Dannii Minogue and Charley Marlowe return in first teaser for I Kissed A Girl
I Kissed A Girl is returning for season two. (BBC)
The first teaser for BBC Three’s I Kissed A Girl is out and summer literally can’t come fast enough.
A sapphic sibling to MLM dating series I Kissed A Boy, I Kissed A Girl sees a group of queer women looking for love enter a gorgeous Italian Masseria in hopes of finding a romantic connection.
Both I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl make good on their smooch-worthy name, with the premise being that paired up couples kiss each other as soon as they meet – to see if sparks fly.
The contestants then choose every few days if they want to stay with their current partner or give it a go with someone else.
Those left without a lady love at the end of the coupling ceremonies have to leave the show and head back to the UK solo.
Teasing the show’s return, which was confirmed for a second season in June 2025, BBC Three’s official social channels shared a video clip featuring host Dannii Minogue and narrator Charley Marlowe.
The clip begins with the Aussie icon and staunch LGBTQ+ ally being driven through the Italian countryside in a motorcycle sidecar, her hair flowing in the wind, with the driver decked out in black leathers.
She is dropped off outside the Masseria and the motorcyclist removes their helmet to reveal themselves as Marlowe.
“Ta-ra, love!” Marlowe tells Minogue.
“Ciao, Bella,” Minogue replies, with a wave of her hand.
“Just give us a text when you want picking up, Dannii,” Marlowe says with a sparkling wink.
The camera shows Minogue entering the Masseria and Marlowe blowing her a kiss before the clip cuts to the show’s logo and Marlowe’s voiceover announces: “We’re back.”
“Happy Galentine’s to the gals who like gals,” the clip was captioned. “Meet us in the Masseria soon? #IKissedAGirl #WLW .
“It’s loud, proud and starts with a kiss as Dannii Minogue plays cupid to 10 single ladies. It’s a heart-breaking, heart-racing hot girl queer summer.”
Fans were, of course, absolutely elated by news of the show’s imminent return.
“OH MY GOOOOODDDD,” one fan eloquently put it, whilst another simply responded with: “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.”
“Feed the lesbians already!!!” a third demanded.
“WE ARE SO BACK!!!!!!!!” a fourth said.
Between all the romantic drama that comes with a dating show, the first season of I Kissed A Girl paved the way for more representation of LGBTQ+ women on screen and also saw the contestants engage in some enlightening conversations in the Masseria.
During the course of the show, the ladies had an important discussion about the word ‘lesbian’ and bisexuality.
In the second episode of the first series, a number of the women discussed the word ‘lesbian’ and how they refer to their own identities whilst sunning themselves by the pool.
Professional footballer Georgia launched the topic by asking the others what they think of the word, while using a mock whispered tone to say ‘lesbian’.
“I don’t mind it, really and truly, I use it,” Priya from Newport replied. “I don’t know why people shy away from that word.”
South Londoner Naee said she would say “I’m gay”, adding: “I don’t like using the word lesbian.”
“I just say i’m into girls,” Brighton-based hairstylist Abbie said. “Or I’ll say I’m queer.”
In a confessional cutaway, Georgia admitted the word lesbian “has been used in quite a negative way” in her experience, whereby boys when she was at school would say “are you a f****** lesbian” if she wasn’t interested in them.
“It is a word that has been taken and made negative. Growing up, it was used in a way that suggested something was wrong with you,” she explained.
Following this, the group went on to discuss the reason why the letter L comes first in LGBTQ+ – referencing lesbians’ history within the HIV/AIDS crisis.
It was a moment which saw Georgia get quite upset.
“Being a lesbian is something to be so proud of, but a lot of the time I don’t really know how to,” Georgia said in her cutaway.
“I didn’t realise how deep, and how many emotions I had attached to the fact that I struggle to actually say ‘lesbian’.
“I am obviously quite confident and I’m proud of my sexuality but it still bothers me when it shouldn’t because it’s such a good word.”
“I need to just say to my younger self ‘you are a lesbian’ – why would you not want to be a lesbian?” she added.
