Who are Make Or Break's Nikita and Che? The jealous stripper and the laid-back boyfriend who wants to stop her controlling everything
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Nikita and Che are fighting for relationship survival in new reality show Make Or Break .
They are one of eight couples who have headed off to a Mexican tropical paradise to see if their relationship is worth fighting for.
They will then decide if they are with 'The One' in the final of Channel 5's TV show.
Is what they have worth fighting for? Here's what the couple have to say:
NIKITA, 28, NEWCASTLE
(Image: Ray Burmiston/Channel 5)
Stripper
Nikita and Che have been together for nearly 2 years
Nikita can have a temper, which causes issues with boyfriend Che
How did you meet?
It was a bit awkward! I was on a date with somebody else, my date knew Che’s friends and we caught each other’s eyes. I was like, ‘Oh my God, he is unreal.’ A couple of weeks later I split up with my date, Che messaged me and it went from there.
Who said I love you first?
I wanted to say it but do you know when you’re trying to make somebody say it? Hint and hint. It took him three months for him to ask me to be his girlfriend. I kept saying, ‘Have you got something you want to ask me?’ it took so long but he said it first.
What are Che’s best points?
He is quite a laid back, chilled person. He really stuck up for me and stood by me and he was really loyal and trustworthy and I was really happy about that. You don’t know until you’re put in the situation, you don’t know how your partner is going to react.
What issues did you want to iron out in your relationship?
It was more my own issue. I have got a bit of a temper. I am a bit angry; I get hot-headed quite easily. So it was more issues with myself to better the relationship. If I can calm down quicker or not kick off at all it would be fabulous. It is going to benefit the relationship so it was more myself than the relationship.
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What did you think when you saw where you’d be staying?
It was like heaven, it was amazing!
What was going through your mind when Paul told you what would be happening?
It was more like hell! I thought, ‘This is heaven, oh my God I am so happy’, to, ‘I hate this, I am in hell!’ Literally. I didn’t like anything but the last day!
Did you think you’d last the distance on the show?
No, on night one I wanted to go home. I didn’t like the fact that I was away from my boyfriend and he was with another girl, Abi, the prettiest girl on the show. I am not insecure but I am a girl and I am jealous. So straight away it was, ‘This is not for me I don’t like it.’
And what about Louise the sex therapist?
I didn’t like Louise at first, I hated her. I didn’t like her when I went with Che. She was giving off a bad vibe and I always treat people the way they treat me. She wasn’t being very nice about my relationship, which started the whole thing off badly. But when I met her one on one she was lovely and she ended up being one of my favourite people. She is lovely, she’s so nice. But it took her breaking down my wall and getting to know me one on one to get that. She is really good.
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CHE, 21, NEWCASTLE
(Image: Ray Burmiston/Channel 5)
Engineering Apprentice
Girlfriend Nikita is a very jealous person and hates any girl making contact with Che
Can he persuade her to trust him?
Describe your partner in three words...
Gorgeous, cute and funny. It’s more me laughing at her though than her trying to crack jokes.
Who said I love you first?
Nikita always used to try to get me to ask her to be my girlfriend. She used to push all the time but I said, ‘Not yet!’ I think it was me who said I love you first though.
What are Nikita’s best points?
Mainly that she is caring. She always considers my opinion. She wouldn’t do anything that made me feel uncomfortable. She always puts me before herself.
What are Nikita’s bad points?
She has got quite bad OCD. Everything is regimented, everything is set out perfectly. If she doesn’t get her own way with it then she causes hell.
What issues did you want to iron out in your relationship?
We didn’t feel like we had any major problems. It was more Nikita controlling the relationship. She used to tell us what we were doing and when. It was me stepping up and saying what I wanted instead of her getting away with murder all the time.
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What did you think when you saw where you’d be staying?
The location was absolutely beautiful. It looked like paradise but it turned into hell really quickly though!
What was going through your mind when Paul told you what would be happening?
It was a major shock to the system when they said you are going to spend time with other girls and boys. The shock got everyone panicking and fretting. But we looked at each other and said, ‘I trust you, you trust me so we know nothing is going to happen.’
How did you get on with the other people?
A lot of people struggled. Elle kept on going into Andy’s room and kicking off because he was breathing the same air as another girl. Andy and Elle had a lot of trust issues so I felt that played on her mind a lot more than other people’s minds.
Did you think you’d last the distance on the show?
I did think we would have left early. It was becoming tough especially after the first week. I slept on the floor every night so I was absolutely broken. It was challenging and there were times I thought I could just go home now!
And what about Louise the sex therapist?
I took it as a bit of a laugh to be fair. Everyone was taking it really seriously and coming out saying our relationship needs this and that but I just came out and said, ‘She’s just been talking b******s for the past hour there!’
* Make Or Break starts on Channel 5 on Monday at 10pm