After the mayhem that was Season 1 of Netflix's Too Hot to Handle, Season 2 is finally rolling around on June 23, featuring new contestants and a luxurious new villa, where a whole lot more tension is bound to ensue.
In the eight-episode series, 10 attractive, sexually active singles are recruited from around the world and taken to paradise for what they believe will be the vacation of their lives. They are instead unknowingly embarking on a four-week challenge to remain fully abstinent with one another (and with themselves) for a portion of the $100,000 prize that awaits them on the other side. Contestants are under constant surveillance, and each time one is caught breaking the rules, money gets docked from the prize.
Yesterday, self-proclaimed "queen of real estate" Christine Quinn revealed an extensive tour of the upcoming season's new villa, in the Turtle Tail peninsula, in which the contestants will be residing—abstinently!—for an entire month. In what Quinn describes as “a beauty spot perfect for long periods of reflection, abstinence, and talking to an AI-programmed robot,” the contestants will get to enjoy each other's personalities across the “100 percent Christina Quinn–approved” villa’s five bedrooms, movie theater, tennis court, and in-house private chef. Ooh la la.
In the meantime, we've rounded up the new contestants and all the chaotic energy they plan to bring. Read on for a rundown of the upcoming season's fun new stars.
Cam Holmes
Cam Holmes is a 24-year-old model and personal trainer from Newport, South Wales. A self-confessed nerd and fan of the Lord of the Rings, he has a special talent for Gollum impressions and a soft spot for elf-based role-play. He also has commitment issues with women.
Carly Lawrence
Twenty-four-year-old Toronto model and former competitive dancer Carly Lawrence is a self-proclaimed “man-eater” who hates to be told what to do. She parties hard with no intentions of settling down, which may prove difficult in light of this upcoming challenge.
Nathan Webb
Former Brit and current Texan Nathan Webb is a stripper with unhealed wounds from past heartbreak—now, he is a womanizer. While his passions currently consist of country music and getting the ladies, a month-long cleanse may bring him back to his old aspirations of love.
Chase Demoor
“Tall, dark, and handsome” Chase Demoor is a professional American football player from Arizona. He allegedly possesses a sex drive at a “100 out of 10.”
Emily Faye Miller
Multilingual London-based model Emily Faye Miller is the “life and soul” of any party, and she always gets what she wants. Naturally, she's also a heartbreaker with the men—though this season's imposed abstinence may just bring out her softer side.
Kayla Jean
Twenty-six-year-old Florida bartender and model Kayla Jean has apparently never once been rejected and feels most in her element at the beach. A lover of bad boys, she's also endured a strict upbringing that's unleashed her inner wild child. Only this season will reveal whether she'll fall back in line with the rules.
Larissa Townson
Twenty-eight-year-old lawyer Larissa Townson of Auckland, New Zealand, is known to friends as Tinkerbell, because she's a lover of attention, and especially attention from men. She enjoys having options when it comes to a good time, though may struggle to reckon with a lack options at all.
Marvin Anthony
Twenty-six-year-old Marvin Anthony is Parisian model, influencer and former basketball player, as well as finance bro with a master's degree. He obviously has it all going for him, so is naturally also a catch with the ladies. He doesn't mind being picky, but who's to say where those standards will be when already surrounded by so much of a good thing.
Melinda Melrose
Twenty-eight-year-old New York model Melinda Melrose loves to stand out from the crowd—she's managed to grab the most attention despite growing up with 15 other siblings. She enjoys pursuing men like a "predator on the hunt," and doesn't intend on suppressing these impulses anytime soon.
Peter Vigilante
Twenty-one-year-old personal trainer and TikTok influencer Peter Vigilante boasts up to 200 DMs per day from his admirers. A Staten Island heartthrob, he's a family man with a close relationship to his mother and holds a passion for astrology—admittedly, he never saw a sex ban written in the stars.