TV stars secretly quit huge new reality show but were ‘convinced to stay’ by bosses in dramatic unaired scenes
STARS of Netflix show Dated and Related have lifted the lid on their experience inside the luxurious villa where siblings help matchmake each other.
Twins Nina and Diana Parsijani became the biggest stars of the series as they searched for love - and a chance at scooping the $100,000 prize.
The pair formed strong connections early on and quickly became the centre of the show's most explosive storylines.
But The Sun can reveal producers cut a major plot twist, which saw the twins quit the show on day seven.
"We'd had enough", Diana told us.
"It was day seven when we went to tell the producers we were leaving.
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"There was a lot of pressure on us and we didn't understand why we were getting heat when others weren't. It was too much."
Within the first 45-minute episode, Diana became the first to burst into tears after her love interest Kaz went on a date with Corinna.
Nina also faced challenges with her own love rivals - and ended up splitting from Kaz's twin Kieran after his head turned for new arrival Alara.
As pressure mounted on the pair during the month-long filming, the twins felt overwhelmed and were determined to head back to London.
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Nina explained: "We really wanted to go home and when we spoke to producers about how we felt they told us to be patient and not to leave.
"They said we should picture ourselves on the outside if we had gone early and not made the most of the opportunity.
"We probably wouldn’t have reacted as dramatically as we did if we were back in the real world, but things are so much more intense there."
Diana added: "Eventually we came round to the idea of giving it some more time, and we're so glad we did. We would have really regretted leaving.
"We were surprised it didn't air on the show as it was a pretty big moment."
Diana and Nina were approached by Netflix to do the reality show - and praised it as an "incredible experience".
They flew out to a $55million villa in the South of France where they met with 14 other contestants looking for love.
Not only did they find that, but Diana won the show with her boyfriend Kaz - and bagged $50,000.
It's been a year since filming and sadly Diana and Kaz haven't worked out, but remain great friends.
She and Nina often hang out with their exes Kaz and Kieran where they're based.
Nina left loved up with Daniel, but distance has stopped them from staying in a committed relationship.
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The twins went back to their day jobs after leaving the show, but have built up a 134k following on and are working with brands including Oh Polly and Boux Avenue.
"We're excited for what the future holds and who we'll meet along the way," added Nina.
