Bobby I Love You, Purrr

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Bobby I Love You, Purrr
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Genre Reality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Lemuel Plummer
  • Jason L. Tolbert
  • Bobby Lytes
  • Rolling Ray
  • Jason Lee
  • Mark Scheibal
  • Tameka Stevenson
Production location Miami
Running time45–47 minutes
Original release
Network Zeus Network
ReleaseAugust 21 (2022-08-21) –
November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)

Bobby I Love You, Purrr is a reality television LGBT dating show, starring Love & Hip Hop: Miami 's Bobby Lytes and viral video personality Rolling Ray. [1] Lytes and Ray serve as the show's executive producers, along with Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood 's Jason Lee. The show premiered on August 21, 2022 on Zeus Network.

Contents

Development

Bobby Nico Wade, known professionally as Bobby Lytes, is a rapper and the cousin of Trina. He is openly gay. He first came into prominence as a cast member of Love & Hip Hop: Miami. [2] Wheelchair user, Raymond Harper, nicknamed "Rolling Ray", first garnered attention online for his appearances on the Catfish spin-off Catfish: Trolls and Divorce Court . [3] [4]

Ray and Lytes feuded online, leading to a confrontation which aired as a two-part episode of The Conversation on November 7 and November 14, 2021. [5] [6] On May 17, 2022, Zeus Network announced that the two would reunite for a dating show, in which Ray would help Lytes find love. [7]

Contestants

15 men compete for Bobby's affections, [8] most notably professional basketball player Grandy Glaze, [9] Bahamian track-and-field athlete Jameson Strachan and André Marhold, professional basketball player and ex-boyfriend of Jeffree Star.

ContestantNicknameAgeOutcomeFinal
Ep. #
Jameson Strachan Island Boi34Winner11
André MarholdReRun31Runner-up
Grandy Glaze Hercules30Eliminated during 7th elimination ceremony10
Earl "Cash" RobertsGo Hard29
Bakari KyleDing-a-Ling27Walked before 7th elimination ceremony9
Mikey BurseseCrouton26Eliminated during 6th elimination ceremony8
Perry LambertBig Burr36Eliminated during 5th elimination ceremony7
Ike ChatmanTrackz33
Terrall "Rell" WalkerSavage27Eliminated during 4th elimination ceremony6
Zacharyah PittmanSoul28
Christopher "Krush" ReyesKolgate30Eliminated during 3rd elimination ceremony5
Tony Perez [10] Hot Wheelz31
Cameron GreerMiss Mamas29Eliminated during 2nd elimination ceremony4
Alexander MasonTBD28
Dimitri Costas—25Walked before 1st elimination ceremony3

Call-out order

Color key
  Contestant wins competition
  Contestant is the runner-up
  Contestant is in the bottom 2 of the elimination ceremony
  Contestant is eliminated from the competition
  Contestant quits the competition
OrderElimination ceremony [lower-alpha 1]
12345678
1HerculesIsland BoiTrackzReRunIsland BoiIsland Boi
2TrackzCroutonSoulBig BurrDing-a-LingReRunReRun
3Big BurrCroutonHerculesGo HardHercules—
4KolgateDing-a-LingIsland BoiHerculesGo Hard—
5Ding-a-LingTrackzGo HardHerculesCroutonDing-a-LingDing-a-Ling—
6Go HardReRunGo HardGo Hard [lower-alpha 2] Crouton—
7SoulGo HardHerculesReRunBig Burr—
8CroutonSavageIsland BoiTrackz—
9Miss MamasSoulCroutonSavage—
10SavageIsland Boi [lower-alpha 2] TrackzSoul—
11ReRunKolgateKolgate—
12Hot WheelzHot Wheelz [lower-alpha 2] Hot Wheelz—
13TBDMiss Mamas—
14Island Boi [lower-alpha 2] TBD—
15Dimitri—

Note:

  1. ↑ The first elimination ceremony begins in episode 3 and concludes in episode 4. Subsequent episodes always end in an elimination ceremony (eg second elimination ceremony shown in episode 4, third ceremony shown in episode 5 etc.).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Contestant is initially eliminated before Bobby changes his mind and lets him stay in competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
11"Welcome to Miami"August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)

The boys arrive to the mansion to compete for Bobby's love, and immediately break out into a brawl on the front steps. Jason surprises Bobby by inviting Bobby's old flame, André.

guest stars: Jason Lee
22"Don't Fall for It, Bobby – Part 1"August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)

Chaos ensues as the fights between the boys continue into the night and over the next day.

guest stars: Jason Lee
33"Don't Fall for It, Bobby – Part 2"September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
After getting ganged up on by the entire house, Dimitri quits the show. Rolling Ray and Hot Wheelz get into an altercation in their wheelchairs. Once everything claims down, the boys get their nicknames. At the first elimination ceremony, Bobby exposes Island Boi for hooking up with Hot Wheelz' handler.
44"I Can't Swim"September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)
The boys do a pool challenge, but not all of them can swim. At the second elimination ceremony, TBD and Miss Mamas are eliminated.
55"It Better Give Seduction"September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)

The boys do a pole-dancing challenge, where Bobby gets blackout drunk and unleashes on Hot Wheelz for not keeping his handler in check. At the third elimination ceremony, Hot Wheelz and Kolgate are eliminated.

guest stars: Joseline Hernandez
66"Call Her Now"September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)
Bobby goes through each of the boys' phones, but not all of them want to share their secrets. At the fourth elimination ceremony, Soul and Savage are eliminated.
77"Stay Soft"October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)

The boys do a boxing challenge, but Bobby is disappointed when some of them don't give it their all. At the fifth elimination ceremony, Big Burr and Trackz are eliminated.

guest stars: Safaree Samuels, Natalie Nunn
88"Tastes Like You"October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
Bobby tricks the boys into going on a date with Rolling Ray. At the sixth elimination ceremony, Crouton is eliminated.
99"Why Should I Pick You?"October 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)
Ding-a-Ling is forced to quit the show after he falls ill and is hospitalised. Bobby goes on one-and-one dates with the four remaining boys.
1010"And Then There Were Two"October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
At the seventh elimination ceremony, Go Hard and Hercules are eliminated. Bobby goes on his final dates with Island Boi and ReRun before making his decision.
1111"This Is Closure"October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
Bobby has one last sit-down with the top 2. Ultimately, he chooses Island Boi over ReRun.
1212"The Reunion – Part 1"November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
1313"The Reunion – Part 2"November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)
1414"The Reunion – Part 3"November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)

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  6. ↑ @iamcardib (18 October 2021). "Why they fighting I like both of them ☹️☹️☹️……..still gone watch it tho" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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