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Outspoken McMullen kept the cast accountable. “I would say, ‘Listen here, guys. I’m gonna be straight up with you. I don’t think some of you are here for the right reasons and it’s p---ing me off.
You can’t bulls--t a bulls--t artist, so give it to me straight.’”
Described by host Darren McMullen as part Love Island, part Below Deck, dating show The Real Love Boat sounds a little like Titanic for those looking for lasting romance. But with McMullen and former Below Deck First Stew Hannah Ferrier steering the ship, we are predicting smooth sailing for the 21 hopefuls cruising the Mediterranean.
“We only wanted genuine folk,” McMullen tells WHO. “I think producers did really well casting different people. They’re not your quintessential reality people that all look the same and spend 24 hours a day in the gym. There’s a great cross-section of Aussies.” Ferrier agrees. “They were all gorgeous. Single parents, some younger, some older – it was a really nice range of characters.”
And with that comes plenty of drama, love triangles and, of course, perfect matches. Here, our favourite Scot and sailor spill on the new series, “warts and all”...
You guys are playing Cupid on the show. How easy was it dishing advice?
When you’ve done a lot of dating and had a few boyfriends, seeing some of them make the same mistakes
