Anchorman actor David Koechner will hope he's a champ on the dating show. Craig Sjodin/ABC Hosted Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton, “The Celebrity Dating Game” offers a wry wink at modern dating with a star-studded roster of celebrities in their pursuit to find love. Margaret Cho has a line up of men and women to choose from in her episode. Some lucky lady will score a date with Tyson Beckford. Iggy Azalea is looking for love on the show Craig Sjodin/ABC Hosted Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton, “The Celebrity Dating Game” offers a wry wink at modern dating with a star-studded roster of celebrities in their pursuit to find love.
Sitcom star Joey Lawrence enjoying his turn in the hot seat. Taye Diggs is one of this year's contestants. Carmen Electra takes part in the classic dating show.
It remains to be seen what’s next for Underwood after coming out on “Good Morning America.” Underwood has been filming a reality TV series for Netflix about his journey coming out as a gay man.Hosted Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton, “The Celebrity Dating Game” offers a wry wink at modern dating with a star-studded roster of celebrities in their pursuit to find love. Back in 2003, Bravo aired “Boy Meets Boy,” but the show’s twist was that some of the suitors were heterosexual men. “Finding Prince Charming” wasn’t even the first male-male dating reality show. A second season was planned but never made it to air.
At the time, a person close to the situation told TheWrap that Logo followed “standard protocol” when vetting Sepulveda and that “nothing came up during the background check.” One contestant said he was fired from his job after Sepulveda’s escort past was revealed.Īlso Read: All 24 Bachelors Ranked, From Least to Most Dramatic (Photos)ĭespite the controversy, the show still aired and was even lauded for its portrayal of HIV-positive individuals (Leonardos disclosed he was HIV-positive on the show). “Finding Prince Charming” was not without controversy, though, but not for its gay slant.Īfter filming and just prior to its premiere, reports emerged that Sepulveda had previously been a sex worker. Leonardos and Sepulveda dated for a bit after the show but did not stay together. In the end, Sepulveda chose hairstylist Eric Leonardos as his guy. Former ‘NSYNCer Lance Bass played the Chris Harrison-esque host.Īlso Read: Billy Eichner to Colton Underwood in 2019: 'Maybe You're the First Gay Bachelor and We Don't Even Know' (Video) At the end of each episode, there was their version of the rose ceremony where black bow ties were handed to the suitors still in the competition. Thirteen gay men moved into a mansion to try to win the affections of a handsome eligible bachelor, interior designer Robert Sepuvelda Jr.
“Finding Prince Charming” aired on Logo, Viacom’s LGBTQ-themed cable channel (and original home of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) back in 2016 and borrowed heavily from “The Bachelor.” In reality, there’s already been a gay “Bachelor”-type show - “Finding Prince Charming.” Former “Bachelor” contestant Colton Underwood came out on Wednesday, and so me fans are hoping that ABC will have a same-sex “Bachelor” season in the near future (ABC has not announced plans for any such show).