* Jason L. Tolbert
* Jason L. Tolbert
* Bobby Lytes
* Bobby Lytes
* Rolling Ray
* Rolling Ray
* Jason Lee
* Jason Lee
* Mark Scheibal
* Mark Scheibal
}}
}}
””’Bobby I Love You, Purrr””’ is a [[reality television]] [[LGBT]] [[dating game show|dating show]], starring ”[[Love & Hip Hop: Miami]]”{{‘}}s [[List of Love & Hip Hop: Miami cast members#Original cast members|Bobby Lytes]] and [[viral video]] personality Rolling Ray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_XvQ5BNP8|title=Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray|date=14 August 2022 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Lytes and Ray serve as the show’s executive producers, along with ”[[Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood]]”{{‘}}s [[Jason Lee (host)|Jason Lee]]. The show premiered on August 21, 2022 on [[Zeus Network]].
””’Bobby I Love You, Purrr””’ is a [[reality television]] [[LGBT]] [[dating game show|dating show]], starring ”[[Love & Hip Hop: Miami]]”{{‘}}s [[List of Love & Hip Hop: Miami cast members#Original cast members|Bobby Lytes]] and [[viral video]] personality Rolling Ray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_XvQ5BNP8|title=Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray|date=14 August 2022 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Lytes and Ray serve as the show’s executive producers, along with ”[[Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood]]”{{‘}}s [[Jason Lee (host)|Jason Lee]]. The show premiered on August 21, 2022 on [[Zeus Network]].
==Development==
==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”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfltimes.com/soflo-live/entertainment/lytes-camera-action-an-exclusive-with-love-hip-hop-miamis-bobby-lytes|title=Lytes, Camera, Action! An Exclusive With ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’s’ Bobby Lytes|first=|last=|newspaper=South Florida Times }}</ref> Wheelchair user, Raymond Harper, nicknamed “Rolling Ray”, first garnered attention online for his appearances on the ”[[Catfish: The TV Show|Catfish]]” spin-off ”Catfish: Trolls” and ”[[Divorce Court]]”.<ref name=”Bonding with Byrd Ep 65″>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQc8B_Aj2M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VmQc8B_Aj2M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Bonding With Byrd: Episode 65|access-date=October 19, 2021|work=[[YouTube]]|last1=Byrd|first1=Petri Hawkins|last2=Bond|first2=Markita|date=October 19, 2018|location=United States}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=Divorce Court, you won’t believe what you’re watching is real|url=https://999ktdy.com/divorce-court-you-wont-believe-what-your-watching-is-real/|website=99.9KTDY}}</ref>
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”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfltimes.com/soflo-live/entertainment/lytes-camera-action-an-exclusive-with-love-hip-hop-miamis-bobby-lytes|title=Lytes, Camera, Action! An Exclusive With ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’s’ Bobby Lytes|first=|last=|newspaper=South Florida Times }}</ref> Wheelchair user, Raymond Harper, nicknamed “Rolling Ray”, first garnered attention online for his appearances on the ”[[Catfish: The TV Show|Catfish]]” spin-off ”Catfish: Trolls” and ”[[Divorce Court]]”.<ref name=”Bonding with Byrd Ep 65″>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQc8B_Aj2M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VmQc8B_Aj2M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Bonding With Byrd: Episode 65|access-date=October 19, 2021|work=[[YouTube]]|last1=Byrd|first1=Petri Hawkins|last2=Bond|first2=Markita|date=October 19, 2018|location=United States}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=Divorce Court, you won’t believe what you’re watching is real|url=https://999ktdy.com/divorce-court-you-wont-believe-what-your-watching-is-real/|website=99.9KTDY}}</ref>
Ray and Lytes feuded online, leading to a confrontation which aired as a two-part episode of ”[[The Conversation (TV series)|The Conversation]]” on November 7 and November 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanbellemag.com/2021/10/19/amid-the-backlash-bobby-lytes-defends-messy-face-off-with-rolling-ray-on-the-conversation/|title=Amid the Backlash, Bobby Lytes Defends Messy Face-Off with Rolling Ray on ‘The Conversation’|first=Amanda|last=Anderson-Niles|date=October 19, 2021|website=Urban Belle Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1449920620590813184|user=iamcardib|title=Why they fighting I like both of them ☹️☹️☹️……..still gone watch it tho|date=18 October 2021}}</ref> On May 17, 2022, Zeus Network announced that the two would reunite for a dating show, in which Ray would help Lytes find love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNcX8k-qZ4|title=Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray | TEASER | ZEUS|date=16 May 2022 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
Ray and Lytes feuded online, leading to a confrontation which aired as a two-part episode of ”[[The Conversation (TV series)|The Conversation]]” on November 7 and November 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanbellemag.com/2021/10/19/amid-the-backlash-bobby-lytes-defends-messy-face-off-with-rolling-ray-on-the-conversation/|title=Amid the Backlash, Bobby Lytes Defends Messy Face-Off with Rolling Ray on ‘The Conversation’|first=Amanda|last=Anderson-Niles|date=October 19, 2021|website=Urban Belle Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1449920620590813184|user=iamcardib|title=Why they fighting I like both of them ☹️☹️☹️……..still gone watch it tho|date=18 October 2021}}</ref> On May 17, 2022, Zeus Network announced that the two would reunite for a dating show, in which Ray would help Lytes find love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNcX8k-qZ4|title=Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray | TEASER | ZEUS|date=16 May 2022 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
Reality TV show
| 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 |
| Executive producers |
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| Production location | Miami |
| Running time | 45–47 minutes |
| 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. # |
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| 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
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Contestant wins competition |
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Contestant is the runner-up |
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Contestant is in the bottom 2 of the elimination ceremony |
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Contestant is eliminated from the competition |
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Contestant quits the competition |
| Order | Elimination ceremony[a] | |||||||||
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| 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[b] | 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[b] | Trackz | Soul | — | |||||
| 11 | ReRun | Kolgate | Kolgate | — | ||||||
| 12 | Hot Wheelz | Hot Wheelz[b] | Hot Wheelz | — | ||||||
| 13 | TBD | Miss Mamas | — | |||||||
| 14 | Island Boi[b] | 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.).
- ^ a b c d Contestant is initially eliminated before Bobby changes his mind and lets him stay in competition.
Episodes
References
- ^ “Bobby I Love You, Purrr: Bobby Lytes & Rolling Ray”. August 14, 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ “Lytes, Camera, Action! An Exclusive With ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’s’ Bobby Lytes”. South Florida Times.
- ^ Byrd, Petri Hawkins; Bond, Markita (October 19, 2018). “Bonding With Byrd: Episode 65”. YouTube. United States. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ “Divorce Court, you won’t believe what you’re watching is real”. 99.9KTDY. June 21, 2021.
- ^ 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”. May 16, 2022 – 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. November 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ “Man left paralyzed after being shot during drive-by pleads for help in finding suspect”. ABC13 Houston. September 1, 2021.
