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Things get racey on a group date, one Bachelorette gets on top of her fears, and another gets in touch with her sweeter side to entice the Bachelor.

Entering its second season, we meet the next Bachelor New Zealand and the 23 Kiwi women vying for his heart.

Primary Title
  • The Bachelor New Zealand
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 23 December 2017
Start Time
  • 11 : 30
Finish Time
  • 12 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 5
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • Entering its second season, we meet the next Bachelor New Zealand and the 23 Kiwi women vying for his heart.
Episode Description
  • Things get racey on a group date, one Bachelorette gets on top of her fears, and another gets in touch with her sweeter side to entice the Bachelor.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand
  • Reality-based--Television series
Genres
  • Game show
  • Reality
  • Romance
Hosts
  • Mike Puru (Host)
MUSIC SWELLS PREVIOUSLY ON 'THE BACHELOR' ` OH WOW. A NEW-FOUND APPRECIATION OF FINE ART... IT'S STUNNING. ...WASN'T THE ONLY SPARKLING UPSIDE FOR SHARI. A ROSE IS A ROSE, BUT DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. THEN, A GROUP DATE... I DON'T EVER LOSE. I DON'T LIKE TO LOSE. IT'S GONNA BE AN ANNIHILATION. ...HAD SOME GIRLS TAKING AIM... WHOO! (SCREAMS) ...AND SOME RUNNING FOR COVER. WHAT A TERRIBLE TEAM CAPTAIN. NAZ AND CLAUDIA PULLED OUT THE BIG GUNS. BOTH GIRLS JUST GAVE JORDAN A KISS ON THE CHEEK. OH REALLY? WATCH OUT FOR US TWO. DO YOU COME AS A PACKAGE? WE DO. AND THE GIRLS' TRUE INTENTIONS CAME INTO QUESTION. I'D RATHER GET A ROSE. I'D RATHER GET A ROSE TOO. I'D RATHER GET A NECKLACE. LAUGHTER SHE WOULD RATHER HAVE A NECKLACE INSTEAD OF A ROSE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? TONIGHT ` THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD IN THE RACE FOR LOVE. PRETTY GOOD. ARGH! I THINK I MISSED THAT ONE! GO HARD OR GO HOME, RIGHT? AND IN THE BATTLE FOR JORDAN'S ATTENTION,... IT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING ON A TINDER DATE AND THE GUY DOESN'T TURN UP. OR HE TURNS UP WITH A MATE. ...THINGS GET VERY... I DON'T KNOW IF JORDAN REALISES THAT CLAUDIA'S SITTING IN THERE. ...VERY... THE SCANDAL OF THE EVENING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. ...AWKWARD. IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE BIT WEIRD. TENSE MUSIC ROMANTIC MUSIC COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 ELECTRONIC MUSIC I'M GOING INTO THIS JOURNEY WITH AN OPEN HEART AND AN OPEN MIND, AND I REALLY WANT TO FIND SOMEONE THAT I CAN SHARE THE FUTURE WITH. # SHINE LIKE GOLD. # SOMEONE THAT SHARES MY LOVE FOR ADVENTURE. THIS WEEK I HAVE SOME EPIC DATES PLANNED, AND MY FOCUS WILL BE TO SEE HOW THESE GIRLS GO IN SOME MORE ADVENTUROUS SURROUNDINGS. MUSIC CONTINUES WHO DO YOU THINK'S ON THE DATE TODAY? DO YOU THINK IT'S SINGLE OR GROUP? CERI. IT'S GONNA BE A GROUP DATE ` EVERYBODY BUT CERI. (LAUGHS) IT'S DEFINITELY TIME I GOT A DATE. YOU'RE GONNA GET THE HELICOPTER, AND THEN I'LL BE SO JEALOUS. YEAH, I THINK SHE NEEDS TO SHUT UP AND STOP COMPLAINING. IT'S JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS NOW. LAUGHTER WOMEN: MORNING, MIKE. LADIES, GOOD MORNING. HI, MIKE! GOOD MORNING, MIKE. WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MORNING WHERE I GIVE YOU ONE OF THESE. I'M THINKING THAT CERI'S GONNA GET A SHOT AT THIS DATE, WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE GROUP OR SINGLE. WHO HAS NOT BEEN ON A DATE YET? I PROBABLY KNOW THIS ALREADY. WOMEN: AW! AND DO YOU THINK, CERI, JORDAN'S GONNA HOLD HIS END OF THE BARGAIN AFTER THE LAST ROSE CEREMONY? HE DID SAY HE PROMISED IT WAS COMING UP, SO... IT'S A BIG PROMISE. IT IS A BIG PROMISE. IT'S A BIG PROMISE. GUESS WE'LL SEE. I'M GOING TO PUT YOU OUT OF YOUR MISERY, AND WE'LL LET KATE DO THE HONOURS. WOMEN: OOH! THANKS, MIKE. I'M FEELING IT'S A GROUP DATE JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO SPEED SOME THINGS UP. JORDAN NEEDS TO SPEND A BIT MORE TIME WITH PEOPLE, MAKE SOME MORE DECISIONS. OK, LADIES. DRAMATIC MUSIC READS: IT'S WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THAT COUNTS. CAR RACING. CAR RACING? YEAH. OOH! YEAH, IT'S CAR RACING. THAT SOUNDS FUN! RACING'S IN MY BLOOD. IT'S IN MY FAMILY, SO FINGERS CROSSED I AM ON THE DATE. I CAN'T DRIVE A MANUAL, SO IF IT'S SOME KIND OF MANUAL CAR RACING, I'M JUST LIKE, 'OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T DO IT.' ARE YOU READY TO HEAR THE NAMES? WOMEN: NAMES? GROUP DATE. IT'S A GROUP DATE. WHAT, THEY SHOOK IT UP. OK, THE FIRST GIRL GOING ON THE GROUP DATE IS... DANIELLE. (SQUEALS) MY NAME'S FIRST, AND I'M REALLY REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH RACING. THE NEXT GIRL IS GOING TO ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I REALLY WANNA GO ON A DATE, BUT I'M THINKING I DON'T WANT THIS DATE. LARA. CHEERING AND THE NEXT GIRL IS... SARAH. CHEERING AND I'M REALLY SORRY, CERI, BUT YOU'RE GOING. CHEERING, LAUGHTER CERI DOESN'T SEEM TOO EXCITED TO GO ON THIS DATE. I THINK RACING IS NOT QUITE HER THING. (LAUGHS) I DON'T WANNA RACE A CAR. LAUGHTER WHICH REALLY SURPRISED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH ANYTHING. AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, GABS. CHEERING I'M EXCITED THAT HE'S GIVEN ME ANOTHER SHOT TO GET TO KNOW HIM MORE AND FOR HIM TO GET TO KNOW ME MORE. HAVE FUN, GIRLS. CHEERING WHO KNOWS? IT MIGHT NOT BE CAR RACING. TODAY I'VE PICKED FIVE GIRLS TO COME OUT TO HAMPTON DOWNS RACE TRACK TO TRY THEIR HAND BEHIND THE WHEEL IN A BIT OF CIRCUIT RACING. ELECTRONIC MUSIC # YOU'RE ON ME. I'M ON YOU. # I'VE CHOSEN THESE GIRLS BECAUSE THERE'S A BIT OF RACING IN MY FAMILY, SO I GUESS I'M SEEING HOW THEY HANDLE A BIT OF PRESSURE, ALSO A BIT OF FUN. I JUST REALLY AM HOPING THAT WE ACTUALLY GET TO DRIVE; IT'S NOT JUST US SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WALKING WITH CONFIDENCE. I LIKE IT. LAUGHTER I WANNA BE BEHIND THE WHEEL. MY PIT CREW HAS ARRIVED. