I'm gay and engaged to a man - now I want to have sex with women
An engaged gay man is set to push his sexual boundaries as he experiments having sex with a woman before marrying his fiancé.
Couple Simon Cox and Chris Dutton, from London, have appeared on the latest series of the racy Channel 4 show Open House: The Great Sex Experiment - which sees monogamous couples try and open up their relationship.
As he was introduced to the audience in last Friday's episode of the show, Simon revealed he wanted to 'explore with women' when speaking to expert Effy Blue, however he is worried about the effect it could have on his relationship.
Simon explained: 'I don't want to end my relationship with Chris to explore with women, it feels like now is a time in my life where I want to explore.
'Since I came out as gay, I have put myself in a box and only really allowed myself to find men attractive, it's hard to explain but it's so much pressure that you are dealing with internally every day of your life and it sucks.
'I haven't entertained those feelings towards women, I think it is there, I just haven't acted on it.
'I do find women attractive, but I just don't know what I find in the bedroom sexy about a woman. I need to be in a situation where I am allowing myself to feel aroused by being with a woman.'
Meanwhile more reserved and shy Chris claimed that while he does find women attractive it's not something he 'actively seeks out'.
Chris expressed concerns about potentially experiencing feelings of jealousy when seeing his partner with a woman.
The couple also acknowledged their limited familiarity with the female body and expressed a willingness to 'learn on the job'.
Simon shared that he is concerned he may discover a preference for sexual experiences with women, which could potentially jeopardise his relationship with Chris.
At a drinks reception, Simon struck up a conversation with Naomi, an attractive blonde guest, while Chris invited bubbly personality Jen back to their hotel room to join them in the hot tub.
In this week's episode Simon is seen getting steamy with Naomi in the hot tub in front of Chris and the couple explore intimacy with women individually.
It comes after another couple tried to open up their relationship, however it didn't quite go to plan initially.
Tom and Lauren, from Devon, also appeared on the risky series and Tom was sick after chatting to non monogamy expert Effy Blue, who told the pair that they had to have sexual experiences with other people without each other.
Earlier this month the pair took to Instagram to open up about their experience on the show with a video of them dancing along to Stormzy's tune Own It.
Tom and Lauren captioned the post: 'Thank you everyone for all your support so far, our next episode is out next Friday 10pm, remember please be kind, we went on there to be open & honest and are both very happy together, remember they cut so much out for the drama xxx #openhouse #couple #reel #love #happy #realitytv.'
Many rushed to the comments section to share the love.
'Definitely my favorite couple so far! So brave and yeah, good for you!'
'You was both brilliant tonight well done.'
'I watched the second episode of yours last night and I haven't ever sat and clapped for a stranger so much in my life! Hands down my favourite couple yet and the best ending for you guys!'
On Monday they shared a happy selfie and told fans: 'Overwhelmed with all the messages & support guys, thank you everyone, we are so glad that Tom's story resonated with so many of you, still smiling from that last episode on.'
It comes after MailOnline revealed an exclusive sneak peek of Tom vomiting in a bathroom after being told he has to let partner sleep with another man in a jaw-dropping first look.
One couple who appear on the instalment, Tom and Lauren, are keen to spice things up a bit in the bedroom.
After a chat with non monogamy expert Effy Blue, the expert said that she wanted the dynamics to 'change a bit' and the pair should both have experiences without each other.
Effy tells viewers: 'Today is about challenging Tom to be independent.
'I'm curious to see how that will affect the dynamics they have between them.
'Lauren needs to be a partner to Tom, not a caretaker.'
As they return to their room, Lauren tells Tom: 'Don't be nervous. You absolutely got this.'
Lauren tells the camera: 'It was my idea. It was my idea from the start.
'Yes it's throwing me and Tom in the deep end...
'But to be able to have him to have the confidence that we can go off, have our fun, come back to each other at the end of the night and it's absolutely insane.'
The voiceover says: 'But the thought of flying solo entirely naked isn't sitting well with Tom.'
Tom can then be heard being sick in the toilet and Lauren runs to him with some water.
'This is going to be horrible,' Tom confesses.
Lauren replies: 'I just want to cuddle you.'
Tom says: 'I feel absolutely petrified and sick.'
While hugging him from behind, Lauren tells him: 'All that anyone can ask is that you just try, okay?'
It comes after viewers saw a couple completely U-turn on monogamy after they embark on a shocking fivesome.
A week prior, Johnny, 43, and Sarah, 37, clashed about 'swapping partners' just moments before they both began smooching another woman in the jacuzzi
But in the next episode they got up close and personal with three other residents.
As viewers will remember, Johnny had to take a breather and confessed he was feeling 'anxious' after getting to know eight other people.
Sarah confessed: 'If we don't do it now, I don't think we are ever going to.
'He's naturally going to be a bit nervous but we need to crack on and get it done.'
But after having their first ever fivesome, Sarah shouted: 'We want more!'
Johnny adds: 'This is just the first step. This is the first step.
'And what we needed to do because this is what we want to do. We want to enjoy each other.
'We want to share it. That's just an amazing experience!'
Open House: The Great Sex Experiment airs on Friday on Channel 4 at 10pm.
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