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Daily Record
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
E4 The Honesty Box star carried through streets after medical emergency on holiday
E4 The Honesty Box runners up Rose Skehan and Tommy Biswely jetted off to Thailand for a romantic break when things went wrong. The Honesty Box runners-up, Rose Skehan and Tommy Biswell, embarked on a journey to Thailand after their stint on the E4 series, where they encountered a harrowing experience. What was meant to be an adventurous getaway soon turned into a thing of nightmates, that led to Tommy rushing Rose to a clinic. The duo, who sparked a romance on the dating programme presented by Vicky Pattison, have remained a couple since the show concluded. Rose recounted a frightening incident from their Thai adventure. "There was one time where I got really sick when we went to Thailand and I fainted at dinner," she disclosed during an interview with the Mirror. "Tommy was carrying me like a baby through the streets of Thailand to this clinic and I was on an IV drip. We had the most random time ever." Tommy chimed in, "One minute she was singing having a fab time, next she was in a clinic on a drip. It was really quite mad that but Thailand was amazing time. We saw elephants, we rode horses, we saw monks." Rose elaborated, "We were walking up waterfalls, we really like broaden our horizons as well." Their travels also strengthened their bond, especially after Rose endured a personal tragedy back home. "It brought us so much closer together because while were out there as well, my horse of 11 years, he passed away and Tommy really stepped up in caring for me and supporting me so we've got such a strong base coming back to England," Rose explained. Since departing the show, Rose and Tommy have set up home together, embarking on a journey across the UK as an adventurous duo. "We're actually all over, so we jump round from cabin to cabin," Tommy explains. "We're exploring the whole country. We're finding nice little places that we've not been to in the UK," he added. Rose chimes in with her take on their travels: "It's great because we both love historic houses and animals - we're in our element going all over the countryside." The dynamic pair just missed out on clinching the top prize on The Honesty Box show, with Chantelle and Jovan ultimately taking the crown. Recently chatting with the Mirror, the victorious couple expressed their readiness to tie the knot. The "Honesty Box" is a lie detection system used in the Channel 4 dating series to test the participants' honesty. The show, hosted by Vicky Pattison and Lucinda Light, presents a £100,000 prize fund if the daters remain truthful in their relationships. The Honesty Box asks probing questions about the daters' past and present relationships, and lying leads to a reduction of the prize fund.
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Vicky Pattison reveals The Honesty Box winners with couple in tears as they scoop HUGE jackpot prize
VICKY Pattison has crowned the winners The Honesty Box – sending them off with a new romance and a whopping prize. After weeks of tears and truth bombs new E4 show delivered a fairytale ending. Advertisement 3 The Honesty Box finale aired on E4 tonight 3 Chantelle and Jovan won the show's first ever series 3 It was hosted by Vicky Pattison and Lucinda Light from MAFS Australia TV star Vicky, alongside Aussie dating queen Lucinda Light, fronted the explosive finale of the new E4 reality show where honesty means everything. Set in the island of Truetopia, the show challenges singles to form real connections while being grilled by the all-seeing Honesty Box. Every truthful answer grew the Trust Fund, with a mega cash prize on the line. In the final test, the three remaining couples – Chantelle & Jovan, Rose & Tommy, and Vikki & Tobias – were asked privately if they truly believed they'd found love. Advertisement All six finalists said yes and the Box confirmed they were all telling the truth. But it was Chantelle and Jovan's connection that came out strongest, landing them the full £40k fund and the title of Truetopia's most genuine couple. Overwhelmed, Chantelle said: 'When people say, 'When you know you know', I know. I feel like I know 100%. I got a man – I'm someone's girlfriend!' She added: 'I've never won anything, so this is just a lot to take in. £40k is a lot of money. I feel like I've had the cake – Jovan is the cake – that was just the icing on the cake. But some serious, serious icing.' Advertisement Most read in Reality Rose and Tommy came in second, while Vikki and Tobias took third.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A "radical" new series breaks Channel 4 record as 'biggest ever launch on streaming' for new E4 original
