Love is Blind UK S01 E12 (2024)
Transcript
00:00It's been a year since I said I do.
00:07I now know what I want from a man.
00:13This story is far from over.
00:15I'll be forever grateful for this journey.
00:18Love is bland.
00:19You hooked me up.
00:20Seeing her again is going to bring back so many feelings.
00:27Being rejected was my biggest fear.
00:32I wanted to get married.
00:33I wanted to be a wife.
00:35It's my time to speak my truth.
00:38I want to protect the people I love.
00:46Guess who's back?
00:48Get your popcorn ready, because it's about to go down.
00:52Hello and welcome to Love is Blind UK, the reunion.
00:53Right, Matt, I've got a question for you.
00:54Oh, OK.
00:55Let's do this seriously.
01:19Do you take these six couples to be the season one Love is Blind UK cast?
01:26I do.
01:28Do you want to honor them, to comfort them, and to question them?
01:33I do.
01:34Do you want to welcome them back?
01:35I do.
01:36It's so good to see you all again.
01:59It's really strange, isn't it?
02:00A whole year has passed.
02:02You all look great.
02:03Yeah, you do.
02:04It's good to see you guys.
02:05Yeah, you do.
02:06And you all look kind of happy.
02:07What's about to happen?
02:08We've got your friends and family in the audience.
02:09We have some of the pod squad.
02:10Thank you very much for coming as well.
02:11So we're about to lift the veil on the good, the bad, and the ugly.
02:12Because some of you are looking very, very loved up.
02:13Yeah.
02:14But some of you are a little bit lesser.
02:38Sabrina and Stephen, we're very sorry to see that you're sitting apart, and I'm sure we're
02:42going to get to that very soon.
02:43And I think there's been a little bit of confusion with invites, because we seem to have Craig
02:47David with us.
02:48Not Ollie.
02:49One more drill of that and I'm walking away.
02:50Bring the fire, bring the fire.
02:51Yes, Ollie!
02:52Love that, really.
02:53Ladies and gentlemen, Demi and Ollie.
02:54Right, OK, you are quite obviously sitting separately.
02:55So let's get straight into it.
03:15The wedding was an I do not for now.
03:19So where is the relationship at?
03:23I think...
03:24Can I go first?
03:26I think for me, in that moment, like I was holding on to, like, it's a I do not for now.
03:31But walking away from it was like, Ollie's a good guy, but he's not my guy.
03:35So, yeah.
03:36That's where we're at.
03:37OK, let's rewind.
03:38What happened right after you left the wedding?
03:43I just wanted to get back to the things that really brought me joy.
03:46I'm not saying that Ollie didn't bring me joy, but, like, when you're taken away from
03:49the people that mean the most to you, you really start to understand the value they
03:54have in your life and they hold.
03:56So after the experiment, I was like, right, Mum and Dad, I'm moving back in.
03:59You're not getting rid of me for a little while, while I, like, find myself.
04:03And I feel like some of the things that I've seen in Corfu and stuff, I don't recognise
04:06that person.
04:08And I was a shell of myself.
04:10And no-one can give me validation other than myself.
04:13And I really had to go away and work on that.
04:14And I have worked on that.
04:15I mean, I turn up today, I've got my good old heels and my good dress, and I honestly
04:19feel like Demi 2.0.
04:22And that's a credit to everyone here.
04:23Yes!
04:24Yes, come on.
04:28Ollie, what was it like for you on the wedding day?
04:33I mean, we had conversations leading up to that day that kind of made us both feel that
04:39it probably wasn't our time.
04:40Right.
04:41And that doesn't say anything about the love we have for each other or had for each other
04:44or the respect and adoration we had for each other.
04:46It was just, it wasn't our time.
04:47And, you know, so it was the right thing for us.
04:51So you're kind of both at peace with what happened on the day?
04:54Yeah.
04:55It's a hard watch though.
04:56Yeah.
04:57Oh, yeah.
04:58It's a hard watch.
04:59It's a hard watch for us.
05:00You know, Ollie, you seem to really fall hard for each other, you know, and Demi made a
05:04really big gesture on your birthday.
05:06And that seemed to really affect you, right?
05:08I think what touched me so much about that day was the fact that I'm a big family man,
05:12as everyone knows, and obviously being away from family in a strange environment with
05:16these idiots, I was like, I felt, you know, out of sorts on my birthday.
05:20And that kind of almost sounds weird, but brought me back to home, like having that
05:23kind of sentimental touch.
05:24It was like the first time that I didn't miss my family in that environment, if that makes
05:27sense.
05:28Oh, that's so lovely.
05:29Have you kept the card?
05:30Of course.
05:31Yes.
05:32Of course.
05:33You were both really good at being vulnerable with each other.
05:41And Demi, you opened up about endometriosis.
05:46How was it hearing Ollie's reaction?
05:48Do you know, watching that back, I get so emotional, but it's so empowering.
05:51It's so important.
05:53And I was so apprehensive about saying that on TV.
05:57And, like, to be received with love and feel safe.
06:01Yeah.
06:02Honestly, unmatched.
06:03And, yeah, watching that scene back was powerful.
06:05So all my endo-warriors, yeah, we got this, man.
06:08It was powerful.
06:09And you have had an incredible amount of praise on social media.
06:14How have you found the support and reaction?
06:16I'm literally, like, sort of overwhelmed.
06:18But, like, these are good tears, like, to be received and feel loved.
06:23It's great.
06:24So thanks.
06:33Even though your connection in the past was strong,
06:35Katherine was also still in the picture.
06:38Now, Demi, you were not going down without a fight, though, were you?
06:41No.
06:42Let's have a little look.
06:43I really like Ollie.
06:44Katherine really likes Ollie.
06:46She's my friend.
06:47I really like her.
06:48But I want Ollie, so...
06:54I find it very hard to put myself first
06:56because I'm people pleaser, and it sucks.
06:59I'm not here to hurt my friends,
07:01but I'm also not here to sacrifice my connection
07:05because my friend likes him.
07:07It's time for me to put myself first.
07:09Otherwise, I will end up at home on my own with ten cats.
07:14And I don't even like cats.
07:18I mean, Katherine, at that point,
07:20how much did you know that Demi liked Ollie?
07:25Not much.
07:26I mean, I'm an open book, so I was like...
07:28I like...
07:29And Demi was very...
07:30Kept her cars close to her chest, which I respect,
07:33and everyone dealt with their journeys completely differently,
07:36so I didn't know...
07:40I didn't know.
07:41Ollie never vocalised it in the pods.
07:43He obviously said there was other connections,
07:45but I never knew who.
07:46Ollie, did you realise how much Demi liked you?
07:49Could you feel it through the wall?
07:51Yeah.
07:53I wanted to...
07:54At the end of the day,
07:55the purpose of this experiment is you're going
07:57and then you're dating various people.
07:59There's no shying away from that. Yeah.
08:01I wanted to keep it very open and honest with both of them,
08:04so I had enough connection that I was still open to.
