0:00:02 > 0:00:05This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:05 > 0:00:11'Serena and Tony and Rachel and Sam have never met, but they have one thing in common.'
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Marriage is the most solemn thing you can do.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- 'They're planning to tie the knot.' - I want to spend my life with him.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20'But there's a problem.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24'In the UK, if you get married before you're 30,
0:00:24 > 0:00:29'you're far more likely to end up divorced than any other age group.'
0:00:29 > 0:00:33People think when they get married, it goes downhill, but why?
0:00:33 > 0:00:38'For Britain's 20-somethings, marriage has never been so risky.'
0:00:38 > 0:00:43I'm making this vow to spend the rest of my life with you, which I do think means something.
0:00:43 > 0:00:49'If these couples want to ensure they go the distance, who can they turn to?'
0:00:49 > 0:00:53I don't think anybody can convince me it's not the right thing to do.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'Each other!'
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Hello. I'm Tony.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02'In a ground-breaking experiment, they'll spend seven days in each other's lives...'
0:01:02 > 0:01:06What I'm nervous about is if they said, "Sam's not the right person for you."
0:01:06 > 0:01:11'..on a fact-finding mission where strangers attempt to identify
0:01:11 > 0:01:14'potential problems in each other's relationships.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:18We'll make them feel like they're being interrogated.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'Model Serena and boxer Tony met five years ago.'
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- We never have one serious argument. - Over the stupidest...- Let me speak!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'Will constant bickering destroy their chances of a happy marriage?'
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- We start arguing and she throws a strop.- You start screaming and I throw a strop!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'Admin clerk Rachel and factory worker Sam
0:01:39 > 0:01:42'got engaged exactly three years after they met.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I used to work for a company who fitted tow bars.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Rachel worked for a company who sold tow bars.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'Will their future marriage survive without excitement and romance?'
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I've had flowers three times in six and a half years?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'To answer all of these questions and more,
0:02:01 > 0:02:06'they'll spend time in each other's homes, quiz each other's families...'
0:02:06 > 0:02:09He was two and a half when his dad walked out.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15'..discover what their wedding plans might say about them as a couple.'
0:02:15 > 0:02:17That's not me. That's him.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20'Test if their plans for family life are realistic.'
0:02:20 > 0:02:23She's terrified, to be honest!
0:02:23 > 0:02:27'And who will stay faithful on their hen do...'
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Not for me! - '..and stag night?'
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- He's under the thumb. - A load of shit.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38'After an intense week, they'll deliver a verdict on each other's impending marriages.'
0:02:38 > 0:02:40It's going to destroy the relationship.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- 'A brutally honest assessment...' - You need to grow a set.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47'..they'll never hear from family and friends...'
0:02:47 > 0:02:50If Tony was like that, I would be gone!
0:02:50 > 0:02:55'..that could decide whether these couples go from being nearlyweds...'
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- I guarantee you won't regret it. - '..to reallyweds.'
0:03:07 > 0:03:11One thing I hate doing is packing. It annoys me.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13This is how I pack. Done.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16'Nearlyweds Tony and Serena
0:03:16 > 0:03:20'are leaving their home in Liverpool and heading to Wigan
0:03:20 > 0:03:23'to meet Rachel and Sam for the first time.'
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Getting a bit nervous. Are you, Sam? - A little bit.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32'For seven days, they'll be taking a fresh look at each other's relationships.'
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I want to get there and meet them.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39'Almost half of all people who marry in their 20s end up divorced.'
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I hate waiting.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48'These young couples are hoping that this week might save their marriage before they've said "I do".'
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It'll be good to get someone's point of view.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- If there's anything that... - Needs to be worked on.- Yeah.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We want to go into our marriage with open eyes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02"OK, that is a bit of a weak spot, but we can work on it."
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Hopefully, come out of it at the end an even better relationship.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09'At the end of their week together,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12'both couples record a no-holds barred verdict
0:04:12 > 0:04:15'on their fellow nearlyweds.'
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Wigan Pier! I used to go raving in here!
0:04:17 > 0:04:21'Right down to whether they should get married at all.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:25I'm willing to be outspoken and give them my advice.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31I hope they don't sit there and say nothing. I just hope they don't try and upset me!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34This was an engagement present off Rachel's mum and dad.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Royal Doulton wine glasses.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Yeah. Get them out. It's a special occasion.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Listen to that. - GLASS RINGS
0:04:44 > 0:04:47'Sam and Rachel have been together for six years.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52'Their friends and family have never told them they were anything other than the perfect couple.'
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Just feel really, really comfortable with each other.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- A little bit too comfortable, sometimes.- Yeah!- Get a bit lazy!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Goes with napkins as well! Colour coordination!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08'The moment Sam met Rachel, he believed she was the sort of woman
0:05:08 > 0:05:10'he could spend the rest of his life with.'
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The main women who I don't like more than anything
0:05:13 > 0:05:17are the WAG type women who are just obsessed by money.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22"Unless he looks like Cristiano Ronaldo I won't talk to him."
0:05:22 > 0:05:25My God! Where are we?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29'Serena and Tony will be in Wigan for the first half of the week,
0:05:29 > 0:05:34'before the tables are turned, and Rachel and Sam stay with them.'
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I like the garden.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Hello.- Hello, I'm Tony.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- I'm Rachel.- Hiya. I'm Serena.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- It's lovely in here! - How long you lived here?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49< Nearly five years. Quite a while then. Sound.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Nice area. >
0:05:51 > 0:05:53SERENA LAUGHS
0:05:53 > 0:05:56So...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Tell me a bit about yourselves.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01For a living, I do powder coating.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Painting gates, railings, motor bike frames.- Yeah. I get you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09What do you do, Rachel? > I work in administration.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- Where are you getting married? - In the hotel where I stayed when we first met.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- Why did you decide to do it?- When we first got together, I said to Rachel
0:06:19 > 0:06:23that if we're together for three years, I'll ask you to marry me...
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Wait there! It wasn't the fact that you were in love.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30You said, "Three years, I'm gonna marry you!"
