend. I don't want to die a virgin.

You know, like, you know, those type of things, though.

Like, I don't want that to be me.

I did go through a phase where I lost about like ten stone.

Did you? It's like, yeah, I lost, like, loads of weight.

Like, I'd wear, like, fake tan. I'd have guyliner on.

Did you wear fake tan? Yeah. You wore guyliner!

I was a completely different person.

Did you? I wasn't the nicest to girls.

I would like not reply sometimes,

and I just wasn't someone my mum would be proud of, innit,

and I was like, I'm not, not myself. I just want to be myself.

I've always been bigger, and when you're confident and fat, it's cute.

You know, it's funny, it's nice,

but then when you're confident and like a...

Good looking guy. Yeah, yeah.

I'm still good looking.

I didn't mean that. I didn't mean that.

I know you don't mean that. I know you don't mean that.

Sorry.

It was really nice of Dean to open up about him losing the weight,

and also how that changed him as a person,

which I was quite surprised at.

Turned into basically a bit of an asshole.

I was shocked, you know, I did not expect that at all.

It would be really weird to see Dean as a bad boy.

Yeah, definitely. I just can't imagine it at all.

Wow. Oh, wow. Oh, my God.

Oh, look at you.

Oh, Mum, come here.

You're going to make me cry.

I always wanted to see her in a wedding dress.

She looks absolutely stunning.

She's so gorgeous. My little baby.

You're absolutely beautiful.

Thanks, Dad.

You make me proud. She does? Yeah, we're all very proud.

Yeah.

I'm going to be coming down the aisle in the dolly.

When they put it down, can you get me out of it

and take me to my husband?

That would be the proudest moment of my life, darling. Oh!

I mean, it's like giving away my heart.

It means the world to me

that my dad's going to be able to, like, give me away.

I'm such a lucky girl to have family like that.

I'm sure he's going to love it. I know, I hope so.

I just don't know how he's going to react.

It's not the normal. That's OK. How do you...

Yeah. What's...

I want him to be obsessed with me.

He might be a little bit shocked because it's very different.

Yeah, which is fine, because it's so probably not what he's expecting

and not what he's been envisioning for however long.

Yeah, like, I just hope he doesn't

think I'm some sort of diva coming down.

I'm so terrified of him being like, yeah, I'm not really that into her.

No-one wants to face rejection.

And if he isn't completely showing that he's obsessed with me,

you'll be thinking, but why?

I've been up since 5:00 getting ready for you, babe.

Yeah. Steve, I think you're struggling with that tie.

You might need a little help.

I'm going back to old school ways, aren't I?

You know, with everything that he's gone through

in life to where we are now.

Steven's ready for this. He fully deserves it.

Having watched us get married, have children, have a settled life.

Steven wants that the same as we've had it.

So how do you feel about the kids scenario?

You feel you're going to let her know that straight away,

or sort of delay it a little bit?

It's a tough one, that's been rattling through my mind.

I don't think I'll say it at the altar straight away,

going, "Oh, by the way, I've got kids,"

because I think that would just scare her at first.

Kids are the kids. They're always going to be there,

you know? Without sounding rude, she's got to respect that.

I think it would be tough to tell her I've got kids today.

Again, I think if it comes up, then absolutely I will.

When is the right moment in time?

We're the brothers. Two brothers.

Is your brother good looking as you guys?

Nearly at my level. Just a little bit below, I'd say.

It's important that my future wife can protect my children.

Because my children are my entire world.

They're my be-all and end-all.

So it's massively important to me.

Nervous, everyone? Yeah!

I need my specs to see you properly.

Sorry, it's the teeth, they might blind you.

He's tall. Very confident.

I think he is Nelly's like... I think he probably is.

Yeah. Definitely 100%.

Today is the biggest day of my life.

Giving up a lot to be here,

and I'm just really, really hoping that this is it and this is the one.

If he doesn't react well to my entrance, I'd be devastated.

It would ruin the magic of it all.

This whole shebang, me in the red.

Is he going to think I'm some diva and some princess?

I'm putting my heart on the line, and I just really, really hope

it doesn't get squished to little pieces.

