MUSIC: 'Gotta Work' by Amerie
IAIN STIRLING: Previously...
..on Love Island...
..disappointment...
I did think that a lot more people were gonna choose other couples.
I feel like it was a cop-out.
# Sometimes you gotta Work hard for it... #
..opportunities...
You've also got options.
You could try it with Sammy, or you can upgrade to me.
I think I'm gonna upgrade.
Yeah.
..and indecision.
I don't want to stop getting to know you.
I don't want you to think, "Oh, no, it's done, like...
"it's me and Catherine now."
Yeah, I'm definitely swaying towards you.
# Sometimes you gotta Work hard for it... #
MUSIC STOPS
IAIN SPOOKY VOICE: Tonight...
I would like to get to know you more.
I'm not gonna lie, I didn't expect that.
..there's revelations...
He literally just told me that he wants to get to know Leah.
Mehdi? Wait, what?
..and confrontation.
Never have I ever... cheated.
Zach!
If someone can justify cheating,
then who's to say they won't cheat again?
It looked like you were trying to stir the pot for Mol and Zach.
You're not Molly's hero.
You're not even involved in that relationship.
So why do you care? I'm involved in the villa...
Who made you spokesperson of the villa?
MUSIC PLAYS
# You're in my head
# You're in my heart like gold Like gold... #
IAIN STIRLING: Goalkeeper Scott and Catherine have just kissed.
Catherine thinks Scott's a great catch.
That's the first time "Scott" and "great catch"
have been used in the same sentence all season.
I'm gonna speak to the lads.
Yeah, I'll see you. See you in a bit.
Bye!
Where's my girls?
You good?
Did you talk about football? No...
What've you just done?
What do you... ? "What have I just done?"
She was on the... She was on the terrace...
Shut up! You just had a kiss on the terrace.
Guys, calm down. Did you kiss?
Yeah. THEY CHEER
MEHDI:What? TYRIQUE:Wait, what?
I just kissed Catherine on the terrace.
Come on!
MEDHI:What did I miss?
Oh!
Aw, look at you trying to control your smile.
Was it French... kiss? Yeah, and it was a good kiss.
Oh, my gosh. Another night.
I actually can't even fathom tonight.
I honestly thought we was gonna have a chill night,
and... yeah, he kissed me.
Yeah, it was a good kiss. I'm not even gonna lie to you,
like, yeah, it was a good kiss.
GIGGLING
TYRIQUE:Congrats, bruv. Kept that quiet, bro.
So, you're trying to be sneaky, bro?
I'm joking. Was it a nice kiss, though?
SAMMY:Nah, it was a good kiss, yeah.
WHISPERS: Catherine's just had a moment.
I was on the terrace with Scott. Shut up!
Now him holding you tight.
No, give me your hand. Really? Tell me from the beginning.
We were just talking about where we were at
and he was like, "I'm swaying..." towards me more, and whatever.
If he was still open to, kind of, Leah,
he wouldn't be taking you to the terrace to kiss you...
Yeah, yeah. ..so I think that's a really big step.
Yeah, it was definitely reassuring.
I feel like, obviously, that gave me the OK to kind of like,
we can move forward, kind of thing. Do you know what I mean?
I can kind of open up that bit more, because obviously
I am still reserved if, you know, you are still getting to know Leah.
Not to see anyone new, like, of course he can obviously go
and explore, but it's good to know that I come up first.
I come up first.
At the end of the day, you're in first place,
that's all that matters. I know.
IAIN: Leah is the villa's ultimate matchmaker
cos when a boy cracks onto Leah,
it's nailed on he'll be snogging someone else ten minutes later.
It's a real gift.
How did your chat with, er, Scott go? All right.
Yeah? Yeah. Good.
Scott's got a girl now. Scott's got a what?
He's got a girl now, bro.
I heard he was swaying. He went on the terrace.
How do you feel? About Scott? How do I feel?
I'm chilling, bro, I don't give a toss, mate.
Yeah, how do you feel about that? What?
How do you feel about that, friend?
Oh, yeah, how do you feel about that?
About what? Scott kissing Catherine.
Oh, I didn't even know. Oh, you didn't know, course, yeah.
Is this the first time you knew? Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry.
Thanks for breaking the news.
How does that get round so quickly? Someone see them, or...?
Yeah, I don't know. I'm... That's me right now.
IAIN: To help Mal and Montel settle in,
the Islanders are having a game of Never Have I Ever.
I'll start, never have I ever literally smiled non-stop
for 24 hours straight - Mal, take a drink.
OK, so, never have I ever got with my teacher.
THEY GASP
Mehdi! No way!
Ah! Naughty!
Tell the story, tell the story.
I needed a little bit of help from my teacher, she helped me
and then we got a little bit, like, naughty.
But then I found out she was in a relationship,
so I called it quits. Nice. Respect.
Is giving... home-wrecker. LAUGHTER
Yeah, Mehdi getting it on with his teacher, I mean,
for a classy man, that's not a classy act.
Never have I ever had a threesome.
Oh, say less!
Me and my mate got with these two girls,
he went with one girl, went back to a hotel,
we were both in, like, rooms next door,
she basically ended up leaving their hotel room
and coming and joining in with us.
Oh, shit!
Ty, go on. Give us a story.
I've done it with me and my boy,
and I've had it with two girls, so...
Are you proud? Nah, it's not a flex.
He's not proud.
I've got a past, I own it.
It's a game of honesty and I feel like I'm an honest person,
so I'm just gonna be honest and open with it.
Never have I ever been with a girl
and got my boys to call me out of it.
Hey, hey, hey.
Why did you call your boys to get you out of it, may I ask?
You know when you're not really feeling it?
I've got one of my pals saved as "Dad" on my phone
for whenever I need it.
LAUGHTER
Dad! That's premeditated, I like it. Clever.
Never have I ever got with someone over the age of 40.
40! Mehdi!