08:06But ultimately, my head and my heart led me to them.
08:09This is something that's been bothering me a little bit
08:11that I've been seeing online.
08:12There's a scenario of, like,
08:13oh, Ollie's not going to be attracted to Demi,
08:15he's going to choose his other option, this, that and the other.
08:17And it's been really frustrating me because anyone that knows me,
08:20anyone that knows my dating history knows that I've always dated
08:23women that look like Demi and, respectfully,
08:26that don't look like Kat.
08:27And sometimes they're projecting their ideal
08:29of what the default setting of beauty is
08:31and assuming that's what I go for.
08:33And that's no disrespect to Kat, right?
08:35Not at all. I'm able to acknowledge she's a pretty girl.
08:37I don't think it's disrespectful.
08:39What I find disrespectful is when you...
08:42..you judged me very quickly in them pods
08:45because I said one place where I like to...
08:48That was a joke thing. I don't understand what you're going on about there.
08:51Sorry, pause, pause. My voice has been mute for so long
08:54and I was trying to keep it muted.
08:56But can we just... Let's just go back.
08:58That wasn't rude what you just said.
09:00You're a stunning girl, Katherine, honestly.
09:02Like, it's beautiful.
09:04But what really left a distaste in my mouth
09:06was that we're claiming to be friends,
09:08but, yeah, even though you haven't seen what Oli physically looks like...
09:11Exactly.
09:12..do I think Demi and Oli are going to work on the outside world? No.
09:15Mum, that's going to get me into trouble.
09:17No, but, like... Because when I was in the pods,
09:19I kept saying to Oli, where's your head at?
09:21Yeah. And he kept saying to me, I don't know, I don't know.
09:24That shouldn't concern you where his head's at.
09:26Just focus on your connection, I'll focus on mine.
09:28Listen, I liked you a lot, yeah, at the start.
09:30When I saw that, it left a distaste in my mouth.
09:32And to be honest with you, I don't want no bad blood.
09:34Like, at the end of the day, we are all human beings
09:36and we put ourselves in a really vulnerable position being on here,
09:39but I feel like accountability and authenticity will go a long way.
09:43And if it was just the case of, you know what, Dem,
09:45that was a bit out of character, sorry.
09:47Cool, we move on. Honestly, I apologise if that was...
09:50Thank you. ..said in a really bad way.
09:52I'm really bad, if anyone knows me, I'm really bad with my words.
09:55I just wanted you to be happy,
09:57but I think the way I said that was really the wrong words
10:01and it was nothing against yourself.
10:03If you did have any, you know, kind of malintent towards it,
10:06why would you say, my mouth is going to get me in trouble?
10:08That's what I'm saying. You would say specifically...
10:10That's what you say when you're saying something nasty.
10:12..Demi and Oli, on a, you know, on a kind of personality basis,
10:15won't get along.
10:16You were insinuating that that was because of the way she looks
10:19and she looks amazing. It does. It definitely was not.
10:22OK, shall we draw a line on it and move on?
10:24We are going to talk about the mixer, though, Oli, sorry.
10:28It was all I wanted.
10:30That's where you clocked Charlotte.
10:32You clocked Charlotte for the first time.
10:34And you did say to Erin that, looks-wise,
10:37Charlotte is mad, berserk, sublime.
10:39So, have the two of you had any contact since?
10:44What?
10:47Don't be hiding behind that little card.
10:49Yeah, no, we have, we have.
10:52Yeah, we've...
10:55Yeah, we've... I don't know how to word it.
10:58Yeah, me and Charlotte have...
11:00..have a connection outside of the experiment and, yeah, like...
11:05Yeah.
11:06And were you aware of all of this, Demi?
11:08Do you know what, I just want to add to this,
11:10is, like, I love Charlotte. Oli's not my guy, he's a good guy.
11:13Is he your guy, Charlotte?
11:15LAUGHTER
11:19Demi, do you want to swap places?
11:21LAUGHTER
11:22I'm sorry.
11:24No, I mean...
11:26No, I love it. I love it.
11:28Demi, are we getting an answer?
11:30Genuinely, I don't think I could have got through the last few weeks
11:33having to watch what I've watched without him, like,
11:37as the perfect support.
11:39And so I've got a lot of gratitude for him
11:42and it remains complicated.
11:44But, yeah, it's, yeah, we're in a good spot.
11:48We're in a good spot.
11:49Like I say, to, yeah, just agree on that,
11:52we didn't just jump from the show to each other.
11:55We tried to handle it as respectfully as possible,
11:57but it was hard to deny the connection that we had
11:59and the attraction we had for one another.
12:01And, yeah, she's an amazing person, beautifully inside and out,
12:04and I love spending time with her and watch this space,
12:06that's what I'm saying.
12:07OK, since we're speaking about love and respect,
12:09we've got to talk about your parents and couple goals, right?
12:13OK, Demi, with your permission, it was with your permission...
12:16Yes. Oh, my Lord, can I have that?
12:18You can have it back after this, I've just got to talk about it for a sec.
12:21OK. We had a little look in your pod journal
12:24and not many people know this,
12:25but you had an image of your parents stuck to the front
12:28with the message,
12:29my beautiful mum and dad, I love you with all my heart,
12:32protect me in this crazy experience.
12:35Which...
12:38So beautiful.
12:40Paul, what was it like?
12:42You look shocked that I'm going to speak to you.
12:45What was it like watching Demi in the experiment?
12:48When I see Demi upset and hurt, I was also upset and hurt.
12:53Yeah.
12:54She's beautiful.
12:56She's got her power. I love her to bits.
12:58She knows what I'm feeling.
13:00Super cute, and you are a couple goals,
13:02and thank you so much for being here today.
13:04APPLAUSE
13:08I mean...
13:10Do you want this back?
13:11There we go, that's yours.
13:13Me? Right, OK.
13:14Ladies and gentlemen, Demi and Ollie.
13:16APPLAUSE
13:19So, Sabrina and Stephen,
13:22it's so sad to see you sitting apart,
13:25because right from the off, hopefully everybody would agree,
13:29you seemed like the perfect couple
13:32and everything just seemed to make so much sense.
13:35What happened?
13:37You know, there was so much I fell in love with about Stephen,
13:41and one of the big things in the pods that really drew me to him
13:46was when I said I quit my job, how he reacted to that.
13:50He was like, I can't wait to support you,
13:52and I said I wanted to start my own agency,
13:54but the support wasn't there then.
13:56We had agreed that we were going to split our time
13:58between Belfast and London for the first year,
14:00so that left us in a position that we were doing long distance,
14:03which was not the plan from the word go,
14:06but the communication was awful,
14:08there was no consistency in Stephen's behaviour
14:11towards me and the relationship.
14:13So, Stephen, what's your view?
14:15So, it primarily was the long distance,
14:18what we underestimated,
14:20the added pressure of what the long distance caused.
14:23We both left our jobs to find love, that's why I fell for Sabrina.
