I Kissed A Boy st: Meet the boys lookg for love on the new gay datg show - BBC Three

Contents:

• BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE
• I KISSED A BOY ST: MEET THE BOYS LOOKG FOR LOVE ON THE NEW GAY DATG SHOW
• ‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER
• I KISSED A BOY: DANNII MOGUE ANNOUNCED AS HOST OF BBC THREE NEW GAY DATG SHOW
• BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE
• I KISSED A BOY: DANNII MINOGUE TO HOST NEW GAY DATING SERIES FOR BBC THREE
• I KISSED A BOY RELEASE DATE: ST, HOSTS AND NEWS FOR UK'S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW
• DANNII MOGUE TO HOST MONUMENTAL NEW GAY DATG SHOW LLED I KISSED A BOY AND, WE NNOT STRS THIS ENOUGH, WHAT A HUN
• BBC THREE’S NEW GAY DATG SHOW NEEDS TO MAKE SURE DON’T FALL TO LAZY STEREOTYP
• BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE
• BBC THREE REVEALS NEW GAY DATG SHOW

BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE

So I am so thrilled for a gay datg show to be enterg the sea of other datg shows that have existed on TV for Three has announced I Kissed a Boy (workg tle), a brand new datg show produced by Twofour and hosted by sger, TV star and LGBTQ+ ally Dannii Mogue. So I am so thrilled for a gay datg show to be enterg the sea of other datg shows that have existed on TV for years.

I KISSED A BOY ST: MEET THE BOYS LOOKG FOR LOVE ON THE NEW GAY DATG SHOW

”David Brdley, Chief Creative Officer, Twofour, says: "We're thrilled to be brgg this excg realy event to BBC Three and iPlayer, and to she a bright light on gay datg. The I Kissed A Boy st are for a smooch-filled BBC Three show stars 10 gay men lookg for love an Italian masseria – a kd of Italian ’s right – I Kissed A Boy is the UK's first gay male datg show.

Studyg engeerg Stland, he was the only gay man his class. He has fally been able to make gay iends London.

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

He’s a ltle exhsted by the "toxic masculy" he se the London gay, 27, is a regnal traer om SwanseaJakeAbout him: Jake moved to Wal aged seven after growg up Spa.

He liv at home wh his parents and brother, who are all super supportive of him beg gay.

I KISSED A BOY: DANNII MOGUE ANNOUNCED AS HOST OF BBC THREE NEW GAY DATG SHOW

Growg up a Mormon fay meant Josh took a long time to e to terms wh beg gay. Pl, he says, his North Wal hometown has “zero gay scene”. He also wants to make gay iends and learn more about the, 25, is a travel nsultant om BrightonKailumAbout him: Kailum moved om Yorkshire to Brighton when he was 11.

He found Brighton the perfect place to grow up gay. He says he is “picky”, but he also scrib himself as a massive, 27, is a road worker om BrightonOllieAbout him: Ollie says he is a “gay man a straight world”.

BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE

Dpe workg as a road surfacer, he is pletely out and proud and lov the gay culture of Brighton. He may have won medals at the Gay Gam, but when to datg, he's tired of playg the field. ’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.

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

“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. 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. Dannii Mogue has been announced as the host of the BBC’s new gay datg show wh the workg tle I Kissed a Thursday (19 May), BBC Three announced that the forthg datg show will be hosted by the sger and TV personaly, whose sister is pop star Kylie eight-part realy seri will follow 10 sgle men as they head to Europe to fd their they arrive, the nttants will be paired wh who is nsired to be their “strongt match”.

I KISSED A BOY RELEASE DATE: ST, HOSTS AND NEWS FOR UK'S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW

David Brdley, Chief Creative Officer, Twofour, says: "We're thrilled to be brgg this excg realy event to BBC Three and iPlayer, and to she a bright light on gay datg. So I am so thrilled for a gay datg show to be enterg the sea of other datg shows that have existed on TV for years... David Brdley, Chief Creative Officer, Twofour, mented: “We’re thrilled to be brgg this excg realy event to BBC Three and iPlayer, and to she a bright light on gay datg.

DANNII MOGUE TO HOST MONUMENTAL NEW GAY DATG SHOW LLED I KISSED A BOY AND, WE NNOT STRS THIS ENOUGH, WHAT A HUN

The former X Factor is ‘thrilled’ for the show to be lnchg (Picture: Brendon Thorne/Getty Imag)Dannii Mogue is set to to help a group of hopeful sgletons fd love on a brand new gay datg show, as the participants jet off to Europe search of Mr Right. However, there is a notable lack of LGBT+ reprentatn, particularly nsirg fans of Love Island have been petng for the petn to make a nsc effort to clu gay islanrs the le-up for ag. ‘So I am so thrilled for a gay datg show to be enterg the sea of other datg shows that have existed on TV for years.

As the first mastream show of s kd, I Kissed A Boy – which is a workg tle – will place s gay and bi nttants at s heart and e them to s advantage.

Pl, ’s hosted by gay in Dannii Mogue – what’s not to like?

BBC THREE’S NEW GAY DATG SHOW NEEDS TO MAKE SURE DON’T FALL TO LAZY STEREOTYP

Such a lack of body diversy disproportnately affects members of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh recent studi fdg that 56% of gay and bi men feel anx or prsed bee of their body image (pared wh 33% of those that intify as heterosexual). Mcly men are not only prent datg shows: they seep to gay culture through all media, wh their sirabily often fg the self-worth of gay and bi men. A recent survey revealed that 84% of gay and bi men feel tense prsure to have a ‘good body’, wh 18% of gay boys and 13% of bisexual boys experiencg eatg disorrs ( parison to jt 3% of their heterosexual unterparts).

BBC THREE ANNOUNC NEW GAY DATG SHOW HOSTED BY DANNII MOGUE

Historilly, the reprentatn of gay and bi men media has been eher as entirely sanised and sex-ee or seedy, sleazy and sex-obssed. This damagg dichotomy has roots the AIDS crisis, where gay and bi men were spegoated for the spread of the adly vis and were viewed by society as promiscuo sexual viants.

Today, the prevalence of apps such as Grdr among the LGBTQ+ muny ntu to rerce the ia that gay and bi men are all promiscuo: terted sex rather than romance. Of urse, grown men kissg each other is nothg new: but we should be hant promotg a hyper-sexualised image where gay and bi men are seen to engage sexual activy that bolsters the stereotype that they are fleetg, or shallow. Alongsi the chaos that we all crave om realy TV, I Kissed A Boy has the potential to rewre how gay and bi men are prented media.

BBC THREE REVEALS NEW GAY DATG SHOW

The rponsibily to ensure a round (but not exploative) reprentatn of gay and bi men is a heavy burn, but ’s also an excg one. MORE: I stopped playg sport – until I disvered gay teams exist. ”David Brdley, Chief Creative Officer, Twofour, says: “We’re thrilled to be brgg this excg realy event to BBC Three and iPlayer, and to she a bright light on gay datg.