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Ex On The Beach (British TV series) series 11
The eleventh series of MTV's Ex On The Beach, a British television programme, began on 9 May 2023.[1] The series was filmed in Gran Canaria. This series was the first civilian series since the cancelled tenth series of the show due to the passing of British reality television star Mike Thalassitis.[2] The theme of this series was "The One That Got Away" with the series being named "Ex On The Beach: The One That Got Away". This was the first civilian series to heavily feature LGBTQ+ contestants. Featuring the first original LGBTQ+ male contestant to receive an ex arrival, George Bebbington and the first lesbian cast member of the civilian series Abbey Myers. This series featured Charlie Hannam, Natasha Daisy & Theadora Thompson stars of MTV's Are You The One? UK, Chloe Adams from MTV's Geordie Shore: Hot Single Summer, Deborah Famodun from Channel 4's Blue Therapy and Grant Urquhart from Channel 4's First Dates. CastThe official list of cast members were released in April of 2023.[1] They include five men (Charlie Hannam, George Bebbington, Grant Urquhart, Junior Raji and Oliver Large), and five women (Charlotte Howden, Chloe Adams, Deborah Famodun, Emily Hopkins and Nadia Pointing). Charlie had previously appeared on the British version of MTV's Are You The One UK?, whilst Grant was a waiter on Channel 4's First Dates. Chloe had guest appeared on MTV's Geordie Shore: Hot Single Summer and Deborah had featured on Channel 4's Blue Therapy. All original cast members arrived at the beach during the first episode, Deborah, George and Oliver were told to prepare for the arrival of an ex. Alessandro was the first ex to arrive to the beach as the ex-partner of George. This was the first time the pair had met in person as their relationship was through social media during the COVID-19 lockdown.[3] The first episode also featured the arrival of Emily-Hannah's ex Wendale. The next episode featured the arrivals of Nadia Zarine, the ex of Grant Urquhart and Ozan Ozturk the "ex" of Nadia Pointing. The following episode featured the arrival of Oliver's ex Liam. Jay Munro would then enter the villa despite not having an ex, Natasha & Theadora would also arrive to the beach as exes to Charlie, their love triangle storyline would be a continuation from Are You The One? UK. Abbey would arrive next as the ex of Chloe. Alexis & Terique would arrive together the following episode as the exes of Jay & Charlotte. Jessie-Mae would be the final ex to arrive in the last episode as the fiery ex of Charlie.
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ControversyThis series faced minor controversy on social media sites, as fans complained about the departure of cast member George Bebbington, claiming the series was boring without him with some claiming it was a "fix" he was sent home early.[4] Despite his early exit from the show, George was recognized in Liverpool Echo's official 2023 Rainbow List, celebrating LGBTQ+ figures from Liverpool. George was featured for not conforming to LGBTQ+ stereotypes and showcasing there is more than one way to be gay.[5] Episodes
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