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Joel Leaver

Language of Love is Channel 4's brand new dating show set to rival Love Island

Channel 4 is launching its new dating show Language of Love next week - and it's set to rival ITV2 's Love Island.

The series will see a group of British holidaymakers pair up with a group of Spaniards at a country estate in a bid to find romance - "despite not speaking each other's language".

The twist means that the singletons will need to use more than words to develop a relationship, with the show hoping to "test whether love is deeper than just words".

A new trailer introduces the concept and showcases the reality series' picturesque backdrop within the countryside in Andalusia, located on the southern coast of Spain.

The new dating show will be fronted by Davina McCall and Ricky Merino (Mark Beltran/Channel 4)

It teases that the British singletons will travel abroad to the country estate, where they will meet their potential partners - who are a group of Spanish-speaking individuals.

The newly-formed couples will take part in challenges and tasks to help them test their connection - similarly to Love Island. And through the experience they will also learn more about each other's countries, cultures and languages.

Then at the end of the series, the participants will face the dilemma of whether to call it quits, begin a long distance relationship or even relocate to a new country for love.

Davina McCall has said it's a combination of a dating show and an experiment (Mark Beltran/Channel 4)

The show is co-hosted by Davina McCall and she'll be joined by Ricky Merino - a TV presenter from Spain. They'll interpret how the relationships are developing.

Davina, 54, said: "The idea of the show poses the question is it possible to find love just through body language and instinct and intuition and a vibe off someone?"

Further teasing the new project, former Big Brother presenter continued: "Is it possible to find love if you don't speak the same language? And is love at first sight a real thing?"

The new dating series is set on a country estate in Spain (Mark Beltran/Channel 4)

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She added: "Can you maintain love if you are culturally different and you don't speak the same language? It's a dating show and an experiment all rolled into one."

The Language of Love starts Tuesday 4 January at 10pm on Channel 4.

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