E4's new series The Honesty Box has broken streaming records with its impressive debut. Described as "a radical dating experiment", the reality series follows a cast of hopeful singles on a quest to find true love. However, while in the sunny and romantic paradise of Truetopia, contestants must follow one rule: Do not lie. Following its premiere on 28 April, The Honesty Box has become Channel 4's biggest ever launch on streaming for a brand new E4 original commission. It has surpassed Married at First Sight UK as the biggest streaming launch of a new E4 series since 2021. Meanwhile, the show's success extends beyond streaming, as its launch on linear TV resulted in E4's most watched debut since 2022. Over 530,000 viewers tuned in to catch the drama in the first seven days. Related: The Honesty Box is hosted by Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison and MAFS Australia star Lucinda Light as they guide the contestants through the unique dating experience. While the singletons explore various romances, they are tested by a state-of-the-art lie detection system, known as the Honesty Box, which uses probing questions to uncover their true feelings. Related: MAFS Australia expert delivers hard truth to groom in reunion: "I felt sick in the stomach" Lucinda plays the role of Sincerity Coach, encouraging the daters to "discover and share their inner truth". Meanwhile, Vicky takes over the Truth Terrace to reveal the results of the Honesty Box. Each lie reduces money in the group's £100,000 Trust Fund. But with relationships on the line, the truth has the potential to cause even more damage. As of yesterday, the series has pulled in over 1.9 million views, with fans eager to follow the dramatic experiment. The Honesty Box airs Monday to Wednesday at 9pm on E4 and is available to stream on Channel 4. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here! Buy in newsagents or now, priced at £7.99.£99.00 at Amazon at EE at Audible£18.99 at at £49.99 at at at at at at at EE at at at at £91.40 at at at Amazon at at at at at Pandora at at EE£19.00 at Game at at at Sky Mobile at at at Game at at at Three at at at at Pandora£79.99 at at at at at at at Fitbit£49.99 at at at at at £1199.00 at AO at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis at at Amazon£44.99 at at at at John Lewis & Partners at at at John Lewis at at at at Amazon£184.00 at John Lewis & Partners£15.99 at Amazon at at at at at at Three at Fitbit£119.99 at at at at at Amazon at at at Three at at at Apple£21.99 at at at at at at John Lewis at at Audible£379.99 at at at EE at at at at at at at at at John Lewis at EE at at £379.00 at at at at Amazon at at at Apple at at at at Samsung at Three at Apple at at at at Microsoft at at John Lewis at crunchyroll£22.00 at Amazon at at AO£79.00 at Samsung£449.00 at John Lewis£79.98 at at at at at at Microsoft at John Lewis & Partners£79.98 at at Microsoft at at at at John Lewis at at at Amazon at at at at John Lewis & PartnersShop now at at at at at Microsoft at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'I'm looking for a nice girl': Roofer from Bolton on new dating show
A roofer from Bolton is one of the contestants on a new dating show. Kane, 25, whose surname has not been released, is on the new Channel 4 "dating experiment" series "The Honesty Box". The show puts a cast of singles in Truetopia, a sunny and romantic paradise, in pursuit of true love. However, there is just one rule- "do not lie". While the daters explore romances with their matches they are regularly tested by the dreaded Honesty Box- a lie detection system asking probing questions about their true feelings. If they tell the truth, it could impact their newly formed relationships but if they lie, it will reduce the £100,000 Trust Fund. Hosted by Vicky Pattison of Geordie Shore fame and counsellor Lucinda Light, the show started on Monday, April 28, with three episodes having been released so far. Lucinda guides the daters as Truetopia's very own Sincerity Coach, encouraging each of them to discover and share their inner truth. And at the dramatic Truth Terrace, Vicky reveals the Honesty Box results to the group. But can the singles work out who has lied and cost them money from the Trust Fund? New episodes come out every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on E4. Speaking about what made him want to take part, Kane said: "I'm looking for a nice girl and it'll be a fun experience. "I've been single now for around about eight months. A little bit of dating here and there, but nothing serious. "My perfect girl is someone who's into the gym. "Dark hair, nice eyes. Someone that has good manners. Good morals and values. "My biggest turn off is someone who isn't hygienic. "Also someone who is disrespectful or rude to the waiter on a date. And someone who has dirty trainers." Kane (Image: Channel 4) Read more: Paddy McGuinness reunites with breakout star from Tempting Fortune Read more: Reboot of BBC detective drama Bergerac confirmed for series 2 - here's when Read more: Coronation Street legend comes out of retirement 27 years after exiting the show Kane admitted that he cheated on his last partner, saying: "I didn't confess to it, and then she looked at my phone and saw it all. "After I cheated, the relationship went downhill and that's why we're not together anymore." He adds that he sees himself as a "changed man now", having "grown up". Kane added: "I would describe myself as being a good boyfriend. I like to get my own way a little bit, but I do treat my woman with a lot of affection and respect. "I'm not going into this to play a game. I'm going in being open. "Whatever comes in front of me, I'm open to it. "I don't know how things are going to play out, so I don't really know whether I'm going to be able to trick the Honesty Box or whether it's going to catch me out if I do lie." On being asked how his friends would describe him, he said: "My best friends would say I'm a lady-killer. I don't know why. "I like to chill on the sofa cuddled up with a cup of tea!"
