Ex on the Beach

Ex on the Beach
Genre Reality
Created by MTV International
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 34
Release
Original network MTV International
Picture format 16:9 1080i HDTV
Original release 22 April 2014 (2014-04-22) – present
Chronology
Related shows Geordie Shore
External links
Official website

Ex on the Beach is a reality television series that is broadcast on MTV. The series was first announced in February 2014[1] and premiered on 22 April 2014.[2] It features eight single men and women enjoying a summer holiday in paradise whilst looking for love. However, they were joined by their exes to shake things up. Each ex was there either for painful revenge or to rekindle their love. The show is narrated by Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell.[3]

Series

YearSeriesPredominant LocationNumber of EpisodesAverage MTV viewers 1
2014 Series 1 Marbella, Spain 8 764,000
2015 Series 2 Marbella, Spain 8 712,000
Series 3 Cancun, Mexico 10 777,000
2016 Series 4 Algarve, Portugal 8 896,000
Series 5 Thailand 8 TBA

Series 1 (2014)

The first series of the show was announced in February 2014[1] and premiered on MTV on 22 April 2014.[2] The series ran for eight episodes and concluded on 10 June 2014. The official list of cast members was released on 13 March 2014 and includes four single boys: Ashley Cain, Jack Lomax, Liam Lewis and Marco Alexandre; as well as four single girls: Chloe Goodman, Emily Gillard, Farah Sattaur and Vicky Pattison.[4] It was announced that Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison would be taking part in the series; she was joined by ex-fiancé and former Geordie Shore co-star Ricci Guarnaccio as well as Australian fling Daniel Conn who featured briefly in series 6 of Geordie Shore.[5] On 7 January 2015, cast member Chloe Goodman entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the fifteenth series. However, on Day 10 she became the first Housemate to be evicted. Ashley later returned for Series 2 as an ex, whilst Vicky returned in Series 3.

Series 2 (2015)

The second series of the show began airing on 27 January 2015[6] and ran for eight episodes, concluding on 17 March 2015. This was confirmed on 23 July 2014 when it was announced that filming would begin soon, with the series airing in 2015.[7] The official list of cast members was released on 6 January 2015.[8] It included four single boys: Connor Hunter, Luke Goodfellow, Morgan Evans and Rogan O'Connor, as well as four single girls: Anita Kaushik, Kayleigh Morris, Loren Green and Melissa Reeves. It was also announced that Geordie Shore stars Charlotte Crosby and Gary Beadle would be taking part in the series.[9] Ahead of the launch of the new series, it was confirmed that Series 1 cast member Ashley Cain would be returning for the second series as an ex.[10]

Series 3 (2015)

The third series of the show began on 11 August 2015.[11] The official list of cast members was released on 14 July 2015. They include four boys: Graham Griffiths, Jayden Robins, Kirk Norcross and Stephen Bear, and four girls: Amy Paige Cooke, Laura Alicia Summers, Megan McKenna and Megan Rees.[12] With the announcement of the line-up it was confirmed that former Geordie Shore cast member and star of the first series, Vicky Pattison, would be making her return as an ex alongside Series 2 star Rogan O'Connor. The Only Way Is Essex cast member Kirk Norcross was also confirmed to be taking part in the series, with his ex-fiancée and Celebrity Big Brother star Cami-Li featuring as his ex. Star of Magaluf Weekender Jordan Davies was also revealed to be taking part in the series, also featuring as an ex.[13] Megan McKenna and Jordan later returned for the fourth series. On 5 January 2016, cast member Megan McKenna entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the seveneeth series.

Series 4 (2016)

The fourth series of the show is expected to begin on 19 January 2016.[14] This series was filmed in Portugal.[15] The official cast list was revealed on 15 December 2015 and includes four girls: Helen Briggs, Nancy-May Turner, Naomi Hedman and Olivia Walsh, as well as four boys: Joe Delaney, Lewis Good, Youssef Hassane and Geordie Shore star Scott Timlin. It was also confirmed that Megan McKenna and Magaluf Weekender cast member Jordan Davies would be returning to the series as exes, having previously appeared during Series 3.[16]

Series 5 (2016)

The fifth series of the show is expected to begin in 2016. The series was confirmed on 8 March 2016 after the finale of the fourth series. It was also announced that faces from the past would return for this series with "unfinished business".[17] On 28 April 2016 it was confirmed that Geordie Shore's Gary Beadle would be taking part in the series having previously took part in the second series. It was also announced that Jemma Lucy, Olivia Walsh and Charlotte Dawson would be in the series after rumours transpired that they had hooked up with Gary during filming.[18] Jemma appeared in the third series of the show, whilst Olivia featured in the fourth, and Charlotte is the daughter of Les Dawson.

References

  1. 1 2 "Coming soon! Brand New MTV Series Ex On The Beach". mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. 1 2 "Ex On The Beach | MTV UK". MTV UK. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  3. ↑ http://unitedvoices.tv/ex-beach
  4. ↑ "MTV's Ex On The Beach: What we've learned about the "sexy singles" - TV News - Digital Spy". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison Swaps Newcastle for Paradise In 'Ex On The Beach". MTV UK. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  6. ↑ "MTV's Ex On The Beach is BACK!". beamly.com.
  7. ↑ "MTV Orders New Seasons of U.K. Hits 'Ex on the Beach,' 'Geordie Shore'". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  8. ↑ "Ex on the Beach: Geordie Shore's Gaz, Charlotte sign up! Meet the cast". Digital Spy.
  9. ↑ "Charlotte Crosby and Gaz Beadle set to join MTV's Ex On The Beach - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online.
  10. ↑ "Ex On The Beach season 2: Super sexy Ashley Cain is back for a second helping! - Metro News". Metro.
  11. ↑ "Ex On The Beach is back for its third series in August and it has celebrity exes galore". Digital Spy.
  12. ↑ "Ex On The Beach, Series 3: Kirk Norcross, Vicky Pattison plus all the other sexy singles!". heatworld.
  13. ↑ "Ex On The Beach: Vicky returns alongside Kirk, Cami & Jordan Davies". Reveal.
  14. ↑ Justin Harp (8 December 2015). "Here's a cheeky first look at the contestants on Ex on the Beach series 4". Digital Spy.
  15. ↑ Danny Walker (8 December 2015). "Ex on the Beach series 4 CONFIRMED: MTV tease massive twist for raunchy reality show". mirror.
  16. ↑ Ian Sandwell (15 December 2015). "Meet the Ex on the Beach series four singles". Digital Spy.
  17. ↑ "MTV tease Ex On The Beach series 5: "Stars of the past have got unfinished business"". Reveal.
  18. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/geordie-shore/news/a792336/charlotte-crosby-reveals-gaz-stayed-in-her-bed-before-ex-on-the-beach-i-thought-it-could-go-somewhere/

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