- Cirque de Celebrité
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For other uses, see Celebrity Circus (disambiguation).
Cirque de Celebrité 
Format Reality Presented by Ruby Wax (2006)
Jenni Falconer (2007)Country of origin 
United KingdomNo. of series 2 No. of episodes 20 Production Producer(s) Love Productions Broadcast Original channel Sky One Original run 15 October 2006 – 9 December 2007 Chronology Related shows Celebrity Circus (Australia)
Celebrity Circus (U.S.)External links Website Cirque de Celebrité was a celebrity reality TV show broadcast on Sky One. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short. The winner of the 2007 series was Kyal Marsh.
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Format
The first series was hosted by Ruby Wax. The three judges for the first series were professional performers Louie Spence,[1] Ann Dorwin, and circus director Phillip Gandey. Gaby Roslin replaced Ann Dorwin for the second series. The celebrities were trained to perform various circus acts, and compete with each other for points from the judges and phone votes from the public on premium rated lines. The acts were interspersed with compère banter and video from the training sessions and interviews. The two scores were combined, 50% judges vote and 50% phone votes, and the two lowest scoring participants were candidates for expulsion. According to the Sky One website, the judges nominated one of the saved celebrities to eliminate one of the two contestants at the bottom of the scoreboard.[2] In the first two weeks only, reference was made to the highest scoring celebrity choosing between the two. A second series of Cirque de Celebrité broadcast in 2007, with Jenni Falconer replacing Ruby Wax as host. Big Brother winner Brian Dowling hosted a spin-off show, Cirque: Backstage at the Big Top. Cirque de Celebrité 1 was watched by a peak of 817,000 viewers. However, Cirque de Celebrité 2 averaged considerably less - peaking at around 400,000 viewers.
Series 1
Participants
The line up of celebrities in series 1 were:
Celebrity Famous for Result Mark Bright Former Football Player Eliminated on week 1 Syed Ahmed The Apprentice contestant Eliminated on week 2 Sinitta Pop Singer Eliminated on week 3 Nicola Wheeler Actress, Emmerdale cast member (Nicola Blackstock) Eliminated on week 5 Sophie Anderton Model Withdrew due to injury Ninia Benjamin Comedienne Eliminated on week 6 Lee MacDonald Actor Week 4, returned to replace Sophie, Eliminated Week 7 Jamie Baulch Former athlete Eliminated on week 8 Andy Kane TV Handyman Eliminated on week 9 Kenzie Rapper, ex-Blazin' Squad member, Friday Hill member Final week (3rd) Emma B Model Final week (2nd) Grace Adams-Short Big Brother contestant Final week (Winner) Guest stars
- Simon Cowell (X Factor judge), supporting ex-girlfriend Sinitta.
- Carol Smillie (Changing Rooms presenter), supporting Andy Kane.
- Mikey Dalton (Big Brother 7 contestant), supporting his fiancée, Grace Adams-Short.
Elimination
Order The Finalists Grace Emma Kenzie Episode 9 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Episode 8 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Episode 7 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Lee Episode 6 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Lee Ninia Episode 5 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Sophie Ninia Nicola Episode 4 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Sophie Ninia Nicola Lee Episode 3 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Sophie Ninia Nicola Lee Sinitta Episode 2 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Sophie Ninia Nicola Lee Sinitta Syed Episode 1 Grace Emma Kenzie Andy Jamie Sophie Ninia Nicola Lee Sinitta Syed Mark - The celebrity was voted off after being in the bottom two.
- The other celebrity in the bottom two.
- The celebrity chosen to decide who is eliminated.
- The celebrity who won.
Other Information
- The name of the show is grammatically incorrect French for Celebrity Circus - the actual French would be Cirque de Célébrité.
- The first celebrity voted out was Mark Bright, who was reportedly furious over the decision.[3]
- In Week 4, Syed Ahmed was guest judge replacing Louie Spence.[4]
- After the departure of Sophie Anderton in week 6 due to injury, Lee McDonald was reintroduced with immunity from eviction.[5]
- In Week 7, Ninia Benjamin was re-introduced into the show as "Kenzie's personal trainer." She also took part in the group performance and accompanied contestants off stage after each of their performances.[6]
- In the final week Grace broke her foot, however, she still took part and performed in the show. Grace went on to win the show with 70% of the audience vote, with Emma B and Kenzie finishing in second and third place respectively.[7][8]
Series 2
Changes
For the second series, GMTV host Jenni Falconer replaced Ruby Wax as the ring mistress. Gaby Roslin also replaced Ann Dorwin on the judging panel, alongside Phillip and Louie. That year up until week 6, the judges did not give the contestants scores for their performances. That year two new celebrities joined the circus over half way into the show. Liam McGough, an ex-Big Brother housemate, and Rebecca Loos joined the show in week 6, due to Shane Lynch quitting after injury. They both performed on November 11, 2007 and the public voted to see which one they would like to see back as an official contestant the following week. Liam was chosen to stay in the competition and Rebecca was sent home, however Liam was voted off in the same episode.
