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- Today is the biggest day of my life. - This year...

Marriage to me means everything.

..24 courageous singles...

Today is now or never. Everything is riding on this.

..took an extraordinary leap of faith...

I want to have my happily ever after.

..and married a complete stranger.

Hiya, darling. Are you all right?

You look amazing.

I'm grinning like a Cheshire cat!

I'm so, so happy!

I do fancy him.

Tick, tick, tick!

Along the way...

This is insane.

I've got that, like, fuzzy feeling in me.

Wait, you're gonna make me...

..connections grew deeper.

- You light up wherever you are, instantly. - Aw!

..as they embarked on the journey to find their happy ever after.

I do love you. I am in love with you, yeah.

- Ahh! - Yay!

But not every couple hit the right notes.

# Here we are on this mad experiment

# Seeing things not in our element. #

I just can't keep doing it.

I can't change my feelings!

While emotions ran high...

He doesn't love us like that. He brushed us off yet again.

This week has been awful. I don't know who you are.

You want me to sit on the couch and tell everyone the sex is shit?

..cracks began to show...

No emotional connection.

Miles apart.

Everything's gone really sour, and you don't seem to care.

..as some couples shattered under the pressure.

I'm done with it!

Shut up!

I've had it.

I just can't do this any more.

I've being been crying for a week, man.

Let's just call it a day.

How is that possible - in seven weeks?

How do I not know you?

I found out he was busy swiping on a dating app.

- Leave. - Leave. - Leave. - Leave.

My decision is to leave.

Revelations from beyond the experiment...

Have you slept with Joe?

Yep.

..burnt relationships to the ground.

What is the matter with you?

And now you're after Steven as well?

Julia-Ruth messaged me.

Show the receipts, then.

- Now it looks like you're - BLEEP - lying.

Your behaviour, disgusting.

- SHE SHRIEKS - Oh, my God. Hey!

And as five couples approached the final chapter...

Husband and wife! I love that.

There's nothing more certain than our future together.

..at the vow renewals...

I need someone who trusts me without question.

..one marriage came to a bitter end.

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

You're throwing it in my face.

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

Did you?

But four couples...

I say yes to you today,

yes to you tomorrow

and yes every day thereafter.

..recommitted to their future together.

You've shown me what it truly means to love with a full, open heart.

One thing I can promise you, Leisha, our adventure is far from over.

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

every single day for the rest of our lives.

I found a happily ever after!

Tonight...

CHEERING

- 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 can do that right now.

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

Oh, yay!

..and which have fallen apart.

- Oh, - BLEEP - me.

She's alone.

But as speculation spirals...

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

Hello!

Oh!

..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.

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.

BELLS CHIME

I came to this experiment wanting to find the man of my dreams,

and I have found him.

Since leaving the experiment, things have been brilliant.

I just feel so comfortable with Abi.

Bailey and I had such happy times in the experiment,

but I think we always knew that we would be tested on the outside

and that the distance would be difficult for us.

We both have our commitments.

I've got my work in Liverpool and Bailey has his daughter in Hove.

But I feel like I've met a soulmate in Bailey,

and now I have him I wouldn't want to let him go.

My feelings, they're still just as strong as the first day

I said that I loved Bec.

Our relationship and the strength we've kind of built

in the experiment will see us through anything.

This marriage is forever.

When we left the experiment,

I was worried that I was into the marriage more than Reiss was.

But we both worked hard to make it work.

Since leaving experiment, Leisha's come down to see me

and then I went up to Scotland.

We had some cracking times.

And she is a beautiful girl inside and out.

But sadly we couldn't make our marriage work.

And I haven't seen Leisha since it ended.

I am devastated that my marriage with Reiss hasn't worked out

because I still love Reiss.

I think about him every day.

So right now I'm feeling just really sad.

I just really wanted it to work,

and I put my heart and soul into it

and it just wasn't reciprocated.

Steven obviously hasn't reached out,

but Julia-Ruth thankfully sent me some screenshots

of her and Steven's conversation that proved

that Steven was coming on to her.

And there's a lot of incriminating messages from Steven.

He says, "You know how tempted I was to come and

"just knock on your door anyway.

"You could have stolen me away from her.

"And a drink is definitely needed with us too."

He lied to me. He lied to everyone. He lied to the experts.

I'd be very surprised if I saw Steven today

because I do think he is a coward.

The last time I had any communication with Joe

was when I rang him asking if he slept with Julia-Ruth,

which he denied.

But yet he's telling everyone else that he shagged her.

Like, why are you lying to us for?

I do think there is unfinished business between me and Julia-Ruth.

Julia-Ruth did disrespect me, and I am furious.

You don't mug me off like that

and then think I'm gonna be OK with you.

I dare her to start with us tonight.

Yes, Joe and I were intimate.

We went on holiday together and that was an absolute mess of itself.

It definitely is not nice that Maeve was hurt in the process.

But when Joe and I were talking, we were both single and we were

both out of this experiment.

And with Steven, I just heard that he was in full denial of texting me

and saying that he wanted to go for drinks.

I just feel like it's an absolute joke.

I'm the only one who seems to be owning and taking all the blows.

All the men have just been trying to dodge a bullet

and hide behind me.

I feel like Steven and Joe should have owned their actions.

I know it's going to be like walking to the lion's den today,

but I've done enough apologising.

I'm ready to move on.

And the men should take accountability.

Well, this is it. It's the reunion dinner party,

the first time that our couples are together since

the end of the experiment.

And we know that five of our couples made it all the way

to renew their vows.

So I'll be very curious tonight to see which of those couples

are still going strong.

- Oh, my God, we're the first ones in. - Yeah, we're first!

Are Rebecca and Bailey still looking beautifully loved-up?

- Yes. - Yeah.

- Let's have a cheers. - What are we cheersing to?

Cheers to...being in love and smashing it.

Aw, that was cute.

- Cheers, baby. - Cheers!

Oh, it feels good to be back, actually.

Who are you looking forward to seeing?

Mm. Well, it depends who turns up, doesn't it?

I feel like if Joe or Steven don't turn up,

then Julia-Ruth will get all of the wrath again.

- Yeah, but... - And I know she's got stuff to answer for,

but that's not fair for her to get all of the wrath.

Last time I saw Steven was at the boys drinks and all the stuff

about the texts with Julia came out, and he just denied them, so.

But he can't deny them because everybody's seen the texts now.

- Yeah. - And fair play to Julia-Ruth, she did send them on to Nelly.

- So I think... - Yeah, it is bad.

Wow. So we knew that Nelly was concerned about Julia-Ruth

and Steven having some kind of connection.

And it sounds like there's text messages to prove the point.

- This is wild. - Wow.

- Hello. - Hi! - Oh, hello.

Hi!

Oh, here's Sarah.

- She's walked in with a whole new bout of confidence. - Hasn't she?

And really interesting to see how she's got on since the experiment.

How have you been, anyway, since you've been out?

- Good. - Yeah? - Really good. Just, like, back to normal life.

- Dean and I have been, like, in regular touch... - I know, yeah.