0:06:30 > 0:06:33No, we both said that three years living with someone
0:06:33 > 0:06:37is a good time to think you do actually know this person.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Who's sorted the wedding out?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- We've both sorted it, but Rachel's done more.- You've been helpful.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- You helped me pick the bridesmaid dresses.- Is that not a good thing?
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- That somebody else is helping you to choose things?- Definitely.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- On your own, would you find that extremely stressful?- Yes.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Things aren't going as planned for me right now!
0:07:02 > 0:07:08'But what are the wedding plans that Sam has supposedly helped with?'
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Is your accent a Wigan accent? - Proper Wigan accent, yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17'They're planning to tie the knot where they had their first date.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23'They've set up the venue so that Tony and Serena can get an accurate glimpse of the big day.'
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Our wedding day, every bit has got a part of us.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30'Something personal to us.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34'We've got near enough all the things that we wanted.'
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Bar a horse and carriage, what you wanted.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- You don't have to spend a fortune to have a good day.- No.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Ah! It looks lovely!
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Look at the red carpet! Where are you gonna come from? Here?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51This pulls away.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Then we do the vows and there's another reading.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Then the final bit. - You can do your own vows.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I thought it would be really nice
0:08:00 > 0:08:03but Sam's not having any of it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You like the traditional vows, is what you're saying.
0:08:07 > 0:08:14You should be doing it, making the effort. "If that's going to make you happy, it's your big day."
0:08:14 > 0:08:18'The guy needs to sit in a room by himself and write some vows.'
0:08:18 > 0:08:24I wouldn't even question it. "If that's what would make this special, I'll do it."
0:08:24 > 0:08:28'It's not just Sam's lack of personal vows that's worrying Tony.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:32For me, this is like going round to the local pub.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35What do you think the dress is going to be like?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I reckon it's going to be white...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42'Despite saying she's happy to get married in a hotel,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46'Rachel's first choice would have been something more traditional.'
0:08:46 > 0:08:51It was the plan to get married in church. We discussed it when we got together.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54When we came down to organising it, we had issues with the date.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59It would be hard to get a venue, trying to organise the two together.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I want everything done yesterday
0:09:02 > 0:09:06and I would not have been able to wait, have it hanging over me.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Wow! That is gorgeous!
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Oh, my God! You look amazing!
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- I love the gloves.- I wasn't sure about the gloves.- It's dead classy.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25How do you think Sam's feeling, knowing your dress is ready?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- He's saying he's not nervous, but I think he is.- Yeah?
0:09:29 > 0:09:35- You were saying about writing your own wedding vows. Do you think he will do that?- No.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41- 'I do feel that Sam probably won't make me feel as special on the day as...- As you'd like to.- Yeah.'
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I'd love him to have a really nice speech. That would do me.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Just that speech. - Just that speech. OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I'm getting wound up now!
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Don't get wound up! Like you just said, that's the way he is.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59It's just something you want to change about him, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- It's only a minute little thing, nothing massive.- Something silly.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06It's something that makes YOU feel good about YOU.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- CHAMPAGNE CORK POPS - I'll have a tiny bit, please.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16'Although they've only just met...'
0:10:16 > 0:10:18TONY: Cheers, ears! RACHEL: A toast to us.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Finding out everything about each other!
0:10:21 > 0:10:27'..Serena and Tony are starting to draw conclusions about Rachel and Sam's marriage prospects.'
0:10:27 > 0:10:31The lack of romance, if it's left unattended to,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36could get out of control and really turn a little bit nasty and...
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- You know...- Dead.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Day one, we can chalk down to a success.
0:10:41 > 0:10:48I think we can chalk it to a success. We've met two sane people. We've got similarities.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51If he's being like that now and she's noticed it,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55because she's brought it up, who's to say it's not going to get worse?
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- What do you think they thought about us?- I think they thought we're a good couple.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04We know each other inside out.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08With girls, they feel like that the do still need reminding
0:11:08 > 0:11:12and they do still need little...nice things.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Very sexist that!- Something like... - Very sexist.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Coming in with flowers every now and then. It's nice.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Sleep?- Sleep.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- See you in the morning. Love you. - Love you, too.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38'Today, the investigation into Sam and Rachel's relationship
0:11:38 > 0:11:40'is going to go deeper.'
0:11:40 > 0:11:45If you're not in a relationship that's a happy relationship,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48what the fuck? Your life's shit, basically.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52To see her get really upset when she had her wedding dress on.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56'Tony and Serena have arranged to meet their family.'
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I'm here for the interrogation!
0:11:58 > 0:12:03'They want to know if anyone has doubts about Sam and Rachel's plans for life together,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06'but haven't found a way of telling them.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:09What were your first impressions of Sam?
0:12:09 > 0:12:14'Rachel's mum Anne met Sam almost as soon as they started seeing each other.'
0:12:14 > 0:12:20He walked in the door, gave me a hug and said, "I'm Sam. You're Rachel's mum."
0:12:20 > 0:12:24And that was it. I thought, "Yeah. He is the one."
0:12:24 > 0:12:27'Sam grew up in a single parent family.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30'His Aunt Tracy played a huge part in his upbringing.'
0:12:30 > 0:12:34They got engaged in our house on Christmas Day.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39He got down on one knee in front of us all and proposed to her.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42He's got this problem with romance.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47He can do that in front of everybody, why can't he do a bit more?
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Rachel was saying, "I want it to be dead traditional." Then took us to the Bellingham.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57That's not traditional. Why are they rushing it instead of waiting?
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- Is there something going on? - She said she wanted to be married before she were 30.- There it is!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Rachel was born in a hurry.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10She always wanted to do things before anybody else.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15She was trying her dress on and got dead upset.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Serena questioned her about it and it's down to Sam not being romantic.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24It could be something that's happened in his past.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28He was only two and a half when his dad walked out.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30My dad was like a father figure to him.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36I think that's where it's come from. My dad wasn't a romantic person!
