All language subtitles for Married At First Sight UK (2025) S10E27.en

I told my wife that I love her!
NARRATOR: Previously...

And she said it back! Yay!

..a dinner party
that started with high hopes...

To love.

..soon gave way to despair
for some.

I came into this,
I was open and vulnerable.

But I am hurt.
Where do I go from here?

If there's no potential
in this relationship,

I worry you're going
to get yourself hurt.

But it was Grace and
Ashley's marriage...

Everything's gone really sour.
I don't know

if I'm ever going to be able to see
you in the same light again,

and you don't seem to care.

..that lurched into a drastic,
downward spiral.

This isn't going to go anywhere.
I didn't want this to end this way.

I can't give any more
to this.

Tonight...

Welcome to Wales. Thank you.
..Homestays get under way.

This is nice. This is
where you'll be sleeping.

While it's a warm welcome for
some... Oh.

Hello. You are everything

that we could have wished for him.
This is a perfect match.

..others face a much tougher
grilling.

I struggle to see a future
with Leo outside of the experiment.

It looks almost
like you've made your mind up.

She ain't perfect, mate.
Maybe she's not for you.

And... I have some information

that I'm going
to have to drop to Nelly.

..when a scandalous secret is
exposed...

Oh. Why have you wasted her time
in this experiment?

You don't respect her,
you don't care about her,

and you've made her feel like shit.

..it threatens to detonate Nelly's
marriage to Steven.

She deserves 100 times better.

Welcome to Wales.
I know, thank you.

Are you buzzing to be in Hove?
How does it feel?

It feels really good.

Everyone wants to live in Hove.
Is that right?

Yeah. Trying to convince you to move
down here, that's my plan.

It's time for the Homestays.

A key chapter
in each couple's journey.

Having shared life in the neutral
space of their apartments,

they'll now experience
each other's real lives.

I can't believe I know
so much about you,

but I haven't actually seen where
you live.

Being in their partner's
world gives a clearer sense of

what building a life
together could actually look like.

Last night's dinner party, it
was pretty intense, wasn't it?

Yeah, it was...

..obviously, not
the best one for us, really, was it?

I feel like I am the reason
that things aren't moving forward,

because Leo
has expressed how much he likes me,

and apparently I'm his dream woman.

Home sweet home. Mm!

But we don't have the emotional
connection there yet, for me.

We just seem to be seeing

very different views on this
relationship.

Very, very different views.

Me and April had a really tough
dinner party,

and we're still not in the
best place.

During the Homestays,
I am hopeful that we can reconnect

and get that initial spark back
that we did have straight away.

This week,
being away from the experiment,

I feel like you're going to see
a different side of me.

I've very much struggled being
in the apartments

and around these big groups,
and just being in my home town,

I feel a lot more comfortable
now, already,

and if we don't get an emotional
connection after this week,

then it's probably not going
to be there.

I agree.

This week is going
to be really good just

to see you
in your natural environment.

I think, for me, there is a bit
of apprehension there

cos I'd much rather
be going into seeing your friends

and family, being in a better place.
Obviously, the last time they saw us

we were at the wedding and everyone,

everything was really happy
and positive.

Not quite so much, any more.

On their wedding day...

Oh, wow.

Hi.

April is definitely my type.

She's got a beautiful smile.

I love the mullet.

..there was an instant
attraction between April and Leo...

I definitely think he's my type
and I definitely fancy him.

..which signalled a strong
start to their marriage.

Pretty much every box that you could
tick from the first impression

has probably been ticked.

Oh, God, I'm so happy!

For me,
I'm just really looking forward

to having some quality time
with you,

just the two of us.

Mm.

Homestay's make or break for us.

Now, I'm in the perfect place
to try and turn it around.

I'm just going to really try
and have fun with her,

and show a different side to me
that, potentially, she hasn't seen.

My humble abode. OK, after you.

Let me go first, I'll open it up.
OK.

Oh, come on, baby.
Homestays is probably the thing

I've been looking forward to
the most.

Makes the whole thing feel so real.

Here's my little living room.

Ah, it's nice. Little and sweet.
It feels weird being here.

I could really imagine Bec
spending weekends

or weeks down here
and, one day, introduce Bec

to my gorgeous little daughter,
Bluebelle.

Are you going to show me
the rest of your flat?

Yeah? This is it, babe.
No, show me the rest!

Come on, then. You've got a bedroom.
Where do we sleep?

Here you are, babe, come see the
bedroom. Oh, this is nice.

This is where you'll be sleeping.

Nice white sheets. Yeah.
Bluebelle's section. Ah.

She's got a few little toys, here.
Is that a little guitar?

Yeah, here's her little guitar.
That's cute.

That's so cute. I play,
actually, so I'm... Do you?

..yeah, I'm teaching her to play.
Oh, go on, then. Go on.

# Welcome to my house, Bec.
Here... #

Is that not good? No, it's fine.
So, bedroom.

Yeah. Pretty much tour done.
Lovely.

Yeah, it's my little place,
it's only small.

Bailey's flat is really cute,
but he's not got much stuff.

He's got no pictures on the walls,
or much furniture, really.

Could probably do with a little
rinse.

But I think it's perfect
for what Bailey needs

at this moment in his life,
before he had me.

I'm excited now, just to show
you around Hove. Yeah.

Try and give you a little taste
of what I do,

like, the normal stuff,

and convince you to come
down here with me.

Leigh decided
to stay on her own last night,

which I don't get why.

I've called her,
I've messaged her.

She's ignored me,
she's not replying.

So, I've travelled all the way
back to Liverpool on my own.

I'm confused, at this point, as to
why she hasn't come,

why she needs space.

I thought that she'd have
more respect for me.

It is ridiculous.

I've decided to stay at
the apartments

rather than going to Leah's home,

because last night when we went out
for drinks,

I saw her flirting
with another girl,

and she decided to stay there,
at the bar, with this girl

when I left to come home.

There was no introduction
between me and this girl,

and she spent the majority of
the time with her,

so, for me, something just didn't
add up.

It was just another thing
that I've seen

that just reiterated to me
that there's no respect there.