..which has been really nice. So he came up to Aberdeen.

- We went to the darts and played golf with my dad and... - That's nice. - Oh!

All that sort of thing. We had a great weekend.

It was really, really good.

- For me, obviously, still... - I was going to say...

..is this romantic or is this...

We'd had quite a few drinks and he did say to me,

- "I have still got feelings for you." - Yeah. - Did he say that, yeah?

And I was a bit like, "Oh..." Like, for me it's just purely friend vibe.

- Yeah. - And I don't... Like, I haven't intended...

- You don't want to lead him on. - No, and I've never had

any intention of that.

- And this weekend was just for friends. - To reconnect, yeah.

We know that Dean had strong feelings for Sarah throughout

the entire experiment, and it looks like it actually grew

outside of the experiment.

And I'm wondering if this get-together

- in Scotland has further muddied the waters. - Yeah.

So I kind of was a bit like, "Oh, you know, when there's feelings

"on the line, I'll then just sort of take a little step back."

- OK. I'm sure it'll be fine. - Good.

- Oh, hello! - Oh, hi!

- Yeah, it's us! - Hi!

Oh, here they are!

Keye and Davide, our gorgeous boys.

So great to see they're still together.

They renewed their vows, and it looks like they're continuing

- to go strong. - Yes.

What's the eyes? Let me have a look.

Have you got contacts in?

- He has got them in too. Look! - Let me see.

Oh!

Oh, they've got matching blue contact lenses.

Oh, I love this.

How have you guys been?

Are you making it work? Are you happy? Are you in love?

- Yeah. - Yeah, we really are. - Yeah?

It's only actually really been, like, two days a week

- we're not seeing each other. - Yeah.

- OK, yeah. - That's good. - That's been really, really good, yeah.

- It's good. - It's fabulous.

But, yeah, we... Yeah, we're doing it, we're making the distance work.

- Yeah, making it work. - Do a lot of travelling in between,

but we've spent probably like, what, 50, 60% of the time with each other?

Are you spending lots more time with Bluebell as well?

- Yeah, that was nice. - She loves you? - Yeah, she's so cute.

- We had a lovely day. - Yeah, she likes me, doesn't she? She's so cute.

Now, at the last dinner party

Bailey was showing some nervousness about navigating this distance.

So it's really encouraging to see the two of them here

- together tonight looking strong. - Yes.

THEY CHEER

Hello!

Here she is, looking gorgeous.

Her confidence is just radiating from her.

How you been, anyway?

I'm trying to think. So what happened the last time I saw yous?

- Obviously... - Girls Day.

- So after that I rang Joe. - Oh, did you? - Oh, DID you?

- And asked him all about it. - Yeah.

And I said, "Oh, you know when you went on holiday,

"did you go alone?" He was like, "Yeah. Why?"

And I said, "So he didn't shag Julia-Ruth on holiday,

"did you not?" And he was like, "No."

What?!

Wait, wait, hold up. Did Maeve just say that she had to ask Joe

if he had sex with Julia-Ruth on holiday?

Yeah, she did indeed. Mm.

- So he just lied? - He fucking lied!

Yeah.

And then she's tried to message me but I've just not replied.

- What did her message say? - What did she say?

Oh, just playing the fucking victim, as always.

"I felt isolated, I felt this."

I was like, "But you put yourself in that situation."

Yeah.

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

Oh, my goodness!

- What?! - We've heard everything now, right? - That's just unbelievable.

- Do you know what they are? - We don't know what they are.

I don't know what they are or where they are.

Wahey!

- Hi! - Oh!

- Oh! - Oh, wow!

Leah and April?

And no Leigh.

- Yeah. - Mm-hm.

The last time we saw them at the dinner party things were

- pretty frosty, weren't they? - Yes.

They went to the final vows,

but it looks like things have not gone so well.

- How've you been? - Yeah. Good, mate. Honestly?

Yeah. She's back with him. Wait, what?

With Leo. You're back. Leo? Absolutely fucking not.

So you two walking in together, where's...

Well, have you spoken to Leigh? What happened at Final Vows?

I kind of just told her how I felt about everything.

I think throughout the whole experiment

I did feel like I was putting a lot more in a lot of the time.

Do you know what I mean? Like, and it was kind of pushing water

up a hill, and...she always wants to find a problem.

I realise that now.

I feel like your character throughout the experiment

- was challenged all the time... - Mm. Yeah, 100%. - Exactly.

..and, like, you needed to be with somebody who took you for you.

But I felt like all these little things about you, it was like,

"Oh, that's wrong, that's wrong. You've done this, you've done that."

- Yeah. - Like, how can you bond with somebody that

feels that way about you?

I think how the final vows kind of got left,

I told her how I feel, and it's everything I wanted

to get off my chest.

But then, like, I think because I said all of that,

maybe that made her feel a certain way,

I don't know, but, like, we're not even really mates now.

- Do you know what I mean? - Really, you're not mates now?

No.

Oh, no. That's really sad to hear.

Whilst they struggled with the romantic side of things,

Leigh and Leah always had a friendship, didn't they?

So this is really disappointing.

Hey!

- Oh, here's Dean. - Yes.

- Wait, is he... - Have you got tattoos on your neck?

Yeah, yeah.

- Why? - What?!

- What?! - THEY LAUGH

Hi!

- Are they real or not? - No.

- Not real. - Oh, my... - Are you mad? - These are fake.

Oh, my God, I can't cope with it! Are you OK?

Yeah, good. Thank you.

Oh, no. I mean, I can see the humour in it,

but he's also sending a really clear message.

He still desperately wants her to like him.

He sure does.

It actually looks all right!

Do you fancy him? Cos I think I do.

Do you?!

Seeing Sarah again, I have got little butterflies.

I can feel what I was feeling before.

Look at him. Proper geezer now, ain't he?

No, you actually suit 'em, I'm not gonna lie!

Yeah, he does, doesn't he?

Is it because Sarah fancied guys with, like, tattoos?

- That's it, that's what it was. - Oh! - That's what it was.

- Of course. Yeah, yeah. - Sarah, is it working?

I mean, it looks great.

I have to be honest. Do I fancy him?

Still no.

Sorry, Dean. I'm sorry.

Even the neck tats won't do it for me. I'm sorry!

Wait a minute. Talking of tattoos...

What, mine?

Oh, Joe and...

Don't act like you don't know!

- We do. Dean knows. - Yeah, I've heard they've got matching tattoos.

- Dean, we know that you know. - Yeah, yeah, I do know.

Matching tattoos?

- What are they? - Tell us. - What is it? It's just...

It's just the word.

Two words.

- Do you want to know? - Yeah, we want to know.

It doesn't matter that much if I tell you, does it?

No.

- What is it? - What is it?

It's, "Why not?"

- Oh... - Why not?! - ..fuck off.

Uh-oh.

Oh.

- What is it? - What is it?

It's, "Why not?"

- Oh, fuck... - Why not?! - ..off.

Oh...

With a question mark.

- With a question mark? - Yeah.

