“The View”'s Sunny Hostin thinks Real Housewives are the only 'celebrities' who'd appear on “Naked Attraction”
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Sunny Hostin, who famously learned that gay people can allegedly smell other gay people from the full-frontal dating show Naked Attraction, wants to host an American version of the controversial British series — and revealed which brand of star she thinks would appear on a celebrity-studded season of it.
The longtime View cohost and Summer on Sag Harbor author revealed that she's ready for her next gig: inspecting nude bodies alongside potential couples who choose mates while examining their genitals without seeing their faces.
"Do you know how many people now on staff have seen 'elephant man' and are watching it?" Hostin said on Tuesday's episode of The View's Behind the Table podcast, referencing a memorable Naked Attraction contestant who has a tattoo of elephant ears around his penis.
When executive producer Brian Teta told her that a potential American edition of the show was in the works, Hostin jumped at the thought of being involved.
"I want to host a U.S. version of it," she said, later exclaiming, "I'm calling my agent immediately!"
Though Teta spoke about the possible spinoff as if it were a done deal, nothing official has been announced about an American iteration, though executive producer Darrell Olsen recently told The Hollywood Reporter that he envisioned making the jump stateside with a star-studded season.
"I don't know that they'll get celebrities," Hostin said. "Maybe like a Housewife, or one of those?"
Hostin ended the podcast segment stressing just how much she wants the Naked Attraction gig.
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"I want to host that show. I do. I want to host that show," she said. "It's something like I've never seen before, and I can't stop watching."
Hostin and the other View ladies discussed the show in September, with Hostin admitting that she and her husband Manny binge-watched it shortly after it premiered its backlog of episodes on Max.
The series has generated both praise and pushback, with some viewers labeling it a shallow showcase of stereotypically desirable bodies.
"What it proves is that every person is different, and not just facially," Olsen told THR. "We've all got different genitals. We've all got different big toes. It's amazing. So there's no reason to feel bad about yourself, and it's empowering to see we're all different. But also, we don't play into the stereotypes."
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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