Davina McCall reveals what we can expect from her new show My Mum, Your Dad

Reality TV fans were delighted when ITV announced the launch of the brand-new dating show My Mum, Your Dad, which will be hosted by TV icon Davina McCall.

The show will follow a group of single parents who have been nominated for the show by their grown-up children as they look for love.

Speaking to OK! Magazine, 55-year-old Davina reveals how she 'manifested' her role on the show, explaining that she approached ITV with her idea for a middle-aged dating show - even putting some of her friends forward as potential contestants!

She said: "It's my fault that it got called Midlife Love Island - that's what I called it in an email to ITV Commissioning Editor Amanda Stavri. I've been trying to burn that name ever since!

"I wrote out five bios of friends of mine - it was hilarious, I really went to town. But Amanda was really sweet, she got back to me quickly and said, 'We're not going to do that!'"

ITV later opted to go with a format for the show which is based on an Australian show, also called My Mum, Your Dad. Davina was thrilled to get asked to host the show, which she is so passionate about.

As with most reality shows, there is a big surprise in store for the parents who are taking part in the show. Unknown to them, their children will be watching them in 'The Bunker' as they get the chance to play matchmaker and decide their fate.

Take a look at the cast of My Mum, Your Dad:

Speaking about what we can expect, Davina said: "I think you wonder, are they going to just take the mickey out of their parents? Are they going to take it seriously?

"But it matters to them more than anything. I was very proud - the kids were extremely fair, magnanimous, kind, thoughtful, and some were quite outspoken."

Davina admitted that she didn't want to get too involved in the contestants' relationships and particularly likes the fact that nobody will be getting 'evicted' from the show during their search for love. She added: "I wanted to be in there all the time giving them advice but actually, you've got to let it play out.

"The more you get involved, it's a mistake. What do I know? I don't know these people. What's lovely is that they come and go from the house - there are no evictions.

"If they don't think they're going to find love, they decide it's time to leave. I think when you've exhausted everybody in the house and you don't fancy anymore, it's a hard place to be."

Davina continued: "I hope it's something kids can watch with their families and you can all have a bit of a laugh and a cry together. In your 40s and 50s, when you've got children, life is complicated - but midlifers deserve to love and spend the rest of their lives with somebody."

My Mum, Your Dad starts at 9pm on Monday 11th September on ITV/STV.

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