Facts About Netflix's The Ultimatum
10 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From "The Ultimatum"
After a wild debut, shocking reveals, a wedding, and a baby on the way, "The Ultimatum" has solidified itself as Netflix's juiciest dating series yet. But even after all the drama that went down on (and off) the show, we're still not over it.
For all of our lingering questions and thoughts on season one, we initiated our own investigation into some of the behind-the-scenes secrets from "The Ultimatum." During paired interviews with the cast and episode one of POPSUGAR's new Twitter Spaces series, "We Have Thoughts," "The Ultimatum" stars Madlyn, Colby, Alexis, Hunter, April, Shanique, and Randall dished on everything that went down after the cameras stopped rolling — and even a few things that didn't make the final cut.
Between where their relationships stand today and what they learned from "The Ultimatum," there's still a lot to discuss from the show. So ahead, read up on some surprising tidbits we learned from the season one cast of "The Ultimatum."
![Contrary to popular belief, Shanique and Zay did not sleep together during "The Ultimatum." The show's reunion episode didn't clarify the physical stuff that occurred between Shanique and Zay during that scene in episode five, but Randall set the record straight. "Guys, I'm making an announcement: they did not have sex. It's been told numerous times, shown in interviews, they did not," he confirms. Although some couples did get close during the show, as far as Randall knows, no one from the cast crossed *that* line with other people's partners.
Randall and Shanique broke off their engagement after the show ended. Randall and Shanique were one of the few couples who walked away with their happy ending in "The Ultimatum"'s season finale, but it wasn't all rainbows and sunshine for their relationship after filming ended. "After the show wrapped, we decided that it was best for us to kind of, I guess for lack of better words, split up," he shares. "Unfortunately, I dealt with a lot of loss in this past year with family members and friends, so it was kind of hard for me to give my all in this relationship. But Shanique was by my side the entire way." Randall says they've since gotten back together "much stronger than we've ever been," and currently live with each other. "We're living nicely in Austin, so we're just excited for the future."
Randall always knew he was going to end up with Shanique at the end of the show. Despite giving his brief relationship with Madlyn a fair chance during "The Ultimatum," Randall says he never had any doubts about Shanique being the person he's meant to be with. "Ultimately, what I realized within those three weeks [of dating Madlyn] is that, OK, I see it more as a teaching lesson and not me trying to be romantically involved with her further," he shares. "I knew in the back of my mind that Shanique was the person that I was going to leave with and I was going to fight for because we have two-and-a-half years of dating history. So why would I give that up for somebody that I met and then have been living with for three weeks? Madlyn's an amazing person, but in the back of my mind, Shanique has and always will be number one."
April wishes "The Ultimatum" showed more of her time with Colby. Because they didn't connect with anyone else romantically on the show, April and Colby developed a close friendship during their time together. And the former wishes some of their fun scenes made the show's final cut over her other scenes about her ex, Jake. "I do wish that they showed more of my dates with Colby because y'all would have been able to see that as the more I dated Colby, the more I was like, 'Alright, less about Jake and more about this is the kind of person I need walking out of this.'" She also shares that she has some funny videos of the two on set together that she'll be posting on social media.
The cast is still friendly with each other. You'd think it'd be hard for the cast of "The Ultimatum" to get along with each other after enduring such a drama-filled experience (and dating each other's partners), but for the most part, everyone still gets along. "We have a group message going with the [cast], and it's just funny how everyone responds to each other and how the conversation goes," Colby shares. "We'll send some goofy things here and there, and then we'll talk about our relationship stuff." Shanique and Randall share that they're still really good friends with Rae and Jake. Meanwhile, Alexis and Hunter say they still keep in touch with Rae, Zay, and Randall.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/godKWJmbxCn68_dh26Aemv1tvcE/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2022/04/18/871/n/1922283/15fccb08b00a5495_TheUltimatum_MarryorMoveOn_Season1_Episode10_00_34_55_07R/i/Contrary-to-popular-belief-Shanique-Zay-did-not-sleep-together.jpg "Contrary to popular belief, Shanique and Zay did not sleep together during \"The Ultimatum.\" The show's reunion episode didn't clarify the physical stuff that occurred between Shanique and Zay during that scene in episode five, but Randall set the record straight. \"Guys, I'm making an announcement: they did not have sex. It's been told numerous times, shown in interviews, they did not,\" he confirms. Although some couples did get close during the show, as far as Randall knows, no one from the cast crossed *that* line with other people's partners.
Randall and Shanique broke off their engagement after the show ended. Randall and Shanique were one of the few couples who walked away with their happy ending in \"The Ultimatum\"'s season finale, but it wasn't all rainbows and sunshine for their relationship after filming ended. \"After the show wrapped, we decided that it was best for us to kind of, I guess for lack of better words, split up,\" he shares. \"Unfortunately, I dealt with a lot of loss in this past year with family members and friends, so it was kind of hard for me to give my all in this relationship. But Shanique was by my side the entire way.\" Randall says they've since gotten back together \"much stronger than we've ever been,\" and currently live with each other. \"We're living nicely in Austin, so we're just excited for the future.\"
Randall always knew he was going to end up with Shanique at the end of the show. Despite giving his brief relationship with Madlyn a fair chance during \"The Ultimatum,\" Randall says he never had any doubts about Shanique being the person he's meant to be with. \"Ultimately, what I realized within those three weeks [of dating Madlyn] is that, OK, I see it more as a teaching lesson and not me trying to be romantically involved with her further,\" he shares. \"I knew in the back of my mind that Shanique was the person that I was going to leave with and I was going to fight for because we have two-and-a-half years of dating history. So why would I give that up for somebody that I met and then have been living with for three weeks? Madlyn's an amazing person, but in the back of my mind, Shanique has and always will be number one.\"
April wishes \"The Ultimatum\" showed more of her time with Colby. Because they didn't connect with anyone else romantically on the show, April and Colby developed a close friendship during their time together. And the former wishes some of their fun scenes made the show's final cut over her other scenes about her ex, Jake. \"I do wish that they showed more of my dates with Colby because y'all would have been able to see that as the more I dated Colby, the more I was like, 'Alright, less about Jake and more about this is the kind of person I need walking out of this.'\" She also shares that she has some funny videos of the two on set together that she'll be posting on social media.
The cast is still friendly with each other. You'd think it'd be hard for the cast of \"The Ultimatum\" to get along with each other after enduring such a drama-filled experience (and dating each other's partners), but for the most part, everyone still gets along. \"We have a group message going with the [cast], and it's just funny how everyone responds to each other and how the conversation goes,\" Colby shares. \"We'll send some goofy things here and there, and then we'll talk about our relationship stuff.\" Shanique and Randall share that they're still really good friends with Rae and Jake. Meanwhile, Alexis and Hunter say they still keep in touch with Rae, Zay, and Randall.")
