Stranded on Honeymoon Island is a brand-new dating show that promises to be like nothing we have seen before.
From the teams behind Married At First Sight UK and Love Is Blind UK, this is no ordinary relationship show as 12 unlucky-in-love singletons are matched into couples and then stranded on a deserted island. Think Survivor mixed with Married at First Sight!
With the show having already proven to be a huge success in Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, Stranded on Honeymoon Island will see each relationship being fast-tracked as couples are isolated and pitted against the forces of nature. But will true love blossom and survive… or dive?
Davina says: "I am a serial matchmaker…. So I jumped at the chance to host the BBC's new dating show. I can't wait to meet our couples and find out how they get on when they're Stranded on Honeymoon Island. For some, it will be challenging and others, idyllic!!! Hopefully it's the start of some very beautiful relationships."
Here is everything we know about Stranded on Honeymoon Island...
Stranded on Honeymoon Island release date
Stranded on Honeymoon Island starts on Wednesday, September 3 at 9 pm on BBC One, showing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. There are 12 episodes in total.
And there's good news for binge-watchers - each block of three episodes will drop every Wednesday on BBC iPlayer.
How does Stranded on Honeymoon Island work?
In this bold and original new adventure dating format, six couples are matched by experts and then immediately after committing themselves to each other in an intimate ceremony, they will be dramatically abandoned in idyllic isolation for the adventure of a lifetime.
On these remote beaches, fledgling relationships are soon put to the test as the couples live together and fend for themselves with few resources. Marooned and alone, they must communicate and collaborate to get by, with nowhere to run when the going gets tough. Will an escape from modern life bring them closer together or push them apart?
Stranded on Honeymoon Island contestants
Looking for their life partner are: Abby, 32, from Berkshire, David, 30 from Montreal/London and Hannah, 29 from London.
They are joined by Helen, 35, from Manchester, Ini, 28 from Kent and Jordan, 30 from West Yorkshire, plus Mae, 30, from Nottingham, Millie, 30 from Cheshire and Moray, 28 from Edinburgh.
Completing the line-up are Ollie, 31, Sam, 30, and Taniae, 33, who all hail from London.
"We really get to know the couples before seeing them getting married," reveals Davina. "Like bride Helen. She’s struggling with the fact her mum has cancer and her brother has a terminal brain tumor, but she wants to find love. We see how much it means to her and we're already invested."
Stranded on Honeymoon Island host
As we've mentioned, keeping a watchful eye on our daters-turned-honeymooners is reality TV queen, Davina McCall, who couldn't pass up the opportunity to play Cupid.
"Everyone knows I love reality TV and I just loved this concept; these daters are a bit older to those on other dating shows, they’re all frustrated with modern dating and this is a way of getting to know someone very well, very quickly," says the My Mum, Your Dad host, 57. "At the speed dating event, they’d ask really deep questions, from ‘Do you want kids?’ to ‘What part of the burger would you be?’"
What is Couples Cove?
To prevent the honeymooning pairings going completely stir crazy living in each other's pockets, they do get a well-earned break at Couples Cove, where they meet the other speed-daters. We don't foresee ANY problems with this. At. All.
"Couples Cove is where each couple eventually gets to meet the other stranded honeymooners, which means reuniting with people they met speed dating that they may also have connected with," explains Davina. "Maybe the person they married wasn't their first choice - and their first choice is now at Couples Cove! This show has every twist and turn you could dream of."
Is there a trailer for Stranded on Honeymoon Island?
Yes, the trailer sees the couples as they meet for the first time, before finding themselves on an island with nothing but each other for company.
You can watch below...
Stranded on Honeymoon Island behind the scenes and more
First broadcast in Belgium, subsequent versions have aired in Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, and Czech Republic. The format has also been commissioned in Australia.
Stranded on Honeymoon Island was commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC. The Executive Producers for CPL are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, and Rachel Viner. The Commissioning Editors for the BBC are Katie Taylor and Chantal Boyle. Snowman, CPL and Seven.One Studios International are all part of Seven. One Studios.