I started to feel like you were
being overly familiar with Rebecca,

and that's a bit muggy.

Leigh's fears over what she saw

as flirty behaviour from wife
Leah...

Leigh thought I'd come up to you
in a bar and was like,

"Hey, Rebecca, I fancy you."

..only grew when Leisha
joined the experiment...

They're hot. Blue eyes.
Oh, of course you fucking noticed.

..creating a constant source
of tension in the marriage.

I'm pissed off.

I don't feel she's taking
my feelings into consideration.

I like to meet somebody,
and there's, like, that flirty vibe.

This is the second time that Leah
has crossed Leigh's boundaries,

and Leigh's made it clear
that she wants a level of respect

when it comes to their
communication.

After seeing the way
that Leah behaved last night,

that trust between me
and Leah is completely broken.

I've kept giving her the benefit of
the doubt,

but how many times can
something happen

before I look at the situation
for just pure disrespect?

I don't really want to go and stay
in Leah's house at this point.

It just doesn't feel right
for me to do that.

OK, this is it. Oh, wow!

This is a huge week for me.

I'm ready for the grand tour.

I'm back home, and I'm
back home with a wife.

It feels amazing, really.

Here we are.
Oh, wow! Oh, this is nice.

I'm really impressed
with John's apartment.

It's very clean and tidy,

but it is nerve-racking,

because it's really important to me
that this week goes well.

If John can't see me being here
with his friends

and family in his living space,
then that's massive.

Is it weird, me being
in your kitchen?

It's nice. Can you see me,
like chopping up things and cooking?

Flipping my pancakes? Yeah.
No, it feels like it should.

It all feels, like,
even more real now.

I've been sat on my sofa
as a single man

for so long and wanted
to be on my sofa with somebody else,

and I'm just so chuffed
that it's Abi,

and it's a realisation, like,
"Oh, do you know what?

"We're getting there.

"We're getting to what
we want to achieve in life."

This is the start of the rest
of our life.

Obviously, I'm so close to my mum,

and I just want
to show your mum how much

I do care for you,

and there is that pressure there,
cos I care about you so much.

My mum will be happy if I'm happy.
And I'm very, very happy.

Steven has let me down yet again.

I said to Steven that
he is more than welcome

to come to Manchester,
but he said that's something

that he categorically
doesn't want to do.

I have heard nothing from Steven,

not even a, "I hope you made it
back OK."

It just reiterates to me

that I'm very insignificant
to Steven.

It didn't feel right for me
to come to Homestays with Nelly.

I've got a lot on my mind
at the minute,

so, I didn't think it was
fair on Nelly

and her friends and family as well,
to come to a Homestay

where things just
aren't quite right.

My head's all over the place.

I've got some serious thinking to do
about Nelly and I's marriage.

I'm not looking forward
to telling my friends

and family that Steven
has decided not to come with me.

The one person I'm actually
really worried about telling

is my mum, because she really,
really liked him.

So, now I'm gonna have
to burst her bubble.

This isn't how I hoped
my Homestay would be.

Hi. Hi, oh, my God.

Oh, my goodness.

I missed you so much.

It's so nice to see Nelly back.

I feel so happy to see her.

We don't usually go
this long without talking.

We've all missed her at home,
haven't we?

Yeah, missed her so much.

Come on in. Where is Steven?

Well, come on in, guys.
Would you like a drink?

Thank you.

How are you?

We're good, thank you. We're good
but, more importantly, how are you?

Where is Steven?

Yeah, well, about that, he's, erm...

..decided not to come on Homestays.

CORK POPS

What's wrong?

So, last week,
we had a Partner Swap week.

I was with someone called Bailey.
He basically treated me amazing,

which is exactly how you should be
treated in a relationship.

That's right.

Were you just not getting
that before?

Literally, no.

Steven said, well, he's been with
this girl called April,

and that they've had a really
good time.

He's managed to have fun with her,
the fun is back,

and he managed to open up to her.

And it was kind of like, "Well, she
says I am this.

"She says I am that."

So, kind of like,
"Why can't you see it?"

And I'm thinking,
has he been extra attentive to her

when he's not even done
that to me in my marriage

to make her say that?

Well, we, kind of, got a bit of
that vibe

when we had dinner at yours.

You'd ask him a question
and he'd answer it in, like,

four or five different ways.

I'll be honest,
I was really confused.

So, what we last saw wasn't great.

In my head, I'm thinking, well,

"If you really wanted
to give it one final push,

"you should be here."

I am disappointed
that he hasn't made the effort.

Yeah, I'm really upset.

You know, it's heartbreaking to...

Don't get upset, Mum.

..it's heartbreaking to see
that my daughter has to go through.

We had a really big hope

that she will find
her soulmate here.

It is not a nice feeling.

I don't think Steven
is the right person for Nelly.

Do I continue working through it?
Like, do I?

Do I continue or...?

I think you've tried your hardest,
but you're hitting a brick wall.

Now, I've seen my mum and brother,
they know what I deserve.

I feel like I've got a little
bit more clarity.

We want to see you happy.

He doesn't deserve you.

Not for a partner
and not as a friend.

How's it cooking, good looking?

It's cooking good.

My main ambition going into
the Homestays

is just keeping
the positive energy going.

The real Leo is,
I'm a very extroverted person,

and being in this
comfortable environment,

it's really going to help me
show April the real me.

Babe, do you want to see some magic?

Erm, OK.

Right, let me show you.

What is this going to be?

Are you ready
for the world-famous...

I know what it is.

Already, yeah, OK.

Penis magic.

How's that for you, babe?

Why is he doing that?
I don't understand.

Tell me you love me, baby.

Mm. It just makes me wince.

Whoa, whoa!

You're an idiot.

It's not sexy to me. Nope.

See, now, you know
when you did the penis trick?

Penis magic. This is far more
impressive.

I should have started with this.

Yeah, I reckon. Well, well.

I think April's having a great time.

It's reassuring to me, because,
I have been making an effort,

and it's just nice to know

that I'm heading
in the right direction.

She was definitely here for it.

