Celebs Go Dating returned to E4 last night – and this year’s series is set to be a little bit different.
The 2022 show will see a host of famous faces be set up on dates by love gurus Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson.
But as part of the new format there is more of a competitive element as the celebrities battle it out to be crowned the “star dater”.
On Monday night the celebs taking part in this year’s series were revealed.
They include former Five pop star Abz Love, 42, TV host Ulrika Jonsson, 54, Made In Chelsea heart-throb Miles Nazaire, 26, and The Only Way Is Essex 's Chloe Brockett, 21.
Married At First Sight UK star Nikita Jasmine, 27, and Married At First Sight Australia’s Jessika Power, 29, are also taking part.
While 21-year-old Apprentice star Mark Parsons, who competed on the Alan Sugar show in 2019, completes the line-up.
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Speaking to The Sun, relationship expert Anna spilled the beans on the shake-up of the Celebs Go Dating format.
She said: “Paul and I have introduced a competition element.
“We’re looking for our star dater – amongst our usual dating of learning and growing and journeying, highs, lows, tears, tantrums. We’ve had it all, trust me.”
The star dater is the one celebrity that listens to really apply their own personal progress and changes their ways when it comes to looking for love.
In a tease of what is to come, Anna revealed the 2022 series has the most highs and lows ever.
But viewers will have to tune in at 9pm on Monday nights to see what happens.
Episode one saw fans complain over the loud brash behaviour of Nikita as the North East native returned to British TV screens again to look for love.
The former MAFS contestant – who is now divorced – told the cameras she was after a tanned guy who had to be taller than six foot.
She was set up with 35-year-old bouncer Lee, a dad-of-two who Nikita appeared to approve of at first.
As he pulled out her chair she called him a gentleman, later declaring him the “fittest man in the room”.
But as the night went on she hardly let her date speak and at one point told him she wasn’t wearing a bra or knickers under her dress.
Fans were unimpressed with her rowdy behaviour and took to Twitter to blast the reality TV star
One said: “Oh gosh here we go Nikita... feel bad for her dates already.”
“Do they give the celebs earplugs... I don’t think I could cope with that Nikita loudness,” another fan wrote.
*Watch Celebs Go Dating on E4 on Mondays at 9pm
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