BBC launches UK’s first ever gay dating show I Kissed A Boy where host Dannii Minogue will play cupid
Dating shows remain a firm favourite in the reality TV stakes, from Love Island’s bikini-clad beauties to Married At First Sight’s shocking weddings.
But despite the seemingly vast array of programmes there has been a notable lack of LGBTQ+ representation, until now.
The BBC is set to launch the UK’s first ever gay dating show, I Kissed A Boy, this weekend.
Fronted by Dannii Minogue, the show sees 10 single guys matched up and meeting for the first time with a kiss.
Ahead of the series launch on BBC Three on Saturday May 13, the trailer see’s Dannii exclaim ‘Buongiorno boys!’ as the singletons meet for the first time in Italy.
Coming soon: Despite the seemingly vast array of programmes there has been a notable lack of LGBTQ+ representation, until now (contestants Ben and Ollie pictured)
Cupid: The BBC is set to launch the UK’s first ever gay dating show, I Kissed A Boy, this weekend, fronted by Dannii Minogue (pictured)
Narrator Layton Williams announces: ‘The path to love is never straight. It’s loud, it’s proud… and it all starts with a kiss.’
The hopeful’s will enter the villa in pairs, and without uttering a single word to each other, will start their dating journey with a kiss.
Through a series of Kiss-Offs they will test chemistry and will have a choice whether to stay in their current partnership or move on and give another boy a snog.
The eight-part series will see the contestants paired with their strongest match but ‘everyone is a possible love interest’ so things can change rather quick.
With plenty of drama, I Kissed A Boy will also provide ‘powerful untold stories’ and explore ‘the pressures of dating’ within the gay scene.
The BBC teases: ‘Will it be a polite peck? Or a passionate snog? And ultimately, will that first kiss lead to love?’
‘Get ready for the UK’s first ever gay dating show, where the path to love is never straight. It’s loud, it’s proud… and it all starts with a kiss.
‘Fly in pop icon Dannii Minogue to play Cupid, and it’s the party you do not want to miss.’
Hopefuls: The show sees 10 single guys matched up and meeting for the first time with a kiss
Welcome: Ahead of the series launch on BBC Three on Saturday May 13, the trailer see’s Dannii exclaim ‘Buongiorno boys!’ as the singletons meet for the first time in Italy
Drama: The hopeful’s will enter the villa in pairs and start their dating journey with a kiss, through a series of Kiss-Offs, they will test chemistry
Dannii has said she is ‘thrilled’ to front the show describing the series as her ‘dream job’ as she gets to play Cupid.
Dannii said: ‘There are millions of people in the UK looking for love.
‘And I believe love is for everyone. So I am so thrilled for a gay dating show to be entering the sea of other dating shows that have existed on TV for years.
‘I have been a staunch ally of the LGBTQ+ community for as long as I can remember. My close friends know that my dream job title would be Cupid.
‘So this gives me that flutter-of-love feeling inside too, just to be a part of it. Let’s hope there is love, sealed with a kiss!’
The This Is It hitmaker also took to Twitter to share a casting call and penned: ‘Having the opportunity to be a part of this show is giving me that flutter-of-love feeling.
‘I’m so thrilled that a gay dating show is joining the TV love-search mix. Let’s hope we see some beautiful love stories on our screens, sealed with a kiss! Happy assistant to Cupid.’
Format: The will have a choice whether to stay in their current partnership or move on and give another boy a snog as the show progresses
Moving on: They will have a choice whether to stay in their current partnership or move on and give another boy a snog as the show progresses
Exciting: With plenty of drama, I Kissed A Boy will also provide ‘powerful untold stories’ and explore ‘the pressures of dating’ within the gay scene
BBC Three bosses think the programme has ‘huge potential’ but have yet to release a start date.
The channel’s controller, Fiona Campbell, said in a statement: ‘I Kissed a Boy is a brilliant new show in the dating space that we think has huge potential for BBC Three.
‘We hope our audience will love the heady mix of drama and heart-warming romance that we know the series will bring.’
I Kissed a Boy premieres Saturday May 13 on BBC Three at 9pm.
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