So, basically, I was in a relationship
with an older woman.
She was 42.
Mehdi, how old were you? 20, 21.Wow.
Did you learn a lot of things? She learned a lot of things.
SQUEALING
I literally said in the beginning that Mehdi is a dark horse,
and it all came out today.
Like, I knew it. I literally knew it.
We're being too light-hearted.
Never have I ever been two-faced about anyone
in this Villa behind their back.
MUSIC: 'Love Of The Game' by Welshly Arms
I don't believe.
I don't think people are being honest right now.
# Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Whoa-oh
# I've never been closer Than I am right now... #
I feel like a lot of people kept quiet
to keep the cool and stuff.
It wasn't honest.
I believe in my mind that I'm one of the most honest people in here.
# I needed to, and I wanted to So I'm gonna do... #
I'm gonna drink.
I think, like, I have opinions about everybody when I arrived here,
but I give grace to everyone, and now...
I chatted shit about Sammy to Leah. What d'you mean?
When you first came in, I were obviously jealous.
You were walking in, and I were like, "I don't know about this guy."
What did you say? What did you say about me?
I can't remember, but I'll be honest,
I definitely said something.
A lot of people are being quiet now.
# I ain't in it for the payday
# I ain't in it For the champagne... #
That was an opportunity for people to grow a pair of balls and, yeah.
Everyone shrivelled.
Never have I ever cheated.
# I'm just in it for the love
# The love, The love
# The love of the game... #
GROANING
Oh, wow! Zach!
Obviously, it's not a flex.
It's definitely been a couple of times.
GASPS
Zach! Not the man I thought you were.
I feel like I was very young at the time,
and it's, like, I don't regret nothing I've done.
I like the person I'm becoming. I've matured, no excuses.
They didn't know that I cheated, so, apologies.
Once a cheat, always a cheat, Zachariah.
Like Jess said, once a cheater, always a cheater.
A leopard doesn't change its spots, Zachariah.
I look forward to the day when I'm with somebody
I don't wanna cheat on, put it that way.
Zach was so open and transparent on the cheating question,
and you know what?
He was very open and honest to the whole group,
and to have people have a problem with that,
and make comments about, "once a cheater, always a cheater",
I just don't think that's very respectful.
If someone can justify cheating, who's to say they won't cheat again?
True colours are now showing. Literally.
Zach didn't have to say anything, by the way.
Could have kept his mouth shut, but...
Exactly. It's given confession, it's given growth,
and that's that. Come on, it's not a judging scene.
OK, I'm not judging.
IAIN: Jess believes once a cheat, always a cheat.
And she's right.
That's why I stopped playing high-stakes Kerplunk with my nanna.
That money was meant for nappies, Mildred!
Nappies!
I feel like I get defensive about cheating
because I've been cheated on.
But I'm not judging Zach.
Babe, just sit down and let me...
Obviously, I feel like that was
a light-hearted game of Never Have I Ever.
But I feel like you did... overreact a little bit to Zach's thing.
I'll back you in the public, but private, like we are now,
I'll tell you what I think you did wrong, so...
I know everybody has past experiences.
And not everybody's perfect, so...
I'll say to Zach, do you know what I mean, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to judge Zach or make him feel like he's being judged
because I'm not judging him.
I feel like we can have a conversation with Zach,
and maybe apologise to him?
OK, I'm gonna go talk to him cos, yeah, I can see...
Sorry, but I'm a firm believer in once a cheat, always a cheat.
Sorry, but... Are you?
I'm not, I'm complete opposite. Oh, I am. No, sorry,
that is just... If you can cheat once, you can cheat again.
Boys can get away with it and, if they're in another situation,
who's to not that they'll do it again? Sorry.
I'm gonna pull Mehdi. This conversation...
That's just how I feel. Just from past experiences,
I've just seen it in broad daylight, do you know what I'm in?
I've been opposite. I've seen it opposite.
I've seen people that have been cheaters, and they'll be together,
happy, married, kids, and it's like forever.
If you've seen that, then...
If I've cheated in the past
and someone says to me, "Once a cheat, always a cheat",
I'd be like, excuse me, I want to get to know someone,
I'm not gonna cheat on them, I really like them.
I'd be like, no, that's not nice. I still go by that term.
Do you reckon I should join that conversation? No.
I was in it as much as what he was.
You were egging it on Jess, yeah. Yeah, I was egging it on.
You girls, I actually was like, "Girls, you need to stop."
I just don't like how Jess said that to Zach.
People's past is people's past.
I don't care what was said about me. Yeah.
I feel like, just, the whole sort of...
We're all having a laugh with each other,
all having a bit of a joke and a game.Yeah.
I feel like the whole...
Almost attacking my character a little bit.
I don't mind that shit towards myself,
but when I'm getting to know somebody,
I don't want, like, false...
You don't want outside noise.
..doubts going into her head about that.
Once a cheat, always a cheat, like, that's really not what it was.
I'm joining this conversation
cos I feel like my input was definitely valid. So I'm joining.
When I'm getting to know somebody... No, Zach, I hear you.
Can I just say straightaway, I've come to apologise,
because I feel like I did judge you and give my input. Yeah.
And, do you know what,
you didn't actually deserve that and you didn't need that.
And you don't have to speak about your experience.
I've been cheated on in the past. So, when you mentioned that...
It gets your back -up. ..it just hit a spot.
I took it out on you, which wasn't cool and wasn't called for.
I wouldn't want to put any thoughts in Molly's head. No, of course.
I want you to know that we're not judging you.
It's not judging me, I don't care.
I only cared about the doubts in Molly.
For the first time in, honestly, years, I've met someone.
Aw! It's just too early for me to be thinking,
"Ah, doubts of me being one to cheat is going in her head."
Molly's not even thinking about that.
I'm not even gonna talk to her about it.
I'm actually happy for you guys. Yeah.