14:26Sabrina started her own company and took off, and it was brilliant.
14:30We'd just lost our spa.
14:32Our communication expectations of each other were very different.
14:35We hadn't done long distance like that.
14:37Because when I found out that you were going to be sitting separately
14:40and I found out you were separated, I was like,
14:42it's going to be one of two things.
14:44So, it was either that or the topic of children had come up again.
14:47Was that ever a point of...
14:50No, and I actually really respected Stephen in the pods for this,
14:53because me and Stephen had a really open conversation around kids.
14:56He actually said to me, I actually need to go and think about this.
14:59Like, this is... You know, I want to have kids
15:02and this is something I need to go and, you know, think about.
15:05But with regarding to the distance, I really tried
15:07and I really made the distance, you know, I tried to make it work.
15:10How many times did you come from Belfast to London? Seven.
15:13How many times did you go to Belfast? I think twice.
15:15And I accept that's where I let the side down, for sure.
15:18But I had to take opportunities because of my business.
15:21I lost all my customers.
15:23But it wasn't even just about travelling.
15:25It's when I travelled, you didn't make any adjustments in your life for me.
15:28So, like, when you came to Belfast, you wanted to go to the gym,
15:31so I paid for a car for you to rent a car.
15:33But I don't drink tea or coffee,
15:35so I had tea and coffee and a French press for you in the house.
15:38I spent £70 on groceries. You wanted an ironing board,
15:40I bought you an ironing board to have at mine.
15:42I was trying to do everything I could to make the relationship work
15:45and I just feel like you made zero accommodations in your life
15:48for me or our relationship.
15:50It was difficult because Stephen doesn't really like talking on the phone
15:53unless there's a reason for it and isn't a big texter.
15:56So, suddenly, when we weren't together,
15:58the communication just was not there.
16:00What was it like when you were together?
16:02When we were together, most of the time, most of the time,
16:05it was... Obviously, every couple has their issues,
16:07but most of the time when we were together, it was fine.
16:10Right. Isn't that a contradiction of the story you've just told prior to?
16:13We were fine when we wasn't.
16:15You made no adjustments for me.
16:16That's very different from when we were spending time together.
16:19A lot of things that you're saying are not facts, right?
16:21Because the words that you're saying,
16:23I don't recognise who you are at the moment.
16:25I really don't recognise who you are.
16:27There's a lot of stuff... He hasn't seen me in eight months.
16:29There's a lot of stuff you are saying is right and I played a part in that.
16:32I could say I share a lot of stuff and I choose not to
16:34because out of respect for the person I thought I married.
16:37I honestly don't feel like you respected me.
16:39I don't think you appreciated me and I don't think that you considered me.
16:42And I think then at Christmas,
16:44when two days before you were meant to come to Belfast,
16:46you messaged me saying,
16:48hey, hun, don't think I can come to Belfast?
16:50Like, two days before you were meant to be there.
16:52And with no respect for me, no consideration for my family
16:55and what my family had done,
16:57you literally said, shit happens, they'll get over it.
17:00Also not true.
17:02I just need to give you a bit of insight,
17:04because I will take accountability that I did not show up at Christmas
17:07because I managed my finances poorly.
17:09I had a lot going on at that Christmas, a hell of a lot,
17:11and she knows what happened in the family as well, OK?
17:13I was really, really down.
17:15We had lost our...
17:17We hadn't lost our spark right at that point, maybe,
17:20but we weren't great like we was when we was dating every single day
17:23and that sort of thing.
17:25Clearly, things are very different now to how they were in the pods.
17:30In the pods, you believe that you were very much the same person.
17:34Let's remind ourselves.
17:36So what makes you you?
17:38I'm very adventurous.
17:39Epic.
17:40I'm very spontaneous.
17:42Like it, my favourite word.
17:44Have you got my script over there?
17:45Yeah.
17:47Do you meditate?
17:48Yes, I do.
17:49I do gratitude journals.
17:50This is so weird.
17:51I feel like you've just taken my daily routine.
17:53I do a lot of gratitude journaling
17:55and practise gratitude as much as I can.
17:57Love that.
17:58Same, same.
18:01Do you wear jewellery?
18:02I have a little bracelet that says Gigi on it
18:05from my granny who I was very, very close to.
18:07And then I have Gigi's ring on.
18:09I've got my grandad's ring on my pinky finger.
18:12So when he passed away, I think I was about eight years of age...
18:16Oh, my God, stop.
18:18It's literally been on every single finger, even my thumbs.
18:22That literally makes my heart swell.
18:27OK, so, I mean, at the beginning, there was clearly so much love
18:31and you seemed to connect so heavily, you know.
18:34How do you feel watching that back now?
18:36I find the pod episodes really, really difficult to watch,
18:40really emotional.
18:41You know, I went into the experiment with an open heart,
18:43open mind to meet my person and I thought I had met my person.
18:46It was very triggering watching all of that back
18:49and seeing what it was at one point.
18:51So I find it incredibly difficult.
18:53What about you, Stephen?
18:54The first four episodes, I watched it three times
18:57and I cried every single time.
18:59It made me ask questions as to why we broke up.
19:02Do you feel like you changed?
19:04I mean, I said, you know, it looks like I'm this perfect person
19:08and I'm not a perfect person.
19:10That's why I can see where my shortcomings are.
19:12I'm not always positive but I try to get there in the end, you know,
19:16and so maybe there was this expectation.
19:18When you're dating, it's being paid for, you're in picturesque places,
19:22you're falling in love rapidly,
19:24that's the best version of you no matter what.
19:27You haven't got to worry about what time the alarm is the next day,
19:30where the next penny is coming from,
19:32why your partner might be upset,
19:34and is it something that you've done all...
19:36You don't have to worry about any of those things.
19:38Everything changes, that's the real world.
19:40That was the one thing we wasn't exposed to, that and the distance.
19:43So the distance then created, when there was a small problem,
19:46it became a big problem.
19:47And Sabrina's walls can go up really quickly when there is conflict.
19:50And so with that distance, it became harder.
19:53For me, the change in you, Stephen, was so dramatic
19:56and you might not realise that,
19:58but I understand things were difficult for you after,
20:00and I really did try and support you,
20:02and I did everything to try and be the perfect person, bubbly at your side,
20:05and you shot me down constantly.
20:07For me, I just actually want to know why you said yes,
20:10because I just feel like you're fowls, you're a man of many words,
20:13but not a man of your word,
20:14because you did not stick to those fowls at all,
20:16and I would just like to understand...
20:18And I could say the same for yours as well.
20:20I don't mind you saying he didn't do X, Y and Z, that's fine,
20:23but half of this is lies.
20:25Shall we stop it there?
20:27Thank you both so much for being here.
20:29Put your hands together, please, for Stephen Esprit.
20:37So, shall we move on to one of her ideas?
20:40Yes, let's. Let's do it.
20:42Let's talk to Jasmine and her Body Of A Dancer star.
20:45Guys, you're looking very loved up. How's it all going?
