Rejects are dumped through a trapdoor

Joel Dommett is to host what’s being billed as the ‘most brutal dating show ever’ for Channel 4

In The Love Trap, 12 women will try to win the heart of one man – with rejected suitors dumped through a  trapdoop.

Half of the women will be genuinely seeking love, the others are just after the big cast prize – and it's the man's job to figure out which is which.

The broadcaster says that the eight-part series 'ingeniously subverts familiar dating show tropes in order to explore just how good we all are at spotting a genuine connection.'

Dommett, who also hosts The Masked Singer and The Masked Dancer for ITV said: ‘I love lying, love and trap doors so it’s all I’ve ever wanted.  It’s genuinely a huge idea and I’m excited that they have trusted me at the helm.'

Channel 4 commissioning editor Lee McMurray added: 'Like Cluedo for love, everyone will get to play along at home in this hugely entertaining new format, which tests character and commitment in a fresh way.'

The show is being made by Great Scott Media, the production house launched by the executive producers behind  Netflix dating show Too Hot To Handle, Leon Wilson and Ed Sleeman. 

Published: 5 Jul 2021