The Bi Life is a British dating reality programme. It features bisexual people exploring the dating scene of Barcelona while receiving dating advice and support from each other and host Courtney Act.[1] The show has been noted in media for promoting bisexual visibility.[2][3][4]

The Bi Life
GenreReality, Dating
StarringCourtney Act
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRos Coward
Running time50 minutes
Production companyMonkey Kingdom
Original release
NetworkE!
Release25 October (2018-10-25) –
27 December 2018 (2018-12-27)

Cast

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The series' main cast was revealed on 9 October 2018, two weeks before the first episode was broadcast.[5][6]

Name[5][6][7] Age Hometown
Carmen Clarke 21 Manchester
Daisie Thilwind 26 Manchester
Irene Ellis 23 London
Kyle McGovern 23 South Wales
Leonnie Cavill 27 Manchester
Mariella Amodeo 33 London
Matt Brindley 27 Chester
Michael Gunning 24 Manchester
Ryan Cleary 27 London

Episodes

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All episodes were originally broadcast on E! in the UK and Ireland, starting from 25 October 2018, before being uploaded to YouTube and hayu.[8][9]

No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"[8]25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
A group of sexy singles jet off to Barcelona to find love. The Bi Life cast meet each other for the very first time and settle into their Spanish villa, ready for a long, hot summer of dating ahead of them.
2"Episode 2"[10]1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)
The sexy singles continue their quest to find love. Breaking the norms of the dating shows which have come before it; this sexy new series will chart the cast's highs and lows as they embark on this ultimate life-changing journey of self-discovery.

Viewership

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Weekly ratings for each show on E!. All ratings are provided by BARB.[11]

Episode Date Official rating on E! (UK) Weekly rank for E! (UK)
in UK in Australia
Episode 1 25 October 30 October 65,300 2
Episode 2 1 November 6 November TBA TBA
Episode 3 8 November 13 November TBA TBA

References

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  1. ^ "The Bi Life". E! News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ Davies, Megan (25 October 2018). "Courtney Act's new dating show The Bi Life is praised as a "wholesome and supportive Love Island"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Braidwood, Ella (26 October 2018). "The Bi Life wins praise for bi representation and breaking down stigma". Pink News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Davies, Hannah (31 October 2018). "The Bi Life: is this the first 'queer-friendly' dating show?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The Bi Life: Meet the first ever batch of contestants for Courtney Act's new dating show". Digital Spy. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b Smith, Lydia (9 October 2018). "The Bi Life: Meet the cast of the UK's first bisexual dating show". PinkNews. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ^ "The Bi Life". E!, eonline.com/uk. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b "A group of sexy singles jet off to Barcelona to find love". E!. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. ^ "FULL EPISODE | Episode 2 | The Bi Life". YouTube. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. ^ "The sexy singles continue their quest to find love". E!. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Four-screen dashboard (7 day data)". BARB. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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