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Your match.

He no longer wanted to be a part of the experiment.

VOICEOVER: Previously Michael's devastating news...

I feel like somebody just ripped my heart out of my chest.

Turned to hope.

We are looking at new matches for you

because we want to find you the fairy tale.

Meanwhile...

Just hoping she's not going to think he's a boxer

and he's heartless and he doesn't have the ability to love.

Kickboxer Jaden overcame his own self doubt.

Were you this nervous bro?

To give Eden her fairy tale wedding day.

It was perfect. It was ten out of ten.

Before...

Quirky bride, Natalie.

All right, we're going.

Was besotted with her new groom.

I just want to wrap my arms around him all the time.

But Colin's lack of relationship experience.

Could you repeat that?

Saw him put on the brakes before they even left for their honeymoon.

I know that it's going to take time for me.

Slow burn. Yeah. A real slow burn.

I'm feeling so upset.

Tonight, the honeymoons are in full swing.

We just got along so well.

Feels like I've known him forever.

As romantic sparks...

The honeymoon life suits us.

Start to form.

Could I give you a good night kiss?

Oh.

That's so sweet.

But the arrival of the honeymoon box.

Ah, this is my worst nightmare.

We'll expose some uncomfortable.

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

And hard truths?

I didn't even want to sleep with you.

And....

All I've ever wanted is to get married and start a family.

But I've had to cancel one wedding before.

That was the hardest thing to go through.

A brave bride's, second chance at love.

Hi.

Wow.

But will her overprotective cousin...

Why are you here? I have concerns.

Derail the entire wedding.

I don't believe him.

From the seas of the South Pacific.

To the white sands of the Whitsundays.

Our first six couples are embarking on the next phase of the experiment

the honeymoons,

and some newlyweds are taking the opportunity to build more intimacy.

Ah! Oh yes yes oh.

Yes yes, yes.

Come on. Ah!

There's no aphrodisiac like an oyster.

Do you mind if I just keep shucking?

In Vanuatu...

Help me out.

Tori is gaining a newfound appreciation for her husband, Jack.

A hard one. Yeah.

Whoa!

Sorry about that.

Stop it!

Jesus Christ, Jack is sexy.

Hurry up and wrap yourself up.

Jesus.

Honestly. I'll take it.

Yeah. I'm looking forward to the rest of the honeymoon.

Absolutely.

Honeymoon day two.

Honeymoon day two.

Morning.

And welcome to you.

We are broadcasting live from the Whitsundays.

That's when you do a little look around.

Oh, yeah, we can do that.

Watching over the Whitsundays.

I'd say I'm pretty damn good.

Basically, I got this 47 out of ten.

Our couples are growing more comfortable with one another.

Beautiful spot. All to ourselves.

Yeah, I feel like Tim and I had a really rocky start,

but we've just gone from completely one end to the other,

and I'm hopeful.

And in Western Australia, Natalie and Collins

are finding new ways to entertain themselves.

No, I'm going to. I'm going to do the run up.

You know, the run up. The run up?

Yee!

You gotta do a run up.

Yeah.

Day one of the honeymoon.

It's...

Don't you ever do that.

I haven't, no, I've never done the run up.

I think today I found a whole new level of,

uh, the dorky, nerdy, quirky side of Nat.

And at times I'm like, oh.

Yeah.

Welcome to the honeymoon.

In South Australia,

Kassandra and Tristan are settling in for brunch.

- Oh, cheers to another beautiful day on our honeymoon.

Let's be honest.

I do not see this coming. No, not at all.

Hello.

You're beautiful.

For Tristan, the connection was instant on their wedding day.

She's so pretty.

I really like her. I like her a lot.

I'm a hopeless romantic,

so get ready to be treated like the queen you deserve to be.

He is bold, courageous, funny and I already adore him.

And the couple have grown closer during their honeymoon.

The honeymoon life suits us.

The honeymoon life does suit us.

Things are going really great. Really good.

Definitely husband material.

OK, that's a good start. That's a good start.

That's a very, very, very, very much wives material.

Yeah, I'm...

I'm very happy here.

The honeymoon glow is real.

Tristan is fantastic.

Um, I'm in my zone.

Just bliss. Just bliss.

Everything.

Everything is just bliss.

You literally can't get much better than this.

I do want to ask one question, but I'm, like, really nervous

about asking it.

Oh my goodness. I don't want to ask it.

Oh come on. I don't want to ask.

You can ask me anything.

No, no, I can ask. I'll talk about it later.

Let me think about it. I don't want to ask it.

I mean, obviously we're married and physical contact is a thing

that kind of needs to happen.

And obviously being the dude I need to kind of.

And I hate that.

Like, I like I was really hoping at some point

she was just going to make the move.

But like, obviously we've got to progress either way,

move forward.

But I also don't want to put too much pressure on it.

When you're ready, I'll answer any question you have for me.

Nah, 'cause I get so nervous, even if I feel like... (TRAILS OFF)

Ah.

I was maybe wondering after dinner

if I could give you a good night kiss.

Oh, my God, just freaks me out asking that.

Oh, why would you ask that?

