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| Network: | MTV |
| Num Episodes: | 15 |
| Prev Series: | Series 9 |
| Next Series: | Celebrity Series 2 |
| Season Number: | 1 |
The first Celebrity series of Ex on the Beach and eleventh overall series began airing on 21 January 2020 with a 90-minute special,[1] and concluded on 28 April following fifteen episodes making this the longest series to date.[2] This series is billed as "Celebrity Ex on the Beach" based on the Brazilian version, it features a set of famous cast members. The series was filmed in Marbella.
The series follows the cancellation of the tenth regular series, which was set to air in early 2019, which was cancelled due to the death of cast member Mike Thalassitis.[3] [4] None of the other cast members for the tenth series were announced.[5]
The list of celebrity cast members was released on 9 December 2019.[6] They include four men; Olympic athlete Ashley McKenzie, television personality Calum Best, The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex, and Love Island star Michael Griffiths, and four women; Love Island star Georgia Harrison, The Valleys star Lateysha Grace, playboy model Lorena Medina and Mob Wives star Marissa Jade.[7] It was also announced that the exes joining the series would be celebrities.
All original cast members arrived at the beach during the first episode, which already featured a pair of exes in Calum and Marissa. Ellie Brown, star of the fourth series of Love Island was the first ex to arrive, hoping to rekindle a relationship with her old flame Joey. TV personality David McIntosh debuted during the second episode, joining as a new cast member rather than an ex. The third episode included the arrival of Celebs Go Dating star Victoria Winterford, the ex-girlfriend of Calum, whilst Itay Ohayon arrived as Lorena’s ex-boyfriend in the fourth episode. Episode five featured double trouble as Love Island cast member Charlie Brake showed up to give Ellie some closure, and Danni Kedward came looking for answers from her former flame Ashley M. Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei joined the cast during the sixth episode, which also included the arrival of American TV personality Tiffany Pollard as the ex-girlfriend of David. Itay was also sent home during this episode following a twist giving Sophie the ultimate power. Former Big Brother housemate Lotan Carter arrived during episode eight as the ex of Victoria. This episode also included the departures of Charlie and Danni after they were sent packing by the original cast. Another of Lorena's exes, Patrick Hale joined during the ninth episode desperate to win her back, whilst the tenth included Tiffany, Lotan and Victoria all packing their bags and heading home. Calum was forced to pick between two of his exes, Ayesha Reid and Megan Rapley during the eleventh episode. He ultimately chose to send home Ayehsa. Episode twelve featured the arrival of Made in Chelsea cast member Miles Nazaire, as well as David’s ex-girlfriend and former WAGS Miami star Metisha Schaefer who was hell-bent on getting revenge. Patrick was sent packing following a twist in the thirteenth episode, with Lateysha also deciding to return home. Georgia’s former flame Ashley Tyler arrived during this episode as the final ex.
| Episodes | Name | Age (at start of series) | Notability | Exes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | nowrap | Ashley McKenzie | 30 | Olympian | Danielle Kedward |
| 15 | Calum Best | 38 | TV personality, Love Island 2006 winner | nowrap | Ayesha Reid, Marissa Jade, Megan Rapley, Victoria Winterford |
| 15 | Georgia Harrison | 24 | Love Island star | Ashley Tyler | |
| 15 | Joey Essex | 29 | nowrap | The Only Way Is Essex star | Ellie Brown |
| 13 | Lateysha Grace | 26 | The Valleys star | ||
| 15 | Lorena Medina | 27 | Model | Itay Ohayon, Patrick Hale | |
| 15 | Marissa Jade | 34 | Mob Wives star | Calum Best | |
| 15 | Michael Griffiths | 27 | Love Island star | ||
| 15 | Ellie Brown | 21 | Love Island star | Charlie Brake, Joey Essex | |
| 14 | David McIntosh | 34 | Media personality | Metisha Schaefer, Tiffany Pollard | |
| 8 | nowrap | Victoria Winterford | 26 | Celebs Go Dating star | Calum Best, Lotan Carter |
| 3 | Itay Ohayon | 26 | Model | Lorena Medina | |
| 4 | Danni Kedward | 29 | Glamour model | Ashley McKenzie | |
| 4 | Charlie Brake | 24 | Love Island star | Ellie Brown | |
| 10 | Sophie Kasaei | 30 | Geordie Shore star | ||
| 5 | Tiffany Pollard | 38 | TV personality | David McIntosh | |
| 3 | Lotan Carter | 30 | Big Brother star | Victoria Winterford | |
| 6 | Patrick Hale | 20 | Model and Singer | Lorena Medina | |
| 1 | Ayesha Reid | 26 | Model and Singer | Calum Best | |
| 5 | Megan Rapley | 23 | Model | Calum Best | |
| 4 | Miles Nazaire | 24 | Made in Chelsea star | ||
| 4 | Metisha Schaefer | 35 | WAGS Miami star | David McIntosh | |
| 3 | Ashley Tyler | 30 | Georgia Harrison | ||
See also: List of Ex on the Beach episodes.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Duration | UK viewers[8] |
|---|
| Episode | Date | MTV weekly rank[9] | Total MTV viewers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 21 January 2020 | 1 | 280,000 | ||
| Episode 2 | 28 January 2020 | 1 | 348,000 | ||
| Episode 3 | 4 February 2020 | 1 | 331,000 | ||
| Episode 4 | 11 February 2020 | 1 | 283,000 | ||
| Episode 5 | 18 February 2020 | 1 | 232,000 | ||
| Episode 6 | 25 February 2020 | 1 | 338,000 | ||
| Episode 7 | 3 March 2020 | 1 | 344,000 | ||
| Episode 8 | 10 March 2020 | 1 | 315,000 | ||
| Episode 9 | 17 March 2020 | 1 | 311,000 | ||
| Episode 10 | 24 March 2020 | 1 | 375,000 | ||
| Episode 11 | 31 March 2020 | 2 | 358,000 | ||
| Episode 12 | 7 April 2020 | 1 | 327,000 | ||
| Episode 13 | 14 April 2020 | 1 | 344,000 | ||
| Episode 14 | 21 April 2020 | 2 | 365,000 | ||
| Episode 15 | 28 April 2020 | 1 | 349,000 | ||
| Average viewers | 1 | 327,000 | |||