Eamonn Holmes didn’t hold back on GB News today as he condemned the Channel 4 dating show Naked Attraction, calling it “a waste of blooming time” and “porn by another name”.
Naked Attraction is a controversial British dating game show where a clothed person chooses a date from a group of six naked strangers, revealing them from the feet up, with the chooser also stripping down for the final decision before going on a clothed date with their pick.
Hosted by Anna Richardson on Channel 4, the show, which has been running since 2016, gained international attention for its full-frontal nudity.
Speaking on Breakfast this morning, Eamonn said: “I see Naked Attraction as a waste of blooming time.
“What on earth is Naked Attraction all about? Willies and bottoms and whatever. It’s porn by another name. It’s ridiculous.”
He added: “I don’t know how you can stick up for Naked Attraction.”
Dawn Neesom said: “I’m not sticking up for it. I’ve never watched it, to be honest, but I did know the sound engineer who worked on it, and he said what you did with the mics was always an interesting point.”
Eamonn explained: “My youngest son, was the floor manager on it.”
Eamonn revealed that he warned his son off the show
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“I told him, I said, it’s your father speaking, you’re not to work on that filth. I told him that. Did he listen to me? Of course not.”
Dawn laughed and said: “You know, you’re turning into your mum. You are turning into your mum, aren’t you?”
Eamonn agreed: “It happens. A lot of my mother in me.”
The panel were discussing how MTV, the world’s first 24-hour music channel, has stopped showing rolling pop videos in the UK after almost 40 years.
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MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all go off air this evening.
The main MTV HD channel will stay on, but it will focus on reality shows like Naked Dating UK and Geordie Shore rather than music videos.
The move comes as viewing habits change, with most people now watching music clips on YouTube and social media rather than on TV.
Former MTV VJ Simone Angel told the BBC earlier she was “really sad, and I’m a little bit in disbelief, and I know it’s been a long time coming”.
“We need to support these artists and we all need to dance again and listen to music,” she said.
“And I know we do that online in our own little bubbles, but MTV was the place where everything came together. So it really does break my heart.”