The series chronicles Helsinki-born, Dublin-based weight loss guru Dr Eva Orsmond’s quest to relaunch her life by opening a health hotel in Portugal. Photograph: RTÉIf Love Island is a celebration of sunshine, romance and youthful optimism, then season two of Dr Eva’s Great Escape is the solar opposite.
“You don’t realise how complicated it is,” says Eva after the soon-to-be-former couple’s desire for an amicable split runs aground on the harsh rocks of reality. “Everyone hopes for a friendly divorce. A divorce is still a divorce.” Former Operation Transformation mentor Eva, for her part, feels Wyatt does not trust her with the hard-nosed end of the business. “I’ve been asking questions about finances,” she says. “This is not about that I don’t trust Wyatt. He is very intimidating, very patronising.”