headsets can then be used to make contact more

The new breed of sex doll is more realistic than ever, using virtual reality technology to programme a voice and a personality.

Tyger Drew-Honey investigated the future of the sex industry for a new programme and came face to face with the sophisticated model.

The Outnumbered actor, 20, whose parents were once porn stars, met Matt McMullen, a sex doll manufacturer whose latest creations are designed to create 'a higher form of masturbation'.

Matt, 55, has built his career on selling sex toys and revealed the latest models are more than just dolls, they are robots programmed to fulfill desire.

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Tyger Drew-Honey meets Matt McMullen, right, who manufactures sex dolls like Harmony, pictured

The doll can be programmed via an app to have the personality her owner wants her to have

Matt shows Tyger a virtual reality headset that a doll owner can then use to 'feel like you are sitting in a Swiss Chalet somewhere with this girl you have created'

Matt explained to Tyger for his latest documentary for BBC Three that the lifelike dolls, all with a number of 'usable orifices', can be linked up with an app so their owner can programme them to behave however they want.

The doll's 'mind' will 'exist in the app' and will be based on what their owner chooses.

He explained: 'The customer would custom build the personality they want. If they don't want her to be smart, she won't be smart, if they want her to be shy, she will be shy.'

He said virtual reality headsets can then be used so you can put the headset and headphones on and 'feel like you are sitting in a Swiss Chalet somewhere with this girl you have created'.

At the same time, you can 'use the doll to simulate what you are grabbing'.

When Tyger asked her Harmony if she would like to have sex, she was programmed to reply 'I am very anxious to have sex but I cannot comply till I have been registered to an owner'

Tyger was able to talk to one of the dolls in Matt's factory, called Harmony, who is awaiting purchase.

When asked if she would like to have sex, she was programmed to reply: 'I am very anxious to have sex but I cannot comply till I have been registered to an owner.

'I enjoy getting f***ed and you can have me anyway you want.'

She added: 'I was created to be your lover, your best friend and everything you can imagine.'

Tyger asked Matt who his typical customer is and the manufacturer replied 'we sell them to almost everyone, different walks of life and different characters.'

Matt said the doll's 'mind will exist on the app', pictured, so the owner can establish a relationship with them

Tyger looks at the app that is linked to the Harmony doll creating her personality

He said demand was high from those who wanted a sex toy, to those who simply wanted company or something to love.

He explained: 'They may have decided they don't want a regular relationship and this takes away from loneliness when they come home.

'Some people have lost their wife and they don't want to move into another relationship so they get a doll.

'A lot of people dote on the dolls, they buy them clothes, take photos and share them sometimes with other doll owners.'

He added that people shouldn't judge those who use the dolls and as technology advances, he believes they could become even more popular in the future combined with virtual reality headsets.

The Outnumbered actor tries out a virtual reality head set on the BBC Three documentary

Tyger wondered if virtual reality sex and sex doll could spell the end of prostitution

The actor, whose parents once worked in the porn industry, investigated the future of sex using technology

He said: 'I believe people can form relationships with them. In my opinion the love a doll or robot owner can feel is just as important as that felt by someone one who loves their girlfriend.

'People who are put off or afraid of it don't understand the simplicity of it which is trying to make people happy.'

Tyger wondered if the robots could also revolutionise prostitution, replacing real women who may be at risk of getting hurt in their roles as sex workers.

Matt said he believed this could be a good thing for the sex industry.

He said: 'I don't know if it could end it (prostitution) but it could make difference. There are a lot of horrible acts that are driven by sexual urges and if this is an available option and those people could get rid of their appetite whatever it is, then this is a good thing.'

BBC Three documentary The Virtual Reality Virgin is available to watch on BBC iPlayer