22 April 2024 – Charley Marlowe has been announced as the voice of BBC Three series, I Kissed a Girl.

Charley is a Liverpudlian LGBTQ+ presenter and comedian best known from TikTok for her hilarious, down to earth personality and comedic presenting style.

Set to return to our screens this May, I Kissed a Girl will see ten singles matched up and meeting for the first time…with a kiss. With gripping love stories, sizzling drama, jaw-dropping outfits, and a shiny new Italian Masseria, this is one party you don’t want to miss.

It’s loud, it’s proud, and it all starts with a kiss.

Episodes one and two of I Kissed a Girl will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer on Sunday 5 May. Episodes will air on BBC Three every Sunday and Monday night at 9pm.

Interview with Charley Marlowe

Charley, tell us about your role as a voiceover artist on the show?

So, funnily enough, the BBC had only one rule about IKAG, and that was to find the sexiest northern lezza they could get to voiceover the show! Bingo, they found Marlowe and hit the jackpot. So my job as voice over is to provide another layer of queerness to the series, so you’re not only watching lesbians, but you’re listening to them as well. Being a voice over artist does make you feel very omniscient on the whole. I see EVERYTHING…not really. But I’d recommend the job to all.

Did you have a great time voicing the series?

Oh I had the most incredible time. This has been a dream job for me. Not only getting to voiceover a show which is something I’ve NEVER done before, but the show being the queerest thing I’ve ever seen…double whammy!!! We would record a couple of episodes at a time so I was drip fed the drama and each week I was absolutely gasping for the next one, the cliff hangers are brilliant. If I’m honest it still hasn’t sunken in that so many people are going to hear my voice…even though it’s nothing different to what I already do really!

How does it feel to be part of this groundbreaking show?

It’s huge!!!! I have had to sit myself down so many times during the recording process to say to myself, you are recording the voiceover for the queerest show EVER !!!! it just doesn’t feel real. I’m such a lucky little lesbian and am so grateful to have this opportunity. It’s also UNREAL to have my loud northern voice blaring throughout the series.

Without giving anything away, what can we expect from the girls?

Snogging! God, they all barely get a word in between all the smooching. Only joking I am (kind of). You can expect to see normal queer girls!!!! Not queer girls who are sexualised, fetishised or romanticised!! Queer girls who don’t know what they want, who want a relationship, who want a fling. Young queer girls who are exploring their sexuality and themselves in a safe environment. Of course, there’s loads of drama and it’s SUCH an unreal watch! But it’s fantastic to see queer girls being themselves without constraints - that’s what you can expect. Christ, how deep!!!

A little birdie told us you're a MEGA Minogue fan. How is Dannii with the girls?

Oh my god I am the BIGGEST Minogue fan!!! I even remember exclaiming that I was NOT gay at my first Kylie concert…yeah right! Dannii and Kylie have created such a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and everyone adores them for it. They are both absolute icons and Miss Minogue put her everything into her looks this series. The girls were obsessed, and so was I!!!! I’m glad my reactions weren’t recorded every time Dannii came on screen, I think you’d have the longest “WOW” compilation you’ve ever heard.

The girls took on a Chemistry Test called Red Flags. Do you have any dating Red Flags to share?

There is such a thing as OVER-communication, ok!! That’s all I’m saying…Also a crush is just a lack of information. I love that saying. Unable to comment on my own red flags as I don’t have any xx

Spill the tea! Can audiences look forward to a bit of drama, or is it all smooth sailing for the girls this season?

Of COURSE there’s gonna be drama!!! As much as we love it when everyone gets along, an argument is always going to hook us in. Which is exactly what this series does. Shock revelations, mass amounts of snogging (which made me realise I’m more of a prude than I thought) and lesbians being lesbians. It’s got it all!!!

What makes I Kissed a Girl so special?

IKAG really is the first of its kind. It gives so many people a safe space where they can see themselves and their community represented onscreen. The good, the bad - the cowboy boots - EVERYTHING. I know I’ve never seen a show with so many queer girlies in and it makes me so so proud that I’ve had a part to play in the whole thing. I didn’t have any shows that catered to me when I was a little lezza, I would just repeatedly watch Moulin Rouge and pretend I was Ewan McGregor…anyway. IKAG shows the reality of being a queer girlie - it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, believe me. And I ADORE the fact that the show is made by so many queer people who are so passionate about intentional queer representation - even the fact that I’ve voiced the show just shows they are bothered and they care!!! That’s exactly what a show as important as I Kissed a Girl deserves.