'We found love on a Channel 4 dating show - now we're teetotal UK nomads'

Daily Mirror

15-05-2025

The Honesty Box aired its big finale last night and while Rose Skehan and Tommy Biswell may not have won the show, they have made a huge lifestyle change together
Last night saw E4 air the finale of The Honesty Box, with host Vicky Pattison announced the show's winners after two weeks of lie detector dating dramas. While runners-up Rose Skehan and Tommy Biswell may have had a rocky road to love on the show, they have revealed that they're still going strong - and have embarked on a big lifestyle change together.
"I've gone sober this year and Rose was obviously teetotal beforehand," Tommy tells The Mirror in an exclusive chat. "It has had a massive effect on my life. I feel like I'm the best version of myself for the relationship because of that."
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Rose adds, "It's nice to do it in a relationship as well because you both hold each other accountable for things. Coming out of the villa, we've been able to hold each other accountable and say, 'Look - I want you to be the best version of yourself and I feel like this is holding you back.' I think it really helped with Tommy's mental clarity and feeling better."
Tommy shared that he had already been contemplating giving up booze before meeting Rose on the show. "I actually made the decision off my own back and I wanted to do it myself. It's something that I've been thinking about for a while.
"I wasn't a big drinker beforehand, but I said to Rose, 'I'm going to do 2025 sober, do it with me,' and she was like, 'I'm well up for it.'"
Now, the couple have become passionate about biohacking - a form of self-care where people try to change aspects of their biology to improve their health, performance and wellbeing.
Speaking about what they want to do next, Tommy says: "We're really into biohacking - health is everything for us. If we can uplift people around us and show them that health is so important and to help them work on their own health - that's a really important message for us.
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"We're addicted to biohacking from grounding in the morning to saunas and ice baths," he adds, while Rose continues: "Even in the villa, I liked to do gua sha lymphatic drainage massages with my little tool."
After travelling around Thailand together after the show, Rose and Tommy moved in together - but not in the conventional sense. "We're actually all over, so we jump round from cabin to cabin," Tommy says. "We're exploring the whole country. We're finding nice little places that we've not been to in the UK."
Rose adds, "It's great because we both love historic houses and animals - we're in our element going all over the countryside."