Oh, wow.

It's clear that a lot of premeditation

has gone into this choice.

Yes. And also, without a doubt, this is incredibly unkind,

not just to everyone but to their partners in the process.

Fuck right off. I can't wait to fucking see her now.

Oh!

Is Joe coming today?

No.

- Oh. - What?

Wait, why? What did he say?

- He said he felt like he didn't need to. - Cos he shagged Julia-Ruth.

He didn't need to? What, he didn't need to apologise that he lied

about shagging Julia-Ruth, did he not?

Not shocking.

- Mm. - Unless Joe's able to confront confrontation

- he will never grow. - Yeah. - Right? He's going to remain really

this immature little boy opposed to evolving into

a man like he presents.

Yeah.

I think he's being a coward.

Yeah, maybe. I did say he should come and face it.

- Yeah, but it is cowardly. - But he said he doesn't feel like...

He's like, "If I want to talk to people, I'll talk to people...

- "..afterwards." - Nah, he's just scared.

He didn't show up for marriage,

and he's not showed up tonight.

That just says a lot about him.

He's an arsehole.

THEY CHEER

- Oh, new hair? - Hi, honey!

She's brunette.

Oh.

Leigh and Anita.

And Leigh as a brunette.

And we know that Leah really liked brunettes, didn't she?

- So there's something going on here, I think. - Yeah.

Hi. I'm wet.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

You wanted to look like me?

- Your hair looks nice. - I like your hair.

The last time that we saw Leigh and Leah,

Leah was presenting the imbalance that was in the relationship

and really the double standard that Leigh had been putting forward.

You know, things were pretty icy last time they were together.

- Go on. - Oh, God, I'll move... - Come on.

It all just went quiet.

So, erm...

..should we discuss the elephant in the room?

Your new brown hair?

No. Final Vows.

How did you feel that went?

I wanted to get everything off my chest that I'd felt,

because there was a lot of times where I did feel a bit like...

..maybe I lost myself a little bit.

I think I was more shocked than anything.

Like, I come away from that, like...

..just surprised because there was some things that you'd said

that I wasn't aware of.

Like, throughout, fully. Do you know what I mean?

Yeah. But the only bit of advice I'd ever say to you is, like,

don't just straight away think the worst.

- The worst, yeah. - Or, like, find faults in somebody straight away

because not everyone is that person.

So I think the next person you get with, like, give them more

of a chance in that sense.

Although that might be hard for Leah to say to Leigh,

I think it's a really valid point.

And hopefully, for Leigh, she's learned some lessons

that she can take on into new relationships.

How are you feeling about seeing Paul?

Erm, I don't know if I want to talk to him.

- I don't know if I want to acknowledge him. I don't... - Really?

Do you feel that much anguish and, like, just...

- Yeah. - Really?

The one thing I didn't want was somebody to waste my time.

- Fuck's sake. - That was, like... Oh, I'll just get upset.

- Oh. - I just didn't want anybody to waste my time, and...

..Paul wasted my time.

- Do you know what I mean? - Yeah.

Oh, I really feel for Anita.

She's right. She wasn't looking for someone to waste her time,

- but sadly that's what's happened. - Yeah.

Nelly and I haven't spoken since we both left the experiment.

There was just nothing there any more.

I know I will face a lot of backlash today.

I'm gonna be under fire in the group,

but I've got nothing to hide.

I will set some records straight.

I am just here to just tell my truth.

And unfortunately sometimes truth is going to hurt.

Oh! Shit.

Fuck me.

- Oh, my God. - Oh, my gosh.

Oh, Steven!

What's up, geezer?

Hello, darling. You all right?

- Hello, Steven. - You good?

- Hello. - You good? - Good.

Well, I'm pleased that he's turned up.

Mm-hm. But it's interesting, isn't it? Because as soon as

he walks in you can see a different energy and a different vibe

from the group.

They look so much more subdued now.

- Yeah, he's certainly not warmly embraced. - No.

- Hello. - Fucking hell.

- Shock? - Yeah. - Yeah?

- Didn't think you was coming. - Yeah, I was...

- I didn't know that. - Did you go for drinks with Julia-Ruth?

- No. - You little fucking fibber.

My intention was never to meet Julia-Ruth.

I've got no intention of meeting Julia-Ruth.

The flirtatious messages, it didn't start off flirtatious.

- It did. - No, it didn't.

It did. We've seen them.

Julia-Ruth is not a bit of me.

My intention, based on how events happened,

like, back end, when I imploded, was to piss Nelly off.

Oh. That is so nasty.

- Mm-hm. - Diabolical.

But why would you want to piss Nelly off?

Just with how things just transpired at the end.

You know, going up to Manchester, her friend coming in,

the print-outs and stuff. I thought, "Fucking hell."

Do you know what I mean? I felt a little bit attacked.

The guy has a problem with credibility,

So it's very hard to know what's fact and what's fiction here.

Was he just trying to hurt Nelly or was he genuinely trying

to pursue something with Julia-Ruth?

I know my error of my ways, yeah? I mean, I can own up to that,

and I'll be apologetic for that, which I am.

But it's happened, so how do I rectify those mistakes?

You be honest, because people are human.

Even the dating app thing, if you would've come out, right,

and been like, "Yeah, I did download a dating app..."

- No, no. That wasn't me. - No, don't... Fuck off.

- No, no, no... - Don't start saying you're lying about... - No, I...

So a quick question. So when this person who stole your face

previously on your way to Manchester,

how did they verify you through a live picture?

Yeah, but... Honestly, I don't know, though. That's what I'm saying.

- Like, I don't know... - Because it was your face. - Like, just...

- Like, fuck it, just... Mate, honesty. - Be honest.

Just fucking own it.

The last time I saw the girls it didn't go how I thought

it was going to go down.

Walking in today, I'm hoping for the best

but you just never know how it's going to go.

Uh-oh.

- Oh, guys. - Hello!

Oh!

- You don't have to stand and hug. - I'm not.

OK.

Oh, quite the frosty reception.

Uh-oh.

- Oh, guys. - Hello!

Oh!

- You don't have to stand and hug. - I'm not.

OK.

Oh, quite the frosty reception.

How's it going? Good! You look lovely.

Sit the fuck down.

- Hi. - No.

- Hi, gorg. Hello. - Hello, lovely.

- Oh... - Oh!

So Maeve has refused to stand up.

- That's clearly a shot across the bow. - Yes, yes.

- Hi, lovely. - You all right?

- Hi, gorg. - Mwah, mwah!

You look amazing. Good on you, babe.

Fab. Thank you.

- Hello. You all right? - Hello.

- Hi, babe. - Did you hug her, did you?

- Oh, well, I'm sorry, mate. - I didn't, Bailey.

Everyone is going to hug cos it's just polite.

Yes, I know.

I know. It's OK.

I was expecting Maeve to not stand up and give me a hug.

That was not a surprise.

But the atmosphere is really cold and tense and uncomfortable.

- Obviously, I've heard everything. - Mm-hm.

- A lot. - Well, I don't know what's been...

