Celebrity Ex on the Beach (British TV series) series 1

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Celebrity Ex on the Beach
Season 1
No. of episodes15
Release
Original network MTV
Original release21 January (2020-01-21) 
28 April 2020 (2020-04-28)
Series chronology

The first Celebrity series of Ex on the Beach and eleventh overall series began airing on 21 January 2020 with a 90-minute special, [1] and concluded on 28 April following fifteen episodes making this the longest series to date. [2] This series is billed as "Celebrity Ex on the Beach" based on the Brazilian version, it features a set of famous cast members. The series was filmed in Marbella.

The series follows the cancellation of the tenth regular series, which was set to air in early 2019, which was cancelled due to the death of cast member Mike Thalassitis. [3] [4] None of the other cast members for the tenth series were announced. [5]

Cast

The list of celebrity cast members was released on 9 December 2019. [6] They include four men; Olympic athlete Ashley McKenzie, television personality Calum Best, The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex, and Love Island star Michael Griffiths, and four women; Love Island star Georgia Harrison, The Valleys star Lateysha Grace, playboy model Lorena Medina and Mob Wives star Marissa Jade. [7] It was also announced that the exes joining the series would be celebrities.

All original cast members arrived at the beach during the first episode, which already featured a pair of exes in Calum and Marissa. Ellie Brown, star of the fourth series of Love Island was the first ex to arrive, hoping to rekindle a relationship with her old flame Joey. TV personality David McIntosh debuted during the second episode, joining as a new cast member rather than an ex. The third episode included the arrival of Celebs Go Dating star Victoria Winterford, the ex-girlfriend of Calum, whilst Itay Ohayon arrived as Lorena’s ex-boyfriend in the fourth episode. Episode five featured double trouble as Love Island cast member Charlie Brake showed up to give Ellie some closure, and Danni Kedward came looking for answers from her former flame Ashley M. Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei joined the cast during the sixth episode, which also included the arrival of American TV personality Tiffany Pollard as the ex-girlfriend of David. Itay was also sent home during this episode following a twist giving Sophie the ultimate power. Former Big Brother housemate Lotan Carter arrived during episode eight as the ex of Victoria. This episode also included the departures of Charlie and Danni after they were sent packing by the original cast. Another of Lorena's exes, Patrick Hale joined during the ninth episode desperate to win her back, whilst the tenth included Tiffany, Lotan and Victoria all packing their bags and heading home. Calum was forced to pick between two of his exes, Ayesha Reid and Megan Rapley during the eleventh episode. He ultimately chose to send home Ayehsa. Episode twelve featured the arrival of Made in Chelsea cast member Miles Nazaire, as well as David’s ex-girlfriend and former WAGS Miami star Metisha Schaefer who was hell-bent on getting revenge. Patrick was sent packing following a twist in the thirteenth episode, with Lateysha also deciding to return home. Georgia’s former flame Ashley Tyler arrived during this episode as the final ex.

EpisodesNameAge (at start of series)NotabilityExes
15 Ashley McKenzie 30OlympianDanielle Kedward
15 Calum Best 38TV personality, Love Island 2006 winnerAyesha Reid, Marissa Jade, Megan Rapley, Victoria Winterford
15Georgia Harrison24 Love Island starAshley Tyler
15 Joey Essex 29 The Only Way Is Essex starEllie Brown
13 Lateysha Grace 26 The Valleys star
15 Lorena Medina 27ModelItay Ohayon, Patrick Hale
15 Marissa Jade 34 Mob Wives starCalum Best
15Michael Griffiths27 Love Island star
15Ellie Brown21 Love Island starCharlie Brake, Joey Essex
14 David McIntosh 34Media personalityMetisha Schaefer, Tiffany Pollard
8Victoria Winterford26 Celebs Go Dating starCalum Best, Lotan Carter
3Itay Ohayon26ModelLorena Medina
4Danni Kedward29Glamour modelAshley McKenzie
4Charlie Brake24 Love Island starEllie Brown
10 Sophie Kasaei 30 Geordie Shore star
5 Tiffany Pollard 38TV personalityDavid McIntosh
3Lotan Carter30 Big Brother starVictoria Winterford
6Patrick Hale20Model and SingerLorena Medina
1Ayesha Reid26Model and SingerCalum Best
5Megan Rapley23ModelCalum Best
4 Miles Nazaire 24 Made in Chelsea star
4Metisha Schaefer35 WAGS Miami starDavid McIntosh
3Ashley Tyler30Georgia Harrison

Duration of cast

Cast membersEpisodes
123456789101112131415
Ashley M
Calum
Georgia
Joey
Lateysha
Lorena
Marissa
Michael
Ellie
David
Victoria
Itay
Danni
Charlie
Sophie
Tiffany
Lotan
Patrick
Ayesha
Megan
Miles
Metisha
Ashley T
Table Key
Key:   = "Cast member" is featured in this episode
Key:   = "Cast member" arrives on the beach
Key:   = "Cast member" has an ex arrive on the beach
Key:   = "Cast member" has two exes arrive on the beach
Key:   = "Cast member" arrives on the beach and has an ex arrive during the same episode
Key:   = "Cast member" leaves the beach
Key:   = "Cast member" has an ex arrive on the beach and leaves during the same episode
Key:   = "Cast member" arrives on the beach and leaves during the same episode
Key:   = "Cast member" features in this episode as a guest
Key:   = "Cast member" does not feature in this episode

Episodes

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateDurationUK viewers [8]
11"Love at First Sight"21 January 2020 (21 January 2020)90 minutes280,000
22"Breaking Point"28 January 2020 (28 January 2020)60 minutes348,000
33"Will You Be My Girlfriend?"4 February 2020 (4 February 2020)60 minutes331,000
44"May The Best Man Win"11 February 2020 (11 February 2020)60 minutes283,000
55"Head To Head"18 February 2020 (18 February 2020)60 minutes232,000
66"A New Celeb's In Toon!"25 February 2020 (25 February 2020)60 minutes338,000
77"The Queen Has Arrived"3 March 2020 (3 March 2020)60 minutes344,000
88"Battle Of The Divas"10 March 2020 (10 March 2020)60 minutes315,000
99"Heartbreak"17 March 2020 (17 March 2020)60 minutes311,000
1010"Double Trouble"24 March 2020 (24 March 2020)60 minutes375,000
1111"Calum's Choice"31 March 2020 (31 March 2020)60 minutes358,000
1212"Miles And The Mob Wife"7 April 2020 (7 April 2020)60 minutes327,000
1313"As One Door Closes Another One Opens"14 April 2020 (14 April 2020)60 minutes344,000
1414"The Mob Wife Goes In"21 April 2020 (21 April 2020)60 minutes365,000
1515"The Finale"28 April 2020 (28 April 2020)60 minutes349,000

Ratings

EpisodeDateMTV weekly rank [9] Total MTV viewers
Episode 121 January 20201280,000
Episode 228 January 20201348,000
Episode 34 February 20201331,000
Episode 411 February 20201283,000
Episode 518 February 20201232,000
Episode 625 February 20201338,000
Episode 73 March 20201344,000
Episode 810 March 20201315,000
Episode 917 March 20201311,000
Episode 1024 March 20201375,000
Episode 1131 March 20202358,000
Episode 127 April 20201327,000
Episode 1314 April 20201344,000
Episode 1421 April 20202365,000
Episode 1528 April 20201349,000
Average viewers1327,000

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