I'm not gonna read too much into a situation I don't need to read into.
I'm happy with Molly, can't complain.
Another day, another dollar.
I've already cleared the air with Zach.
I don't want to come across as judgemental to him.
I've been cheated on in the past, which I took it out on him,
I took it personal.
And to my own situation in the past,
which is absolutely nothing to do with it.
Zach is my friend, and I don't want him to feel judged.
What it is, with the Zach and Molly situation, I feel like, recently,
it's just been put on Zach and Mol.
Don't know if you were atting them a tiny bit.
I'm not atting them whatsoever.
That was literally just me getting triggered by the cheating thing.
It looked like you were trying to stir the pot for Mol and Zach.
No, it's not that at all. I know you're not.
I'm just telling you how I thought at the time.
Mitch was saying, "You were coming for Zach and Molly
"and the game there."
Basically just trying to say I had some vendetta
against Zach and Molly.
When that's not the case at all. Me, Zach and Molly are all good.
Why is Mitch involving himself in business that's not his?
I'm really close with Mol, I'm close with Zach,
and I thought, "Guys, come on, don't stir anything."
What you said makes sense, so...
It was literally just a little trigger. That was all it was.
IAIN STIRLING: Ooh, Mehdi's about to have a flirty chat with Leah,
AKA the matchmaker.
Brace yourself, Whitney.
Mehdi will be asking you to marry him
before the night's over.
LEAH SIGHS You OK?
Yeah, and you? I'm really good, thank you.
How are you feeling? I'm OK, yeah.
Yeah? How about you?
How's everything going with you?
Well, everything's going great, you know.
But just I wanted to let you know
that I would like to get to know you more.
Oh, really? Yeah. I don't know...
Oh, I didn't... I'm not gonna lie, I didn't expect that.
I think, you know, you're a smart girl,
being pretty aside. THEY CHUCKLE
Thank you. SHE GIGGLES
I enjoy spending time with you, and, yeah, I wanted to explore that.
Aww, I really appreciate that, and I feel like...
Because I feel like you were obviously
very well thought-out in this, do you know what I mean?
I know it's not just like a "see someone" thing...
No. You've been analysing, and I get that.
And I too... Like, obviously, we've never had a bad conversation.
Yeah. I feel like I enjoy the things we speak about,
and like I've said this,
but I'm not gonna lie, I didn't really think
it was on that level just because I did feel
like things were going well with you and Whitney,
and I've heard, like, obviously, you've kissed and different things.
I've been confused for the past days.
Right, OK. I'm not going to lie to you.
Yeah. From what I've seen so far...
I like...
You speak well, and I think there's other qualities to you,
but I'll keep them to myself for now.
OK. I like that. HE CHUCKLES
You have to leave something a little bit hidden, don't you?
Of course. So I like that.
Yeah, you'll sleep on the mystery and discover later.
Yeah, exactly. I will.
Every single conversation, maybe I'll learn more and more.
Probably. And by the end, I'll know them all.
THEY LAUGH Yeah.
Obviously, as long as, like, everyone knows... Yeah.
..I feel like for me, that's, like, the main thing is that,
like, I'm not trying to insert myself into something.
Do you know what I mean?
THEY LAUGH Yeah.
Wow, look at me - I'm speechless. I'm never speechless.
THEY LAUGH Well, I think... I owed you.
Yeah, I owed you, you know, the honesty.
Well, no, I really appreciate it. And I owe it to myself.
I'll speak to you later? You shall.
I shall. Yeah.
You can pull me for a chat, if you want to.
I will, don't you worry. HE CHUCKLES
I'm not being funny, but... I don't...
Can you see why I'm actually annoyed, though?
With...? Mitch.
Why is he involving himself in absolutely nothing to do with him?
Yeah, I know.
Like, if I don't have any problems with Zach or Molly...
Yeah. ..what is your beef?
I know.
Why are you so worried about other people's situations?
You don't even make sense. I know.
Babe, you can't go around in circles with someone like that.
I feel in this place, we all wanna believe...
I'm annoyed at myself for even explaining myself to him.
We all wanna feel like we're close and shit, but we're actually not.
No, we're actually not.
It's nearly bedtime. Yeah, I know.
MEHDI EXHALES How are you feeling?
Good, how are you feeling?
I'm good.
I just wanted to...
Tell you what's been on my mind and my heart lately.
Yeah?
So...
What we have I think is great.
And I really appreciate the time we spend together.
I like you a lot.
And you know that.
But... ?
However, we said to each other that we are not closed off.
And I would like to get to know Leah little bit more.
That's it.
OK.
But it doesn't take away the fact that I really appreciate you,
and I want to carry on getting to know you.
OK.
What you mean, "OK"?
I said OK. As in, like, you can get to know her.
I mean, it's...
You don't have to explain yourself. Like, it's enough.
No, I think I owe you an explanation.
No, you don't. You actually don't.
Of course I do...
We've been coupled up for a long time now.
My feelings towards you are genuine, so I owe you an explanation.
No, it's fine. You don't.
Thanks for telling me. Yeah?
I think that if Whitney wants to cut things off with me
because of the way I feel, I would understand.
To find happiness, sometimes you have to take some risks,
so I surprised myself tonight,
because I think it's the first time that I fully put myself first.
I fucked up.
No you didn't. How?
He literally just told me that he wants to get to know Leah.
Really?
Guys, this is too much for me in one day.
Whoa, Mehdi, Mehdi, Mehdi.
Wait, what? I'm in shock.
Yeah.
Wait, this is backpedalling, though...
Where the fuck did that come from?
Wait, what?
It's actually fine.
SHE SIGHS
Hey, girl. Hey, girl.
Mehdi wants to get to know Leah. Sorry?
Right, talk to me.
I like Whitney. I really do.
I appreciate every moment we spend together,
and I want to get to know her more,
but for the last few days, someone else has been on my mind.
And it's Leah.