Because I don't know how I'm going to come back from it if it does.

Oh, wow.

Amazing. Hi. Hi. Nervous? Yes, are you?

Nice to meet you. Don't be nervous at all.

Thank you, sir.

What an entrance. What an entrance that is.

I'm glad you liked it.

I think from first initial attraction,

I'm liking the little cheeky smile she gave.

It was definitely something I'm like, yeah, I'm feeling this.

She looks absolutely stunning in the red dress.

Yeah, definitely ticks a lot of boxes.

My neck has to go back to look at him.

Tick, tick, tick.

Loving the red as well.

Thanks. It's very traditional.

Yeah. I'm not very, I'm not normally very traditional,

but thought fuck it.

He just doesn't seem intimidated by anything in the slightest.

He's just taking it all in his stride,

and I think that's really admirable. I feel like I need to keep my cool,

because I don't want him to think I'm a giddy schoolgirl

because I'm not.

With our friends and family both here

witnessing us meet for the very first time,

I couldn't be more excited to meet a beautiful stranger

and share an adventure that we'll only need to do

once in our lifetimes.

Today we have taken a risk,

but sometimes without risk there is no reward.

And standing here today in front of me, all I see is a reward.

Let's embrace this journey fully and let's be a team

and conquer anything that comes our way.

Here's to us.

I stand here today hoping to find someone

who will see and love me for who I truly am.

Strong, independent, but also deeply ready to share my life

with the right person.

I'm far from perfect, but I'm willing to be vulnerable,

to put my heart on the line and give my all to this process.

Now, before we go any further,

let's address the fact that I'm wearing red today.

And no, it's not because I'm a walking red flag.

Although a red dress does come with a little extra sass, doesn't it?

Love it. And if you're the one,

I promise to bring all my love and commitment to our journey.

I can't wait to see what this process brings for us both.

Absolutely blown mine out of the water there, hasn't it?

Good, isn't it? That's unbelievable, that is.

Unbelievable. I'm going to pop this...

Sorry, I'm tall. That's OK. I'm not complaining.

That's not a complaint for me.

Are you sure? Thank you.

With this ring, I promise to stand beside you,

to grow with you and to see where this adventure takes us.

With this ring, I promise to stand beside you,

to grow with you, and see where this adventure takes us.

You may seal this moment with a kiss if you wish.

Go for it. Sorry, Dad.

He didn't look.

100% fancy her. Absolutely stunning.

His confidence is really, really sexy.

He's just kind of gone with the flow

and just doesn't seem intimidated at all.

And, yes, I do fancy him.

Let's move on.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I just don't want to get upset.

This waiting round bit is intense.

It is a bit awkward, but I'm just,

I'm really looking forward to just getting to know her.

If you come a little bit closer, maybe just hold hands.

Hold hands, and it's really awkward.

What do you do?

I'm a manager of an offshore marine construction company,

so I build ships and rigs. Oh, nice.

It's not as exciting as it sounds.

There was, um, there was a ship in Scotland

that the Royal Yacht Britannia owned, and I turned it into a...

I'm feeling overwhelmed

and trying not to focus on any negatives.

What is it you do? Um, I'm a midwife.

OK.

I know.

I thought I was smiling.

That already has got my back up.

And if you're comfortable, would you like to have a little kiss, maybe?

I was literally just about to say, I wouldn't be the most PDA person.

I wouldn't be one for...

What about a cheek?

We can do a cheek if you're OK with that.

Yeah.

It's so awkward. It's fine. Maybe, like, let's not.

Is that fine? OK.

So you're not, you're not PDA?

I'm like the opposite. OK.

Not being PDA, that's a little bit disappointing.

It feels a little bit of a knock back

because I like someone who is kind of affectionate.

Stand a little bit closer together.

I'm feeling so awkward.

It's so uncomfortable.

So much pressure and finding flaws, just panicking.

Like a reason to bolt.

Just frustrated that I feel negative when I really wanted to force,

like, to feel positive.

I don't, I honestly, I don't know.

Safari in the wild. I feel like David Attenborough.

