Where are the Virgin Island cast now? Inside the contestants' lives a year after filming - from new relationships to battling unemployment and surprising medical diagnosis
The finale saw the group of 12 adults - who had never had sex before - complete the sixth and final phase of the retreat - escalation - and that all meant different things to the contributors.
Holly opened up about her sexuality to Dr Danielle Harel, Zac managed to finally get close with surrogate Kat Slade and Ben got fully naked in front of someone for the first time.
Not only that, but Dave ticked off exactly what he wanted to do - have sexual intercourse with another person.
The controversial programme was filmed in Croatia back in 2024 and many are keen to know what the cast are up to now - and if they have managed to do the deed.
Right at the end of the last instalment, it was revealed that three more of the stars have lost their virginity, but that's far from all they've been up to since filming wrapped...
Charlotte
The show stated: 'Charlotte is enjoying her new found body confidence.'
The 29 year old care worker grew as a person while taking part in the retreat and has since been 'more comfortable' in her skin, and 'in romantic situations'.
But one big change that has occurred for Charlotte is her ADHD diagnosis - something that she now takes medication for.
Ben
Civil servant Ben, 30, is still a virgin, but he has been busy speed dating and has added three more women to his spreadsheet.
However, shortly after returning home he lost his job as a parliamentary researcher for MP Michael Fabricant.
Writing in The Times, Ben said: 'And yes, I am still a virgin, but I no longer consider it a source of humiliation or embarrassment. I wouldn't exactly call myself 'proud' to be a virgin either; it's just a simple description of my sexual status.
'While my experience on was extremely positive, my life since has been anything but, for reasons entirely unrelated to relationships or intimacy, I might add.'
He added: 'Unfortunately, my worst fears were realised and in the early hours of July 5, my boss lost his seat, and I therefore lost my dream job.
'My shining source of pride, and the positive counterweight to my intimacy and self-image negativity, had been shattered into dust.
'Without a shadow of doubt this was the worst moment of my life.'
Dave
Dave has come on leaps and bounds since taking part in the retreat last year.
According to the programme, accountant Dave, 24, has a new girlfriend.
Speaking to The Sun about sleeping with his girlfriend, he said: 'Our first time together was amazing.
'I never would have been able to talk to her without this show. But I don't think my girlfriend will watch, for obvious reasons.
'She watched the first four episodes, but it's getting a bit much now. You don't want to see your partner with someone else, even if it was a year ago.
'She's openly said it's like watching a completely different person.'
Emma
During her time on the retreat the food worker, 23, grew close to her co-star Viraj and after filming they did go on a date together.
However according to the show, nothing has happened between the pair since.
Emma has been busy traveling Down Under.
Holly
Dog groomer Holly, 23, was one of the more quieter members of the cast, but opened up towards the end about her sexuality.
She told Dr Danielle that she may be bisexual, but later bagged herself a boyfriend after filming and slept with him.
The pair are no longer together.
Speaking about the huge moment, Holly told The Sun: 'I messaged the chat almost as soon as it happened. I was excited to tell them.'
Jason
Admin worker Jason, 25, has joined dating app Hinge.
One of the cast members caught his eye - Louise - and he did bite the bullet and ask her on a date.
However she's not currently living in the UK, but isn't opposed going on one with him apparently.
Louise
At the end of Tuesday night's show, Virgin Island revealed that care advisor, 22, Louise has been busy travelling Australia.
According to The Sun she would be down for a date with co-star Jason if she decides to return home from New Zealand.
Pia
The digital marketing assistant, 23, bravely opened up about her condition vaginismus.
Vaginismus occurs when the vagina suddenly tightens up whenever penetration is attempted.
During her time on the show she was able to enjoy pleasure with help from one of the sexperts.
After her time in Croatia, Pia reunited with one of her exes.
Drama student Tom, 23, spoke about his gender identity with the sexperts and the rest of the cast during the retreat.
The show has said that he's had a 'fresh start' and decided to carry on studying and is still a student in Manchester.
Since the show he hasn't slept with anyone.
Tom said: 'I'm still single, and I haven't had a one-night stand in the last year, so I can't say I've put too much of it into practice.'
Taylor
Despite growing so much as a person, she's still not slept with anyone since the show
After being terrified at the thought of being touched, Taylor managed to open up to surrogate Kat.
