The Hunks, a brand new reality series for Sky Living, is set to offer a unique insight into the modern man’s mind as ten young men invade Newquay for the summer. Setting up home in a cliff-top penthouse overlooking the beach, cameras followed the fit and toned young men as they spent a summer in Cornwall’s party heart-land, observing them 24/7 and exposing viewers to their innermost thoughts and feelings.
Sky 1 have announced a stellar line up for its new series Must Be The Music. The judging panel will include the current golden boy of the British music scene Dizzee Rascal, multiple award-winning singer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum and chart topping singer/songwriter Sharleen Spiteri.
The biggest national dance competition to ever hit UK TV screens concluded in a nail-biting 90 minute live final on Sky1 HD this Sunday. The ultimate dance off saw six talented dance acts compete against each other to win a life changing cash prize of £100k. It was ten year old street dancer Akai Osei who won over the public and claimed the title of Got To Dance champion 2010.
The first series of Sky One’s foray into reality talent shows is drawing to a close with the second night of semi-finals. I’ll confess, I haven’t seen the show in a couple of weeks, so it’ll be nice to see who’s progressed to this stage of the competition.
And just in case you’d missed Davina McCall since Celebrity Big Brother wrapped up on Friday night, she’s still presenting this! Isn’t it unusual to see her wearing something colourful instead of her usual eviction night, all-black costumes?
Although we have our judging panel there to guide the public, it’s ultimately the public vote that will decide who goes through to the finals.
First up is tap-dancing hunk Kane. He gives a frantic routine, has a bit of stumble when he comes off a high platform. I can’t decide if I like this though, it seems to be all over the place. But then again, what the hell would I know? Adam disagrees with me – “Mate, that was awesome. From the moment it started, you just really danced with everything tonight. I just saw how much passion and conviction you danced with. As a performer, that’s where you really shine.” Kimberley says “You know how to own the stage, you have all the power and performance of a solo tap star.” Ashley compliments his stage presence. Three gold stars from the judges.
Check out little Akai, bringing not just the moves but the cute to the Got To Dance stage! At just 10 years old this primary school boy is already beating people twice his age at dance competitions. He spends 3 hours a week practising and thinks that the £100,000 prize for Got To Dance is a bit much for a 10 year old and would let his mum and dad take care of it!
It’s the second night of Got To Dance – I didn’t get to write a live post about it last week, so I’ll be giving you some of my thoughts on the show, the judges, that presenter (what’s her name again?) and of course the acts.
I was at the screening of the first episode last month, and Got To Dance wowed me because it seemed like an entertaining and fairly serious reality show. It’s like Britain’s Got Talent, but with less reliance on the sad, sad stories – there’s less mockery, even of the bad acts and more focus on dancing ability.
What they do well is balance the back-story of the auditionee with good focus on their actual talent.
Got To Dance judge Kimberley Wyatt has admitted that she doesn’t know if she is still in girl group, The Pussycat Dolls.
Kimberley has been a member of the all singing and dancing group since 2003 but admitted that the lineup is always changing and she’s not sure if she will ever perform with them again.
Kim said:
“The Pussycat Dolls have been around for over 15 years and it’s always been built like a Broadway show.
To celebrate the launch of Got to Dance Sky1 has created an online dance off battle that allows users to take the role of judge or dancer.
Did you enjoy Got To Dance last Sunday on Sky 1? If so then we have a bit of a treat for you!
Salford teenager Matthew Koon wowed the judges when he auditioned for Sky 1′s Got To Dance earlier this year.
Koon started ballet classes when he was just two years old and at the age of nine, he was accepted to the Royal Ballet School’s Junior Associate programme.
Judge Ashley Banjo, of Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity, said: “He’s unbelievable, I love him. He inspires me.”
