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I vow to be the man who lifts you, loves you, and chooses you...

Previously...

..every single day for the rest of our lives.

..after Abigail and John's fairy tale ending...

I came into this experiment wanting to find love,

and I found our happily ever after.

..for Leigh and Leah...

Your behaviour, jokes and remarks towards other women

- caused me to be more closed off. - Disagree.

..it was a bitter end.

I need someone who trusts me without question.

I often felt like I was being managed, not met.

I am leaving this marriage here.

You're throwing it in my face.

You're acting as if I haven't tried. I have tried.

Did you?

Tonight...

Leisha, I felt like I was not enough for you.

..Reiss is faced with a defining decision.

There have been some times where I've struggled with our marriage.

I don't know how much more I can do for you.

And while seeking advice from those they trust most...

Can you see yourself moving down south to Bailey?

- I don't know. - It would break my heart if you left.

I'm worried that this won't work outside of the experiment.

That's my biggest fear right now.

..the final two couples face the agonising dilemma...

This is the biggest decision I've ever had to make.

My entire future is riding on this,

but I just have so many doubts.

I am in love with Davide,

but love isn't enough to keep a relationship going.

..to recommit forever...

I know Becky loves me,

but is she ready to uplift her life for that love?

..or end their marriage once and for all?

It hasn't all been highs.

Our communication broke down.

We couldn't find resolve.

Can our marriage survive the hundreds of miles between us?

Am I willing to take that huge risk for love?

The answer...

..Bailey...

Oh, God.

There were times when I have questioned it all.

I feel so scared.

I love this boy.

If this marriage doesn't work out,

truly, I would feel utterly devastated.

So...

..Leisha...

Please don't break my heart.

There have been some times where I've struggled with our marriage.

I felt like I was not enough for you.

I've never given you a reason not to trust me.

But for whatever reason, I feel like you don't.

I don't know how much more I can do for you.

This can't be an ongoing issue.

With all that said...

..your thoughtful, caring, and beautiful nature...

..is something I've always wanted in a partner.

We have grown so much as a couple and as individuals...

..and I want to continue this blossoming marriage.

It's been absolutely amazing to share this experience with you,

and I can't wait to see what the future holds for us.

One thing I can promise you, Leisha,

is that our adventure is far from over.

That was good.

No need to be nervous no more.

We've got the rest of our life.

I'm so over the moon.

I didn't realise I'd find someone like Leisha.

I'm really happy and grateful that I have made the right decision,

following my heart.

I was so scared.

I just didn't actually know what you were going to say.

You're just everything that I've ever wanted.

I'm definitely in love with you.

Yeah, you're just perfect.

It's been an amazing journey so far,

but we've got even better days to come.

- Babies? - Babies...

- When? When you say babies, when? - I'm joking.

- We'll get a dog first, yeah. - Puppies first.

- See how we get on with a puppy. - Yeah.

I'm so excited.

It's just the start, isn't it?

Back at the apartments,

it's time for the two remaining couples to move out

before deciding the future of their marriages.

Has this jumper been left out because you're giving it to me?

I wasn't, but do you want my jumper?

- Hey, baby. - All done? All packed?

All packed, yeah.

- Watch how much you miss me. - You gonna miss me when I'm gone?

You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Yeah.

- That's right. - I'm gonna miss you. - I'm gonna miss you.

From the moment I hold Keye's hand at the wedding,

I felt there was something different about him.

The way we bounced off each other,

the way we made each other smile and his energy.

There is no way I can imagine my life without Keye right now.

I still can't believe, like, how far we've come since our wedding day.

I'm really glad it was you coming down the aisle.

Me too.

I'm very glad it was you too.

- Yes. - Yes.

It feels weird. It's not a break-up,

but it feels, like, going separate ways.

Yeah, it's not a break-up.

But we've been in this little bubble now for quite some time,

and it's quite important that we talk to our friends and our family

and put everything in perspective of actual, real life.

Part of me thinks that...

..you're going to get home and realise that

I'm not what you want and what you need.

Just so you're aware, more than enough.

- We are good. - Yes, we are good.

- We got this. - 100%.

Yeah. We can go through this.

Go through absolutely anything.