I don't know, she's like a very, very stressful.

I was gonna ask you yesterday, but I wasn't able to do it.

That's so sweet. And I was just, like,

nah I'll wait for dinner time because I can ask her

But look, that's the question I want to ask you.

So it's up to you.

Obviously. Now I'm...

Now that you ask me. Now I'm gonna leave.

You've put me in the vulnerable zone.

Oh. That's so sweet.

Don't hide. That's really sweet.

No, no, no, no. It was very sweet.

It was very sweet of him.

And it took him a lot to get that off his mind

and chest and, um. It was very sweet.

I think that'll be nice.

OK.

He's just a gentleman, and I'm glad to have him as my husband.

In Vanuatu.

The experiment's two dominant alpha personalities, Tory and Jack.

Happy husband, happy life.

Are beginning to explore their relationship dynamic

on their honeymoon.

I've never been so aligned with someone in my life,

and there's a spark and that's great.

And I'm sure he's the same.

Like, do you ask yourself, where was I going wrong?

Like.

Well, you've never dated me.

I'm feeling like you're the the special one.

Maybe.

On their wedding day.

I'm a bit of a control freak. OK.

Jack was confident he could take charge in the relationship.

I definitely reckon I'll sort her out and we'll have a good time.

And Tori's attraction to Jack

proved too strong to resist.

The hair. Body glistening in the sun.

Move it. Go!

There's definitely, like, a sexual energy there.

But unbeknownst to Tory, Jack's sexual feelings for her

weren't exactly reciprocated.

We're not sexually connected at all.

We're on the same page.

I mean, we obviously don't know how the other couples are going,

but I'm feeling a little bit like...

Superior.

I really do think that we are

a step ahead.

Hello.

But Tory's confidence in their relationship

is about to be tested.

What is this?

With the arrival of the honeymoon box.

Damn.

Did you get me a gift?

The honeymoon box is an important part of

the Married at First Sight experiment.

I kind of wish it was a gift.

It contains a set of direct and targeted questions,

with its purpose to speed up our newlyweds

getting to know each other on a deeper level.

Good luck.

OK. Shall I start?

Fire away.

What are your deal breakers and why?

Someone that doesn't take care of themselves.

Someone that's not true to themselves.

Someone that's not driven,

and ultimately someone that respects me.

Also, I demand respect in a relationship.

It makes me feel like a the man I am.

I don't think we'll have an issue in that area whatsoever.

Mhm. Alrighty.

Tori.

Are you attracted to me?

Am I your type?

I'm attracted to you. Absolutely.

No question.

Are you my type?

Yeah, you are pretty much cookie cutter.

What I asked for.

Values.

Looks.

Personality.

Everything.

Honestly, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Like you absolutely fit the mold to a T.

Yeah.

Mhm, yeah.

They've done great.

They've done great.

I absolutely feel that.

Yeah right. OK.

Mhm.

Shoot me.

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

You answered that question. A mac, a mac.

What's that word? Immaculately.

Immaculately.

It was amazing the way you worded that.

Um.

I've definitely had, like, big ass sexual sparks instantly.

Um, I think given the way we met and the mixed bag

of emotions that were running through my body, um,

and my head the day I met you, I wasn't like, going,

God damn, I want to get this girl in bed.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

Um, I think given the way we met

and the mixed bag of emotions

that were running through my body and my head the day I met you,

I wasn't like going, God damn, I want to get this girl in bed.

I am a sexually driven guy.

I've got to be connected to my partner and that takes time for me.

I nearly can pinpoint how long it takes.

OK.

I've said to the experts, when I first lay eyes on my bride,

I want to get a feeling and a connection.

Instantly.

I can tell within 10s if I want to be physical

with this girl one night or three months, or put a ring on it.

I'm hoping this experiment is fast paced as it is,

it'll grow quicker than you know what the average time is for me?

Sex is a funny topic.

Yeah, so it does happen in life.

Like, I have had, um,

moments where I do have that sexual spark instantly.

I don't think we had it straight away.

Yeah, I think it was him trying to keep his cards close to his chest,

which is fine.

So it's not the first thing on my mind.

I didn't even want to sleep with you the first night.

Second night. It was not on my mind.

I'm a fierce lover and I'm a very passionate lover.

You know, the stronger connection I can find with my partner,

aka, you, the more sexually attracted I will be.

Therefore, that's when you know.

Yeah, we'll be getting it on.

Perfect.

Right. Well, that concludes that.

She hasn't challenged me yet, which I thought she would,

especially the day I met her and listening to her vows.

I thought she would challenge me.

I don't know if she's a bit more submissive

than she leads out to be,

or she might like me, might like me a lot.

And she's trying to please me, which is kind of sweet as well.

I hope it's the latter.

If I'm not sleeping with you in six weeks time,

something's wrong. I'll tell you that right now.

With Jack setting a clear six week deadline for

when sex should transpire in his marriage.

For Natalie and Collins, there are no such concerns.

Thanks to a sturdy pillow wall erected to prevent any potential

romantic misunderstandings.

Oh.

He's going to be the pillow wall guardian.

OK.

All right, no worries.

