| Bobby I Love You, Purrr | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Production location | Miami |
| Running time | 45–47 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zeus Network |
| Release | August 21 – November 28, 2022 |
Bobby I Love You, Purrr is a reality television LGBT dating show, starring Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Bobby Lytes and viral video personality Rolling Ray.[1] Lytes and Ray serve as the show's executive producers, along with Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Jason Lee. The show premiered on August 21, 2022 on Zeus Network.
Development
Bobby Nico Wade, known professionally as Bobby Lytes, is a rapper and the cousin of Trina. He is openly gay. He first came into prominence as a cast member of Love & Hip Hop: Miami.[2] Wheelchair user, Raymond Harper, nicknamed "Rolling Ray", first garnered attention online for his appearances on the Catfish spin-off Catfish: Trolls and Divorce Court.[3][4]
Ray and Lytes feuded online, leading to a confrontation which aired as a two-part episode of The Conversation on November 7 and November 14, 2021.[5][6] On May 17, 2022, Zeus Network announced that the two would reunite for a dating show, in which Ray would help Lytes find love.[7]
Contestants
15 men compete for Bobby's affections,[8] most notably professional basketball player Grandy Glaze,[9] Bahamian track-and-field athlete Jameson Strachan and André Marhold, professional basketball player and ex-boyfriend of Jeffree Star.
| Contestant | Nickname | Age | Outcome | Final Ep. # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Strachan | Island Boi | 34 | Winner | 11 |
| André Marhold | ReRun | 31 | Runner-up | |
| Grandy Glaze | Hercules | 30 | Eliminated during 7th elimination ceremony | 10 |
| Earl "Cash" Roberts | Go Hard | 29 | ||
| Bakari Kyle | Ding-a-Ling | 27 | Walked before 7th elimination ceremony | 9 |
| Mikey Bursese | Crouton | 26 | Eliminated during 6th elimination ceremony | 8 |
| Perry Lambert | Big Burr | 36 | Eliminated during 5th elimination ceremony | 7 |
| Ike Chatman | Trackz | 33 | ||
| Terrall "Rell" Walker | Savage | 27 | Eliminated during 4th elimination ceremony | 6 |
| Zacharyah Pittman | Soul | 28 | ||
| Christopher "Krush" Reyes | Kolgate | 30 | Eliminated during 3rd elimination ceremony | 5 |
| Tony Perez[10] | Hot Wheelz | 31 | ||
| Cameron Greer | Miss Mamas | 29 | Eliminated during 2nd elimination ceremony | 4 |
| Alexander Mason | TBD | 28 | ||
| Dimitri Costas | — | 25 | Walked before 1st elimination ceremony | 3 |
Call-out order
| Color key |
Contestant wins competition |
Contestant is the runner-up |
Contestant is in the bottom 2 of the elimination ceremony |
Contestant is eliminated from the competition |
Contestant quits the competition |
| Order | Elimination ceremony[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1 | Hercules | Island Boi | Trackz | ReRun | Island Boi | Island Boi | ||||
| 2 | Trackz | Crouton | Soul | Big Burr | Ding-a-Ling | ReRun | ReRun | |||
| 3 | Big Burr | Crouton | Hercules | Go Hard | Hercules | — | ||||
| 4 | Kolgate | Ding-a-Ling | Island Boi | Hercules | Go Hard | — | ||||
| 5 | Ding-a-Ling | Trackz | Go Hard | Hercules | Crouton | Ding-a-Ling | Ding-a-Ling | — | ||
| 6 | Go Hard | ReRun | Go Hard | Go Hard[lower-alpha 2] | Crouton | — | ||||
| 7 | Soul | Go Hard | Hercules | ReRun | Big Burr | — | ||||
| 8 | Crouton | Savage | Island Boi | Trackz | — | |||||
| 9 | Miss Mamas | Soul | Crouton | Savage | — | |||||
| 10 | Savage | Island Boi[lower-alpha 2] | Trackz | Soul | — | |||||
| 11 | ReRun | Kolgate | Kolgate | — | ||||||
| 12 | Hot Wheelz | Hot Wheelz[lower-alpha 2] | Hot Wheelz | — | ||||||
| 13 | TBD | Miss Mamas | — | |||||||
| 14 | Island Boi[lower-alpha 2] | TBD | — | |||||||
| 15 | Dimitri | — | ||||||||
Note:
- ↑ The first elimination ceremony begins in episode 3 and concludes in episode 4. Subsequent episodes always end in an elimination ceremony (eg second elimination ceremony shown in episode 4, third ceremony shown in episode 5 etc.).
