Naked Attraction host Anna Richardson gives update on show's future after Channel 4 axe
Naked Attraction star Anna Richardson has given an update on the show's future after a year off air. The Channel 4 programmes sees every day people take their kit off in a bid to find love.
One person is met with several naked figures and have to choose who they want to go on a date with without seeing their faces or even chatting first. The controversial programme first landed on our screens back in 2016 but came to an end last year.
65 episodes aired across seven series before it ended in March of last year. Many fans have been hoping that the show is just taking a break and that it will actually return at some point.
Anna has spoken to the Daily Mail where she said she also hopes that Naked Attraction will come back to our screens once again. She said: "I am desperate for it to come back.
"I want a campaign that basically says 'Bring back Naked Attraction'. It is wildly popular. People absolutely love it. It is funny. It's about acceptance.
"And I think at the moment, in a world where we're all actually a bit p***ed off and we feel ground down in this country, you know, there's a huge amount of division and anger. I think Naked Attraction brings a bit of levity.
"So the fact is, the truth is, I have no idea whether it's coming back. I really hope so, because it's a fun show to do, and it does very well, but I have no idea about about the politics of whether it is or not, but let's keep our fingers crossed."
Viewers were shocked when the show first aired nine years ago. Anna helps the single person choose who they want to date while they all stand in different coloured pods.
Those standing in the pods reveal a different part of their body during each round while the single person sends one person home each time.
At the end they finally reveal their faces while the single person strips off as well. A final person is then chosen as they pop their clothes back on and head out on a date together.
Anna said that she believes that Naked Attraction has paved the way for other controversial dating shows. She said that reaction was "crazy", as she explained: "Everybody had a breakdown when Naked Attraction was announced. And, you know, the press went absolutely crazy... 'this is a new low for, you know, new low and moral standards on British television.'
"And of course, we were trailblazers, so now we've paved the way to things being more open and talked about and accepting. "
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