The cast of Channel Seven’s delayed Stranded on Honeymoon Island will finally see themselves on screens, as the network has confirmed the dating show will air in 2025.
Narrated by Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, the series was meant to premiere this year.
But as the months dragged by, it remained conspicuously absent from TV schedules – with no explanation.
News of the 2025 release came just days after one cast member dished that several contestants were furious over the delay, as it was forcing them to put their “lives on hold.”
“We were told to keep quiet, no relationships and no social media posts [to not spoil the outcome],” one female contestant told the Daily Mail.
She added that some in the new cast had already started new relationships during the postponement.
“One of the guys even proposed to his girlfriend in real life!” she said.
What is Stranded on Honeymoon Island about?
Twelve hopeful singles are set to take the ultimate plunge in their quest to find love on Channel Seven’s newest reality TV dating show Stranded on Honeymoon Island.
Set in the tropics of the South Pacific, the series has been described by the network as “the most radical and extreme dating experience ever seen on television”.
After a speed dating event, experts will match and ‘marry’ unlucky in-love singles who have exhausted every dating prospect on home soil.
From there, with nothing but their wedding attire on their backs, the ‘newlyweds’ will be left stranded on a remote island with only each other for company.
Touted as a mix between Married at First Sight and Survivor, the couples will be thrown into the thick of it as they are forced to live and breathe their new relationship, without the added obstacles of modern dating.
While it’s currently unclear just how stranded the couples will be, thanks to a teaser trailer for the series we do know that the various couples will come together for ‘dinner-party-esque’ events on the beach where drama unfolds, and secrets (including a secret girlfriend for one ‘husband’ outside the show) come to light.
We also know from this trailer that the couples will not be left to fend for themselves, and will spend their 21 days on the island together sharing a bed in a glamping set-up. It is currently unclear if they have to partake in any challenges, or relationship-building exercises to access food, sanitary items, and even a change of clothes.
Who is the host of Stranded on Honeymoon Island?
Radio personality Jackie O is set to narrate the daring dating series.
“Her narration will bring an added layer of warmth and humour, making the series even more irresistible,” a statement confirming the 49-year-olds attachment to the show from Channel Seven read.
When does Stranded on Honeymoon Island premiere?
Channel Seven has yet to confirm a premiere date for the inaugural season of Stranded on Honeymoon Island Australia. Originally, the series was due to air in the latter half of 2024 but in a recent report by TV Tonight it was revealed that the show had been pushed back to sometime in 2025.
However, the network confirmed at its annual Upfronts event that the show would air in 2025.
Stranded on Honeymoon Island was originally announced at the network’s annual Upfronts event in 2023 where it was described as “a raw, honest, and utterly absorbing take on the search for love that Australian audiences will find completely irresistible!”
As for the couples taking part – watch this space!