- 1 2 3 4 Contestant is initially eliminated before Bobby changes his mind and lets him stay in competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to Miami" | August 21, 2022 | |
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The boys arrive to the mansion to compete for Bobby's love, and immediately break out into a brawl on the front steps. Jason surprises Bobby by inviting Bobby's old flame, André. guest stars: Jason Lee | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Don't Fall for It, Bobby – Part 1" | August 28, 2022 | |
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Chaos ensues as the fights between the boys continue into the night and over the next day. guest stars: Jason Lee | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Don't Fall for It, Bobby – Part 2" | September 4, 2022 | |
| After getting ganged up on by the entire house, Dimitri quits the show. Rolling Ray and Hot Wheelz get into an altercation in their wheelchairs. Once everything claims down, the boys get their nicknames. At the first elimination ceremony, Bobby exposes Island Boi for hooking up with Hot Wheelz' handler. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "I Can't Swim" | September 11, 2022 | |
| The boys do a pool challenge, but not all of them can swim. At the second elimination ceremony, TBD and Miss Mamas are eliminated. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "It Better Give Seduction" | September 18, 2022 | |
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The boys do a pole-dancing challenge, where Bobby gets blackout drunk and unleashes on Hot Wheelz for not keeping his handler in check. At the third elimination ceremony, Hot Wheelz and Kolgate are eliminated. guest stars: Joseline Hernandez | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Call Her Now" | September 25, 2022 | |
| Bobby goes through each of the boys' phones, but not all of them want to share their secrets. At the fourth elimination ceremony, Soul and Savage are eliminated. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Stay Soft" | October 2, 2022 | |
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The boys do a boxing challenge, but Bobby is disappointed when some of them don't give it their all. At the fifth elimination ceremony, Big Burr and Trackz are eliminated. guest stars: Safaree Samuels, Natalie Nunn | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Tastes Like You" | October 9, 2022 | |
| Bobby tricks the boys into going on a date with Rolling Ray. At the sixth elimination ceremony, Crouton is eliminated. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Why Should I Pick You?" | October 16, 2022 | |
| Ding-a-Ling is forced to quit the show after he falls ill and is hospitalised. Bobby goes on one-and-one dates with the four remaining boys. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "And Then There Were Two" | October 23, 2022 | |
| At the seventh elimination ceremony, Go Hard and Hercules are eliminated. Bobby goes on his final dates with Island Boi and ReRun before making his decision. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "This Is Closure" | October 30, 2022 | |
| Bobby has one last sit-down with the top 2. Ultimately, he chooses Island Boi over ReRun. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Reunion – Part 1" | November 13, 2022 | |
| 13 | 13 | "The Reunion – Part 2" | November 20, 2022 | |
| 14 | 14 | "The Reunion – Part 3" | November 28, 2022 | |
References
- ↑ "Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Lytes, Camera, Action! An Exclusive With 'Love & Hip Hop: Miami's' Bobby Lytes".
- ↑ Byrd, Petri Hawkins; Bond, Markita (October 19, 2018). "Bonding With Byrd: Episode 65". YouTube. United States. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Divorce Court, you won't believe what you're watching is real". 99.9KTDY. 2021-06-21.
- ↑ Anderson-Niles, Amanda (October 19, 2021). "Amid the Backlash, Bobby Lytes Defends Messy Face-Off with Rolling Ray on 'The Conversation'". Urban Belle Magazine.
- ↑ @iamcardib (October 18, 2021). "Why they fighting I like both of them ☹️☹️☹️……..still gone watch it tho" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray | TEASER | ZEUS" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Meet the Men Competing on the 'Bobby I Love You, Purr' Gay Dating Show". www.out.com. August 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Glaze starts professional career, drafted in the NBA D-League". Grand Canyon Antelopes. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Man left paralyzed after being shot during drive-by pleads for help in finding suspect". ABC13 Houston. September 1, 2021.