If you’re one of the many people tuning in to watch ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ every night, then there’s a strong chance you’ve also seen at least a few minutes of ‘One Night With My Ex’. Everyone else? You’ve had a lucky escape.
The title is pretty self-explanatory, with each episode seeing a former couple reunited for the evening.
Will they get back together? Probably not. Will one of them come across not-so-well and be derided by the nation? Most likely, yes.
Tuesday (16 January) night’s show saw Rosy and Joseph reunited, and when it was revealed that they split when Joseph was unfaithful, viewers soon picked sides.
To make matters worse, the 29-year-old attempted to convince Rosy that “cheating is different for a girl”, before blaming her for the break-up.
Earlier this month, the show came under fire for an episode featuring former couple Tom and Amy, which showed the latter in tears as her ex shouted at her.
Former ‘Apprentice’ star Luisa Zissman was one of the critics, writing on Twitter: “There you go, he’s broken her down mentally, and then acts like the big male protector and gives her a hug.”
Ofcom later revealed that the episode in question (originally aired on Tuesday 2 January) resulted in 62 complaints.
'There's Something About Miriam'
After filming ended, the six men who took part in the show filed a lawsuit against producers, accusing them of conspiracy to commit sexual assault, defamation, breach of contract and psychological and emotional damage.
It was also blasted by critics, with some accusing the Sky One show of reinforcing stereotypes about trans people, and exploiting an important issue.
'I Wanna Marry Harry'
Eventual winner Kimberly Birch later hit out at the show, claiming the girls all knew that 'Prince Harry' was an imposter, but were manipulated into thinking they were just being paranoid by producers, who urged doubters to speak to a fake therapist for reassurance.
'Playing It Straight'
The E4 show was eventually won by former Mr Gay UK Ben Harris, who opted to split the prize money with the show's leading lady, Zoe.
'Being Bobby Brown'
'Shattered'
What Channel 4 hadn't banked on, though, was quite how dull this would be for viewers.
'Dapper Laughs: On The Pull'
'CelebAir'
'Flockstars'
Of course, the involvement of Leslie Joseph meant we still watched every episode...
'Lindsay'
"'K"
One of the finest exchanges in reality TV history.
What was so unbelievable about 'Lindsay' wasn't that the former wild child got her own reality show (forgive us, docuseries), but just how uneventful it was.
'Cheaters'
Running mascara and a few torn-out hair extensions later, and hey presto, you've got yourself a reality show.
'Totally Jodie Marsh'
In 2015, she admitted she was "ashamed" of the show, describing it as "the worst period of her life".
'Bridalplasty'
'Peter Andre's Bad Boyfriends Club'
Sure thing.
'Princess Nikki'
'Temptation Island'
Surprisingly, 'Temptation Island' was a smash the world over, with editions airing in the UK, America, Australia, Italy, Spain, Russia, Romania THE LIST TRULY DOES GO ON.
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