CHANNEL 4’s wild new show Virgin Island has left viewers stunned after a jaw-dropping teaser revealed cast members grinding on the floor and getting hands-on in a series of X-rated scenes.
In the preview for tomorrow night’s episode, two women are seen writhing on the floor in a steamy routine, while another woman straddles a man as he fondles her.
sparked a wave of shock online, with horrified viewers flooding social media to ask: “What am I watching?!”;;
One viewer said: “What the hell is this?”;;
Another added: “What. The. Actual. F**k.?!?!”;;
“Didn’t think tv would get any lower, then this pops along.”;; said another.
“It feels wrong to be watching this.”;; explained another.
“This is just getting disturbingly weird now.”;; added a fifth.
“Anyone else a bit creeped out by this show?,”;; questioned another.
“This is so exploitative. I’m panicking myself and I’m watching it at home!! I can’t even imagine being one of them right now. This is awful,”;; said another.
The show, which aims to help adult virgins explore intimacy for the first time, renowned sex and relationship coaches Celeste Hirschman and Danielle Harel — founders of the Somatic Institute in and stars of s series Sex, Love & Goop.
Celeste and Danielle lead a hands-on “treatment programme”;; that begins with open discussions about intimacy, before gradually moving on to physical contact.
But things take an even steamier turn when three professional “Sexological Bodyworkers”;; — Aisha, Thomas, and Joy — are brought in to guide the participants through erotic techniques.
They’re joined by two “surrogate partners”;;, Kat and Andre, who help the virgins build emotional and physical connection through direct experience.
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.”;;
The next episode promises even more eye-opening scenes as the participants take their first steps toward intimacy — with the experts close by to offer support, and guidance... and a whole lot of touching.
However, although the series feature some racy, nude and steamy moments, it also delves deep into the heart-warming stories from
The show comes after a newsurvey 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 mentalhealthstruggles.
With the rise of young adult virgins, 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 muchpowerand empowerment and doing experiential work and learning through semantics in the field of intimacy is the way to go.”;;
Celeste added: “My Masters was in human sexuality studies, then I did some research on adolescents sexuality development and oral sex.
“When Danielle and I met for the show, we were like, ‘Let’s not do this the same old way’.
“We really need to bring in experiential work, because people try something, and once you try something it’s much easier to go out and try it again.”;;
Virgin Island airs on Channel 4.