I feel safer already.

In Port Stephens, Lucinda and Timothy

are waking up to the first full day of their honeymoon.

This is it, aye. Yes.

This morning.

How are you feeling about everything?

A little more relaxed, yeah.

Timothy's unease with Lucinda's spiritual practices

was palpable on their wedding day.

What I would like to invite you to do, first of all,

is close your eyes.

This is different. This is frankincense.

Rose petals.

When they were waving that chicken wing,

I was waiting for something to fall out of the sky

and just hit me.

And a thunderstorm...

I can feel rain.

Threw their nuptials into chaos.

Do we have a wet weather plan?

Now shit gets real.

Everybody run for cover.

That better not be an omen.

But despite a tumultuous start to their wedding,

the couple weathered the storm together.

You put me at ease.

And as they begin their honeymoon,

Lucinda is eager to further broaden Timothy's horizons.

Oh my God.

With a life drawing session.

Tim.

We're going to draw each other, are we?

There's no chance of me getting my gear off

and somebody painting me.

I'm telling you right now.

So, Elise, in you come.

Oh, hello.

Wow.

Hi, Elise.

We get to draw you.

Fabulous.

Holy shit.

OK.

It was very confronting.

I just didn't know where to look.

Good thing to do to Tim is actually look at the body

and not your paper and appreciate the body.

So you look at the lines, the curves, how it moves.

I just. It's just...

It's just not real often, you know,

you just somebody just walks in and says, draw me.

Yeah I do.

Just doesn't happen at my place that often.

That often never.

Oh, God.

This is awesome.

But, Lucinda, it was just natural for her.

And Elise, your gorgeous honey.

It's so beautiful.

She just complements and, you know,

lots of hand movements.

I'm loving all these awesome curves

from one voluptuous woman to another.

So awesome.

She just makes everyone feel very comfortable.

I was a quivering mess next to her, but, you know,

the model was very comfortable.

That was so beautiful. Thank you, honey.

Thank you very much.

Are you alright?

Um, it's not, you know, obviously.

Um, I'm.

Yeah.

I appreciate your beautiful open mind, but you gone with that?

I think it's great.

That was just fun.

At the end of the day, we just really enjoy each other

and have such a laugh.

So that to me is the best thing ever.

I'd like to draw Tim naked at some point.

Coming up.

I've had to cancel one wedding before.

That was the hardest thing to go through.

A brand new couple. Enter the experiment.

Hi.

Wow.

Oh. But a protective cousin.

I just have a gut feeling he might be here

to promote his business.

Threatens to derail this bride's second chance at love.

Red flags. Made me a little bit nervous.

Back in Sydney, it's time to meet two new singles.

Who are about to enter the experiment.

I'm Ellie, I'm 32, I'm from Queensland and I'm a nurse.

All I've ever wanted in life

is just the average Australian dream.

And I almost had that with my ex-partner.

We were together for six years, I was engaged.

About to get married, just bought a house.

We had spoken about starting a family.

Yeah, I had my whole life mapped out

and then it all just crumbled.

He went out one night and didn't come home until 10am

the next morning. I tried phoning him.

Hadn't taken my call all night,

and I deep down knew that something wasn't right.

And then when he came home the next day, it was just like,

hey, I don't love you anymore.

It was a big shock.

And I was like, do you want to work on it?

And he said, no, and that was it.

It was gut wrenching.

Yeah, and really sad.

How close were you to the wedding day?

Three or four months out?

Wow.

So everything was pretty much planned.

We'd sent out invites and I had paid for my dress,

had all my rings.

Yeah, so had to cancel all of that.

And I had to do that by myself, too.

And you try and make those calls to everyone,

and everyone wants to know why.

And you're like.

But very quickly after we'd broken up, um,

he was with someone else, and then.

Yeah, she got pregnant.

Yeah. It was just insane.

Like, I could not believe that my life just changed

like that overnight.

I've definitely healed from that past relationship.

I just thought, you know. Well, start again.

I definitely want someone that's, like, active,

adventurous and willing to try new things.

Someone that loves travelling.

And I really like someone

that's got goals and a plan for their life.

I do actually want children.

My baby sister is having a baby.

She's like four years younger than me.

It just makes me realise that, you know,

I do actually want that for myself in the future.

And to meet someone that's also looking for that,

that is the goal for me.

And what I hope that I walk away with at the end

is someone that, you know,

I can share the rest of my life with

and go on and have our happily ever after.

So what would this life look like?

Do you think this ideal person? The white picket fence.

Maybe. Is that what you see?

I want to have a family

and just the average Australian dream

and to be able to travel together

and yeah, try new things and new experiences.

My name is Ben.

I'm 39 years of age.

I'm from Newcastle, New South Wales,

and I'm a tour leader. In Venice, in Florence, Rome.

I've been traveling for such a long time,

and I really wasn't ready to be in that long-term relationship.

But I've shifted my priorities where I put relationships at the top

because you never know what tomorrow is going to bring.

Recently, I lost my best mate to brain cancer.

That shook me.

You know, lose your best mate when he's 36.

He had so much to live for.

Yeah, that was really hard.

