I can’t really think of a technique for this one, other than to go for it, kissing Freddie all over his abs, his pecs, his bulging biceps… Oh, wow, I can feel myself blushing. It’s okay though, I’ll just try and pass it off as red lipstick smeared all over my cheeks.

I quickly glance at my competition. Eva is struggling to reach Daniel so he lies on the floor. A dumb idea, if you ask me, because it means she can only kiss his front. Rosa seems to be doing okay with Gunnar, but she appears to be holding back a little. I suppose they hardly know each other – not like me and Freddie, who have over a week under our belts now.

I can win this, if I try. I just need to forget that it’s Freddie standing there, smiling back at me, smelling absolutely delicious, like cocoa butter and aftershave. If I just ignore that it’s him – and with his body being quite firm – it should be easy to plant kiss after kiss after kiss. I just need to focus.

I’m so in the zone I can just about make out Ali counting us down from five.

‘Five… four… three…’

I move to his neck, to plant a final couple of kisses where there’s plenty of space, just as the time is about to run out.

‘Two… one… Okay, stop.’

As Ali announces that the time is up I don’t know what comes over me, but I plant a firm and final kiss on Freddie’s lips. It’s just a peck, but I can’t help myself. As soon as I realise what I’ve done, I panic inwardly. I look Freddie straight in the eye, my face blank of any emotion. He looks almost as shocked as I do.

‘I saw that,’ Ali whispers to me as she comes over to count our kiss prints.

I try to laugh it off. God, what was I thinking? I can’t believe I did that; I don’t do stuff like that. I’ve never done anything like that. Not even with a regular man who was in my league, let alone a film star. Shit, why did I do that? What will I say to him, if he mentions it? I’ll tell him it was for Daniel’s benefit, to make him jealous. He’s bound to believe that, right?

‘Lila and Freddie are our winners,’ Ali announces.

‘Of course, they are,’ Daniel moans. ‘Aren’t they always?’

‘We won?’ I squeak.

‘There is one round left,’ Max says. ‘For this round, ladies, we need to blindfold you.’

‘Oh, my God, now I really am gutted I’m not taking part.’ Ali groans before biting her lip.

‘What’s going to happen?’ Rosa asks curiously. I feel as if we might have hit her limit.

‘It’s better as a surprise,’ he says.

‘I keep telling you all, only the bravest couples can take part,’ Ali says.

I do think it’s funny that Daniel and Eva are the only real couple here. The stakes are so low for everyone else.