Perfect Match’s Scott + Ross Smith & Granny: Reality TV, 80M+ Followers & Going Viral

Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey

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Sexuality, Relationships, Comedy, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back you naughty chickens! 🐓👵 This week it's a cheeky double-header special featuring Perfect Match Season 3's Scott van-der-Sluis AND the viral sensation Ross Smith and yes, his beloved Gangster Granny! With over 80 million followers across platforms, Ross shares the story of how he and his 98-year-old grandma went from average folks to social media superstars, becoming one of the most iconic duos on the internet. But before that, Harry dives in with Scott. As the only person to appear on 3 Love Island series in under a year, Scott shares his perspective when it comes to filming reality TV, the classic ""can I pull you for a chat?"" line, navigating the heightened emotions of coming off Love Island, and how he stays on top of his mental health through it all. Follow @BoyfriendMaterial across socials, leave a 5-star rating, and subscribe to the show to keep up with the fun. See you next week!

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0:00.0	What are you most excited about for people to see in this next season of a perfect match? Just that honestly the drama and the dynamic of... Is it that? Like... The dynamic is so intriguing. There's a lot of drama. From what I experienced, there was more drama than the previous two series. Oh my God, 80 million people love you, huh? Warns my heart! Yeah! Yeah! She made bombs in World War II. What? And now she's one of the most famous people on internet.
0:02.0	That's the story. Yeah. She made bombs in World War II.
0:21.8	What?
0:24.1	And now she's one of the most famous people on the internet.
0:25.3	That's the story right there.
0:28.3	We've got a love story, isn't it?
0:30.9	But it's not a straight line to get into that love story.
0:33.1	Meet Harry Jousey.
0:35.0	Reality TV Heartthrob.
0:39.1	He's been loved, ghosted, cancelled, and kissed.'s spill his guts. I did what? In a world of ghosting and dodging red flags, Harry's filling
0:45.0	his boyfriend's hole box. One lesson at a time. It's Harry Jousey, Boyfriend's Material.
0:52.5	What has gone on my loves? Welcome back to Boy for Material, you naughty little sausages.
0:57.6	Today we have Scott Van der Slews, which I probably said it wrong.
1:01.3	Bordered it already.
1:02.0	I've already botched it.
1:03.2	You've got a crazy fun fact.
1:06.1	You made history on Love Island?
1:08.7	Where you appeared on Love Island, UK, Love Island, USA and Love Island Games? Yeah, I think I'm the first to do the three, like, back to back to back. Because I did that, it's supposed to three months, yeah. How does that... Well, I came out the UK one single, and then, like, I got a call from the US one, and they were like, we've tried to cast someone like you in the US one but we
1:27.6	couldn't but now you're on show single why don't we actually bring you over and at first I was like
1:31.4	nah and then they start putting three in a year as well three in a year and they're all live or is the
1:36.9	love island games so the two of them love island UK and US were live and then the love
1:40.7	island games was like a month pre-recorded or something. What was the worst one? Oh, I'd say maybe the games, because I was so checked out at that point, but I was contractually obliged to go on it at that point. There's a lot to do. No, no. To be, like, back to back. And then also, like, being away from reality, like, like real life they call it reality TV which
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