VIRGIN Island fans were left stunned at a bizarre sex experiment which saw a contestant rub up against a show expert.
The Channel 4 programme, which aims to help adult virgins explore intimacy for the first time, features renowned sex and relationship coaches Celeste Hirschman and Danielle Harel — founders of the Somatic Institute in San Francisco and stars of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix series Sex, Love & Goop.
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Celeste and Danielle led a hands-on “treatment programme” that begins with open discussions about intimacy, before gradually moving on to physical contact.
During the second Virgin Island episode, the concept of touch therapy is explored, in order for the stars to “work on dis-inhibition.”
Celeste invited contestant Tom to engage in an animal game with her after she said: “We start to feel this animal inside of us, and we let that animal go after them.”
The pair then headed to a green rug in the centre as they started to crawl around each other before stroking each other and ending up in a cuddle.
While his co-stars watched on awkwardly, Tom said: “That was a little fun to be fair.
“I quite enjoyed that.”
While some viewers have praised the show for breaking down sexual taboos, others have been left gobsmacked by how far it goes — with one calling it “basically porn with coaching.”
However, although the series feature some racy, nude and steamy moments, it also delves deep into the heart-warming stories from the 12 virgins opening up on camera for the first time.
Previously, Virgin Island fans were stunned as the stars performed an x-rated act.
It came after two women were seen writhing on the floor in a steamy routine, while another woman straddled a man as he fondled her.
The raunchy moments sparked a wave of shock online, with horrified viewers flooding social media to ask: “What am I watching?!”
Other viewers were left hugely uncomfortable during a “heavy breathing” task.
And one raunchy segment left an Islander breaking down in tears during another episode.
SHOW STATS
The show comes after a new Channel 4 survey shows that young people are waiting longer than ever to lose their virginity.
More than 36 per cent of young people (16-24) are virgin, with almost one in five 19 per cent of 16–30-year-olds are virgins.
Reasons cited for not losing virginity include lack of self-esteem, living with parents and mental health struggles.
With the rise of young adult virgins, the experts are hoping the show will be commissioned for a second series to help more people.
Danielle said: “I started actually as a talk therapist, and I got my Masters in clinical social work.
“But for me, with talking therapy, you just keep talking, and people don’t really shift.
“I just realised how much power and empowerment and doing experiential work and learning through semantics in the field of intimacy is the way to go.”
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