This smells amazing, looks
amazing. You're amazing,

and I really appreciate
you cooking for me tonight.

Thank you.

Holy guacamole!
These fajitas are fire.

I'm gonna get us some kitchen roll.

Fuck's sake.

Having slept on it last night,

I've decided to go to
Liverpool today

and confront Leah.

I want to find out exactly
what went on with this girl.

To me, it looked suspect.

If I don't get the answers
that I need today,

and it turns out
that Leah was being disrespectful...

..then, as far as I'm concerned,
the marriage is over.

Nice of you to
finally turn up.

Nice of you to finally turn up.

SHE SIGHS

Leigh turning up to my house,
I feel blindsided.

Why has she not texted me back?
Why has she not called me?

I've just been completely
left in limbo,

so, yeah, I do want to know
what's been happening.

So...

..when we went out,
I seen you around another girl.

Mm-hm. It just seemed sus.

Fucking hell. There's a girl here

that you're spending
a lot of time with,

you haven't introduced me,
you've wanted to stay out

with this person
and everybody else is leaving.

Muggy.

So, this is why you've ignored me.
It's a bit of a shit thing to do.

You were sat on a complete
other table over there, away,

so it wasn't like a case of...
It was right next to you.

..no, it wasn't. It was.

You were, like, ignoring me
at that point.

I wasn't ignoring you.
You were...

You'd spoken to the...
..you know you were.
..people that I was with.

Leah, there was no point of that
night that I was ignoring you.

I wish you would have told
me earlier, and I would've

just been able to squash it
and tell you it was nothing.

See, from my side,

I'm literally calling you
all the next day, texting you.

I'm absolutely none the wiser.

I think it's all been blown out
of proportion.

She does get in her head,

and then she gets her back up
because maybe I triggered her,

but she's got nothing to worry
about with this person.

It's ridiculous.

It's so confusing with you
because it's been so like this,

I don't know if I'm coming or going,

and then something happens
that will make you a bit jealous.

I'm not just, like, a bit jealous.
Time after time,

boundaries have been crossed,

and I wouldn't feel the way
that I feel if that wasn't the case.

Was there anything more with you
and that girl? Nothing.

I felt, a while ago, that I couldn't
really trust Leah any more,

so I'm hoping
that Homestays can help that,

but I think that's going to take
a lot of work from Leah.

How are you feeling?
I'm excited. I can't wait.

How are you feeling?
Yeah, I'm excited.

A little bit nervous
but I'm excited.

For the first part of his Homestay,

John is taking wife Abigail
to visit his family.

You gonna give Uncle John
a big hug?

Yeah. Yeah. So excited to see John.

It feels like ages
since I've seen him.

Just absolutely beside myself
with excitement.

Oh. Ah! Hello! How are you?

Hello.

Hi. How are you? Lovely to see you.
And you.

It feels so surreal
being home with Abi.

I've got last-minute nerves.

Just hoping that the day goes
as we want it to.

We're so close as a family,

so, to know
that I've got their back in,

yeah, it's so big a moment.

That.

Who's that? That's Abi. I'm Abi.
Are you Giovanni?

Yeah. Yeah. You know
what I'm dying to ask, don't you?

Where was the honeymoon? Seychelles.

No!

Brilliant. It was, yeah,

It was absolutely stunning,
wasn't it? Yeah.

Proper honeymoon Paradise. It was,
yeah. You both look very happy.

Yeah,
you both look really well.

It's been absolutely brilliant.
Oh, good.

Yeah, everything's just been
incredible,

like, and we take each step, like,
within our stride.

It's lovely to hear,
that's really nice to hear.

Yeah. Has the L word been said yet?

So, after Partner Swap week,
I had a bit of a realisation,

what the hell am I waiting for?

So, I said, "I love you."

Did she say it back?
I did, I did, I did say it back.

Once this experiment finishes,
what's the plan?

You know, it was important to me
that Abi wanted to start a family,

which she does. Mm-hm.

You know, and I
said that I want to start a family.

So, you know, we do want
to get moving as well, don't we?

Oh. Not imminently.

In the future. In the future.
That's lovely.

That's lovely to hear.
That's lovely to hear.

It's something we both want.

It's just brilliant to see
you so happy.

You are everything that we could
have wished for, for him.

That's what I want,
I want to be part of your family.

I think the absolute world of John.

And it's all down to you all
as well.

Oh, you OK?

It's just, isn't it so nice to be
in this situation?

Yeah. Yeah.

But he has, honestly,
looked after me as well.

We have been each other's
support network.

Come on, John,
show your sensitive side.

Hey!

Abi, welcome. Thank you so much.
Thank you.

I've never seen John
this happy before.

He seems to be beaming
from ear to ear.

This is a perfect match.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'm excited
for April to be seeing my friends.

My friends' opinion, it is very,
very important to me.

The last time the boys saw me

and April together was
at our wedding.

It was a really, really good day.

Since then, we've had
some ups and downs,

so it's going to be good
to get some advice from them.

Hello, guys. How are you, mate?

I'm excited to see how
they're getting on.

I mean, on the day, I thought they
were a brilliant match.

So, how have things been for you
since the wedding?

For me, it's been very up and down.

I very much really liked April,
and during the honeymoon,

we was getting on really,
really well.

And, entering the apartment,

it became apparent
that we weren't on the same page.

I'm struggling to build
an emotional connection

because we are not talking
in depth about things.

I don't feel like Leo
is very talkative,

and that's a worry for me.

On all levels, or just
on certain subjects?

All levels.

Why are you not speaking to her?

Because the Leo I know
doesn't shut up.

Well, that is not
what I've experienced.

I've gone into my shell
a lot more in this environment.

I'm definitely not calling it a day.

I definitely still feel
like there's something there.

This is the time that we can

really spend some quality
time together,

one-on-one,

and truly express ourselves
to each other.

He's trying,

and you're not.

It looks almost like, you've...

You've almost made your mind up.

You feel like I've made my mind up?

Yes. I'm not saying this is done,

this is not a nail in the coffin -
I'm out, fucking see you later -

otherwise, I wouldn't be here
speaking to his two closest friends.

