As everyone knows, most British men are painfully reserved individuals who would rather do literally anything other than discuss their own emotions. Or so the exec producer of “ Love is Blind U.K.
” feared before the contestants of the new British edition of Netflix ’s hit dating show were sent into their pods to find a potential partner. “What’s fantastic about the U.S.
show is how people are so effusive and are very clear about how they feel are so article,” explains Nazleen Karim, a reality TV vet who has worked across shows such as “Big Brother” and “Made in Chelsea.” “And we thought, gosh, there’s this stereotype of the British stiff upper lip. Will that be the case or will we defy the stereotype?” Much to their surprise, they did.
Within just a few minutes of watching Love is Blind U.K. it’s quite clear that each one of British singletons has absolutely no issue letting it all out when it comes to their emotions (while talking to a potential spouse that they can’t actually see, of course).
“We went into the pods thinking, can we pull this off? Will we be able to do this? And then there was this magic, and it just happened after day one and people were opening up within the first 10 minutes. And we were thinking, what is this magic formula about the pods?” For Karim, the pods — little more than a series of small, cosy rooms kitted out with a coach, a rug and a blue wall shared with another pod — offer just the right “inviting, comf.