Our Love Island

- Judy Ewens

Following in the footsteps of Pauline Collins in the hit 1989 movie Shirley Valentine, eight female celebrities, all in their 40s, 50s and 60s, are heading to sunny Greece in a bid to rediscover themselves in ITV’s new series Our Shirley Valentine Summer.

Made by the team behind The Real Marigold Hotel, the four-part series captures that show’s feelgood spirit with a touch of Love Island thrown in as the ladies share a villa on the Greek island of Naxos for three and a half weeks.

All the women are single and have been through the break up of a long-term relationship or marriage and are at the point in their lives where they want to experience a fresh adventure, learn a new skill and maybe even find romance.

The group includes Aggie MacKenzie, 62, the former presenter of How Clean Is Your House?, and Ingrid Tarrant, 63, TV personality and ex-wife of Chris Tarrant. Here, in an exclusive interview, the pair tell TV Times about their Greek odyssey…

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