So... basically, I told her right now.
You just told her? Yeah.
What did she say?
She was like, it's OK. She didn't say anything.
Oh, no.
What you need to do now is just...
What the fuck?
Just take a step back.
I have to let him get to know her.
Don't... Don't be too much.
Don't be pulling him extra for chats.
Yeah, I know. Just let him... realise, OK?
It's fine...
It's just a very big call, that, mate.
A big call to make after kissing.
I still get to know Whitney, but that's how I feel, I can't help it.
Yeah, but the only thing is,
this maybe just pushed Whitney away completely,
d'you know what I mean?
That's the only thing that I worry about for you.
Mm, yeah.
Agh, I feel like shit.
What am I gonna do? We can't, like...
What am I actually gonna do?
You want to let your guard down, you want to be emotional,
you wanna be vulnerable, and then shit like this happens.
And then when you do, they make you regret it.
Yeah. They make you regret it.
That's the thing, it's out of my control.
The conversations me and Mehdi have had about, obviously,
getting to know other people, maybe I don't roll like that.
Like, if you wanna get to know Leah, you get to know Leah,
but, like, it's not a at-the-same-time thing for me.
It just kind of just puts me back into my shell.
Hey. Yo, what's going on?
Nothing. Good.
No, we don't have to do that any more, we can hug.
We can hug now, yeah? Yeah.
What you saying?
I'm single. SHE CHUCKLES
Swear down? Yeah.
Was that what was going on?
Well, he wants to get to know Leah a bit.
I'm very, like, loyal-loyal, until you give me a reason not to be,
and he said he wants to get to know people.
And I mean, I should do the same, too, you know?
Yeah, no, of course. Did you rule me out?
Did I rule you out? Er... HE SIGHS
Bro, there's so much on my plate right now, yeah?
I swear you've got a game. Huh?
This isn't giving. It's not giving, but you took...
Bro, you just... Well, yeah!
You can't like... Er, but, I am.
Bro, like... I can.
My settings. You see, I have settings, innit.
SHE LAUGHS
Certain people are set on the flirt or set on, like, extra flirt.
So, what's our setting, then? Our setting was set on...
Besties. Bestie from London.
Bestie from the ends. THEY CHUCKLE
So, what's our setting now, then? Now it's...
SHE CHUCKLES I literally span the block on you.
I don't even know.
You've... If we didn't... HE EXHALES
If we didn't just have that convo, yeah, now my head...
You're making my head...
But I'm happy I scrambled your brain.
You're making my head hurt.
I can't just change from being a friend
to flirty settings, like, it doesn't really work like that.
So obviously, we were trying to have a conversation,
but it just doesn't really work like that for me,
do you know what I mean?
And I've already got enough going on, so, yeah.
It's like... I don't know.
# The devil doesn't bargain... #
IAIN STIRLING: Mehdi tried to make his point to Whitney but failed.
It's your classic points failure.
Railway humour. Right, time for bed.
# It's useless, don't do this
# It's hubris to try... #
What a night, what a night, what a night.
Bruv, what's wrong with you? I'm just gassed, bruv.
What are you saying to Ella?
I just said I didn't like the fact that she's opinionated, bro.
I just don't appreciate sometimes how Ella moves,
even, like, when you were being honest...
Yeah, but don't worry how Ella moves
cos it's not you that has to deal with her, bro, it's me.
It's sorted, then, innit?
# The devil doesn't bargain He'll only break your heart again
# It isn't worth it, darling He's never gonna change... #
I kind of feel, like, numb about...
This is your first blip, so stop overthinking it.
Fair enough.
Leah, hey, I'm just confused as to, like...
Did you guys... Have you guys been speaking?
He pulled me for a chat tonight.
I was really surprised, and he said, "I wanna get to know you."
# Just like before I can see that you're sure
# You can change him But I know you won't... #
Did you have a good first night? Lovely.
# The devil doesn't bargain Mm, mm, mm, mm
# The devil doesn't bargain... #
Good night. # Mm, mm, mm, mm... #
# Mm, mm, mm, mm
# The devil doesn't bargain Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm. #
MUSIC: 'When Love Sucks' by Jason Derulo feat. Dido
IAIN STIRLING: I hired a lady to sing a wake-up song.
I made her a hot drink, but I left it outside,
and now she's threatening to cancel the booking.
# My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
# Got out of bed at all... #
How did you sleep? Good, thanks. You?
Yeah, well.
# And even if I could It'd all grey... #
Mehdi, Whitney, any cuddling?
Swear, too soon, too soon.
MITCH LAUGHS You're an idiot, you.
# High-highs, low-lows I'm feeling every emotion
# We're toxic, Lord knows And I can't see at all... #
Morning, sunshine. Good morning.
How did you sleep? Good, how was your sleep?
Yeah, it was really good, thank you.
Another day in paradise. Oh, yeah!
You all right, Mehdi? And you?
How you feeling this morning?
WHITNEY:Erm, I'm not saying it's out of the window,
but I'm saying, what is one to do?
# My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I... #
Hello! Hello.
Good morning. Slept well.
Monts, how you feeling today, mate? I'm buzzing, bro. I'm excited.
Yeah? Yeah, I feel like something exciting's gonna happen today.
Yeah? Probably.
# It's not so bad, it's not so bad
# Yeah, not so bad
# Yeah-yeah-yeah, not so bad
# Bad, bad, it's not so bad. #
What's the crack, my boy? I like Whitney.
I think what we have is great,
and I think we've built strong foundations,
but I wanna get to know Leah. Yeah.
There's a side of her that I want to know,
and so I expressed it to Whitney last night.
And she didn't like it. She said to me, "Yeah, OK."
How are you feeling today, waking up next to him?
What's on your mind, what do you wanna do?
I don't know.
I just feel like... I feel like I took so many steps forward,
and, like, now it's like... It's put you back.
