Shirin Kale

So one woman alleged that during consensual sex, her partner ejaculated inside her without her consent.

And then two further women who were not named were

and anonymised to protect their identities, alleged that they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming for the show.

I mean, for me, one example that really stood out was an on-screen husband threatening to have someone throw acid in his on-screen wife's face if she told anyone about his alleged abuse.

And this allegation was communicated to the production company at the time.

And you would think that would be an incredibly serious allegation that would warrant an immediate shutdown of filming, but it did not.

One of the women in the Panorama documentary, Chloe, who alleged that she had been raped by her on-screen husband, said that she complained to Channel 4 about what happened to her and how it had been handled by CPL before they broadcast her season.

She says that she was told by Channel 4 that after a thorough review, it found that CPL had followed welfare procedures.

And what I found absolutely stunning was that this series was aired with her in it.

She would presumably have to watch herself interacting with the man that she alleged had raped her on national television, which I think is absolutely remarkable.

You know, the show could have been re-edited to remove her from it.

And she said that watching the show had an absolutely devastating impact on her mental health and left her with suicidal thoughts.

Shona was the only woman to go on the record with her real name in the documentary, and she appears in the 2023 season of Maths UK.

And she alleged that her partner on the show, Bradley Skelly, ejaculated inside her without her consent, despite a clear prior agreement that he would not do that.

That was very much against her wishes.

And what's really interesting about her case, I think, is the fact that the next day producers took her to get the morning after pill.

So, clearly, that would indicate that something had happened that was unplanned and might require further investigation.

Lawyers for CPL say that the production company did speak to Shona and Bradley afterwards, and they said that Shona told them that she did not have an issue with it.

However, Shona did dispute that in the documentary.

What's really interesting is that when you watch that season, you can actually see that Bradley's behaviour towards Shona is not acceptable.