BBC Three has announced a new gay dating show is in the works and will be hosted by singer, TV star and LGBTQ+ ally Dannii Minogue.
The show – currently with the working title I Kissed a Boy and is being produced by Twofour – will be an eight-part reality event that follows ten single men as they head to Europe to find their ‘Mr Right’.
Starts with a kiss
The show is going to throw its contestants straight into the deep end as, before they arrive, the guys will be paired up with their strongest match and as soon as they meet, they kiss. No small-talk, no ‘flanter’, just one rom-com worthy moment that might just take their breath away.
In a release, it says: ‘In this show where preconceptions will be challenged and dramatic decisions made, everyone is a possible love interest. Over the course of the series, we’ll find out whose spark will ignite, whose eyes might wander, and who will end up together in the ultimate summer of love.’
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David Brindley, Chief Creative Officer, Twofour, has said everyone working on it is ‘thrilled’ I Kissed a Boy will ‘shine a bright light on gay dating’.
He said: ‘We’re thrilled to be bringing this exciting reality event to BBC Three and iPlayer, and to shine a bright light on gay dating. This series will revel in telling stories we don’t always hear of, witness heart-warming new relationships blossom and celebrate inclusivity from start to finish.’
Playing Cupid
The 50-year-old Aussie singer who is set to host the show said her dream job would be ‘cupid’ and she is ‘thrilled’ the show will be specifically for gay people to find love.
She 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.’
This isn’t Minogue’s first foray into reality TV, in 2007 she became a judge on X Factor UK and on the 2016 show Let it Shine. She’s also worked in her home country as a judge for Australia’s Got Talent.