Scores
Week 6: Luke - 27 Isabella - 26 Antonia - 21 Stacey - 19 Kyal - 18 Dean - 16 Week 7: Kyal - 30 Stacey - 25 Antonia - 23 Isabella - 20 Luke - 19 Liam - 16 Week 8: Kyal - 57 Stacey - 45 Antonia - 43 Luke - 42 Isabella - 28 Week 9: Kyal - 55 Stacey - 46 Luke - 46 Antonia - 36 Week 10(Finals): Stacey - 57 Kyal - 57 Luke - 53
Participants
The line up of celebrities in series 2 were follows:[9]
Celebrity Famous for Result Dwain Chambers Former sprinter, American football player Eliminated on week 2 Hannah Waterman Ex - EastEnders cast member Eliminated on week 3 Princess Tamara Polish princess Eliminated on week 4 Emily Scott Australian glamour model Eliminated on week 4 Ritchie Neville Former member of boyband Five Eliminated on week 5 Shane Lynch Member of boyband Boyzone Withdrew due to injury Dean Holdsworth Professional football player Eliminated on week 6 Liam McGough Big Brother contestant Eliminated on week 7 Lady Isabella Hervey Socialite, model and actress Eliminated on week 8 Antonia Okonma Ex - Bad Girls cast member Eliminated on Week 9 Luke Bailey Ex - Casualty cast member Final week - 3rd Stacey Cadman Actress and TV presenter Final week - 2nd Kyal Marsh Ex - Neighbours cast member Final week - Winner Elimination
Order Celebrity Notes The Final Kyal Stacey Luke None Episode 9 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia None Episode 8 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella None Episode 7 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella Liam 6 Episode 6 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane 5 Episode 5 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane Ritchie 4 Episode 4 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane Ritchie Emily Tamara 2 Episode 3 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane Ritchie Emily Tamara Hannah 2 Episode 2 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane Ritchie Emily Tamara Hannah Dwain None Episode 1 Kyal Stacey Luke Antonia Isabella N/A Dean Shane Ritchie Emily Tamara Hannah Dwain 1 - The Celebrity was voted off after being in the bottom two.
- The Celebrity in the bottom two that the judges decided to save.
- The Celebrity that won.
- ^1 Dean was voted off the show. However, Sky confirmed that there was an error with the voting and Dean was invited back to Cirque de Celebrité.
- ^2 Ritchie Neville was not able to take part this week because of an injury he got in training.
- ^3 This week was a double elimination week, with two contestants being eliminated.
- ^4 Shane Lynch was not able to take part this week because of an injury he got in training.
- ^5 Shane Lynch withdrew from the competition due to injury
- ^6 Liam had entered the circus to replace Shane Lynch
References
- ^ http://www.skyone.co.uk/programme/pgefeature.aspx?pid=89&fid=753
- ^ "How the show works", Sky One, URL last accessed on 23 November 2006
- ^ "Mark Bright furious at circus exit", Digital Spy, URL last accessed on 23 November 2006
- ^ "Cirque said no to Zammo", Sky One, URL last accesses on 27 December 2006
- ^ "Sophie Anderton quits Cirque de Celebrite", Entertainmentwise, URL last accessed on 23 November 2006
- ^ "Double Whamo for Zammo", Sky One, URL last accessed on 28 November 2006
- ^ "There was a fall from Grace", The Sun, URL last accessed on 18 December 2006
- ^ "And the winner is...", Sky One, URL last accessed on 19 December 2006
- ^ "Even Bigger Top for Sky One's Cirque de Celebrité", Sky Press Office, URL last accessed on 17 September 2007
External links
- Cirque de Celebrité on Sky One
- Cirque de Celebrité at Unreality TV
- Cirque de Celebrité at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Sky1 programmes
- British reality television series
- 2000s British television series
- 2006 television series debuts
- 2007 television series endings
- 2006 in British television
- Circus television programs
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