Well, I've heard that you and Steven were messaging,

- and I've heard that you shagged Joe. - Mm-hm.

Why?

I think what happened was, is, like, after this whole experience

I felt so isolated and I think I was looking for

someone just to, like, talk to and just to, like,

understand what we'd gone through.

And I think that it just went too far with Joe,

and I just ended up getting played, like,

the same as, like, what Maeve did, really, at the end of it.

Wow. And that's really interesting, isn't it,

that she's putting herself in the same category as Maeve?

- Yes. - As though, "We're both victims," as opposed to,

- "I stepped into a situation with free will." - Mm.

Maeve's done fucking nothing wrong to you. Do you know what I mean?

Like, I just couldn't personally come out of this and be like,

"Oh, I'm gonna go and shag Bailey now."

- Like, do you know what I mean? Like... - I've sent messages

- and apologised. - And what did she say?

Has she not replied?

- That's fine. - Has she not...

That's fine.

I think for Julia-Ruth taking responsibility

is simply saying sorry, but I think what she doesn't understand is

that she needs to really acknowledge her behaviour and change it.

Are you mad?

You had weeks to tell us. You could've just said,

"Oh, well, I went on holiday and I shagged him."

That's wild.

- Right, that is wild. - But, like, just don't act like

you're me fucking pal then fucking shag me lad.

- Yeah, I know. Yeah, I know, yeah. That is... - Like...

Watching Maeve have this conversation,

you can see that she's presenting a strong front.

She needs to protect herself.

But it's very clear that she's hurt, she's humiliated.

Does Steven think he's just a liar and, like, he's still lying

about this shit still now?

So what he's just made up to me and Bec then before as well

was, like, he never had an intention with you.

It was all to piss Nelly off.

It was all false to hurt Nelly.

So it was all to use me to hurt Nelly?

Yeah. It was all to use you to hurt Nelly.

He blatantly said that he used me. Like, it's disgusting.

You've both been fucking played.

- Oh, yes! - Oh, she looks gorgeous!

Oh, my God, you look so good.

John and Abigail.

Happiness personified.

- Yeah. - Just gorgeous.

- Well, yeah, we're good. - Yeah. - We're good, aren't we?

Big question.

Argument?

- No. - No, we haven't!

- We still haven't. - What the fuck are you guys doing?!

- No, honestly. - Can I have some?

I think what's really clear is that they are very happy

and their love has continued to blossom.

- You can just see the love radiating from them both. - Yeah.

Did you speak to Steven or not? No.

I feel like you're gonna have to call him over.

OK.

On your feet, lose your seat, baby.

- No, she's coming back. - I couldn't give a fuck.

Can I be rude and steal you for a chat?

Yeah. No. Is that all right?

Yeah? Sorry.

You're gonna have to sit there.

Oh.

Oh, I feel like...

..why don't yous two have a chat?

How about no? I want to talk with you.

Sh, sh, sh!

I want them to argue so I can hear.

How are you at?

Yeah.

What's happened?

I'm hearing that you were denying things...

- No, yeah, look... - ..that you're saying that it was me.

I said obviously, "Look, we had exchanged messages."

I obviously didn't go into detail what it was.

And when they were saying, "Can you show me?",

I was like, "No, I don't need to.

But I heard you fully denied it and blamed it and put it all on me.

I was doing it because I knew it was gonna piss Nelly off.

So that was the only reason why you replied

and sent those messages, was because you knew

it was going to piss Nelly off.

Look, it is shit.

I shouldn't have... I don't know, like, I knew

me flirting with you was going to get back to her.

Do you know what?

There are so many things I fucked up on, which are...

That's actually really hurtful to hear that.

Look, I know, and, look, I'm honestly so apologetic.

- I then... - So I'm just everyone's scapegoat?

It's you, it's Joe, it's Divarni.

It's just, like, everyone's been so used to using me

as the target board and hiding behind me.

It's pissing me the fuck off.

I do think I deserve an apology from Julia-Ruth and Steven.

They did lie to me and they lied to the rest of the group.

So if Steven wants to sit there and deny anything,

I'll pick it apart.

I've got nothing to lose any more.

I was like...

Oh, my goodness.

- Oh, and here's Nelly. - Yeah.

- Oh, my goodness. - Oh, and here's Nelly. - Yeah.

- Oh! - Oh, my God!

CHEERING

- You look amazing! - Oh, thank you!

- Shall we go over and get a drink, yeah? - Yeah.

Oh!

How are you, gorgeous?

- Oh, you guys! - You look amazing. - Yes, Nelly! How you doing?

Separately, please.

Oh, they're going to the end. They're going to the end together.

Oh, my beautiful.

- Are you OK? - Yeah.

Fuck, my breath's just held. My breath's held.

- Oh! - Oh, I missed you

Oh, my God.

Love you so much.

Walk away now.

- Oh, God. Oh, God. - Nelly...

- No, no, I want to say hi. - Hi. - How are you?

Can I give you a hug?

- I do think I'm ready for one. - Fine. - Is that OK?

- Lovely. - Yeah. - Sorry, I'm... - It's just...

- Yes, not... - Fair enough.

Ah...

- OK. - You all right?

- You OK? - Yeah.

So that was the exchange between Nelly and Steven.

"You all right?" "You OK?"

Done.

Initiated by Nelly, though.

- You have to give her credit for that. - Yeah. - Mm. - Yeah.

- Go on! - Right, come on, girlie. Let's get a drink.

Do you know how happy I am right now?

Oh...

I need another drink.

Their actions have completely isolated them from the group,

- literally and figuratively. - Yeah. - Mm.

What have I missed, guys?

Julia-Ruth and Joe got matching tattoos and it says, "Why not?"

- Why not. - Question mark.

Which is fucking rude.

I mean, why not? The reason you shouldn't is probably because

you're gonna hurt someone.

- Yeah, maybe. - The reason, probably, is because he was my husband.

Yeah. I think it's really just... You just completely...

..have not had any respect for anyone's feelings.

- Can I just say to you... - Yeah.

..when Steven came in, me and Bailey had a big conversation with him.

- Mm. - He's not admitted to the dating app.

- Think he's gonna die on that hill. - Yeah.

Everything else he wants to have a conversation with you about.

Well, he's admitted something because I forced him into admission

because I circulated all the evidence immediately.

Hang on. Let him have a conversation with you.

- Do I want to hear it? - It might give a bit of closure for you.

I don't need it - I've got my closure.

- I've got my closure. - Listen to what he's got to say.

The thing is I just... I'm not... I don't want to listen to excuses

because it means nothing.

Like, you behaved the way you did.

You can use every excuse in the world.

It doesn't excuse your behaviour.

But the thing is he's not stupid. He knows the right things to say.

I know he doesn't mean it.

You're just saying it cos you know you have to say it,

and because everyone's watching.

- This was not the Nelly that started the experiment. - Mm.

- No. - You know, she's really found her voice.

It's unfortunate that she had to go through this

tumultuous experience with Steven.

But look at the outcome.