I'm just sternly
telling you,

this week is make-or-break for me,
because I've struggled,

up and to this point,
to build the connection

that is making me see a future
with Leo outside of the experiment.

I want Leo to be his authentic self.

I want him to be everything
that he can be...

Hang on. I want him to be
everything he can be.

Yeah,
this isn't the normal Leo.

So, I'm not experiencing
the normal Leo?

What I see is little puppy dog Leo.

It's bullshit.

Don't tell me I'm not trying
to make it work,

cos that's not the case.

Well, I will let you catch up.

It's so frustrating.

On the wedding day,

I thought you two perfectly matched.

From talking to her now,

I don't feel like her heart
is in it as much as yours is.

I'm very positive going
into this relationship,

and I want to make a lot of changes
and make it work.

All I hear is a lot of, like, you,
you, you.

But I don't hear anything she wants
to change about herself.

She ain't perfect, mate.

And I'm going to be brutally honest,
I think she thinks she's, like,

too good for you.

Leo and April are definitely a miss.
I think they're doomed.

You must stay truthful to yourself.
If she doesn't like you for it,

maybe she's not for you.

Yeah, if she don't like it,
then, her loss.

I'm really enjoying having
Bec in Hove.

My little side-hustle is that
I run a beer company

so, I can't wait to show Bec
where my beer is brewed.

So, this is where the beer
is cooked.

It's a little taste of what
I'd like to imagine

the future could look like.
Go on, have a look. Oh!

You all right?

Health and safety.

What, this is where your beer was?
Yeah, so...

Wow, it's huge. ..yeah,
they cook the beer in here.

They're so big.
They're so echoey.

Look. Can you hear me?

Go on, say something in there.
Free therapy. Come on.

Hello!

Bec!

Hove is way better than Liverpool.

After meeting Leo's friends
yesterday,

on the taxi home, me and Leo
ended up having an argument.

It was due to some of the views
that his friends had.

His friends have stated,
"This isn't the real Leo.

"He normally talks loads.

"He feels like a puppy dog."

And it just escalated from there.

Leo's way to deal with that was to
pack up everything and leave.

And then didn't come
back till this morning, so...

How was that an adult reaction?
Like, what the fuck?

Last night, my friends
told me it's blatantly obvious

that April isn't in this
relationship as much as I am.

It was really hard
for me to hear from them.

After we got home,

we had an argument,
and I just thought I needed

to remove myself
from the situation.

I went back to the office
where I worked from

and slept on the sofa there.

I have a lot to think about.

How are you?

I just thought...

..the argument wasn't
really going anywhere and...

But I shouldn't have walked away.

Talking to my friends yesterday,

I wanted them to at least
see what I see,

which is that there is a chance
for us to turn things around,

but they didn't see that.

Reality's hit, and...

..I just feel like
I need a break from this.

I don't understand
why it's escalated this much.

Like, this isn't how you deal
with arguments.

I'm feeling gutted
that it's come to this.

She's emotionally clocked out
of this relationship.

I've tried everything that I can
to try and turn things around,

but April's still not
liking me for me.

That's what it comes down to.

We're on our way to see
Emma and Taylor,

who's my auntie and cousin.

I can see Leigh's still got
resentment for me.

So, I feel like I really want
to get it all off my chest

as to what's been happening
in the last few days,

the trust, it being a big problem.

Hello. Hi.

Hi, how are you?

So, I do think I need
to be honest about all that.

How's it been?

Emotional roller-coaster.

It's been a lot to...process.

Has it been hard
living together, then?

Yeah. So where are yous at now,
with each other?

You know, I'm, like,
quite a jokey person.

It's never from a place
of me flirting.

But I have been branded a flirt

throughout this whole process
with bloody everyone.

Yeah, we've spoken
about situations throughout this

where you'll make a little
comment about someone else,

and I'll feel
like it's disrespectful, or...

But you also do tell me to have
a joke about things like that.

Not that, I don't. Really?

I've never told you to joke
about someone being attractive.

We've argued about
that multiple times.

OK.

For me, it's always like,
I've got to over...

..talk myself out of
a situation that's not a situation.

And I feel like that's where
compromise comes in and, like,

acknowledging each other's feelings,

and... Yeah. ..it's hard, isn't it,
I guess, both being girls?

Where do you draw the line
with other girls, and

having that friendship compared...
I'm so glad you've said that, yeah.

..to, like... It's just finding
that middle ground between you both.

Do you feel like
you can trust Leah now?

I think I'd be lying if I said 100%,

and I think it's beneficial
to be honest about that.

You know, Leah is a
very trustworthy person,

I've never known her to do horrible
things in relationships.

With Leah, she's quite out there.
We'll go on nights out

and Leah will come back
with 20 new friends,

and then these 20 new
friends will be out

with us all night. Mm.

But, just, like, trusting the fact

that she is, innocently,
a people's person as well.

I said coming in here

that I really wanted someone
that could, like, work a room,

I haven't got to worry about, you
know, checking that they're OK.

I love that element of you.

I think you both need to stop being
so serious and just try

and have some fun,
and just go for it. Yeah.

I'd like to do that.

I'm hoping seeing my family

has gave Leigh a little
bit of comfort -

people who know the real me.

I am a good person,

and I'm not someone who's going
to disrespect her,

or be disloyal. And know
that I've got no bad intent.

I really do hope I can get to
a point where I do fully trust Leah,

and that there are no worries
or doubts,

but I think it's going to be
a collective thing

from both of us to get there fully.

Leo's going to be here any minute.
Are you excited?

I know. I've just missed him.

I'm so excited to see April
because she's so lovely.

It'll be nice to meet her again.

When I last saw lovely Leo
and April,

my gosh, they were just
so loving and it was so exuberant.

I want them to say they're in love.

Ideally, I want them to be in love.
I do, I do, I do.

I hope it's going well.
That's all you hope for, isn't it?

That's all you hope for.

Oh, he's looking gorgeous.
Leo! Look at him.

Look at you. Missed you!

You look amazing.

You do look amazing.
How you doing, Mum? Look at you.

