July 4th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Dirty Sexy Things comes to E4 this summer with a line up of eight beautiful models ready to bare all for an eight-week project led by noted fashion photographer, Perou.
He sets out to create a series of stunning photographs which will challenge his own abilities as well as pushing our models to the extreme.
By following what goes on in front of and behind the camera lens, this brand new concept-doc gets under the skin of modelling and reveals what life is like as a living beauty commodity. Is it one big glamorous party or a battle to stay on top?
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June 23rd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
It may make you cringe and your skin crawl, but somebody must be watching Made In Chelsea, because E4 has announced a second series of the show.
The reality TV show is set in the wealthy Chelsea district of London and focuses on the lives of cast members like Ollie Locke, Spencer Matthews, Fredrik Ferrier, Francis Boulle, Hugo Taylor, Milly Mackintosh, Amber Atherton, Alexandra Felstead, Francesca Hull, Rosie Fortescue, Caggie Dunlop and Gabriella Ellis.
During the first series, the show regularly attracts around 700,000 viewers per episode, so E4 are planning another run.
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June 22nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Dirty Sexy Things comes to E4 this summer with a line up of eight beautiful models ready to bare all for an eight-week project led by noted fashion photographer, Perou.
He sets out to create a series of stunning photographs which will challenge his own abilities as well as pushing our models to the extreme.
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May 10th, 2011 by Anna Howell.
Last night saw the launch of the new TOWIE rival reality show, Made in Chelsea.
Run by by soap and drama writing legend Daran Little, the show is based on a group of friends living in the elite Chelsea quarter, and is a combination of Gossip Girl and Hollyoaks.
As with any new reality show, this first episode shows some first time screen nerves, but on the whole is very exciting and promising.
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February 22nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
The curry was on my lap. The beer was ice cold. The telly was on. I was ready for a seminal, epoch-changing seventy-five minutes of programming.
What would I be watching: the Obama inauguration? No. The general election? Guess again. The final episode of Tool Academy? A tequila slammer for whoever got that right
In case you haven’t seen Tool Academy – which means congratulations, you’re a respectable person who is going to do something with their lives – the premise is such:
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February 7th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
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Lee Mills and Jade Panton have admitted that taking part in E4′s Tool Academy has helped them ‘fix the problems’ in their relationship.
Mills, who was named ‘Lazy Tool’ on the show, confessed that he has now realised that he needs to be more romantic and thoughtful and told Get Bracknell:
“I was Lazy Tool, and I realised I was not as romantic as I should be towards Jade.”
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April 21st, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Former Eastenders star Natalie Cassidy has landed her own E4 reality TV show.
Insiders have revealed that TV cameras will follow the pregnant star as she gets ready to give birth to her first child and then after the delivery they will document her battle to lose the baby bulge.
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August 31st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
E4 controller Angela Jain has said that she thought Big Brother had a few more years of life left in it.
Last Week Channel 4 announced that next year would see Big Brother airing its last season, however speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Jain said the show still pulls in viewers.
Broadcast quotes Jain as saying: “If we were a purely commercial channel, we may have taken a slightly different decision.
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July 16th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
E4 has acquired a new reality TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, it has been announced.
The first series will launch in August this year with the second following soon after.
Head of Channel 4 acquisitions Gill Hay said of the deal: “I’m pleased to bring more of Logo Network’s programming to E4.
“I hope RuPaul’s quest to find the most glamorous drag queens in the US will entertain UK viewers on E4 as much as it captured the imaginations of fans in the States.”
May 1st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Channel 4 have revealed that they plan to air a two part tribute to Big Brother star Jade Goody, who passed away last month.
The channel had initially said they would not be making a show dedicated to Jade, instead they planned to do a Big Brother tribute. However, given the massive public response to her death and funeral the channel have done a u-turn and will air a tribute show next month.
An insider told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “We weren’t going to do a dedicated show on Jade because she had only just died and everyone was a little overwhelmed by it all. It took a few weeks for her death to truly sink in.
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