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Dating? Awkward. Getting completely naked in front of strangers? Really awkward. Rylan Clark presents this radical dating show, as 10 singletons decamp to a tropical paradise to find love in the buff.
And that’s about it really. It is ‘Love Island’ but without the frills if clothes are frills, time and storylines. And the curious thing that struck me about it initially is the familiar faces. Turns out that of course they’ve used a lot of second and third time round dating show folk who have done the ‘looking for lurve ‘ thing on TV all before. The nakedness is pretty indifferent in a way and in fact does them no favours. And the time crunch they seem to be under is ridiculous. At least ‘Love islanders’ have a bit of time…unlike this lot who seem to have 48 hours and less to couple up. And somehow as it goes on Rylan comes across as quietly sleazy. This came as a surprise. All in all…put your clothes back on. For all that they insist they’re totally fine with being naked but it doesn’t add to the format. (Plus, having ‘seasoned’ players really didn’t help.)
You can watch Dating Naked UK season 1 online via Paramount Plus in the UK, Canada and Australia (season 2 drops 29 Aug, 2025). If you’re traveling abroad, Below, we have all the streaming and TV channel information you need.
Once you’ve got over the initial shock, a completely naked dating show displaying “full nudity without any blurring or pixelation” was always where , Too Hot to Handle and Naked Attraction were leading us. However, Dating Naked UK inadvertently struck gold by virtue of its cast, reassuringly low-budget feel and spot-on hosting choice Rylan Clark.
You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but this being a literal naked dating show, it’s fair to say that some of the Daters were your prototypical contestants. However, others may have a little more about them and seemed to be genuinely interested in the bare faced social experiment side of the show.
