Virgin Island star reveals he’s ‘banned’ from speaking to sex partner
The Channel 4 show concluded earlier this week.
A Virgin Island star who was the only participant to lose their virginity on Channel 4’s controversial new show has revealed how he is not allowed to speak to his surrogate sex partner.
Dave, 24, an accountant, arrived in Croatia last year to tackle his intimacy issues along with 11 other participants.
Every virgin on the reality show was aged between 22 and 30 as they were sent to the luxury Mediterranean island for two weeks.
While they were there, they worked through a series of exercises with sex experts to help them overcome the barriers affecting their sex life.
The show has not been without controversy, after fans branded the series as ‘the most awkward thing I have ever seen’.
But, according to Dave his partnership with certified surrogate and somatic practitioner Kat Slade has drastically changed since leaving Croatia.
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Previous Page Next Page Dave, an accountant, was the only contestant to lose his virginity on the show (Picture: Channel 4) Viewers watched as the 24-year-old had sex for the first time (Picture: Channel 4)Despite losing his virginity to Kat in this season’s final episode, Dave has not been in contact with Kat since.
‘It was explained very clearly to us that you don’t stay in touch after – it’s sort of two weeks, and that’s it and then you move on,’ he told MailOnline.
‘It’s not easy to just detach from feelings, but I think it’s an important lesson of it to like have those feelings and then let go of them, which probably is one of the most important lessons.’
The 24-year-old added: ‘I wasn’t, obviously, wasn’t in love with her anything. But I respected her greatly. I don’t think I was too worried about falling in love.’
Dave, who now has a girlfriend, described having the moment he lost his virginity being shared on Channel 4 as ‘really strange’, but he said that he did not ‘think it’s a bad thing’.
Since the show has ended, Dave has revealed how he has not been in contact with his surrogate sex partner (Picture: Channel 4) Dave has also shed light on how he has gained much more confidence since leaving Croatia (Picture: Channel 4)During an interview with The Sun earlier this week, Dave admitted the experience had dramatically improved his self-confidence.
He also said how he had gone on to sleep with two more women before he found his latest dating partner on the dating app Hinge.
Following the season finale on May 27, viewers were unsurprisingly conflicted, with many wanting some more ‘uncomfortable’ fun.
@georgiemxxre wrote on X: ‘It’s the best thing I’ve ever watched but also the worst thing I’ve ever seen. It’s so conflicting morally, but get me a season 2 immediately please?’
Andrew Young agreed, posting: ‘Virgin Island has been the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever watched. I hope there is a season two.’
However, not everyone was as enthusiastic, as @CheekyVic admitted she only lasted 20 mins before turning it off, claiming ‘it felt like I was watching a love cult in action’.
Metro has contacted Channel 4 for comment.
Virgin Island is available to stream on Channel 4.
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