, ▁which ▁matches ▁up ▁heter osex ual ▁contest ants ▁who ▁are ▁n ude ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁A ▁so ber ing ▁cave at ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁television ▁and ▁rom ance ▁in ▁combination ▁came ▁when ▁a ▁popular ▁d ating ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁talk ▁show , ▁inv iting ▁secret ▁adm ir ers ▁to ▁meet ▁on ▁the ▁stage , ▁back f ired ▁on ▁The ▁Jen ny ▁Jones ▁Show . ▁The ▁adm ir er ▁was ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁friend ▁of ▁a ▁heter osex ual ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁so ▁out rag ed ▁after ▁the ▁tap ing ▁that ▁he ▁later ▁murder ed ▁the ▁adm ir er . ▁The ▁secret ▁adm ir er ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁talk ▁show ▁has ▁remained ▁popular , ▁it ▁continued ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁Op rah , ▁but ▁with ▁less ▁em otion ally ▁loaded ▁surpr ises , ▁and ▁much ▁more ▁careful ▁checking ▁of ▁the ▁guests ' ▁background s ▁and ▁att itudes ; ▁occas ional ▁episodes ▁of ▁Ma ury ▁combine ▁this ▁format , ▁though ▁not ▁always ▁in ▁a ▁direct ▁manner , ▁with ▁reve als ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁class m ates ▁who ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁un att ract ive ▁as ▁te en agers ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁their ▁former ▁school ▁friends ▁or ▁tor ment ors ▁as ▁adult s , ▁after ▁changing ▁their ▁image ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁phys ically ▁attract ive . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁L GB T Q ▁d ating ▁reality ▁shows ▁also ▁sp ik ed ▁in ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s .