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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Moment woman breaks down after begging boyfriend for an open relationship backfires
A WOMAN bursts into tears at a sexy party as the reality of an open relationship leaves her overwhelmed - despite begging her partner to explore it. In tomorrow night's episode of Channel 4 's Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, which sees couples take steps towards non-monogamy Essex girl Sharmayne's fantasy doesn't go to plan. 5 Surrounded by glamorously dressed couples and singletons, Sharmayne, 26, admits to her husband Jamie, 29, that it's all a bit too much. She tells him: "I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed." He responds: "Do you want to take a little break?" The pair head outside for some fresh air and Sharmayne immediately becomes tearful. She says: "I just feel overwhelmed. It's just a bit much for me, the whole situation." Showing compassion, Jamie reassures her: "We're not obligated to do anything. This is our journey." Sharmayne continues: "I'm just uncomfortable." Their Open House future is left hanging in the balance with Jamie asking: "Where do we go from here?" Confused Sharmayne says: "I don't know if I'm going to be able to hold myself together now. "I really don't want to do it. I just want to go home." Her reaction to the unconventional world of swinging isn't unusual on the show. Often one or both parties in a relationship are left grappling with their emotions as their significant other hooks up with third parties. Last week, non-monogamy expert Effy Blue suggested couple Tom and Lauren get intimate with other people. After returning to their room, Lauren told Tom: "Don't be nervous. "You absolutely got this." Lauren admitted it was her idea to take part on the show - saying she felt like they had been "thrown in at the deep end". She told the camera: "But to be able to have him to have the confidence that we can go off, have our fun, come back to each other at the end of the night and it's absolutely insane." Things got too intense for Tom, who retreated to the bathroom to be sick. The narrator then said: "But the thought of flying solo entirely naked isn't sitting well with Tom." 5 5 5 Tom could be heard vomiting in the toilet and looked distressed. He confessed: "This is going to be horrible,' to which Lauren replied: "I just want to cuddle you." Tom added: "I feel absolutely petrified and sick." The week before, there were more tears when couple Alana and Alex had a threesome with another woman called Georgie. After the deed was done, Alex struggled with how intense Georgie and Alana's connection had been. He could be seen silently crying in bed as his girlfriend fell asleep.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Swinging saved our love after my fiancé's terrifying heart complications left him anxious in the bedroom... so I cheered on as had sex with another woman on national television
A woman who watched her fiancé have sex with another woman on national television - and cheered him on - has revealed how swinging has restored his confidence after health issues left him grappling with low self-esteem. Tom and Lauren from Devon have appeared on the latest series of the racy Channel 4 show - which sees couples try and experiment with their relationship; a viewing which saw the husband-to-be vomit after being told he had to let his partner sleep with another man. But the pair have now shared how the steamy encounters with strangers have helped them overcome feelings of low self worth after life-threatening heart issues. Speaking to Take A Break, Lauren, 32, revealed that while she's known Tom since she was 17, they didn't start dating until last year. And while she 'fancies the pants off' her partner, Lauren - who is bisexual - admitted that 'closing herself off to one gender left her feeling like something was missing'. Nervously, she broached the subject of opening up their relationship - he 'didn't freak out' and they 'talked it through'. 'The last thing I wanted to do was hurt him or make him feel like he wasn't enough for me,' Lauren explained. 'In fact, I was suggesting this because I cared about our relationship so much and thought it would make us even stronger.' Satisfied, they agreed to 'search for like minded lovers to have some fun with', which included starting up a relationship with an older couple who they began swinging with. Lauren said this brought her and Tom 'even closer together' - but things soon turned after a health scare left the pair terrified. Tom began to feel 'really unwell' during a day out at the beach, and his pulse was 'racing'. Lauren frantically got him to hospital, by which point he was 'slipping in and out of consciousness'. Doctors deduced that he was suffering from a bacterial infection - but further tests showed that Tom struggled with underlying issues which put him at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. He was eventually diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve - a defect which means the heart has 'two cusps (flaps) instead of the usual three'. According to the Cleveland Clinic, this can lead to serious complications - but is manageable with treatment. The following year saw him grappling with 'dangerous episodes which left him back in the hospital and needing more tests'. Amid the chaos, during which Lauren said she felt 'everything was unravelling', she and Tom 'vowed to cherish each day together' as he may need open heart surgery in the future. The couple got engaged - but for Tom, feelings of newlywed bliss were marred by insecurities. 