{"id":88483,"date":"2025-05-09T22:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88483\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T22:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:23:18","slug":"virgin-island-line-up-in-full-meet-the-twelve-singletons-who-have-never-had-sex-before-as-they-prepare-to-lose-their-virginity-on-racy-channel-4-dating-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88483\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Island line-up in full! Meet the twelve singletons who have never had sex before as they prepare to lose their virginity on racy Channel 4 dating show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Channel 4<\/a>‘s brand new show Virgin Island has already got people talking and its cast of hopeful singletons has now been revealed.<\/p>\n

Virgin Island follows the journey of 12 adults, who have never had sex before, as they travel to Croatia to take part in a retreat to see if they can take things further.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A range of approaches are used from group sessions, to one-on-ones with coaches and\u00a0surrogate<\/a>\u00a0partner therapy as they hope to lose their virginity.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/a>groundbreaking new six-part series sees sexologists Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman and their team, guide the group of virgins on a unique course.<\/p>\n

The show is set to premiere on Channel 4 on Monday and the 12 people who signed up in the hopes of losing their virginity have been revealed by The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From a receptionist who always felt sex was too risky to a civil servant who has struggled with intimacy and dating apps, here is the full line-up for the bold new dating show.<\/p>\n

\"Channel <\/p>\n

Channel 4 ‘s brand new show Virgin Island has already got people talking and its cast of hopeful singletons has now been revealed\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ben, 30, Civil Servant\u00a0 \"Among <\/p>\n

Among them is Ben, 30, a civil servant who’s never quite got the hang of dating.\u00a0Despite endless swiping on dating apps through university, he never found a spark that lasted\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leading the cast of hopefuls is Ben, 30, a civil servant who’s never quite got the hang of dating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite endless swiping on dating apps through university, he never found a spark that lasted and says he’s struggled with intimacy his whole life.<\/p>\n

Ben said he originally said there was no chance of him signing up when a friend sent him the casting call, before he eventually came around to the idea.<\/p>\n

However, Ben is now hopeful that the\u00a0show will finally help him to build the confidence to get his kit off.<\/p>\n

Emma, 23, Food Worker\u00a0 \"Emma, <\/p>\n

Emma, 23, a food worker, said sex has terrified her. While her friends were coupling up, she felt completely alone in her inexperience in the bedroom<\/p>\n

Emma, 23, a food worker, said sex has always terrified her.<\/p>\n

While her friends were coupling up, she felt completely alone in her inexperience in the bedroom.<\/p>\n

She admitted she felt ‘outnumbered’ at being the only virgin in her friendship group and didn’t think any other adults were dealing with the same struggles as her.<\/p>\n

Emma said she has had to battle previous ‘traumas’ and signed up to the show to stop feeling left out and speak to other people going through the same thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dave, 24, Accountant \"Dave, <\/p>\n

Dave, 24, described himself as a ‘boring’ accountant with a boring life and a non-existent love life. When friends jokingly suggested he apply, he ended up seeing it as a lifeline<\/p>\n

Dave, 24, described himself as a ‘boring’ accountant with a non-existent love life, but he’s hoping to change things.<\/p>\n

When his friends jokingly suggested he apply, he ended up seeing it as a lifeline and was eager to land himself on the island.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said: ‘An initial joke by some friends for some cheap laughs slowly became the opportunity of a lifetime.’<\/p>\n

Dave said he has always struggled to open up to people and now feels ‘invisible’, but he is hoping the ‘drastic’ step will help him get things back on track.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jason, 25, Admin worker\u00a0\u00a0 \"Jason, <\/p>\n

Jason, 25, who is in admin, admitted he’d felt like a failure in both sex and social settings. He applied to be on the show hoping to fix his confidence<\/p>\n

Jason, 25, who works in admin, candidly admitted he’d felt like a failure in both sex and social settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He applied to be on the show hoping to fix his confidence and came away with more than he expected.<\/p>\n

Jason confessed it helped him to gain social skills more generally as he praised his decision to sign up to the programme.<\/p>\n

Louise, 22, Care Advisor\u00a0 \"Louise, <\/p>\n

Louise, 22, a care advisor, looked confident on the outside but said she feared letting anyone in. When a friend sent her the casting call as a joke, but she took it seriously<\/p>\n

Louise, 22, a care advisor, might look confident on the outside but admitted she has always feared letting anyone in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When a friend sent her the casting call as a joke, she decided to take it seriously because she devastatingly felt that there must be something ‘wrong with her’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Louise said: ‘I never really imagined applying for a show like Virgin Island but my friend sent me the application as a joke, and I thought, ”Why not?”<\/p>\n

‘I was at the point where I was willing to try anything.’<\/p>\n

Charlotte, 29, Care Worker\u00a0 \"Charlotte, <\/p>\n

Charlotte, 29, a care worker, never expected to hit 30 without having sex. After dropping 40kg in an amazing body transformation, she wanted an overhaul<\/p>\n

