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Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle stars have to be CELIBATE for a chance to win £80k prize — but not all listened
STICK 14 beautiful, single guys and girls in a luxury beachside villa, and you know what to expect, right?
Well this time you might be surprised.
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As revealed in The Sun last week, a new dating show from Netflix is turning the format on its head by BANNING sex and even kissing.
Too Hot To Handle lets the singletons snog — and more — on their first night at the luxury Mexican resort, with a series of saucy games involving booze and blindfolds.
But after a bit of fun the show’s robot host Lana drops the bombshell that any time somebody kisses, gropes or has sex with another person, a chunk of the £80,000 prize fund is lost.
The rules were to encourage the contestants to stop having shallow, sexual relationships — and learn to find deeper connections.
We meet some of the stars of the show and find out if they could handle being hot and. . . celibate.
RHONDA
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RHONDA PAUL, 28, entrepreneur from Atlanta, Georgia, US
Dating history: Dating was hard because I always had my son with me. My love life was pretty non-existent. Then I had a real problem with possessive, jealous men.
Describe yourself: I’m independent, very strong, respectable. Men say I give off an aura of being a bad ass.
Did you meet someone? There was someone. It was stressful and scary, but amazing.
How hard was it to go without sex? They did throw temptation in our path by taking us on dates, but I ruined a romantic date on a boat by throwing up in a champagne bucket.
Did you break the rules? Most of us tried to use the show to make deeper connections.
DAVID
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DAVID BIRTWISTLE, 30, personal trainer from South London
Dating history: I haven’t had too many dry spells since I was 15.
Describe yourself: I’m confident, smart and I try to be funny. I laugh at my own jokes, anyway.
Did you meet someone? All the girls were beautiful, striking, and interesting. I was lucky to get to know a couple of them pretty well.
How hard was it to go without sex? It’s one thing to say you can’t touch each other, it’s another thing when six beautiful women are walking around in bikinis – and often thong bikinis.
Did you break the rules? Some, and there was a bit of drama. Most people want a deeper more meaningful relationship even if we don’t realise it. So it’s been a wake-up call for us.
FRANCESCA
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FRANCESCA FARAGO, 26, content creator from Vancouver, Canada
Dating history: I tried dating guys who were quiet and the opposite of me but they couldn’t handle the attention I get online.
Describe yourself: I’m loyal, calm, forgiving, I don’t think that comes across on the show, though. I love physical affection.
Did you meet someone? From literally ten minutes of being on the retreat, I knew who I was going to go for. I made him mine.
How hard was it to go without sex? It was hard for us, especially because we’d already kissed before they introduced the celibacy rule. So when it was ripped away we had to work out how we would continue the relationship.
Did you break the rules? We did. But we also did well on some of the challenges and proved we were gaining a deeper connection. Some of the decisions I made were out of lust and some were spiteful. I kissed a girl because we were being promiscuous. We wanted to spice things up a bit. I was exiled from the group for a while after that.
SHARRON
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SHARRON TOWNSEND, 26, special needs coach from New Jersey, US
Dating history: Growing up I had trust issues. Single mum, my dad abandoned us. I did open up to one girl who I thought was different but she cheated on me with my best friend and I went through depression. I used sex and women to try to get over her but it didn’t work.
Describe yourself: I’m still a bit broken, but a broken crayon still makes colour.
Did you meet someone? It was heaven on Earth. I had my eye on all five girls, then narrowed it down to three, then two. Eventually I realised there was one special person.
How hard was it to go without sex? That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my whole life. Sex was my go-to for everything. Stressed? Sex. Difficult day? Sex.
Did you break the rules? I tried really hard, I truly did. I felt like we were all so broken. We use sex to cope or to communicate or to comfort. By eliminating sex we had to find out what else we had to offer.
HARRY
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HARRY JOWSEY, 22, entrepreneur from Australia.
Dating history: I was sleeping around. I move country every two years. Not many girls want to do that.
Describe yourself: I think I’m a catch. I’d make a great father, I’m really into animals, I had a farm back in Australia. I’m kind and funny.
Did you meet someone? It was love at first sight. We kissed before they told us about the celibacy rule. I cried. You couldn’t have done anything worse to me.
How hard was it to go without sex? I’m 22 and full of testosterone, so if there hadn’t been a sex ban, I would have made a fool of myself.
Did you break the rules? I made some decisions that didn’t make the others very happy. Look, it’s hard when your head says one thing and another part of your anatomy says something else. I discovered sex is great but love is even better.
CHLOE
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CHLOE VEITCH, 21, model from Clacton, Essex
Dating history: I go for the bad boy. I jump from relationship to relationship. I think someone’s fit, jump into a relationship within a few days, then a few months later I realise I moved too fast.
Describe yourself: I’ve got a loud, outgoing personality. I’m 100mph all the time.
Did you meet someone? There were so many fit guys, I was trying to decide who I fancied the most but there were some beautiful girls in the villa so I wasn’t sure who would fancy me. We played some raunchy games and it stirred the pot a little bit.
How hard was it to go without sex? I can go weeks without sex, but they put us in such a situation that you felt rebellious. It’s like being told you can’t have chocolate – all you want to do is eat it and lick it and smother it all over your body!
Did you break the rules? Our willpower deteriorated pretty quickly. But I wanted to grow and understand my emotional flaws. Other people had the attitude of, “I don’t care about this, I’ll kiss who I want”.
KELZ
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KELECHI “KELZ” DYKE, 28, recruitment worker from Dagenham, Essex
Dating history: I had one relationship and when that ended I took my mind off the break-up with a few different women. I have a high standard. My friend once told me I’d end up single forever because the list is so long.
Describe yourself: Very smart, athletic, funny, charismatic and old school. My mum brought me up to be a gentleman and have manners.
Did you meet someone? There was one person I connected with via eye contact. There was a spark there. And it developed.
How hard was it to go without sex? It was really interesting. We were like superheroes stripped of our powers.
Did you break the rules? We were in this beautiful villa on the beach full of great energy, beautiful people – and my banter. The girls are in bikinis and there’s a Jacuzzi. Your mind is just thinking, “Yes, yes, let’s go!” But after a while we started trying to make connections that could last longer than a quick physical fling.
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NICOLE
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NICOLE O’BRIEN, 24, influencer and businesswoman from Cork.
Dating history: I’ve always been unlucky in love, which is my own fault, I went for looks over personality until I went on this show.
Describe yourself: I am a girl’s girl but I get on well with guys too. I’m friendly and I flirt with anything to be honest.
Did you meet someone? I walked in and thought, “This is going to be amazing, I’m going to crack on with loads of guys”. One guy really caught my eye. Then they told us the celibacy twist and it went in the other direction.
How hard was it to go without sex? It was ten times harder than I thought. When you’re told you can’t do something, you instantly want to do it even more, especially when you’re on a gorgeous beach with fit people and everyone is half-naked.
Did you break the rules? I tried not to because there was money at stake. There was one particular rule-breaker and it annoyed me because it was losing me money every time it happened.
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