- She's found herself. - Yeah. - Yeah.

I'm not stupid.

I've pulled off your mask and I know exactly who you are.

I am truly gutted that I am walking in here alone.

I'm going to try and put on a brave face,

but I don't know how I'm going to feel when I see Reiss.

All I wanted was somebody that loved me,

but unfortunately I just didn't get that.

Oh, shit.

- Oh, what? Where's... - Oh! - Hey, where's Reiss?

- Oh... - Oh! - Leisha's... I know.

- Oh, wow. - Oh, Leisha.

She's alone.

Oh...

Oh! How are yous? Let's just sit down here, yeah?

- Come on, sweetheart. - Oh, Leish.

Oh, I hate seeing her sad.

Right, go on. How are you?

- Erm, me and Reiss aren't together. - Oh, what? - Oh, no.

I did really wanted to work.

Did someone actually end it, or have you just...

Yeah, Reiss.

I think it just wasn't ever fully reciprocated.

- I think... - Don't get upset. - Are you OK?

I'm just hurting, to be honest.

- Yeah. - Oh. - You can see that.

- It's understandable. - You can see it.

How did it actually end?

So he came up to Scotland for the weekend

and he, like, was speaking to a girl at the bar,

and I just went... I just saw red.

So I went up to the guy and I was like,

"Is he flirting with you?"

She was just, like, smiling and giggling, and I just thought,

"Oh, do you know what? I actually don't deserve that."

- Like... - What did he say about that situation?

Oh, he was, "I'm allowed o chat to girls."

- I went, "Abso-freaking-lutely." - No, you're fucking not, like.

It's unfortunate to hear Leisha say this

because this issue around communication

and conflict resolution is exactly what they battled in the experiment.

And it looks like that's what led to the end

of their relationship outside of the experiment.

Yeah.

- And it's embarrassing. - It's not embarrassing!

You've got nothing to be embarrassed about.

You was in a relationship with somebody that you loved and

you put in loads of effort. What's to be embarrassed about?

Yeah, that's something to be proud of.

Oh, the boys are here!

Oh...

- Oh. - Oh, wow. - We have Leo, Divarni and Paul.

- How are you, April? - Hi, darling.

Lovely to see you.

Nice to see you again.

- How you been? - Yeah, all right. You all right?

It kind of looked like Leo wanted a little bit more of a connection.

And she quickly shifted her focus and looked over his shoulder.

She did.

- How've you been? - Yeah, I've been all right. Thanks, hon.

- Big dogs. - Yeah, how you doing? - How are you?

I'm good. Have you changed your hair?

- Yeah! - How've you been? - Good.

I'll catch up with you in a minute. I've not spoke to you.

All right. Cool.

Oh, my goodness.

- That was terrible. - Mm.

I'm going to see Anita. I'll come back.

I don't know if I can do this.

I don't know if I can do this.

Hi, son. I'm going to say hello to Anita.

Pleased to meet you.

- Oh... - Gosh.

OK. Anita has just made a very slick exit.

- I think it shows just how deeply hurt she actually is. - Yeah.

Where is she?

No? It's OK.

Wait, have you said... Have you not said hi to him?

No. I can't do this.

I actually feel sick.

Do you want me to come with you?

- This is overwhelming for Anita. - Wow.

She's not able to be in the same space with Paul.

She's in fight or flight right now, and she needs to flee.

- Are you all right, Anita? - I can't do it.

- Are you all right? - I actually feel sick.

No, I know, I know. It's OK.

- Have a second. - You're OK. You can do it. You can do it, baby.

I want to stay...as I have done.

- And I don't know... - Take a moment.

- And I don't know if I can do that right now. - You can, honestly.

- Because I feel so... - No, it's OK. - Oh...

If I spoke to him, I don't know how it's going to come out,

and I don't want to be that awful.

When I saw Paul making a beeline for me,

honestly, it's really got us.

I didn't think it would affect us as bad.

I'm usually kind of, like, "Dust yourself down,

"pick yourself up."

And this situation has really got me.

It has took me by surprise, to be honest.

It's fine. Just chill. You're good.

Hang out with us for a bit.

When you're ready, go and speak to him. It's fine.

- Please, please, all right? - Yeah. - Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Well, you don't need to say thanks to friends.

- Yeah? - I wanted to meet somebody,

but I don't think I was the right one for Anita.

- Right. - I hope she's happy. She's a nice... Very nice lady.

- Right. - But, erm...

- Or maybe she doesn't want to speak, so... - Yeah?

..I'll just melt into the sofa here.

Paul almost seems oblivious to the situation between

himself and Anita.

But this is a very difficult, very delicate situation for her.

I haven't seen Leisha since I ended the marriage.

She was in love with me, but at the end of the day

it weren't working.

Honestly, I feel like I have made the right decision.

- Ah! - Hey!

Hey. Oh, great.

Here's Reiss.

It'll be interesting to see the interaction

between him and Leisha.

- How's it going? - All good.

You're fine. You're fine.

- Yeah. - You're fine.

- Babe, you look lovely. - Thank you. So do you.

Yeah, yeah. Thank you, babe.

- Hello. You all right? - You look very handsome. - Thank you, thank you.

- You all right? - Hello. - How are you?

- How are you doing? You all right? - Mwah. Yeah, yeah.

Hi, angel. How are you?

- Yeah, I'm all right. - Good, good, good.

You look lovely. You look so nice.

Thank you so much.

- Lovely. Let's sit down. - Yeah.

You OK?

OK.

But you can see that she's absolutely broken.

She can't be angry at Reiss because he did greet her.

But I don't think it was the greeting that she wanted.

- It's good to see you, bro. - Looking well, mate.

- Looking very well. You OK? - Yeah, man. - Yeah?

Right now I am feeling quite upset about seeing Reiss.

I'm trying to act like I don't care, but in reality

there was really true, raw feelings for him.

I did love him.

And I am truly gutted.

Leisha's come in and told everyone what's happened.

Yes, yes.

- We are no longer. - No longer?

No.

What did she say?

- There was an argument. - Yeah. - In a club.

- Yeah. - And she thought you were flirting.

Right, OK.

But did she say that she was talking to a fella...

- No, she didn't say that. - She didn't say that, no?

See, she missed out a crucial part.

- So, yeah, we're both in a club. - Yeah.

Leisha started talking to a fella, which is fine,

- talk to who you want. - Yeah.

I started talking to a girl.

A few minutes later, she come over, and she's like,

"Reiss, why are you flirting?"

I was like, "Leish, what are you talking about?

- "I'm doing the exact same thing as you." - Yeah.

And then there was, like, all this commotion

in the club with her.

At this point, I was just... Just a bit done with it, mate.

- Yeah, yeah. - And then, like, there was another thing that happened,

- like, about two weeks before then. - Right.

When she come down to see me, she was like,

"A footballer messaged me yesterday."

I was like, "Oh, OK." Like, she was like, "Oh, don't worry, though.

"I let him know that I'm seeing someone.

"There's nothing from it." I said, "OK, yeah. Fair enough.

"Thanks for letting me know."

