Virgin Island has returned to our screens for its second season, with a whole new group of 12 adult virgins taking to the island to explore their relationship with intimacy.
Although, while Channel 4's docu-reality show is set on an island, it's certainly no holiday for those involved.
Supported by a group of therapists, the TV series' cast members are guided through their insecurities, hang-ups and hopes when it comes to having a healthy sexual relationship with both themselves and others too.
And there are a certain set list of rules cast members also have to pay attention to while on the island too, one in particular which may surprise you.
No phones
This one is fairly predictable. Much like other reality shows - from Big Brother to Love Island or I'm A Celeb - Virgin Island doesn't allow cast members to bring their phones with them during their time filming the show. And cast members aren't allowed to access their phones even when the cameras have stopped rolling either.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK, a cast member from this year's show named Joy revealed while they're not allowed to bring in phones, they can bring in "some books" and were allowed to "read here and there" to get some alone time.
"And I had a little MP3 player which was my lifeline," Joy revealed. "Absolutely loved that thing, I'd put like 200 songs on it and just would go back to my tent in the evenings, pop in my my wired earphones and dance around the tent just listening to music."
Joy reflected on music as being "the only real thing" she "missed about having a phone". And cast members were allowed to share the MP3 with one another too, Joy revealing they'd sometimes "put on a bit of Taylor Swift" when having dinner together and "have a dance".
For when cast members needed a bit of alone time, thankfully there was a "hangout" where you could "chill between things," Joy added.
But what happens if they really needed to have a natter with a family member or friend for emotional support?
One call per week
Cast members were also allowed to make one phone call each week, with cast membe Ed telling The Daily Star you "nominate" one person before heading into the show.
Although, he added he ended up feeling so "comfortable with everyone," he didn't always feel like he needed the call anyway.
However, there was another rule to do with where the cast members could support one another.
No entering other cast member's rooms
Each cast member of Virgin Island received their own bedroom while filming the show.
And a strict boundary was laid down that no cast member could enter another's room.
Given the nature of the show, this seems pretty straight-forward and members of the cast have admitted it was an easy one to follow given how much of the day was taken up by filming together anyway.
Although, the next rule may surprise you.
No relationships with the therapists after the show ends
Joy explained to Cosmopolitan UK the cast are all made aware "going into it that [they're] not going to have any kind of real communication or relationship with the therapists afterwards".
She explained it's a "safety precaution" instigated by the show to "make sure that any attachments formed" don't "deepen" too far or "become a weird thing".
Joy reflected the relationship with the therapists is "a very emotional and intimate thing," but "at the end of the day no matter the connection formed" it is "their profession".
The rule subsequently exists to "respect" the therapists' "personal lives, boundaries and privacy".
Although, Joy noted if there was something a cast member felt important to communicate, "in practice," they can "pass on messages" to the therapist they worked with in the show.
For example, the therapist who worked with Joy, called Ilil, mentioned a resource to help with her vaginismus and "got that passed to" the cast member following the end of filming.
Joy resolved: "So it's not like the ties totally severed but just kept very very professional. And I yeah I wish her all the best and I hope she's doing well."
Virgin Island is on tonight at 9pm on Channel 4 and available to watch on Channel 4's catch-up service.