I don't get asked about that a lot.

You know, that was a tough journey.

Yeah.

Um, but gave me a great perspective to reanalyse what's important.

I had to sort of hit a big reset button.

OK.

And just look at all the pieces of my puzzle.

You know what's important?

And part of that was relationships.

That's at number one.

Yeah.

Ta da! You ready for love?

Yes.

You know, like I've got good people around me.

Mhm. Got a good career.

Everything's great.

There's just that little piece that's missing.

What makes a woman attractive.

A nice smile. Yeah.

I'm hoping that she's intelligent, trustworthy,

sort of a helper type personality.

I find sort of is a good match, and that's about it.

You think you want to have kids?

Yes. Yeah.

You know, 2.3 kids, a house.

It's the Australian dream.

And I want that.

That's at number one.

This is an amazing dress.

It feels absolutely wild to be wedding dress shopping again.

Beautiful.

Ta da!

Second time's a charm. I can't believe we're doing this.

I know me either.

We. Is it?

Yeah you are.

I really hope this works.

Hopefully this is it.

But I do feel optimistic going into this experiment.

And it would just be amazing to meet my, like, perfect match.

Ellie, I think, is a person who really deserves a second chance.

She really is ready at this moment to form that connection,

to form that bond, to fall in love.

And she's really looking ahead

into motherhood and taking those steps.

They really are very much aligned in terms of what they want

to get out of this relationship.

You know, so often with this experiment,

we have people coming into the process with really lofty goals

and high expectations,

sometimes unrelenting expectations.

But with Ben and Ellie.

Their expectations are quite humble.

You know, they really just want to find the one,

settle down and create a beautiful home.

And I think that's quite refreshing.

Ellie and Ben.

I think they stand a really, really good chance.

Very hopeful about them.

With less than 24 hours before her big day.

Hey.

Ellie is meeting up with her cousin Jordan for a final pep talk.

Look, I got us a great table here.

Jordan and I are really close because our mums

are actually identical twins.

Cheers to getting married.

Oh my goodness.

Jordan has a great BS radar.

He always says that how it is, and he's definitely very vocal.

So I know that he is going to just say it straight to me,

which is sometimes what I need to hear.

This is crazy.

Absolutely.

It's crazy, Ellie.

But do you wonder why I would?

I would really hope that you were matched with

somebody who would really care about you.

Want to grow a family with you who want to be there and support you

for a long time. Yeah.

You know I want to have children one day.

Like tick, tick.

Yeah.

You know, my little sister's beating me to it.

Like. Yeah true.

She is, isn't she? Yeah, this could be it.

And then there could be no more dating

and it could be the best thing ever.

Ellie definitely sees the best in people.

She always looks to the positive side,

and I think it's good for her to have someone like me

to bring her back down a little bit.

I get pretty excited and I kind of just like, forget and,

you know, try and see the best in someone.

But yeah, sometimes I wear my rose coloured glasses.

I'll be there.

I'll be there.

Wine in hand.

Excuse me.

I'm definitely a protective cousin.

We're family. I care about you.

I'm protective of her because she's had a history of

bad relationships in the past,

and I don't want to see that again.

You can be pretty vocal.

Yeah, yeah.

After couple of drinks,

you certainly don't hold anything back.

If I said anything to anybody,

it would be because I want the best for you.

All right. Yeah.

I can always see somebody for directly who they are.

Yeah.

And I think it's going to be good having me there.

I can always spot any kind of bullshit from a mile away.

Today I finally get to walk down the aisle.

And the best outcome would be meeting my one true love

and starting a family.

That's all I've ever wanted in life.

And I'm really optimistic about this experiment.

I live around the world, travelled a lot.

But I want love and I want to settle down and start a family.

So to be here now makes sense.

I don't have a crystal ball, but who knows?

I could live happily ever after.

Hi.

Oh, my gosh, look at you.

Oh my God. You make me cry.

Hi.

I can't believe this is happening.

Just don't wreck the makeup.

I know we've made it.

I know. A little bit.

Um, you know, different not knowing who I'm gonna marry,

but it's something.

A little bit delayed, but.

Hey, here we are.

Today's going to be so amazing.

This is gonna.

This is the beginning of your happily ever

after that you've always deserved.

She deserves this happy, happy day and happy ending.

And I just hope it's perfect for her.

All right, well, I'm going to see you at your wedding.

Walking down the aisle. Amazing.

I'll meet you there.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, wow.

Oh my gosh, this is amazing.

What a place to have a wedding.

It's gorgeous.

That's lovely.

It's all a bit surreal.

Beautiful day.

Oh, I am excited.

Yeah, I've lived a pretty unconventional, wild lifestyle.

But now I want something more.

And I think I'm ready for it.

To be here in the experiment.

It's an outstanding opportunity in every shape and form.

So I'm going to give it everything.

Bring it on.

Look who's coming.

Ahh, they're coming?

Hi. How are you?

Hi. Howdy.

Hi.

Hi.

Hello.

How are you feeling?

Excited.

You're gonna love her.

I hope so. I bet she's excited.

I can just imagine her.

Oh, yep.

