Surrey Heights reality show to pit Croydon against TOWIE
STEP aside Essex girls – a new reality show is out to prove that the only way is Croydon.
A show featuring the lives of the young, fun and beautiful in the borough, called Surrey Heights, is on the lookout for cast members and will start filming in June.
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Auditions are being held next month for potential cast members who could become the next Mark Wright and Amy Childs.
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Surrey Heights has already secured interest from one television channel and producers Amelody Productions have said it will be more glamorous and real than other reality shows like The Only Way is Essex and Made in Chelsea.
Aimee Butcher, from Amelody, said: "We are extremely excited about Surrey Heights. The response has been fantastic.
"We are keeping our cards close to our chest right now but we have had one television channel that is already interested and a lot of producers from other reality shows have been calling us.
"Characters in other reality shows are all very similar but we want to show how diverse Croydon is and have lots of different characters.
"People don't see Croydon as a particularly glamorous place but there is a lot of stuff going on."
The Only Way is Essex is famous for the glamorous lives of its regulars, as well beauty treatments such as fake tans, boob jobs and vajazzles.
Jacqui Marola, owner of Jam hair salon in Sanderstead, said: "Croydon has loads to offer with our very own concert hall theatre, beautiful parks, lively night life and great shopping.
"I think Croydon is the opposite to Essex; they go for the bling and we go for the tracksuits and pulled back hair. They like the fake tan and extensions and we like the Brazilian, blow dry, tattoos and piercings.
"We use words like 'init' and 'buff' while they use words like 'reem' and 'well jel'.
"They have Chihuahuas and we have pitbulls."
Paul Bossick, owner of the Bad Apple in Croydon, believes his club could easily rival Sugar Hut, the Brentwood nightspot favoured by the Essex set.
He said: "There are a lot of fun people here.
"I'm just surprised it took them so long to come to Croydon, I think it's a great idea."
Casting sessions for the show will be held at Shooshh night club, in Crown Hill, between May 3-6.
Anyone interested in attending a casting session should send two pictures and a letter explaining why they should be on the show to surreyheights@gmail.com
Comments
by Andy_CR2
Thursday, April 26 2012, 1:53PM
“Heard some college students discussing going to the auditions on the train this morning. If these are representative of Croydon (they didn't even get the relevance to Surrey,) then God help us. Terrible indictment of a World that seems to not care how riduculous and low rent they look, as long as their "on telly, who cares.."”
by Ivor_Shed
Sunday, April 22 2012, 12:09PM
“another cheap to make TV programme for me to avoid. Glad I've got Sky+”
by CuppaTeaPlz
Sunday, April 22 2012, 10:48AM
“Its ok for those who love attention I suppose. And for those who cant seem to get by in life without trying to be popular.”
by DianaFrance
Sunday, April 22 2012, 9:14AM
“Did this spend 19 days in a pigeonhole waiting to be published? I suspect the date on this press-release was 01/04/2012.”
by kelzlou
Friday, April 20 2012, 11:15PM
“croydon is a joke, ive never heard so much s**t. i hate croydon, you idiot that are joining are only going to be a 1 second wonder then back to the jobcentre to claaim your handout. get a real job and stop trying to be ike towie. its never going to work
end off”
by kelzlou
Friday, April 20 2012, 11:12PM
“hahhaha have heard it all now... trampy chavs. hanging on street corners with tracksuits and a pit bull surrey heights one word a joke !!”
by Ameliabear
Friday, April 20 2012, 8:15AM
“I heard that they are charging people £10 to audition which sounds like a total con. No other TV company in the world charges people to audition to be in their show. Also the gmail email address is 100% suspect too. It would be the name of the tv production company. Be very careful people”