Look at you and mumsy and sis.

Oh, we love you. We love you so
much. We've just been talking...

So excited to see you.
And April, where is she?

She's not coming today.

Oh. Have a seat, mums. OK. OK.
Oh. OK.

OK. Oh.

Erm, obviously, last time you saw us
was at our wedding, and it was,

it was fantastic.
It was beautiful. And, erm,

you all right?
It's all right.

It's not about me, it's about
you. Just let him explain.

No, but let me explain, Mum.
Let him explain. Come on.

When we got back to the apartments,

I struggled to then open up to
April.

OK. So we've been working
on bits to try

and get this deeper
emotional connection,

and it just... It hasn't seemed
to have come naturally to us. OK.

Erm, she went and met
Simon and Astyn and

they were just
brutally honest to me,

where they see our relationship
as going,

and then it got a little bit heated.

Erm...

Simon and Astyn's reaction were
that she hasn't been trying

as much as I have
in this relationship,

and it's not going
to work between us.

I'm sorry, but how are they...how
are they the best to know?

You and April have been matched
for a reason,

and I think you are
very well-suited.

You have the same interests,
same personalities.

Your electricity at the wedding
was really great.

You are a beautiful couple.
You only get this one chance.

If there's one little part of you
that thinks,

"Actually, this can work.
This could work,"

you need to go for it.

You really need to go for it.

And this might be your only chance,

and I just wouldn't want you
to regret it.

I do feel like there is, maybe,
a slight chance.

A slight chance?
Oh, darling, go for it.

A slight chance is a chance.

We're just seeing how it goes.
Just see what happens. If you see

a little, little bit. Yeah, maybe if
you do have this little time apart,

you might then come together again
and say, you know, it will work.

You don't know, you don't know.
Potentially, yeah.

Can't do this if you're crying.
I can't. I'm sorry,

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, darling,
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm shocked again.

Me heart just sank. I had no idea.
It's OK.

No, but I had no idea.

I just thought everything was
up here and...

Just awful.
Awful moment.

You know, I just didn't expect it.
No.

Darling, go for her.

I feel confused on how
I want to move forward.

Whether I should stick it through
for the rest of the Homestays,

or whether I should leave
the experiment.

My head's all over the place
at the minute.

Come on, baby girl, are you ready?
I'm so excited.

I'm really looking forward
to Bec meeting my sister.

It's important that they get on.

My sister Rose
has always given me great advice,

so I'd love her to speak to Bec

and convince her to move
down here with me.

Hello. Hello. Hi.
Rosie, how are you?

I'm good. All right? How's it going?
You all right?

I'm really excited
to see both of them,

especially Bec, because I didn't

get to speak to her properly
at the wedding.

Here's my wife.

I really want to know how it's been,

because I'm not sure what's going
to happen

with the distance between them,
and how realistic it is.

The wedding feels ages ago now.

A lot's happened since then. Yeah.
Like, literally, from the honeymoon,

we got on like a house on fire.

Living together has been, kind
of, the best part for us.

Just being home together is
where we have the most fun.

Aw, cute. Yeah, it's nice.
It feels comfortable.

Yeah, yeah. Which is good.
Just everything's great...

Yeah. ..but we live at opposite
sides of the bloody country.

Have you spoken about it a lot?

I don't think you can get to
Final Vows without having a plan.

I'm not sure if I could
leave home permanently

cos everything's there for me.

Like, friends,
family, my business is there.

Do you work, like, in your clinic?

Yeah. Every day?

Yeah, it is there.

I don't know if I could leave.

I don't think long-distance
is going to work that well.

Would you think about moving?

I just wouldn't sacrifice
any time with Blue.

I'd literally be so angry
if you moved.

No, I know. And it's just too far

to, like... You can't just
pop and see her.

You need to know
how it's going to happen.

How would it work?

I don't want you to move up there.
Yeah. Definitely not.

Bluebelle's down here.
I can't move. Like, I can't move.

Yeah, like, that's just...
I don't think you can.

Yeah.

My hands are, like,
completely tied.

You all right? What's the matter?
Nothing.

It's OK.

Seeing Rose today,
the penny's dropped

when it comes to us being
so far apart.

He's got his daughter here,

and I don't want to take Bailey
away from his family at all,

but everything that I have built
is in Liverpool.

So, Rose has brought us
back down to earth today.

It makes me feel sad talking about
it. Yeah. It is just the one thing

we just haven't been able to crack.

The tough thing about this is that,
with me not being able to move,

I throw the ball in Bec's court,

and I know it's not fair,

but I can't physically move,

so it's just, like,
fucking gut-wrenching.

If we can't come to
some sort of agreement,

then we're both going to end up
with broken hearts.

Oh, exciting. Bring it over.
I can't wait to catch up.

It's really important that I have
this evening with my flatmate, Lucy.

Oh, God, I have missed this.
I've missed this.

I've missed you so much.

She is someone that I'm always
going to be honest to,

and she'll call it out
if she sees it,

so I just need to tell her
the truth.

What the hell is going on?
Why is Steven not here?

He's decided not to, erm,
come with me on Homestays,

and I've told him multiple times,
like, "You are so welcome to,"

but he just didn't turn up.

He was like, "I'm not coming."

How do you feel?

I just feel like he's shown me
completely that I'm not a priority

and he doesn't
really care about my feelings.

After the retreat,
I basically told him,

"I need more from you,
because right now,

"this doesn't feel like
a relationship."

And, when I had the commitment
ceremony,

the guy put stay for now,
and that's like a...

Pardon?

But that he'd also called me
a fucking idiot.

I think we know
who the effing idiot is,

and it's not you.

Then came back from Partner Swap.

I walked into the flat and on
the fridge when I got home,

he'd put up a photo of him
and April and I was like,

"What is that doing on my fridge?"
Are you taking the piss?

No, I'm not. It's so disrespectful.

Why do you think it's appropriate
to have a photo of you

and another person's wife
on that fridge?

On my fridge. Cos it ain't...
Honestly, he's vile.

Yeah. He is vile. Yeah.

