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From The Hills of MTV to the clubs of Dublin
EXPOSED: Now our socialites really will have it all in TV show
The young, gorgeous and loaded social set of Dublin are set to become stars in a new Irish reality TV show.
It will be based on MTV smash The Hills, which charts the daily lives of pampered LA socialites and which has made major celebrities out of the likes of Lauren Conrad and newlyweds Heidi and Spencer Pratt.
Filming began early this week and is still in progress, with scenes being shot at some of favourite haunts of the young and wealthy around town.
Locations such as Krystle nightclub, VIP magazine offices on Ely Place, Brown Thomas department store and a number of high-profile restaurants around town will all feature in the pilot episode of the show, which aims to become a regular TV feature.
All participants are forbidden from talking about the show publicly and are bound by a confidentiality clause.
If successful, those who bagged the coveted parts could find themselves known on an international level as well as here, with plans to take the show overseas by having it aired on MTV in Britain.
Among those involved with the production of the show is David Coffey, the man behind satirical comedy series Dan and Becs, who both starred in and wrote the popular programme.
The pilot series has not been given a name yet, but producers are said to be looking for something which sums up living in an affluent Dublin suburb.
A number of familiar faces will be popping up on the show, with some of Dublin’s well known catwalk queens lined up to take part. A set insider explained: "There are four models and two PR girls in it.
"They’re taken from a few different agencies including First Option, Compton and Rogue Model Management.
"Ironically, they all have boyfriends already – but I’m sure the producers will still manage to cause some drama around it.
“There will be plenty of tears, tantrums and back-stabbing and the whole thing is scripted just like the original show,” they added.
The original stars of the Hills enjoy a cult following among teens and are recognised around the world by fans of the show and even those who don’t watch it.
They have gone on to endorse products, design fashion lines and star in other programmes – with Heidi and Spencer recently taking part in the US version of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, while Whitney Port went on have her own spin-off series called The City.
Based in New York, the City is based on a similar format to the Hills with Whitney taking the starring role.
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