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Wayne Rooney’s former mistress Helen Wood to star in her own show!

Helen Wood, the former hooker who bedded footballer Wayne Rooney, is to star in her own reality TV show, and according to the Sunday Mirror, the show’s being made by The Only Way Is Essex creator Sarah Dillstone.

The paper adds that the show will most likely air on Channel 4.

A source close to the story told the paper, “The project was originally inspired by a website called seekingarrangement.com, which is billed as ‘the premier Sugar Daddy dating site’.

“It provides an opportunity for rich businessmen to offer ‘financial assistance’ to single and attractive girls in exchange for their company.”

The programme is apparently to be based around five girls, one of which will be Helen, who are seeking such arrangements. Read more & comment »

Channel 4 to bring back Shipwrecked for 2011

Channel 4 are reportedly planning a new series of Shipwrecked.

The reality TV show, which aired on the channel’s youth brand T4 from 2000 to 2001 and then from 2006 to 2009, is set to return later this year but will have a slightly different format to previous series’.

It will no longer be Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands, which featured two teams competing with each other for new members, with the largest team winning a cash prize at the end.

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Made In Chelsea coming to Channel 4

Made In Chelsea is a hot new reality drama following the lives and loves of a group of globetrotting twenty-somethings who live in an affluent pocket of South West London and party on the most elite social circuit in the world.

They’re immaculately dressed, fiercely ambitious and party hard – but beyond the posh accents, fast cars and glamorous holidays, life isn’t all champagne and canapés.

Viewers will see the real-life rivalries and relationships that set tongues wagging and phones beeping behind closed doors in some of London’s most exclusive postcodes.

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Katie Piper explores living with disfigurements in Katie: My Beautiful Friends

Katie: My Beautiful FriendsHaving watched the powerful premiere of Katie: My Beautiful Friends on Channel 4 last night – once I’d dried my eyes – I sat down to compose this review.

And what I wanted more than anything was to avoid using clichés that might detract from the true value of this film.

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Channel 4′s new reality TV show to focus on seven dwarves!

After the runaway success that was My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Channel 4 are planning another wacky reality TV show.

Producers have already filmed a show focussing on seven dwarves, who are all living together and performing in a Snow White pantomime.

A source told The Sun: “They were a great bunch of people, with a real sense of fun – but there are lots of tears, tantrums and breakdowns.”

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Channel 5 to launch Reality Show based on My Big Fat Gypsy Weddings?

Channel 5 is considering launching a brand new reality TV show based on members of the travellers communtiy it has been reported today.

The channel say that they were working on the idea before this years surprise hit, ‘Big Fat Gypsy Weddings’ was aired on channel 4.

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Travellers lining up to star in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Channel 4 bosses have revealed that they have been inundated with requests from travellers to star in their second series of ‘Big Fat Gypsy Weddings’.

The show – which follows the lives of gypsies in the run-up to their extravagant wedding days – has been one of the network’s biggest-ever hits, and bosses are already planning a whole host of follow-ups, with youngsters clamouring to take part.

A source said: “It has been a huge topic of conversation and everyone wants to be on it. The girls and boys who have been on it have gained notoriety within their community – a bit like being a local celebrity.”

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Channel 4 axe Famous and Fearless

Channel 4 have reportedly axed Famous and Fearless after only one series, because ratings were so poor.

The reality TV game show – fronted by Chris Evans – featured 8 celebrities who competed in extreme sporting events. The channel had hoped that it would be received well and act as a replacement for cancelled series Big Brother, but people just didn’t tune in and though it started with a respectable 2.4million viewers that figure soon fell to just 1.2million by the end of its week-long run.

A source told The Sun:

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Celebrity Come Dine With Me: Diane Abbot takes on Terry Christian, Danielle Lloyd and Wayne Sleep

Diane Abbot MP takes on TV presenter Terry Christian, serial WAG Danielle Lloyd and ballet dancer Wayne Sleep.

While Diane launches her West Indian-inspired menu with rum punch, Terry’s evening kicks off with an undrinkable cocktail and continues with a string of questionable jokes and dubious conversation topics.

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Celebrity Big Brother to return to Channel 4 in 2011?

Channel 4 bosses are reportedly planning to bring back Celebrity Big Brother for one last series in January.

Fans bid Big Brother a fond farewell last night, during what was believed to be the last ever show. Davina shed bucketloads of tears, staff paid tribute to late participant Jade Goody and the British people chose Brian Dowling as their Ultimate BB housemate. However, The Daily Star Sunday has now claimed that bosses were pleased to see the format still draws people in and are planning resurrect it for one final celebrity series.

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