TV SERIES · 2016– · UK
Naked Attraction
15 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
15 Interesting Facts About Naked Attraction
Interesting Facts (12)
- #001
The near-total absence of pubic hair on almost all the women taking part (and most of the men) prompted a great deal of comment from online viewers. Comedian Robert Webb said: "Last night my wife and I watched Naked Attraction and concluded that we are the only people in Britain who have pubes but no tattoos. Or we're just old."
- #002
In an interview with the Daily Star, picker Tracy Kiss explained that the temperature in the studio was "very cold" to prevent the naked men from getting erections. She said she asked: "'Can't we see them with erections so I know what I'm dealing with?' and they told me they weren't allowed."
- #003
One male contestant said that when the cameras were off, the men shook themselves to make their penises look bigger.
- #004
Contestant Matty Roche, a former stripper, admitted he had received mixed reactions from friends and family since appearing on the show and had got dozens of comments online since he came out — but he added that his parents were "quite disappointed" in him.
- #005
Tracy Kiss warned her mother and family members over 40 not to watch her appearance on the show. She said: "I told her not to watch it because I said, 'I went cock hunting, so you probably won't want to watch this, Mum!'".
- #006
Since, according to another Channel 4 series, Embarrassing Bodies (2008), the average length of a flaccid penis is only three and a half inches, many of the men chosen to appear on the show had an above-average penis.
- #007
Anna Richardson said that when the cameras were not running, everyone tried to make themselves look bigger. Male and female contestants frequently argued about the studio temperature. Richardson said: "The men always want the studio to be hot, they're always fiddling and touching, so all the girls always have to say, 'look, the guy in the red box, leave it alone!' Whereas the girls want the studio to be freezing because of course they want their boobs to look their best."
- #008
Contestants were paid nothing, since it was all shown on national television. Only those who were on standby and did not have to strip received £75 for being at the studios.
- #009
In an interview released on The Mile High Club podcast in December 2022, a naked female contestant said she was disgusted when picker contestant Glyn, a 60-year-old entertainer, put squirty cream in his belly button, wedged a strawberry into it and ate it without her consent. She said it was disgusting because belly buttons are "like bumholes."
- #010
The show received thousands of contestant applications for every series.
- #011
The 47-minute opening episode of the first series contained 96 vulva shots and 282 penis shots. The opening of the second series had 363 vulva shots, more than 166 penis shots.
- #012
Although Channel 4 stopped making the show in 2024, it continued repeating the episodes on E4.
Behind the Scenes (1)
- #013
To make sure the pickers and their potential dates did not run into each other before and between each episode's filming, contestants were accompanied behind the scenes by members of the production crew. Some contestants chose to wear robes while others walked around naked, so production members were usually the same sex as the contestant.
Characters & Cast (2)
- #014
Because stripping naked on national TV carries the risk of people commenting online about your body, contestants had to undergo a psychological test during auditions to make sure they could handle the response that would follow.
- #015
Contestant Millie Norris said that when she attended the audition she was asked to strip naked. She said she had not expected it but was happy to do it because she was not shy. She then answered a male producer's questions naked for an hour while being recorded by a cameraman. In the end, she said, she was asked whether she had any "special talents"; when the producer asked what those meant, she said she could do a handstand naked in front of many people.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
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