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I Kissed a Boy is aptly named, as all contestants will begin their journey by kissing their new partners upon their first meeting, without even exchanging words.

The 10 participants in the UK's first gay dating show have been paired up by self-proclaimed “fairy-godmother/cupid” and Australian pop icon Dannii Minogue. She says: "When dating fatigue sets in and you are tired of swiping right, or you have not had the opportunity to meet enough potential dates – Mama Minogue is here to help.”

Married At First Sight Australia will be back to help beat the January blues and follow a new batch of strangers as they make a lifelong commitment to each other in the hope of finding love. 

This summer, the Australian series was the most watched show on All 4, and series six promises to be even more dramatic than before. 

This series will also see the boys will enjoy a bucks night and the girls a hen night, which will lead to some eye-opening revelations.

The new UK series will introduce a new group of singletons looking for love and their happy-ever-after but with a complete stranger. 

Similar to the Australian version, the couples will not be bound by legal marriages but instead will make lifelong commitments to one another in a wedding-like ceremony, in front of their friends and family, complete with dancing, speeches and cake. 

The real test will come after the celebrations are over and the couples must navigate their new relationship, going on a luxury honeymoon and then moving in with each other.

Reality TV is arguably bigger than ever. The term was first coined in the 1990s, as producers turned unscripted “real-life” situations into com­pulsive viewing with shows such as Survivor and Big Brother. More than 25 years later, the genre is ubiquitous across linear and streamed TV.

Consider the channel-defining success of ITV’s Love Island, Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle or the huge popularity of the latest series of Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off.

The Hype Life will focus on the lives of the popular TikTok collective The Hype House, who are a group of Gen Z influencers who collectively have over 150 million followers.

Viewers will see the unvarnished truth of what day-to-day life looks like for the group, and discover what motivated the social media stars to join TikTok and create The Hype House.

Insecure

Sky Comedy

Tuesday 30^th June, 9pm

The fourth series of the LA based comedy once again explores the complexities of friendship, dating and adulthood.

In the last couple of years, former contestants have found fame and fortune outside the villa, even if they didn’t find true love.

Here is a roundup of what happened next for some of the islanders from 2017 and 2018.

Dani Dyer

There was a press furore last month, when the BBC admitted that a scene showing tribal people living in tree houses was faked by the makers of Human Planet.

A few weeks later, the BBC withdrew the series from distribution after finding a second editorial breach. A scene showing a hunter apparently harpooning a whale was revealed to be inaccurate.

Walk of Shame Shuttle will see daring party animals in need of a lift home reveal details of their most outrageous nights out during a confessional taxi ride. The open passengers will reveal their wildest stories to a cast of shuttle drivers Jay, Max and AJ, who act as personalised chauffeurs and agony aunts as they delve into their hilarious confessions and exploits without judgement.