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Two of those three women have chosen to remain anonymous.
They told the BBC both separately that they were raped by their on-screen partners during filming.
And a third woman who's come forward, she has agreed to be publicly named.
Shona Manderson appeared on the show in 2023.
And she alleges that her on-screen partner ejaculated inside her without her consent.
The incident wasn't filmed, but it did happen while the show was in production.
Here's a little bit of Shona's story aired on Panorama.
We've obviously got two other women that were a part of this investigation.
What do we know about their allegations?
So one said that her on-screen partner raped her and then threatened an acid attack against her if she reported the alleged assault.
So there's the threat not only of assault, but also of violence.
They said that all sexual contact between the two was entirely consensual and that there were no threats of violence made against the woman.
The other woman said that she told both Channel 4 and the production company that makes Maths UK about an alleged rape before her episodes went to air.
And despite that, her season was still broadcast.
His lawyers said that he challenges the details of her account and
So all three men involved have denied the allegations, but all three women say that Channel 4 didn't do enough to protect them.