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Hulu’s ‘Love Overboard’ To Be Hosted by Queer ‘Traitors’ Winner Gabby Windey
Queer reality star, podcast host, and former ‘Traitors’ champ Gabby Windey is going to host a new reality show called Love Overboard. (Formerly called Overboard for Love; maybe they were waiting to secure the rights for the Gladys Knight & The Pips song but either way Love Overboard is a MUCH better title.) The show will take place on a yacht, because why not I guess, and will be produced by Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper’s company Unwell Productions.
We don’t have a lot of information about this particular dating show at the moment, so it’s unclear whether there will be a queer element to the actual competition. All we know is the show’s description: “As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?”
I personally wouldn’t have used so many semi-colons but that’s just me. The description is a little confusing because the contestants are “sexy singles” looking for love, but then also it seems like “only one couple” will be the winners. So it’s not set up like The Bachelor, and because of the elimination aspect it seems like it might not be like Love Is Blind or Are You the One? either. So maybe it’s more like Love Island and pairs get eliminated? Dropped off at random ports??
Or maybe it’s actually secretly a survival show and the real challenge is to escape the yacht experience without getting norovirus.
Here’s hoping that a queer host in Gabby Windey (who is married to writer/comedian/Hacks guest star Robby Hoffman) means there will be some queer people in the mix of this new show.
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“Or maybe it’s actually secretly a survival show and the real challenge is to escape the yacht experience without getting norovirus.”
This made me giggle snort at work.
I’m excited that Murderbot was renewed – I ended up really enjoying season one, despite the uneven start. I didn’t like it as well as the books – I’ve mostly accepted that the show is its own thing and it’s OK that they had to make changes to bring it on screen. And it was a lot of fun to watch.
But I don’t think I’m going to stop being annoyed about Skarsgard anytime soon. His portrayal of SecUnit looks too human and reads way, way too masculine, imo. I really liked that the books made it clear that SecUnit isn’t gendered and isn’t human and I think the show is weaker for not doing that. That said, I’m super looking forward to how they portray ART (the transport ship that SecUnit boards at the end of season 1).
i don’t like rich entertainers anymore-what’s “gaggy” about Gabby Windey-a model cheerleader who went gay a married a misogynist masc lesbian who is also rich and famous