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Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Virgin Island airs most outrageous lesson yet as experts groan, writhe on top of each other and even demo SPANKING for jaw-dropping sex position coaching
Virgin Island is set to air the most outrageous lesson yet as experts groan, writhe on top of each other and even demonstrate spanking in a jaw-dropping sex position lesson on Monday's episode of the Channel 4 show. MailOnline has obtained an exclusive clip of today's (26 May 2025) episode - and it pushes boundaries further than ever before. Sexperts Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschmam, MA, get very up close and personal with each other to show the contributors what kind of positions can form part of getting intimate. In the first look, the voice over says: 'Celeste and Danielle are first going to teach them a few positions... to raise confidence in the bedroom.' Celeste tells the virgins: 'So in this next exercise, we are going to help you get skillful moving bodies around in a smooth, fluid way.' Danielle adds: 'And also add a little bit of passionate talk.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Celeste tells them: 'So just one sentence along the lines of... you can say "you're so sexy", "I love touching you", or "you're so hot". 'Just something that has passion in it... 'Ready to see the demo?' The voice over explains: 'First there is a side way missionary, then they switch to cow girl. Next it's the secondary missionary and finally, the leap frog.' The sexperts show off the various sex positions while breathing heavily and even ended the demonstration with a smack on the bum. Danielle tells the group: 'That's how it's done.' Zac then puts himself forward to try it in front of the rest of the virgins. The voice over explains: 'So far, Zac has been the most eager in the group.' Zac decides to put himself forward and do a demonstration in front of the rest of the group Zac jumps onto the bed and says: 'Right... starting position.' Danielle tells him: 'Starting position is relax' and the group burst into laughter. 'Just sit for a moment to connect,' Danielle adds. The pair lock eyes for a few moments and Danielle whispers: 'Sexy.' Zac replies: 'Very,' with a big smile on his face. He adds: 'I'm a lucky boy!' Danielle tells him: 'Yeah, I like that.' The pair then get straight into it and try all of the sex positions that they were shown. 'That feels good,' Danielle confesses. She asks him at the end: 'Wanna try a little smack?' It comes after Virgin Island's male sex surrogate revealed what really happens when he's not attracted to a client - but has to perform in bed. Andre Lazarus and Kat Slade sat down with Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on Thursday's instalment of This Morning. The pair star on Channel 4 's shocking new show which sees sexologists Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman and their team, guide a group of 12 virgins on a unique course. Since launching earlier this month, viewers have seen the contributors, all aged between 22 and 30 years old, overcome a range of emotional hurdles to take their first steps towards sex and intimacy. Sessions with a surrogate partner is one of the approaches some of the contributors get involved in, and Andre opened up more about the dynamics of the relationship. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Intimacy does involve attraction, physically there has to be something that happens to a man if it's going to go further as well, how do you manage that Andre if you've got a client that perhaps you aren't sexually attracted to but wants to take that further?' Ben asked. Andre, who has been a surrogate partner for four years, said: 'Physically, I would say that as a man we don't have to have all of our body parts working in order to form intimate connection or in order to have physical intimacy be something that feels good in our body.' The Channel 4 star went on to explain how he felt it was a 'common misconception'. He went on: 'Really what we can do is tune into our body and say I'm enjoying touch, I'm enjoying kissing, I'm enjoying hugging and that can be an intimate moment and then that takes us out of our head which allows the rest of our body to come online.' Virgin Island will be available to stream on Channel 4 from 9pm tonight
The Guardian
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Virgin Island review – a sex therapy show that Alan Partridge would pitch
On paper, almost everything about Virgin Island sets off alarm bells. This 'unique experiment' sees 12 virgins, mostly in their 20s (one is 30), heading off to a 'radical retreat' on a Mediterranean island, where a team of professional sexperts will work on and guide them through some of their issues with intimacy. It looks like a reality show, but it is apparent from the beginning that those taking part are not reality show contestants. Nor is there a prize, as such, though some would like to have sex by the end of the experience. The first and most obvious question is whether sticking people on telly to pore over their innermost fears and psychological struggles will prove to be in any of their best interests. Billing it as an experiment does not place it in the most illustrious of company, either. Channel 4's other experiment, Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, has couples trying non-monogamy in order to learn ... something? If they look really, really hard? Virgin Island is a little more probing. Despite sounding as if they had to fit a concept to the title – as possible sequels, I've scribbled down Isle of Men and Caveman Islands – Virgin Island does at least come with a pinch of statistical motivation. According to the headline-grabbing 2018 findings of a long-running study, one in eight young people remain virgins at the age of 26. This show sets out to ask why that might be and, if people are unhappy with this state of affairs, what can be done to help them. Presentation aside, the show turns out to be surprisingly empathetic. Their stories vary enormously, but all of the participants have signed up because they feel stuck, miserable, uncomfortable, or a combination of the three. It doesn't do much to assuage fears of this being a cult, at first; they have to wear plain 'retreat outfits', in order to focus on the self rather than the body. But there is a collective sense of British reserve and dry humour, which means that they do, at least, get to joke about its cult-like leanings. This humour is noted by the therapists, who attempt to explore why they are using jokes to deflect attention. Apparently that's not always good. Maybe this is educational, after all. There are people here with a phobia of touch, such as Jason, a 25-year-old admin assistant who is at the front and centre of the first two episodes. Others, such as Zac, a 28-year-old delivery driver, feel as if they've missed out on something that came naturally to their peers, and that they might have left it too late. Emma, a 23-year-old who works in fast food, has serious issues with self-esteem and body image, as does Taylor, a 29-year-old receptionist for whom the experience is initially deeply upsetting. I am less cynical about the show than I thought I might be, in part because bringing these 12 people together seems to override one of the broader experiences they share, which is a sense that they are not like everyone else. The common ground here is important. But they are not just on Virgin Island to meet like-minded people. There is a team of sex therapists who offer workshops, demonstrations and even sexual surrogacy, with a trained, stand-in sexual partner for the sake of learning and guidance. This is where my own British reserve kicks in. I want to not find it excruciating that 'sexological bodyworker' is a job title, or that something called 'Up Against the Wall' – not in any way a symbolic name – is a therapeutic exercise, or that what is clearly important work on shame and desire involves pretending to be animals and rolling around on the floor moaning. I know my response is not very helpful. Why am I using jokes to deflect attention? But I don't think I will be the only one watching some of this with my hands over my eyes. Virgin Island is far from perfect. In the early stages, it appears to brush over very big questions; perhaps it will start to look deeper in later episodes. But the courage of the participants is admirable, and their willingness to open up on camera, partly, it seems, to show other people that they are not alone, is touching. As some of them make breakthroughs, their confidence grows, and you can see that the process is having a positive effect on them. Virgin Island might sound like an Alan Partridge pitch, but stick with it, and it is more complex than it first seems. Virgin Island is on Channel 4 now
