On Monday night, E4 launched a new dating show that involved fairytale fancy dress, power ballad singing and catapults.
My Little Princess is the latest in a long history of bonkers dating shows that have made it to the small screen and in tribute to the TV commissioners who considered them wise ideas and in any way romantic, we've collected together our 15 personal favourites.
My Little Princess
Men dressed as princes, who must impress an evil king to secure a date with his daughter. Standard. Throw in lots of mud, talking horses, power ballad sing-offs and men being thrown off bridges. Obviously. My Little Princess blends Tool Academy and Takeshi's Castle to make the ultimate dumb dating show.
Singled Out
The classic MTV series hosted by Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy in the Us featured a wild audience of contestants, who looked like they'd been dragged in from a booze-laden Spring Break wet T-shirt contest.
My Little Princess is the latest in a long history of bonkers dating shows that have made it to the small screen and in tribute to the TV commissioners who considered them wise ideas and in any way romantic, we've collected together our 15 personal favourites.
My Little Princess
Men dressed as princes, who must impress an evil king to secure a date with his daughter. Standard. Throw in lots of mud, talking horses, power ballad sing-offs and men being thrown off bridges. Obviously. My Little Princess blends Tool Academy and Takeshi's Castle to make the ultimate dumb dating show.
Singled Out
The classic MTV series hosted by Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy in the Us featured a wild audience of contestants, who looked like they'd been dragged in from a booze-laden Spring Break wet T-shirt contest.
- 2/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Miriam Rivera is allegedly offering her sevices as a "companion" for £300-an-hour. The reality TV transsexual, who starred in Sky's 2004 dating show There's Something About Miriam, is operating her business from Knightsbridge, West London, and offers clients a "full service" for £300 an hour or £200 for half an hour. "I do absolutely everything - I do a full service. Once you have paid for me, you can do whatever you want," she said, explaining that she turned to escorting to pay off hospital bills. The 28-year-old, who was born male, told the Sunday Mirror that many of her clients are wealthy (more)...
- 1/17/2010
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
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