20:48It's been amazing. Best year of my life so far.
20:51I mean, I can't speak for Jasmine, but judging by her smile,
20:54she's feeling the same.
20:56What has been happening over the past year?
20:58We don't want every detail, but the headlines.
21:01Yeah, we'll keep it PG.
21:03I was living in Stoke, she was living in London,
21:05but pretty much two days after we got married,
21:07we were just like, let's just do it.
21:09So I moved to London, packed my stuff up, been there ever since.
21:12And Bobby and I have worked so hard to get to the place
21:15where we've got our dream home, we're so happy.
21:18Every weekend he wakes up and he's like, I'm so happy.
21:21I'm just really, really grateful, really blessed.
21:23I feel like we're best friends. Yeah, we really are.
21:25That is a key ingredient, I think.
21:28We're still best mates, aren't we? We are.
21:30Most of the time.
21:32It's true, we're already Jonathan's friends.
21:34Right, we've got some never-before-seen footage
21:37of when Jasmine saw Bobby's Stoke pad.
21:42Right, here we are.
21:45Our home sweet home.
21:47Welcome to the man cave.
21:49Right.
21:51This is the pool table slash dining table.
21:53This is my little music set-up over here. OK.
21:56This is where the famous Body Of A Dancer was recorded.
21:59Oh, yeah, my favourite song.
22:01Oh, wow.
22:03This is where the magic happens.
22:05How do you like the bed?
22:07Where's the pillows?
22:09Oh, they're underneath.
22:11Do you have any girls back here?
22:13Well, of course I've dated people here.
22:15Have you changed your bed sheets?
22:17I just don't want to see any stains or anything.
22:19There's no stains on the bed.
22:21And the mattress? Yeah, I have a good look.
22:23OK.
22:30OK, Bobby, do you miss the pool down there?
22:33I do miss the pool down there, but, I mean,
22:35we've got a comfier one at the moment,
22:37but that one was just ideal, wasn't it?
22:39A lot more spacious.
22:41I also think the pool table slash dining table combo,
22:43it's a good thing, right? Because it's a space saver.
22:45Exactly. You can eat when you need to eat.
22:48When you need to have fun, you can have fun.
22:50Absolutely. Leisure slash entertainment.
22:52Love it.
22:54You were actually each other's first dates in the pod.
22:57Yeah. Weren't you? Yeah.
22:59So did Jasmine set that bar pretty high from the off?
23:02Definitely. I was already certain, even after date one,
23:05that that was the kind of woman that I'd like to spend
23:07the rest of my life with, so, you know, for me,
23:10it was always Jasmine.
23:12Jasmine, you admitted that Bobby was not necessarily
23:14your usual type, right?
23:16Has being with him changed your view on what makes a good partner?
23:19I feel like the reason why I went on to this show
23:22was to take away the surface-level ideas that we have
23:25and to go for someone who I truly connect with on a deep level,
23:28who's going to love me and make me feel safe.
23:30And, um, here he is.
23:32Bobby!
23:38OK, guys, it's time to take an exclusive look
23:40at your first year of marriage together.
23:42Shall we have a look?
23:43Bobby's proposing again.
23:45Babe, not here. It's embarrassing.
23:47Chelsea Bridge, our first bridge together.
23:49Jasmine's up, first swing.
23:52All right, let's see what Bobby can do.
23:56Boobie Johnson, is that a joke?
23:59Even though I told him how to spell my name.
24:03It's going to be a fun Christmas.
24:05No way.
24:06That's so nice!
24:08Of all the things, I was expensive.
24:10Yes, there we go.
24:12First Valentine's together.
24:14I can't believe it!
24:16This is an expensive card.
24:18Oh, I should have had the bright side.
24:20Oh, no. Schoolboy error.
24:22Here we are.
24:24Welcome to my new home.
24:26He's struggling, obviously.
24:28I've been carrying boxes all day,
24:30but I've always got strength to carry my wife.
24:32Are you happy, Jasmine?
24:34Yes, I'm very happy.
24:36My wife's happy and I'm happy.
24:38Good.
24:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
24:46Jasmine and Boobie.
24:48What a lovely pair.
24:52Now, you clearly have a lot of fun together,
24:54but you did warn Bobby that you have a jealous side
24:58and that you have insecurities with regards to social media.
25:02And Bobby said that it's up to him to reassure you.
25:05Do you feel like he's done that?
25:07As much as Bobby is there to reassure me,
25:10I also need to take accountability for myself to do the work.
25:14We're very open with one another.
25:16We're not afraid to have difficult conversations.
25:18And that's what I love about this relationship.
25:20You know, it's not judgemental.
25:22And he accepts me for who I am.
25:24Right, Bobby, be honest.
25:26Since you've first tied the knot,
25:28has firecracker Jasmine come out at any point?
25:30Oh, yeah.
25:32LAUGHTER
25:34The good thing is, you know, I've got to see all sides of Jasmine.
25:37And I think in the pods,
25:39I wasn't lucky enough to see that side of her, you know.
25:41But when I did, it actually made me even more attracted to her,
25:44made me love her even more.
25:46I love that side of you, Jasmine.
25:48I do too. I really do.
25:51And I think we got a little glimpse
25:53of where that side of you comes from,
25:55because we met your wonderful mum, Marissa.
25:58Hi. Who's here with us this evening.
26:00Now, Bobby, we've got to talk to you about Marissa,
26:03because there was a point where she said, you know,
26:05she wasn't sure whether you would be able to provide for Jasmine.
26:08How hard was that for you to hear?
26:10And then... Marissa didn't really know me.
26:13And I guess she was just worried for Jasmine, you know.
26:15Maybe overprotective.
26:17I think in my case, it did add a bit of extra pressure,
26:20but I think in a good way, almost,
26:22because it meant that I knew I had to show up, you know.
26:24And, Jasmine, you didn't really get your mum's approval for the wedding.
26:28Was that hard, considering we could obviously see how close you two were?
26:31I mean, I love my mum, but I had to kind of be honest with myself
26:35and I knew in my gut that I was making the right decision,
26:38despite doubts around me.
26:39Of course, there's always going to be doubts,
26:41but if we kind of follow through with doubts every single time,
26:44we could miss out on something so perfect and special.
26:47And I could have missed out.
26:49So I'm glad I went with my heart, you know, made the right decision.
26:53Marissa, does he get your seal of approval now?
26:55110%. Yay!
26:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
27:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
27:03Not just 100%, but 110%.
27:06Yes, Bobby. That's a big deal. Yes, babe.
27:08It's always good to have the mother-in-law on side, isn't it, babe?
27:11Absolutely. Absolutely.
27:13So what does the future look like for you two?
27:15Well, I think definitely planning on having kids,
27:18something we're working on as we speak.
27:21LAUGHTER
27:22I thought you were keeping it PG, Bobby!
27:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
27:27Next year, you might see some little mini Johnsons running around.
27:30Oh, yes! Love is blind babies.