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- Now with you saying that, it's obvious he's learned from your dad. - Definitely.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44What's your thoughts on grandchildren?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48What do you reckon Rachel would do if Sam said, "I want a kid"?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Would she have one?- I think so.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Do you think Sam's ready to be a dad, grown-up enough?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I think maybe a few more years for Sam.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01'It's helpful to meet members of the family
0:14:01 > 0:14:05'because they tell you things Rachel and Sam wouldn't want you to know.'
0:14:05 > 0:14:10You get to know the truth when other people tell you stuff about them.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Let's show Manchester what we're made of!- Oh, God!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18'Now that they've met the family, it's time to grill the friends.'
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- To Rachel, and all who sail in her! - 'If they can!'
0:14:22 > 0:14:24CHEERING
0:14:24 > 0:14:28'Tony and Serena's investigations will have to continue
0:14:28 > 0:14:30'on the couple's stag and hen do's.'
0:14:30 > 0:14:35The stag and hen do's reflect mine and Sam's personalities.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Considering it's classed as our last night of freedom,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43we're going to have a few drinks, it's going to be a wild night.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49Sam and Rachel like to party, but their friends aren't giving much away.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Everyone's bladdered.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53CHEERING
0:14:54 > 0:14:57He's a nice lad. I'm having a laugh with him.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- He's cool.- Sam's not too bad.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- In about half an hour, we'll move on somewhere else.- Ho-ho!
0:15:04 > 0:15:09I give Serena till ten to ten. I guarantee you she'll ring me.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- Guarantee you! - You're here with the boys.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17'But the night is about to get even more revealing
0:15:17 > 0:15:20'than any of the nearlyweds expected.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23'She may not be having a traditional wedding,
0:15:23 > 0:15:28'but Rachel's mates have ensured she has a very traditional hen night.'
0:15:35 > 0:15:38'Not my scene at all, the stripper.'
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Not for me. I'd find it disrespectful if Tony went to a strip club.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47When you're with someone, what's the point doing stuff like that?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Tony! Tony! Are we in?- Not for me, lads.
0:15:51 > 0:15:58- Look, even if I was single, I wouldn't go in there. I wouldn't. - All you have to do is chill.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- You don't have to have a dance. - I'm not going in there.- Have a beer.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05You're going in! I'm not going in there.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11'The evening is beginning to say more about Tony and Serena's relationship...'
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- You all right?- It's cool.- I'm ready to go. I'll meet you at the hotel.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18'..than it is about Rachel and Sam's.'
0:16:18 > 0:16:22'I wouldn't leave early on anybody's hen do.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27'I'm not the sort of person that would just go home.'
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I find that a bit disrespectful.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33See ya later, lads. See ya later, mate.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Tony's gone home with Serena, but I don't think that Tony wants to go home.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42I think I've learnt more about Tony and Serena than they have about us.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47Serena gets her own way and Tony just goes along with it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52He's under the thumb. That's not a boxing scar, that's a thumbprint.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08'It weren't my scene at all.'
0:17:08 > 0:17:11At all, whatsoever.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15'The way they are works for them.'
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It wouldn't work for us, not one bit.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27Strip clubs and strippers, just fucking seedy. Just not for us.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Louder! Louder! SAM BARKS
0:17:39 > 0:17:43'It's Sam and Rachel's last day under the microscope.'
0:17:43 > 0:17:49I'm feeling a bit rough from last night. I had a few.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54'From tomorrow, the tables will be turned.'
0:17:54 > 0:18:00- They're going to walk in and be like, "Hiya!"- We're like, "Aargh!"
0:18:00 > 0:18:05'They can begin gathering evidence on Tony and Serena's relationship
0:18:05 > 0:18:08'for their final verdict at the end of the week.'
0:18:08 > 0:18:13They've had a head start because they've got to spend time with us.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We are the way we are all the time.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18We haven't been fake or nothing like that.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25'But their fellow nearlyweds have one last area they want to explore.'
0:18:25 > 0:18:29We've got a challenge planned. I don't know if they're gonna like it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35'When Serena talked to Rachel's mum yesterday, it was clear she wanted grandchildren.'
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- I feel a bit sick. - SERENA LAUGHS
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Is that nervous sick?- I think so.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46'What was also clear was her worry that Sam wasn't ready to be a dad.'
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- When people ask us about kids, we're just like, "No, no, no."- Yeah.
0:18:50 > 0:18:56- I don't think we've ever sat down and actually spoke about it.- No. - It's something that we need to do.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04'Tony and Serena have brought them to a nursery.'
0:19:04 > 0:19:08The plan is you're going to be with the babies over lunch time.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10We're going to get you in there...
0:19:10 > 0:19:15I've never held a baby. Now's your chance. Never.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21'While they get their first ever taste of childcare, Tony and Serena will see everything.'
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Tiny little bit on the spoon.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Is it the right temperature? Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37'Could Rachel and Sam become parents and remain married?'
0:19:37 > 0:19:39OK? Don't look so scared!
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- You're like that! - She doesn't bite.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Just relax!
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- We make it look easy! - Oh, no. She's crying! >
0:19:48 > 0:19:50She's crying!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57'Sam's a lot better with the kids than Rachel.'
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I think she's terrified of them!
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- I told you, babies don't like me! - Is this normal?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06BABY CRIES
0:20:08 > 0:20:12'The trouble with deciding to have kids...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15'..is that they keep growing.'
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- You all right there?- No. No!
0:20:18 > 0:20:22'And you have to find even more time away from your relationship
0:20:22 > 0:20:24'to entertain them.'
0:20:24 > 0:20:26'He's getting involved.'
0:20:26 > 0:20:29She's just sitting there saying, "I can't."
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Get your hands done, Rach.- What? - Get your hand on there!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Get your hand there.- No.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41He's telling her to do a hand print with the kids and she's saying, "What for?"
0:20:41 > 0:20:44So it's fun for them. It's not about you.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47We're off! Hello!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50'Finally, it's nap time.'
0:20:50 > 0:20:53If you sort of sit her in here.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57'At long last, aged 29,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00'Rachel is about to hold a baby
0:21:00 > 0:21:03'for the very first time.'