It's day two of honeymoons

and whilst David and Keye head off on safari...

What's the collective noun for zebras?

It's called a dazzle of zebras.

Gay? Yeah.

..in the Maldives, Sarah and Dean are having pre-dinner drinks.

I think it's been such a good day today. I've really enjoyed it.

And, you know, because it's been an intense few days.

And, like, yeah, 100%. I was like, there's no-one I'd rather have,

like, been married to. You know, like, it's genuinely been so nice.

Like, just like straight off the bat,

like we're in the most romantic place in the world.

Yeah. Yeah.

So is there anything about me that is annoying you?

At the moment, there's genuinely nothing majorly.

And you do look nice, so, yeah.

Thank you. Yes.

Being in the Maldives right now with Dean,

we are getting along really well. I just can't get past that attraction

that I don't have towards him.

Shake, shake, shake.

And the outbursts of song and rapping

really beginning to grate on me.

So I just want to address that,

but I don't know how he's going to take it.

So is there anything that's kind of annoying you?

Um...

Yeah.

I think it probably would be...

..the occasional outbursts of, like, songs and raps.

I do do that. Do you think it's a nervous thing or no?

How I'm probably...

I guess I'm never... I'm always a happy person in general, usually.

And whenever I've got sadness out, I write songs, innit.

That's how I get my sadness out.

And like, if I'm feeling a certain way,

if you listen to the song I'm singing, it will usually tell you

how I'm feeling, but without saying it.

Sarah bringing up the rapping and the singing being a bit annoying,

it's not the first person to bring it up

and it wouldn't have been the last.

So she's not trying to change me,

she's just trying to not make me irritate her.

So if you were sad, you would just start...

I'd be like, yeah, I'd sing All By Myself or something, you know?

But you wouldn't realise and no-one would realise,

but that kind of gets the emotion out of me.

The biggest thing I'm taking away from tonight is learning

to be open and honest and talk about whatever's bothering us,

and hopefully that should move us along as a couple.

Maybe now that we're married,

you could tell me your emotion rather than singing it.

I've never done it, so I don't know.

I genuinely don't know because I've never done it.

You could try.

Right, Dean, let's practise right now. OK? OK.

Ready, right?

So tell me how you're feeling right now.

Yeah, happy. See?

# Hallelujah! #

No, no, don't do that.

No. I think maybe you are right.

And I'll take it on board and I'll compromise because,

yeah, that's the whole reason we're here. All I can do is try.

I was really nervous telling Dean how I felt

about bursting into raps or songs,

and that it was beginning to irritate me.

I think I've made it quite clear now.

So, yeah. Fingers crossed.

There is a giraffe. Yeah. Yes!

Yeah. I know.

I'm going to die. Shh!

This is amazing. The bush is absolutely wild.

Oh!

It's a lion this time.

That's amazing.

I just want to stroke him.

All I want to do is scream and point and touch everything.

And I can do none of those things.

Hello.

There is an elephant also walking right towards us.

There is a lion. What do you mean...

Shh! Keep it quiet.

Have you met my husband?

He's a lot. He's on 110 90% of the time.

Look! I'm far enough away and I'm whispering.

I keep having to, like, cover his mouth

or tell him, Keye! Just like, shh. Be quiet!

Cheers. This is so lovely.

Mm. Mm.

Mm!

How are you feeling? Like I'm, like I'm on honeymoon.

It's fabulous. No, it's great, isn't it?

Mm-hm. It's a great day out.

Honestly not screaming has been the most difficult thing.

We know.

We know we have that, like, really cute connection that we do have.

We have no problems like kissing, like being physical with each other.

But we are like kind of waiting for intimacy.

How do you feel about it? I think waiting for that step,

I'm completely on board with.

And I think it's just, it's just building the tension.

It's just going to be better when we get there.

What do you... Do you want to see A rhino's horn?

Is it the horn you're excited about?

Stop it!

Keye! Keye!

He uses comedy just to deflect out of a very deep conversation.

I want to get to know him a bit more,

and I want to know how he's feeling.

On their wedding day...