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? WOMEN: GOOD! YEP. HAS ANYONE RACED BEFORE? NO. OH. I FEEL VERY FITTING, YEAH. OF COURSE. WHEN MY BROTHER AND I WERE YOUNGER, MY DAD GOT US INTO DIRT TRACK RACING, SO, YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE BLOOD. JUST FAMILY FUN. SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY IS WE'RE GONNA START HERE IN THE SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT, AND WE'RE GONNA BE HEADING UP HERE THROUGH THE SLALOM. THERE'S A BIG TURN AT THE END. YOU'LL BE COMING BACK THROUGH THE CONES, THEN YOU'LL BE HEADING UP HERE. SO YOU'LL BE WEAVING THROUGH THE GATES. BIG TURN AT THE END, SO YOU'RE GONNA BE SCREAMING THROUGH HERE, THROUGH THE GARAGE, STOPPING JUST BEFORE THAT CONE, THEN REVERSING BACK INTO THE GARAGE, AND THEN THE TIME STOPS. THIS IS MORE A SKILL BASE THAN IT IS ABOUT SPEED. OH YEAH. IT'S ALL ABOUT SKILL AND SPEED. OK. EACH CONE THAT YOU HIT WILL BE A TWO-SECOND PENALTY, OK? OH MY GOSH. AND THEN THE PERSON WITH THE FASTEST TIME GETS TO STEP ON TO THE NEXT STAGE. SO I GUESS THIS IS A MANUAL? IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO RACE. YOU ALL CAN DRIVE MANUALS, RIGHT? NO. ISH. IN A STRAIGHT LINE, YEAH. LAUGHTER I CAN DRIVE A MANUAL CAR EASY. WELL, TODAY'S A GOOD DAY TO LEARN, OK? YOU ALL CONFIDENT? ANYONE GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO, LET'S DO IT. I'M HEARING THERE'S A COUPLE OF GIRLS A BIT RUSTY WITH A MANUAL, SO BEFORE THE GIRLS GO FULL STEAM AHEAD, THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE CRASH COURSE ` NO PUN INTENDED ` WITH PROFESSIONAL RACER EMMA GILMOUR TO SHOW THEM THE LAYOUT OF THE TRACK. OK. (LAUGHS) OOH, EXCITING! CLUTCH IN, SECOND GEAR. IS THIS SECOND GEAR? THIS IS QUITE FAST. WE GET TO GO THROUGH THE TRACK WITH HER ONCE, AND SHE'S GOING SO FAST. I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA CRASH IF I DO THIS. SO I'M JUST HOPING WHEN I GET IN THAT I CAN REMEMBER WHICH CONES TO GO AROUND. OH MY GOD. SO COME TO A STOP, AND I'VE GOT MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH. PHEW. AND THEN REVERSE. (LAUGHS) (GASPS) (LAUGHS) DANIELLE, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I AM HALF EXCITED AND HALF NERVOUS. YEAH? DANIELLE STEPS UP TO THE PLATE AND SHE'S PRETTY CONFIDENT, SO I WANNA SEE SOME PRETTY KNUCKLE-DOWN DRIVING FROM HER. OK, DRIVER READY? YES. STEADY? (SCREAMS) GO! SO I MANAGE TO NOT STALL AS I START THE RACE, BUT THEN I SORT OF FORGOT TO CHANGE INTO SECOND. SO QUICKLY AS I'M TRYING TO GO ROUND THE CONES, I'M TRYING TO CHANGE INTO SECOND GEAR. GOOD, GOOD. NO CONES. MANAGED TO GO ROUND THE CONES AND DIDN'T HIT ANY, SO I'M THINKING I'M PRETTY HOT STUFF. ZIG-ZAGGED BACK. I THOUGHT, 'I'VE GO THIS,' BUT I'M WAY TOO SLOW. (WHISTLES) PRETTY GOOD. ARGH! I THINK I MISSED THAT ONE! I'VE TOTALLY OVERSHOT THE SECOND GATE, SO I DON'T WANNA WASTE TIME THERE. IN MY HEAD I'M TELLING MYSELF, 'FASTER, FASTER, FASTER.' OH, GOOD SPEED. GOOD SPEED. TYRES SQUEAL (SHOUTS, LAUGHS) 'OH SHIT! HOW DO I GET TO REVERSE?' I JUST COULDN'T THINK, AND THEN I STALLED. FIND REVERSE! GEARS GRAUNCH OH, WE TURNED THE CAR OFF. (LAUGHS) YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. (LAUGHS) NO, NO, NO! THIRD TIME LUCKY, RIGHT? THIRD TIME NOT LUCKY. STALLED AGAIN. REVERSE! TYRES SQUEAL THAT'S TIME. WELL DONE. (LAUGHS) HOW WAS THAT? OH, I STALLED! HOW WAS THAT? I STALLED! YOU DID STALL A LITTLE BIT AT THE END. LIKE, THREE TIMES. YEAH. WELL, DANIELLE, YOU DID IT IN 1 MINUTE, 49.45 SECONDS. YAY! YEAH? I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT. SO YOU DID YOUR SUB-TWO. I FEEL LIKE JORDAN EXPECTED A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN ME, BUT, HEY, I'M AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. OH MY GOD, DANIELLE AND GAB... ...HAVE HAD THREE DATES. GAB ` SHE IS ONE OF THE TOP GIRLS ON MY HIT LIST. I JUST HOPE THAT JORDAN CHOSE HER TO GO IN THIS GROUP DATE JUST TO REASSURE HIMSELF AND SEND HER HOME. OH MY GOD, DID YOU HEAR WHAT NICOLE SAID AT THE LAST COCKTAIL PARTY TOO ABOUT SHARI'S NECKLACE? OH, SHE WOULD HAVE RATHER HAVE GOT THE NECKLACE THAN A ROSE? SHE'S ONE OF THE GIRLS ON MY HIT LIST. LIKE, SHE NEEDS TO GO. WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE? THEY'RE SO MATERIALISTIC. I DON'T CARE WHICH GIRL IT IS ON MY HIT LIST THAT GOES HOME. AS LONG AS ONE OF THEM GOES, I'LL BE HAPPY. I'M SO HAPPY FOR CERI. SHE WAS SO GLAD TO FINALLY GET A DATE, WHETHER IT WAS A SINGLE OR A GROUP, BUT FOR HER TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. YEAH, SHE REALLY WANTED A SINGLE DATE. SHE WASN'T THAT HAPPY ABOUT IT. UPBEAT MUSIC THEN, A GROUP DATE... ROCK MUSIC HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M FEELING GOOD. I THINK I'VE GOT THIS. AND YOU DON'T NORMALLY DRIVE A MANUAL, DO YOU? NO, I'VE NEVER REALLY DRIVEN A MANUAL BEFORE EVER. (LAUGHS) ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU READY? I'M READY. I'M FEELING GOOD. OK, GOOD. GOOD LUCK. JORDAN'S GOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE, AND HE'S LIKE, 'I THINK YOU CAN DO IT. YOU'VE GOT THIS,' AND IT'S ENCOURAGING. AND... GO! PLODDING BRASS MUSIC I JUST KEEP THINKING, 'I'M GONNA STALL. I'M GONNA STALL.' I GET OFF TO QUITE A SMOOTH START, LIKE, 'OOH! OOH, I'VE GOT THIS.' WHOO-HOO! THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN. SO I'M FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT. THIS IS` THIS IS FUN. I'VE GOT IT IN SECOND GEAR. I'M JUST CRUISING ALONG. DING! COME ON, CERI. YOU CAN DO IT. PUT THE OLD LEAD FOOT DOWN. OH, THAT'S NOT BAD. THAT'S NOT BAD. OK, THIS IS THE TRICKY BIT. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. GO, GO, GO, GO, GO! GO, GO! AND PARK IT. JAUNTY MUSIC WELL DONE. I FEEL LIKE I WENT PRETTY FAST. I'M HOPING I MIGHT HAVE JUST, JUST GONE A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN DANIELLE. SO YOUR TIME WAS... ONE MINUTE, 58.21. OH! HER TIME WASN'T TOO BAD AT ALL FOR A FIRST-TIME OF A MANUAL CAR. LARA, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? OH, I'M NERVOUS. YEAH? YEP. GOOD. NERVES MEAN IT'S WORTHWHILE, OK? YEAH, OK. OK, YOU READY? YEAH, I'M READY. GOOD. KNOWING THAT HE KNOWS HIS CARS AND HE'S PROBABLY QUITE GOOD AT THIS, I THINK IT JUST MAKES YOU MORE NERVOUS. OK, DRIVER READY? YEAH. AND THAT'S WHEN THE NERVES REALLY STARTED TO BUILD UP, AND I WAS LIKE, 'COME ON, LET'S JUST GET THIS GOING.' GO! TYRES SQUEAL OH, A BIT OF A JUMP START. ROCK MUSIC OH, PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD. (SCREAMS) I DEFINITELY WAS JUST LIKE, 'LET'S JUST SEE HOW FAST I CAN GO.' OH, GOOD SPEED COMING UP. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STITCHES THEM UP. OH, STOP. (SQUEALS) OH, QUICK. THAT WAS FAST. TYRES SQUEAL AND STOP IT THERE. WHOO! THAT LOOKED IMPRESSIVE. I'M SHAKING! I FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN THE OTHER GIRLS, BUT I WASN'T SURE YET. WELL, THERE WAS NO PENALTIES. YES! A CLEAN RUN. YEP. YOUR TIME WAS... ONE MINUTE, 20 SECONDS AND 29. (SCREAMS) LARA HAS PUT DOWN A TIME OF 30 SECONDS FASTER THAN DANIELLE, AND DANIELLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHAMP. START YOUR ENGINES. HERE I'M JUST THINKING, 'RIGHT, CLUTCH FIRST, ACCELERATOR.' WHAT LIKE` THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING THROUGH MY MIND RIGHT NOW. GO! SLOWLY GAS IN, AND THEN GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO! TYRES SQUEAL (CHUCKLES) THERE'S SPEED. I COULD HEAR TYRES SCREECHING. I WAS SPEEDING. OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT GATES. IT'S NOT COMPULSORY FOR GABS, APPARENTLY. WHOA, SHIT! (LAUGHS) TYRES SQUEAL (LAUGHS) NOW THE REVERSE TRICK. OH, WE'VE GOT THE LIGHTS ON. TYRES SQUEAL OH! OH! ROCK MUSIC AND STOP. I THINK THERE WERE A FEW CONES MISSED. I THINK THERE WERE A FEW GATES MISSED. AND THANKFULLY I WAS MISSED AS WELL. SO YOU HAD 22 SECONDS OF PENALTIES. (LAUGHS) BUT YOUR TIME IS... ONE MINUTE, 45.26. I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. 22 SECONDS OF PENALTIES. YOU COULD BEEN RIGHT UP THERE AT THE TOP. SHE HAD A GOOD CRACK AT IT. AND AS A FIRST-TIME MANUAL DRIVER, BLOODY GOOD WORK. ROCK MUSIC WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS GOING INTO THIS? IT'S JUST GET THROUGH IT. (LAUGHS) WHAT, THROUGH THE CONES? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO AROUND THE CONES. AROUND THE CONES. SARAH COMES TO THE TRACK. SHE'S PRETTY CONFIDENT. I THINK SHE'S GOT A BIT OF CHRISTCHURCH GIRL RACER IN HER, SO THIS SHOULD BE QUITE GOOD. GO! TYRES SQUEAL NOT A BAD PLACE TO START. WHOA, THERE WE GO. ROCK MUSIC OK, HERE WE GO, COMING AROUND THE BEND. FIRST TURN. OOH. JUST SKIPPING ALL THE TURNS. (LAUGHS) I THINK SHE THINKS THAT SOME OF THE RULES APPLY TO HER, BECAUSE SHE JUST SKIPS ALL THE CONES. OH, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE A FEW PENALTIES IN THIS ONE. SKIPS ALL THE GATES AT THE END. DOES THE TURN. SKIPS ALL THE GATES ON THE WAY BACK. GOOD SPEED. TYRES SQUEAL AND REVERSE. AND... TYRES SQUEAL OH, IN THERE. OH. WELL DONE. (LAUGHS) HOW WAS THAT? FRICKIN' AWESOME. I THINK I WENT REALLY QUICK. I THINK I NAILED IT. (LAUGHS) WELL, I'VE CHECKED WITH THE TIME. IT WAS FAST. IT WAS A FAST, FAST CIRCUIT. WELL, SARAH'S TIME IS THE BEST TIME OF THE DAY, BUT WE ARE YET TO ADD THE PENALTIES. GUYS, I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR HANDLING SKILLS AND HOW FAST YOU TOOK ON THE TRACK. I'M STILL AT THE TOP, BUT SARAH'S TIME HAS NOT BEEN READ OUT YET. WELL, I'VE GOTTA SAY THE TIME THAT SARAH GOT WAS ONE OF THE FASTEST. (GASPS) OH MY GOD! THE TIME ON THE CLOCK WAS... COME ON, JORDAN! ONE MINUTE... 01.54. OH YEAH! OH MY GOD! NAILED IT. NAILED IT. LAUGHTER WHOA. YOU KNOW, HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? BUT YOU GOT 50 SECONDS IN PENALTIES. LAUGHTER OH. (LAUGHS) HOW DO YOU GET 50 SECONDS OF PENALTIES? WHICH MEANS THE WINNER IS LARA. WHOO! YES! CHEERING YEAH. WINNING THAT WHEN YOU DIDN'T EXPECT IT WAS JUST AWESOME. LARA, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU AWAY. OK. AND WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE NEED FOR SPEED, IF THAT'S OK WITH YOU. LOVE IT, YEP. BRILLIANT. IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT I TAKE LARA AWAY FOR SOME HOT LAPS BECAUSE SHE WAS THE BEST AND SHE'S THE KEENEST TO HAVE MORE OF A GO. OH, OK. (LAUGHS) I'M REALLY NERVOUS. I'M NOT THE ONE DRIVING, AND I'M NERVOUS. OK. SO IT'S THE TWO OF US,... OOH. WHOA. ...AND WE'RE OFF. AND WE'RE NOT JUST GOING AROUND THE CIRCUIT THIS TIME. OH, THIS IS AWESOME. NICE. WE'RE GOING ROUND THE FULL TRACK AT HAMPTON DOWNS. (SQUEALS) (CHUCKLES) THIS IS SO MUCH FUN! OH. YOU'RE DOING WELL. YOU'RE DOING WELL. CHANGE DOWN. CHANGE DOWN. THAT'S GOOD. GOOD. OK. NICE. NOW ACCELERATE. GEAR DOWN. GEAR DOWN. THAT'S IT. OH YEP, THERE WE GO. REVS ARE GOING UP. REVS ARE GOING UP. I HAVE TO SAY I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH A GIRL THAT CAN DRIVE. YOU'RE COMING UP THE HOME STRAIGHT. THAT'S IT. AND THEN YOU CAN GAS IT. BEAUTIFUL. OH, THIS IS SUCH A COOL RUSH. AFTER LARA'S LAP, I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED, BUT I'M GETTING ITCHY FEET AND I NEED TO HAVE A GO. QUICK CHANGE. WE HAVE TALKED AT A COCKTAIL PARTY, BUT THIS WAS JUST SUCH A CONTRAST TO THAT, AND I THINK HE WAS PROBABLY LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE PUTS GIRLS IN A SITUATION THAT IS OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE. NOW I'M NERVOUS. GO HARD OR GO HOME, RIGHT? ENGINE REVS SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. THERE IS SOMETHING EXCITING ABOUT JUST TAKING ON THE TRACK WITH NO LIMITS... WHOA, OK. ...AND JUST BEING OPEN TO PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN. DRAMATIC MUSIC OH YEAH, GOOD. MUSIC CONTINUES THIS IS THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS BUT FUN DATE I'VE EVER BEEN ON, AND, YEAH, I WAS JUST IN MY ELEMENT. IT WAS FUN. WHAT ARE WE GONNA GET UP TO? 120. 120? OH YEAH, WE'RE GETTING THERE. 130. 