TV
ITV commissions reality chat show
Published Wednesday, Jul 5 2006, 09:31 BST | By Neil Wilkes
ITV has commissioned a pilot for a new reality chat show hybrid, 24 Hours With...
In the show - to air later this year - a celebrity will be locked in a room with host Jamie Campbell and interviewed non-stop for 24 hours.
"It is the absolute opposite of a typical celebrity interview - no hype, just real chat and a chance to get to know a star," said Layla Sabih, ITV's head of reality. "We're taking the essence of reality TV and merging it for the first time with the chat show genre."
In the show - to air later this year - a celebrity will be locked in a room with host Jamie Campbell and interviewed non-stop for 24 hours.
"It is the absolute opposite of a typical celebrity interview - no hype, just real chat and a chance to get to know a star," said Layla Sabih, ITV's head of reality. "We're taking the essence of reality TV and merging it for the first time with the chat show genre."
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