Dannii Mogue announc she's hostg the UK's first ever gay datg show on the BBC - MyLondon

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• I KISSED A BOY: THE UK’S FIRST EVER GAY DATG SHOW IS G TO THE BBC
• ‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER
• BBC ANNOUNCE STARS OF NEW GAY DATG SHOW
• BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE
• DANNII MOGUE ANNOUNC SHE'S HOSTG THE UK'S FIRST EVER GAY DATG SHOW ON THE BBCTHE SHOW IS G SOON TO IPLAYERGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYLEA DZIFA SEEBERGSENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:55, 29 MAR 2023BOOKMARKDANNII MOGUE HAS ANNOUNCED SHE'LL BE HOSTG THE UK'S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW (IMAGE: STT BARBOUR/GETTY IMAG)THE 12 - OUR EE NEWSLETTER WH ALL THE NEWS YOU NEEDMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE 12 - OUR EE NEWSLETTER WH ALL THE NEWS YOU NEEDINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

I KISSED A BOY: THE UK’S FIRST EVER GAY DATG SHOW IS G TO THE BBC

Datg shows have been beamed to our livg rooms for s, and queerns has always existed – but ’s only now, 2023, that the UK is gettg s first gay datg I Kissed a Boy, airg on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three this weekend, narrator Layton Williams announc: “The path to love is never straight. ”The seri is hosted by Dannii Mogue, who has been a gay in ever sce she beme one of the first ever pop stars to play at London’s inic nightclub G-A-Y the the show, Mogue overse the matchmakg of 10 sgle men who will meet for the first time wh a smooch.

Speakg to The Guardian about the show, nttant Gareth said: “I thk, unfortunately, to the heteronormative dience there is still a view that homosexualy… ’s all jt promiscuo and sful, and that has stopped om happeng until now. ”Meanwhile, Mogue said: “I n’t believe we’re 2023 sayg ’s Bra’s first gay datg show ever.

‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER

’s first gay datg show is about to air on BBC Three. ’s first ever gay datg show? ” It ed to be that gay relatnships were only explored after the watershed or soap storyl, but the stori are now more mastream than ever.

To produce s first gay datg seri?

Enter “I Kissed A Boy, ” which featur 10 gay guys beg matched, all of whom have the opportuny to kiss their partner when they first meet. “When you’ve only got one gay uple a show where there are five other straight upl, those people reprent what ’s like to be gay, ” says David Brdley, chief creative officer at Twofour, who ma “I Kissed A Boy.

BBC ANNOUNCE STARS OF NEW GAY DATG SHOW

And for those wonrg, spe beg set a villa, “I Kissed A Boy” isn’t jt “Love Island” wh solely gay nttants.

There’s also an emphasis on featurg different backstori and g out experienc, orr to highlight to viewers that there’s no typil way to be gay, nor should there be. There was also a high reprentatn of gay people wh the productn team, which the show hop will add to the show’s thenticy.

“What we didn’t want to do was take a straight format and pump a gay st through , ” says Brdley.

BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE

There’s lots of moments the show that you uld only see wh a gay st. As ’s an exclive gay world that the nttants are livg , there’s no untentnal holdg back om anyone, nor any explanatn need for a straight nttant who might not get the reference or lived experience. “I Kissed A Boy” also mak you realize that other LGBTQ+ datg formats — not only about gay men — serve to be explored.

Lnchg this weekend, I Kissed A Boy is the UK’s first solely gay datg show, markg a watershed moment for realy TV.

However, for the 10 sgl volved, the path to love will be far om straight, as they head to a luxury villa Italy for a summer of BBC has promised a show “servg joy, entertament and a sparklg soundtrack full of gay anthems” that will “celebrate the queer muny and v all viewers to jo the party”, as anticipatn builds for s arrival on BBC Three and iPlayer, here’s everythg you need to do I Kissed A Boy work? ”Dannii adds: “It is the first chance for gay datg to be seen on UK TV the realy genre.

DANNII MOGUE ANNOUNC SHE'S HOSTG THE UK'S FIRST EVER GAY DATG SHOW ON THE BBCTHE SHOW IS G SOON TO IPLAYERGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYLEA DZIFA SEEBERGSENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:55, 29 MAR 2023BOOKMARKDANNII MOGUE HAS ANNOUNCED SHE'LL BE HOSTG THE UK'S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW (IMAGE: STT BARBOUR/GETTY IMAG)THE 12 - OUR EE NEWSLETTER WH ALL THE NEWS YOU NEEDMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE 12 - OUR EE NEWSLETTER WH ALL THE NEWS YOU NEEDINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Much like Love Island, there is also an omniscient narrator to st an eye over the actn the villa, wh Wt End star and gay in Layton Williams lendg his voice to the show. Ben, 28, om EdburghBenJam Stack/BBC/Two FourBen didn’t meet many gay people on his engeerg urse at uni, and bee of that, he says he didn’t get much of a chance to explore gay movg to London four years ago, Ben is much happier as he’s been able to make more gay iends and enjoy nights out on the scene. Gareth me out when he was 24, and says his life changed when he moved to London, divg straight to the gay scene and embracg everythg about , makg up for lost time.

He’s lookg for someone really rg, wh great teeth and a great sense of, 24, om Rhyl, North WalJoshJam Stack/BBC/Wall To WallJosh grew up a Mormon fay and took a long time for him to e to terms wh beg gay. He’s never had a relatnship, and before the show, had never actually kissed a liv the small beachsi town of Rhyl and jok that ’s a nightmare when to meetg guys as there’s “zero gay scene whatsoever.