Paris Hilton's British Best Friend | |
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Format | Competitive reality show |
Created by | Paris Hilton |
Starring | Paris Hilton |
Opening theme | "My BFF" by Paris Hilton |
Ending theme | "My BFF" (instrumental) by Paris Hilton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirschorn Stella Stolper Jason Moore Rachel Ashdown Natalka Znak |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company(s) | Lionsgate Television Ish Entertainment ITV Productions |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ITV2 |
Original run | 29 January – 19 March 2009 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 1) |
Followed by | Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 2) |
External links | |
Website |
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend is a British reality television show where Paris Hilton searches for her new British best friend and is the second incarnation of the My New BFF franchise.[1] The series aired on ITV2. Filmed in December 2008 (since there are references to Christmas) and premiered on 29 January 2009 and consisted of eight episodes. The first episode received 428,000 viewers with 2% share,[2] according to overnight figures.[3]
Contents |
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Samuel | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | LOW | BBF | |
Kat | SAFE | LEFT | PET | LOW | WIN | TTYS | |||
Emma | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | PET | SAFE | TTYS | |
Carrie | SAFE | PET | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | TTYS | |
Flic | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | PET | SAFE | WIN | TTYS | ||
Chrissie | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | TTYS | ||
Meddy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | TTYN | |||
Laura M. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TTYN | |||||
Ola | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | TTYS | ||||
Layla | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | TTYN | |||||
Lydia | SAFE | LOW | TTYN | ||||||
Laura P. | WIN | LEFT | |||||||
Jade | TTYN |
Name | Age | From | Reason for Elimination | Episode Eliminated |
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Samuel Hextall | 19 | Burgess Hill[4] | Winner | BBF |
Kat McKenzie | 25 | Guildford | Kat finished in 2nd, specific reason for elimination not stated. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends. | 8 |
Emma Beard | 25 | Northampton | Emma finished in 3rd, specific reason for elimination not stated. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends. Emma is now known as Emma Barb, with Barb being French for beard, in an attempt to break in to the French music charts | 8 |
Carrie Amor[5] | 23 | Yeovil | Paris felt she had a stronger connection with the other contestants, Paris said they could remain friends just not Best Friends | 8 |
Flic Field | 24 | London | Paris felt closer to Sam and stated that this was the hardest elimination | 7 |
Chrissie Wunna | 27 | Pontefract | When fake eliminated she didn't seem that upset and Paris thought she was just there for personal gain, but when eliminated Paris said she still wanted to remain friends | 7 |
Meddy Ford[6] | 19 | Caerphilly | Wasn't doing well in the challenges and Paris thought she wasn't taking the show seriously | 6 |
Laura Meakin[7] | 27 | London | She didn't know much about Paris and they didn't get on | 5 |
Ola Ademola[8] | 21 | Nuneaton | She was eliminated by Kat for the reason she could upset someone and wouldn't be right for Paris and apparently wasn't trustworthy. Upon elimination Paris said they would still be friends, just not best friends | 5 |
Layla Ward | 25 | Reading | She didn't get to know Paris well enough and was deemed fake by the other contestants | 4 |
Lydia | 19 | York | She was too shy and not bonding with Paris | 3 |
Laura Perry | 27 | Essex | At elimination, Laura P walked out because she felt too many of the other girls including Carrie and Emma were being disloyal and fake. | 2 |
Jade Morgan[9] | 19 | Liverpool | At first impressions she seems very homesick & reluctant to participate in makeover challenge. In Paris's words: "Not coping in my world." | 1 |
First aired 29 January 2009
Socialite Paris Hilton is in search of a British best friend. The 12 hopefuls will need ambition and determination to pass her tests. Who will be Paris's new party pal?—ITV2 Episode Summary[10]
First aired 5 February 2009
Paris Hilton's search for a British Best Friend goes on. It is truth time for the wannabes, and then they must face an all-night party mission. But things are about to turn sour.—ITV2 Episode Summary[10]
First aired 12 February 2009
Ten wannabes remain in the quest to become heiress Paris Hilton's new British best friend. Today they must prove they know Paris's taste and style by designing a dress for her.—ITV2 Episode Summary[10]
First aired 19 February 2009
Paris Hilton continues her search for a British best friend. The hopefuls are sent to a farm to see if they share Paris's love of animals. Plus there are some shocks in the house.—ITV2 Episode Summary[10]
First aired 26 February 2009
Paris Hilton's search for a British best friend goes on. The wannabes must perform in a talent show for Paris and Scott Mills. Then she will hear from the hopefuls' own best pals.—ITV2 Episode Summary[10]
First aired 5 March 2009
First aired 12 March 2009
First aired 19 March 2009
Episode | Challenge | Winner | Prize |
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1 | Make-overs | Laura P. | Red Carpet with Paris |
2 | 24 Hour Party | Chrissie | Private time with Paris |
3 | Dress Design | Team Sam | Jewellery |
Presents For Paris | Team Flic | Girls Night In | |
4 | Farmyard Time | Flic, Ola, Chrissie | Spa Treatment |
Real Or Fake | Sam | Dinner with Paris | |
5 | Talent Show | Chrissie | Shoes |
6 | Flirt With The Best | Carrie | Jewellery |
Photo Of Friendship | Flic and Sam | Photo Shoot with Paris | |
7 | Man Hunt | Flic | - |
Spot Paris | Kat and Sam | Shopping with Paris |
Runner-up, and former pole dancer, Kat McKenzie died on 3 July 2009. The cause of her death was unknown.[11][12]
Canadian music channel MuchMusic is currently airing re-runs. This is also one of the few shows on MuchMusic not to censor any form of profanity. It is one of the highest ratings for a non-MuchMusic program.
Producers licensed the U.K. version for U.S. airing.[13] Paris Hilton's British Best Friend premiered in the U.S. Tuesday, April 6 on the TV Guide Network[14]
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