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A middle-aged Love Island reimagined


by Amanda Cassidy
21st Jan 2023

As a middle-aged Love Island-style reality show has been announced by ITV, it's the chance to reimagine how it might be tweaked for 40-something year old mothers instead. Amanda Cassidy shares her vision.

After months of rumours about a dating show for older contestants, ITV has put a call-out on its website for new series called The Romance Retreat. It’s a dating show for “vibrant single parents from across the UK who are in search of love, for a brand new dating show.” And while I’m not in the market for dating, I’m all about reimagining real reality TV about life in your 40s. “I’ve got a text!” It’s from the...

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