He will open up to you. Yeah, I'm not going to hurt him.

But it will take time.

..Keye's mum gave Davide an insight into his new husband's character.

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.

Do you find talking about this type of stuff hard?

That's why you like to, like, comedy.

Yeah, I think talking about...

No, you know, I don't mind talking about sex hard.

Um...

It's just... It's a defence mechanism. You do that.

Yeah, 100%. If I feel slightly uncomfortable

or things are getting a little bit too serious,

I make a light-hearted joke to deflect.

Yeah, yeah. Don't know how I feel about that.

I think we're going to have to work on that a little bit.

We'll work on that.

Yeah. If I am, like, being vulnerable and, like, talking

and stuff like that, I want you to, like, be on the same level,

that's all. Yeah.

Not everything has to be an innuendo or a joke.

I just don't need it to be all the time.

I need deeper. I just need deeper.

How are you? What's, you know? How are you feeling?

Um. Yeah.

Yeah. I mean, obviously, not much to go off, but...

Right. How did it all go on your side of things?

I'm really happy.

Were you kind of, was I what you asked for or...?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I think so. Well, it's early days.

What did you ask for?

I asked for someone, like, confident, charismatic,

someone respectful, actually. I was quite big on respect.

My father's very old school.

Old school in what way?

I was raised like men are the breadwinners,

so I was kind of raised that way.

Why is it that you feel the man has to be the breadwinner,

out of interest?

Like old school morals, basically. Yeah.

God, here we go.

It's 2025, Ashley.

Men don't have to be the money maker and the woman stays home.

Steven, do you want to put your hand around your wife?

Don't be scared. I'm never scared.

Lovely, and just look this way.

How old are you? 34.

What about you? Are you? Yeah.

You look younger. Oh, stop it. Now you're just flirting with me.

In your dreams. Well, hopefully, yeah.

I mean, imagine if you didn't.

I know. Your teeth are nice. Yes, they are.

They got done. Composite? Yeah.

I'm a dentist,

which is why I clocked the teeth.

Yeah, they look good. Thank you. So do yours.

Thanks. And I've got to say, the red dress...

Thank you. Great.

Do you like a sassy sister?

Sassy sister. Yeah. Sassy girl. I like someone who's going

to give me a little bit to get it back.

OK, perfect. So, yeah, all for that.

Absolutely. I didn't really get to see your family.

I think I was just really nervous.

So my brother and my sister was there.

Three older brothers. Oh, wow. I'm the youngest. Are you?

Yeah, I've got one sister just above me. So there's five of you.

I love a big, busy house. It's crazy, I'm telling you that.

All the nieces and nephews and stuff as well as well.

It's amazing, though, isn't it? It is. Are you close to them?

Your nieces and nephews, are they like your world?

Yeah. Fantastic.

It is nerve-racking telling anyone, especially who I've just met,

that I've got kids.

It doesn't feel like the right time to be telling Nelly just yet.

I've just met the girl.

I feel like just nothing really fazes him, which is great.

I'm excited.

Let's get the party started, I can't wait.

So, Grace, this is my dad. How are you?

Nice to meet you, father-in-law. Hello.

Ashley, nice to meet you.

You OK? Sorry, have a seat.

We've got so many questions. Yeah, fire away.

Fire away! Is she everything that you were hoping

to be at the end of the aisle? Yeah, yeah.

I think other than, like, the affection bit,

but then, look, something like that...

Are you normally, like, making out straight away?

No, no.

If anything at the ceremony, her not letting me kiss her,

gained massive respect for her as well.

Like, she's a lady.

Like, I was brought up with old school morals,

so I kind of feel like it's the man's job to turn the woman around,

if that makes sense. It's a man's job to turn the woman around.

Like, to make the effort. Yeah, I would say...

Yeah, I would say Grace is big on kind of partnership

and equal power dynamics and everyone pulling their weight.

And, like, I think that's really important to her, right?

Yeah. 100%.

Hannah's a bit of a griller, though, isn't she?

Not a gorilla, a griller. As in, like, she grilled me.