27:32Please put your hands together for the wonderful Bobby and Jasmine.
27:35CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
27:44OK, next up, it's time to chat to Maria and her ultrasound guy,
27:48who love the one-liner.
27:50And a little bit of lip liner.
27:52We've fallen in love with your connection,
27:54your humour, your vulnerability,
27:56and that, can we just say, iconic lipstick kiss?
27:59It was a goodie. It was pretty good, wasn't it?
28:01It was. So we need to know, guys, where are things now?
28:04So, obviously, post-wedding,
28:06it was a pretty emotional day for both of us, really.
28:10Her and I both knew that there were some big differences
28:13in our relationship, which probably meant, longer term,
28:16it was going to be very difficult to make it work.
28:18So we decided to part ways.
28:20We saw you say no at the altar because of your differences in values.
28:24Maria, do you still think that was the right decision?
28:29I think, in terms of what he said in regards to raising kids,
28:34it felt like he was indirectly insulting my family.
28:38When it comes to raising my kids,
28:40I want to replicate what my mother has done,
28:42because she's raised kind kids, confident kids,
28:45kids who treat people based on how you treat them,
28:49not their job title, not the car they drive,
28:51not the house they live in, how they make you feel.
28:54Yeah. So I'm always going to choose to raise my kids this way.
28:57Do you think that maybe, given more time,
29:00you could have, like, had more chats about values
29:02and maybe understood each other a bit more?
29:04I've got to say, like, having watched the episodes back,
29:07there were a couple of moments in that which I kind of looked at
29:11and thought, wow, that was, like, it was ugly behaviour from me.
29:15That was something which I've had some real time to reflect on.
29:18During your vows, Maria,
29:20you thanked Tom for showing you a different version of strength.
29:23What did you mean by that, then?
29:25I still stand by that when it comes to Tom.
29:27He was very emotional and he did definitely show, you know,
29:30that there's nothing wrong with being an emotional person.
29:32It's OK to show that side to the world as well.
29:34Tom, was it important for you to show that side,
29:37that men can be emotionally open?
29:39You know, the way that I was raised, I was raised by my mum.
29:42Like, I've never really had kind of, like,
29:44a masculine role model in my life.
29:46So that comes with a lot of negatives,
29:48which I think actually came out a lot in our relationship.
29:51But, you know, maybe some positives as well.
29:54My main kind of outtake from this whole experience was, like,
29:57it really shone a light on my own flaws.
30:00On the morning of the wedding,
30:02we saw Maria's mum come to you, Tom, and give her blessing.
30:05How tough was that for you to watch?
30:07Watching it back made me angry, again,
30:10because of his comment afterwards about,
30:12I want to raise strong, independent daughters.
30:15It just made my blood boil.
30:17You met her children, you see the type of women we are,
30:20and so it just made me mad to see how sweet she was
30:24and how welcoming she was to him to then still go on
30:27and indirectly insult the women in my life.
30:30Is there anything you'd like to say?
30:32I feel like they were incredible
30:36in terms of allowing me to learn about myself.
30:40And so, I guess, thank you.
30:42And then also, you know, like I say,
30:44I wish that at times I'd treated their daughter a bit better.
30:48We must address that there was another connection
30:51that was formed in the pods.
30:53Yes, let's take a look.
30:54Hello, are you OK? I'm good.
30:56Who am I speaking to? It's Natasha.
30:58I'm Tom. Hi, Tom.
31:00How do you feel about marriage?
31:02Marriage, to me, is a lifelong commitment to someone.
31:06Being in marriage, you need to show every part of yourself
31:09to that person.
31:10Yeah. Sorry, I don't know why I'm getting upset.
31:12You're just really lovely to talk to, like I've...
31:15Oh, man, now I'm feeling upset.
31:22What do your friends call you? Tash.
31:24Can I call you Tash? Of course you can.
31:26We're on Tash level. Oh, my God!
31:31Carbonara is my absolute, ultimate favourite meal. Yeah!
31:34I like to have it with a side of cheesy garlic bread and some fries.
31:37What?
31:39I feel like my words just imploded.
31:44She's got the most goofy laugh that I've ever had in my life
31:47and it didn't make me recoil in horror,
31:49it made me, like, feel really, really close to her.
31:51The words that I've written down for you,
31:53they've got genuine, authentic, sensitive,
31:56amazing, goofy laugh at the end.
32:02I've never felt, like, this connection with anyone.
32:05Everything about you is perfect,
32:07and who you are, I can just feel how good you are.
32:11But...
32:13..it could just be a friendship.
32:20I don't know, Tom.
32:22It's just crazy, cos it's, like, unexplainable,
32:24like, how you make me feel, and you're, like, literally behind a wall.
32:28So sorry.
32:29I just don't think, like, our story ends here, but...
32:32SHE SIGHS
32:33MUSIC CONTINUES
32:39So, Tash, in an alternate universe,
32:43where do you think you two would have ended up?
32:45It's really hard to talk about now,
32:47cos obviously, like, we're a year down,
32:51and obviously every single thing, like, I felt in that pod,
32:54it was just mad, I've never felt it before,
32:56like, the room felt still, like, I was completely in love with him.
33:01But having watched the series back
33:03and seeing his connection form with Maria, I totally get it.
33:07It's been quite good to have that clarity and that closure for myself
33:11to be able to, like, move on and see and understand
33:14how and why they connected. Yeah. I get it.
33:17Tom, have you had any contact with Miss Asher since she left?
33:21Maybe a week ago that I reached out,
33:24and I found that mixer situation quite hard to deal with,
33:27and I wasn't really sure what the right thing to do was.
33:30Because I knew that my priority had to be my fiancée.
33:33Obviously, Tash and I had a really, really strong bond,
33:36and I just wanted to make sure that, firstly, we were cool,
33:39and, obviously, I knew that we were going to be seeing each other today,
33:42and we've exchanged a few messages,
33:44and Tash, as always, has been incredible
33:47and very empathetic about everything.
33:49Shall we have a little look at that mixer moment?
33:52Genuinely, like, how is it? You know?
33:56And then, like, I'm not someone that can, like, just... That's it.
33:59So... Yeah.
34:04Genuinely, really.
34:06I mean, I know I told you that I, like, thought I loved you,
34:08and I meant that when I said it.
34:13So there seems to have been a little bit of confusion
34:16in this whole situation.
34:18Tash, can you just set the record straight?
34:20Were you talking about the L word in present tense
34:25or in the past-pod tense? Yeah.
34:28It kind of looked like you had thought, Tom,
34:31that she had said it in the present tense, do you know what I mean?
34:35And you were like, what, she said that she loved you.
34:39Yeah, cos I love you, you know I love you, there's no problem.
34:42So we just wanted to make sure all of that was clarified. Yeah.
34:46I honestly didn't, firstly, mean to drop Tash in it,
34:49and, secondly, create any tension between the two of them.
34:53There doesn't seem like there's tension. No.
34:55I love Tash. This is where the tension is, there's no tension.