Coming into this experiment, I hoped that I would find a partner,

but I never expected a love like this.

- I love you. - I love you.

I'm gonna miss you very much.

You are just a beautiful soul. You really are.

Leaving the apartment today is a very weird feeling.

Thank you for doing this with me.

I couldn't have done it with anyone else.

I'm just not ready for our bubble to be burst at the moment.

I want us to stay in this little world for a bit longer.

One of my biggest fears is that Keye goes home

and realises that I'm not what he wanted,

or I'm not good enough for his world.

I haven't been good enough for someone for a while.

Do the happy stomp.

It's hard to...

..switch my brain and think that I'm good enough for someone now.

I love you.

This is the day we've been dreading for ages and now it's here.

I wasn't really facing facts that today,

we were going to be packing everything up and moving out.

We've both woken up this morning with a very sombre vibe.

Final day, and it's absolutely sunk in for me and Bec.

This is it.

The biggest worry for me is Bec.

I can see behind her eyes, she's got a real sadness.

Dinner party, I don't think helped, because it was a bit intense.

I felt like I blindsided her.

Bailey, do you think your feelings will change

when we leave the experiment due to the distance?

Um...

I feel like there's a bit of a worry that

- when the intensity isn't there... - Mm.

..that something might change.

This is the first time I'm hearing about Bailey's concerns.

It's scary, and it's worrying that his feelings might change.

If our marriage didn't last, I would be devastated.

I just really hope that the time apart at home now

keeps us in the mindset that we have something really special,

and that what we have is worth fighting for.

I don't want us to slip back into our lives

and think any differently.

Bailey is really worried that when this process ends,

the intensity of our relationship might end

and the long distance isn't going to work.

We can't bury our head in the sand any more.

We've got to face reality.

- I've had the best time with you. - Yeah.

It's so hard because I don't ever want to say to you,

I will move to Hove,

because I don't want to give you any false hope.

- I mean, you are everything that I've asked for. - Yeah.

You're everything that I've been looking for.

It's gonna be hard.

- I just don't want what we've got now to, like, die. - Yeah.

Don't be sad.

I know it's hard.

- Hmm? - Yeah.

You're all right. Come here.

You're all right.

- We knew it was gonna be hard. - Yeah.

I just feel, like, so emotional about it all.

I really do.

I love Bailey deeply.

I know that I don't want to be without him.

But there's a lot of questions to be answered around the distance.

There's a lot of thinking that needs to be done

before I write my final vows.

Me and Bec are leaving without that long-term plan.

I can't move because of Bluebelle.

I definitely couldn't do a long-distance marriage forever.

We are literally going into an unknown period

in our relationship for the first time.

It couldn't feel worse, if I'm honest.

This is going to be the most testing time

by far, that we've had to go through,

because we're not going to have each other,

and I'm hoping that it doesn't change our feelings.

You ready?

- Yeah. - Come on, then.

Oh, God. This is horrible.

This is the hardest part of the process for me so far.

- You know I love you. - I love you.

It's on me to make a decision as to whether I could move.

I feel the pressure because Bailey has a daughter.

Right now, I don't have the answers.

- Love you. - I love you.

Sorry.

Sorry.

SCREAMING

Oh, my God! I missed you!

The final two couples have arrived home

to discuss their upcoming decision with loved ones.

CORK POPS

Oh! Not the first time that's happened.

In South West London,

Keye is back at his apartment with friends Jess and Sahar...

Thank you, darling.

You are glowing!

It's married life, love.

..whilst in Horsham, Davide is catching up with best friend Rachel.

What has been happening?

We've fallen for each other.

- Have you? - Yeah, of course we did. I love him.

Hey!

- You love him?! - Yeah, of course I love Keye.

Ah! Soppy.

- Course I love Keye. - Do you? - I do.

Oh, my God.

I could have not done this with a better person.

He has been a privilege to have by my side for the entire time.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

- I'm just so happy that, like, it's worked out. - Yeah.

- But this is, like, a big decision. - Yep.

What's... Like, what are your biggest worries?

- What are you thinking? - Um...

I'm worried that Keye's

social life won't slow down now that he's not single.

I'm scared that I won't fit in his world

because he's a very, like, social person.

