BAFTA-NOMINATED reality romp Virgin Island is back for its second series, and this year the learner lovers have a whole new level of help.
BDSM expert Shelby Devlin is on hand to guide the 12 inexperienced adults through their intimacy issues at a retreat on an island in Croatia.
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Virgin Island has recruited BDSM coach Shelby Devlin for the second series Credit: Channel 4 / Rob Parfitt
She will assist existing experts Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman Credit: Channel 4 / Rob Parfitt
The cast for the second season of Virgin Island Credit: Channel 4
Who is Virgin Island new expert Shelby Devlin?
Shelby Devlin, 39, is a trailblazing BDSM coach, advocate, educator and kink expert who joins Virgin Island for its second series.
She is best known for her work with the San Francisco-based Somatica Institute, co-founded by the show’s resident sexologists Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman.
Shelby has built her career around demystifying BDSM and challenging the taboos that surround it.
She is a certified massage therapist and has a master’s degree in Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University.
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Her teaching style focuses on safety, consent and communication.
Shelby will be helping a dozen virgins overcome their intimacy anxiety on the island in Croatia where the second series is set.
She joins for a short stint in the middle of the run, and was surprised by how quickly she “became attached to the participants”.
Shelby said: “I joined mid-shoot for a relatively short window, so relationships had already begun forming.
“But from my very first workshop, I felt an immediate connection to both the individual participants and to the group dynamic as a whole.
“It felt like falling in love at first sight.”
When is Virgin Island on?
The second season of Virgin Island launches at 9pm on Channel 4 on Monday, April 27, 2026.
Executive Producer Tom Garland said this year’s series is going to another level with the participants.
He explained: “We wanted to keep some of the old classics like the dating phase, the body phase. These were things that are really important to people.
“They’re things that maybe they have gaps in their knowledge and it was important for us to keep those classics.
“But also I think there was definitely an opportunity to explore turn-ons a little bit more. That’s all to do with turn-ons.
“Technique I think was something that resonated a lot with the group and the audience as well.
“And just dipping our toe into the kink world and play time.
“And sort of trying to stop it being scary and actually making it something that is a little bit more accessible.”
Here’s the full schedule for the eight-part series:
Episode 1 – Monday, April 27 at 9pm
Episode 2 – Tuesday, April 28 at 9pm
Episode 3 – Monday, May 4 at 9pm
Episode 4 – Tuesday, May 5 at 9pm
Episode 5 – Monday, May 11 at 9pm
Episode 6 – Tuesday, May 12 at 9pm
Episode 7 – Monday, May 18 at 9pm
Episode 8 – Monday, May 18 at 10pm
The last two instalments of series 2 are broadcast one after the other in a double bill.
Episodes are also available on the Channel 4 streaming platform after broadcast.
