I Kissed a Boy
GenreReality
Presented byDannii Minogue
Narrated byLayton Williams
Theme music composerIan Masterson
Hayley Sanderson
Opening theme"We Could Be the One" by Dannii Minogue
Ending theme"We Could Be the One" by Dannii Minogue
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
Production
Executive producers
  • David Brindley
  • Dan Gray
  • Louise Hutchinson
Producers
  • Johnathan Booth
  • Drew Cane
  • Joe Cummings
  • Chloe Geraghty
  • Andrea Grespan
  • Christ Hall
  • Samuel King
  • Sola Ogunsola
Production locationItaly
Editor
  • Ali Haddon-Cave
Running time42–46 minutes
Production companyTwofour
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) –
present (present)

I Kissed a Boy is a British dating game show on BBC iPlayer, BBC Three and TVNZ+,[1][2] which began on 13 May 2023 and is the first British dating show to feature exclusively gay men.[3][4] It is hosted by Dannii Minogue and narrated by Layton Williams.[5][6]

Format

The series follows ten single gay men who are matched up and meet for the first time "...with a kiss. No small talk. No messages. Just one kiss to test out their chemistry". The show is set in an Italian country house called the "Masseria". Prior to the show the contestants are matched, based on what they're looking for in a partner. After meeting their match for the first time with a kiss, the men are encouraged to get to know their new partners and try out their relationship.[7][8]

Contestants

The original contestants on I Kissed a Boy were announced on 26 April 2023.[9][10][11][12]

I Kissed a Boy contestants
Contestant Age Hometown Entered Exited Status
Ollie King 27 Brighton Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Dan
Dan Harry Glendinning 27 Glasgow Episode 4 Episode 8 Committed with Ollie
Subomi Onanuga 29 London Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Gareth
Gareth Graham 28 Kilkeel Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Subomi
Jake Devline-Reed 27 Swansea Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Kailum
Kailum Webster 25 Brighton Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Jake
Ross Bester 27 Manchester Episode 1 Episode 8 Committed with Ceejay
Ceejay Knight 26 London Episode 4 Episode 8 Committed with Ross
Ben Clark 28 Edinburgh Episode 1 Episode 8 Eliminated
Matty Holehouse 27 TBA Episode 6 Episode 8 Eliminated
Vitor Moreira 27 London Episode 4 Episode 7 Eliminated
Jake Watkins 26 TBA Episode 6 Episode 7 Eliminated
Joseph Mendez 23 London Episode 1 Episode 5 Eliminated
Mikey Connor 28 Liverpool Episode 1 Episode 5 Eliminated
Josh Cemaloğlu 24 Rhyl Episode 1 Episode 4 Walked
Robert "Bobski" Budzynski 23 Harlow Episode 1 Episode 3 Eliminated

Kiss Off Progress

Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 5 Episode 6/7 Episode 8
Ollie Ben Ben Dan Dan Ben & Matty
to Eliminate		 Dan
Dan Not in
Masseria		 Ollie Ollie Ollie
Subomi Gareth Gareth Gareth Gareth Ben & Matty
to Eliminate		 Gareth
Gareth Subomi Subomi Subomi Subomi Subomi
Jake Kailum Kailum Kailum Kailum Ben & Matty
to Eliminate		 Kailum
Kailum Jake Jake Jake Jake Jake
Ross Joseph Joseph Ceejay Ceejay Ben & Matty
to Eliminate		 Ceejay
Ceejay Not in
Masseria		 Ross Ross Ross
Ben Ollie Ollie Vitor Matty Ross & Ceejay
to Eliminate		 Eliminated
(Episode 8)
Matty Not in
Masseria		 Ben Eliminated
(Episode 8)
Vitor Not in
Masseria		 Ben Not Kissed
(Episode 7)
Jake W Not in
Masseria		 Not Kissed
(Episode 7)
Mikey Not in
Masseria		 Josh Not Kissed
(Episode 5)
Joseph Ross Ross Not Kissed
(Episode 5)
Josh Bobski Mikey Walked
(Episode 4)
Bobski Josh Not Kissed
(Episode 2)

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [13]Original air dateUK viewers
(millions) [14]
11"Episode 1"14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)N/A
22"Episode 2"15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)N/A
33"Episode 3"21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)N/A
44"Episode 4"22 May 2023 (2023-05-22)N/A
55"Episode 5"28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)N/A
66"Episode 6"29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)N/A
77"Episode 7"4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)N/A
88"Episode 8"5 June 2023 (2023-06-05)N/A
99"The Reunion"11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)N/A

Reception

Benjamin Lee in The Guardian said, "It's in the show's easy balance of the basic and the specific that it most succeeds, conversations over who is top or bottom casually mixed with inane flirting over cheap wine. At a cautious eight episodes, it's unlikely to infect the nation in quite the same way as the woozy, all-consuming Love Island but it's a fun and grounding reminder that we all deserve a chance to graft around the pool while a Dua Lipa song plays in the background. Luv is luv."[15]

Writing for The Tab, Harrison Brocklehurst said, "True equality is us having the space to get bluntly pied on the telly, like Ben did to Ross. True equality is letting Bobski and Mikey have secret terrace snogs where they both end up with raging semis and Josh eye rolls his way into oblivion about it all. I want the messy gay drama that isn't RuPaul's Drag Race – and I Kissed A Boy is the carnage we deserve. I am salivating for more mess, more men and more Minogue."[16]

Spin-off

Prior to the final episode of series 1 airing on 5 June 2023, the BBC announced that a spin-off of I Kissed A Boy for lesbian couples titled I Kissed A Girl, would be commissioned.[17] Dannii Minogue will return as host, with the programme set to film in September 2023.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Doherty, Réiltín (2023-05-15). "Opinion: I've just watched I Kissed a Boy and it might just be the best reality show EVER". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ↑ "I Kissed A Boy... and the rise of hot new gay dating shows". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Lee, Benjamin (2023-05-13). "I Kissed a Boy review – historic gay dating show is a queer summer treat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ↑ "The UK's first ever gay dating show, I Kissed a Boy, is coming to the BBC". The Independent. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  5. ↑ "I Kissed A Boy host Dannii Minogue: 'You don't think of yourself as a gay icon'". BBC Three. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  6. ↑ "I Kissed a Boy will be "groundbreaking and probably shocking" for many". Radio Times. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  7. ↑ I Kissed a Boy - Series 1: Episode 1, retrieved 2023-05-20
  8. ↑ "I Kissed a Boy will be "groundbreaking and probably shocking" for many". Radio Times. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "I Kissed a Boy Cast: Meet the line-up of Dannii Minogue's new dating show". Radio Times. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "I Kissed A Boy cast: Meet the boys looking for love on the new gay dating show". BBC. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Meet the cast of gay dating show, I Kissed A Boy". Cosmopolitan. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "BBC's gay dating show I Kissed A Boy shares first-look at contestants". Digital Spy. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "BBC Three - I Kissed a Boy". BBC. Choose appropriate episode. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Most Viewed Programmes (See relevant week(s))". BARB.
  15. ↑ Lee, Benjamin (13 May 2023). "I Kissed a Boy review – historic gay dating show is a queer summer treat". The Guardian.
  16. ↑ "I Kissed a Boy is the drama-filled, unfiltered dating show us gays have always deserved". 18 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Robledo, Jordan (2023-06-04). "BBC Three announces I Kissed A Boy follow-up series I Kissed A Girl". Gay Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  18. ↑ "I Kissed A Girl | Shows and tours". BBC Online. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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