- Like, he goes out every weekend. - Yeah.

And I need my quiet time.

So I'm worried that this won't work outside of the experiment.

Despite a blossoming relationship inside the experiment...

We're so cute!

This is beautiful.

..homestays highlighted Keye and Davide's contrasting lifestyles...

Is this normally what you guys do every weekend?

It could be 4am, we're in Soho.

You could have at least sugar-coated it!

Keye's lifestyle is completely different from mine.

I don't go out and drink every weekend. It's not my thing.

My life is way slower than his.

- Welcome home. - Thank you.

There's not much to do around here.

It's very quiet, slow.

Well, they have a Greggs and we have a Gail's.

Oh, your mattress is really hard.

This home is very different

to my big, glass, modern apartment.

I couldn't live the lifestyle that I love here.

How do you feel with cats?

They're just not my thing.

Do you need more from me than that?

I come with the cats, so yeah.

This is just really stupid, in my opinion.

..leading to their biggest fall-out of the experiment.

This was supposed to be fun.

Don't walk away.

It is a small, dark space with eight cats.

I'm not doing this.

Another worry for me is that

whenever things are not going his way,

he will walk away to calm himself down.

And I don't like that.

That is, like, something to be concerned about, though.

Mm. Massively.

I don't think you can cope with

someone that keeps walking away.

I can't, because of my dad telling me to leave.

- Yeah, that's my biggest fear right now... - Yeah.

..is that once we come out of it, it's just not going to work.

What's the plan? Because obviously, you have different views

on where you want to live.

Have you thought about that? Have you spoken about that?

We haven't. And at the end of the day,

my home right now is wherever Davide is.

That where I want to be.

So if that's Horsham or the moon, that's where I'm living.

That's so different from when you went into the experiment, though,

because when you first went into experiment,

you said, "I'll happily move for the person as long as it's a city."

Yeah. And obviously, Horsham's not a city.

You love London. You've always loved London.

Do you really think you can see yourself living in Horsham?

I hate to be devil's advocate, but you do need to hear it, like.

You just need to make sure it is as strong as you think it is.

The first time you got married, you jumped into it.

I think this time, you really need to think about it

and remember that it's a marriage

and you need to be there for each other forever.

And, well, you don't want to get divorced again, do you?

I definitely rushed in the first time round.

I went into it blindly, ignoring every red flag.

Whereas this time, I want to go into these vow renewals...

..and say what is best for me.

And that does mean sitting and thinking about

every single negative in the relationship.

Because at the moment, I'm in my little love bubble.

Catching up with Sahar and Jess

has brought to the surface

some aspects of our relationship

going forward that I maybe haven't thought about

because I've been in this little love bubble.

I have been through a divorce.

I know how emotionally,

physically and mentally draining that is,

and that is not something I'm willing to do again.

So I want to make sure that this time,

I have evaluated what the future's going to look like.

Marriage is hard work, and even if you love someone,

love isn't enough.

Mine and Keye's lifestyles are very, very different

and I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to fit in.

Keye might be thinking that I'm not

what he wanted in a partner,

so that really, really scares me.

If I show someone who I am 100%

and they decide to leave me,

that just shows that I wasn't good enough.

How do you feel now you're home?

I feel strange.

Yeah. You look a little bit sad.

I am sad.

I feel a bit torn about being home.

The distance is the main issue that Bailey and I have got,

and neither of us want to move.

Bluebelle is the most important thing to Bailey,

and she's his priority.

But my life really matters, too.

I've got a business here and my friends and family,

so I don't know where we go from here.

I don't know what we do.

I think it's probably good to have some thinking time

before I go into vow renewals.

- Daddy! - Oh, you got me!

Oh! You... Oh!

Are you ready?

Being at home and seeing Blue is incredible.

It's been absolute torture being away from her.

It's been the toughest thing for me. I've missed her like crazy.

Oh!

SHE GIGGLES

I love Bec, but we are in this bloody tough situation

where we are miles away from each other,

and I don't want to pull her away from people that love her.

But obviously, your kids are always going to be

the most important person in your life,

and I literally can't move.

It inevitably lumps that pressure onto Bec,

and I worry that if she makes that decision under pressure,

that she'd end up resenting me one day.

