BBC in the UK has announced Davina McCall as the host of Stranded on Honeymoon Island UK – the bold and original new reality dating format, which is coming to BBC One and iPlayer later this year. The reality format sees twelve unlucky-in-love singles matched into couples, who then marry and immediately start their honeymoon on a tropical island. Davina McCall will guide the singles through their journey as their marriages are put to the test.

Davina says: “I am a serial matchmaker…. So I jumped at the chance to host the BBC’s new dating show. I can’t wait to meet our couples and find out how they get on when they’re Stranded on Honeymoon Island. For some it will be challenging and others, idyllic!!! Hopefully it’s the start of some very beautiful relationships.”

Davina is one of the UK’s most loved TV personalities with a career spanning over three decades, she is most known as a presenter, author and fitness guru. She is no stranger to dating shows having hosted StreetMate (Channel 4), Singled Out (MTV) and most recently My Mum, Your Dad (ITV).

Davina will meet the singles at their first speed dating event in London, before they are matched into six couples and then stranded on a tropical island for the experience of a lifetime. Isolated and pitted against the forces of nature, will true love blossom and survive…or dive?

On these remote beaches, fledgling relationships are soon put to the test as the couples live out their honeymoon together and fend for themselves with few resources. Together they must communicate and collaborate to get by, with nowhere to run when the going gets tough. Will an escape from modern life bring them closer together or push them apart? Will it lead to love or loathing?

CPL’s Murray Boland says: “We’re thrilled to be working with Davina on this project. Stranded on Honeymoon Island is a fascinating relationship experiment and there’s no one better than Davina to lead viewers on this dramatic journey as the couples navigate new love in their time together on the island.”

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC says: “Davina is the ideal addition to this bold and innovative dating reality show. On Stranded on Honeymoon Island, Davina will be the perfect guide for viewers as the couples embark on the love story of a lifetime where the newlyweds are put to the ultimate test. We’re delighted to be working with her alongside the brilliant team at CPL. It’s a match made in heaven!”

Produced by CPL Productions, the BAFTA Award winning production company behind Married At First Sight UK, Love Is Blind UK and A League Of Their Own. Stranded on Honeymoon Island was created by Snowman Productions, the team behind the world’s No 1 relationship format Married At First Sight.

First broadcast in Belgium, subsequent versions have aired in Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, and Czech Republic. The format has also been commissioned in Australia, Sweden and Denmark. Stranded on Honeymoon Island will be debuting on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2025.

Stranded on Honeymoon Island (12 x 60’) was commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC. The Executive Producers for CPL are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, and Rachel Viner. The Commissioning Editors for the BBC are Katie Taylor and Chantal Boyle. Snowman, CPL and Seven.One Studios International are all part of Seven.One Studios. Stranded on Honeymoon Island is distributed by Seven.One Studios International.

Broadcast details will be confirmed in due course.