0:21:05 > 0:21:09She likes to be patted or stroked as well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12She does like to be sung to as well. >
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Sam, jump in!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16She likes Twinkle, Twinkle.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Shall I start? > Yeah.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22# Twinkle, twinkle little star
0:21:22 > 0:21:27ALL JOIN IN # How I wonder what you are... #
0:21:27 > 0:21:31'I think me and Rachel would make really good parents.'
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Singing a little baby to sleep like that gets you quite close.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It's made me start thinking about certain things being here today.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44It's not just them nice moments. It's the whole thing.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Them moments are little moments.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52There's a whole lot of other side to it. That was just the easy bit.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57TONY: It's obvious Rachel's never going to be interested in kids.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00As Sam gets older and more mature,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03out of the two of them, he will want them.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06She's 29 and if she doesn't want them now she's never going to.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09A bleating sheep.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Baaa! Baa! - CHILDREN LAUGH
0:22:18 > 0:22:20'They're halfway through the week
0:22:20 > 0:22:23'and it's all change for the nearlyweds.'
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It's been quite strange for two strangers to come into our home.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32We've bared all to them. They know everything about us, the small details.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- You're excited about them coming to ours?- Er, not really.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Are you nervous?- No.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- I know they're going to grill you. - I'm not bothered. What do you mean?
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- Why not you?- I don't think I've got anything to be grilled.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Don't you now? We'll see!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53'In the past three days, have Rachel and Sam done enough...'
0:22:53 > 0:22:58I'd just love him to have a really nice speech. That would do me.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01'..to convince Tony and Serena they're meant to be?'
0:23:01 > 0:23:04If you're not in a happy relationship, what the fuck?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- 'Will THEY be able to show THEM...' - I'm sweating!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12'..they've got what it takes to live happily ever after?'
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Every single thing that I questioned she had an answer for.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21'Whose final judgment will pull no punches?'
0:23:21 > 0:23:26Serena, if you spit the dummy out, Tony, you just put it back in.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28'And whose dreams for wedded bliss...'
0:23:28 > 0:23:31You SEEM happy. You SEEM semi in love.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34'..will be dealt a knock-out blow?'
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Don't cry.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Here's the details where to come.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Looking forward to spending time with you in our town.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Thank you.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54I'm really, really happy that we're going home.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57It's been very stressful, very intense.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59For me.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04'Tony and Serena met five and a half years ago
0:24:04 > 0:24:06'in a Liverpool tanning salon.'
0:24:06 > 0:24:11I've seen her standing there and it was just like...
0:24:11 > 0:24:14'Fortunately for Tony, the feeling was mutual.'
0:24:14 > 0:24:20I love everything about him. He's funny, down-to-earth, easy-going. He's a nuisance!
0:24:20 > 0:24:24I'm not the best looking lad in the world but I treat her like gold.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29'They're planning a wedding that they say reflects how they feel about each other.'
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- It is very expensive, but it's worth it...- It's a one-off.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- In a fairy tale place!- You only get one wedding - hopefully!
0:24:38 > 0:24:43'But before they can start to assess whether the wedding should go ahead,
0:24:43 > 0:24:48'Rachel and Sam have hit an early stumbling block.'
0:24:48 > 0:24:54"You won't be coming to our house in Liverpool to start with.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58"Meet us at Manchester Airport tomorrow
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- "at 5am?"- 5am?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Should be in here waiting for us.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12'If Rachel and Sam want to find out what Tony and Serena's wedding plans say about them as a couple,
0:25:12 > 0:25:16'they've got to travel a bit further than the hotel up the road.'
0:25:16 > 0:25:21'Knowing Tony and Serena, they're going to have an over-the-top'
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- "look at me" style wedding. - It's going to be "look at me"!
0:25:25 > 0:25:26This is me mum. This is me dad.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30'Serena's even had to bring along interpreters.'
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Hiya. I'm Rachel.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35'Her parents, Maury and Colette.'
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- Serena, where are we going?- We're actually going to be going to Rome.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44I'm not going to tell you exactly where. That's a surprise!
0:25:47 > 0:25:53- Never been to Italy.- It's our first time. I'm looking forward to it.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58'Three hours later in Rome,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02'Rachel and Sam have asked to spend the rest of the journey
0:26:02 > 0:26:05'to the wedding venue with Tony on his own.'
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Tony, have you always planned to get married in Italy?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Or was it like...?- Well...- Was it a joint decision or Serena's decision?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17It was definitely a joint decision.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22It was always an idea of mine from when I first got with her.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26You know when you meet someone and it's serious, you really like them
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- you get that...- Different feeling. - Totally different.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I'd have been happy to go to the registry office
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and spend the money going round the world for 12 months.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40You get one day to do it,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42and that's what swayed me.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45When you think about it, you've got one day, just do it.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51You're making Serena's dream come true? I hope so.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55I hope it's a story she can tell all her mates.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00'Apart from her mum and dad, all of Serena's family live in Rome.'
0:27:00 > 0:27:02It's stunning, isn't it?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06'She's chosen a wedding venue a stone's throw from the Vatican.'
0:27:06 > 0:27:08You can see all the monks
0:27:08 > 0:27:11everywhere round here.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Is there a lot of religious places round here?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Well, it is...
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Shut it! It's the most religious city in the world, Rome.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22The Vatican City. In this particular place?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26The Vatican is actually a city. It's its own independent state.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's actually not Italian.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Vatican City! "Is there any religious places round here?"
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- I didn't know we're in Vatican City. - There's a couple of night clubs(!)
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Best of British!
0:27:40 > 0:27:43A lap-dancing club next to it(!)
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- LAUGHS - What sort of question was that?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- I was just asking.- Oooh!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52You're going to see a domestic in a minute!
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- You all right?- It's beautiful. - Do you like it?- Lovely.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- It's nice, isn't it?- It's massive.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- It's making me go dizzy! Shall we go in?- Let's have a look!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Let's go knock.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09GASPS AND CHUCKLES
0:28:09 > 0:28:13It's amazing! I forgot how nice it was!
0:28:16 > 0:28:20It's going to take me half an hour to walk up this aisle!