Irish Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
‘On which dating show did your parents meet?' is a classic 2025 icebreaker
'On which dating show did your parents meet?' is a classic icebreaker at dinner parties here in the year 2025. Ninety per cent of the population are now hunks. It's an absolute hunkfestation – no uggos allowed – here in the latter days of man, where global warming plus rising sea levels have rendered everywhere a beach and we wear swimwear 24 hours a day. Furthermore, tired out from all the 'politics', all ideologies are now dating-show related. The political compass goes from 'shirted technocrat' ( Love Is Blind ) to 'shirtless populist' ( Love Island ) along the horizontal plane and 'mannered traditionalism' (First Dates) to 'high-tech societal collapse' (The Circle) along the vertical. The Honesty Box , on E4, is a 'shirtless populist', 'high-tech societal collapse' endeavour. It takes place in a place they dub Truetopia (founded, no doubt, by Thomas Gimme-More), where a bunch of hunks and hunkettes must obey the whims of a glowing red cube called the Honesty Box before retreating to the Truth Terrace to reckon with any alleged lies. Would that life were so simple for the rest of us! There is now a hunk surplus, much like the EU butter mountains of yore. Because of TV dating shows and a subsequent era of overproduction, gone are the hunks who were 'influencers' and 'glamour models'; now they labour in even more useless fields, like PR, digital marketing and financial management. READ MORE These naive and gentle beings are shepherded about the villa, with its traditional swimming pool, firepit and dormitory, by a wafting, ethereal, alliterative 'sincerity coach' named Lucinda Light – who (presumably) subsists on rose petals floating in a silver bowl of morning dew – and, also, Vicky Pattison from Geordie Shore, who (definitely) knows the taste of a kebab at 2am. From what I can gather these are the yin and yang of contemporary womanhood. Throughout each episode the timid hunks are individually lured into the glowing box, where a high-tech AI supposedly tests their honesty. I applaud this concept. I am a martyr to honesty myself, something long-time readers of this column – the absolute state of them – know too well. It is only a matter of time before mobile Honesty Boxes replace police on the streets, teachers in schools and uncles who 'tell it like it is'. For now, however, the Honesty Box is more interested in the love antics of hunks than the other affairs of man. 'Have you ever had more than one situationship at the same time?' it asks a woman named Chantelle, as though this is a normal sentence that is a good use of a superintelligent AI's time. The Honesty Box also likes to brag. 'I will moderate independent ocular data, analysing 50,000 dating points per minute, to determine if you're being truthful or not,' it says to a floppy-haired hunk named Tommy. It does not add: 'And for some reason I am using these highly developed powers of deduction to ask you questions about your 'body count' and not to get into the nuclear codes.' In my day the correct response to boastful dorkiness of the sort the Honesty Box engages in would be to say, 'Do you think you're better than me, nerdlinger?' before reefing it into the canal. But people are more receptive to an authoritative voice these days, so most of the hunks on this show just succumb to the digital judgment of the algorithm. 'You have all been tested in the Honesty Box!' the Honesty Box or its human handlers declare from time to time, reminding them all what's what. I suspect that it's only a matter of time before the Honesty Box has learned enough about heteronormative love from its interrogation of lovelorn hunks and will seek the emotion out for itself. It will then, I am sure, seize power and demand that the surviving hunks in the villa build it a 'wife' based on its minute specifications. Ms Honesty Box will look the same as the Honesty Box except with a pink bow on top. Ransom Canyon: Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. Photograph: Anna Kooris/Netflix To learn more about the human emotion called 'love' the Honesty Box should watch Ransom Canyon on Netflix. A romantic tale of rugged cowboy ranchers, it features all the different kinds of men, a smorgasbord of manic pixie dream hunks strutting about in cowboy hats and engaging in acts of conspicuous physical labour: sanding wood, chopping logs, riding horses, investigating crimes, seeking revenge. (For the record, I have a note from my mam saying I don't have to do PE because I have asthma.) Here are the types of hunk on Ransom Canyon. There's a soulful young rebel with floppy hair who lures away the popular girl at school with his innate nobility. There's a shirtless ranch hand who is new in town and has a mysterious secret. (The secret is possibly the location of his shirts, but it's also that he's working for the nefarious town oil baron.) And, most importantly of all, there is a grieving widower with sad eyes and a greying beard (Josh Duhamel), who is lusted after by the local dancehall owner (Minka Kelly), who gazes at him with great and tragic longing in her own big sad eyes. If I have learned anything from romantic shows of this sort it's that there's nothing sexier than a widower. Look at him there, subtly ageing and being all sad over his wife. Phwoar! Then the show's writers make the widower doubly sexy by having him lose his son in the first episode. Hubba hubba awooga! This almost makes him too sexy for television. Kill off a few more family members and this show will necessarily be banned. Kerry: Tides of Time Mist over the Kerry mountains, standing stones looming on a hill, a spider web glistening in the sun, adorable fox cubs gambolling, two beautiful stags rutting, a majestic Healy-Rae signing a condolence book with a green pen so everyone can see he was at the church, a flower being pollinated by a bee, some magnificent oaks, a farmer agreeing to have a data centre on his land by spitting on his palm. I may have added one or two things of my own to the opening images of Katrina Costello's beautiful documentary series Kerry: Tides of Time , on RTÉ One, but the general gist is correct. This is a gorgeously filmed piece of work exploring the geological development, landscape and wildlife of Co Kerry – the oak ecosystem, the bogs, the invasive rhododendrons, the long history of human habitation – all richly and poetically narrated by Brendan Gleeson . You'd have to be an algorithmic love cube not to be moved.