It's happening.

I've been waiting for this moment for a very long time.

It's, um, very surreal to be in a big white dress.

I've had to cancel one wedding before.

That was the hardest thing to go through.

So, so much is riding on this for me.

All I've ever wanted in life

is to get married and start a family.

And I really hope that I meet someone amazing

that just wants the same things that I do.

I hope that I walk down that aisle.

He turns around with a big smile on his face

and it's like we instantly click.

I'm hoping it is a forever type of deal,

because the absolute goal for me at the end of this

is to finally have my happily ever after.

Oh my god.

She's so beautiful.

So beautiful.

Hi.

Wow.

Hello, everybody.

Hi.

Hi.

Oh my God.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

Hi, I'm Ellie.

Hey, Ellie. Ben.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

As soon as I locked eyes with him, I was like, perfect.

Oh, I'm nervous. That I was so pleased.

Honestly, hands down, the experts, like, did a great job.

You look like amazing. Thank you.

That's...I was hoping for that. Oh my God.

Holy shit. She's beautiful.

We, like, hold hands or.

Yeah, whatever you're comfortable with.

Let's just do it. I need to hold on to something.

Do your children? No.

OK. Do you?

No. That's good. Ticking a few boxes already?

Yeah.

What do you do?

I'm a nurse. What do you do?

Well, I'm a tour guide. OK.

Do you enjoy helping people? Yeah.

We're off to a good start. This is gonna work.

It's gonna work. I love traveling, too.

Really? Wow. Yeah, I do.

Yeah. My... my type of personality.

Family and friends.

We are gathered here today

to witness the union of Ellie and Ben.

Today they will pledge their commitment to each other

in marriage.

Ellie and Ben will now share their personal vows,

which they have written for one another.

OK. Bit of the old shake.

Ooh!

Hey, Ben.

I am so excited to be standing here and crazily enough,

marrying you today.

I know this is a little unconventional

and a pretty wild thing to do,

but I'm hoping the experts have this right.

And that the decision to marry a complete stranger

pays off as one of the best decisions of my life.

I'm an eternal optimist, and I value honesty

and respect and believe that every relationship must have these

to have a solid foundation for something to grow.

I've had my fair share of heartbreaks and letdowns

in the past,

which is what brought me here today.

I'm hoping this turns out a little differently, though,

which is why I'm willing to jump in the deep end with you

and commit myself to this relationship.

So let's get married.

That was so good.

Like those words like that was exactly what I was thinking.

Yeah. My my type of personality.

Yeah. Yeah.

Ben. Your vows.

Sure.

Ellie, I first want to thank you for taking a huge risk

as we stand here together as complete strangers,

placing our faith into the experts.

Being a world traveller and a tour guide for many years/

I've lived a life on the road with itchy feet.

And as a result, romance has taken a back seat.

But I've learned that love is life's greatest experience.

And that's why I'm here standing in front of you,

and I want to assure you that I am here for genuine reasons.

The experiment and you are now my priority.

I hope that no matter what the outcome,

if we put our best foot forward and take care for one another,

we can never lose.

I love that. That's really sweet.

Thank you. Yeah.

I loved his vows.

He just seemed so genuine.

And he's into traveling.

I love traveling, and he doesn't have children just yet.

I was like, perfect.

Tick tick tick. All the boxes.

It looks good hey.

Wow. Yeah.

Oh, my God.

I feel like this could be it.

Perfect.

Hey. Hey.

It is now my pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.

Oh my God.

I can't believe I got married.

Ladies and gentlemen. Ben and Ellie.

Finally there is a ring on that finger.

Feels a little strange.

Um, but yeah, I love it.

Yeah, yeah, it's going to take a while to get used to saying

the word husband.

VOICEOVER: As the sun sets on their wedding ceremony,

Ellie and Ben are connecting over their shared love of travel.

Northern Territory, Melbourne, Wagga Wagga.

Yeah.

I love that Ben is a tour guide.

Wow. Yeah. How cool. Well travelled.

Yeah. Yeah.

I think we're getting along really well.

And from what I can gather, you know,

through our little chats together, he seems really great.

I'm so happy.

Yeah. And beautiful.

Yeah. Yeah.

She seems really happy.

Just perfect.

I've had a great first impression.

I would not be laughing and smiling otherwise.

Ben seems like a nice guy, but I'm really nervous for Ellie

because she always looks to the positives in people,

which has had a history of some terrible relationships.

And I don't want to see her get hurt again.

So I'm here to interrogate him.

Thanks, man.

I hope that he has the right intentions

to be a good, loving husband.

We'll see.

Oh, man.

What do you do for work, Ben?

So it's sort of like two things.

So I do some tour guiding and doing like podcasts.

This is like a hobby.

Oh, you have a... Cool, you have a podcast.

It's just all travel stuff.

How many subscribers do you have?

Not, Not much, not much.

OK.

Hey, can I just ask you, though, Ben.

Then why are you here?

Like.

Are you looking for a relationship?

Like a good long-term relationship?

Yeah, they're trying to suss you out and see if you're here

just to start an OnlyFans or... Just kidding.