'He'd always loved going to the gym but after being told not to exercise, he piled on weight and his confidence plummeted,' Lauren revealed. This meant he was 'struggling in the bedroom' - despite reassurances from his fiancée that she loves him 'no matter what size'. And while opening their relationship up had in past benefitted the couple, this time it was making him 'more anxious'. Lauren came across the programme Open House while scrolling on Facebook - and after a discussion they decided to apply. 'There must be other men out there with similar issues to me,' Tom told her. 'I'd like to do it for them as well as us.' Lauren said she assured him that 'if it's too much they can leave' - as 'his happiness comes first'. But on the show, her heart 'broke' as Tom opened up about himself, expressing that he couldn't bare to take his top off or look in the mirror due to self-hatred. During the episode, Lauren described how an initial 'sensual' experience saw four women join the couple in a private room. 'I could tell he was anxious about not getting aroused, but he persevered,' she said. 'And then, suddenly, it was happening - one of the women was having sex with my fiancé! I burst into applause. I couldn't stop myself... Finally, my Tom was back.' Lauren then joined in too - and felt 'exhilarated'. Later in the episode non monogamy expert Effy Blue said that she wanted the dynamics to 'change a bit' and the pair should both have experiences without each other. Effy told viewers: 'Today is about challenging Tom to be independent. I'm curious to see how that will affect the dynamics they have between them. 'Lauren needs to be a partner to Tom, not a caretaker.' As they returned to their room, Lauren told Tom: 'Don't be nervous. You absolutely got this.' She then told the camera: 'It was my idea. It was my idea from the start. Yes it's throwing me and Tom in the deep end... 'But to be able to have him to have the confidence that we can go off, have our fun, come back to each other at the end of the night and it's absolutely insane.' The voiceover however continued: 'But the thought of flying solo entirely naked isn't sitting well with Tom.' Tom could then be heard being sick in the toilet - as Lauren ran to him with some water. 'This is going to be horrible,' Tom confessed. Lauren replied: 'I just want to cuddle you.' Tom said: 'I feel absolutely petrified and sick.' While hugging him from behind, Lauren tells him: 'All that anyone can ask is that you just try, okay?' Eventually the episode saw the pair successfully have sex with different people - and later all toast their success in the nude. 'Seeing Tom, starkers, but totally relaxed, I couldn't believe how far he'd come,' Lauren concluded. He has been on a health kick and has since lost three stone. The couple have also gone on to enjoy more couple swaps.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cruise passenger fumes after learning raunchy reason women were flirting with him
They thought he was doing a different kind of 'cruising.' A cruise passenger was steaming mad after he realized the shocking reason why strangers were paying so much attention to him on board, detailing the reveal in a TikTok video with over 19 million views In the viral clip, filmed from his female partner's point of view, content creator Ricky Bobby is seen lounging on the deck of a Carnival Cruise ship with his paramour as fellow passengers ogle, interact with and even touch him. 'They would whisper things under their breath,' she described in the caption. 'And even sometimes flirt with us.' At one point, a woman in a blue swimsuit even grabs him by the hand. Then, all of a sudden, it dawned on the couple why Bobby was so popular on board. 'We heard them say 'look at his pineapple shirt,'' exclaimed his partner as the camera pans to him donning a shirt that's emblazoned with the tropical fruit. While the symbol may seem innocuous or festive, it's also a sign that people are up for swinging, defined by engaging in group sex or swapping sexual partners. This pastime is particularly popular aboard cruise ships, where randy travelers have been known to pin pictures of upside-down pineapples to cabin doors to let fellow pleasure boaters know they're in the mood for a salacious switcheroo on the high seas. Bobby was reportedly 'p–sed' over his accidental SOS (sex on ship) signal, per the clip, which ends with the embarrassed content creator sitting on the deck chair without his pineapple-riddled attire. However, commenters found it hilarious that he inadvertently let his 'freaky' flag fly. 'Just looked up what upside down pineapple means. Howling,' said one bemused commenter, while another wrote, 'Blue swimsuit was trying to get chosen.' In fact, Bobby claimed that the latter woman even reached out to him on TikTok following the incident, writing, 'HEY GUYS!! BLUE SWIMSUIT GURL FOUND ME ON TIKTOK.' Others shared similar moments of sending mixed signals via pineapple-themed couture. 'I made the same mistake, I got called out by the comedian on the cruise ship during his show,' said one embarrassed commenter. 'The rest of the cruise I was called Mr. pineapple shirt. I had no idea…most def threw it in the trash.' 'Me and my ex didn't know and had matching pineapple shirts on a cruise — we were like people are so nice and keep talking to us.'
