Love is in the air on the Virgin Radio Pridecast!

Virgin Radio

11 Feb 2022, 14:11

To coincide with Valentine’s Day 2022, Alex Milsom and Shivani Dave are delving into all things queer dating and relationships with a special episode of the Virgin Radio Pridecast. 

In this Valentine’s Day special, you’ll hear from actress Kate Holderness and her girlfriend, Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts on the rise of dating apps in the queer community, as well as Kate’s rather interesting use of online forums to date before the apps existed!

You’ll also hear from trans activist and author Juno Dawson on how shame from childhood affects dating, as well as writer Lewis Oakley on whether there are differences in dating between heterosexual and queer couples, as well as the dreaded question of who pays at the end of the date!

Plus, Shivani and Alex will be sharing their own experiences of dating as members of the LGBTQ+ community with Celebs Go Dating’s very own Tom Read Wilson who will be popping by for a chat…

Finally, you’ll hear from LGBTQ+ performance poet Sophia Blackwell on gender roles in relationships once the dating stage is over, as well as actor Lord Michael Cashman, who shared the first gay kiss in a UK soap opera in EastEnders in 1987. He shares his takeaways of what the true meaning of love is…

Listen to Episode 14 of the Virgin Radio Pridecast here.

The Virgin Radio Pridecast is a weekly look back through the archives of Virgin Radio Pride, our fabulous three-month pop-up radio station which ran last summer. Each week, Alex Milsom and Shivani Dave re-live some of the best moments, as well as attempting to continue the great conversations that Virgin Radio Pride started last summer. There are entertaining guests, jaw-dropping stories, and of course loads of the laugh out loud moments and insightful, important discussions which made Virgin Radio Pride so special...