Reality TV King has a new three-word definition: "Montoya, pamper!"

If you've been anywhere near social media in the past two weeks, you'll know that the original drama will radiate the internet this award season isn't from Hollywood, but "Love Tragedy" plays in a clip released on a Spanish reality TV show The island of effect.

Contestant Jose Carlos Montoya watches her girlfriend Anita break down like an uncensored love island when she cheats with another man.

On Temptation Island, the couple are taken to a tropical island, separated and sent to a separate villa filled with attractive singles, ready to test their loyalty. Finally, every step of the other half was recorded.

Montoya's emotions were forced to watch the betrayal's graphics stream in real time until he snatched it away, breaking the rules of all the shows.

He turned a blind eye to the presenter Sandra Barneda ("Montoya, pampered!"), who ravaged the beach, facing the couple, with the Lightning-like stripes across the sky pulled his shorts.

The second clip shows the confrontation that arises: Anita flips the script, shouting out Montoya’s own rash behavior before she falls in tears, begging for forgiveness.

One X user wrote: "This is a movie theater.

"Montoya. Tension...you don't need to speak Spanish to understand, it's crazy."

However, the people behind the Spanish Temptation Island see its success as a shocking value. Executive producer Juanra Gonzalo told me they were happy with the global response of “completely unexpected” and he thought the show’s appeal was its relevance.

"On Love Island, everyone is single. On Temptation Island, there are real couples who put love at risk," he said. "I think (the audience) knows too. These emotions and reactions cannot be faked. .”

"Everyone wants to know what their boyfriend or girlfriend is doing when they are not with them. We can imagine it, but we don't know. Temptation Island makes the audience ask: 'What would I do in this case?'"

The magical component that makes this work is carefully cast. "Montoya and Anita are perfect - they are very emotional and expressive," he said.

Gonzalo calls Montoya a singer who trades with previous TV experiences, and it's a "special person". At the age of 31, he told Casters that he had “never experienced such love before” because he was with Anita every day.

Gonzalo added: "She is a strong woman."

The show’s “real emotion” distinguishes it from competitors like Love Island, Love Is Blind, Love Blind, Love Blind, Love at First Sight and Dating.

Seeing this unrestricted and raw emotion may stand out, UK and US audiences have become accustomed to glossy and stale forms of competitive reality like semi-recorded reality shows like Love Island and Chelsea .

“It’s refreshing to see something so original, almost shocking because it’s something we don’t see in reality TV shows in Britain today,” Helm said.

“We are in some way in the reality TV culture and we want to know ‘if’ if’ if’ if it’s the real real self…or are they following the follower and brand deal?”

With the storyline of construction, commercialization Reality TV gives influential channels Making the existing format feel "predictable" add Hulme.

Audience numbers reflect this.

Love Island is currently airing its All-Star version on ITV2, which began last year. The 2024 final attracted 1.3 million viewers - Sharp drop from six million peaks In its heyday in 2019.

Although the numbers are still solid this season, Even matched BBC Two viewers on release nightNow, the show usually dominates only the non-things channel.

A strange quirk of the Montoya phenomenon is that Spanish shows that are unwatchable in the UK - ironically, it only exacerbates its illegal appeal on social media.

Previous versions in the UK and the US failed to take off, and production company Banijay said it does not intend to play the Spanish version in the UK at present.

After Montoya's collapse caught the attention of Love Island host Maya Jama, she said: "They will never allow it on British TV. ​​for many reasons. But this It's one of the best things I've ever seen."

When asked why, she simply replied: "People complain."

Like the big brother before Love Island has always been Complaint Ofcom.

Fierce confrontation between 2021 Love Islander Faye and Teddy's behavior in Casa Amor (similar to the premise of Temptation Island) 25,000 complaints.

Although Gonzalo's performance caused a shocking reaction, he said it operates within strict boundaries and is suitable for its prime time.

"Not everything we recorded was airing," he said. "We were very careful - we only showed a few seconds of sexual content."

Temptation Island is just the latest news in a series of particularly high octane Spanish dating shows.

Take Falso Amor (or deep false love) as an example. Currently streaming on Netflix, it strengthens the premise of Temptation Island by asking couples to decide whether each other’s videos are real or highly persuasive AI Deepfakes.

So, in Spain, which audiences do the UK audience have different opinions?

When I raised Zara Holland of Love Island Deprived her of the title of Miss England After having sex at the 2016 show, Gonzalo was shocked and welcomed the internet's relaxed reaction to Anita's sexual scene.

"As with other countries, the situation in Spain has evolved from the past - which is positive for our perception of women and sexual behavior," he said.

In the UK, the censorship and awareness of the impact of following reality TV on actors’ mental health has been higher. The deaths of several former contestants.

Given the intensity of Montoya and Anita's experience, he paid tribute to it, he said a group of psychologists monitored the contestants before, during and after the filming.

Montoya received special support after her escape on the beach.

"We made sure he wasn't alone, he had a safe space to handle everything. It was important for us to help him right," he said.

Looking ahead, Netflix will re-release the U.S. version of the show next month.

Gonzalo prepares for the battle. He laughed at the internet’s romping suggestion that the beach scene should win an Oscar, then added: “My team deserves all the awards. Oscars and Bafta!”