Charlotte, 29, a care worker, never expected to hit 30 without having sex, but is now hoping to change things for herself.<\/p>\n

She has overhauled her lifestyle and undergone a body transformation, dropping 40kg, and now hopes to take on the next step in her journey.<\/p>\n

Charlotte said she wants to rid herself of the ‘shame’ she has felt around her body and her desire.<\/p>\n

She doesn’t want to hinder herself in any future relationships and signed up to the show in the hopes of finding a connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holly, 23, Dog Groomer\u00a0 \"Holly, <\/p>\n

Holly, 23, a dog groomer, revealed she is ready to take her personal level to the next level as she has held back from ever going past a kiss<\/p>\n

Holly, 23, a dog groomer, is ready to take things to the next level after previously holding back from ever going past a kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She bravely told how bullying over her weight wrecked her self-confidence and even the thought of sex gave her anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holly wanted a relationship but felt she had to work through issues herself before taking on that step.<\/p>\n

Now, she has signed up to the show in the hopes of overcoming her anxieties and hopes to get something out of her time on the retreat.<\/p>\n

Pia, 23, Digital Marketing Assistant \"Pia, <\/p>\n

Pia, 23, worked in digital marketing and had been single for four years. Diagnosed with vaginismus, she said intimacy had always been painful \u2013 physically and emotionally<\/p>\n

Pia, 23, works in digital marketing and had been single for four years before signing up for the show.<\/p>\n

Diagnosed with vaginismus, she said intimacy had always been painful \u2013 physically and emotionally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vaginismus is described by the NHS as when ‘the vaginal muscles involuntarily contract, making vaginal penetration difficult or impossible’.<\/p>\n

It is more common in women in their late teens to early 30s and can be triggered by experiences including fear, anxiety or past experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I wanted to overcome the pain and anxiety I felt when exploring penetrative sex,’ Pia revealed.<\/p>\n

She added that she has always found intimacy ‘overwhelming’ and struggled to process any emotions – whether negative or positive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor, 29, Receptionist\u00a0 \"Taylor, <\/p>\n

Taylor, 29, a receptionist, said sex always felt more risky than rewarding \u2013 especially as a teen. She said’I spent my whole adult life wondering why I found sexual things so difficult\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor, 29, a receptionist, said sex always felt more risky than rewarding \u2013 especially as a teenager.<\/p>\n

She told how she only heard people talk about how having sex led to having a child, which she wasn’t ready for, leading to her abstaining from losing her virginity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She admitted she has felt ‘fetishised’ as a virgin in her 20s and said her potential partners’ attitudes towards it simply left her feeling ‘uncomfortable’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor said she has always wondered why she found sex more difficult than her peers in her adult life so decided to sign up to the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom, 23, Drama Student\u00a0\u00a0 \"Tom, <\/p>\n

Tom, 23, a drama student, blamed the pandemic for throwing off his love life as he doesn’t feel like he got the true university experience<\/p>\n

Tom, 23, a drama student, blamed the pandemic for throwing off his love life as he doesn’t feel like he got the true university experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While his friends seemed to have no issues in the bedroom and quickly moved on, he got left behind \u2013 and began to question himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said: ‘I always found myself to be a freak because I struggled to lose my virginity whilst others around me continued to pop their cherries.’<\/p>\n

Tom admitted he was filled with self-loathing and it greatly began to affect his mental health, so he jumped at the chance to turn his love life around on the programme.<\/p>\n

Viraj, 25, Personal Trainer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"Viraj, <\/p>\n

Viraj, 25, a personal trainer, looked confident but admitted he struggled with basic small talk \u2013 especially with women<\/p>\n

Viraj, 25, a personal trainer, looks confident but admitted he has often struggled with basic small talk \u2013 especially with women.<\/p>\n

He said intimacy has never been the problem but his struggles to be confident enough to express himself in front of women.<\/p>\n

Viraj said his friends encouraged him to sign up for the show to get him out of his comfort zone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though he was left nervous about how he was fare with his antics being shown on TV, he decided to take the plunge and sign up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zac, 28, Delivery Driver\u00a0 \"Zac, <\/p>\n

Zac, 28, a delivery driver, said he’d never been more ready to lose his virginity and is considered one of the most eager of the group to have sex<\/p>\n

Delivery driver Zac, 28, said he has never been more ready to lose his virginity and is considered one of the most eager of the group to have sex.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When he heard about the show, he brushed it off at first, but then realised he wasn’t making progress on his own.<\/p>\n

‘At first I was like – no way, I’m not gonna do that, but I started to think about it more and more, and I realised that I wasn’t really getting anywhere by myself, time was just passing me by with no real positive change,’ he said.<\/p>\n

VIRGIN ISLAND: MEET THE CAST!<\/a> \"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: EMMA\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGE: 23<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: FOOD WORKER<\/p>\n

Emma said: ‘I was the only virgin amongst my friendship group, I felt outnumbered.<\/p>\n

‘I believed I was the only human experiencing adult life without intimacy but I couldn’t relax when there is the possibility of intimacy and I had to battle previous traumas.<\/p>\n

‘The fact that this concept was being brought to TV made me realise being over 21 and never having sex was not as rare as I thought it was.’<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: BEN<\/p>\n

AGED: 30<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: CIVIL SERVANT<\/p>\n

Ben said: ‘A friend sent me the casting call for Virgin Island on social media. I’m not sure if he knew I was a virgin, but he knew I’d struggled in this area.<\/p>\n

‘Funnily enough, my immediate response to his message was ‘not a chance’.’<\/p>\n

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NAME: DAVE<\/p>\n

AGE: 24<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: ACCOUNTANT\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dave said: ‘An initial joke by some friends for some cheap laughs slowly became the opportunity of a lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I have always struggled to open up to people but this led me to feel invisible – a feeling I couldn’t take anymore.<\/p>\n

‘I felt like it couldn’t continue and I wanted to do something drastic to get my life back on track.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: JASON<\/p>\n

AGE: 25\u00a0<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: ADMIN WORKER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jason said: ‘I always felt like a failure in terms of intimacy and socialness.<\/p>\n

‘I know the island was primarily for intimacy, but it had<\/p>\n

the amazing bonus of helping me improve my social skills \u2013 and for that, I will be forever grateful.’<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: LOUISE<\/p>\n

AGE: 22<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: CARE ADVISOR<\/p>\n

Louise said: ‘I never really imagined applying for a show like Virgin Island but my friend sent me the application as a joke, and I thought, ‘Why not?’<\/p>\n

‘I was at the point where I was willing to try anything.<\/p>\n

‘I had just accepted that there must’ve just been something wrong with me – I think the fact that my friends would see the word ‘virgin’ and think of me says enough to be honest.’<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: CHARLOTTE<\/p>\n

AGE: 29<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: CARE WORKER<\/p>\n

Charlotte said: ‘Because I wanted to rid myself of my shame that I had surrounding my body, and my desire, and my ability to give myself pleasure.<\/p>\n

‘I wanted to be honest with myself so that I would not be hindered when having relationships in the future.’<\/p>\n

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NAME: HOLLY<\/p>\n

AGE: 23<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: DOG GROOMER<\/p>\n

She said: ‘I felt like I was at a point in my life where I was ready to experience being with someone, but I had a lot of anxiety and questions about myself that I felt I had to work through before taking that step.<\/p>\n

‘I was definitely nervous, not knowing what to expect, what the others were going to be like, whether I was actually going to get anything out of it.’<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: PIA<\/p>\n

AGE: 23<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: DIGITAL MARKETING ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

Pia said:\u00a0‘I applied for Virgin Island because of my struggles with vaginismus.<\/p>\n

‘I wanted to overcome the pain and anxiety I felt when exploring penetrative sex.<\/p>\n

‘Plus, I found intimacy incredibly overwhelming.’<\/p>\n

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NAME: TAYLOR<\/p>\n

AGE: 29<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: RECEPTIONIST\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor said: ‘I spent my whole adult life wondering why I found sexual things so difficult when others didn’t.<\/p>\n

‘When I was a teenager, the risks of sex seemed to far outweigh the benefits, the only benefit anyone spoke of was babies, and I certainly wasn’t ready for one of those.<\/p>\n

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NAME: TOM\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGE: 23<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: DRAMA STUDENT\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom said:\u00a0‘I always found myself to be a freak because I struggled to lose my virginity whilst others around me continued to pop their cherries.<\/p>\n

‘It severely affected my mental health, filling me with self-loathing which in turn made me a worse person.’<\/p>\n

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NAME: VIRAJ<\/p>\n

AGE: 25<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: PERSONAL TRAINER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Viraj said: ‘I had a massive struggle to express myself in front of women.<\/p>\n

‘For me it wasn’t about the intimacy stage but more with the confidence side of talking to women and making small talk.<\/p>\n

‘This whole idea was encouraged by my friends for me to get out of my comfort zone and go through with this.’<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

NAME: Zac<\/p>\n

AGE: 23<\/p>\n

OCCUPATION: DELIVERY DRIVER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zac said: ‘There was a man reporting that Channel 4 was looking for adult virgins to take part in an experimental TV show. This was of course describing me.<\/p>\n

‘At first I was like – no way, I’m not gonna do that, but I started to think about it more and more, and I realised that I wasn’t really getting anywhere by myself, time was just passing me by with no real positive change.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Channel 4‘s brand new show Virgin Island has already got people talking and its cast of hopeful singletons…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[411,13490,92,77,382,813,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-88483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-channel-4","9":"tag-croatia","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-tvshowbiz","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114480218937683887","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}