0:28:20 > 0:28:23It's your special day. You've got to milk it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27At least you've got a long aisle to pansy your dress off.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31It's going to be really nice. I'm sweating!
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Look at the roof, Rach.- I know.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Oh, my God!
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's going to have the red carpet over the chairs.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42And all the flowers, all white roses we're having.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Look at the paintings behind the altar.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's just amazing, the detail in churches over here.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51This is the nicest church, though.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55My initial reactions when we pulled up were,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- "That's massive!"- It looked big. - Then when we came in...
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- Absolutely amazing!- It is amazing. It's stunning.- Out-done ours!
0:29:02 > 0:29:04BOTH LAUGH
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- We're happy with our little wedding. - They've gone a million better.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- I'm still chuffed with what we're doing with all the sentimental... - It's our day.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Obviously, I wanted to get married in a church, but that didn't happen.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21After we do the ceremony, we walk out.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Everyone comes out and we've got two doves in bird cages.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- We hold them and set them off. - You set them off?- Yeah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30'This is Serena's dream.'
0:29:30 > 0:29:36What she's had when she was younger, and Tony's happy to let Serena have her day.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42He did turn round in the car, Tony, and say he'd be happy going to registry office.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46You going to look at her when she comes to you or turn round?
0:29:46 > 0:29:51I won't be able to hold me own piss water. I'll have to turn round!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53I'm not good with being patient.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57The vibe in Tony and Serena's wedding is it's Serena's wedding.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01That's the vibe you get, and Tony's just along for the ride.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Turn up on the day. - Yeah. Turn up on the day!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13TONY: Here's to our weddings.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15< Our weddings!
0:30:16 > 0:30:20So, Maury and Colette, you've been married for 27 years.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23What advice would you give for a successful marriage?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- ALL SHRIEK - Dad!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Did you really just say that? I'm going to die!
0:30:37 > 0:30:42'There's just two days before the nearlyweds deliver their final verdict.'
0:30:42 > 0:30:46I can't do the two bed thing. I hate it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- That's better.- Oh, yeah. That made a big difference(!)
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Serena's been a lot more relaxed. We've probably seen the real Serena.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Dreading going home!- Yeah, when... - This country's absolutely gorgeous!
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- Fantastic...- The atmosphere is dead romantic and hectic.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08It's just great.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13She basically said, "I've not got my worries at work and worries of life.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18"I can just relax." Tony was like, "I'm a big part of your life."
0:31:18 > 0:31:21I don't think Serena meant it like that.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23'She's definitely a different person here.'
0:31:27 > 0:31:30'The nearlyweds are on their way
0:31:30 > 0:31:33'to the venue for Tony and Serena's wedding reception.'
0:31:33 > 0:31:38The wedding invitations, I wanted a scroll, Roman looking.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40'Are Rachel and Sam going to find evidence
0:31:40 > 0:31:44'that decisions about the big day do involve Tony?'
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- I reckon the girls are talking about shoes.- Handbags.- Hair.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52'Or, as with the church, has Serena got her own way again?'
0:31:52 > 0:31:54'Tony needs to see, you know,'
0:31:54 > 0:31:59if he starts standing up to her, she might stop doing it as much.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04A little kid, if you stand up to them... Not that I'm comparing her to a little kid.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10RACHEL: I'm expecting somewhere as amazing as the church.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Definitely something big and fancy.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- It's lovely, isn't it?- This is the gardens.- This is me favourite part.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21The Roman forums, little columns, the bench and stuff like that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- The best part... - After we do our meal,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27we walk into our castle and set fireworks off.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29You actually go up there?
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- We'll be standing and...- While they're setting the fireworks off.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- Do you want to have a little look? - Yeah.- Let's get the view.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41This is what it's going to be like!
0:32:41 > 0:32:46- I think the fireworks are a bit over the top, in fairness.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52It's like when you see the President out of the window of the balcony!
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Can you imagine us waving at people with fireworks going off?- N-no!
0:32:56 > 0:32:59We'd be down at the bar with everybody.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04- 'The church is stunning.- Yeah. - You loved the church.'
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Absolutely loved it.- Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Yeah, that's more, that's the formal side, like.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16But then when you come here, this is more like the Footballer's Wife's!
0:33:16 > 0:33:23'In the time he's known Tony, Sam has seen him leave a stag do the moment Serena phoned him.'
0:33:23 > 0:33:27They're all just going to be white roses in the middle.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31'Now it seems she's made every call on the wedding.'
0:33:31 > 0:33:35One of the things I wanted to talk to you about was Tony.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- He said that you spend 24/7 together.- Yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44And I think he'd appreciate a little bit of time with his mates.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50Every time something happens, like his mates going for a meal, he's training. That's not me.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Tony has been like that since before I met him.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I think he should do stuff with his mates.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00He needs to understand you need to make that time with your mates.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04You can't... But the pair of us live hectic lives.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Tony makes it sound like you want to be with him 24/7,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11that you don't give him any space.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13That's the message coming across.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Ask Tony. Every time something comes up, he's got an excuse.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19'Everything that I pointed out'
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and questioned, she had an answer for.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28Tony's just accepted the fact that she's a model, she's good looking
0:34:28 > 0:34:30and all that lot.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35He just thinks to himself that he's lucky to have her and, basically,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37he's going to accept anything.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43'The nearlyweds have a plane to catch.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48'Sam and Rachel's interrogation will continue 1,300 miles away...'
0:34:48 > 0:34:51That cloud looks like a dog.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54'..in Tony and Serena's home town of Liverpool.'
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- Wow! I like your floor. - This is our living room.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Obviously, as you can see! >
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- I expected Serena's touch on things! - I thought it would be modern.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08When the house was getting done...
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Tony's done what he's done with the wedding. "Whatever you want."
0:35:12 > 0:35:16It's not. I've got no artistic design in me at all. >
0:35:16 > 0:35:21- This is our back kitchen. It's pink! - TONY: Nothing to do with me.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24'As well as seeing where they live...'