150. (SQUEALS) DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS OH MY GOD! (GASPS) OH! (LAUGHS) SO AFTER I WHIZZ AROUND THE TRACK, I TAKE A DETOUR THROUGH THE PITS AND FIND A LITTLE GRASSY KNOLL TO HAVE SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME. WHEE! OH, WASN'T THAT COOL? SO COOL. YEAH? ADRENALINE PUMPING. YEAH. YEAH. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT JUST, LIKE, BEING LET OUT WILD ON THE TRACK. YEAH. YEAH. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS TODAY AT ALL. I JUST, YEAH, LOVED IT. I CAN SEE HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS ADDICTIVE. YEAH. JORDAN AND I DID MAKE A CONNECTION TODAY. I THINK WE BOTH HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME, AND IT WAS JUST PLENTY OF LAUGHS, AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS EASY. YOU WERE JUST LIKE, 'RIGHT, I'M TAKING THIS ON. (WHOOSHES)' YEAH. I JUST LOVED IT. I COULD JUST DO THAT ALL DAY. YEAH. I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HER ATTITUDE, AND SHE REALLY EMBRACED THE ESSENCE OF WHAT I WAS TRYING TO FIND TODAY IN SOMEONE. SHE'S FAST. SHE'S FUN. SHE'S GOT A SMILE ON HER FACE. I MIGHT GRAB MY SUNGLASSES IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. OH! IT'S A ROSE. ROMANTIC MUSIC I DON'T THINK LARA WAS EXPECTING THAT. LARA, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? I ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT THIS ROSE. THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST DATES I'VE EVER BEEN ON. (GASPS) OH. BUT SHE'S VERY GRATEFUL. YOU KNOW, THAT SHOWS ME THAT SHE'S IN THIS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. I HAD SUCH AN AMAZING TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD. NO WORRIES. OK, I'LL DRIVE YOU BACK TO TOWN. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. ALL RIGHT, ROUND TWO. ROUND TWO. LET'S GO. INTENSE MUSIC OH MY GOD, YESTERDAY WAS SO MUCH FUN. YEAH, AND LARA GOT THE ONE-ON-ONE. AND SHE ACTUALLY GOT TO DO, LIKE, HOT LAPS AROUND THE WHOLE TRACK. OH WOW. I GUESS I WAS A BIT SECRETIVE ABOUT WHETHER I GOT A ROSE OR NOT ON THIS DATE. SHE HASN'T GIVEN US ALL THE DETAILS. YEAH. HMM. WOMEN CHEER, EXCLAIM GOOD WORK! THANK YOU. LAUGHTER TELL US EVERYTHING, LARA. WELL, ONCE I FOUND MY NEW-FOUND CALLING ON THE RACE TRACK, WE GOT TO GO ON A LITTLE DRIVE ON OUR OWN. THERE WERE NO ROSES GIVEN OUT ON THE DATES LAST WEEK, SO I GUESS IT DEMONSTRATED THAT WE DID HAVE A CONNECTION AND, YEAH, WE DID HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME. YOU DID SO WELL KEEPING THAT QUIET. LAUGHTER IT WAS SUCH A GOOD POKER FACE. I KNOW, RIGHT? LAUGHTER YEAH, I'M A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AWESOME DATE TO BE ON. WOMEN EXCLAIM SORRY TO INTERRUPT. LAUGHTER HOW ARE WE? WOMEN: GOOD. THE NEED FOR SPEED OBVIOUSLY IMPRESSED JORDAN. YEAH, I THINK SO. WELL, THAT MEANS YOU CAN JUST RELAX FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I KNOW. IT'S A GOOD FEELING. SO ON THAT NOTE, LADIES, I HAVE ANOTHER DATE CARD. WOMEN: YAY! SO WHATEVER IT IS IN HERE, ENJOY. I'LL LEAVE THAT WITH YOU, NICOLE. WOMEN: OOH! SEE YOU NEXT TIME. WOMEN: BYE! (LAUGHS) SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IT IS? SINGLE? I THINK IT'S A GROUP DATE. GROUP DATE. I'M WAY OVERDUE FOR A SINGLE DATE WITH JORDAN. TENSE MUSIC READS: IF YOU'RE IN CONTROL, YOU MAY NOT HAVE REACHED YOUR STRIDE... OOH, HORSERIDING. SURE. OH LORD. IT'S A SINGLE DATE. ALL EXCLAIM I DEFINITELY WANT IT TO BE ME. HAVING THAT ALONE TIME WITH HIM WOULD BE REALLY GOOD. AND... IT IS... KATE. CHEERING WOW! THAT'S... (LAUGHS) I'M NOT A FAN OF KATE. SHE'S ONE OF THE FIVE ON MY HIT LIST, AND... SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THE DATE. WHEN I WAS A KID, I ACTUALLY HAD ONE TAKE OFF ON ME AND I ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE SADDLE KIND OF LIKE... WOMEN EXCLAIM SEE, THE GREAT PART. SHE HATES HORSES. WELL, YOU BETTER GO GET ON YOUR WAY, KATE. BETTER GO PUT SOME LONGER PANTS ON. LAUGHTER RIGHT, SEE YOU, GUYS. WOMEN: LATER! (LAUGHS) I MEAN, I WISH KATE THE BEST, REALLY. COUNTRY MUSIC I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT KATE BECAUSE SHE SEEMED PRETTY SWITCHED-ON, SHE'S VERY SHARP, HAS A QUICK WIT, SO I THOUGHT I'D TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH KATE OUT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT I HOPE SHE'S COMFORTABLE WITH AND ENJOYS. HOWDY. HOWDY. (LAUGHS) I ARRIVE AT THE DATE, AND THERE STANDS JORDAN, WHO'S LOOKING PRETTY HANDSOME. HE'S GOT THIS SORT OF COWBOY LOOK GOING ON, BUT IT'S VERY SUBTLE. HOW ARE YOU? I'M REALLY GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH, YOU'RE LOOKING VERY HANDSOME AND COUNTRYISH. MM. YOU'RE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. SO, IF YOU DIDN'T REALISE, WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A WEE TREK TODAY ON HORSES. OK. YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA FEEL THIS GET A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH? YEP. YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HORSES? UM, I AM. I HAD ONE INCIDENT WHEN I WAS A KID. WOULD LUCK HAVE IT THAT KATE IS ACTUALLY SCARED OF HORSES. I'M HOPING THAT SHE CAN OVERCOME THAT FEAR AND RELAX INTO IT. AS LONG AS OUR HORSES ARE FRIENDS, I THINK WE'LL BE OK. SOUNDS GOOD. THEY'RE NOT, LIKE, ARCH-RIVALS. IF THE HORSES DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER, THIS MEANS THAT JORDAN AND I ARE PROBABLY NOT EVEN GONNA BE ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ON THIS DATE. AND REMEMBER BE, LIKE, QUITE ASSERTIVE, LIKE I'M IN CONTROL. ACTUALLY, WHY I AM TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO? I'VE GOT NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING. (LAUGHS) COME ON. COME ON, BABY. GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC SO, ON YOUR FARM BACK HOME, DO YOU HAVE HORSES? YEP. MY SISTER'S GOT A HORSE. I WOULDN'T SAY WE'RE OVERLY HORSEY PEOPLE. MY FEELINGS ARE GROWING. IT'S STILL EARLY DAYS, BUT I DEFINITELY AM ATTRACTED TO HIM, AND I THINK THE CURIOSITY TO GET TO KNOW HIM IS FAR GREATER THAN IT HAS BEEN. MUSIC CONTINUES I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. WHAT? I'VE GOT 20 QUESTIONS IN MY POCKET. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY 20 QUESTIONS I'VE HAD? (LAUGHS) I THINK I'VE HAD, LIKE, THREE OR FOUR SETS OF 20 QUESTIONS. I'M ACTUALLY JOKING. I JUST WANTED TO SEE YOUR FACE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE KATE OVERCOME HER FEAR OF HORSES, AND THE DATE'S GOING GREAT. WE'RE HAVING A BIT OF A LAUGH, AND WHEN WE ARE SIDE BY SIDE, WE'RE GETTING SOME GREAT CONVERSATION GOING, AND, UM, YEAH, WE'RE JUST SORT OF CHASING EACH OTHER'S TAIL, AS YOU WOULD SAY. COME ON, COWBOY. I THINK MY ONE'S A BIT TIRED. IT'S A BIT KNACKERED. BLUES MUSIC WHAT DO WE THINK KATE'S DOING? THE ONLY THING STRIDE MAKES ME THINK OF IS HORSES. YEAH, DEFINITELY, WHICH I FIND REALLY HILARIOUS COS IT'S THE ONE GIRL WHO'S LIKE NO TO HORSES. YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED A HORSERIDING DATE, WOULDN'T YOU? YEAH, I WOULD HAVE LOVED IT. BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO GOOD. YOU WOULD HAVE SHOWED HIM UP. LAUGHTER 'SEE YA, JORDAN!' WHY DIDN'T HE PICK YOU? YEAH. EXACTLY. I WOULD HAVE LOVED HORSERIDING, BUT, UM, I'M SURE THERE'LL BE SOMETHING THAT'S SPECIAL FOR ME AT SOME STAGE. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR THE NEXT COCKTAIL PARTY? OH, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLAN. NO? I THINK YOU HAVE A PLAN. I'M NOT GONNA HIDE BEHIND A PILLOW. GOOD. MY LAST COCKTAIL PARTY WAS A COMPLETE DISASTER. NOTHING WORKED OUT FOR ME, SO HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT ONE I CAN TURN IT AROUND. WHAT ABOUT DOING SOME BAKING OR SOMETHING? YEAH, WITH A LITTLE NOTE. GIVE A LITTLE NOTE. 'DEAR JORDAN, GOOD TO EAT ME.' I HOPE BAKING SOMETHING FOR JORDAN MAKES ME STAND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND HE THINKS ABOUT THAT WHEN HE'S HANDING OUT THE ROSES. (LAUGHS) MAGICAL MUSIC OK, HERE WE GO, ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. KEEP THOSE EYES CLOSED. OK. SO I'LL AND NOT PEEK. SO, WE PUT THE HORSES TO BED, AND I LEAD KATE DOWN INTO THE GLADE, AND I TELL HER TO CLOSE HER EYES. NOW YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES. MAGICAL MUSIC OH MY GOSH. THAT'S AMAZING. SO WE'VE GOT YOUR CHEESE PLATTER. WHISPERS: OH MY GOSH, YOU GOT MY CHEESE PLATTER. WE'VE GOT YOUR BUBBLES. OK, I'M A HAPPY WOMAN. KATE'S PRETTY STOKED WITH WHAT SHE SEES. I THINK WITH ALL THE HORSERIDING THAT WE'VE JUST DONE, IT'LL BE NICE TO TAKE A LOAD OFF AND JUST RELAX BY THE CAMPFIRE. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. I'M A LITTLE BIT SPEECHLESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A DREAM SETTING. WOW, THIS IS AMAZING. IT'S DOWN TO EARTH. POP! OOH! WHOO. OK, I THINK YOU JUST KILLED A POSSUM, BUT THAT'S OK. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THIS IS PERFECT. I'M GONNA TOAST TO SEEING THE TRUE SIDE OF YOU TODAY. IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU FOR YOU, SO` OH GOOD. ...TO BEING YOURSELF. AND LIKEWISE. YEAH. BEING YOURSELF. CHEERS. CHEERS. I'M FEELING INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AT THIS POINT ` THE FACT THAT I'VE GOT ALL THIS TIME WITH JORDAN, AS WELL AS THIS BEAUTIFUL SETTING, AND I'M ECSTATIC. IN TERMS OF, LIKE, VALUES, DO YOU SORT OF HAVE A SET THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN A GIRL? VALUES LIKE FAMILY'S A BIG ONE. YEAH. RELATIONSHIP AND WORK BALANCE IS A BIG ONE. MM-HM. A LOT OF OUR VALUES ARE ALIGNED, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. THE MORE I TALK TO HIM, THE MORE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A CONNECTION. (CHUCKLES) THERE YOU GO. OK, THANKS. I'VE ALREADY PRIMED YOU UP THERE WITH A` I'VE GOT TO SAY THIS IS QUITE A, UM` OH, THAT'S REAL TWIGGY. SO, WHAT ABOUT CAMPING? ARE YOU A CAMPER? I DON'T DO IT MUCH THESE DAYS. THOUGH I WOULD. YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT YOU'D LIKE SORT OF... OK, THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING. I'D CONSIDER MYSELF A GOOD MARSHMALLOW ROASTER. YEAH, YOU LEFT THE MAJORITY ON YOUR STICK. (LAUGHS) KATE, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS PROBABLY GOING A LITTLE BIT OVERBOARD. THIS IS QUITE EMBARRASSING. I'VE JUST GOT MARSHMALLOW IN MY HAIR. BOTH LAUGH IT'S LIKE SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) ISN'T IT? LIKE... (SQUEAKS) PROBABLY LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING ELSE. (LAUGHS) BOTH LAUGH IN TRUE KATE FASHION, I HAD TO HAVE A BRIDGET JONES MOMENT ON THIS DATE. BUT I'M RELAXED, AND I HAVE A GOOD LAUGH AT MYSELF, AND JORDAN ACTUALLY FINDS IT PRETTY FUNNY. OH, THAT'S REALLY IN THERE. (GASPS) IT'S REALLY IN THERE. HOLD ON. I'LL TRY AND TWIST IT OUT. I'M STARTING TO GET THE IDEA THAT KATE MAYBE A LITTLE CLUMSY AT TIMES. OH MY GOD. IT IS GONNA BE LIKE A DREAD, ACTUALLY. OH, I THINK I MADE IT WORSE. BUT IT'S A CUTE KIND OF CLUMSY, AND IT'S ADORABLE. I'LL TOP YOU OFF. OH, OK. AND I'VE, UM, HIDDEN ANOTHER BOTTLE SOMEWHERE, SO... OH, GOOD. THE THING I LIKE ABOUT KATE IS SHE HAS QUITE STRONG IDEALS OF WHAT SHE WANTS AND WHO SHE IS, AND THAT CONFIDENCE AND THAT PERSONA REALLY STRIKES ME AS SOMEONE I WANNA SPEND MORE TIME WITH. GOT A TOP-UP HERE. OH. IF YOU'D LIKE TO` OH, WHAT'S THIS? DO YOU WANT A ROSE? (LAUGHS) SORRY, YES. YES, PLEASE. KATE, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? OH MY GOD, YES, I WILL. