When the show first started on Channel 4, naturally there were mixed to negative reviews from some critics, and Ofcom received numerous complaints due to its content. But as time has passed, with no breach of broadcasting rules, having no sexual activity, and being shown after the watershed, it is recognised by many as harmless but raunchy entertainment. Basically, it is Blind Date with a twist. Hosted by Anna Richardson (Supersize vs Superskinny, The Sex Education Show), as the opening lines say, "We like to start where a good date ends... NAKED!" In each episode, a clothed person (two per episode) describes themselves and what they are looking for in a partner, and their reasons for wanting to choose a partner naked. The contestant is faced with six naked people hidden in coloured pods (green, pink, red, yellow, blue, and orange), and one by one they are revealed bit by bit. In round one, the doors of the pods are lifted to reveal the bottom half of the bodies (penises, vaginas, and everything else below), the person choosing says what they like and don't like, and they choose a person to be eliminated (for whatever reason). In the second round, the doors are lifted to reveal the middle parts of the bodies (breasts, nipples, and everything else besides), again the one choosing says what they like, and eliminate another. The third round sees the faces of the people in the pods (and they see the singleton for the first time themselves), and the person again chooses to let one go. In the fourth round, the person gets to listen to each remaining players voices, with a little description to a question or following an activity given to them, and one is eliminated following this. The fifth and final round sees the singleton choosing get naked themselves, walking back into the studio unclothed to hear what the two remaining contestants are liking about their body, and the singleton finally decides who they wish to go on a date with. Following all this, a few hours later the same day (sometimes the following day), the singleton and their chosen date are clothed and go on a date together to a restaurant or bar, and we see how they get on. Three or four weeks later, the contestants come back to the studio (although sometimes the person chosen by the singleton chooses not to return, for whatever reason) and talk about how the date went, if they have remained in contact, and if they will continue to see each other, romantically or otherwise. The show incorporates body positivity, with the daters being unfiltered, picking a partner based solely on natural beauty. It embraces people of all backgrounds, including singletons looking for love, looking to explore their sexuality and perhaps be with a different type than they have dated previously, those who have had difficult things in their personal life (this has included cancer, HIV, loved ones dying, etc), or simply those looking to have some fun (most likely sexually). The show has been open to people of all ages (young adults, middle-aged and elderly), cultures, ethnicities, sexualities and genders (straight/heterosexual and all in the LGBTQ community - gay, lesbian, bisexual/bicurious, polyamorous, pansexual, etc, and male, female, transgender/transexual, nonbinary, etc), and all body shapes and sizes (small, thin, average, athletic, muscular, curvy, large; natural and modified, hairy and waxed, shaved and hairy, tattooed and pierced, tanned and toned, and much more). Throughout the show, the contestants are given fun, silly and often over-the-top tasks to do based on a chooser's interests (there has been dancing, eating, drinking, food and drink on the body, sexy accents, drawing, boxing moves, and much more). There are also facts along the way, with animated factual information about all things sexual and biological, including what things people find attractive, and what things turn people on and why, e.g. Body parts, sex toys, fetishes, occupations, etc. There is hope that there will one day be a celebrity version of the show, they have had the transgender TV personality Lauren Harries take part in the show. Richardson is a terrific host who gets right in with contestants desires and comment, the contestants are often more than happy to talk about their experiences, preferences, procedures (boob jobs or whatever) and enjoyment of sex, and obviously you can expect a lot of naughty language as they talk about boobs, cocks, bums, kinkiness and so on. Let's be honest, the big reason many people will watch the show is for the full-frontal nudity, and there is nothing wrong with that. But also, it is nice to see the singletons hopefully finding love and having fun together. This is a fun show, unafraid to be offensive and upfront, you know exactly what to expect when you watch it, you might cringe or you might lap it up, either way it is an interesting and worthwhile dating gameshow. Very good!
Review of Naked Attraction