34:59I like that.
35:01I'm pleased for a bit of lack of tension.
35:06I'm so sad about you two.
35:08You just seemed like such a fantastic couple.
35:11The minute you met each other, it was like, for us,
35:14well, for me watching, it was like electricity.
35:16Like, the two of you together,
35:18you just couldn't keep your hands off each other
35:20and you clearly couldn't keep your lips off each other.
35:22You've got a red lip today as well.
35:24It's in honour of Tom and Maria, that's why I did it.
35:27How did you feel when you saw each other?
35:29Probably relieved, you know, cos I did, at the time,
35:32I thought, yeah, handsome, tall, like, not a gremlin,
35:35so, like, I'm good to go.
35:37Tick, tick, tick. Is that still with you? No.
35:40Gremlins come back into me.
35:43So, at the time, yeah, I was, like, very happy, very content.
35:47Since we're on the subject of make-up, Tom,
35:50we all kind of know that you can be, how do I say it,
35:53slightly judgmental at times. Yeah. Slightly.
35:55And we saw that with a comment you made about Maria's job.
35:58Do you think you helped him grow out of that judging mindset at all?
36:01I would like to think so. I'd like to hope so.
36:04I mean, we had this conversation in depth.
36:07I hope that meeting my family helped him be less judgmental,
36:10but I think it has to come from within, really, not someone else.
36:14Tom, do you feel like she helped you?
36:16I've done a lot of work to try and understand myself,
36:18but there's a very big difference between being aware of your own flaws
36:22and actually being able to action, like, a change in behaviour.
36:25Even when we were talking about splitting bills and that kind of thing,
36:28like, I had a certain view of that, and Maria's view was different,
36:31and it's OK that those views are different.
36:34Yeah, and I just want to say about the whole splitting bills thing,
36:36because I feel like it was completely taken out of context.
36:38Never once did I expect to pay my bills, finance my life, buy me luxury.
36:42I just want to set that straight.
36:44I never once said that, thought that or wanted that in my life.
36:47How do you feel about each other now?
36:49LAUGHTER
36:52Is there anything positive...?
36:57Is there anything about the relationship
37:00in a positive way that you miss?
37:02Yeah, we had good times.
37:04Oh, Maria!
37:07No, we had fun. There was funny times.
37:10Are you still friends? We're OK.
37:15Tom and Maria. Tom and Maria, everyone.
37:18OK, while we close the chapter on one love story,
37:21it's time to find out if our next couple is still on the same page.
37:25Benia and Nicole, please...
37:28APPLAUSE
37:30..update us.
37:32What's going on?
37:34Well, first of all, I want to say that Nicole looks absolutely beautiful today.
37:38CHEERING
37:40Especially her eyes.
37:42Especially her eyes. Her eyes are beautiful.
37:45It's not Maury Brown, is it? It's not Maury Brown.
37:47It's not Maury Brown.
37:49But, no, yeah, we're good. Living together, moving together.
37:52I'm doing my best to hippie-fire as much as I can.
37:56And, you know, I love her more each day.
37:58She's unbelievable for me.
38:00She's had a great impact on me
38:02in terms of who I am as a person, self-growth.
38:05So, yeah, I'm very appreciative of that.
38:07I feel like... Oh, my God!
38:10Nicole, I am desperate to know,
38:13can you now pronounce your surname?
38:15LAUGHTER
38:17Yes, yes. Grunewald-Bridey.
38:20Mr and Mrs Grunewald-Bridey.
38:23Yes!
38:25For sure, it's Mrs GB.
38:27GB.
38:29Oh, GB.
38:31It's been a long time.
38:33That's the first time I've said it right.
38:35I'm super pleased with myself.
38:37Right, it's time for an exclusive look
38:39at your first year of marriage.
38:41Me and my wife just chilling here, having a nice little walk.
38:44LAUGHTER
38:46Cheers, guys.
38:48Guess what it is?
38:50He got it in this!
38:52LAUGHTER
38:56Reporting live from...
38:58Marrakech.
39:00This is the best drive I've ever seen from you.
39:02LAUGHTER
39:04Mrs Halle, Baba.
39:06LAUGHTER
39:10So, that's hard!
39:12What?
39:14Tell me to give in.
39:16You've got to lick your leg. He's not the only one.
39:18Happy Christmas Eve.
39:20Whoa!
39:22That's you?
39:24She liked my nails.
39:26Ready?
39:28LAUGHTER
39:30You're so handsome.
39:32Cheers.
39:34Cheers. To my beautiful wife.
39:36To my extraordinary husband.
39:38Hi, honey!
39:40Love you.
39:42Love you too.
39:44APPLAUSE
39:52Aw, that's nice, right?
39:54It's weird, isn't it, that it's been a whole year,
39:56I'm like, oh, they had Christmas together!
39:58It's so super cute.
40:00Do you know how it would have gone in our marriage
40:02if I jumped out at you like that?
40:04We wouldn't still be married.
40:06LAUGHTER
40:08Amongst that, what else has marriage life taught you about each other?
40:11One thing I have learned about Nicole is that you can put her
40:14in almost any high-pressure situation.
40:16She'll never change from who she is as a person.
40:19Like this pure, good-hearted, trusting, innocent woman.
40:23That's been the most impressive thing that I've seen
40:25coming away from this.
40:27Well, to celebrate your love for each other,
40:29here's some footage.
40:31Here are your reactions to your first pod date,
40:33the moment that date ended.
40:35No!
40:37Wait, can we talk again? Yes, yes, yes, yes.
40:39Yes, but I... Yes!
40:41Yes!
40:43That is awesome.
40:47Yes, I like him.
40:51That was good.
40:53That was very good.
40:55Oh, my gosh.
40:58Wow.
41:03Oh, my shits.
41:05Oh, my shits.
41:07Oh, my shits.
41:09Oh, my shits.
41:11This is so good.
41:13This is good, this is so good.
41:15Oh, my gosh.
41:21Oh, man.
41:25Oh, my God. Oh, my gosh.
41:29Mate, I'm a little bit shocked. I'm a little bit shocked.
41:34Oh, my gosh.
41:38Mate, that was brilliant. Pretty beautiful.
41:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
41:48I mean, how sweet was that?
41:51Benaiah, you clearly had a very instant connection, the two of you.
41:55Do you slightly regret not making Nicole slightly more aware of this?
41:59LAUGHTER
42:01Yeah, I mean, I think one thing I looked at it was like,
42:05it was that good, it almost, like, scared me. Yeah.
42:08And, you know, I've obviously... You're like, is it too good to be true?
42:11Yeah, and... I mean, I regret it, I regret it massively, you know,
42:15cos ideally our journey would have been very smooth and playing sailing,
42:19like, you know, Bobby and Jazz, but...
42:22I do want to take ownership over something, though.
42:24I should have been more direct and I should have said,
42:27look, this is how I feel.
42:28I feel like I could see getting engaged,
42:31I could see getting married, potentially, to you.
