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Reality show films in St Lucia!

Posted by CaribShout on November 10, 2009 at 11:19pm

German celebrities in St Lucia to film Project Paradise. Reality shows are now what the sitcoms used to be to television in the 70’s and 80’s. Many of the popular ones have a cult following of millions of viewers world-wide who tune in week after week, to find out the fate or success of their favourite characters, who are placed under the scrutiny of cameras in real life situations. Survivor, American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, Big Brother, The Big Loser and the Real Housewives of Atlanta are among the more popular reality shows these days and Saint Lucians have come to love many of them too. This week, however, the island become home not just to spectators of these shows, but the home to the production of an actual reality show. For the next two weeks Saint Lucia and more particularly the Bay Gardens Beach Resort will be home to a German television production called “Project Paradise.” The 72-room resort located at Reduit, has been selected for the project which will see the “stars” participating in a reality show meant to cleanse and purify the body. For five days celebrities will survive on water and a specially brewed tea whilst focusing on healthy living and exercise and two segments of the show will be filmed in Saint Lucia. Filming began last Sunday November 1, after the cast and crew arrived here on the reintroduction of the Condor flight to Saint Lucia. Assisting Bay Gardens with this project is the Saint Lucia Tourist Board and ISO certified Baron Foods bottled water, which will be used to rehydrate the participants. The participants are all celebrities in Germany who were specially selected to participate in “Project Paradise.” They include two male contestants, Mr Model of the World 2003/2004, Nico Schwanz and Marcus Grim who is a popular performing artiste having won an American Idol type show in Germany. The two female participants are actress and TV Host Diana Herold and Mika Lof Fernandes, host of the TV show VIVA. Mika who spoke on behalf of the group first expressed thanks to Bay Gardens. “I have been to many other parts of the world, but Saint Lucia, this resort, the reception, the rooms, I have really enjoyed taking off the flowers from by bed,” she laughed as she spoke to reporters here Monday. “It is beautiful here although it was a bit hot, she added. “Being here I am sure will help me find myself and so far it is nice here, the people are nice, I feel at home,” he said. For Diana it has been nothing but a great feeling the moment she got here. Next week a second contingent of participants are expected to arrive here, including a “real” Princess from Europe. According to Berthia Parle, General Manager of Bay Gardens Beach resorts, this is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Saint Lucia. “This is a great opportunity, not only for us at Bay Garden’s but for Saint Lucia as a whole since various segments of the show will be filmed on location at various sites on the island,” Parle says. Project Paradise is expected to be aired on German Television, Pro Sieben in early January. Pro Sieben is reportedly aired across Europe and has become one of the most watched television channels. The production in Saint Lucia is being managed b Eileen Frolich of Pro Sieben.
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