Reality TV fans (and messy gays) rejoice: the lesbian dating show of our dreams is just around the corner.
I Kissed A Girl is a spin-off of the popular series I Kissed A Boy, which followed the same premise with queer men instead of queer women. On I Kissed A Girl, 10 single women will live together in an Italian villa — sorry, masseria — and upon meeting and being paired off, will kiss each other before saying a word.
Assuming the show continues with I Kissed A Boy’s format, the contestants will have ample chances to say if they’d like to stay with their partner or explore other options with the other women in the house. Anyone left without a partner will get the boot.
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Though Danii Minogue is returning as the host, I Kissed A Girl will have a brand-new narrator: lesbian TikTok star Charley Marlowe, who will be providing commentary on all the drama, laughs, and hook-ups throughout the show.
In an interview with the BBC, Marlowe teased a season full of “snogging”: “God, they all barely get a word in between all the smooching,” she said. Beyond the make-out seshes, though, she praised the show for its honest, true-to-life portrayal of queer women.
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“You can expect to see normal queer girls!!!! Not queer girls who are sexualized, fetishized or romanticized!! Queer girls who don’t know what they want, who want a relationship, who want a fling. Young queer girls who are exploring their sexuality and themselves in a safe environment,” Marlowe said. “Of course, there’s loads of drama and it’s SUCH an unreal watch! But it’s fantastic to see queer girls being themselves without constraints — that’s what you can expect.”
I Kissed A Girl will premiere on BBC iPlayer in just a few weeks on Sunday, May 5 with its first two episodes. The rest of the season will air on BBC Three on Sundays and Mondays.