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''Celebs Go Dating'' is a British dating reality series. It began broadcasting on 29 August 2016 on E4, with the first series having 15 episodes. Paul Carrick Brunson,
Anna Williamson Anna Williamson (born 23 July 1981) is an English television presenter and dating agent. She is the former co-presenter of children's programmes '' Rescue Robots'' ''Toonattik'' and ''Action Stations!'' on CITV. In 2019, Williamson began appea ...
and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn appear as the dating agents, with Tom Read Wilson as a client coordinator.
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narrates the series. Following the conclusion of the eighth series, two special editions of ''Celebs Go Dating'' were commissioned due to the
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: ''Celebs Go Virtual Dating'' and ''Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion''. The series has since resumed its regular format.


Development and production

It was announced in March 2016 that E4 had commissioned a new reality dating series which sees celebrities go on dates with members of the public. Filming for the first series started in August 2016, with the programme premiering later that month. The first series was made up of 15 episodes, airing every weekday. In 2017, a second and third series was confirmed to air in early and late 2017, with 20 episodes per series. Series two saw the return of
Joey Essex Joey Donald Essex (born 29 July 1990) is an English television personality. He came to prominence for his appearances on the ITV reality series '' The Only Way Is Essex'' (2011–2013)''.'' He went on to appear on various reality television sh ...
who broke the rules in the first series when he started dating a celebrity on the series. During the filming of series two,
Stephen Bear Stephen Henry Bear (born 15 January 1990) is an English former television personality and convicted sex offender. After appearing as a contestant on the E4 reality series '' Shipwrecked'' in 2011, he went on to appear on the MTV reality show ' ...
brought many problems to the dating agency, breaking the rules of the show by dating another celebrity outside of the series; this led to his removal from the programme. It was announced on the official ''Celebs Go Dating''
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account that the third series of the show will feature
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s for the first time. In September 2017, it was confirmed that the series would return for a fourth series in 2018. The fourth series also features same-sex relationships. The series was renewed for a fifth and sixth series in 2018. In 2019, the ''Celebs Go Dating'' was renewed for a seventh and eighth series. In June 2020, it was announced that due to the
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, the programme would return with a special series titled ''Celebs Go Virtual Dating''. With five 30-minute episodes, the series began airing on 27 July 2020. The ninth series of ''Celebs Go Dating'' aired in early 2022.


Broadcast

The first and second series of ''Celebs Go Dating'' aired every weeknight on E4 with a repeat at the weekend on Sunday morning. The third series was due to end on 29 September 2017, however an episode that was due to be aired on 15 September 2017 did not air, seemingly pulled from broadcast moments before its scheduled starting time. The show's social media accounts even posted the trailer for the evening's episode hours before airing. An E4 spokesman cited "editorial reasons" and said the show would return the following week. In the fourth series, ''Celebs Go Dating'' began to air during the week and weekend, but there was no episode on Fridays or Saturdays. The ''Celebs Go Virtual Dating'' series was aired weekly on Monday evenings, marking it as the first time the programme had been transmitted weekly.


Series overview and cast


Series 1 (2016)

The first series of the show was confirmed in March 2016 and began airing on 29 August 2016. It concluded after fifteen episodes on 16 September 2016. Shortly after the first series, it was announced that E4 had commissioned a further two series to air in 2017. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the first series.


Series 2 (2017)

The second series of the show was confirmed on 7 November 2016, and began on 13 February 2017. It concluded after twenty episodes on 10 March 2017. Along with the announcement of the cast for the series, it was confirmed that
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would be returning, having previously appeared in the first series.
Stephen Bear Stephen Henry Bear (born 15 January 1990) is an English former television personality and convicted sex offender. After appearing as a contestant on the E4 reality series '' Shipwrecked'' in 2011, he went on to appear on the MTV reality show ' ...
was also removed from the series during the eighteenth episode for breaking the show rules by dating a celebrity outside of the agency. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the second series.


Series 3 (2017)

The third series of the show was confirmed on 7 November 2016 along with the announcement of the second series, and began airing on 4 September 2017. It concluded after nineteen episodes on 29 September 2017. Bobby Cole Norris also became the first gay cast member to take part in the series. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the third series.


Series 4 (2018)

The fourth series of the show was confirmed on 28 September 2017, and began airing on 4 February 2018. It was the first series to have aired at the weekends, however there was no episode on Fridays or Saturdays. The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the fourth series.


Series 5 (2018)

The following is a list of celebrities who appeared in the fifth series, which was broadcast from 14 October 2018 to 8 November 2018.


Series 6 (2019)

The following is a list of celebrities appeared in the sixth series, which was broadcast from 24 February 2019 to 21 March 2019.


Series 7 (2019)

For the first time in ''Celebs Go Dating'', the series will feature couples, with
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and Josh Ritchie receiving
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as well as
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and his wife Alice Goodwin.
Katie Price Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Price (''née'' Infield; born 22 May 1978) is an English media personality and model. She gained recognition in the late 1990s for her glamour modelling work, including on Page 3 of the tabloid newspaper ''The Su ...
and boyfriend Kris Boyson were initially revealed as part of the show in the cast announcement but due to conflict of interest on Price's behalf, they didn't appear on the series. The following is a list of celebrities appeared in the seventh series, which was broadcast from 5 to 29 August 2019.


Series 8 (2020)

The eighth series, along with the line-up, was announced on 20 November 2019. The series aired from 24 February 2020 to 19 March 2020. Midway through the series, Charlotte Dawson and Matt Sarsfield joined for couples therapy.


''Special - Celebs Go Virtual Dating'' (2020)

E4 announced that due to the
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, they would air a socially distanced series, titled ''Celebs Go Virtual Dating''. The lineup for the series was announced on 15 July 2020. The series consists of five 30-minute episodes that began airing from 27 July 2020. The series was aired weekly.


Series 9 - ''Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion'' (2021)

''Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion'' was announced on 25 November 2020, alongside the lineup. Unlike prior series, it was announced that the celebrities would be cohabiting together. The premiere date was later confirmed to be 25 January 2021.


Series 10 (2022)

The tenth series was announced on 27 October 2021. The series launched in January 2022. According to dating agent
Anna Williamson Anna Williamson (born 23 July 1981) is an English television presenter and dating agent. She is the former co-presenter of children's programmes '' Rescue Robots'' ''Toonattik'' and ''Action Stations!'' on CITV. In 2019, Williamson began appea ...
, Ryan-Mark Parsons received the worst score in ''Celebs Go Dating'' history and was put on hold from further dates.


Series 11 (2022)

The eleventh series was confirmed in August 2022 after cast members were spotted and photographed filming for the series. ''
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'' cast member
Laura Anderson Laura Anderson (born 23 April 1989) is a Scottish television and radio personality. In 2018, she was the runner-up on the fourth series of '' Love Island''. In 2022, she was a finalist on ''Celebrity Karaoke Club'' and also appeared on ''Celeb ...
was scouted for the series "hours after" the end of her four-year long relationship with
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.


Series 12 (2023)

The twelfth series was confirmed in June 2023 and the celebrities were announced thereafter.


Series 13 (2024)

The thirteenth series was confirmed in March 2024 and the celebrities were announced thereafter.


Agents, psychologists and presenters

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