I'm upset for Nelly, because Steven
has invalidated her feelings

and he's not made her feel wanted.

The only thing that Steven's done

is take her more into her shell.

Why have you stayed for this long?

Do you know why? I put up with it
because, actually...

..I did really like him,

and he would give me
hope every week.

Like, the fact that he's make...
Wow.

I have just had a text from him.

Saying what?
"I've had some time to think.

"I'm coming Manchester tomorrow.
Let's meet."

First of all, where's the "Hi,
hello, how are you"?

Rude.
"I've had some time to think."

About what, exactly?

Your lack of...anything.

You've lost your voice
and you need to find it again,

and you need to tell him
exactly how you feel.

And that's what I'm going to do.

I haven't been treated right.
I haven't been affirmed.

I haven't felt secure.

I've finally seen the light.

I'm going to say everything I need
to say and get it off my chest.

And you're going to listen
for the first time.

So there's a waterfall
just down there.

Oh, really? Yeah, and there's a
castle at the top,

for the queen. Aw, for your queen?
Yeah.

SHE LAUGHS

I like you being my tour guide.

HE LAUGHS

It's my job to make Abi feel as
comfortable as possible this week.

It's beautiful. It's so pretty.
It's nice, isn't it?

Oh, look at this. Aw.

I think now Abi being in
North Wales is like another

visual representation of love,
and it feels really normal.

It just feels like
the necessary next step.

We've had the night apart.

Currently, I don't know where we
stand on the rest of Homestays.

I do want Leo to come to my
Homestays and come to Weymouth,

but the last couple of days
have been quite tough,

so I don't know if Leo is
coming yet.

On the wedding day, it
was all very fresh and positive.

It's sad that it's now this bad.

I haven't seen April
since yesterday morning.

We stayed apart last night.
I've had time to reflect,

sleep on it, and I feel like
seeing me mum and sister yesterday,

it's definitely put everything
into perspective.

All right? I'm all right.

How are you doing?
I'm good. How are you?

Yeah, all right.

Saw me mum yesterday, and sister,

and I woke up this morning...

..thinking a lot more positively
that I want to see it through.

I do genuinely, really,
really care about you.

I'm here for one reason,

and that's...that's to try and
make this marriage work.

Mm-hm.

I do need to give it 100%
last effort to...

to see if we can
turn this marriage around. Mm.

Where's your head at?

I'm happy for you to come
to Weymouth

and for us to see the Homestays
through,

but if you're not honest
with your feelings,

then how do you move forward?

You know? Yeah, well,
I need to honour that.

Mm.

This is all I want,
is this last...last chance.

Yeah, definitely.

I am happy that Leo is coming
to Weymouth,

and I'm glad that we're continuing
on with Homestays.

Leo still has positivity
about us.

But there is a big concern
whether or not this will work out,

because he's not great
at communicating.

I'm still really unsure.

LEAH: Do you like it, here?

It's really lovely.

After seeing this, I understand
why you love it so much.

Formby's just peaceful, isn't it?
Yeah.

Cos my life's so, like,
hectic and I'm, like,

here, there and everywhere,

and then I come back
and it's just, like, Zen.

Yeah, I get it, it makes sense.

I am pleasantly surprised
with Leah's hometown so far.

She lives quite a calm life,
and that's what I want,

so, it definitely makes me see her
in a different way.

I am now happy
Leigh's come to Homestays.

She's woke up in, like,
peace this morning.

It's really important for me
that she does like it,

and I think it's quite important
for her that she has felt

so comfortable here as well.

So are you glad you came? I am
really glad I came, yeah.

Are ya?

There's a lot
that I didn't realise about myself

that I'm still maybe not over,
or that still triggers me.

In past relationships, I have been
massively disrespected.

Yeah. I have had my trust
broken by people.

So, before I come in here,
I was like,

"I will never tolerate
anyone even slightly

"disrespecting me again,"
because it made me feel

the worst I've ever felt.
I think, going through that,

and then being in situations
with you,

it's been hard to navigate
because where you are

such a bubbly, funny character,

and you do make jokes sometimes,
it is just a joke.

Yeah. But, for me, even those
things, I'm like, "Nope."

Yeah. That's not what I wanted,
that's not what I asked for.

And so, yeah, it has,
it's been a lot.

Like, I know it hasn't been
the easiest for you.

The reason I've been
so patient with you

is because you've been
so open about your ex.

But I think because of your past,

it's almost like
you're trying to find a problem.

We're never going to get anywhere

if you don't just have
the trust in me.

Yeah, and I think you're right.

I need to give you
the benefit of the doubt...

..that you're not going to do
what has been done to me before.

From my side, like,
what do you need from me

to make you feel secure in that way?

I think, maybe, it's the reassurance
in those moments.

It could be something as small as,
"You haven't got to worry,

"by the way," like,
"everything's good."

Or, like, just come and give me
a kiss on the cheek.

Just the smallest little thing
so I don't need to worry.

If I know that you're feeling
a certain way,

of course, I'll reassure you.
Yeah, that's positive, then,

for me and you, moving forward,

if I can make the effort to tell you
when I'm feeling uncomfortable...

Hmm. ..that then gives you the
opportunity to reassure me,

so I think that's a good baseline
for us to, like, move forward.

The way Leigh
is being really vulnerable

and open with me now,

and telling me
she needs reassurance,

it's a different side to Leigh
that I haven't really seen before.

It's definitely given me
more hope for the future.

Aw. Give us a smooch.

Mwah. Give me a hug.

Leah has been really understanding
when I've been vulnerable

and telling her exactly
how I'm feeling,

so I think I need to start giving
Leah the benefit of the doubt

and actually trusting
that she's not the same

as the people
that I've experienced before.

Come on, let's go and walk, yeah?
Come on, then.

THEY LAUGH

You dick!

Thank you so much.
Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Last time I saw my mum and
my sister was at the wedding.

Their opinions will genuinely
have an impact on me.

It is very much still
make-or-break for me.

You all right? Yeah.

I'm really nervous about meeting
April's mum and sister today.

Obviously, we're not
in the best place,

but I'm really, really hoping
that it does go well.

