A Virgin Island star was left in tears following an intimate session during the controversial Channel 4 show's second series. Joy, 22, from Falmouth, broke down after a one-to-one session with sex expert Ilil Lunkry, where she examined her own vulva and explored her body with oil to discover what aroused her.
Joy confessed she had not experienced arousal for years and opened up about her religious upbringing. At the age of 12, she attended a Christian camp that led to an 'intervention' over masturbation, leaving her with lasting feelings of shame surrounding sex and intimacy.
The events co-ordinator also lives with vaginismus, a condition causing painful tightening of vaginal muscles, which has heightened her anxiety about intimacy. Support poured in from viewers, with one posting: 'Goooo Joy Having the support she needs will hopefully help her to explore her body and sexuality.'
Joy said: 'I told my friends there was no way I'd go through with it, but watching Series 1 really changed my mind. Deep down, I think I knew I needed the expert help and was just hiding behind the humour of it all.'
