Kerry Katona slams Love Island and begs bosses to host middle-aged version

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Kerry Katona slams Love Island and begs bosses to host middle-aged version
Kerry Katona slams Love Island and begs bosses to host middle-aged version

KERRY Katona thinks Love Island is for “kids now” and she’s desperate to host the middle-aged version.

The 42-year-old slammed the current version of the show as she insisted she has just what it takes to be the face of the new spin-off.

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Kerry Katona thinks Love Island is more of a kids' show nowCredit: instagram
The Islanders aren't natural - according to Kerry
The Islanders aren't natural - according to KerryCredit: Rex

Writing in OK! Magazine, Kerry explained: “I think I’d do an amazing job hosting it. I also have life experience and kids – part of the show’s format is that it’s the grown-up children who put their single parents forwards!

“I’d love to watch people my age fall in love. Love Island is like a kids’ show now, it doesn’t feel natural.”

Earlier this month ITV announced they were doing a Love Island spin-off as they appealed to love-lorn ageing wannabes to apply.

Gemma Owen's mum makes cryptic 'fakery' dig after Love Island star's Luca splitGemma Owen's mum makes cryptic 'fakery' dig after Love Island star's Luca split

The series will be called The Romance Retreat and air on the main channel, as opposed to the younger-skewing sister network.

Producers are inviting "single parents" to audition for the eagerly anticipated Love Island-style series.

The blurb for the show reads: "ITV1 are looking for vibrant single parents from across the UK who are in search of love, for a brand new dating show!

" This is the ONLY dating show where single parents can search for love, by spending time in a luxury retreat, where all the parents have been nominated by their grown up children."

Kerry already has competition to take the helm thought because Kelly Brook – who presented the first ever series of Love Island – has thrown her hat into the ring.

And  Davina McCall has made no secret of the fact she has begged to host an older version of Love Island.

The star - who shot to fame in 1998 as the presenter of Channel 4's dating show Streetmate - pitched the idea to ITV bosses who said they were working on a similar concept.

Davina, 55, said: "I've got no embarrassment or shame in emailing a TV company and going 'have you thought about this? What about this? Can I do this?'

"I'm literally begging ITV to let me present mid-life Love Island.

"I could fill a villa in Love Island with middle aged people with the best back stories you have ever heard in your life.

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"They've lived a life, they're widows, they're people who have been through horrific divorces."

A middle-aged Love Island has been confirmed
A middle-aged Love Island has been confirmedCredit: theromanceretreat

Fay Leyfield

Love Island, Kerry Katona

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