I Kissed A Boy… again! The U.K.’s hit gay dating show heads across the pond
I Kissed A Boy, a series that asked: Is it possible to find love at first smooch?Hosted by Aussie pop icon Dannii Minogue (sister to Kylie, naturally), the show paired off compatible matches among a group of handsome queer singles who meet each other, for the first time, with a kiss.
From there on out, the guys are encouraged to test out their new relationships and see if they’re a good fit while living in a gorgeous Italian villa—something that’s not to easy when there are plenty of other eligible bachelors around the house!Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.I Kissed A Boy was such a lip-smacking good time that, before the finale even aired last year, the BBC went ahead a green-lit a spin-off, I Kissed A Girl, which… we imagine is pretty self-explanatory, no?Needless to say, I Kissed A Girl—which premiered earlier this month—also quickly became a hit, prompting the network to slather on the chapstick and announce a second season of I Kissed A Boy!At this rate, BBC Three could keep alternating between the two and have a new long-running dating franchise on its hands, a la The Bachelor / The Bachelorette.
What’s next, I Kissed A Senior Citizen? (We’re riffing The Golden Bachelor, if that wasn’t obvious…)Bad Education‘s Layton Williams will return as Boy‘s narrator (TikToker Charley Marlowe narrates Girl), with Minogue back for hosting duties.“I am so excited that I’ll be back in Italy to play cupid,” the singer shares in a press statement. “There are so many diverse and important stories yet to tell.
And be sure that I’ll have the party started for a wonderful summer of love.”“I said yes because I wanna be out playing music.