Yeah, it's like, ugh, not us going backwards.
He's one person... Like, I went for him because I thought he was just...
Genuine. ..gonna be good and safe, and it'll be fine.
And a communicator. Yeah.
He's literally done the opposite. But he literally did the opposite.
So, he pulled you for a chat last night?
Yeah. I didn't realise that.
I just said, like, "I wanna get to know you."
I don't wanna get to know someone if it's that there's gonna be,
like, tension whilst doing so
because then we're both wasting our time because...
And it definitely feels like there's gonna be tension.
Yeah, cos it's never gonna progress.
Everyone's always gonna have something to say.
Everyone's always gonna be...
CATHERINE:Yeah, but you need to do you, girl, at the end of the day.
How are you feeling, Jess? Single life.
Erm, I'm all right. D'you know what it is, yeah?
Like, my head's such a scrumble at the moment.
I just feel like it's difficult.
But I just think absence is gonna make the heart grow fonder.
This is a little challenge...
I feel like you guys are gonna get over it,
and you are gonna come back on stronger communication
and more appreciative of, like, yeah... Yeah, I agree.
What about you, though, bro?
Yeah, so, obviously, first night, like,
sort of knowing me and Jess can't really re-couple or anything...
I can't lie, it is hard, it's not nice.
I'm really getting on with Montel, so that's... He likes you a lot.
Yeah, I feel it's going well. Stunning. I like him, he's nice.
And what about you? You were up at the terrace last night!
Yeah, no, me and Scott had a kiss, which was nice, yeah.
He said he was swaying towards me and what not,
and I was like, "Aw, I'm swaying towards you."
The kiss was good, yeah?
Yeah, no, it was a really good kiss, to be fair.
It's just nice up there, isn't it? Intimate. Only you two.
Everyone else is down here, and you're just, like, away from it.
Up there, you can say some things you wanna say.
IAIN: Tyrique reckons if you have an opinion,
you should keep it to yourself.
That's Tyrique's opinion, and he wants everyone to know it.
You're saying that Ella and... I don't know, whoever said it,
Ella or Whitney, whatever name you said
or whatever name you meant to say or whatever, have an agenda.
You think they was going at Zach to get in Molly's head
to make her doubt Zach, yeah? That's what you genuinely think?
Yeah. First of all, that's incorrect, yeah?
You're entitled to your opinion, whatever.
But my point is, A) even if that was correct, yeah,
you're not Molly's hero.
Like, you're not even involved in that relationship,
so why do you even care? I'm involved in the villa...
Who made you spokesperson of the villa?
It's the environment I'm in. I have an opinion.
Everyone has an opinion, though. Everyone has opinions,
but some things are better left unsaid, that's my point.
But I just don't like how people act, and I'll act on it, simple.
If that's the path you want to go down,
defend everyone, don't just be a hero for certain people.
That's my point. Do you get what I'm saying?
It's OK to be closer to people here...
I appreciate what they've got going on,
and I'm close to both of them. Yeah, that's fine.That's it.
So when I think something's not right, I'll act on it.
So, yeah, you're Molly and Zach's hero. That's the bottom line.
You're a fucking child, bro.
That's the bottom line of what you're saying.
"I'm gonna defend Molly and Zach cos I'm close to Molly and Zach."
Everything else that goes on, you're like, "I don't give a toss."
That's what you're saying.
I don't understand why it can become this big thing
when I thought this question up last night.
But clearly, we didn't, and I don't...
Bizarre. Right bizarre.
I respect you're trying to defend your girl,
but if Ella acts like she's stirring stuff,
and it's not nice, and it's, like, then I'll say something.
SAMMY: You just keep going in circles.
Just get to an agreement or agree to disagree.
This weren't needed. This weren't needed at all.
You've accused Ella of having an agenda against Zach and Molly.
That's what you've done, so can you apologise for accusing?
No. OK.
So how is it gonna get squashed, then, Sammy? Do you know what it is?
It's like, how you approach this has made me lose a bit of respect
because you've been fucking horrible...
You've not approached this maturely.
If you've lost respect for me, then, bro...
I will sleep at night, that's fine. Whatever.
At the end of the day, squash it,
just say, all right, I apologise for putting words in his mouth
and saying you think Ella thinks something that she doesn't.
Maybe I apologise for not going the right way about it.
I weren't being mature. Cool? Of course it's sound. Cool.
I just feel like I'll let him know how I feel.
I'm not someone who's just gonna sit there and just let things go by.
If something is bugging me, I'm not just going to sit there
and let it bug me, I'm going to just speak my mind, innit? So, yeah.
I feel that was shit, what he was saying,
and, yeah, that was it.
IAIN: Now Mitch knows that Zach two-timed someone back in the day,
he wants a straight answer to one simple question...
Zach... if you were a sea creature, what would you be?
I think I'd be a orca. Like a killer whale.
A killer whale?
A killer whal! A killer whal.Whale.
I think they are the gangsters of the ocean, you know.
I'd be a prawn.
A prawn? What?!
Are prawns in the sea? Of course they are.
Where do you think prawns come from?
Molly, come on. I expected better from you.
I get that, but is it a shrimp...?
TEXT ALERT, THEY GASP
I got a text! Fuck. Oh, no.
SHE GASPS
SHE GASPS, CHEERING
Oh, my goodness.
That's the best text I've ever received.
Can you rollerblade?
No, and I can't ice-skate or anything.
"This is how we roll." Do you reckon it's skating? Yeah.
Two hashtags there, no?
"Hashtag, first date."
They better give me some protective gear, though.
# Don't know your name
# I got no fame about it
# I play your game... #
Molly, how you feeling?
# Don't make me wait... #
Excited. You've been wanting this.
# You feel the same... #
Got nice denim shorts.
I ain't seen bro put product in his hair since day one.
No, bro, my hair is low now, bro.
Is it giving bum or not?
It's giving bum. The bum is bumming.