It's nice, though, that she feels that passionate about her friend

and who I am and who... What's been picked for her.

Would you describe yourself as a feminist?

100% no.

Grace is all about women's rights and empowering women.

100% no? I wouldn't say... Not 100% no, that's the wrong thing to say.

I would say I do have old school morals, and I was raised

that the man was the breadwinner and things like that.

A man that isn't a feminist probably isn't a person for Grace.

I do have old school morals, and I was raised that the man was

the breadwinner and things like that.

A man that isn't a feminist probably isn't a person for Grace.

I'm not looking for like a washerwoman.

I am an old school gent,

so I will always treat her with the utmost respect.

I don't think being an old school gent goes head-to-head

with being a person that believes

in equal partnership and equal power.

But I would never see myself as anything other than equal to her.

I think it is a partnership.

In which case I would describe you as a feminist, so that's good.

Everyone's learned something today and that's amazing.

Yes, I'm a feminist.

Like, I'm not going to go around burning my bra,

do you know what I mean?

And that's what I thought a feminist was.

My advice would be, she wants to know you respect her,

and she wants to like you as a person.

When I explained to him what a feminist is,

he came right around to it.

It turns out that he just didn't understand the question,

and he said he's just quite respectful of women

and he wants someone to feel cared for.

And I think Grace can really warm to that.

My husband... Oh, God, it feels so weird saying that!

..is being really, actually really attentive, just like I wanted.

Like, he's making sure he pulls out the chair for me.

Like, it's great!

When he turned round and you saw his face,

the smile gave it away instantly.

He's honestly like her ideal person.

He's someone who's going to have a good time

and like, take her sense of humour and like...

Good teeth.

Yeah, we're getting all the gossip.

Fantastic. Thank you, detectives.

Um, does Steven have any children?

Sorry. Oh, sorry.

Oh.

Steven has two children. Ooh. Two children.

Kind of hoping it wouldn't come up.

Not for anything, we just...

We'd rather him. Yeah, No. I get that.

So, have you all got kids, then? Um...

Um...

I've got two boys. Oh, lovely.

Peter's got two boys and a girl.

Yeah. Paul's got two boys.

Jordan hasn't.

So, yeah, we are a big extended family as well.

Nice. As well as the five of us already. Yeah.

His family remind me of my family,

and I think that's what makes me feel

a lot more comfortable and more safe.

See yous in a bit. Bye!

And I think, well, you've got such a great family,

so surely you must be such a great guy.

I could immediately see, like you guys having, like, kind of a vibe.

Like he was chatty, you were chatty.

He seems like a proper family guy.

You've got, like, nieces and nephews.

I've not asked him if he's got any kids yet, actually,

but he's not mentioned it.

I think it's difficult because you can't just be like,

oh, we know that he's got like, children.

OK, love you.

I think it's something he should say to her.

It's going to be kind of awkward, but, you know,

you just need to tell her.

I think, I think you might have to just drop it.

Yeah, but...

It's just you're trying to work that into a natural conversation.

Hey, girl! Fancy seeing you here.

We are desperate to speak to you.

As soon as she entered and she was like, pop,

I was like, that's what I asked for.

Personality wise, that's what I asked for.

She's a lady. She's lovely.

I think they ticked the boxes there.

100%.

OK, so...

..full disclosure, I had, like, a huge wobble afterwards.

Oh, God. Yeah. I think maybe I was more reliant on,

like, an initial spark. I think I just was a bit like...

Yeah. Just such a massive build up.

Yeah. In like, the photography... Mm-hm.

..I was trying not to cry.

He was like, "Smile." And I was like...

You know, like a man telling you to smile.

It's just that fundamental thing that,

like, women don't want.

I get that. Like, the breadwinner thing.

And he's like, "I'm traditional. I like to be the breadwinner."

I'm like...

He did say, when we were sitting over there,

I said, "Would you describe yourself as a feminist?"

Because I know that's super important to you

and it's super important full stop. And he said, no.

But then when I said, "But don't you believe in equality

"and that you're going to have an equal partnership with someone?"

And he said, "Yeah."