42:33How do you feel? And if I asked that...
42:36Like, if I was a bit more direct,
42:38I reckon things could have been different, potentially.
42:41I think the onus is on me there, I think.
42:43You think? Yeah.
42:44LAUGHTER
42:46I tried, I tried. I tried.
42:48I tried.
42:49Oh, yeah, I should have been brave, that situation.
42:51The reassurance that you needed actually ended up coming from
42:55someone else, so let's welcome back the boy who just wants love
42:59from a girl. It is Sam from London.
43:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
43:04Hey!
43:06Hey!
43:16Hi, Sam. Hiya.
43:17Hello, mate. I think it's fair to say that you have provoked
43:20a very strong reaction from the public, right?
43:24How have the last few weeks been for you, mate?
43:26Look, it's not been easy.
43:28I have to be real.
43:29I went and, you know, well, I went to do a love show
43:32to try and find the future wife of my life,
43:34and the last few weeks of my life have not been great.
43:39It's been quite a lot of backlash and it's been a lot
43:42for anyone to handle, but I would say it's made me a lot stronger.
43:46I've learned a lot about myself.
43:48I've learned that I can handle anything now.
43:50I thought I was ready for things like love,
43:53and maybe I wasn't quite ready at the time.
43:55OK, before we talk about you and Nicole,
43:58you also had butterflies for Jasmine.
44:02There she is.
44:04Jasmine, you were unsure about his intentions, weren't you?
44:07Why was that? What gave you that feeling?
44:10It's that women's intuition that we always need to listen to,
44:13because it just did not feel right for me,
44:15and I never had that feeling with Bobby.
44:19Yeah, I mean, Sam, there's a moment that surprised people
44:23when you speculated that you would not be able to pick up Nicole.
44:28Would you like to elaborate on that right now?
44:30Yeah, absolutely.
44:31I do get nervous. I'm just a human.
44:33I say things out of nerves.
44:34I genuinely didn't mean any harm by it.
44:36You know, I know I'm not a bad person.
44:38I was just, honestly, just a nervous nurse.
44:41Nicole, watching these comments and hearing about these comments,
44:45do you see why Benaiah felt like he had to intervene?
44:48Yes, absolutely.
44:50I mean, I just want to, like, say thank you, babe,
44:53so much for having my back, being my third eye,
44:59and, you know, just genuinely, like,
45:01just supporting me through every single thing.
45:04Thank you so much. I love you so much.
45:09Sam, just a couple more things that were said that it would be...
45:14A couple more that we should get some clarification on.
45:18The I think I love you bit,
45:21that was kind of something that I think quite a lot of us were like,
45:26what? Did he just say that? Did he just say that?
45:28Again, my words didn't come out right at the time,
45:30but what I was actually just trying to say was,
45:32I think I'm falling in love with you.
45:34I wasn't quite there, and I think that's the process of the experiment,
45:36is that love is blind.
45:37You should be able to go from start to all the way up to the altar.
45:40So, at that point in time, I couldn't stand there and say,
45:43I am absolutely in love with this person.
45:46And I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
45:48Our pod connection was incredible, but you could see quite clearly
45:51it was very awkward when we met each other at the reveal.
45:53At that stage of the experiment,
45:55I wasn't quite in that position to say I love someone.
45:58For me, love is a big thing. It's a very big thing.
46:01OK, I think we need to clear something up between Nicole and Sam.
46:07Guys, who ultimately decided to call the engagement off and why?
46:11So, originally, I had doubts about Sam's intentions
46:17once Ben told me, you know, his truth about the situation,
46:21because I knew I trusted you so much.
46:23So, I then spoke to Sam and I told him,
46:26I did not want to go to Greece, I didn't want to go on the retreat,
46:29I didn't want to have that experience on camera.
46:32He did not take that very well.
46:34And, Benai, how did you feel when you found out
46:36that things had been called off between them?
46:37I was over the moon. I mean, a lot had been swirling in my head.
46:41I'm going to be honest, I was loving it.
46:44A lot had been swirling in my head for, like, those two, three days.
46:46Like, I knew, like, down in my mind that Nicole was the one.
46:50That just kind of cemented that in my head, in my heart.
46:53So, I knew I had to go back and make amends.
46:55It felt like I'd been given another chance,
46:57because I was the first one to pull away. Yeah.
47:00So, I was like, I can't mess this up.
47:01I'm not going to mess this up. So, it felt like fate? Yeah.
47:04Right, OK, now we have to move on to what happened at the London Mixer.
47:08Sam, I've got to ask you, mate, why on earth did you feel the need
47:13to say to Benai that Nicole wanted to sleep with him?
47:17Obviously, when I first walked in,
47:18I felt that Ben was a little bit off with me,
47:20which now I've watched back, I understand why.
47:23And I genuinely was caught blindsided.
47:25I thought maybe it was going to go in a different direction.
47:27But, unfortunately, the conversation did get a little bit heated.
47:30And after watching it back, I wish none of that ever took place.
47:33I really do.
47:34You know, for the last week, I've had to have, you know, a lot of...
47:36Sam, say I'm sorry to Nicole, please.
47:40It was disrespectful what you said.
47:42APPLAUSE
47:48When you said I was trying to sleep with you and you turned me down,
47:51that was really hurtful and a lie.
47:54Yeah, so I do apologise. I do, I really do.
47:57I really hope we can move forwards with this. I really do.
48:00Sam, thank you for coming here today. Thank you so much.
48:02I know that it can't be easy to sit here and hear everyone's thoughts.
48:06No, I appreciate it. Everyone's excited to be here.
48:08But it is a good opportunity to clear the air and, you know,
48:11hear what the people who have been involved in this with you
48:14kind of think. And I think it's very easy, right,
48:17for us to all watch a TV show as audience members
48:20and have opinions and, like, oh, it's entertainment.
48:24But this is your real lives, right?
48:27And there is an immense amount of pressure because you have entered
48:30into this wanting to go through the experiment.
48:32And I hope that you can kind of shut out the noise of everything
48:37else that's kind of happening and coming towards you and heal.
48:41Thank you. No, I appreciate it.
48:42And just, like, lastly, obviously, I really do, honestly,
48:45I'm honoured to have got to do the experience.
48:48And I really do wish all of you the best, like, generally.
48:51No, like, that is the truth. Thank you so much.
48:53So, I appreciate it. Thank you so much. And I do apologise.
48:55APPLAUSE
49:04So, Benaiah and Sam. Benaiah and Sam.
49:06Sorry, Benaiah and Sam. That's a whole new couple. Yeah.
49:09Nicole and Benaiah, what does the future look like?
49:12Do you mean me or you? OK, you go.
49:15Travel. Yay!
49:18Going to Ghana, hopefully, by the end of the year.
49:21Yeah, it's just basically a few months a year adventuring.
49:24Future of happiness. Future of happiness.
49:26Yay! Thank you, Benaiah and Sam.
49:28Benaiah and Nicole.
