{"id":10597,"date":"2019-06-10T18:08:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=50170"},"modified":"2019-06-10T18:08:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:08:38","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-the-1900-island-the-davies-the-powers-and-the-barkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/06\/10\/meet-the-cast-of-the-1900-island-the-davies-the-powers-and-the-barkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of The 1900 Island &#8211; The Davies, the Powers and the Barkers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/tag\/the-1900-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The 1900 Island<\/span><\/a> is hitting our screens tonight (Monday, June 10th)!<\/p>\n<p>After the new series aired on BBC Wales earlier this year, it was met with great success and so will be airing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/bbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BBC Two.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So who are the families taking part in this experiment and what is the show all about?<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find out everything you need to know about The 1900 Island cast, where they are now and more!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/bbc\/all-the-best-recipes-from-eat-well-for-less-2019-the-complete-guide-to-better-cooking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Best recipes from Eat Well For Less? 2019<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/how-to-get-tickets-for-the-love-island-2019-final-theyre-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How to get tickets to the Love Island final &#8211; they&#8217;re free!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/where-is-love-island-aftersun-filmed-it-might-not-be-located-where-you-think\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where is Love Island: Aftersun filmed?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What is The 1900 Island about?<\/h3>\n<p>The 1900 Island sees four families swap regular 21st-century life for a life one hundred years ago, living in a remote fishing village called Llanddwyn off the coast of Anglesey, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>They will face extreme weather conditions, no power and take on a challenge which is almost as tough as Bear Grylls&#8217; The Island!<\/p>\n<p>But who is taking part in this experiment?<\/p>\n<h3>Meet the families&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h4>The Davies<\/h4>\n<p>The Liverpudlian family includes 39-year-old mum Natalie and her 40-year-old husband Gavin.\u00a0They have five kids called Ruby, Lily, Jude, Evan and Arlo.<\/p>\n<p>The Davies family have documented their time on the show and after, what has stuck with them and so on, on their family Instagram account\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedaviesfamily1900island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>@thedaviesfamily1900island.<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also post all their updates on their family Twitter account\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davies_1900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@davies_1900.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bw1rMGbj2I9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Now looking forward to hitting #newborough #llanddwyn #anglesey for the special preview screening tomorrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedaviesfamily1900island\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> The Davies Family 1900 Island<\/a> (@thedaviesfamily1900island) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-04-29T12:00:18+00:00\">Apr 29, 2019 at 5:00am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Kate and Arwel<\/h4>\n<p>Kate Evans (38) and partner Arwel John (34) are from Swansea and the youngest couple taking part in the show.<\/p>\n<p>Kate is a Geography lecturer at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/dges\/staff-profiles\/listing\/profile\/kre2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Aberystwyth University<\/span><\/a>, whereas Arwel works as a blacksmith.<\/p>\n<p>About the experience, Arwel said, &#8221; I wasn\u2019t daunted at the prospect of living simply. The boredom was the biggest challenge for me&#8221; whereas Kate said, &#8220;the rigidity of the gender and social roles were a big challenge for me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h4>The Barkers<\/h4>\n<p>The eldest of all contestants are 70-year-old Clive and his wife 68-year-old Cheryl, who are from Kent, England.<\/p>\n<p>As Clive was a retired fisherman and both had knowledge of foraging, they proved valuable assets on the programme.<\/p>\n<p>We found Cheryl on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cheryl.barker123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>@cheryl.barker123<\/em><\/span>!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The Powers<\/h4>\n<p>The Powers as a Welsh-speaking family of five from Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>The family is headed up by mum Lydia (40) who is an accountant and dad Gareth (36) who is a church leader and sports development officer for\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/about\/sport\/sportcardiff\/Pages\/Meet-the-Team.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff Metropolitan University.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/itv\/what-happened-to-the-durrells-after-corfu-did-the-family-survive-world-war-two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What happened to The Durrells after Corfu?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/who-plays-ed-bailey-on-coronation-street-actors-name-social-media-previous-roles-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Who plays Ed Bailey on Coronation Street?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/shows\/dating\/love-island\/love-island-2019-is-that-iain-stirling-in-the-uber-eats-advert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Yes, that&#8217;s Iain Stirling in the Uber Eats ad!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH THE 1900 ISLAND ON\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BBC TWO.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oFmUWZkP6a\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/why-fans-are-desperate-for-yewande-and-michael-to-couple-up-win-the-show-and-have-babies\">Why fans are desperate for Yewande and Michael to couple up, win the show and have babies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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