And so we said, "Yeah, OK, so you're a feminist."

I said, "You've learned something today. You're a feminist."

And he said, "OK, yeah."

But then it's that like teaching thing, isn't it?

It's like, Oh, God, I'm gonna have to bring you up to speed

with like really basic issues.

The thing is, though, Gract, when he said,

I want to be the breadwinner and all that stuff.

Yeah. Although it made us all go a bit like this,

can be nuanced a little bit and although it makes

you initially recoil, he is really lovely.

I'm just really overwhelmed.

Of course you are. Can I tuck you into my arms?

I just thought, I wanted it to be really easy.

I just thought it was going to be easy. It's not... It's not easy.

Today has been so much.

I'm gonna give you a big hug. No, you don't like touching. Sorry.

I'm just finding it hard.

This is a hard thing to do.

You've had a really emotional big day.

Oh, girl.

Love Africa. It's beautiful. Beautiful.

Just like you. See? Not hot. You're going to make me blush.

No.

Stop.

During the safari, Davide mentioned that I deflect and use humour.

Cheers. Cheers.

I haven't been open and vulnerable with Davide

to explain to him why I do that.

I want to share with him that side, to give him context as to why

I sometimes use humour to deflect.

So, um, let me just...

Sorry, let me just preface this with I will probably make, uh,

I'm going to try not to make inappropriate jokes,

or to deflect, but, um... Good.

My mum comes from a military background,

we're a military family,

and that's kind of just how we deal with our trauma.

We make jokes and, like, and make light-hearted

because it's better to make people laugh,

and to just kind of get through it.

But, yeah. So my brother was, um, very disabled.

He had cerebral palsy.

So when he was born,

he was only meant to live until he was one.

Thankfully, he lived until he was nine, just turning ten.

It was a, it was a lot to deal with.

And it was the same time

as my parents were getting divorced as well.

So we were losing our family home and having to move.

So I guess the reason why in so many situations, I deflect,

because it was a coping mechanism that I always had to get me through

a really difficult period where we obviously lost my brother

and, well, the family as we knew it.

Um, yeah.

Sorry, sorry.

And it's really hard for me to open up and be vulnerable,

because my natural instinct is to make light and make a joke,

to make people smile and to make people laugh.

Uh, because sometimes that is easier.

I understand, I understand.

But I'm trying, I'm trying. I know you are.

And I'm really proud of you.

Come here.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I knew there was something more there.

He just needed time to feel comfortable to open up to me.

This definitely deepened our emotional connection together,

and I already liked him.

I definitely like him more now.

This is what I want to see.

I want to see that, cos you have a beautiful heart.

You have a beautiful heart and I wanted to see that.

Have you enjoyed today? Mm! Yeah.

It was really fun, right?

Like, it was OK? Yeah.

Sarah mentioned the rap singing being a bit annoying

and it's something that I'll definitely take on board.

Tonight, hoping to just continue to get to know each other

more and more, hopefully progress in our relationship

and step by step get to that marriage that I think

we've both dreamed of.

So how are you finding everything? How are you finding married life?

It's still a bit surreal, to be honest.

Do you think the same? It's such a whirlwind, isn't it?

But I feel like we're getting to know each other a lot.

Like, loads and loads. Definitely.

But just, yeah, it does feel... Yeah, it feels good.

It feels comfortable. I think I'm still, like,

I'm obviously wanting to work on it and try and see what happens.

But, yeah, I'm very much like, I don't want to put pressure on it.

I don't want to sort of rush at a thing.

I just want to take each day as it comes and just, yeah,

just see what happens.

I'm, myself, I'm a little bit of a slow burner.

I like to kind of get to know a person and, like,

kind of see how it goes, then.

What are you, like, usually?

I think it just depends,

because I usually would move quite quickly.

Usually when I have gone with like, previous partners,

it's probably that been that attraction

that I've then been drawn to them and then it's moved quickly.

That's the only sort of thing that I would say, you know,

it maybe would be usually quicker... Quicker. ..but it's just because

it's not got that initial spark.

Just for me at the moment, it's still friend zone.

If I feel that spark, I'm all in.

