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gay guys on reality show

Move on over Hoewiv, the gays are takg over! HA! MTV is puttg the spotlight on 6 hot succsful gay gu...

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A NEW GAY REALY SHOW – “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WE HO”

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Is the all-gay versn of The Real Hoewiv fally here? MTV is puttg s money behd the new realy show The Real Friends of WeHo, hopg scratch the ch fans have had wantg a gay equivalent of the popular Bravo anchise The Real show follows a group of six gay iends Wt Hollywood and is scribed as an "unfiltered and hont look at a select group of iends livg, lovg, and pursug their passns the Wt Hollywood muny. BBC ThreeThe UK's first-ever exclively gay realy datg show had sger Dannii Mogue appearg as the host.

For stance, season five clud Arisce Wanzer (trans woman), David Barta (pansexual man), Ey Salch (bisexual woman), Joelle Brian (gay man), Jonathan Tronso (gay man), Kyra Green (bisexual woman), and Mike Mulrrig (bisexual man).Where to watch: MTV. Logo TVOne of the first major gay datg shows to happen on ble TV was 2016's Fdg Prce Charmg. The Zs NetworkAfter gog through a very public breakup wh his ex-boyiend, social media fluencer and realy TV star Bobby Lyt land his own gay datg show tled Bobby I Love You, Purrr.

'REAL HOEWIV,' BUT MAKE GAY(ER): MTV TRODUC 'REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO'

On season one, the show featured three leads, one of whom was a gay man. In season two, the three leads nsisted of a straight man, a gay man, and a lbian woman.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY GUYS ON REALITY SHOW

'Real Hoewiv,' but make gay(er): MTV troduc 'Real Friends of WeHo' .

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