And then the next day, she goes to me,

"Oh, if me and you don't work out, that'd be all right.

"I'll just get with the footballer."

- Oh, no. - So I said to her,

"Leish, that's a weird...

- "That's a bit of a fucked up thing to say, you know? - Yeah, yeah.

It sounds like Leish was trying to get his attention,

trying to make him jealous,

trying to get a reaction out of Reiss.

Exactly. Their number one concern, fundamentally,

was insecurity happening in the relationship.

You had, like, a final conversation with her, to call it or, like...

- So... - How have you left it.

..the day after when we had that argument,

like, I kind of said to her, "Look, I don't want this no more."

And how do you feel now?

At first, like, the first week, I was overthinking it a lot,

thinking, "Oh, have I made the right decision? Have I not?"

- Yeah. - But I feel like I have, to be honest, now.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm expecting a little bit of heat at the table at the dinner party.

I'm expecting Reiss to basically put the blame on me.

But Reiss is the one that's ended it,

so I feel like he's the one that's got to take responsibility

for what's happened.

So come up to me, be a man and take accountability

for your actions.

- Oh, wow. - Ooh!

Ooh, this looks nice!

- Hi, how are you? - Lovely!

- Oh, look at this! - This just feels fitting.

This is fantastic.

Hello! Hello, guys.

You're joking me?

I've got to be next to Anita.

Yeah, I knew it'd be next to you, Anita. I knew I would.

Ah. This is going to be tricky for Anita

because now they're seated next to each other.

There's no escaping.

No, thanks.

- Dean, nobody wants that? - I don't like red, yeah.

- Ah, right. - Does anyone like red wine?

Well, you can cut the atmosphere with a knife.

Mm.

Some dinner.

Hi, Steven.

- Hello. - How are you feeling?

In between your two girls. Isn't it great?

- Oh! - Wow.

Maeve!

Maeve is stirring the pot.

She is.

But you just have to... Go on, Maeve.

Woo!

Right, everybody, I would like to make a little speech.

I just want to say that I love everyone so much,

and I'm so glad that we're all here together

for the last and final time.

I'm happy to see some people.

I'm not so happy to see other people.

I hope we all have a good night,

and I just want to raise our glasses to say,

why the fuck not, eh?

- LAUGHTER - Why not?

Fuck's sake.

I don't know if Maeve knew about the tattoos,

but the second Maeve said it I knew exactly what she meant.

It's awful, but it really was a fun holiday,

so it was like, "Well, why not?"

Why not, darling?

It's a real shame Joe is not at this table.

Yes, because Julia-Ruth is about to get it all.

And she doesn't deserve it all.

- No. - Because Joe really needs to be taking it

on his shoulders as well.

Did you know Julia-Ruth and Joe got a matching tattoo?

That say "Why not?"

No, I didn't know that.

- You do know, sweetheart. - No surprises there. Cool, cool.

Why are you doing that for, man?

I'm not talking to you.

Well, I'm talking to you.

Don't fucking do that at me.

Well, I was talking to fucking you.

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

Just don't fucking do it!

Why are you doing that for, man?

I'm not talking to you.

Well, I'm talking to you.

So don't fucking do that at me.

Well, I was talking to fucking you.

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

Just don't fucking do it!

- Oh... - Oh, man.

Honestly, you're looking for a fight,

and I'm really not here for a fight.

Do you think I wanna fight with you?

- Yes. - Don't waste your time. - It makes me feel physically sick

- that I'm actually looking at you right now. - Maeve, Maeve,

- don't waste your time. - I'm not engaging. Thank you so much.

I don't even know why you're fucking here.

OK, thanks.

Cheers, guys.

- Cheers. - Cheers. - Cheers.

Cheers, my lovelies.

- They've only got red. - Give me a kiss.

Mm. I love you.

- Yeah. - I love you.

I love you.

How is things?

Yeah, good.

Back to work?

Yeah.

He's really making an effort here,

and Anita is just shutting him down at every pass.

She looks really agitated,

really uncomfortable.

- Are you gonna acknowledge the fact that I'm sat here? - Here you are.

Cheers.

Mate...

You've not acknowledged me the whole day.

- Like, come on. - I said hello to you, I waved to you.

What do you want me to do?

You were too busy chatting to every other girl like you normally do

and what you did in Scotland. Do you remember?

Yeah, when you were talking to the boy that you forgot

to mention to everyone else? Do you remember?

- No, no, I didn't. I said that we were together. - Yeah, you forgot

to mention that part, though.

We turned around and the guy was speaking to us both.

- The guy was speaking to us both. - But you are funny like that.

- You like to twist stories. That should be your middle name. - No.

You're just... You're greasy. You're a bit...

- You're a bit sleazy like that. - OK, mate.

Leisha is lashing out at Reiss, but I think, actually,

what she's feeling is a lot of hurt and also feeling a bit powerless

because I think essentially she wants this relationship to work,

- but she can see that Reiss has checked out. - Yes.

You just didn't like me that much. Just admit it.

I clearly just liked you more than you liked me.

And the reason why my reactions are what they are

- is because I am hurting. - Mm.

Because I genuinely...

I did like you a lot.

I did, and I wanted...

- I wanted the fairy tale ending. I wanted... - Yeah, but, listen,

- Leish, when we was together I wanted that too. - We talked about...

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

..kids, and we talked about...

- I know that, and I know all that. - ..dogs and everything.

And we started off, yeah, we did speak about all that.

- But moving down the line... - When did you see that?

Because I never... I feel like I got completely blindsided by it.

- How? - Well, what do you mean, how?

- You were there with were me and my family, my friends... - Yeah.

..saying that, like, we were all gonna come together in

a log cabin and do all that. So I don't understand...

When things were going good, Leish.

- But then one minute it was good... - Yeah.

- We went out with your family... - We had one argument,

and then it wasn't good, and then you had to finish it.

- I just don't... - Because that was the nail in the coffin for me.

- You never communicated... - What, are you telling me I never

communicated to you that I don't like drama?

I've just said how I felt.

- And that's OK. - And if that's drama... - No, it's not.

It's not, it's not.

- Look, I am so hurt. - I know you are.

- I know you're just hurt. I know. - I honestly did...

..really want it to work so much.

And I honestly did love you so much.

SHE SOBS

I hate myself that I'm so emotional.

Don't be silly.

There's real courage in Leisha opening up and sharing

her absolute honest truth.

- Yeah. - You know, there are many people sitting around that table

tonight who don't have the courage that she has,

who are hiding how they're feeling or masking it

or pretending that it's something else.

- She's just pure and real. - Yeah.

I done my best.

I know you did, Reiss. I know you did,

- and I'm just so sorry I couldn't be... - You don't have to be sorry.

We're honestly good. We're fine.

Cheers.

What are you two up to? What's going on with you two?

Yeah, we're good? Um, so after Final Vows,

Abi came straight up to mine.

So we had, like, a week in North Wales.

- Then I came down to Bournemouth. - Yeah. Then we had, like,

a week in Bournemouth.

