The Bi Life

The Bi Life is a British dating reality programme. It features bisexual people exploring the dating scene of Barcelona while receiving dating advice and support from each other and host Courtney Act.^[1] The show has been noted in media for promoting bisexual visibility.^[2][3][4]

The Bi Life
Genre	Reality, Dating
Starring	Courtney Act
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Ros Coward
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	Monkey Kingdom
Original release
Network	E!
Release	25 October (2018-10-25) – 27 December 2018 (2018-12-27)

Cast

The series' main cast was revealed on 9 October 2018, two weeks before the first episode was broadcast.^[5][6]

Name[5][6][7]	Age	Hometown
Carmen Clarke	21	Manchester
Daisie Thilwind	26	Manchester
Irene Ellis	23	London
Kyle McGovern	23	South Wales
Leonnie Cavill	27	Manchester
Mariella Amodeo	33	London
Matt Brindley	27	Chester
Michael Gunning	24	Manchester
Ryan Cleary	27	London

Episodes

All episodes were originally broadcast on E! in the UK and Ireland, starting from 25 October 2018, before being uploaded to YouTube and hayu.^[8][9]

No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"[8]	25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
A group of sexy singles jet off to Barcelona to find love. The Bi Life cast meet each other for the very first time and settle into their Spanish villa, ready for a long, hot summer of dating ahead of them.
2	"Episode 2"[10]	1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)
The sexy singles continue their quest to find love. Breaking the norms of the dating shows which have come before it; this sexy new series will chart the cast's highs and lows as they embark on this ultimate life-changing journey of self-discovery.

Viewership

Weekly ratings for each show on E!. All ratings are provided by BARB.^[11]

Episode	Date		Official rating on E! (UK)	Weekly rank for E! (UK)
	in UK	in Australia
Episode 1	25 October	30 October	65,300	2
Episode 2	1 November	6 November	TBA	TBA
Episode 3	8 November	13 November	TBA	TBA

References

1. "The Bi Life". E! News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. Davies, Megan (25 October 2018). "Courtney Act's new dating show The Bi Life is praised as a "wholesome and supportive Love Island"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
3. Braidwood, Ella (26 October 2018). "The Bi Life wins praise for bi representation and breaking down stigma". Pink News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
4. Davies, Hannah (31 October 2018). "The Bi Life: is this the first 'queer-friendly' dating show?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
5. "The Bi Life: Meet the first ever batch of contestants for Courtney Act's new dating show". Digital Spy. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
6. Smith, Lydia (9 October 2018). "The Bi Life: Meet the cast of the UK's first bisexual dating show". PinkNews. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
7. "The Bi Life". E!, eonline.com/uk. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
8. "A group of sexy singles jet off to Barcelona to find love". E!. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
9. "FULL EPISODE | Episode 2 | The Bi Life". YouTube. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
10. "The sexy singles continue their quest to find love". E!. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
11. "Four-screen dashboard (7 day data)". BARB. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

External links

• The Bi Life at IMDb