Celebrity Big Brother’s Lauren Harries will be the first celebrity to appear on ‘Naked Attraction’ and will reveal all as one of the six single contestants.
The transgender personality – who participated in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2013 and came third – is joining the Channel 4 show as one of the naked singletons looking for love but producers are keeping the exact details of her appearance a “surprise”.
A TV insider said:
“Given the format of ‘Naked Attraction’, we aren’t going to say which episode she will be appearing on as we want to maintain the surprise.”
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The 41 year old’s naked body will be slowly revealed from behind a screen and a lucky picker will then get to choose if they want to take her on a date.
The insider added to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column:
“Lauren isn’t the first trans contestant on the show but she’s definitely the first celebrity that’s been on.
“And she makes a big impression during her upcoming episode – in fact it’s probably one of the best ‘Naked Attractions’ ever.”
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‘Naked Attraction’ – which was praised for breaking barriers after including two transgender contestants in 2017 – will return to TV on August 21.
Meanwhile Lauren previously revealed she was raped just “weeks” after undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2001.
She said:
“It was very traumatic – straight after surgery. I was lonely and I was in a bar and met a nice-looking man who paid me lots of compliments. He said he had heard me on the radio and that I was very brave.
“He introduced me to his wife. I thought they were just fans. I ended up drinking with them – I was lonely and vulnerable. At the end of the evening, the man took me back to my hotel and raped me. I never reported it to the police – I never thought it would do any good. I suppose I thought they might think I had asked for it.
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“Admittedly, I did not always make the best choices after my transition. I went out on my own to test myself and at times it was quite brutal. But it made me realise that I should concentrate on my career and not be out searching for Mr Right.”