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The 7 most cringeworthy moments in 'Too Hot To Handle' season 3

"Too Hot To Handle" season three has more twists than ever.

The 7 most cringeworthy moments in 'Too Hot To Handle' season 3
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"Too Hot To Handle" castmembers for season 3.Netflix / Tom Dymond
  • Warning: This post contains some spoilers for "Too Hot To Handle" season 3.
  • In the series, contestants must form romantic connections without having sex or kissing.

"Too Hot To Handle" season three has more twists than ever.

"Too Hot To Handle" season three has more twists than ever.
"Too Hot To Handle" season 2.      Tom Dymond/Netflix

Netflix's "Too Hot To Handle" brings together a group of sexy singles who are given a ban on sex, kissing, or even intimate touching. Any breach of the rules leads to a reduction in the prize fund that is given to one or more contestants at the end of the show.

The third season, which came out this week, had many twists from previous seasons. Not only was the prize pot doubled to £200,000 at the start of the show, but the contestants were also more sex-obsessed than ever leading to numerous rule breaks very quickly.

Among the flirty and romantic moments, there were plenty of scenes that were uncomfortable and cringe-worthy to watch.

Harry Johnson does not look like Harry Styles, despite what he claims

Harry Johnson does not look like Harry Styles, despite what he claims
Harry from "Too Hot To Handle" season three and Harry Styles.      Netflix / Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP

After Harry Johnson's arrival, he claims people have said he looks like Harry Styles. There are similarities. They're both called Harry. They both have long, brown hair. They're both British, albeit from different parts of the country.

But putting the two Harrys next to each other, it is hard to believe that anyone would say they look similar.

Patrick Mullen using the same flower trick twice was tacky.

Patrick Mullen using the same flower trick twice was tacky.
Holly shows off the flower given to her by Patrick.      Netflix

Patrick Mullen's second-biggest cringe-worthy moment was when he used the same flirting tactic twice in one episode. The first time was after his arrival on the show when he was asked about the flower in his hair. Instead of a smooth response, he turned to Holly Scarfone, the woman right next to him, and said "I guess, I'll give it to you."

However, the second time he tried the move was far worse. At this point, the whole villa knew about the flower given to Holly. Yet, Patrick still gave another flower to Georgia Hassarati and upon his return to the other male contestants, he acted as if he had completely won her over, which was far from true.

Even fellow contestant Stevan Ditter said that repeating the move was "tacky."

Stevan Ditter ignorantly described his style as "homeless chic."

Stevan Ditter ignorantly described his style as "homeless chic."
Outside the show, Stevan is a model.      Netflix

It was extremely tone-deaf of the model to portray being homeless as a sense of style.

Describing his style during his introduction interview, Stevan said: "I rip up all my clothes. I'm essentially homeless-looking. Homeless chic."

At least, Stevan was aware of how bad that description was because he then said: "Oh fuck. I sound like a prick."

The most awkward scene of the show was watching Patrick Mullen sing a song for Georgia Hasserati.

The most awkward scene of the show was watching Patrick Mullen sing a song for Georgia Hasserati.
Patrick playing his guitar to win over Georgia.      Netflix

In general, Patrick stuck out like a sore thumb in "Too Hot To Handle," because he was trying to pursue a deep connection from day one.

However, nothing set him apart more than when he tried to win Georgia over by singing her a song in episode two with his guitar. Unfortunately, the lyrics of the original song were incredibly corny. For example, at one point he sang: "You look so stunning in my dress too, trying to make my balls blue."

What made the matter worse was the fact that everyone could see how much Georgia was not into it, especially when Patrick ended the song with "I love you."

Nathan and Holly's "loophole" method of kissing was pretty weird.

Nathan and Holly
Nathan and Holly kiss through Holly's shorts.      Netflix

Every season, there is always a couple that breaks the rule so much that it seems that they're not even trying to win the money.

This season's rule-breaking couple was Nathan and Holly and in episode four, they attempted a loophole to try and get away with their rule break. The pair kissed through a pair of shorts that Holly had just been wearing so that their lips never touched.

Lana still gave them a fine so not only did they lose $6,000 of the final prize fund, but they also looked very weird kissing through a pair of shorts.

Episode 5 really emphasized the fact that the contestants lost $69,000.

Episode 5 really emphasized the fact that the contestants lost $69,000.
Nathan and Holly realizing they have lost the group $69,000.      Netflix

In episode five, the contestants find out that they have lost $69,000 from the prize fund due to numerous rule breaks from Holly and Nathan Soan Mngomezulu whilst they were in the suite. This is emphasized through a montage of the contestants saying "69" dramatically.

The number 69 has become a joke over recent years due to the fact that the number looks like a sex position. However, the overuse of saying 69 made the scene less humorous and more cringe-worthy.

Holly Scarfone saying she wanted to be "a good person" in episode eight after breaking the ultimate rule was unbelievable.

Holly Scarfone saying she wanted to be "a good person" in episode eight after breaking the ultimate rule was unbelievable.
At this point in the show, Holly and Nathan had lost the most amount of money.      Netflix

In episode eight, the entire prize fund was lost after Holly and Nathan had sex whilst Lana was faking being offline. Holly's reaction to this was the most shocking of the two.

She said: "I'm feeling like Nathan and I are now antagonists and I just... it hurts me to think that because I wanna be a good person and I wanna be good to the group."

Whilst Nathan was highlighted as the main rulebreaker and was nearly kicked off the show, Holly was just as much an instigator for rulebreaking.

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