I absolutely love Keye.

He makes me feel special

and wanted and desired...

..but it's definitely scary going into the real world.

Now there's a lot of external factors.

Keye has a very busy social life.

I'm afraid that I won't fit into his world and we'll drift apart.

But I've never pretended to be something that I'm not.

I am in love with Davide. Davide is in love with me.

But love isn't enough to keep a relationship going.

Having been married before,

I do understand the commitment that goes into a marriage.

There's a lot that I do need to take into consideration.

This is one of the biggest decisions of my life.

It has the potential to completely shape

what my future is going to be.

From the wedding day, I knew there was

something special about me and Keye.

But Keye walking away reminds me of being abandoned

and my biggest fear is getting rejected again.

So if Keye decided to leave our marriage,

I would be absolutely heartbroken.

DAVIDE SIGHS

DAVIDE SIGHS

Keye.

When I came into this experiment,

I had no idea who I would meet at the end of the aisle.

I remember grabbing your hand and calming your nerves

and swaying together, what became the happy stomp.

The thing we do to calm each other down, even to this day.

After such a short period of time, you have had a huge impact

on my confidence and the way I feel about myself.

I have never had anyone make me feel

as wanted and desired as you do.

There definitely have been moments where you have been loud,

but not because of your way of being,

but because of the way you show me your love.

However...

..when it was time for me to show you my world

and life in Horsham,

I was gutted that it ended the way it did.

When someone walks away from me as you did...

..I felt disrespected and left behind.

And if I'm honest, I don't know if I can handle that again.

However...

..what came after that were the tools we need

to face the real world together as a married couple.

I've spent this week reflecting on our experience.

Are we truly right for each other?

Will this love last?

My conclusion...

..is yes.

I feel like our struggles made us stronger.

You've shown me that feeling safe is possible when you're truly loved.

You were what I needed to realise

that I'm worthy of being loved and respected.

Keye...

..I love you very much.

- Oh, wow. - OK.

Right.

When I came into this experiment,

I couldn't have been more nervous walking down the aisle.

But the moment you grabbed my hands

and said, "I've got us",

something in me believed you completely.

I asked for a partner with kind eyes.

And there are none more kind than yours.

It is a privilege to be seen

and truly seen by you every single day.

It hasn't all been highs, of course.

Nights where our communication broke down.

Where we couldn't find resolve.

Or each other.

The distance between us

when we leave behind our little love bubble scares us.

Not because of the miles,

but because of everything that could come between us.

But I've come to see that we're more than the space between us.

Somewhere along the way,

we stopped being just two people and became each other's home.

I am a new person because of you.

You taught me that compromise doesn't mean compromising myself.

You've shown me what it truly means to love

and to be loved with a full, open heart.

You've rescued me.

You've grounded me.

I have never loved anyone the way that I love Davide.

We did it. OK.

- Feeling good? - Yeah.

He makes me feel like I am good enough

to face not only the world, but love.

I'm so happy. Honestly, I'm just elated.

Davide is everything.

There's a beautiful future that is waiting for us.

And I'm excited for it.

Oh, lovely. Thank you.

In Liverpool, Rebecca is seeking guidance from mum Wendy.

- I miss him loads. - Yeah.

I just think there's such a big question mark

around the distance for us.

There's so many reasons that I would want to stay here.

Yeah.

- I'm Rebecca. - Hi, Rebecca. I'm Bailey.

- Nice to meet you. - Bailey? - Yeah.

Despite a rocky start on their wedding day...

Oh, God. He's not my type.

- Oh! - Oh.

..Rebecca and Bailey were quick to develop feelings for one another.

I feel like there's a massive spark between us.

Yeah, there is, like, a big connection.

- I love you loads. - Love you too.

But when reunited with loved ones...

I can't move. I just wouldn't sacrifice any time with Blue.

I'd literally be so angry if you moved.

..the issue of distance became a growing concern...

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

And I don't want to leave.

..and raised doubts about whether the relationship can work

outside of the experiment.

I can't be without you.

Like, I don't want to spend time without you.

It's so frustrating that we've found the right person,

but we live miles away from each other.

We've got such an amazing relationship.

