Naked Attraction Audition Process Revealed by Former Contestant

Getting on a reality dating show usually means a casting call, a few nerves, and maybe a personality quiz. Getting on Naked Attraction apparently meant all of that plus taking your clothes off well before the cameras were rolling on a real episode. Former contestant Chrissie Wunna, who appeared on the Channel 4 show in 2023, has laid out exactly what the naked attraction audition process involved, and it’s a lot more thorough than most viewers probably assumed.

What Happens Before You Ever Reach the Pods

The naked attraction audition process didn’t start with nudity at all — it started with a series of long phone calls. Wunna, 45, from Doncaster, told Reach that producers spent roughly an hour per call working through what she was looking for in a partner, physically and otherwise, before trying to line her up with a compatible match for the pods. It wasn’t a quick chat — by her account, producers wanted to understand a contestant’s personality in real depth before anyone was matched with potential dates.

Only once those calls were done did things move toward video. A Zoom call followed, partly to see how candidates carried themselves on camera and gauge their comfort levels, and it was at that stage the audition asked contestants to actually get undressed. “It’s the nature of the show,” she said, “and it’s definitely not for the faint-hearted.” According to Wunna, producers needed to confirm a contestant could handle being nude on national television before ever booking them for a real episode — since, unlike most dating formats, there was no way to fake or soften that part once filming started.

Why the Production Team Needed to See It in Advance

It’s a fairly logical requirement once you think about the format itself. Naked Attraction worked by having a “chooser” view six potential partners’ bodies, revealed piece by piece from a set of coloured pods, before eliminating down to a final two who would then see the chooser nude as well. There was no body double, no camera trick, and no easing into it slowly on the day — so producers testing a contestant’s comfort with nudity during the audition made sense as a way of avoiding someone freezing up on set.

Wunna wasn’t shy about the process, joking that she “just whipped my clothes off” without much hesitation. Not every applicant handled it the same way, presumably, which is likely part of why the audition stage existed in the first place — filtering out anyone who could talk about being comfortable on the show but wasn’t actually ready to follow through.

Her Praise for Host Anna Richardson

Wunna’s memories of the show weren’t limited to the audition process. She had warm words for host Anna Richardson, calling her one of the smartest and calmest people she’d met, with a sharp sense of humour that helped put contestants at ease. Richardson hosted every series of the show from its 2016 debut through to its final episode, and reportedly told Wunna she looked “absolutely incredible” as she made her final decision on the episode, ultimately picking a date named Jason over another contestant, Ion. That connection didn’t last, and Wunna later caught up with Ion for drinks instead — a small twist that’s fairly common among the show’s alumni, several of whom have spoken about matches not working out the way the cameras suggested they might.

A Format Built Entirely Around Physical Attraction

Naked Attraction ran on Channel 4 from July 2016 until March 2024, spanning seven series and roughly 65 episodes, plus a handful of spin-off specials. Its premise stripped modern dating down to the most literal version of “what you see is what you get” — no photos, no filtered profiles, just a chooser judging naked bodies before ever hearing a contestant’s voice. That format made it one of the most talked-about — and most complained-about — shows Channel 4 has aired, drawing hundreds of Ofcom complaints over the years while also being credited by producers with opening up frank conversations about body image and confidence.

The audition process Wunna described lines up with that reputation. A show built entirely on nudity and physical honesty needed a vetting process that matched, which is presumably why simply saying you’re comfortable on camera wasn’t enough — producers wanted to see it for themselves before committing a contestant to a broadcast episode.

That scrutiny cut both ways, though. Ofcom complaints piled up over the years, particularly around specific episodes that pushed the boundaries of what daytime and primetime broadcast standards typically allow, and Channel 4’s own executives spent a fair amount of time publicly defending the format rather than quietly letting it fade out. Producers consistently argued the show did more good than harm by normalising a wide range of body types on mainstream television, at a time when most dating formats still leaned heavily on filtered photos and curated profiles. Whether that argument fully satisfied critics is debatable, but it’s part of why the show became a genuine talking point rather than just another late-night dating format that came and went without much comment.

Life After the Pods

Appearing on Naked Attraction clearly wasn’t the end of Wunna’s time in front of a camera. She’s built a substantial acting career since, racking up around 50 credits including the 2026 films Dinosaur Hunt and Voidance, alongside regular TV appearances and ongoing content creation work. It’s a career arc that’s become fairly common among the show’s more memorable alumni — a handful of episodes on a format built around total physical exposure, followed by years of steadier, more conventional screen work once the initial wave of attention settled down.

For a show that ended production in 2024, its cast members turning up years later with new projects and fresh anecdotes about the audition process is a reminder of just how much attention Naked Attraction still draws, even well after its final episode aired. Interviews like Wunna’s tend to resurface periodically, often picked up by outlets looking back at the show’s stranger production details now that there’s some distance from its original broadcast run.

Whether or not future dating formats ever try to replicate that level of upfront honesty, Wunna’s account offers a rare, detailed look at what actually went on behind the scenes before contestants ever stepped into a pod — proof that even a show built on total exposure had a fairly involved process for getting there.