You're looking flossy! Do the dance, do the dance.
It's sexy, but it's cute.
It's like doing too much, but never did too much, you know?
GIRLS:Molly, Molly!
CHEERING
This is nice, though. This is proper nice.
IAIN STIRLING: I asked the Dates Team to send Molly and Zach
to a roller disco, and to be fair, they nailed the brief...
except for the disco lights,
er, and the disco music and the actual disco.
# You're singing With a broken string
# Tell me what you really mean Do you know what you want? #
Oh, my goodness. What do you reckon we're doing?
SHE LAUGHS
# I was on my rollerblades... #
This is my first rodeo. Yeah?
Do you come here often? All the time.
How am I looking?
Bad. Bad? Damn.
SHE SCREECHES
What a word. What a reaction. Right.
HE LAUGHS
I'm ready. All right, boom.
Oh, I don't think I can do this. All right.
Right, Zach, you are gonna have to hold my hand.
How do you actually sit up? HE LAUGHS
All right. Ooh.
As a wise man once told me, my trainer, stay low... Yeah.
..keep knees bent, don't lean back.
I'm moving, I'm moving, I'm moving. You're off, you're off, you're off.
My word.
Nah, you need to stop. THEY LAUGH
Careful, please. I'm holding...
D'you know what? Those words are very wise.
I'll be real, I'm doing nothing right now.
The winds taking me. I'm feeling this.
# In a room full of dimes You would be a hundred dollars... #
Don't pull me back, don't pull me back!
THEY LAUGH We need to slow down.
I'm gonna wet myself. I literally can't stop.
Ah!
I mean, like, this probably isn't what I'd picture for my first date.
Life-risking activities, but you know what?
Why not live a little bit dangerous, bit more fun.
Not gonna lie, this is hot work. I feel like we should get these off.
I need a drink. You know what? I'll second that.
# Skate to me, my baby, skate
# I wanna get to know ya I wanna get to know ya. #
MUSIC: 'The Circle' by Jo Hill
# Dancing in the stars Grinning from cheek to cheek... #
Lets have a celebratory drink. Let's do it. Go on.
BOTTLE POPS Ooh!
To our first date. Cheers to our first date.
And hopefully to more. Definitely.
I can do that.
# Getting close to you... #
Mm, lovely. SHE GIGGLES
After last night's game... Mm.
..the comments about the cheating and stuff like that,
they did piss me off. Mm.
And it wasn't needed, and I do think they wanted a reaction from me.
They wanted to stir things.
They wanted me to be like... SHE GASPS
Like, "He's cheated! Oh, my goodness, he's a changed man.
"I don't like him any more," and absolutely not.
Like, and I wanted you to know that as well
because that doesn't change anything I think about you.
I didn't really care what was said about me or to me.
It was the fact that I kind of knew that it was more so about
trying to put some doubts in us or myself.
And their plan sort of backfired.
I think it's definitely made me... or us closer together.
It has. It's definitely made us stronger.
# Dreaming 'bout the circle Keep you close. #
IAIN: Sammy really likes the clothes the new girl wears.
Me too! And I'm not normally a fount of Mal-ware.
Did you miss me? Yeah, I missed you so much (!)
Have you? Yeah, it's good chat with you.
Is it? Yeah. Appreciate that.
MEHDI: What's going...? Oh, my God. What's going on?
JESS SOBS Come on, let's go in here.
What's going on? OK. Sit down.
Catch you looking at me, it's like, "Oh..." Huh?
Keep catching you bogging me. I'm looking at you? Yeah.
I'm actually being... trying NOT to look at you.
Only joking. Oh, you're playing games? No.
I feel so upset.
MEHDI SIGHS
JESS EXHALES SHAKILY
I was happy with the way things were going,
and I just feel like I'm not 100% myself,
so I feel like I can't even, like, give somebody else...
100%...100%. Yeah.And I want to.
I think it's hard for you to crack on with somebody else
and see Sammy crack on with someone else. But...
You always said Mitch was someone that interested you,
and I think it's the same for him.
So it's not easy, OK?
I've got your back. Everybody does.
And, yeah, if you wanna talk, we're always here.
I don't know whether to speak to Sammy or not. OK.
I don't know.
It's so weird, you were actually in my dream last night.
What was I doing? Saving you, like, from a burning building?
No, I can't actually remember what happened. Oh, that's boring.
I don't know, it's just, like, funny with you. It's like...
It's fun with you. Yeah. It's easy.
See, with other people, you've gotta chat about serious things,
or you gotta be, like...
I feel like we can just waffle for days. Yeah, it's funny.
You know, it's obviously early,
and I don't wanna just be tunnel-visioned or whatever.
No, I wouldn't. I mean... You wouldn't?
I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't want you to,
but I don't think you should. Yeah, I agree.
Obviously, you need to talk to other people to realise how amazing I am,
you know? Pfft... Yeah.
That's how it works. Yeah. ..in nature.
That's how the cookie crumbles. That's how the cookie crumbles.
# These are the days I will remember... #
I am very, very happy everyday.
I'm just getting more and more closed, I'm like,
"Yeah, I don't see anything changing right now
"other than getting stronger." Mm-hm.
And I love that I feel that way. Yeah? Yeah.
You've completely took me by surprise. And everything...
Every day, you say something that just makes me realise
more and more that pursuing this with you
was 100% the right decision.
If things do get serious, you might have to meet Mumsy.
Do you reckon you... do you reckon she'll like you?
I'd hope so.
Nah, I reckon so, you know, to be honest.
I'd hope so.
I'm definitely excited for you to meet my side.
I've got a very small family, so...
And I haven't introduced anyone in a very long time, so...
I sort of made it a thing that the next time I did,
I'd want it to be almost the real thing, and I think...
I think if this just keeps going how it is going,
I don't see why I wouldn't wanna do that.