And that was nice because I felt like it was kind of the first time

it was just us, like in the normal life

and just getting used to kind of like a different routine.

- Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah, so that was dead good. - Settling in.

- It's very new, yeah. - Yeah.

I worked from Abi's at day and stuff like...

- Aw! - Like, Abi came home and I was there. - I came home and, like, John was there.

- Yeah. - Dead nice and normal, really. - That's so lovely. I love that.

- I bet it was nice for you going home to him. - Oh, it was so nice.

These two represent pure love.

- Mm. - You know without a doubt

- they love each other and their love is strong. - Yeah. - Yeah.

Why haven't you reached out and said anything?

For me, I wanted to do it face to face.

As much as you might say, "I want to do it face to face",

you have had ample time to reach out to me,

and I just feel personally,

the only time you're doing it now is because everybody is here,

the cameras are on, the experts are watching.

- It doesn't feel sincere. - That's fine. - If you were truly sorry,

if you want to do it face to face, you could have met up.

- Me, I just think, OK, your argument is flawed. - OK.

So, saying that as an excuse doesn't work for me.

- OK. - It just doesn't. - OK.

But you know that that's not going to give her the closure that she wants.

I have my closure. I got the closure the moment I saw

- the messages from Julia-Ruth. - I agree.

- Absolutely fair. Do you know what I mean? - That's the closure I need.

But, like, what I can't and I don't understand why you are saying

this way is,

well, I only messaged Julia-Ruth to hurt her.

Why did you need to hurt me?

My intention coming in here was never to hurt you.

By the end of course it was.

But that blows my mind, that you wanted to hurt me that bad.

I said I've done that in an angry state.

And when you do things in an angry state,

you don't make right decisions.

- It's vile. - Yeah, no, it is, it is.

- It's vile. - No, it is.

I think the point is I had no intention to meet Julia-Ruth.

- Ah! - So why use her? - Wait!

- How dare you use a woman like that! - You had no intention to meet me?

- How dare you! - I said this to you about this earlier.

You did, you said I live close to where your work is,

let's go for a drink.

- That is an intention. - Yeah, but... No. What I'm saying is like, oh, my God, like...

That's an intention to meet up.

- No... - Don't do that. - I said... - Don't ever use women like that.

- It's vile. - Don't do that. I'm sorry, no. - No, it's vile.

I said this to you earlier, I went up but I wasn't doing it

to intend to meet someone. I was like, here, look...

I said I flirted with you because I knew it was going to piss Nelly off.

So if you did that to piss me off

when you were questioned about it, why didn't you go,

"Yeah, you know what, I did that." No, no, no, you didn't.

- Yeah, I ran away from it and I said... - Listen. Let me speak.

Because if you truly wanted to piss me off,

the moment someone calls you out, you would have gone,

"Yeah, you know what, I did that to piss her off."

When I called it out, you would have gone, "Yeah, I did that."

No, you ran away from it until you were forced

into admission, my friend.

- You were forced into that. - I even said... - No, let me finish.

You were forced into admission.

If you truly, truly wanted me to be annoyed,

then you would have said it, but you didn't.

And the only reason you did is because 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.

Nelly has clearly got her power back tonight.

She's not allowing any of his deflection.

She's saying, no, listen to me.

You have been nothing but cruel. It's been cruel.

It's disgusting.

OK, look, we'll leave it at that then.

He hasn't got an honest bone in his body, and I know exactly who he is.

Oh, it's the box. There's a box.

Oh, right. Right, mate.

Good evening. Tonight's dinner party is your final chance

to speak and seek the truth. We encourage you

to answer these questions with honesty, courage and integrity.

Paul, Charlene and Mel.

Here we go!

Ooh, OK.

Keye, do you still feel as safe

as you did with me during the experiment?

How safe I feel with you is growing the more comfortable I feel with you

and just the way you prop me up,

you don't just ask how I feel. Like, you genuinely care.

You want to know how I feel about everything,

but also you sense when there's the slightest shift in my mood,

but make me feel safe enough and comfortable to talk about it

when normally I would shut down.

- So, yeah, I feel just as safe, if not more. - Yeah.

Well done, guys.

Great answer from Kia. I think that's exactly what Davide

- wanted to hear and needed to hear. - Yeah.

- Don't look. - I didn't.

Now that we have spent some time away from the experiment,

how do you feel about relocating to be with me?

- Oh, God. - No pressure.

SHE LAUGHS

Uh, I feel like there's always been pressure on me

to move because you have Bluebell.

And during the experiment, I did feel a little bit like

the pressure was a little bit unfair because I thought,

well, I've got my own life in Liverpool.

And I feel like even though you've got Bluebell,

the pressure shouldn't just be on me as well.

Like, we should try and make things work.

But I do love Hove,

and I probably could see a life there.

And I feel like I want to be wherever you are.

Aw!

The very fact that Rebecca is saying that

I'm willing to cut all ties where I'm from

and move to where you are to be with you,

it really shows the progress that's been made in this relationship.

Yeah.

Yeah. I think we've built such

a strong foundation, like, really quickly,

like quicker than you ever would on the outside.

Um, so I feel like in a year's time,

hopefully we'll be in our forever place together.

And then I'd like to be thinking about...

..yeah, like building a family together

- and taking... - Aw! - Yeah.

And then, yeah, getting ready

to enjoy the rest of our lives together.

HE LAUGHS

- Well said! - CONTESTANTS CLAP

- Love you. - Love you.

Just call your baby Nelly already.

- Yeah. - Little baby Nelly.

You'd be an amazing mum.

- I know. - And I can't wait to put a baby here.

- That's so cute. - Saucy.

THEY LAUGH

I love you.

I love you.

Anita,

when we left the experiment,

we agreed to be friends and to stay in touch.

Why haven't you contacted me?

At the end of the commitment ceremony,

I'd said, yeah, I'll keep in touch with you,

maybe you can take me for a round of golf.

And you turned around and point blank said,

"That's not going to happen."

- So that to me was... - Obviously devastating.

Well, to me, that was the final nail in the coffin...

- Got ya. - ..because I thought I had been supportive.

- I thought I had been respectful. - So it was golf or nothing?

No, it wasn't golf or nothing,

I was still offering an olive branch

and you cut me dead.

That's what it felt like.

Yeah. That's understandable. Yeah, it's fair enough.

That was why I haven't reached out to you.

Because I got cut off.

I'm sorry for shutting you down

and sorry for, erm, cutting you off.

I feel that Anita feels let down once again.

You know, she put so much into this experience

and if she wasn't going to have the marriage,

maybe she was going to have the friendship.

And she certainly made an effort there by suggesting they catch up.

I struggled a little bit on that emotional level.

As you're aware, I didn't let the barriers down.

I think that was the main thing.

I think they were always up.

I think you were fairly aware of that,

that they were always up.

I feel a little bit cheated.

- Yeah. Um. - That's the most upsetting thing for me.

This was serious to me. This was...

Yeah. This was... This meant everything to me.

Wow.

And that's OK.

Yeah, I didn't realise that they meant everything to you.

