There’s no denying it, dating shows are having a real renaissance right now.
Whether it’s Paul O’Grady taking over from Cilla Black on ‘Blind Date’, the whole nation watching through their fingers as strangers bare all on ‘Naked Attraction’ or the slightly more tame efforts of ‘First Dates’, it seems we can’t get enough of seeing how a load of strangers behave during their search for The One.
As shows like ‘Ex On The Beach’, ‘Just Tattoo Of Us’ and, of course, ‘Love Island’ thrive, producers are having to be a little creative when it comes to new dating show formats.
However, while more extreme new offerings might feel like they’re pushing the envelopes, boundary-pushing dating shows are actually nothing new - and here are 10 of the most outrageous offerings from recent years gone by...