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. I... (LAUGHS) THANKS. COME HERE. THE ROSE HAS ABSOLUTELY FLOORED ME. SO TWICE IN ONE NIGHT I'VE BEEN SPEECHLESS, AND I THINK THIS IS A RECORD. LIKE, I'VE HAD SUCH A GREAT DAY TODAY. IT'S JUST BEEN AWESOME. IT'S BEEN REALLY SPECIAL, SO THANK YOU. YEAH. I'M PRETTY STOKED BECAUSE I WANNA SEE MORE OF KATE AND I WANNA HAVE MORE OF THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TONIGHT. CHEERS. YEAH. I'M KIND OF FEELING LIKE THE LUCKIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. OH GOD, I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND UP THIS HORSERIDING. ARE YOU SORE? UM, NOT TOO BAD, ACTUALLY. A HORSE DID STAND ON MY FOOT. ROMANTIC MUSIC HOW IS EVERYONE FEELING? DEFINITELY NOT CONFIDENT, BUT, THEN, I DON'T WANT TO BE NEGATIVE. SO I'M JUST, LIKE` I FEEL LIKE THERE'S KIND OF A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FEELING A BIT ON EDGE TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CHANGED IN THE DYNAMIC, BUT, LIKE, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON EDGE. I'M FEELING QUITE NERVOUS TONIGHT GOING INTO THE COCKTAIL PARTY. YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THE GIRLS THAT HAVE ALREADY LEFT HAVE BEEN SURPRISES, SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. CHEERS TO... ...A GOOD NIGHT. A GOOD NIGHT. I REALLY LOVE A GOOD COCKTAIL PARTY, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT I CAN JUST GO UP TO JORDAN, PULL HIM AWAY AND HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION. THE COCKTAIL PARTIES ` THEY'RE GETTING MORE CRUCIAL. THE TIME SPENT WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL GIRL IS TIME THAT IS RARE. ARE YOU GONNA SAY YOU MADE THEM WITH YOUR HEART? (LAUGHS) NO. YEAH, I MADE THIS WITH LOVE. YOU MAKE THEM WITH LOVE. I ULTIMATELY HAVE THESE GIRLS' FEELINGS IN MY HANDS, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE FLIPPANT WITH THE DECISIONS THAT I MAKE. THE FEELINGS ARE REAL, WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH IS REAL, AND I HAVE TO MAKE SOME REAL DECISIONS. MAGICAL MUSIC GIDDAY, GIDDAY, GIDDAY. WOMEN: HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? I THINK I'LL JUST POP IN THAT GAP RIGHT THERE IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. I KNOW WHAT ATTRACTED YOU OVER HERE. YEAH, I DID. IT WAS THIS, UM... WAS IT THE 'EAT ME'S? LAUGHTER AW, CERI. IS THIS ALL YOUR DOING? IT IS. I'VE DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE BASKET OF GOODIES FOR JORDAN COS I'VE HEARD HE'S GOT A BIT OF A SWEET TOOTH. AND THE GIRLS HAVE ALL BEEN ENJOYING MY BAKING, SO I THOUGHT, 'HEY, WHY NOT SHARE IT WITH JORDAN TOO?' AND I'M GUESSING THIS IS, LIKE, WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MACADAMIA NUT? YEAH, SPOT ON. IT IS? I KNOW MY COOKIES. (LAUGHS) I THINK HER PLAN HAS DEFINITELY WORKED TO CATCH HIS EYE. THEY DO SAY TO GET TO A MAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH, AND SHE'S DEFINITELY DONE THAT TONIGHT. THERE WE GO. BACK TO MY FAVOURITE SEAT. THIS IS SORT OF OUR SEAT, ISN'T IT? KINDA. JUST A LITTLE. CERI ALWAYS BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE. SHE'S WARM, SHE'S VERY THOUGHTFUL, SHE'S VERY CARING, AND, YEAH, I SORT OF LOVE JUST BEING AROUND HER, NOT TO MENTION HOW STUNNING SHE IS. SHE'S TALL, SHE'S GORGEOUS, AND SHE'S GOT A GREAT PERSONALITY TO BOOT. SO FINALLY WE GET SOME TIME ALONE. YEAH, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. (LAUGHS) YEAH. JORDAN IS SO EASY TO TALK TO. HE'S VERY CHARISMATIC AND JUST SUCH A REALLY FRIENDLY GUY, AND I THINK ALL OF US GIRLS ARE FINDING THAT. AND ALL OF US THINK, 'OOH, WE'RE THAT SPECIAL GIRL HE LIKES TO TALK TO.' UH, I THINK I'M QUITE A TRUSTING PERSON. YEAH. SO I LIKE TO SEE THE GOOD IN PEOPLE, WHICH HAS KIND OF LED ME TO PICKING THE WRONG KIND OF GUYS TO GO OUT WITH. YEAH. I DON'T FEEL READY TO GO INTO ALL THE NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS ABOUT MY EXES WITH JORDAN, BUT I THINK AS TIME GOES ON, YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN ABOUT IT AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. WHEN I LOOK BACK, I CAN'T EVEN PINPOINT WHEN IT STARTED, SO I REALLY WANT TO HELP OTHER YOUNG WOMEN IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AND KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE OUT THERE FOR THEM, THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAY WITH SOME KIND OF HORRIBLE GUY, AND THERE'S PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP THEM. THAT'S FANTASTIC. I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A ONE-ON-ONE WITH CERI. SHE'S SO CUTE AND FUNNY. THIS TIME ROUND'S A BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE I FEEL SHE OPENS UP TO ME ABOUT A FEW MORE THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T KNOWN ABOUT HER IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY ABOUT HER PAST RELATIONSHIPS, AND I REALLY RESPECT THAT. I FEEL LIKE SINCE THE NUMBERS ARE GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER, EVERYONE TONIGHT'S ACTING A BIT WEIRD. I HAVEN'T FEEL THAT, BUT` I CAN FEEL A VIBE. I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH ANYONE, TO BE HONEST. OH, FLEUR, I LOVE YOU. SHE'S SO GENUINE. YOU'RE ONE OF THE VERY FEW I LIKE HERE. AW, REALLY? YEAH. SHE SAID RIGHT FROM THE START SHE'S NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS. I MEAN, YOU DON'T COME INTO 'THE BACHELOR' SOLELY TO MAKE FRIENDS, BUT I THINK SOMETIMES THE WAY YOU SAY SOMETHING CAN COME ACROSS, I GUESS, BITCHY. THE REASON WHY I DON'T LIKE A FEW GIRLS HERE IS BECAUSE STUFF GETS BACK TO ME. I'LL BE NICE TO THEM IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANY DRAMA IN THE HOUSE. I JUST` YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. I KEEP MY DISTANCE, YEAH. NAZ IS JUST VERY OUTSPOKEN AND I'M ALSO QUITE OUTSPOKEN, SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY I UNDERSTAND HER A BIT BETTER THAN SOME OF THE GIRLS. I THINK I, UM, WANNA HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE CHAT WITH JORDAN, AND DO YOU THINK IF I SIT IN THE FIREPLACE HE'LL JUST COME TO ME? I THINK HE WILL. MAYBE. OK, SO I'M GONNA GO AND TRY. THANKS, YOU GIRLS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. CHEERS. (LAUGHS) CLAUDIA LEAVES THE GROUP, AND HER PLAN IS TO MAKE JORDAN COME TO HER, TESTING THE WATER AND SEE IF THE BEES WOULD COME TO THE HONEY POT. THAT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING ON A TINDER DATE AND THE GUY DOESN'T TURN UP. OR HE TURNS UP WITH A MATE, LIKE... LAUGHTER A FEMALE MATE, THOUGH. YEAH. QUIRKY