The Romance Retreat ITV: Are you a single parent looking for love? New dating show is single parents’ answer to Love Island and ITV is looking for applicants

Unlike Love Island, The Romance Retreat is strictly for single parents who are ready to put themselves out there again. The new show will give contestants a chance to get to know each other in a luxury villa and must be nominated by their own children.

Whilst ITV has not yet confirmed when and if the show will air on TV, the channel is on the hunt for single parents who want to get involved. Davina McCall has already volunteered to be the host of the show.

ITV stated on its website: “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.”

Who is eligible to apply for The Romance Retreat?

You can apply to get involved by visiting ITV’s website and there is a list of requirements applicants must fulfil to be eligible.

- The child must be a minimum age of 18 years old on or before May 1, 2023.

- The parent must be single.

- You and your family member are not: currently employed by ITV or the Broadcaster or any of the ITV plc group of companies; or a live-in partner or immediate relative (for example mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister) of someone who works on the Programme.

- You are your family member are a legal resident in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and also currently living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

The closing date for applications is March 31, 2023.