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

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?

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

” 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. 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.

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

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.