Unfortunately, things didn’t improve on the honeymoon. The pair struggled to connect and even ended up sleeping in separate beds. By the first commitment ceremony, the experts had already picked up on the lack of chemistry. Juliette admitted, “If I wasn’t part of this experiment, and I just met Joel out, I wouldn’t be proceeding.”
Then came the ick. Shortly after moving into their apartment, Juliette received a clip from a friend showing Joel playing the drums using sex toys instead of drumsticks. “I woke up this morning to my friend sending me a link to Joel’s YouTube channel. It was him playing the drums with two sex toys. I can’t help but feel embarrassed,” she said.
When Juliette confronted Joel about the video, he said it was just “harmless humour” and a “bit of fun,” but Juliette didn’t see the funny side. “That’s kind of pushed me over the edge on whether or not I find Joel attractive. It was so theatrical and performative. That’s also what I saw at our wedding. I think I was right about him all along, and now I’m icked out,” she said.
Are Juliette and Joel still together?
On the April 8 episode, the drama between Joel and Juliette escalated during an intimacy challenge. Speaking to the cameras, Juliette admitted, “I’ve been fighting the ick all week and it’s doing my head in.”
When asked to look into each other’s eyes for an extended period, Juliette flat-out refused. “No — I think it’s inappropriate for sure,” she snapped, before storming off and adding, “You’re p*ssing me off, I’ll leave actually.” She then hid in another room, forcing Joel to talk to her through the door, while fuming, “You aggravate me, darl.”
During the next task, a hug, Juliette was just as fierce. “I’m not going to stare into your devil eyes,” she said. When Joel mentioned the hug, she shot back, “You don’t get the privilege to touch me right now… Just don’t come near me anymore, you p*ss me off.”