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- This is our bedroom.- Very nice.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33'..tonight, Sam and Rachel will find out what Tony and Serena's friends make of their relationship.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36'It's their stag and hen do's.'
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Let's go.- Are we off? See you later.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40< Enjoy!
0:35:40 > 0:35:46'Four days ago, they treated their fellow nearlyweds to stretch limos, heavy drinking and strippers!'
0:35:46 > 0:35:51Rach, me and you are going to sit in with Steph, my Maid of Honour,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54have a drink and a girlie chat about the wedding.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57'Tonight is shaping up a little differently.'
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Hello! You all right? Come in.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05'Serena's planned a quiet night in and Tony's going out for a Chinese.'
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Hello, boys. CHEERING
0:36:09 > 0:36:13This is Rachel and that's Steph.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Lime and soda. - Pint of lager.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Pint of Jack Daniel's please! Only joking!
0:36:18 > 0:36:23It's white, then it's got diamonds and crystals all over the top of it.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28I'm getting my shoes made as well. They're covered in crystals. They're gorgeous, aren't they?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32'But the evening isn't proving that quiet for Tony.'
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Why didn't you go in the strippers on his stag do?
0:36:36 > 0:36:40I didn't want to! I told them before. What are you laughing at?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42LAUGHTER
0:36:42 > 0:36:45I just chose not to go in. >
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- I just didn't want to go in. - Serena wouldn't let him.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51LAUGHTER
0:36:51 > 0:36:54I didn't want to go in.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Why do you reckon he didn't come in the strip club?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59I think he's scared in case he...
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Right, is he under the thumb, yeah or no?
0:37:12 > 0:37:16He is under the thumb but I think he wants to be there. >
0:37:16 > 0:37:19That's your best mates saying that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23I'm not under the thumb. I love my bird and I love being with her.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- I'm happy with my relationship. - Does that mean I don't love mine?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Tony, you did know you were going to get this? < I knew.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36'And there's no peace for Tony back at the quiet night in.'
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Some men let you get on with it. I don't think they're being lazy.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I think they just think, "She'll kick off."
0:37:44 > 0:37:50"Why do I have to make all the decisions? Make a bloody decision. Don't leave it all to me."
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Say you liked something and he said he didn't like it.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59- Would you get it?- Yeah. But I would like to know that he didn't like it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- You'll listen to him. - Exactly. Say, "You can't have it."
0:38:02 > 0:38:06'Rachel wants to compare notes with Sam,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09'so the hens are off to meet the stags at Tony's local.'
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- I've had a really good night. - I've had a good night.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17'I had a good chat with Stephanie. Things we've said she's agreed with.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20'You want to see what our lads have been saying about Tony.'
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- Have they been saying the same? - He's under the thumb.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28He needs some more lads' time. Proper been ripping him to pieces.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32'And the stags have only just begun.'
0:38:32 > 0:38:35SCREAMING AND CHEERING
0:38:41 > 0:38:43INAUDIBLE
0:38:57 > 0:39:01RACHEL: That was absolutely hilarious.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04It was hilarious for everybody else.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Serena wants to pressure-wash him down.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10That was hilarious.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- That was Tony's biggest nightmare! - Disgusting.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Give him a clap everybody!
0:39:17 > 0:39:19CHEERING
0:39:19 > 0:39:22I didn't find it funny at all, not one bit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- It was hysterical!- It was the worst thing someone could do to me.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30'It's their final day together.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35'Sam and Rachel are about to set the nearlyweds one last challenge.'
0:39:35 > 0:39:37What do you guys think it is?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- I don't know.- Ain't got a clue.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44'Concerned over their one-sided wedding and frequent bickering,
0:39:44 > 0:39:51'they want to discover if Tony and Serena can ever communicate and actually work together.'
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- I don't think we're as bad as what they think.- We are.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01- OK. We are! I don't think we're... - We are for communicating. - It's just that she butts in a lot.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06'They're sending a middleweight boxer and a model orienteering.'
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- How am I gonna get up? - I'll pick you up.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- See the way he just leaves me? - Give me your hand.- Don't pull me.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Climb up the wall. SHE SCREAMS
0:40:16 > 0:40:23'They've got half an hour to locate Sam and Rachel at three different checkpoints in a forest.'
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I'm pissing myself!
0:40:25 > 0:40:28'All they have to guide them is a map.'
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- This is where we was. - Where do we have to go?- There.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33'And a compass.'
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- The compass that they said follow is pointing that way.- Go that way!
0:40:37 > 0:40:40'They've both got to stay calm and think.'
0:40:40 > 0:40:44They've got to talk to each other or it's going to go horribly wrong.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It's on here.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It's there somewhere.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Tony!- What?- How thick are we?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- I reckon they're bonding at the minute.- Having a nice cuddle!
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- It's not going to be this side of the wall.- Why?- Let's have a look.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01'Just ten minutes in...'
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- We've walked the wrong way. - It's not.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07'..they're already behind schedule.'
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Seriously, it was down here somewhere.- We haven't got a clue!
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- 18 minutes.- They're not even at the first one!
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- It's all going to plan.- Yeah.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21CHEERING
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Oh, my God! - < How's it going, guys?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28We haven't got a clue how to use that silly compass.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32So we're just going to go by the map and just try and guess.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36'For the second checkpoint, Tony's attempting a softer approach.'
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Ah!
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- Oh, ta. What are they?- Bluebells.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44They're actually like a bell, aren't they?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46'But it isn't long...'
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- There it is, right in front of us. - What?- That's it.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- It's not.- That's it. - '..before they're lost again.'
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- You see things the way you want. - Cos I'm always right. - See what I mean?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Oh!- Come on, babe.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09- Ta, Rambo! Ow!- We're flying through. - Watch the nettles.- You go first.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11There they are!
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It's like playing hide and seek.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- I've got survival instincts. - Oh! Getting a bit cocky now!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22The first one was just a pain in the arse.
0:42:22 > 0:42:28- Bad workman blaming his tools. - I'm doing without the tools. That's how we roll, baby.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30'With their half hour gone,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34'Tony and Serena have managed to find just two checkpoints.'
