What is Virgin Island? New reality TV series has viewers 'astounded'
Channel 4's new show Virgin Island is exactly what you think it is.
The show, which follows young virgins as they explore sex and intimacy for the first time, has been a firestorm on Twitter (X), particularly after a clash between two of the *ahem* 'participants' in this latest social experiment. Virgin Island, Channel 4's new show, follows virgins on an island as they try to open up on intimacy. Pic: Channel 4
From the channel that brought us Eurotrash and Naked Attraction, Virgin Island is not the US territory that became The Islands once Chuck Norris visited them, but rather a documentary series following young people who've never had sex as they explore the daunting world of intimacy.
Alongside sex coaches (how do I get that job, AM I RIGHT LADS!?), the show is actually quite sex positive; with the virgins heading to bootcamp to address issues that they may have surrounding intimacy, physically or mentally, with them hopefully being able to lose their virginity once the camp is over.
The methods the coaches use are unorthodox, to say the least — including seeing the participants sharing their hottest sexual fantasies, feeding each other bananas while blindfolded, and stripping naked and fondling each other. Yes, really.
The show has divided viewers, particularly during the sexier scenes — with one person writing on Twitter 'It feels wrong to be watching this.'
'Anyone else a bit creeped out by this show?' another wrote, while others came with the jokes — as one shared a clip of Jay from the Inbetweeners claiming 'I went to virgin island as an international sex coach,' while another pitched the show as 'Imagine a cross between 'The Undateables' and 'SAS Who Dares Wins.' You've got Virgin Island.'
Others were on board with the show, as one wrote 'That was an absolutely excruciating watch – see you all tomorrow,' while another summed it up: writing 'Virgin Island is the most unbelievable television I've ever seen. I'm astounded that this has been commissioned and I'm going to watch every single episode.'
Virgin Island is the most unbelievable television I've ever seen.
I'm astounded that this has been commissioned and I'm going to watch every single episode — Dead Men Tom (@DeadMenTom) May 13, 2025
So why is it so cringeworthy and controversial? Well, despite the fact that watching a bunch of inexperienced 20-somethings as a premise in and of its own is a horrifying premise usually fit for an American Pie film, one of the interactions between participants Jason and Charlotte was incredibly awkward when they were tasked with massaging each other.
Charlotte went first, and while such an activity is meant to be fun and sensual, she complained about how bored she was, and commented on Jason's stretch marks, saying: 'Why do you have these horrible stretch marks? It looks painful. It looks like you got scratched.'
Charlotte abruptly stopped due to her boredom, leading Jason to start massaging her arm — and since everybody's a critic, Charlotte commented 'Okay, why are you focused on one area? You need to go up and down.' Charlotte. Pic: Channel 4
Jason kept trying, applying more baby oil during the arm massage (?) with Charlotte saying that he should do so with more thumb movement, before conceding, 'Jesus Christ, what are you doing?' before he stopped.
Jason didn't help himself, however, mimicking a sexual act while cupping her arm (…) and saying 'that's how you should do it' — which caused Charlotte to immediately say 'okay, now I definitely want you to stop.' Jason. Pic: Channel 4
Heading back to the retreat, they had two veeery different reactions to the massage — with Charlotte saying that it was 'meh,' while Jason mocked Charlotte's comments about his massage techniques and his stretch marks, saying 'Maybe not being berated a lot would have felt nice.'
Virgin Island airs every Monday on Channel 4, and can be watched back on the Channel 4 app.
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