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My Mum Your Dad viewers all have the same complaint about the show’s parents as ‘middle aged love island’ debuts
MY Mum Your Dad has been billed the as Love Island for 'middle aged' people.
But as the brand new show got underway on Monday night, not everyone was happy about it.
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In the debut episode, viewers were introduced to four single dads and four single mums who are hoping to find love in the £8million retreat.
They were driven to the giant countryside mansion by their adult children, who have since been given free reign to watch their antics on hidden cameras.
However, as those at home came face-to-face with the singletons for the first time, many were left saying the same thing - that the parents are TOO hot.
Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer said: "Of course they're all good-looking on #MyMumYourDad, although it's about more than being attractive."
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Another added a 'rolling eyes' emoji and said: "Do they have to be all good looking though."
A third even wrote: "53 and long-term single, but not eligible for #MyMumYourDad because I don't have kids.
"So where have all these good-looking, normal-looking single dads been hiding?! Wonder if they'd normally be looking for much-younger dates in the non-reality world?!"
Eight singletons aged between 44 and 58 have entered the retreat after being nominated for My Mum Your Dad by their grown up kids.
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The mums and dads have been revealed as Natalie, Roger, Monique, Paul, Caroline, Sharon, Clayton, and Elliot.
In the opening episode, host Davina McCall was seen telling the 'kids' they could watch what their parents will be up to on hidden cameras.
Davina then entered the retreat, located in West Sussex, and told the gang to pair up for a series of dates - all while their offspring looked on.
Speaking about the show, host Davina previously told The Sun: “It was like a dream come true to walk into an entertainment TV show, on prime time ITV, and see my people, a bunch of mid-lifers.
“They all look really cool, they’re really good fun, culturally sort of set at the same place in life, like we all understand each other.
“We’ve all been through that second-time-round love.
“I wanted to see midlife as represented in terms of dating because this second time around thing often happens in your forties or fifties, where you’ve got children . . . life is complicated.
“But more than ever, you feel you are at a point in your life where you deserve to find love, they deserve to spend the rest of their lives with somebody.”
My Mum Your Dad returns tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV1.
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