Hi, darling, hello.
Hi, Leo, all right?

Good to see you again, Sophia.
How are you?

Really good. Good. You look great.

Mwah. Missed you.

I think it's going to be a shock
to my family

that it hasn't gone well,

because it was
so positive on the day.

I think everyone would
naturally think that it would do.

So, how are you? The last time we
saw you was at the wedding.

I really loved the wedding.

The wedding day was so good.
It was amazing.

I was really happy. Yeah.

The honeymoon was so good,

and then we came back to
the apartments, and I think...

..you just struggled
a little bit.

Struggled in which way?

I think it was just
very overwhelming for me,

having all the other couples
around... Yeah.

..whereas April, she thrives,
she's a social butterfly,

and opening up, for me,
was very hard at first.

Did that affect you
as a couple, then?

Yes.

Where are you at now?
What did you do this week?

So, this week we was at my Homestays
in Chichester...

Oh, yeah, how was that?
..and my friends weren't

the most positive
about our relationship.

They made a few comments
that they didn't

sort of picture us being together.

They just didn't think
that we were quite compatible.

Are you?

I adore April to bits...

..and I'm just hoping by the end of

the week, we'll have a little
bit more clarity.

I'm definitely still in this
experiment, to...

Yeah. ..to make it work.
To see, yeah.

Just have a nice, you know,
end of the week, and see.

I adore April.
She's everything that I've wanted.

It did start off so well.

I feel gutted we're not getting on
as much as we was before.

I'm gonna go get another drink

and, er, I'll let you guys talk
for a bit.

Thank you.

But I do think it's important
that we do tell the truth.

What's really going on? Because
you...you seem a bit on edge.

I do feel a little bit on edge,
I guess,

cos, like, for me,
at the beginning,

the wedding day was really good,
and I was like,

"Oh, my God, this man ticks
so many boxes,"

and I was like, "We're gonna have
so much to talk about."

And then sort of halfway through,
I'm thinking,

"I'm leading the
conversations a lot

"and not really getting a lot back."

It's not like I necessarily
need someone who's going to be

as big a personality as me,
cos it is quite difficult.

I just need someone to be able to
have the banter with.

I need someone that's
gonna make me laugh, and I...

Does he make you laugh?

No.

For me, personality is so important,

and, yes, we are not gelling.

You can't force a connection
with someone. Yeah.

Did you think out of the experiment,
that it might be different?

From the personality
that I've seen..

..no. No.

What's made you stay this long?

He is a really good partner.
Like, he is very caring,

he is very generous, he does have
a lot of good qualities about him.

I think, for me, at this stage,
I'm just not...

..feeling the connection.

No. He's not for you.

You are such an outgoing person.
Mm. And Leo,

he's a lovely guy, but...no.

My mum and my sister have definitely
validated how I've been feeling.

I knew it would be clear
for them as soon as we met.

This isn't going to work between
the pair of them.

And we know that for a certainty.

He's not for you.

I want to surprise Leigh tonight.

It's our last night at my Homestay.

I want to make it romantic

cos I'm not very good at doing
that in the past.

I'm not touching your make-up.
No, I don't want to fall.

I'm hoping, me being more romantic
and thoughtful

helps her be more open with me.

This will be the icing on the cake,
I'm hoping.

OK, open.

Oh! Did you do this all yourself?
Yeah.

Are they real? Mm-hm.

Aw!

Thank you. You're welcome.
That's so sweet.

I didn't know you had it in you.

And ta-da-da-da!

Look at you.

This is really cute. Happy?
I'm really happy.

Oh, what's this? That's rose.

God, you really know me well,
don't ya? Mm-hm.

Mm.

Like it?

Should we do a bit of spaghetti?
Hmm? Like Lady and the Tramp?

LEAH LAUGHS

Wait.

I've literally had the best time.
I don't want to leave.

Have you? Yeah.

Yeah. Kind of makes you see each
other in a different way.

Well, how do you think
you've seen me

that you didn't think I was before?

I think your lifestyle is a lot
more calm than I thought

it was going to be.
It's nice.

It's this house.
It's a calming house. It is lovely.

I have... There is...there's so much
about you that I love.

Oh, yeah, like what?

THEY LAUGH

You are so caring and attentive,
and you are so patient,

and it does make me want to stay
and does make me want to try,

and makes me appreciate you
as a person.

Yeah, there's a lot that you do
give me that I haven't had.

I clearly have trust issues,

and you being so patient and
allowing me the time and the space

to work on that,

we wouldn't still be here
if you weren't doing that. Yeah.

So...I am grateful
that you've done that.

Welcome.
SHE LAUGHS

I think, with you,
and I'll be really honest with you,

you don't really like to sometimes
admit you need reassurance.

No, no, I don't.

But that also tells me
that there's feeling there from you,

that you want reassurance
from me for a reason. Yeah.

And each moment like this, and
conversation that we have like this,

just enables me to trust you more.

You've made such an effort, and...

..I'm leaving here feeling happy.

Good.

This is, like, my perfect date.
I absolutely love it.

And this effort from Leah tonight
is definitely what I've needed.

It's a way of giving me reassurance
through actions.

You keep kicking me.

Sorry, sorry.
Oh, are you playing footsie?

Yeah.

You've made it a lovely Homestay.

It's just got better
and better throughout.

The space has been pretty good
for me.

Definitely allowed my mind
to be refreshed,

and think about what I want
in the future, going forward.

I definitely owe it to Nelly to come
to Manchester to speak to her.

Conversation needs to be had.

I was initially disappointed

that Steven decided not to join me,
because, in my mind,

I thought you couldn't even make me

a priority for once
in this relationship.

But marriage does mean a lot to me.
Like, I'm a one-woman kind of guy.

I mean, I've still
got...still got the ring on.

Hello. Hello. Morning. Come in?

Hopefully, we'll leave with
a better head space

and more respect for one another.

Nice little pad, innit? Thank you.

I would like to think that Steven
has reflected on how

this whole experiment's
been together.

I've got things I need answering,

and I've got things
I want to tell him.

How's it been since you come back?

It's been really good.