The Sun
30-05-2025
- General
- The Sun
We're swingers, people think it's all fun and games, but it's so expensive and there are loads of rules to follow
MANY people see swinging as a free-for-all where you can do whatever you want between the sheets with whoever you want. But Belle and Jase, who have been swinging for years, reveal swinging isn't all fun and games. 2 Taking to social media, the US couple gave a glimpse as to what full-time swinging is really like. The couple say they have dabbled in swinging house parties, cruises and even hotel takeovers. And while on these sex excursions, the couple have found it has some downsides. Taking to their podcast 4ourplay, Jase asked Belle: "What is one downside to swinging?" And Belle didn't hold back as she revealed the lifestyle was very pricey. She said: "I think a lot of people don't know that it's super expensive to be in this type of lifestyle. "So not only going to the clubs, having to pay membership to be a part of it and paying door fees to get in, that's just to a club. Hotel takeovers are really expensive." Jase added: "If you're going to try a vacation, it's like way more expensive than a normal vacation because of the type of activities that they allow there and how they have to charter the whole thing out." They also said dressing up for the events can quickly add up as well as keeping groomed. The couple also revealed that there were lots of boundaries and rules put in place for swinging. I'm a Mormon wife and 'soft swinger' but I fear being thrown out of the church The two have their own set of rules and Belle revealed a few they keep to when sleeping with other people. She said protection was an absolute must, and that the pair never go off on their own, preferring to stay together while they 'play'. And when they are playing with others, the two have vowed not to get too 'intimate' and refuse to cuddle with the people they have intercourse with. Jase added: "We don't do any intimate cuddling like that. That personally feels too intimate for us and we don't do any pictures, videos during the play sessions." What is Swinging? SWINGING, also known as partner swapping, is a sexual activity where partners in a committed relationship engage in sexual activities with other people. All parties involved must give explicit and enthusiastic consent. Open and honest communication between partners is crucial. Many swingers engage with a community or attend events specifically for swinging. Such activity can enhance intimacy and trust within the primary relationship. It provides an opportunity to explore sexual fantasies and desires. But it is not suitable for every relationship and requires a strong foundation of trust. Jealousy and emotional challenges may arise and need to be managed. Clips of the podcast have gone viral on its TikTok account @ 4ourplaypodcast with over 579k views. People were quick to share their thoughts on swinging. One person wrote: "Omg I thought I was the only one who thought this. I'm a unicorn and WHEWWWW swinging alone is expensive as hell." Another commented: 'It CAN be expensive, but you don't have to be rich." "Yes, it is but it's totally worth it," penned a third. Meanwhile a fourth said: "Sooooo expensive."
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Miranda McWhorter breaks silence on HER side of the swinging scandal
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Miranda McWhorter is clearing the air about her 2022 swinging scandal with costar Taylor Frankie Paul - and explaining what she really wants the public to know about the incident that rocked TikTok at the time. McWhorter, 27, was caught at the center of the drama nearly three years ago, as her longtime best friend Paul outed the clique for 'soft swinging' with each other and their husbands.
