''Bobby I Love You, Purrr'' is a

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, starring '' Love & Hip Hop: Miami''s

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and

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personality Rolling Ray. Lytes and Ray serve as the show's executive producers, along with '' Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood''s

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. The show premiered on August 21, 2022 on

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Development

Bobby Nico Wade, known professionally as Bobby Lytes, is a rapper and the cousin of

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. He is openly gay. He first came into prominence as a cast member of ''Love & Hip Hop: Miami''. Wheelchair user, Raymond Harper, nicknamed "Rolling Ray", first garnered attention online for his appearances on the ''

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'' spin-off ''Catfish: Trolls'' and ''

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''. Ray and Lytes feuded online, leading to a confrontation which aired as a two-part episode of ''

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'' on November 7 and November 14, 2021. On May 17, 2022, Zeus Network announced that the two would reunite for a dating show, in which Ray would help Lytes find love.

Contestants

15 men compete for Bobby's affections, most notably professional basketball player

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, Bahamian track-and-field athlete Jameson Strachan and André Marhold, professional basketball player and ex-boyfriend of

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Call-out order

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