0:42:34 > 0:42:40Usually, you scream, I scream, we start roaring and get a big cob on.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45No, let's get that right. We start arguing and she throws a strop.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- You start screaming and I throw a strop.- See? Works both ways.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52It's been a fitting way to end the experience.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58The main thing that me and Rachel have picked up on is the communication thing.
0:42:58 > 0:43:04It's definitely fitting to see how they reacted when they were thrown in at the deep end.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09Next time we come to a forest and there's no-one following us round,
0:43:09 > 0:43:14- no-one watching us, could be some funny business going on.- Shut up!
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Only joking.- Completely ignore him.
0:43:20 > 0:43:27- This is the last day now, having a brew and then we're going back to sunny Wigan.- Yeah.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31- It's been class. - Fun, sharing our wedding...
0:43:31 > 0:43:35We got to know each other. We've had to really look into each other's lives.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39It's weird, because we've spent so much time together,
0:43:39 > 0:43:44< we know each other inside out, sort of thing.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49- It's been interesting looking into their lives, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53It's not every day you get to completely grill someone.
0:43:53 > 0:43:59'I don't think we know our friends' relationships as well. Both couples have been honest.'
0:43:59 > 0:44:04- Hopefully.- Well, hopefully. We'll find out tomorrow.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06- Bye.- Cheers.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09It's been brill, guys.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13We've had such a good time. See you later.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15- Bye.- Bye.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19I hope that they don't take whatever we say the wrong way.
0:44:19 > 0:44:24We've only done it because we want to make it better for them.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29I'm not going to be horrible, but I'm going to be straight to the point.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32- We need to be to the point. - Otherwise, they won't listen.
0:44:32 > 0:44:39It's going to be hard, coming out with the truth. Whether they like it or not, we've got to do it.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41I'm quite sad it's all over now.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45I might not be saying that tomorrow, once we've seen the verdict.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48Might be, "Don't want to see you again!"
0:44:59 > 0:45:02'It's verdict day.'
0:45:03 > 0:45:06- Here it is. Ready for this, babe? - Yeah. Come on. Get it on!
0:45:06 > 0:45:11'Both weddings have been planned to take place in a few weeks' time.'
0:45:11 > 0:45:16I hope we haven't come across as if we've got major issues.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- I don't feel like we've got that many. Do you?- No. Nothing major.
0:45:20 > 0:45:26'The nearlyweds' honest assessments could change each other's lives for ever.'
0:45:26 > 0:45:30We don't know what conclusion they're going to come out with.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34Like judgment day. Yeah, it's good, or no it's bad.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37I think there'll be a few surprises in there.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Here we go. Come on, Sam!
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- I'm excited. - 'Hi, Tony and Serena.'
0:45:44 > 0:45:51'We're here to talk about your relationship but we're going to kick off with we've had a great time.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55'It's been great meeting you guys.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59'We think that you guys have got a good basis of a relationship.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03'You obviously genuinely love each other, but...'
0:46:03 > 0:46:05But!
0:46:05 > 0:46:11'We think that one of the main issues in your relationship that needs addressing is communication.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13'Relationships are partnerships.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15'You need to talk to your partner
0:46:15 > 0:46:18'and listen to what your partner's saying.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21'You need to speak to each other and sort it out,
0:46:21 > 0:46:25'rather than just accepting it, which is what you've done.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29'One of the other main things that we wanted to speak to you about
0:46:29 > 0:46:33'is you're living in each other's pockets 24/7.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38'Tony, I think, man-to-man, you need to grow a set.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42'Put your foot down and tell Serena that you're going out with the lads.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47'Because boys' time is as important as spending time with your missus.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51'Serena, what I think you need to do is try and encourage Tony
0:46:51 > 0:46:54'and give him a bit more space.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58'If Rachel was texting me when I was out with the lads,
0:46:58 > 0:47:00'she knows that I'd be like, "No."'
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Point blank, no!
0:47:02 > 0:47:06'If you don't address this, we fear that you guys
0:47:06 > 0:47:09'five, six, seven years down the line,
0:47:09 > 0:47:14'are going to have spent so much time together that all you'll be doing is bickering.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18'And maybe even could cause you guys to split up, which, obviously,
0:47:18 > 0:47:20'we don't want happening.
0:47:20 > 0:47:26'We've also noticed, a lot of things, Serena's done a lot of it.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31'Everything from the wedding, it's got Serena written all over it.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33'The house is lovely,
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- 'but it's just all Serena.' - All me. Exactly.
0:47:36 > 0:47:43- 'I can't see any of you there, Tony. - Maybe, Tony, try and be a bit more forceful about what you want...'
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- You don't tell me.- Just watch.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48'..Serena, maybe you trying to listen to what he's saying.
0:47:48 > 0:47:53'Serena, if you spit the dummy out, Tony, you need to just put it back
0:47:53 > 0:47:58'and just say, "This is what I want to do, so get it sorted."
0:48:01 > 0:48:05- 'Basically, we think you should get married.- Yeah.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- 'You make a brilliant couple. - You obviously love each other.
0:48:08 > 0:48:14'But if some of these problems are not addressed, it could cause massive massive problems
0:48:14 > 0:48:16'a few years down the line.'
0:48:18 > 0:48:23It's nothing that we didn't know already. No-one's perfect.
0:48:23 > 0:48:28We knew the communication thing and me moaning about not having time to myself.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32- They've picked up...- Everything in the wedding and this house is me.
0:48:32 > 0:48:38Because when I say, "Tony, would you like the living room grey and black? "Whatever you want, love."
0:48:38 > 0:48:44- They don't see...- "What do you think of these favours?" "Whatever you want, love." That's what you do.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48- Yes. I admit to it...- It's all my input.- So...- You aren't arsed.
0:48:48 > 0:48:53- Like I said, they're picking up on things...- Yeah. It is a problem.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56You need to open your mouth more and go, "I want that."
0:48:56 > 0:48:58"I think that'd be nice."
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Put your opinion into it.
0:49:00 > 0:49:05- It's not as bad as what they're making out.- It is.- It's not.- It is.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Why should the stress be left up to me to make sure everything's right?