No one will pay to see this.

Yeah.

Um, I've chosen a life of travel for such a long time.

It's. Yeah.

I shot myself in the foot. You know what I mean?

This man is getting groomed over here, isn't he, Jess?

It's the way they get to know you Benny.

I know.

It's the way they get to know you.

Oh.

Yes.

I can always see the red flags in people.

And I'm getting bad juju vibes.

Hey, he's a bit slippery over there.

I just have it in my mind that Ben might be here for

the wrong reasons.

So, yeah.

He runs the podcast, runs a business, a tour guide.

That tells me that he could potentially be looking for fame.

VOICEOVER: Still to come.

I'm just going to be completely frank with you.

Our newest groom gets a grilling.

I have concerns that you might be here to promote your podcast

and not giving your all to this relationship.

Yeah.

Connections grow as the honeymoons continue.

Eden. Will you marry me?

We just got along so well.

It feels like I've known him forever.

Before the honeymoon box.

Got to be kidding me.

Exposes some difficult truths.

This is my worst nightmare.

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

Be honest.

Um. It's not there.

(SUBTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

With their wedding reception in full swing,

the newlywed nurse Ellie and travel guide Ben

are relishing in their successful pairing.

I thought, OK, here and here and this has gone above.

Like, am I punching above my weight here?

Oh my God, how has this happened?

Whoa.

All the tours that I went on,

the, um, tour guides were absolute whores.

Like they just went around sleeping at all...

Like the tour guide?

Yeah. Yes. No.

Thanks, Gracie.

VOICEOVER: Despite Ellie being happy with her new husband.

I know.

The protective cousin Jordan has concerns about Ben following

the admission that he has a podcast.

So far, I think Ellie's pretty smitten,

but I just have a few, I guess, doubts about Ben.

I just have a gut feeling that he is here to promote himself.

(OVERLAPPING SPEECH) Can we talk outside?

Yeah. Is that OK?. Cool.

Let's head out.

I'm definitely protective of Ellie.

She's my closest family that I have,

and I only want the best for her.

So I'm going to have a one on one conversation with him.

I want to know exactly why he's here.

So how long have you been wanting to do Married at First Sight?

Oh. I don't know.

I got my interest a few years ago.

A few years ago. OK.

So you've tried doing this a few times, have you?

Yeah. OK.

I nearly made it in 2021.

Mhm.

Like met all the hosts and then say sorry

Um.

Have you tried to do anything else like this before?

Ugh, No you haven't?

Um.

People's contacted me.

OK, righto.

I'm just going to be completely frank with you.

I have concerns that you might be here

to promote your touring business,

promote your podcast.

And I just feel like hearing those sorts of things

from you tonight.

I just feel like that's potentially a possibility

for you and not giving your all to this relationship.

No, I can see it makes sense.

Why you'd reach those conclusions.

And if that does happen out of it.

That's one sort of silver lining.

You know.

But if love happens out of it, great.

OK.

So you're saying you're kind of here for this and that?

Um, here for both reasons.

You want to promote yourself and...

Umm...like.

So relationship one thing, but I love taking exciting adventures

and risks, so I just did it with no intention.

I would say why not?

But if you've been trying to do it for a while.

That's my that's my thought pattern here.

But it makes sense to me. I like doing exciting things.

Yeah.

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah.

I'm not sure how to elaborate.

OK. Righto.

I don't know. You'll have to ask him that.

I'm not gonna lie, my concerns are still there.

Yeah.

But I guess time will show that.

I feel like, yeah, I really hope you look after her

and you do the right thing by her.

If I can say anything based me on my actions.

OK. Please base me on.

Well, I look forward to seeing that.

Ben tried to reassure me that he was here for love.

I don't believe him.

I want the best for Ellie,

and I think that potentially at this stage,

I'm not convinced that he's going to be the best for her.

Ah, yeah. Yeah.

Are you guys going for a tour?

Ellie needs to be cautious of who he is

and exactly what his intentions are.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Ben tried to reassure me that he was here for love.

I don't believe him.

I want the best for Ellie,

and I think that potentially at this stage,

I'm not convinced that he's going to be the best for her.

Yeah.

And just hop out of here.

Are you guys going for a tour?

Ellie needs to be cautious of who he is

and exactly what his intentions are.

You never know. You know what I mean?

So I just figured, why not?

You know, why not give it a go.

What's your thought?

You know, nice. Nice guy.

Yeah.

Oh.

I'm going to be honest with you.

When I spoke to him, I felt like everything I asked him,

it was just like a vague.

He didn't really answer the fact that.

Why is he here? Do you know what I mean?

Just hearing that conversation about, you know,

the podcast and the tour business.

I just have a gut feeling

like he might be here to promote his business.

He wants to be a podcast owner.

He wants to be promoting himself by getting married to you.

You're going to see that side of him and it's like,

OK, like red flags.

You know, hearing from my cousin that

Ben just is here to promote himself.

Um, kind of was a bit of, like, a shock.

And also it made me think he might not be genuine.

Yeah. Made me a little bit nervous.

So I'd imagine family is an important thing.

Yes, definitely.

