ITV is launching a brand new mature relationship present, after the success of ‘My Mum, Your Dad’.
The Davina McCall hosted present – which adopted a gaggle of single dad and mom who had been nominated by their grown-up children for a second likelihood at love – was such a success with viewers that ITV are actually branching out with new programme ‘Date My Nan’.
A supply advised The Solar newspaper’s TV Biz column: “The dates and doable love matches are sensible however they’re simply a part of ‘Date My Nan’.
“Producers know the light, emotional scenes because the older daters prepare with their cherished one will result in genuinely pretty, heartwarming content material.
“On ‘My Mum, Your Dad’, viewers actually rated the trustworthy moments the place the lads opened up to one another, or widower Roger broke down in tears over his late spouse’s most cancers.
“Viewers don’t simply need to see lovely individuals pursue their lust any extra — and ‘Date My Nan’ may have that depth.”
Casting brokers are additionally searching for family members, resembling grandchildren, associates or neighbours – to assist the older contestants of their bid for love.
Manufacturing firm MultiStory Media is engaged on the present for ITV.
In the meantime, ‘My Mum, Your Dad’ stars Natalie Russell and Sharon Benson just lately paid tribute to host Davina as they picked up the Finest Courting Present award on the Nationwide Actuality TV Awards final month.
Talking solely to BANG Showbiz on the ceremony, Natalie mentioned: “Davina. She’s unbelievable, she’s a nationwide treasure.”
Natalie mentioned: “It was such a superb present. The entire idea of it.
“The twist [that contestants were being watched by their children as they attempted to find love again.] we had no concept. We needed to signal new contracts, as soon as we discovered it they introduced in new contracts as a result of we might signed it with out data of that.”