0:49:09 > 0:49:13- Fair enough.- It should be both of us, not just me.- OK.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19- Are we ready?- Yeah.- Let's go.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21- 'Hi.- Hello.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25'Sam, Rach, you're sitting here watching this.
0:49:25 > 0:49:30'This is what we're here to do, the final verdict of what we think of your relationship.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35'I think, in a way, you're very compatible because...
0:49:35 > 0:49:37'you do get along
0:49:37 > 0:49:40'and you do seem to enjoy one another's company.
0:49:40 > 0:49:45'On the bad side of it, it seems to me like everything is...
0:49:45 > 0:49:49- 'Like friends, isn't it?- Yeah. You're too "friendly".
0:49:49 > 0:49:52'There has to be aspects of romance.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55'I think you, Sam, need to pay more attention to Rachel.
0:49:55 > 0:50:00'If Tony was like that with me, I would be gone in a second.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04'You need to feel appreciated, feel like it's worthwhile.
0:50:04 > 0:50:09'Rachel, when you tried your wedding dress on and you got upset, that upset me.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13'That's meant to be the happiest time of your life and you got upset
0:50:13 > 0:50:18'cos you're worried Sam's not going to make you feel special on your wedding day.'
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- Are you OK? - 'Which I think's wrong.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25- 'Straight away, that shouldn't be happening, mate.- No.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27'Something's going wrong.
0:50:27 > 0:50:32'Sam, you are capable of the romance cos we've seen you in Rome doing it.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36'One thing that I think from what I've seen
0:50:36 > 0:50:40'and what I think needs to be sorted is the wedding.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43'I think it's been rushed.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47'You're doing it cos you had a date in your head.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49'You should wait for a church.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53'I know you're sitting there, Rachel, saying, "No. Bla-di-bla."
0:50:53 > 0:50:55'Bollocks! A load of crap!
0:50:55 > 0:51:00'We think that, yeah, you should get married. You're great together.
0:51:00 > 0:51:06'It works for yous. You SEEM happy. You SEEM semi in love.'
0:51:06 > 0:51:09LAUGHING: Semi in love!
0:51:09 > 0:51:14'Please sort this out. I think it's going to go tits up if you don't.'
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Hm.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21What were you crying for?
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Nothing.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25- Tell me.- Nothing.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27You're not going to tell me?
0:51:27 > 0:51:33Serena said, didn't she? You should have been listening!
0:51:33 > 0:51:37The issues that they brought up, we know about.
0:51:37 > 0:51:43- Especially with me being romantic and stuff. Go on!- No.- Go on.
0:51:43 > 0:51:48- It's just what Serena was saying. - You not feeling special enough?
0:51:50 > 0:51:52It's down to the romance, isn't it?
0:51:54 > 0:51:57It's been pointed out, so I'll work on it.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01- Don't cry.- OK.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08No, it's just... You know.
0:52:08 > 0:52:13I know I'll feel special on the day but sometimes you forget about me.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17I just want it to be a special day for us two.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19- You know what I mean?- I love you.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Are you OK?
0:52:51 > 0:52:55'It's been two months since the verdicts were delivered.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00'There's been plenty of time to think through what was said.'
0:53:00 > 0:53:05I've said before, I don't think we've got any issues or I'm perfect,
0:53:05 > 0:53:09but obviously, watching that, I realise that it's not.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11'I do need to work on romance.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14'I just keep like, "I'll do something small."'
0:53:14 > 0:53:19I've got comfortable in the relationship and I need to work on it.
0:53:19 > 0:53:23'I might have to start getting my hands dirty,'
0:53:23 > 0:53:29getting more involved in decisions, not just only in the wedding, but the relationship in general.
0:53:31 > 0:53:37'It was her decision to get married at the Bellingham Hotel. That's absolutely fine.'
0:53:37 > 0:53:40If Rachel said, "I do want to get married in a church,"
0:53:40 > 0:53:43definitely, yeah, I'd stop it now, today!
0:53:43 > 0:53:46'I think our relationship, before we done this was...'
0:53:46 > 0:53:51We were never going to split up. It was always going to be forever.
0:54:04 > 0:54:09'Life's all about bettering yourself, so I'm actually glad'
0:54:09 > 0:54:14that an outsider looked into our relationship and seen the issues we knew we had anyway.
0:54:14 > 0:54:19'But it's nice that a stranger has seen that.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23'So that makes me think now we do really need to start, like,'
0:54:23 > 0:54:26working on that a bit and it will improve our relationship.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41CHEERING
0:54:50 > 0:54:53'Do I think Sam can be different?'
0:54:53 > 0:54:56Six and a half years, he's not changed.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00'It would be a very nice surprise.'
0:55:00 > 0:55:04I'd be over the moon, but if he doesn't, I'll still love him anyway.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Before I met you, life didn't seem full.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10A piece from the puzzle was missing.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13You bring out the best of me in good times and in bad.
0:55:13 > 0:55:18I have met my soul mate, my best friend, my lover, my everything.
0:55:18 > 0:55:23That is why I take you to be my wife for as long as we both shall live.
0:55:25 > 0:55:31'I know me, Serena and Tony bullied him into doing personal vows.'
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Your personal vows were lovely.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35We didn't listen about postponing.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39It's not where we get married. It's who we're getting married to.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41CHEERING
0:55:41 > 0:55:44'We do have a communication problem but I think...'
0:55:44 > 0:55:50- That's the only problem. - ..it's part of our relationship that makes us who we are.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53It makes us better rather than worse.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58You can tell he's had a few wines! He won't stop talking!
0:55:58 > 0:56:03- I think we're perfect the way we are.- I didn't think it was a problem anyway...- Stop talking.
0:56:03 > 0:56:08The pair of us suit each other perfect! In ten years' time,
0:56:08 > 0:56:12we'll still be arguing, making up, having a laugh.
0:56:12 > 0:56:18We'll just be us till we're... we're ready to drop dead, won't we?
0:56:19 > 0:56:22CHEERING
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