God, sorry, Dean.

I was kind of thinking that I would like,

you know, marrying someone and being like, OK, like, this is it.

I've got my person, he's going to be here with me 24-7.

And I'm like, no, that's not what I want.

So, you know, I think it's... Yeah.

So what was your first initial reaction?

What you thought when like, obviously I turned around

and you was walking down. Um...

You know, you weren't sort of looks wise, what I was expecting.

So I think initially I was a bit like, OK, um...

Have you ever been with anyone bigger?

What's your usual type and stuff like that?

Have I been with anyone...?

Anyone who's, like, bigger or anything like that? Bigger?

No, I have to admit, then. No.

If you hear that you're not someone's type,

that has left me feeling deflated.

All of a sudden, you're not going to put yourself out there as much

because you don't want to get hurt. Like, you don't want to be rejected.

Have you ever been friends with somebody that's turned

into a romantic relationship?

No.

It's hard to hear, and I'm starting to feel rejected.

Like, no-one wants to be rejected. And it does feel like,

like you're just friends.

I genuinely don't know how I'm going to get past the fact

that there isn't the attraction, there isn't the spark.

You know, it's not friend at first sight.

I want to meet the love of my life.

I have to be honest,

I just envisioned something completely different.

It's lovely, this, innit?

Honestly, I met you and I thought, why has he put me straight at ease?

It's freaking me out. Yeah.

You've made me just feel really, really comfortable.

And I just want you to know that you can always be honest with me.

So, obviously, we're both family orientated.

Yeah. What I needed to tell you,

I wanted to bring it up sooner.

I needed to find the right moment.

Be alone time.

Away from the family, just me and you.

So I'm a dad.

Got two kids.

I'm glad that you could share that with me.

Obviously, they are sort of my world, kind of thing.

So how are you feeling now?

I'm chill about it.

That's a weight off my shoulders. Yeah.

And you go into the process, you know,

how's she going to take that? I've got kids, like...

Yeah.

You know, having the conversation of being open and honest...

I don't know why, but if I find myself liking someone,

I have the tendency to...

I'm so afraid of getting hurt again

that I'll put my wall straight up and I'll start self-sabotaging.

Although I'm really, really trying to be aware of it,

because I don't want to put my walls up and I want to be able

to explore a connection,

because that's literally why we're here, right?

Yeah. We've all got past relationship trauma.

Yeah. That's what makes us who we are today, right?

Yes. So maybe we just actually just really need to be honest

with each other. 100%. And just have each other's back.

And, yeah, just pick each other up. That's the key.

Pinky promise. Pinky promise to that.

This is the first time that I've opened up to somebody.

Steven makes me feel really comfortable and safe.

So I think so far a match made in heaven.

I cannot believe I got married today.

Something I've always dreamed of.

I think the day's exceeded expectations.

Feel very excited about Nelly and I's journey ahead.

I've always dreamt of this day,

and I just feel like I might have been matched

with someone who actually will just like me for me,

and I don't have to pretend to be who I'm not.

It takes a lot to, um...

Oh, God, what's wrong with me?

Like, it takes a lot to open up to somebody.

And I really just want to.

I want to give it my all.

God, this is...

I said I wouldn't do this, and it's day one.

Oh, God.

I think I'm ready to receive

and give love if that's on the cards.

Next time...

Right now, he's not putting a foot wrong.

..Nelly and Steven go from strength to strength...

Exactly what I wanted from a honeymoon.

..while Ashley's comments continue to trouble Grace.

Said I want a tomboy Barbie. Like, what?

Oh, fuck.

Every now and then he just says something, and I think, like,

do you know how that sounds?

Sarah's forthright take on how to ignite a spark with Dean...

Get some tattoos and lose some weight.

..combined with demands for honesty...

Would it be any different if I wasn't as big? Um...

..further tests the couple's marriage.

Probably.

And as two more brave singles...

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

..enter the experiment...

Oh, hi!

..one of the brides has serious second thoughts.

Should we do a cheek?

I don't know if she fancies me, you know.

Fuck! I made a mistake.

Shit.