2026 Nominees

Bad Boyfriends

Production Company: Optomen

Produced for: ITV2

Executive Producer (Production Company): Tina Flintoff; Nick Hornby; Colin Whitaker

Executive Producer (network/platform): n/a

Country or Territory where first released: United Kingdom

Synopsis:

Eight unsuspecting bad boyfriends are flown to a Greek island under the premise of filming a series about manhood and bromance in a hedonistic holiday mecca. However, shortly after arriving they get the shock of their lives when Olivia Attwood appears to announce their wild partying days are on hold and to reveal the true purpose of the show - to whip them into better boyfriend shape. All at the behest of their long-suffering girlfriends. Olivia initially sends the girls out undercover to spy on their boyfriends on a night out. Then their surprise, dramatic arrivals cause mayhem.
But Olivia has her work cut out attempting to reform this wayward bunch of boys from serial cheaters and lazy lovers, to commitment-phobes and man-children, it’s time to shape up or ship out. Across 12 episodes, the boys will compete in a series of challenges, designed to rectify their ways and battle it out to become the most improved boyfriend.