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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

What to know about bizarre BBC dating show Stranded on Honeymoon Island

  • Davina McCall hosts the new BBC dating show, Stranded on Honeymoon Island, where she adopted a "motherly role" for the contestants.
  • The programme features 12 single individuals forming six couples, who are then stranded on remote tropical beaches to test if love can flourish away from modern distractions.
  • Contestants participate in a speed-dating round before matchmakers pair them up for an immediate wedding, followed by a three-week stay on their remote honeymoon island.
  • McCall highlighted the show's unique format, where participants marry someone they have just met, and the subsequent drama when couples later socialise with other contestants at Couple's Cove.
  • Stranded on Honeymoon Island is set to premiere on Wednesday 3 September on BBC One.

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