Inside ‘Virgin Island’: The Provocative New Show Where 12 Singles Battle to Shed Their Virginity on Camera
Just when you thought reality TV had exhausted every possible angle—from dating disasters and survival show mishaps to secret millionaires playing house—Channel 4 throws us a curveball with Virgin Island. The show, which premiered last Monday, features 12 brave (or maybe just very bold) adults tackling intimacy head-on in a steamy Croatian retreat. Their mission? To shed their virginity through a series of raunchy, deeply personal challenges that have viewers squirming and slapping the “skip” button faster than ever. Critics call it “absolutely excruciating” and “a new low” for British TV—but beneath the awkward glances and therapy sessions lies a provocative question: can deep fears around intimacy really be unpacked on prime-time reality TV without feeling exploitative? Or is this just another season of emotional rollercoaster rides, except with a lot more nerves and a little less clothing?
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Channel 4’s latest reality TV production, Virgin Island, has been slammed by viewers after debuting last Monday (May 12). Some have branded the show as “absolutely excruciating” and a “new low” for British television.
The six-part series follows 12 adults, aged between 22 and 30, who have never had intimate relations. Set at a retreat in Croatia, the show challenges them to confront their fears around intimacy through a variety of tasks—many of them raunchy and deeply personal—all in a bid to lose their virginity.
- Channel 4’s reality show ‘Virgin Island’ features 12 singles facing raunchy challenges to lose their virginity.
- The show uses ‘surrogate partner therapy’ under sexologists to help contestants overcome intimacy fears.
- Sexologists argue the show offers authentic depictions of intimacy, but viewers slammed it as “exploitative.”
“It feels wrong to be watching this,” one user wrote on X. “This is so exploitative. I can’t even imagine being one of them right now.”
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