# And you don't forget The good times... #
As much as I wanna sit here forever,
these rocks are definitely hurting my bum.
We should probably go.
Yeah, we should probably get out of here.
I'm gonna stand up and help you up. Come here.
Ugh! Come here.
# These are the days I will remember... #
Let's get out of here!
# These days I will remember # These days I will remember
# These days I will remember. #
IAIN: Yesterday, a certain Frenchman
insisted on being brutally honest with his other half.
Now, he's gonna get a taste of his own "Mehdi-cine".
Mehdi? Me? Yeah.
Are you sure? Well, yeah.
So much sass.
Mehdi gonna go laughing, and come back crying,
you know what I'm saying?
This weather's hot.
MEHDI GROANS
What do you wanna do, then?
So you want to speak to... You wanna get to know her?
Well, the first thing I wanna do is, like, carry on what we have,
because I think it's great and I still want to get to know you.
But how can we... So you wanna to give me 50% and give her 50%.
I don't think it's about giving 50-50,
it's about giving 100%, whatever you do.
You can't give 100% to two women. You know that, right?
I have genuine intentions with you, and...
But you wanna get to know someone else.
It can't be that genuine.
No, I don't think so.
I think we're here to explore connections, and...
You took me to the terrace. Like, you kissed me.
We've been very touchy-feely. I thought it was progress.
I thought we were progressing. And we are.
But we can't be progressing
if you wanna get to know someone else as well.
Like, what's the conclusion to your madness?
I told you yesterday... To my madness?
Yeah, because this is madness.
So you don't respect me opening up
and telling you how I feel, and you call this a madness?
Everything I say is serious, and everything I say, I mean it.
It's fine. You can get to know her.
Like, you're within your rights. It's your experience.
I'm sorry that I hurt you,
because this is not what I wanted to do.
I wanna apologise for that. No, it's fine.
My intention wasn't to hurt you at all, and it's still not.
I still want to get to know you.
I appreciate every time we've spent together.
Yeah, I know you wanna get to know me,
but I'm saying, I don't how you can get to know two people at once.
Maybe you're better at that than me, and you'll be able to,
but me, personally, I wouldn't be able to juggle,
cos I'm a tunnel vision kind of person.
I get it.
What am I supposed to do? I can't lock him up.
I can't hold him hostage,
so he's gonna have to do what he wants to do,
and then we'll see how it turns out.
How was your conversation?
He wants to get to know Leah. Yeah.
It's just that he's an unpredictable chameleon.
Did you say chameleon? Yeah, changes.
Like, obviously, I feel like they will talk, they'll whatever.
I do feel like Leah is into Montel a lot.
I don't know if Mehdi's chat to be out the window.
Do you want the honest opinion?
There's no chance that's happening. She's feeling Montel.
So where the fuck does that leave you two now?
You better score, babe, and then come back to me.Yeah.
Don't be out here missing goals and then come back for me.
Constant goals.
Nah, like, I hope he scores... and then comes back to me,
because otherwise, I'll be like, "Yo, who am I with?
"Why does no one want you."
Kind of gives you the ick, doesn't it?
Second-hand embarrassment. Second-hand embarrassment.
I feel like we have similar personality, you speak your mind.
I've seen that, I do speak mine.
Like, I'm glad you're someone who can speak your mind.
You know I appreciate honesty.
The thing here is that... I'm a slow burner.
Mm-hm.
People, I think, understand it.
I feel like you are a slow burner, too. Yeah.
And they want everything to happen now. It's not what I want.
If people pressurise me about, like, "Oh, you need to make a choice."
No, I'll do me, at the end of the day. And if you...
This is what I said to everyone.
You know what, when I know more things in my own head,
like, I'll tell you.
But until then, I'm like, "What do you expect me to say?"
Yeah. It's not a yes and no. It's not...
Can't give you what I don't have. Know what I mean? Definitely.
Yeah, I feel like that's more where my head was just that,
"OK, I just can give it time, something will happen,
"then it will blow over..." Yeah, yeah.
Of course I will chat to Mehdi
after he's mentioned he wants to get to know me,
because, like, why would I shut it down?
I'm not here to make any rash decisions.
IAIN STIRLING: Look! Zach's back,
and the reason we are showing you Zach's back
is because the camera guy didn't get any shots of Zach's front.
CHEERING
Hello!
Girls, shall we go to the fire pit?
Come on, then, lads.
What you lot saying, though?
What you saying?
Chilling, man.
How was the date?
Yeah, how was it?
It was so funny. Was it?
It was roller-skating. Oh, my gosh.
I had knee pads, elbow pads, helmets. What?!
I was like, "Oh, shit."
A laugh, though.
It was funny, bro, and it's like, we just went for it, bro.
The worst part is downhill. There was a slight...
There's enough for me to pick up 5mph, which is far too much.
Did you fall over?
We didn't fall over.
We had each other, but it was a good thing,
because it was like,
he'd grab onto my waist, and then he'd grab onto my back pocket,
and I'm like...
Has it brought you closer?
You can see it in your face. You're loved up.
Aw, I can't stop smiling.
Big, man. Was you lipsing on the cliff?100%.
Come on, man. 100%, G. 100%, bro.
That sounds like the best day ever, bro.
It's no longer early days, I think. I feel like my head's sort of...
Yeah, you're in it now. Will your head get turned?
Huh?
Nah, I don't think so, G.
I'm so happy with where it's going. Yeah.
And after that, I'm just like, "Harh." "I'm gone."
I'm like, "Yeah, he's the one."
MUSIC: 'Sweet Dreams' by Alan Walker and Imanbek
IAIN: Every evening the girls go through the same routine -
first they apply make-up. Then they cry...
Wake up!
# I can't resist where you're going
# Make me an ocean, overflowing... #
If you could pick any girl to be in the bed with you,
who would you pick?
Jess. Or Mal. Or Leah.
Or Molly. Or Catherine. Or Whitney. Or Ella.