Yeah. Oh.

All right, everybody,

we have a speech from our lovely groom, Ben.

Thank you.

Oh, boy.

Um, well, where to begin?

Um, yeah.

So I was actually having conversations about this before,

and, you know, I know what you're thinking.

You know. What does Ben do?

Is he here for the right reasons?

Why is he still single?

Is he a nice guy?

So hopefully I can explain.

Uh, to answer some of these questions.

I've never been married.

I've been traveling since I've been 22.

I'm 39 now.

Uh, like the Ben that you see right now before you

is ready to plant some roots.

So I've been asked many times,

why do you want the experiment. So many times.

Why not.

Why not? Why do you wanna do a podcast?

Why not? I love excitement.

I love adventure,

and doing this experiment to me makes perfect sense.

So in the biggest thank you is to my wife

for taking that biggest leap of faith and saying, why not to.

You get it. So why not?

ALL: Why not?

Cheers. Cheers.

Cheers.

And why not?

Why not?

I don't think that anything that Ben said

has reassured me about what I think about him.

I think he said something about building a life,

but I was just like, you're 38, mate.

Like you've had 38 years to do this.

What are you doing here?

Are you doing here?

You're trying to promote your podcast.

I think that's enough of me being a (BLEEP).

Congratulations to the bride and the groom.

Ellie and Ben.

And I'm looking forward to getting to know you more, Ben.

And I'm looking forward to seeing some good green flags in the future.

Just hearing from my cousin Jordan.

Looking forward to the first dance.

I don't want to call it a major red flag now.

I think it's like a little amber flag.

Hey.

ALL: Whoo!

I just need to find out more about him.

We are going to invite the bride and the groom up

to cut the cake.

Yes.

Hey, it looks amazing.

Seems the experts have actually delivered.

There we go.

She's stunningly beautiful.

She's intelligent. She's kind.

Yay!

But Jordan suspected I might not be here for genuine reasons.

Here we go.

I think it's a bit presumptuous to to think that

he's known me for a day.

What do we do now? I don't know.

Being interrogated.

You know, that's a mood killer.

It's just is.

VOICEOVER: In the New South Wales Southern Highlands.

Our most recent newlyweds, Ellie and Ben,

are arriving to begin their honeymoon.

Oh my God. it's already full.

Oh my God, this is amazing.

In the Whitsundays.

We exchanged rings again.

Yep.

Jayden is winding back the clock on the experiment

with an interesting proposition for new wife Eden.

Eden, will you marry me?

I've got to ask you first. Yes.

Yes.

What do you think you're going to say, no?

Of course. I mean, maybe.

Thank you.

Yeah. Just so good.

We just get along so well.

So it feels like I've known him forever.

Thank you.

But, yeah, we haven't really delved into, like,

past relationships and things like that.

Um, you know, I do want to open up to Jaden,

but takes me a while to get to that point with someone new

because I definitely don't trust people easily.

My last relationship,

we did break up because he cheated on me.

It came out in the end that he had cheated on me

with my lifelong best friend.

Life long friend.

That's like an insanely deep betrayal.

I am so hesitant to date someone else

and to be in that same position again.

Watch your step. You watch yours.

You trip over every time we walk anyway.

I'm just falling for you.

I feel like the vibe between the two of us is pretty unique

and rare that that happened so quickly.

How nice is this? Lovely.

So I'm hoping that he can get me to trust him.

Um, but I do think I need to tell him about my past situation.

So, for me going into any new relationship,

whether it's a friendship or it's a relationship.

I'm so sceptical because my ex partner cheated

on me with my lifelong best friend.

Ah, shit.

It definitely has affected how I approach new people.

Yeah. That probably.

That's why I'm a little bit of a slow burner, I'd say,

because I'm not very trusting initially.

Do you think I haven't?

I've only known you for a couple of days.

Do you think you there might be some trust issues

or you might read into other things down the line with me?

I think I would hope that you prove yourself to be a loyal person.

Like reassurance.

Yeah.

I think actions speak louder than words.

So it's just.

Yeah, the way that you show it, I guess.

But, um...

You've got to protect your feelings, I get that.

Yeah, that's what it is.

It's just like protecting myself, I guess, a little bit.

Because you're everything that I want, and you're...

Really? Yeah.

Eden has definitely been through a lot of heartbreak.

It might not be the most pleasant thing to talk about,

but I'm happy she opened up a bit more.

And you know, I want her to know that

I'm definitely someone that she can trust.

Yeah. I love that. That's good.

It's almost like too good to be true.

How well we've gotten along.

And I feel like we've hit it off far quicker than

I've probably ever hit it off with anyone.

I think that it was something that we needed to talk out,

but Jayden made me feel comfortable talking about my past situation.

Very good signs.

I'm hoping over time I'll get that reassurance from him.

Cheers! Cheers to dinner.

Fish and chips. Look at that.

Took the words right out my mouth.

Oh my God, we always say the same things.

Gosh, we've been spoiled on this honeymoon.

This has been pretty amazing, there's no question.

And it's so good to do it with you.

After connecting over their shared sense of humor

during a life drawing session.

