A new dating show on Channel 4 is quickly winning fans as people cannot believe how contestants are being eliminated from the competition.
The Love Trap, debuted last month and features 12 women attempting to win the affections of the eligible bachelor, David Birtwistle.
There is a twist though as only half of the women are actually hoping to win over Birtwistle’s emotions, while the other six are already in relationships and are only on the show for the money and it is up to Birtwistle to try and figure out who is for real and who isn’t.
This all sounds fairly rudimentary practice for a dating show but the clue to what has compelled viewers is all in the title, really. At the end of each episode, Birtwistle has to choose one of three women to eliminate from the contest. This literally involves them standing on what, at first, appears to be circular rugs.
However, they aren’t rugs at all. They are trap doors and the eliminated woman literally plunges into the abyss below to never be seen again (we’re sure they are fine – this isn’t Squid Game).
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A clip for a recent episode of the show has gone viral in the United States with Americans stunned at just how absurd and dare we say hilarious the eliminations are.
you must see the end of the ep of this new dating show where the guy picks which woman is already in a relationship pic.twitter.com/TVBFVGTRAz
— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) November 2, 2021
Truly could not have ever prepared myself https://t.co/NEZQxXGOBI
— Zoe! That's Me! READ BLADE MAIDENS (@Blankzilla) November 2, 2021
LOLLLLL. That was wild. They didn't have to do all of that. HAHA. pic.twitter.com/Tlan2DfL4C
— CJ Johnson (@cjjohnsonjr) November 2, 2021
Nothing could have prepared me https://t.co/BP3Vw1pzHZ
— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) November 2, 2021
This bout to be my new addiction https://t.co/wc7eo539O1
— Waiting to Oxtail (@ThatDudeMCFLY) November 2, 2021
If, like me, you don't normally click on clips from reality / dating shows, let me tell you that you absolutely should click on this one. https://t.co/eFdvRShKco
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) November 2, 2021
I am sitting here with TEARS STREAMING https://t.co/t16comVACD
— blaire erskine (@blaireerskine) November 2, 2021
we all just got one step closer to real life squid game https://t.co/sim7uH0Lfz
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) November 2, 2021
Just in case you are wondering, the woman in the clip, Cherie, is perfectly fine and she was ‘the love trap’ after all so you have to say that it was some good sleuthing from Birtwistle.
Presenter Joel Dommett is apparently “super proud” of the show as he loves “lying, love, and trap doors.”
— Captain Wonkish (@captainwonkish) November 2, 2021
Consider us a fan.
The Love Trap airs every Wednesday night on Channel 4.
