'Don't do it lads!' Viewers are left distraught as schoolboys' bromance is ruined when one of them gets a girlfriend on The Secret Life of Five Year Olds

  • The Secret Life Of 5 Year Olds returned for a series finale on Channel 5 tonight 
  • Saw Oscar left in the corner as Naomi took a shine to his best friend Oliver 
  • The tot admitted he was sad when the pair became 'boyfriend and girlfriend' 

By Unity Blott For Mailonline

Published: 15:33 EST, 9 February 2017 | Updated: 16:04 EST, 9 February 2017

Two's company but three's a crowd - as two friends learned the hard way on The Secret Life Of 5 Year Olds tonight.

An unlikely love triangle emerged between schoolboys Oscar and Oliver as Channel 4’s hit fly-on-the-wall documentary returned for its series finale on Thursday.

The two 'best friends' bonded over building and ball games, but when girls were introduced to the group the following week, newcomer Naomi took an instant shine to Oliver. 

'I wanted to tell you something,' Naomi whispered in his ear. 'I was wondering if you could be a boyfriend with me?'

Despite his initial reservations, he eventually agreed - much to Oscar's obvious dismay. 

'That's not good,' the youngster muttered, looking forlorn, as his friend grew closer to his new 'girlfriend'.

He admitted to cameras that their partnership had made him feel 'sad'. 

And when his best friend shooed him away while speaking to Naomi, Oscar was seen slapping him in the face. 'That's what you get because you're not my friend anymore,' he said.

As the drama unfolded on Thursday night, fans took to Twitter to bemoan the demise of the bromance, with Dave writing: 'Oscar & Oliver are going to let girls in between their friendship'

As the drama unfolded on Thursday night, fans took to Twitter to bemoan the demise of the bromance, with Dave writing: 'Oscar & Oliver are going to let girls in between their friendship'

Fans took to Twitter to bemoan the demise of the boys' bromance, with Dave writing: 'Oscar & Oliver are going to let girls in between their friendship. Don't do it lads. Girls will come and go but your mates r forever.'

Debra added: 'Is the honeymoon over for Oscar and Oliver? 

Others said they were 'heartbroken' by the dramatic scenes, with Chelsea Hazlehurst tweeting: 'Oliver and Oscar don't let the girl come between it's not worth it #Slo5yo.' 

But viewers were delighted when the pair were seen to reconcile later on, with Oscar admitting: 'We had a little argument and it wasn't good. But then we sorted it all out. Done.'

Some fans said they were 'heartbroken' by the dramatic scenes, with Chelsea Hazlehurst tweeting: 'Oliver and Oscar don't let the girl come between it's not worth it #Slo5yo'

Some fans said they were 'heartbroken' by the dramatic scenes, with Chelsea Hazlehurst tweeting: 'Oliver and Oscar don't let the girl come between it's not worth it #Slo5yo'

'Best friends' Oliver and Oscar bonded over beauty products during a fancy dress game, building and ball games, but the introduction of girls into the group spelled trouble

'Best friends' Oliver and Oscar bonded over beauty products during a fancy dress game, building and ball games, but the introduction of girls into the group spelled trouble

Naomi took an instant shine to Oliver. 'I wanted to tell you something,' she whispered in his ear as Oscar looked on forlornly. 'I was wondering if you could be a boyfriend with me?'

Naomi took an instant shine to Oliver. 'I wanted to tell you something,' she whispered in his ear as Oscar looked on forlornly. 'I was wondering if you could be a boyfriend with me?'

Despite Oliver's initial reservations, he eventually agreed to be Naomi's boyfriend and could be seen gushing about how 'funn' and 'smiley' she was - much to Oscar's obvious dismay

Despite Oliver's initial reservations, he eventually agreed to be Naomi's boyfriend and could be seen gushing about how 'funn' and 'smiley' she was - much to Oscar's obvious dismay

He even wrote his BFF a card which read: 'Dear Oliver, I hope to see you again. I love you.'

Following on from last week’s gender theme, tonight’s episode again focused on the differences between girls and boys. 

Five girls and five boys returned to discover they had to share the play centre with members of the opposite sex - and cameras followed their reactions.

Their experiment set out to test research suggesting that at five-year-old girls and boys often positively benefit from mixed gender groups. 

'That's not good,' Oscar muttered, as his friend grew closer to his new 'girlfriend'. He admitted to cameras that their partnership had made him feel 'sad'

'That's not good,' Oscar muttered, as his friend grew closer to his new 'girlfriend'. He admitted to cameras that their partnership had made him feel 'sad'

When his best friend shooed him away while speaking to Naomi, Oscar was seen slapping him in the face. 'That's what you get because you're not my friend anymore,' he said

When his best friend shooed him away while speaking to Naomi, Oscar was seen slapping him in the face. 'That's what you get because you're not my friend anymore,' he said

Last week Jude, Oscar and the boys displayed some pretty well formed gender stereotypes. 

Tonight, they were horrified to learn there was a cross-dressing task where they were forced dress up as girls. Psychologists noted that the girls didn't share their horror.

They also discovered that girls show signs of empathy from as young as three to four months and have better language and communication skills at five years old than boys. 

But boys were found to be generally less risk-averse and out-perform girls at spatial awareness tasks. 

Harry, pictured, boasted to teachers Kate and Simon that he had '20 girlfriends'. 'I didn't ask them, they asked me,' he claimed. 'I had no choice'

Harry, pictured, boasted to teachers Kate and Simon that he had '20 girlfriends'. 'I didn't ask them, they asked me,' he claimed. 'I had no choice'

The 'Big Brother for little people' brings together a group of children from different backgrounds each week, and places them in a room full of hidden cameras

The 'Big Brother for little people' brings together a group of children from different backgrounds each week, and places them in a room full of hidden cameras

Boys and girls were also encouraged to learn from each other's skills to solve a Magic Carpet Puzzle, and to cooperate in the kitchen long enough to make a smoothie. 

Meanwhile, Harry boasted to teachers Kate and Simon that he had '20 girlfriends'. 

'I didn't ask them, they asked me,' he claimed. 'I had no choice.' 

The 'Big Brother for little people' brings together a group of children from different backgrounds each week, and places them in a room full of hidden cameras.

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