I Kissed a Boy: Why It Took So Long to Air a Gay Datg Realy Show - Variety

Contents:

• ‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER
• DANNII MOGUE’S BBC GAY DATG SHOW IS BRGG ‘SUMMER LOVG’ TO OUR SCREENS VERY SOON
• I KISSED A BOY: DANNII MINOGUE TO HOST BBC GAY DATING SERIES

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

DANNII MOGUE’S BBC GAY DATG SHOW IS BRGG ‘SUMMER LOVG’ TO OUR SCREENS VERY SOON

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.

I KISSED A BOY: DANNII MINOGUE TO HOST BBC GAY DATING SERIES

“What we didn’t want to do was take a straight format and pump a gay st through , ” says Brdley. There’s lots of moments the show that you uld only see wh a gay st.