MUSIC BE LIKE, 'I DON'T WANNA COME ACROSS AS STRANGE, BUT I DON'T WANNA COME ACROSS AS LIKE...' SO YOU SAY SOMETHING, AND HE LOOKS AT YOU LIKE... LAUGHTER AND THEN HE WALKS AWAY WITH ANOTHER GIRL. LAUGHTER I REALLY HAVEN'T HAD AS BIG OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH JORDAN AS A LOT OF THE GIRLS, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HIM AS IF THEY'RE QUITE COMFORTABLE WITH HIM, AND I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY YET. HOW ARE YOU? OH, I'M GOOD. I'M REALLY GOOD. I DO WANT TO GET TO KNOW HIM AND SHOW HIM WHY I'M HERE. SO, YOU GO TO THE TOILET AND YOU COME BACK. YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA WHICH BED'S YOURS. AND WE START TALKING ABOUT PRANKS THAT HAD BEEN PLAYED IN THE HOUSE. SO ONE NIGHT THE GIRLS THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO, LIKE, GET INTO MY BED AND ABSOLUTELY GO CRAZY OVER ME. AND SO I'M LIKE, FEELING. I'M LIKE,... (WHISPERS) 'WHICH ONE IS IT?' AND THEN GOING ALONG, AND AMANDA'S LIKE, 'ARGH!' AND, UM, THAT'S THE STORY. LAUGHTER OOH, YEP, IT'S FUNNY, AND THEN... FLOP. AND IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE A PUNCH LINE. IT WAS REALLY AWKWARD. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE. IT WAS A LOT FUNNIER. WHAT A PUNCH LINE. WHAT A PUNCH LINE. LAUGHTER COME ON, NICOLE, LET'S GO WORK ON YOUR STORYTELLING SKILLS. THAT REALLY WAS BAD, WASN'T IT? LAUGHTER I'M SO EMBARRASSED. OH MY GOD. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE HER AWAY FOR A BIT OF ONE-ON-ONE TIME AND... IT WAS A GREAT STORY. I LOVED IT. ...SEE HOW WE CAN HELP THAT. YEAH, EVERY TIME HE'S SEEN ME, I'VE BEEN LAUGHING AND PULLING JOKES AND JUST FUNNY BANTER, BUT HE DOESN'T REALLY SEE THAT I CAN BE SERIOUS AND THAT I AM HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. OH MY GOD, ARE THEY GONNA GO SIT WITH CLAUDIA BY THE FIRE? WOMEN GASP, LAUGH I DON'T KNOW IF JORDAN REALISES THAT CLAUDIA'S KIND OF SITTING IN THERE. THE SCANDAL OF THE EVENING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. (LAUGHS) MIAOW! LAUGHTER OOH, MAYBE SOMEONE WILL END UP IN THE POOL. TENSE MUSIC THE SCANDAL OF THE EVENING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. OH, HELLO. WE'RE NOT INTRUDING, ARE WE? WHEN WE WALK INTO THE FIRE ROOM, THERE'S SOMEBODY ALREADY IN THERE. WOMEN: OH NO! SHH, SHH, SHH. COME AND SIT DOWN. WHERE ARE WE GONNA SIT? DO-SI-DO? I'M VERY GOOD. MWAH. (LAUGHS) GOOD TO SEE YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU TOO. YEAH. ANY TIME WITH JORDAN IS GREAT. I WOULD NEVER HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THE COCKTAIL PARTY AND SAT BY MYSELF. IT JUST SEEMS... WEIRD. OH MY GOD. OH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSING. AND THEN WE LOOK OVER AND CLAUDIA'S IN THE MIDDLE OF NICOLE AND JORDAN. THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN NICOLE AND JORDAN'S TIME. AND THEN TO HAVE PARIS HILTON BUY THREE DRESSES, I WAS LIKE, 'OH MY GOD, 'THAT'S AWESOME TO KNOW THAT A CELEBRITY, YOU KNOW, HAS BOUGHT MY CLOTHING.' ME AND HER ARE BIT LIKE CHALK AND CHEESE, SO I COULDN'T REALLY BE ME AROUND CLAUDIA. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, NAZ? I'M JUST GONNA GO TALK TO HIM. I KNOW THAT NAZ HAS A PLAN WALKING INTO THAT SITUATION. JORDAN? HELLO. HELLO. HEY, CAN I PLEASE STEAL YOU FOR A BIT? I JUST HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS GONNA BE TO TRY AND PULL JORDAN ASIDE. I'M JUST GONNA FINISH UP MY CONVERSATION WITH THESE GUYS, AND I'LL COME FIND YOU IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. FOUR. SIX MINUTES. LAUGHTER IS THAT HER WAY OF SOLVING THE SITUATION, TO TAKE HIM AWAY? OH YEAH. I WOULDN'T CUT SOMEONE'S LUNCH LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AND HAVE SOME FUN. COOL. I THINK NAZ HAS COME UP TO JORDAN AT EVERY SINGLE COCKTAIL PARTY NOW. SHE'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MORE FORWARD GIRLS IN THE HOUSE. BOTH SIGH THIS IS NICE AND COMFY. OH, MY FAVOURITE ROOM. FAVOURITE ROOM. FAVOURITE ROOM? YEAH. FAVOURITE GIRL? ONE OF THEM. ONE OF THEM. ONE OF THEM? I CAN'T PICK FAVOURITES. (LAUGHS) I CAN'T PICK FAVOURITES. I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER GIRLS FIND HER A LITTLE BOLD. IT'S JUST HER PERSONALITY. I, LIKE, REALLY WANNA GO IN THERE, BUT I'M SCARED THAT IF I WENT IN THERE, LIKE, NAZ WOULDN'T LEAVE. I'M KIND OF WAITING FOR MY TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL NATURAL TO ME TO GO AND INTERRUPT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE I WANT THE TIME. TELL ME ABOUT WHY YOU CAN'T SWIM. OK, SO WHEN I WAS 3, UM, WE WERE AT THE BEACH, AND MY GIRLFRIEND PUT MY HEAD UNDER WATER FOR A BIT TOO LONGER, AND IT PRETTY MUCH TRAUMATISED ME. REALLY? YEAH. THERE IS A SOFTER SIDE TO NAZ, AND, YEAH, I FOUND THAT REALLY TOUCHING. GOOD CHAT, AND IT WAS ABOUT US. IT WAS ABOUT US. IT WASN'T ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. AND I LOVED IT. WASN'T THAT A LOT BETTER? THERE'S ANOTHER LAYER TO HER THAT I'M REALLY ENJOYING. MWAH. THANK YOU. ME AND JORDAN MADE MORE OF A CONNECTION TONIGHT. IT WAS JUST ABOUT GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER MORE. MAGICAL MUSIC I'M GONNA ACTUALLY SIT HERE. IS THAT OK? LAUGHTER NOW, I DO OWE YOU SOMETHING, ALICIA. WOMEN: OH! WHAT ALICIA HAD DONE FOR ME WAS SHE HAD WRITTEN ME A LETTER WITH 20 QUESTIONS THAT SHE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ME. LET'S HAVE A LOOK. RIGHT. (READS) WHAT MAKES YOU NERVOUS? ROSE CEREMONIES. DUN-DUN-DUN! COMING UP SOON! THEY DO. THEY DO MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS. I THINK IT'S VERY SWEET OF HER TO WANT TO KNOW ME MORE, AND SHE'S BEEN FINDING IT VERY HARD TO GET SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH ME, SO IT'S SMART. IT'S A SMART MOVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY PET PEEVES? AND HE SAYS, 'SOMEONE'S RUNNING STYLE.' LAUGHTER WE'RE ALL GONNA WATCH THE WAY WE RUN NOW. OH MY GOD. I KNOW. IT'S A` IT'S A THING. I LIKE A GOOD RUNNING STYLE. HI, MIKE. LADIES, GOOD