Ahead of the release of the final two episodes of Virgin Island, fans have become concerned that the contestants will be ‘bad in bed’ because of what they are taught on the show.
The series, which focuses on sex and relationship experts helping a group of adult virgins become more comfortable with intimacy, has invited controversy from the very first episode.
Despite this, though, many have praised Virgin Island for the way in which it deals with issues surrounding body image, anxiety around intimacy, and even more individual topics such as gender identity.
Some viewers, however, have questioned the specifics of how intimacy on the show is being approached.
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One fan of the show took to TikTok to make her complaint, saying: “These therapists are going to make these people bad in bed.
“They’re making it seem like you can just kiss them on the neck, kiss them on the arm and they’ll be aroused." she said.
“That doesn’t make for a good interaction in future really. If someone was on a first date with me and they started seductively kissing my hand I would honestly be terrified.”
Throughout the show the participants are giving various workshops and one to one therapy with sexual surrogates that involves them practicing intimacy with a therapist to gain comfort with it.
Others took to the comments to agree with the TikToker, with one saying: “I get they have to give them a confidence boost but its going to be detrimental further down the line.”
Another, however, wished that the contestants would be given talks on rejection and other people’s comfort.
That, however, does actually happen on the show – it just isn’t necessarily shown.
Ben Harris, one of the adult virgins who appears on the show, was the focus of one of the recent episodes after he was left rejected when none of his Virgin Island co-stars volunteered to join him for an intimacy task, before sexologist Celeste offered to be his partner.
Writing on his Substack following the airing of the episode, Ben revealed that he had actually requested clinical therapy whilst on the show.
He said that, whilst this didn’t air, he had a ‘breakthrough’ in a session following this rejection, saying: “Back on Virgin Island, I undoubtedly reached my lowest point in the aftermath of that workshop.
“The rest of the group are a lovely bunch and of course tried to console me, but there wasn’t much they could do.
“It was at this point that I asked to see Abby, a clinical therapist and the only one of the experts on the island who offered absolutely no “hands-on” help whatsoever.
“The session itself with Abby did not feature at all in Episode 3 (understandable given the immense time constraints), but for me it was actually the moment where I felt I started to turn a corner.”
Therefore, for anyone worrying about what they’re being taught on Virgin Island, it could be worth having faith in the sex and relationship experts who run the show.
Virgin Island airs its final two episodes May 26 and May 27.
Topics: Virgin Island, Sex and Relationships, TikTok, TV and Film, TV
Michael Slavin