I've apologised and I've...

I wish you could turn the clock back.

You could see Anita's in a precarious situation

where she could potentially

- have lost the hope that love is possible. - Mm.

- And that's such a sad state to be in. - Yeah. - Yeah.

- You'll find someone. - I found yous!

- Yeah! - Exactly.

OK.

Steven, you've admitted to being honest about some things.

Now is your chance to be totally honest with me.

How long did your feelings for me really last?

SHE GASPS

About...

..three weeks.

- Mm. - Wow. - It's baffling that Steven would say

he's only liked Nelly for three weeks,

- but yet he wrote "Stay" every week in the experiment. - Yeah.

So why did you stay for six?

Holding on to something. You know, wanting something,

maybe, like in hope,

but not being able to look past that myself and be like,

what the fuck do I want from this experiment?

What do I need from someone? And you was giving it to me.

- You were. And you said this. - Absolutely.

You've given me absolutely everything.

And it got to three weeks, I was like, I just can't push past that barrier.

And it's shit to say, but yeah.

Nelly...

is there anything you want to say to me

before the experiment finally ends?

As much as my heart and soul wants to believe everything,

I just feel as though...

..a lot of it is a farce.

A lot of it is just said

because you know that that's the right thing to say.

You have to say the right things, and we're all here, all watching.

And I just feel that if you were genuine,

you would have reached out to me, you would have said those things,

and I know deep down in my heart the reason you're so mad at me is

because I exposed you for who you are

and I pulled off that mask, and I think you hate that about me.

If you are true and honest to yourself,

I promise you'll be happier.

You will. You will truly feel great. You will.

Yeah, you're right.

I think it's really admirable how graceful Nelly

is communicating with Steven.

She's really offering some wise words,

and hopefully he's in a place where he can take it.

Abi, now that we've established that our marriage works

in the outside world, what's the next step for us?

Well, we, me and John have both, like, discussed about, like,

having a family. Like, that is, like, in our future, like.

We both want to have children. We want to be parents.

So I think the next step for us is just, like,

obviously planning where we want to live

and, like, moving in together and then starting a family.

So I see all that, like, with you,

and I've never seen that with anyone else in my entire life.

And you're the person I want to spend the rest of my life with.

So I'm excited for everything to come.

CONTESTANTS APPLAUD

Wow, there's no room for doubt there.

That is love.

Divarni, were your feelings for me truly genuine?

100%. Hand on heart, yeah, it was.

Even though things were turbulent and stuff like that from the get-go

and whatnot, I've always been fighting to

obviously maintain this relationship.

I was done wrong by you and stuff like that.

So why did you stay if you were done dirty by me?

- Because I have fucking feelings. - No, you didn't.

Then why the fuck did I say the reason why I wanted you to go

to the retreat is so that you could be amicable with

the group that didn't fucking like you

because you can own up to your shit.

- I said to you I wanted to leave. - I said that on the couch.

- Let him speak. - I said that on the couch.

- Don't look at me like that. - Let me speak. This is the honesty box, sweetheart.

Your box is coming soon.

I wanted to write "Leave." As much as I wanted to,

I was still fighting for this, but obviously I felt bad.

I felt bad, and it sucks that I was such a fucking empath

to allow myself to even be in the position that I was.

Then leave!

It's so hard to watch this because Divarni

- wanted this relationship with Julia-Ruth to work... - Yeah.

..so much so that he kept private the fact that they were having sex.

And you have to give him credit for staying by her side

throughout all of this.

We can question as to the why,

- but you can't doubt the man's loyalty. - Yeah.

Right, Divarni, your question, darling.

All right. Julia-Ruth, do you have any regrets?

My regrets were with...

..hurting Maeve and hurting Nelly. Honestly.

- And Divarni. - It's all right.

- I do, yeah. - It's cool.

It's cool, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool.

It's all right.

I mean, this was a golden opportunity for Julia-Ruth

to do some self-reflection

and start to repair the damage that she's done with Divarni.

But no, she's not taking that opportunity.

In fact, she's deflected once again

and put her focus outside the relationship.

Right. Maeve,

you have a free pass to ask someone a question of your choice.

- Oh. - Oh.

Julia-Ruth...

Oh!

Why Joe?

And if he didn't ghost you,

would you want to be in a relationship with him?

I think I just felt really, like,

lonely and isolated after this experience.

I think I was looking for someone to connect with

and be like, what the fuck just happened?

And, like, someone who really understood

this experience and this process.

It was definitely reckless.

Like, I've apologised and deeply regret it.

But would you want to be in a relationship with him if he didn't ghost you?

I think we got on really well.

What, in the 48 hours that you spent with him?

It was more than 48 hours but...

So how long did you spend with him, then?

I know you're doing this because you're upset, and that's fine.

No, I'm asking you a question.

Regardless of, like, how it comes across,

like, we actually genuinely got on really well.

A shag's a shag at the end of the day,

but you've got matching fucking tattoos of him saying, why not? It's muggy as fuck.

If he had wanted to pursue it, would you have done that?

I think I would have wanted to go to Manchester to see

if something really, really was there.

But would you want to be in a relationship with him, yes or no?

- I'm dead honest with you. - It's either a yes or no, darling.

- It's not that hard. Yes or no? - Look, you want an answer,

and I'm being honest with you. I'm telling you the truth.

Yeah, and if he pursued it, would you want to be? It's either

- yes or no? - I don't know. Because what if he pursued it, and it was terrible? Then, no.

That's not what I'm asking.

Yeah, but I'm... I'm telling you, I really don't... Like, I'm...

- Julia-Ruth, you're OK. You don't need to cry. - You're good.

It's a lot.

You don't cry. Don't need to.

MEL GASPS

I do feel quite sorry for Julia-Ruth.

- Come on, come on. - Is she crying? - Yeah.

- It's a lot. - I know it is. It is.

You're just...

You're fine. Julia-Ruth, you're fine.

Come on.

I don't blame Maeve for being upset,

but there was never any malice in any of my actions.

And I've taken accountability. What more can I do?

Next time...

Welcome to the end of a remarkable journey.

..the group face the experts for the final time.

I love being where Bailey lives. I love it.

For some, it's the celebration they hoped for.

And we want a family soon.

Yes. I'm sorry.

The more time I'm spending with Davide, the more secure I'm feeling.

I love him a lot.

I came into this experiment wanting to find someone

to spend the rest of my life with, and I found that.

But for others, the pain of the past returns.

I would never think about apologising to someone

that's hurt me so much.

I felt cheated, I felt gutted.

It's not what she signed up for, is it?

I've never felt I was the only person you really wanted.

Do you know what? This isn't for me any more.

He was into you and you hurt him.

I do apologise, but I've acknowledged what I've done.

That's the worst apology I've ever heard in my life.

And will Steven finally admit to Nelly's accusations?

I know you did some things to hurt me, but my question is,

are you going to finally admit the dating app?

- Was it true? - You swore that you did not do this.

Just own it now because otherwise it's going to be bad for you.

Steven.