49:29APPLAUSE
49:34Right, finally, a psychic predicted Freddie would end up with someone
49:38whose name starts with a C,
49:40but nobody predicted what would happen next.
49:44Katherine, we need an update.
49:46What is the latest with the two of you?
49:47You are sat together, which gives me hope.
49:50No, we're not together.
49:53Um...
49:54Yeah, I don't know. Do you want to say?
49:57It was just difficult.
49:59I mean, I'm not taking away the fact that we had something special
50:01and it was amazing.
50:02I felt our lifestyles were a little bit different. Yeah.
50:06There were things that, personally, I wasn't happy about at times,
50:10and equally, you know, you probably felt I annoyed you at times,
50:14and I think it was probably 50-50.
50:16In terms of our differences, yeah, I think we did live a different life,
50:20but, gosh, I have never laughed so much... Yeah, we had a good time.
50:24..over this guy, so, yeah, I don't disagree with what Freddie's saying.
50:29Freddie, what did you feel was the turning point?
50:32It was difficult. I think there was moments that...
50:35I don't know, I think that...
50:37..when we were in Greece, I thought there was a couple of things
50:41that happened, I did feel like he had snapped at me quite a bit
50:45when it wasn't justified. Yeah.
50:48And I felt like maybe, at times, I couldn't be myself.
50:52Yeah. And I struggled with that.
50:54The topic of cheating came up.
50:56Oh, God, yeah. It caused a bit of a stir, right?
50:59Do you think that that conversation started to make you
51:01kind of look for problems in the relationship? No.
51:04Obviously, it's not nice to hear,
51:06and I did say the word, once a cheat, always a cheat,
51:09but that is just because I've been cheated on in all my relationships,
51:12so that's where that was just coming from.
51:14I was just in shock. So that was like a trauma coming back to you?
51:17Yeah, but I would never sit here and just hold...
51:20Because he's cheated seven, eight years ago.
51:22She doesn't have to justify herself whatsoever.
51:24If anything, I appreciate the fact that she was willing to sort of
51:28see past that and see me for who I am.
51:30So, you know, I appreciate that from her.
51:32So, let's fast forward to the wedding day.
51:35Freddie, we've got to ask you about the earrings.
51:38You knew you weren't going to get married at that point,
51:42so why the gift?
51:44I feel like if I didn't get the earrings... Yeah.
51:47It might have been frowned upon. It took me by surprise.
51:50I didn't get you a present, and if I did get you the earrings,
51:53it'd have been seen as misled me. Have you kept the earrings?
51:56So, when we split, I just thought it was the right thing
51:58just to give it back. Yeah.
52:01I didn't want him to win them, I just... I don't know.
52:04For Freddie to even get me earrings, it was like he...
52:06I don't know, it was so, like, I was in shock,
52:08because he's not that type of guy.
52:10So, when he did that, I was so grateful, and it took me...
52:14I was like, oh, my gosh, I knew that for him meant a lot.
52:17And it was really clear to see, Freddie, that it wasn't easy
52:20for you to say no at the altar.
52:23And we know how much you value your sister's opinion.
52:26We saw you have those conversations.
52:28Betsy Dora is with us in the audience this evening.
52:31Do you still feel like that gut feeling that you had,
52:34that they weren't right, was right?
52:36Yeah, 100%. I stand by the advice that I gave Freddie at the time.
52:41And I would still say exactly the same today,
52:44because I have cried every time Freddie's come on telly,
52:47every time, you know, I've seen the proposal,
52:49every time I've seen the reveal, because the connection was real.
52:53I do believe that. Yeah.
52:54I thought that you looked like a beautiful couple.
52:58But when Freddie did come back from there and the retreat,
53:02I could see he was very, very reserved.
53:04I could see something wasn't quite right.
53:06I actually do agree with what Betsy is saying.
53:09I don't disagree with that. It's a weird one.
53:12It's kind of like how I felt was,
53:15the transition from the pods to the next stage,
53:18it was like, that's where the wall became.
53:21When the wall was there, everything was great.
53:23The wall comes away, that's when the trouble starts.
53:25That's when they felt there was a wall, you know,
53:27and things started to change.
53:29Well, things haven't worked out in the real world,
53:33but behind the wall, you immediately connected.
53:37From their gym schedules to their grandparents' names,
53:40they fell in love, sight unseen.
53:42And, Catherine, it hasn't gone unnoticed how emotional you were.
53:48My nana was called Mary.
53:50Someone's going to cry.
53:52Isn't that crazy?
53:53What was your grandad called?
53:55Bill.
53:57No.
53:58Yeah.
53:59I've got goosebumps.
54:00Stop.
54:01Do you know what my grandad was called? Bill.
54:06That's mad. Is that mad?
54:09That's weird, innit?
54:11Urgh!
54:15Catherine?
54:16Yeah.
54:17Will you marry me?
54:21Yes!
54:22I'm down on one knee, you know.
54:24Yeah!
54:25Oh, my God!
54:28I actually... I love you so much.
54:30Of course I'm going to want to marry you.
54:40Let's go.
54:54I'm going to cry.
54:56Is there anything you'd like to say to each other?
55:00Now's your time.
55:01No, I can't stop.
55:02I think we'll stay friends, you know, for probably forever.
55:06I'd actually just like to say thank you,
55:08because, gosh, I am snappy.
55:11I am.
55:12I do admit that.
55:13But Freddie taught me a lot,
55:16and I'm such a better person,
55:18and Jaz taught me a lot,
55:20Demi taught me a lot,
55:21every girl taught me a lot,
55:22so, yeah, thanks.
55:24Yeah, it was a crazy journey, but...
55:26It winds up there, thank you.
55:27Yeah.
55:28And it just never changed, because you will make a girl happy.
55:31And I think we are so much better suited as friends,
55:34because, honestly, it was just the best time.
55:37So, yeah, I'm grateful.
55:38And we loved it.
55:39So, thank you, guys.
55:40Thank you very, very much.
55:41Everybody, Freddie and Catherine.
55:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
55:51Genuinely, genuinely,
55:53thank you all so, so much for taking part.
55:56Thank you all for coming here tonight,
55:58because I know a lot has happened
56:00in a very short space of time.
56:02Some of our couples have come to the end of the road.
56:05Others are very much head-on down the road of love
56:09and hoping to start a family
56:11and travelling the world.
56:13CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
56:16Do you know what?
56:17I think love truly is blind.
56:19I think it is as well.
56:20I would definitely have fallen for you sight unseen.
56:23Really? Yeah.
56:24If I think about it,
56:25without my emo-fringing guyliner,
56:27you probably would have had an easier job.
56:29No, I like the guyliner.
56:30Really? Yeah.
56:31Shall I bring it back?
56:32Not the fringe.
56:33Not the fringe.
56:34But the eyeliner, yes.
56:35I've got a question for you.
56:36OK.
56:37Do you fancy doing it all again?
56:39I do.
56:41OK, until next time, bye!
56:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE