The star will handle her sexuality on the collection. (Getty)
I Kissed A Lady host Dannii Minogue has addressed the potential for an analogous relationship present for trans and non-binary folks.
On Sunday 5 Might, the debut episode of the UK’s first ever lesbian relationship present I Kissed a Lady will air on BBC Three – with “I Start To Surprise” songstress Dannii Minogue internet hosting.
The present, which follows the identical premise as final yr’s hit collection I Kissed A Boy, additionally hosted by the Minogue sister, sees ten single ladies journey to an Italian Masseria and get paired up. On their first assembly, they need to go straight in for a kiss with their companion – with out saying a phrase.
Because the collection progresses, new contestants are introduced in, and the prevailing {couples} need to resolve whether or not they’re feeling the spark or wish to try to make a go of it with another person within the Masseria.
Regardless of the groundbreaking collection being the very first of its sort, some viewers are already eager to know whether or not an analogous present would work for different members of the LGBTQ+ group, specifically trans and non-binary folks.
Talking at a screening of I Kissed A Lady on 1 Might, Minogue mentioned that whereas the “full focus” proper now could be on I Kissed A Lady, she recommended that she and the staff behind the present are eager to “open doorways” and discover future, potential iterations.
“Our full focus was to essentially be focussed on this primary collection. We’re opening the primary web page of a really giant guide that’s received so many tales in it to inform,” she defined.
“You by no means get to the opposite ones till you stroll by means of the primary door. The significance of this present to be nice helps different doorways open for thus many different exhibits – whether or not that’s our present, I don’t know. I don’t have these manufacturing conversations.”
She added that, whereas it’s sadly a “one step at time” situation when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationship exhibits, contemplating they’ve by no means been on British TV earlier than, she’s “open” to being a part of a trans and non-binary model.
“How superb would it not be within the subsequent 12 months, two years, to see what does come from this? We knew the subsequent query could be [about a trans and non-binary version], and we will’t get to that till we do that.
“Everyone is open for all of that to occur and it’s only one step at a time, sadly,” she mentioned.
Throughout I Kissed A Lady, the pairs need to stage frequent ‘Kiss-Offs’, wherein they resolve whether or not they wish to stick with their assigned companion, or try to see if another person is enthusiastic about a kiss.
If anybody stays unkissed, they’ve to go away the present. Nonetheless, as final yr’s I Kissed A Boy proved, even those that go away the present early on can garner consideration and adoration from followers on-line.
In October, the forged of I Kissed A Boy appeared on the PinkNews Awards to choose up their accolade for the Display screen Second of the 12 months.
As such, Minogue is eager for the ladies on this yr’s forged to have their second within the solar too, earlier than conversations can start about different attainable variations of the present.
“We wish to have fun the ladies. We would like them to get pleasure from this subsequent yr. We don’t wish to rush something we make and we wish to guarantee that they’re all taken care of. That’s the major concern of all people who’s been part of making this present,” she defined.
“And that’s actually laborious in case you’re like, ‘Oh, these ladies are finished, and we’re over right here’. It’s gonna be a giant subject of dialog. I can solely let you know from my aspect that I need this to be superb, after which lets open different doorways.”
The primary two episodes of I Kissed A Lady shall be obtainable to stream on BBC iPlayer on 5 Might, and following episodes will air at 9pm on BBC Three on Sundays and Mondays.