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A Brand New Gay Reality Dating Show Is Coming & Dannii Minogue Is Hosting
I Kissed a Boy is coming our way very soon!
They kissed some boys, and they liked it!
The UK is getting its first-ever exclusively gay reality dating show on television: I Kissed a Boy. The new series will air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, with singer Dannii Minogue appearing as the host. Set in Italy, 10 guys will enter a villa looking for love… but before talking, flirting, or doing anything else, the contestants will have to share a kiss first.
Minogue wrote in a tweet:
“In a picture-perfect Masseria in Italy... it all starts with a kiss for 10 boys in their search for love. I Kissed a Boy is the UK’s first-ever gay dating show, and it was a pleasure for me to be there to help these guys in their search for love.”
\u201cIn a picture perfect Masseria in Italy... it all starts with a kiss for 10 boys in their search for love. I Kissed A Boy is the UK\u2019s first ever gay dating show, and it was a pleasure for me to be there to help these guys in their search for love. \n\n#IKissedABoy\u201d— Dannii Minogue (@Dannii Minogue) 1680078649
I Kissed a Boy was first announced by the BBC back in May 2022. The series was described in a release:
“As soon as they meet, they kiss. No small-talk, no ‘flanter,’ just one rom-com-worthy moment that might just take their breath away.”
In a free-for-all format similar to shows like Love Island and Too Hot To Handle, “everyone is a possible love interest” on I Kissed a Boy. This is different from past queer dating shows like Finding Prince Charming, 12 Dates of Christmas, and 24 Hours of Love, where one leading gay man looked for love among a group of contestants in the style of The Bachelor franchise.
We’re already excited to watch I Kissed a Boy once it comes out!
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. Otherwise, you can find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok.
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. Otherwise, you can find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok.