EVENING. WOMEN: HI, MIKE. JORDAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU. HEY, MATE. HOW ARE YOU? I HAVE TO STEAL JORDAN AWAY. AND WE WILL SEE YOU VERY SOON FOR ANOTHER ROSE CEREMONY. GOING INTO THIS ROSE CEREMONY, I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME, SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO TRY AND FIND SOMEONE WHO ISN'T TICKING THE BOXES. SO IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY TRICKY ONE TONIGHT. DRAMATIC MUSIC LADIES, GOOD EVENING. ALL: HI. TWO OF YOU HAVE ROSES, AND JORDAN HAS 13 TO HAND OUT, WHICH MEANS ONE OF YOU WILL BE LEAVING. STANDING UP THERE GOING, 'I'M SAFE, BUT I ALMOST STILL FEEL SICK AND NERVOUS FOR THE OTHER GIRLS.' SO, LADIES, THE BEST OF LUCK. IT'S TIME TO BRING IN JORDAN. I'M VERY NERVOUS STANDING IN THE ROSE CEREMONY, BEING THE FIFTH ONE AND IT COULD EASILY BE ME JUST AS IT COULD BE THE GIRL NEXT TO ME. I HOPE I'M NOT IN DANGER TONIGHT, BUT I'M VERY AWARE THAT THAT WASN'T THE BEST ONE-ON-ONE TIME. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD THAT REALLY AWESOME CHAT, AND I'D BE REALLY SURPRISED IF I DON'T GET A ROSE TONIGHT. DRAMATIC MUSIC FLEUR. AGAIN. WOW! LAUGHTER DIDN'T EXPECT THAT. (LAUGHS) FLEUR, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? ABSOLUTELY. I'D LOVE TO. THANK YOU. DON'T WANNA BRAG, BUT I GOT THE FIRST ROSE AGAIN. (LAUGHS) DRAMATIC MUSIC REBECCA. (LAUGHS) WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? I WILL, YES. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT HE DID GET TO SEE MY PRESENCE TONIGHT AND LEARNT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. I THINK ME AND CLAUDIA ARE SO DIFFERENT THAT IF HE DID LIKE ONE OF US, I DON'T REALLY SEE HIM LIKING THE OTHER ONE. DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES CERI. THE TREATS MUST HAVE DONE THE TRICK. (LAUGHS) IT'S A GOOD EXCHANGE. THANK YOU. YOU DON'T WANNA THINK NEGATIVE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW YOU COULD BE GOING HOME. I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING HOME. I'M HERE TO STAY. NICOLE. YAY! NICOLE NEEDS TO GO HOME. SHE'S OBVIOUSLY HERE FOR FAME AND A HOLIDAY AND MATERIALISTIC STUFF. NICOLE, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? YES, I DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DID FEEL THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT I WOULD BE GOING HOME, SO I'M JUST HAPPY TO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE KNOW HIM BETTER AND GO ON A DATE. I'M HOPING THAT I'VE MADE A GOOD ENOUGH IMPRESSION THAT HE'LL WANT TO GIVE ME ANOTHER ROSE. STORM. PHEW. TENSE MUSIC NAZ. MUSIC SWELLS NAZ, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? (LAUGHS) OF COURSE I DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. TENSE MUSIC QUICKENS THE ROSES, THEY ARE GOING QUICKLY, AND AS EACH NAME GETS READ OUT, I'M GETTING MORE AND MORE NERVOUS. SARAH. SARAH,... YES. ...DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? YES, 100%. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M REALLY REALLY WORRIED COS THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF ROSES LEFT AND I'M REALLY HOPING AND PRAYING HE'S PICKING ME. DANIELLE. GENTLE MUSIC DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? I DO. THANK YOU. (LAUGHS) WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE LAST FIVE ROSES, I MEAN, YOUR MIND STARTS GOING, 'I MIGHT BE GOING HOME. 'THIS MIGHT BE IT FOR ME.' ROMANTIC MUSIC CLAUDIA. YAY! OH MY GOD, I WAS SO SCARED. (LAUGHS) I CAN SEE ONE BY ONE EACH ROSE IS GOING TO SOMEONE ELSE. AS THEY GET LESS AND LESS, I GET A BIT MORE WORRIED. TENSE MUSIC ERIN. YAY! THANK YOU. MY NAME'S STILL NOT BEEN CALLED, AND, YEAH, THE NERVES ARE DEFINITELY AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. ALICIA. DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? WITHOUT A DOUBT. THANK YOU. DRAMATIC MUSIC SURELY, YOU KNOW, JORDAN'S NOT GONNA GIVE ME A DIAMOND NECKLACE AND THEN SEND ME PACKING. IT'S A BIT CRUEL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE, HAVEN'T REALLY HAD THAT MUCH CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. IT IS NERVE-RACKING. MY LEGS LITERALLY CANNOT STOP SHAKING. SHARI. SHARI, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. ROMANTIC MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC I DON'T WANNA GO HOME YET. I'VE DEFINITELY GOT MORE TO GIVE, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO GET TO KNOW ME, AND I WANNA GET TO KNOW HIM. COME ON, JORDAN, JUST PLEASE SAY MY NAME. DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS GABRIELLE. ROMANTIC MUSIC GABRIELLE, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? I WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ROMANTIC MUSIC CONTINUES TENSE MUSIC AMANDA, TONIGHT YOU DID NOT GET RECEIVE A ROSE, SO YOU WILL BE LEAVING THE MANSION. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY GOODBYE. THANK YOU. POIGNANT MUSIC WOMEN SPEAK INDISTINCTLY MUSIC CONTINUES JORDAN. AMANDA. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU CAN'T REALLY GO WRONG BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL. POIGNANT MUSIC CONTINUES I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF BECAUSE THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I'D EVER NORMALLY DO, AND I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO FIND THAT RIGHT PERSON, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'RE OUT THERE AND I'LL FIND THEM EVENTUALLY. MAGICAL MUSIC TOMORROW NIGHT ON 'THE BACHELOR' ` READS: I'M JETTING OFF FOR SOME SEA, SUN, FUN AND ADRENALINE. TERROR ON THE HIGH SEAS. (SCREAMS) HERE, I'M GONNA GRAB YOU. THEN ` NOT BAD, IS IT? (GASPS) A FAIRY TALE DATE AT THE FAIRGROUND. AND THINGS SIZZLE AT THE COCKTAIL PARTY. I WONDER WHO'S GONNA BE THE FIRST PERSON TO ACTUALLY KISS JORDAN AT A COCKTAIL PARTY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.
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  • Television programs--New Zealand
  • Reality-based--Television series