And now it's like, oh, you're going to live apart and it feels wild.

He's got to consider moving here. You've got to consider moving there.

But Bailey's got responsibilities, hasn't he, down there?

And you belong here.

I'm at a point in my life now where, like, I know I want children.

And if I had children with Bailey and I was down south,

my life wouldn't look like all my friends' lives now.

Like, I'm so involved in the children's lives

and so involved in my niece's life,

and I wouldn't have anybody to be like that with me down south.

Yeah, and like, obviously,

just like looking after my grandchildren

is just everything to me.

I know, I know.

It's such a tough one. I don't know where my head is at.

I constantly think of all the pros and the cons.

Can you see you leaving Liverpool, moving down south to Bailey?

Honestly, can you see yourself doing that?

Honestly, my answer is I don't know.

Obviously, that isn't ideal for me and your family and your friends.

It's just, it's just not.

It would change our relationship because we are so close.

Oh, God, I'm going to cry.

Don't cry.

- Don't cry. - I just...

I couldn't imagine you not being here.

I couldn't. I just wouldn't... I don't know.

I don't know how I'd cope without you.

- Yeah. - It would be so hard

to not be able to see you every day or chat to you.

You know, it would, it would break my heart if you left.

- It would. - Yeah.

I am very worried that she will make that decision to move down south.

I would just hate to lose her.

I like her being around the corner five minutes away from me,

and sometimes being on the end of the phone isn't enough.

I just want her to be here.

You are a brilliant mum

and I wouldn't want to not have you around.

Like, I wouldn't want to not be down the road from you.

I know, that's what I love about our relationship.

I am so grateful to have you in my life.

You know how grateful I am.

- I love you. - I love you too.

My mum's my best mate,

so her opinion means the absolute world to me.

She's such a good mum, and I would want her to be able

to nurture my children in the way that she does with my niece.

She's the best nanny. So I think if I was away from her,

that wouldn't happen and that would break my heart.

Don't cry, Mummy.

I want to be with Bailey and I can't put pressure on him

because of Bluebelle,

but I want to be here with my family and with my friends.

So going into vow renewal,

I feel confused and I feel torn.

Whether I continue on with Bailey on the outside world

is probably the biggest decision I've ever had to make.

I came into this experiment to find love.

And love is what I found.

But the distance really worries me.

It's no secret that I can't move because of Bluebelle.

This is the biggest decision I've ever had to make.

I am 100% in love with Bailey.

I just have so many doubts when it comes to the distance.

I know Bailey can't be away from Bluebelle,

but I don't think all of the pressure

should be put on me to leave a life in Liverpool.

Everybody that I love is within a ten mile radius,

and I don't want to move away from that.

I know Becky loves me -

but is she ready to uplift her life for that love?

Is love enough to overcome the distance?

I don't know the answer to that.

My entire future is riding on this decision.

I know it's the right decision for me.

I hope Bailey can understand my reasons.

Bailey knows that I love him...

..but this is so much bigger than love.

- Hi. - Hello.

- Are you all right? - Yeah.

Rebecca.

When I turned around on our wedding day,

the first thing I thought was, "Wow. She is stunning,"

but that first day, it obviously didn't click straight away.

When the initial spark we both hoped for wasn't quite there,

I started worrying that we might be too different.

The honeymoon was unreal.

A gorgeous location, a beautiful woman by my side -

and that's when it really hit me how lucky I was to be matched with you.

Funny, confident,

with an infectious energy that follows you wherever you go.

A little whirlwind.

But then coming back to the apartments

and seeing how quickly it felt like home with you,

that's when I realised it wasn't about where we were.

It was about being with you.

You made the ordinary feel special.

Bec, you're a strong, independent woman.

You don't need anyone.

But watching you let your guard down

and show that softer, caring, more vulnerable side

has felt like a privilege -

like I've been let into a part of you not everyone gets to see.

And since then, it's no secret

I've fallen head over heels in love with you.

But there's still a big question mark.

The distance.

I'm worried about us losing the intensity we have right now.

Seeing each other every day

has helped us build this strong connection and bond,

but we haven't been able to figure out

where we see ourselves building a future together.

I can't leave Blue,

and I can't expect you to leave your family either.

