The U.K.’s first gay dating show is about to air on BBC Three. “I Kissed A Boy,” fronted by Dannii Minogue, features 10 single men hoping to find love in a sunny villa in Italy.
Wait. Hang on. It’s 2023. How is this the U.K.’s first ever gay dating show? LGBTQ+ representation on television has changed immeasurably in the past decade — just look at E!’s “The Bi Life” and Netflix’s “Heartstopper.” It used to be that gay relationships were only explored after the watershed or in soap storylines, but these stories are now more mainstream than ever. Why has it taken this long for the U.K. to produce its first gay dating series?
Of course, British dating shows do feature LGBTQ+ contestants. Channel 4’s “First Dates,” MTV’s “Ex on the Beach” and E4’s “Married at First Sight” have all featured LGBTQ+ participants.
Wait. Hang on. It’s 2023. How is this the U.K.’s first ever gay dating show? LGBTQ+ representation on television has changed immeasurably in the past decade — just look at E!’s “The Bi Life” and Netflix’s “Heartstopper.” It used to be that gay relationships were only explored after the watershed or in soap storylines, but these stories are now more mainstream than ever. Why has it taken this long for the U.K. to produce its first gay dating series?
Of course, British dating shows do feature LGBTQ+ contestants. Channel 4’s “First Dates,” MTV’s “Ex on the Beach” and E4’s “Married at First Sight” have all featured LGBTQ+ participants.
- 4/20/2023
- by Scott Bryan
- Variety Film + TV
Reality TV star Callum Izzard and Towie’s Ella Rae Wise rekindled their romance while competing on The Challenge: UK. Are they still dating?
Callum Izzard and Ella Rae Wise began dating after rekindling the romance in ‘The Challenge: UK’
Reality TV star Callum Izzard and The Only Way is Essex standout Ella Rae Wise connected in Dubai, but nothing happened due to the timing. They reconnected during The Challenge: UK, which was filmed around September 2022, and quickly formed a showmance.
Initially, Ella admitted to only using the romance to her advantage in the game. However, it became more to her, and she noted she would like to pursue a relationship after the show. The couple continued to date following filming but split a few months later, in November 2022.
Ella & Chloe come face to face and the beef is still strong ? #Towie pic.twitter.com/CMOhzaTS54
— Only Way is...
Callum Izzard and Ella Rae Wise began dating after rekindling the romance in ‘The Challenge: UK’
Reality TV star Callum Izzard and The Only Way is Essex standout Ella Rae Wise connected in Dubai, but nothing happened due to the timing. They reconnected during The Challenge: UK, which was filmed around September 2022, and quickly formed a showmance.
Initially, Ella admitted to only using the romance to her advantage in the game. However, it became more to her, and she noted she would like to pursue a relationship after the show. The couple continued to date following filming but split a few months later, in November 2022.
Ella & Chloe come face to face and the beef is still strong ? #Towie pic.twitter.com/CMOhzaTS54
— Only Way is...
- 3/13/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Amelia Brown, Managing Director of Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor and Too Hot to Handle producer Thames, is leaving after two decades to set up an entertainment production company.
Brown handed her resignation in several weeks ago and will exit in July. She has been with Thames since 2003 and became MD when the company merged with Talkback in 2017 – a merger that was undone two years later at which point she kept her post.
She will launch her own production company later this year and becomes the second Fremantle label boss to be revealed to be leaving in the past fortnight, following Fatima Salaria, who is exiting The Apprentice indie Naked in the spring.
Amelia Brown (left) with David Walliams and Britain’s Got Talent execs at the BAFTAs
During her lengthy stint with Thames, Brown has shepherded ITV stalwarts The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, for which...
Brown handed her resignation in several weeks ago and will exit in July. She has been with Thames since 2003 and became MD when the company merged with Talkback in 2017 – a merger that was undone two years later at which point she kept her post.
She will launch her own production company later this year and becomes the second Fremantle label boss to be revealed to be leaving in the past fortnight, following Fatima Salaria, who is exiting The Apprentice indie Naked in the spring.
Amelia Brown (left) with David Walliams and Britain’s Got Talent execs at the BAFTAs
During her lengthy stint with Thames, Brown has shepherded ITV stalwarts The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, for which...
- 1/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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