Speaking to my friends and family,

I've got a lot more clarity
on stuff.

But some things I...

..I still have questions on.

Partner Swap week.

When I got back
after my week with Bailey,

I told you how he treated me
the same as he treated Bec,

and that's what I wanted
from a relationship.

I felt that when you were telling me
about your few nights with April,

it just felt like you were
directly comparing me to her,

like, her personality
to my personality,

how she's really fun,
and how she's got you to open up,

and it just felt like,

why are you comparing me
to another woman?

I can imagine, yeah,
if it was awful.

Yeah, it's a kick in the teeth.

Like, did you guys flirt
with each other?

That's two people.

Quite thick, that, innit?

Is it, Steven?

Flirting also counts
as sexual innuendos.

No idea what I'm going to be putting
in my mouth.

Well, the night's still young.

Commenting on each other's bodies.

Very comfortable sofa, innit?

How does that fit
a six-foot-three man?

That's what she said.

Did you do any of that?

No, I said, there's been no
flirting. No flirting whatsoever?

No flirting.

Hi. Oh, hello. Hi.

Steven, this is Lucy.

Hi, Steven, how are you?
Hello, you all right?

Yeah, I've just got back
from work. How are you?

Yeah, good. You can grab a seat
if you want.

Yes, I will do.

Things didn't sit right with me
after the conversation

I had with Nelly.

The way that she said Steven
has been with her,

things didn't add up.

I have been doing a little
bit of digging on Steven,

and I have, in fact,
got some information

that I'm going to have to
drop to Nelly.

How are you feeling, Steven?

About?

Nelly.

See, I like the girl,
I care for the girl.

Do you think that Nelly
really deserves

to give you any more of her time?

It's not...it's not about that.

I'm going to always have her back,
cos we've

been in the experiment together.

You've not had her back through the
entire experiment. I have.

How? What do you mean, how?

You've not been in the experiment,
darling, so...

How have you had her back...

I've not...
..when she's coming to me

and telling me that she feels
like she's not been validated,

she feels like you've not
made any effort?

What does marriage mean to you?

Marriage mean for me? Mm.
That's like the epitome of love.

That's the grandest of all,
obviously, other than kids.

So, if you're married...

..do you think it's appropriate
to be on a dating website?

Sorry? What dating website?
I think you know, Steven.

No, we don't know, cos I can get
my phone out now and show...

I can get mine out, too.

OK, so you think I'm on what?

I know you're on it.

Ah...

No, I'm not on anything.
Yes, you are.

Would you like me to show you, then?
Yeah, and...

I'll show Nelly first.
I would love to see it.

What app is it? He liked the
profile. That's why it's matched.

What app is it?

And that was...?

Today.

Oh, is that what you had to go
and clear your head about?

Yeah, no, that's not me, Nell.
It is...

No, it is. ..it's a verified
account. Yes, it is.

Why is it verified?
How the fuck do I know that?

Well... Let me change my password,
I'll even show you

that I can't even get that fucking
app on my phone, first of all.

What app? Which app?
Well, I see it's Hinge, obviously,

because you showed me the picture.

Know it well, do you?

Should we start being honest, then?

I'm about to prove
that it's not me on there.

Right, OK.

I think, to be honest...

..I'm going to take this off...

..cos I think this marriage is over.

Because I don't deserve that.
Why are you still on your phone?

Nelly is speaking to you
and you're not even looking at her.

Why do you have no respect for her?

What do you mean, I don't have
respect for her? Of course I...

You're not even looking at her
when she's speaking to you.

When did you go back on the app?

Today.

No. On the journey here?

No.

Look, the account's been removed.
Mm.

That's signing in.

Mm. So if I can't get into an app,
how am I on it?

No, I'm asking a question.

How can I get on it
if you've just been there...

Well, you tell me because
you seem to work the magic

and manage to do it. Well, if

my account's been removed,
who's being me?

You. Obviously not.

Mm. Because I can't even sign in
to it. OK.

Whoever the fuck that is ain't me.

It's not adding up.
Like, I don't get it.

Could it... It could be
on another phone, or...

If people have got photos and got
information, yes, cos...

It's not just photos
and information.

To verify an account, you have
to go through certain steps

to confirm it's you.

And that can't really be done
by somebody that isn't you.

What I've heard from Nelly is
that you don't respect her,

you don't care about her,

you're not interested in her,
and you've made her feel like shit.

You had so little respect for her

that you weren't even going to
come up here and see her.

I wanted her to come see her friends
and family by herself

so she can get that feeling back
of being refreshed,

and that's exactly how she's felt.
She felt so much better,

she felt so much lighter,
being around...

Yeah, cos she realises
that she deserves 100 times better.

Of course, yeah, look, deserves
the world, I've said this.

What do you mean, of course?
I've said she deserves the world.

Yeah, so why have you wasted
her time, then?

I've not wasted her time.
You have wasted her time...

How? ..because you've just
said she deserves the world,

yet you were not prepared
to give that to her,

so why have you wasted her...
It's not that I wasn't prepared

to give it to her.
Well, clearly not.

OK. So why have you wasted her
time in this experiment

and told her constantly,
week after week,

"Oh, I really care about you.

"I really want to see it work,"

when, actually,
you had no intention?

Right, I'm going.
Sorry, Nells.

Steven being on this dating app

whilst we're still married
is cheating.

That's a guilty man.

This marriage is
well and truly over.

I want nothing to do
with Steven any more.

Next time...

I can really see myself moving here.

..the Homestays continue.

We're here.
We've arrived at Bournemouth.

Welcome home.
Thank you.

While family approval comes easy
to some...

He told me that he loved me.
Woo!

..others face tougher questions
from loved ones.

I want you to be really happy,
but I want you to be happy here.

I can see she is falling.

I need to have that gut feeling
that you're the same.

I cannae help my doubts.

And as Grace and Ashley
spend time apart...

Is he the person that everyone else
thinks he is?

Have I got this wrong?

You're still wearing your ring.

Part of you is trying
not to give up.

..they face a crucial decision on
the future of their marriage.

I can't do any more
to prove to her who I am.