Viewers of Channel 4’s Open House: The Great Sex Experiment were stunned when contestants on the racy show took part in a 15-person orgy last night.
The show, which is currently in its second series, sees committed couples come to a luxury retreat to test whether opening up their relationships and having sex with other people can strengthen their bond.
During the retreat, under the guidance of a psychologist, the couples are assessed to determine how “ready” they are to try an open relationship as they meet a group of sexy singles.
Contestants are then given a series of escalating tasks, each pushing them slightly further than the last to actually have sex with someone other than their partner.
And last night’s episode turned out to be more intense than ever, with a couple hosting an “after party” that soon ended with a group of 15 people having sex with each other.
Viewers of Channel 4’s Open House: The Great Sex Experiment were stunned when contestants on the racy show took part in a 15-person orgy last night
Husband and wife Ricardo (second from left) and Chanice (third from left) started the after party where the guests stripped naked and experimented with each other
Many viewers were amazed by the programme, one of them saying, ‘I’m too British to have an orgy.
‘What are you talking about? Is it okay to laugh a lot? Is it ok to take a break and make a sandwich?”
When viewers turned on their TVs for the second episode of series 2 of the steamy show, they didn’t have long to wait for the luxurious retreat to warm up.
Chanice, 31, and Richardo, 32, took part in Open House: The Great Sex Experiment to spice up their relationship after dating for eight years.
During the episode, Chanice confessed that she felt insecure on the show and burst into tears.
But later in the show, Ricardo and Chanice began weighing their options and discussing whether to indulge in a threesome or a foursome.
They started playing truth or dare with the other contestants in the house, and things quickly heated up.
But the real drama started moments later when the couple announced the after party.
Chanice said, “I think we just want to play, I just go with the flow.”
The couple made an announcement to the rest of the group, inviting everyone upstairs to the bedroom for “an after party” and admitting they hoped to “catch a vibe.”
Richardo said, “We just invited everyone at the party to the after party. There are so many experienced people. It’s like…take us inside.”
However, he managed to shake off some of his stage fright and the party ended with Ricardo and Chanice having sex in front of the group.
The houseguests were seen entering a bedroom and before long the situation turned hot with participants stripping naked and performing sexual acts on each other.
As the action began to heat up and the bodies began to mingle, the reality of what was happening dawned on Richardo.
Chanice said, “I didn’t expect that. Once the sex started, it was hard to get involved.
“They’re obviously taken and you don’t want to just jump in, if that makes sense.”
In the end, resident Tony leads them to the action.
While Ricardo reported feeling “overwhelmed,” Chanice took the plunge and joined two other women in going for it.
She said, “I’ve never really been intimate with a woman like that.
“I think the group setting takes away the fear. I didn’t think I’d be on board so often.’
Richardo told him to “step back” as he watched the others get intimate with each other.
Chanice approached him, asked if everything was okay and called him “her main target.”
Richardo said, “Chanice came to the rescue and let’s put you at ease.”
Chanice said, “Once he was comfortable, we did our thing.”
However, other responses suggested that some were more reserved and embarrassed about what they had witnessed
Ricardo got encouragement from the others to get in on the action, but looking less relaxed than his wife, he decided not to stray far from her side.
However, he managed to shake off some of his stage fright and the party ended with Ricardo and Chanice having sex in front of the group.
Richardo said, “I had never been in a room with so many naked men.”
Viewers quickly took to Twitter to report their feelings of the shocking episode, with one jokingly writing: ‘I have to report this filth to Ofcom.’
The same fan didn’t try to hide her excitement, continuing, “I’d better see next week if it gets worse.”
Another fan was quietly pleased with what he’d seen, saying simply, “Channel 4 never fails.”
But other viewers were a bit more British in their reaction to the episode.
A ‘casual’ viewer wrote: ‘Film on sky has ended and TV is pinging #openhouse what fresh hell is this?!? I can’t believe this is on regular TV.”
Another said, “How strange it is that these people have children … and their children are going to see this.”
While a sixth commented, “I hope someone comes in and thoroughly cleans that room before someone else sleeps in it.”