Celebs Go Dating


Celebs Go Dating is a British dating reality series. It began broadcasting on 29 August 2016 on E4, with the first series having 15 episodes. Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson currently appear as the dating agents, with Tom Read Wilson as a client coordinator. Rob Beckett narrates the series. The eighth series of Celebs Go Dating began airing on 24 February 2020, and after the conclusion of the series, it was announced that a ninth series had been commissioned.

Development and production

It was announced in March 2016 that E4 had commissioned a new reality dating series which sees celebrities go on dates with members of the public. Filming for the first series started in August 2016, with the programme premiering later that month. The first series was made up of 15 episodes, airing every weekday. In 2017, a second and third series was confirmed to air in early and late 2017, with 20 episodes per series. Series two saw the return of Joey Essex who broke the rules in the first series when he started dating a celebrity on the series. During the filming of series two, Stephen Bear brought many problems to the dating agency, breaking the rules of the show by dating another celebrity outside of the series; this led to his removal from the programme.
It was announced on the official Celebs Go Dating Twitter account that the third series of the show will feature same-sex relationships for the first time. In September 2017, it was confirmed that the series would return for a fourth series in 2018. The fourth series also features same-sex relationships. The series was renewed for a fifth and sixth series in 2018. In 2019, the Celebs Go Dating was renewed for a seventh and eighth series. In June 2020, it was announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the programme would return with a special series titled Celebs Go Virtual Dating. With five 30-minute episodes, the series began airing on 27 July 2020.

Broadcast

The first and second series of Celebs Go Dating aired every weeknight on E4 with a repeat at the weekend on Sunday morning. The third series was due to end on 29 September 2017, however an episode that was due to be aired on 15 September 2017 did not air, seemingly pulled from broadcast moments before its scheduled starting time. The show's social media accounts even posted the trailer for the evening's episode hours before airing. An E4 spokesman cited "editorial reasons" and said the show will return on Monday 17 September. In the fourth series, Celebs Go Dating began to air during the week and weekend, but there was no episode on Fridays or Saturdays. The Celebs Go Virtual Dating series was aired weekly on Monday evenings, marking it as the first time the programme had been transmitted weekly.

Series and cast

Series 1 (2016)

The first series of the show was confirmed in March 2016 and began airing on 29 August 2016. It concluded after fifteen episodes on 16 September 2016. Shortly after the first series, it was announced that E4 had commissioned a further two series to air in 2017. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the first series.
CelebrityNotability
Charlotte CrosbyFormer Geordie Shore cast member
Jack JonesYouTuber
Joey EssexFormer The Only Way Is Essex cast member
Paisley BillingsTattoo Fixers star
Stephanie PrattTelevision personality
Tyger Drew-HoneyOutnumbered actor

Series 2 (2017)

The second series of the show was confirmed on 7 November 2016, and began on 13 February 2017. It concluded after twenty episodes on 10 March 2017. Along with the announcement of the cast for the series, it was confirmed that Joey Essex would be returning, having previously appeared in the first series. Stephen Bear was also removed from the series during the eighteenth episode for breaking the show rules by dating a celebrity outside of the agency. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the second series.
CelebrityNotability
Ferne McCannFormer The Only Way Is Essex cast member
Joey EssexFormer The Only Way Is Essex cast member
Jonathan ChebanKeeping Up with the Kardashians star
Jorgie PorterHollyoaks actress
Melody ThorntonThe Pussycat Dolls member
Perri KielyDiversity member
Stephen BearTelevision personality

Series 3 (2017)

The third series of the show was confirmed on 7 November 2016 along with the announcement of the second series, and began airing on 4 September 2017. It concluded after nineteen episodes on 29 September 2017. Bobby Cole Norris also became the first gay cast member to take part in the series. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the third series.
CelebrityNotability
Bobby Cole NorrisThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Calum BestModel and television personality
Charlotte DawsonEx on the Beach star
Courtney StoddenMedia personality
Frankie CocozzaSinger
Georgia "Toff" ToffoloMade in Chelsea cast member
James "Arg" ArgentThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Sarah-Jane CrawfordTelevision presenter

Series 4 (2018)

The fourth series of the show was confirmed on 28 September 2017, and began airing on 4 February 2018. It was the first series to have aired at the weekends, however there was no episode on Fridays or Saturdays. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the fourth series.
CelebrityNotability
Gemma CollinsThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Jade JonesTaekwondo athlete
Jonathan LipnickiActor
London HughesTelevision presenter
Mike ThalassitisLove Island star
Ollie LockeMade in Chelsea cast member
Sam ThompsonMade in Chelsea cast member
Seb MorrisRacing driver
Tallia StormSinger

Series 5 (2018)

The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the fifth series, which was broadcast from 14 October 2018 to 8 November 2018.
CelebrityNotability
Alik AlfusFormer Made in Chelsea cast member
Amy TapperGogglebox star
Callum IzzardIbiza Weekender star
Chloe SimsThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Eyal BookerLove Island star
Mutya BuenaSugababes singer
Olivia AttwoodLove Island star
Sam CraskeDiversity member
Vas J MorganFormer The Only Way Is Essex cast member

Series 6 (2019)

The following is a list of celebrities appeared in the sixth series, which was broadcast from 24 February 2019 to 21 March 2019.
CelebrityNotability
Chelsee HealeyHollyoaks actress
David PottsIbiza Weekender star
Georgia SteelLove Island star
Pete WicksThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Kerry KatonaAtomic Kitten singer
Sam ThompsonMade in Chelsea cast member
Megan McKennaTelevision personality and singer
Jack FowlerLove Island star

Series 7 (2019)

For the first time in Celebs Go Dating, the series will feature couples, with Charlotte Crosby and Josh Ritchie receiving couples therapy as well as Jermaine Pennant and his wife Alice Goodwin. Katie Price and boyfriend Kris Boyson were initially revealed as part of the show in the cast announcement but due to conflict of interest on Price’s behalf, they didn't appear on the series. The following is a list of celebrities appeared in the seventh series, which was broadcast from 5 August to 29 August 2019.

Series 8 (2020)

The eighth series, along with the lineup, was announced on 20 November 2019. The series aired from 24 February 2020 to 19 March 2020. Midway through the series, Charlotte Dawson and Matt Sarsfield joined for couples therapy.

''Celebs Go Virtual Dating'' (2020)

E4 announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they would air a socially distanced series, titled Celebs Go Virtual Dating. The lineup for the series was announced on 16 July 2020. The series consists of five 30-minute episodes that began airing from 27 July 2020. The series will aired weekly.
CelebrityNotability
Chloe FerryGeordie Shore cast member
Shaughna PhillipsLove Island cast member
Pete WicksThe Only Way Is Essex cast member
Levi DavisRugby player

Agents, psychologists and presenters

Note: Joey made an appearance via video call in the third series but was not credited