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Virgin Island: A real-life sexual surrogate on helping people find intimacy

IN FOCUS: Channel 4’s experimental new series follows a group of virgins as they attend a sex therapy retreat in Croatia with the aim of having intercourse with a ‘sexual surrogate’ after two weeks. Annabel Nugent and Victoria Richards speak to an expert about the controversial profession

The Independent UK

New Reality Show ‘Virgin Island’ Has 12 Singles Performing Raunchy Challenges To Lose Their Virginity

"A new low for British television."

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Kate Winslet's daughter Mia Threapleton says it's a 'misconception' she's a nepo baby

The actress worked alongside her mother in Channel 4 drama I Am Ruth

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Channel 4’s Virgin Island sparks viewer backlash over ‘creepy’ scenes

The show centres on 12 adults, all virgins aged between 22 and 30, who are sent to a luxury Mediterranean island for two weeks to work with sex and intimacy experts

Evening Standard

Virgin Island review – a sex therapy show that Alan Partridge would pitch

As 12 virgins try ‘sexual surrogacy’ and roll around on the floor moaning, this sexperiment is surprisingly touching. Still, you will watch the excruciating bits through your fingers

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4’s Virgin Island: Awful, horny, depraved – and genius?

3/5 Think ‘Love Island’ for adult virgins and you’ll be close to the brief – it could be disastrous but Channel 4 just about pulls it off

The Independent UK

Virgin Island on Channel 4 review: is watching people hump on TV anybody's idea of a good time?

2/5 Nobody wants to remember their first times; on Virgin Island, 12 people are being asked to immortalise theirs on national television, inconvenient boners and all

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Virgin Island: What is a ‘surrogate partner’ sex therapist and is it legal?

The therapists in this new Channel 4 series have defended themselves against criticism about the ethics of the practice of sex surrogacy

The Independent UK

Channel 4 commissions documentary on adult content creator Bonnie Blue

The 25-year-old OnlyFans model achieved viral fame in 2024 after claiming that she had slept with more than 1,000 men in 12 hours.

Evening Standard

BAFTA Television Awards are tonight, hosted by Alan Cumming—here's how to tune in on TV and online

Among this year's illustrious BAFTA TV Awards 2025 nominees are Slow Horses, Say Nothing, Bridgerton and Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

WhatToWatch

“No Moral Values”: TV Show Sparks Fury For Broadcasting Virginity Loss As Entertainment

"Morality continues to decline."

Bored Panda

My cultural awakening: Queer As Folk helped me to come out

Growing up under the shadow of section 28, watching the Channel 4 show made me glad to be gay

The Guardian - UK

Bafta’s Best TV Drama winners ranked, from Happy Valley to Shameless

THE COUNTDOWN: As the Bafta TV Awards return for another year, The Independent’s chief TV critic Nick Hilton recommends the best of the past winners in the drama category – from supernatural tales to working-class stories and crime capers

The Independent UK

Baby Reindeer to Rivals: who will win the TV Baftas … and who should?

The biggest night in telly is back. So will Richard Gadd’s stalker drama come up trumps? Will Katherine Parkinson triumph for her turn in Rivals? And will Ruth Jones finally get a gong for Gavin & Stacey?

The Guardian - UK

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Massages, masturbation and bananas: what to know about Channel 4’s eye-popping new sex-positive show

Banana-eating, group massages and discussions about masturbation: it’s all in there

The Guardian - UK

‘My body deserves pleasure’: is Virgin Island the most awkward TV sexperiment ever?

Twelve virgins, one island and a team of sex therapists who encourage participants to pleasure them … Channel 4’s new show is eye-popping TV. The stars talk fruity games, panic attacks and intimacy

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After “Evidence” Madeleine McCann Is Deceased, German Police Issue Urgent Request To British

"Time is running out."

The Independent UK

Majority of UK population believes The Handmaid’s Tale mirrors current political climate

Britons feel closer to Margaret Atwood’s dystopia than ever before

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Lucy Powell apologises to grooming gang victims over ‘dog whistle’ remarks

The minister was accused of ‘dismissing concerns’ of victims in comments she made during a BBC radio appearance.

The Independent UK

Rachel Riley hits out at Anne Robinson for saying she had to ‘shut her up’ on Countdown

It seems there’s no love lost between the pair

The Guardian - UK

No 10 backs Lucy Powell after her apology for grooming gangs remark

Commons leader had appeared to suggest Reform commentator was using a political ‘dog whistle’

Evening Standard

Labour minister faces backlash after dismissing grooming gangs as 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell’s remarks have been condemned as a ‘disgusting betrayal of the victims’

The Guardian - UK

ITV and Channel 4 face summer of uncertainty amidst leadership issues and potential mergers

Channel 4’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, is standing down and ITV head Carolyn McCall has been struggling for investors

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: praise be! It’s the final chapter of The Handmaid’s Tale

Elisabeth Moss returns in the chillingly familiar dystopian series. Plus: Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg’s climate thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Taskmaster needs to end before we all grow sick of it

STATE OF THE ARTS: The quirky comedy game show has been one of British TV’s great modern success stories. But Louis Chilton reckons the only way to go is down

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