That was a lot of fun.

Newlyweds Lucinda and Timothy

are finishing up an intimate lunch.

That was such a treat.

Smashed it. Well done.

And while their honeymoon is off to a light-hearted start,

the couple will now need to foster openness

and honesty with the arrival of the honeymoon box.

This has arrived from the experts.

Here guys.

Ah, thank you!

You've got to be kidding me.

Ah. Let's have a look.

This is exciting.

I don't enjoy talking about feelings and emotions.

I find it incredibly tough.

So this is my worst nightmare.

Yeah.

Like every red blooded man over 45,

we're taught to put our emotions and squash them down.

I'm the opposite. Right.

Let's do this. OK.

Is that OK? Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Just checking in. I'm the Tin man.

No heart.

We're gonna get that heart and pop it back in where it belongs.

How sexually adventurous are you?

I'm very immersed in sort of sexual exploration, I suppose.

I mean, I, I host tantric sexual festivals, you know,

I've been I've been emceeing tantric workshops for years and years.

I would be adventurous, according to most.

Right. Yeah.

And you, how sexually adventurous are you?

Um.

Yeah, I'm not that bad.

Are you a bit of a jackhammer?

Just, dut, dut, dut, dut, dut, dut, dut.

I get the job done. I mean, explain your...

I'm not that.

I just. I dunno how to answer this.

Like, you know, if you get ice cream,

what sort of ice cream do you eat?

Probably not vanilla.

More peppermint choc chip.

See.

Or something a bit boutique.

I don't know.

I eat vanilla every time. OK.

I ordered a vanilla milkshake today.

Yeah.

Let's pick the next one.

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

Yes.

A couple of times I've, like,

had some activation here with a lovely kiss that we've had.

Like, I can feel it.

I can feel that I would, you know,

when the time's right and you feel comfortable.

I'd love to be more intimate with you.

Yeah, I feel an energy there.

OK.

And I, you know, you scrumptious.

You're yummy.

I want to be close.

Right.

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

Be honest.

Um.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?

Be honest.

Um.

It's a...

Go on, say it.

Get it out.

It's got a grove for me.

It's... it's not a... it's not an instantaneous thing.

So you don't have any sexual attraction.

It's not that I don't or it's.

It's just.

It's not there.

Yet.

OK.

He was very direct and honest and I respect that.

Although my heart did go in real like, I was a little bit deflated.

I genuinely feel like shit because I know what it's like.

Rejection to the face just sucks.

And I just felt that I, I hurt somebody.

It's bullshit.

So no sexual chemistry with me yet?

I do understand your answer. OK.

Yeah, I get it.

It's still early days, and I'm a patient woman.

You know, I mean, I'm absolutely happy for to give it time.

You know, there's no question.

You've got a good heart and a good soul.

If there's any shortcomings, it's mine.

Lucinda is an amazing person,

and I don't take it lightly that it's an incredible opportunity

to be in this experiment with her.

But I feel shit for her that she got paired up with me.

Yeah.

I don't.

I don't think I'm good enough.

I think she can do better.

Let's pick the next one.

Thanks for sharing.

I feel like Tim's a little bit of a rubber band.

It's like there's a bit of a crack and then a pull back

and a crack and a pull back,

and, you know, it's going to require a bit of

patience for me. But I'm here.

I'm a patient woman, and I do think he's worth it.

So I'll just keep gently prising through the shell.

Why did you apply for this experiment?

I am ready for a husband and sharing my magnificent life.

So yeah, I feel that's. I feel that's my deep truth.

And for you.

Why did I apply?

There was a specific moment in time.

Six weeks ago, dad died and I was in that room or at the airport,

especially at the airport when I was just sitting there.

And I wanted to be able to phone somebody and.

I didn't and couldn't and I just went, I am alone.

That's it? No.

(SAD MUSIC PLAYS)

Like, right now I want to cry, you know, for you.

Like, I just feel, you know, that makes me.

I see your little tender bits and your vulnerable bits,

and they are welcome here.

And yeah, I see you.

I've got lots of compassion for Tim.

There's been lots of loss and trauma that he buries.

That's a lot for anybody to hold in actually.

What? I don't want your loss?

What's that?

Your loss.

What about it? It's full on.

That's not.

It's only if you think about it.

It's like feelings.

I feel like he is a hard egg to crack.

You right? Yeah.

Yes, at this point, he's not sexually attracted to me.

But, you know, I'm not giving up.

I just need to keep showing up

and, and loving him for where he is.

I hold the lantern of hope.

Next time.

Shit.

Holy shit. Where am I meant to hold on to?

I'm ready for a drink.

What time is it?

The experiments...

He can't be a vegan.

That's not the life of me.

I gotta get all the vegans hating me now.

Most unforgettable bride.

In the most chaotic wedding...

Of the year.

Oh, this is nice.

Where everything that could go wrong does.

Should we get out and push?

Plus.

Richard proves that age is no barrier.

A woman who grabs life by the balls like I do.

That's what I want.

When it comes to true love.

She's absolutely beautiful.

This is a pretty crazy first date.

In the most heart warming ceremony

of the year.

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