Davina McCall: My Mom, Your Dad host reveals that she would definitely never be on the show

After Love Island, ITV is launching a new dating reality show called My Mom, Your Dad.Contrary to the hit Love Island, this new show will focus on middle aged people eager to find love again.

The contestants have been signed up by their adult children who do not know they will also play a part in the show. Indeed, the children will be working as ‘experts’ and help their parents navigate the programme.

When the press release announcing the show was published, host Davina McCall shared her excitement. However, in a recent interview she revealed that she wouldn’t take part in the show herself.

Davina McCall ‘bursting’ with excitement

My mum, Your Dad was created by daughter-father duo Haley and Greg Daniels. The latter is known for being behind hits like Parks and Recs. My mum, Your Dad already has versions in other countries like the US or France. This show is different because for once, love isn’t just for young people. Its contestants are all middle-aged and are ready to start a new chapter of their lives.

This is what Davina McCall was so excited about. On X, she shared a clip in which she explains that this show means a lot to her. She said:

I wrote to someone at ITV saying ‘I think you should do a midlife Love Island. What’s lovely is watching a group of mid-lifers come together all invested in trying to find a long-term partner.

This teaser - made on X - follows the excited statement she released in June 2023 for the show’s announcement.

I’ve been bursting to tell!!! I’m so so excited to host My Mum, Your Dad - this show will have you so invested in the people in it. Fascinating, vibrant individuals who have lived incredible lives already, with a million life lessons under their belts, as they search for their perfect life partner. But also with the juiciest twist of any show I’ve ever worked on.

When talking to Radio Times,Davina McCall expressed that hosting this show is ‘a dream come true’ as she finally sees people like her, middle-aged.

Read more: Love Island set to have a 'rival' show and fans are excited: ‘What the world needs right now’

Davina McCall wouldn’t join the show

However, as much as she recognises the importance of having this kind of content on TV, McCall shared that she would never join such a programme.

Evening Standard reports that, when asked about whether or not she would consider joining the My Mum, Your Dad, Davina McCall said:

I’d rather be celibate for the rest of my life! It would be too embarrassing,

She continued and explained that she believed that at her age it is better for friends to play matchmakers.

She also says that she would never join celebrity dating app Raya. After all, reality TV isn't for everyone!

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Sources:

Evening Standard: ‘I’d rather be celibate for the rest of my life!’ Davina McCall says she won’t join celeb dating app Raya

Radio Times: Davina McCall reveals she interjected on My Mum, Your Dad "crisis"

ITV: New dating show My Mum, Your Dad hosted by Davina McCall.

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