Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Sex, tears & betrayal... Love Island for over-40s
SEX tales, tears and vagina-shaking meditation... this is what happens as eight ladies descend on a Greek island in Our Shirley Valentine Summer.
Dubbed “Love Island for the over-40s”, it has Melinda Messenger,
Nancy Dell’olio, Sian Lloyd, Annabel Giles, Ninia Benjamin, Lizzie Cundy, Aggie Mckenzie and Ingrid Tarrant exploring new horizons on Naxos.
Nancy says: “Eight women... I think we’re a little bit too much.” She’s not wrong. Here’s what to expect...
Our Shirley Valentine Summer, 9.30pm tonight on ITV From rearing chickens and a goat called Yoghurt to running a pub, the women find themselves all in a fluster on their Greek odyssey.
In one astonishing scene, Annabel, Nancy, Melinda, Ingrid and Ninia end up at a rather intimate meditation retreat on an island known for serenity.
“I’m quite uptight and
I’ve got ADHD and need something to calm me down, otherwise one day I think my head will spin off my shoulders,” says Annabel.
The teacher wants to help them rediscover their sexuality. “What are your wishes?” she whispers. “Imagine this energy as a snake, it’s waking up and climbing up in the bottom of the body. Open, close your beautiful vaginas. Be conscious of it and shake it.”
Ninia laughs: “I knew it was going to be spiritual but I didn’t think I’d ever shake my vagina.” In another moment, Lizzie, Ingrid and Melinda – whose dream is to live off the land – attempt to catch some feisty chickens to bring back to the villa.
And they talk to local matchmaker George in a series of bizarre interviews. Nancy tells him: “The most important thing is to be able to enjoy the same interests.
“If he has a helicopter or private plane even better. I am joking, but I’m serious at the same time.”
Lizzie nabs a date with Greek teacher Yannis, while Sian flirts with local hike guide Chris.
Later in the series, the women run a taverna, shear sheep, and Annabel and Lizzie teach Aggie how to walk like a model.