Channel 4 airs ‘TRASH TV’ Virgin Island – Furi0us viewers Demand cancellation! Will Channel 4 pay the price for this Reckless move, or are the audience Overreacting?
Channel 4’s new show Virgin Island has already sparked 0utrage – and it hasn’t even aired its first episode yet.
The programme, which is set to hit 0ur screens tonight (Monday) at 9pm, will see 12 adults – who have not had s3x before – head to an island of Croatia to 3xplore their s3xuality.
It will see s3x 3xperts Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman – who co-f0unded the Somatica Institute and the Somatica method – use their 3xpertise to help the contributors.
Their method ‘blends emotional and erotic connection with practical, 3xperient1al practices’.
Alth0ugh the show hasn’t aired yet, some people are very shocked with the concept and t00k to social media to share their th0ughts.
One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Just seen an #Ad for #VirginIsland starting Mon on #Channel4 what in the hell has happened to TV Is this supposed to be entertaining.’
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Channel 4’s new show Virgin Island has already got a lot people talking – and it hasn’t even aired the first episode yet
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The programme, which is set to hit 0ur screens tonight (Monday) at 9:00pm, will see 12 adults – who have not had s3x before – head to an island of Croatia to 3xplore their s3xuality
‘#virginisland and #openh0use Christ #channel4 is scraping the barrel even more with the latest piece of #altogetherdifferent garbage that they have to incessantly promote because everything else is a repeat.’
‘The am0unt of times this god awful #virginisland is advertised makes me not want to want anything on or #overkill #l00ksawful.’
‘#VirginIsland Trash TV, poisoning the minds of the masses once again.’
‘Wow so when this is over we have #VirginIsland that is one thing I won’t be watching #MAFSAU.’
The backlash comes after MailOnline shared an 3xclusive first l00k ahead of Monday’s premiere.
The clip sees delivery driver Zac, 28, and Dr Danielle Harel get to know each other in a very int1mate setting.
On Monday night viewers will see Danielle tell virgin Zac: ‘I want to play a fantasy with y0u.’
Zac giggles back: ‘Really?’
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A first l00k at what viewers can 3xpect from Channel 4 ‘s brand new show Virgin Island shows one of the contributors getting VERY up close and personal with one of the programme’s s3x 3xperts
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The 3xclusive clip, ahead of the first episode which airs on 12th May at 9:00pm, sees delivery driver Zac, 28, and Dr Danielle Harel get to know each other in a very int1mate setting
The voiceover then 3xplains to viewers: ‘Danielle believes her methods can give Zac the confidence he needs…
‘But it’s not like any therapy he may have seen before.’
The s3xologist then sits herself down n3xt to Zac and tells him: ‘I’m just going to k1ss y0u gently.
‘I want y0u to see if y0u can like really take it in.’
She sm00ches Zac on his cheeks, neck and then asks him: ‘How does that feel?’
Zac giggles back: ‘G00d.’
An 3xcited Danielle sh0uts 0ut: ‘Now I start to feel the ar0usal! Oh my God. This is so s3xy.’
The voice over 3xplains: ‘Her hands-on technique works by giving Zac a physical 3xperience. A form of somatic or t0uch therapy.’
Danielle 3xplains: ‘Somatic therapy believes that just talking with someone is just not sufficient.
‘We really need to help people thr0ugh the body in order to create some sort of change.’
At the end of the session the pair thank each other and Zac says: ‘Nobody has ever said that I am s3xy! No one.
‘I have a feeling… fuzzy. All over.
‘In that session alone I’ve done things that I’ve been craving a long time.
‘I’m making tonnes of progress.’
Speaking ab0ut why he decided to apply for Virgin Island, Zac said: ‘I first heard ab0ut the casting on social media there was a man reporting that Channel 4 was l00king for adult virgins to take part in an 3xperimental TV show.
‘This was of c0urse describing me, ha ha.
‘At first I was like – no way, I’m not gonna do that, but I started to think ab0ut it more and more, and I realised that I wasn’t really getting anywhere by myself, time was just passing me by with no real positive change.’
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At the end of the session the pair thank each other and Zac says: ‘Nobody has ever said that I am s3xy! No one’
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Despite being so positive, he did find it difficult at times.
He added: ‘The c0urse was challenging at times for me.
‘I realised that I needed to learn a lot more ab0ut myself, but during it I remember always feeling and thinking `what’s n3xt?
‘How am I going to push my b0undaries further?
‘Seeing myself develop and those ar0und me develop filled me with great joy. This helped me greatly when things were at their hardest and most difficult.’
The gr0undbreaking new six-part series sees s3xologists Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman and their team, guide the gr0up of virgins on a unique c0urse.
According to her website, Dr. Danielle is ‘passionately committed to helping people grow, heal, and fully embrace the richness of their erotic and emotional lives.’
She has a PHD in Human S3xuality, a Master’s in Clinical Social Work, and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Educational C0unselling.
Celeste is trained in attachment psychology, sociology, gender studies, and body-based modalities.
She has a Masters in Human S3xuality Studies from San Francisco State University and a BA in Women’s Studies from UCSC.
The contributors, all aged between 22 and 30 years old, will overcome a range of emotional hurdles to take their first steps towards s3x and int1macy.
Filmed at a luxury retreat in Croatia, the participants will get to know each other while staying at the resort.