It leaves me wondering if love is enough to make this work.

I'll be honest, I don't have all the answers...

..but what I do know is I can't imagine my life without you...

..and I'll do whatever it takes to make this work.

You are the most incredible woman that I've ever met.

You have allowed me to be the best version of myself,

and I literally couldn't have asked for anything more.

Loving you through this journey has been an absolute honour.

So, today, without a single doubt,

I'm choosing to take the next step into the future with you.

I love you, Bec, and I always will.

Let's see what's next for R&B.

OK. Whew!

Bailey, I never thought I'd come into this process

and meet somebody like you.

Looking back at the time we spent together,

my heart fills with joy.

Oh...

You have looked after me in ways that I could never have imagined,

and I will be forever grateful to have found you.

Thank you for protecting me and providing for me.

Thank you for being the peace in my chaos

and the one that I can depend on...

..but more than anything, thank you for allowing me to be me.

Thank you for seeing me for who I am.

For accepting me.

For celebrating every part of me and for making me feel easy to love.

However...

..while we've been apart,

I've had to think long and hard about the distance between us.

Family means the world to me,

and leaving them behind would be a huge struggle.

I've worked so hard to establish my life and business in Liverpool,

and to walk away from all of that would be heartbreaking.

It's such a massive life-changing decision,

and I feel like my heart has been torn in two.

Can our marriage survive the hundreds of miles between us?

I have so many doubts, and so much remains uncertain.

Am I willing to take that huge, huge risk for love

and put my heart on the line?

The answer...

..Bailey...

Oh, Gosh.

Can our marriage survive the hundreds of miles between us?

I have so many doubts and so much remains uncertain.

Am I willing to take that huge, huge risk for love

and put my heart on the line?

The answer...

..Bailey...

Oh, gosh.

..is...

- ..yes. - Oh!

I've never met somebody like you, Bailey.

You protect me emotionally, physically and spiritually,

and that has allowed my walls to come down like never before.

Even though I've always been that "I can do it myself" kind of woman

all of my life, I've finally surrendered...

..allowed my feminine side to bloom,

and I have you and only you to thank for that.

In my eyes, you are a superhero...

..and your superpower is safety.

I think the heart knows when the search is over...

Oh...

..and my heart is telling me to stop looking.

I have found the man that I've been searching for.

So, as I said on our wedding day

to my husband,

I say yes to you today, yes to you tomorrow,

and yes every day thereafter.

THEY LAUGH

Come here.

I never thought somebody like Bailey existed.

I feel like he celebrates parts of me

that have never, ever been celebrated.

I couldn't ask for anything more. He's perfect.

We have found that love that people do strive for.

I would literally move heaven and earth

to make this relationship work.

I'm ready to do whatever it takes,

and I know she's the right person for me.

We don't know where our forever may be,

but I think we've both realised that if we're together, we're happy,

and when we're together, it feels like home.

This experiment, for me, has been life-changing.

It's been incredible,

and I wish I could do it all over again, but I'm just so happy.

We don't need to, because we've found love.

- Yeah, I'm so happy. - God, you look gorgeous. - Thank you! - Oh, my God.

Right. Time for us to go off into the sunset.

- Maybe? - Bye!

Next time...

- Yay! - Hello!

Have you got tattoos on your neck?

Yeah.

..the group reunite for one final dinner party...

I actually feel sick.

I'm going to see Anita.

I don't know if I could do that right now.

..where they discover which marriages have flourished...

Oh, yay!

..and which have fallen apart...

- Oh! - Fuck me.

She's alone.

..but as speculation spirals...

I've heard that Julia-Ruth and Joe got matching tattoos.

Oh!

Hello!

Agh!

..hidden truths...

Steven lied to me.

He lied to everyone. He lied to the experts.

..are finally exposed...

I found the evidence, and I circulated it to everyone,

because I'm never going to be made out to be crazy

by someone like you.

..and it's Maeve's need for answers...

Would you want to be in a relationship with Joe? Yes or no?

- I'm not talking to you now. - Well, I'm talking to you.

..that throws the night into turmoil.

Don't put your hands to me like that, man!

Don't do it!

Oh, man.

It's just a lot.