Why have we all put eye masks on just to chat shit?
I feel better talking shit with an eye mask on.
MUSIC: 'Sweet Dreams' by Alan Walker and Imanbek
Cheers to meeting all you amazing people,
some crazy nights and adventurous love stories.
ALL:Cheers!
TEXT ALERT
Oh, my God! I've got a text! Oh, no.
Ah... Fuck. Fuck's sake.
This is never good news.
All the best. Oh, don't.
# You've got the whole world
In your hands
# You've got the whole world
# The whole world. #
IAIN STIRLING: The Islanders have gathered round the fire pit,
all asking the same question -
did they put Maya up in a hotel for two nights,
or will this just be a text?
TEXT ALERT
"Islanders, tonight, there will be a recoupling.
"The girls will choose which boy they want to couple up with.
"Mal and Montel, as the newest arrivals,
"you will get to choose first."
HE LAUGHS
TEXT ALERT
"Boys, please stand in front of the fire pit."
# Intoxicate me, exhilarate me
# Can't help myself But I don't need saving
# Now there's no end The circle that we're in
# Around and around we go Foolish love, say goodbye... #
New boy Montel is first to pick.
He's been talking to Whitney, Catherine and Leah.
This hasn't been an easy decision.
I feel like there's multiple girls that I get along with
and make me feel good.
# You pull me in, skin on skin... #
I would like to couple up with this girl
because I feel like with every conversation,
we are getting closer and closer.
She is sophisticated, intelligent,
and I feel like she's just the vibe that I've been looking for.
So, the girl that I'd like to couple up with is...
# Got me where you want me On this twisted ride
# Bite me on the lips A false paradise
# I should walk away Keep running for my life
# It's taken a hold this time... #
..Leah.
APPLAUSE
# Baby, I'm so locked on you
# Got a lust, got a touch That I can't seem to move
# Baby, I'm so locked on you... #
# I can never break through. #
Bombshell Mal is next to choose.
Since she arrived, she's been getting closer to Sammy.
So, I've been made to feel really welcome by all the boys.
Everyone's been very lovely to me.
Obviously, I've not been in here long.
I've been getting to know a couple of the guys.
I'd like to couple up with this boy, because I feel,
as the moment I met him, there is maybe, like, an instant spark.
I was surprised by that.
I didn't think there would be,
and something about him, I don't know, makes me laugh.
We get on really well, so the boy I'd like to couple up with is...
# My heart again Don't you start again
# In my heart again... #
..Sammy.
# Why am I still hung up on things?
# Are you gonna give That diamond ring
# That's meant for me to her?
# Or maybe I like The way it sting #
# What if we could go back And take it all back
# Would you ever do that with me? #
IAIN: It's Ella's turn to choose.
Right now, she's coupled up with Tyrique.
I'd like to couple up with this boy
because I feel like we've got a really good connection.
I feel really comfortable around him
and I can be 100% myself when I'm with him.
I like everything about him, and I wouldn't change anything.
Even when he winds me up, I'm still smiling.
I feel like everything is just moving really naturally between us,
and nothing is forced,
and there's definitely something there that I want to explore more.
So the boy I would like to couple up with is...
..Tyrique.
# Oh-oh
# Maybe I'm falling
# For the feeling Of falling for you... #
IAIN: Now it's Whitney's moment.
She's currently with Mehdi,
but he's told her he's also interested in Leah.
I like this boy.
He makes me feel confident. He makes me feel smart.
He makes me feel shy and giddy.
I've never met anyone like him, and I don't think I will,
but over the past few days, he's obviously gone rogue.
I don't know.
I'm still waiting out and hopefully it works out.
It is a range of emotions, but I'm here for it.
LAUGHTER
# Long days into hard nights... #
The boy that I would like to couple up with is...
Mehdi.
# I see you
# I see you... #
IAIN: It's time for Catherine to choose.
She's currently coupled up with Scott.
I'd like to couple up with this boy because,
from the first conversation that we've had,
I knew we were gonna get along.
It's been a short amount of time, but we are getting incredibly close.
He makes me happy.
He's real, honest, he puts a smile on my face,
and I'm looking forward to getting to know him more and more.
So the boy I'd like to couple with is...
..Scott.
# You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
# The way you love me, oh
# I can't sleep
# Let's run away And don't ever look back
# Don't ever look back. #
IAIN STIRLING: It's Jess's turn to pick.
Having been voted as one of the least compatible couples,
she's not allowed to couple up with Sammy.
My feelings have been all over the place.
So, I'd like to couple up with this boy because, from day one,
I feel like we always had that initial attraction to each other.
Even though it started off as friendships,
I always saw some little spark between us,
and I feel at home when I talk to him.
Erm, obviously it's been a rocky couple of weeks,
but I'm glad to be standing here and him in front of me.
It'll be nice to explore if there is anything down that road,
which I'm hoping there is.
So, the boy I'd like to couple up with is...
..Mitchell.
# Oh, Lord, what if we could say That we made it
# Oh, whoa
# And we were all caught In the crossfire
# And everyone was stood in the way
# They're just waiting for a change
# They're just waiting For a change. #
IAIN STIRLING: It's Molly's turn.
And right now, she's coupled up with Zach.
I'd like to couple up with this boy because every day
I'm waking up feeling more happy and confident within myself.
And our couple.
Erm, I feel like everything we're experiencing at the moment together
is bringing us closer and much stronger,
whether that's a challenge, whether that's a dilemma, or a game.
When I'm with him, I feel giddy, excited,
and then I can feel so relaxed and safe in his presence.
And I think that's something that I wouldn't want to leave behind.
So, the boy I'd like to couple up with is...
Zach.
# It's a good day for dreaming
# There's a hope, there's a spark There's a fire
# There's a light in the dark Burning brighter
# It's a good day for dreaming. #
IAIN STIRLING: Guess...
who's...
back.
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