The receptionist, 29, bravely spoke out about her sexuality and game out as a lesbian.
Despite growing so much as a person, she's still not slept with anyone since the show.
Viraj
Personal trainer Viraj, 25, was very flirty with his co-star Emma during the retreat.
The fitness fanatic is also travelling Australia, but not with Emma.
Zac
Delivery driver Zac, 28, was one of the most confident of the cast who joined the retreat.
He was keen to lose his virginity during one of his sex surrogacy sessions, but it didn't end up happening.
However he has said that expressing his thoughts and feelings is 'a work in progress'.
At the end of the programme, the show stated: 'Zac is feeling positive for the future.'
VIRGIN ISLAND: MEET THE CAST!
NAME: EMMA
AGE: 23
OCCUPATION: FOOD WORKER
Emma said: 'I was the only virgin amongst my friendship group, I felt outnumbered.
'I believed I was the only human experiencing adult life without intimacy but I couldn't relax when there is the possibility of intimacy and I had to battle previous traumas.
'The fact that this concept was being brought to TV made me realise being over 21 and never having sex was not as rare as I thought it was.'
NAME: BEN
AGED: 30
Ben said: 'A friend sent me the casting call for Virgin Island on social media. I'm not sure if he knew I was a virgin, but he knew I'd struggled in this area.
'Funnily enough, my immediate response to his message was 'not a chance'.'
NAME: DAVE
AGE: 24
Dave said: 'An initial joke by some friends for some cheap laughs slowly became the opportunity of a lifetime.
'I have always struggled to open up to people but this led me to feel invisible - a feeling I couldn't take anymore.
'I felt like it couldn't continue and I wanted to do something drastic to get my life back on track.
NAME: JASON
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: ADMIN WORKER
Jason said: 'I always felt like a failure in terms of intimacy and socialness.
'I know the island was primarily for intimacy, but it had
the amazing bonus of helping me improve my social skills – and for that, I will be forever grateful.'
NAME: LOUISE
AGE: 22
Louise said: 'I never really imagined applying for a show like Virgin Island but my friend sent me the application as a joke, and I thought, 'Why not?'
'I was at the point where I was willing to try anything.
'I had just accepted that there must've just been something wrong with me - I think the fact that my friends would see the word 'virgin' and think of me says enough to be honest.'
NAME: CHARLOTTE
AGE: 29
Charlotte said: 'Because I wanted to rid myself of my shame that I had surrounding my body, and my desire, and my ability to give myself pleasure.
'I wanted to be honest with myself so that I would not be hindered when having relationships in the future.'
NAME: HOLLY
AGE: 23
OCCUPATION: DOG GROOMER
She said: 'I felt like I was at a point in my life where I was ready to experience being with someone, but I had a lot of anxiety and questions about myself that I felt I had to work through before taking that step.
'I was definitely nervous, not knowing what to expect, what the others were going to be like, whether I was actually going to get anything out of it.'
NAME: PIA
AGE: 23
Pia said: 'I applied for Virgin Island because of my struggles with vaginismus.
'I wanted to overcome the pain and anxiety I felt when exploring penetrative sex.
'Plus, I found intimacy incredibly overwhelming.'
NAME: TAYLOR
AGE: 29
Taylor said: 'I spent my whole adult life wondering why I found sexual things so difficult when others didn't.
'When I was a teenager, the risks of sex seemed to far outweigh the benefits, the only benefit anyone spoke of was babies, and I certainly wasn't ready for one of those.
NAME: TOM
AGE: 23
Tom said: 'I always found myself to be a freak because I struggled to lose my virginity whilst others around me continued to pop their cherries.
'It severely affected my mental health, filling me with self-loathing which in turn made me a worse person.'
NAME: VIRAJ
AGE: 25
Viraj said: 'I had a massive struggle to express myself in front of women.
'For me it wasn't about the intimacy stage but more with the confidence side of talking to women and making small talk.
'This whole idea was encouraged by my friends for me to get out of my comfort zone and go through with this.'
NAME: Zac
AGE: 23
Zac said: 'There was a man reporting that Channel 4 was looking for adult virgins to take part in an experimental TV show. This was of course describing me.
'At first I was like - no way, I'm not gonna do that, but I started to think about it more and more, and I realised that I wasn't really getting anywhere by myself, time was just passing me by with no real positive change.'
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