Signed by Katie Price
| Signed by Katie Price | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 'Discovered by Katie Price' |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Katie Price |
| Presented by | Katie Price |
| Judges | Katie Price Glen Middleham Bayo Furlong |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Pricey Media Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky Living |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | 10 October – 28 November 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Katie |
Signed by Katie Price (formerly Discovered by Katie Price) is a British reality television show aired on Sky Living, in which 13 hopefuls compete for a management contract with management company Blacksheep Management owned by glamour model Katie Price. The winner received a management contract, a mentorship with Price, yearly calendars, red carpet events, overseas jobs, magazine deals, Range Rover for a year, a spread within a fashion magazine which also includes appearing on the front cover and a holiday in Maldives. Other benefits include a car, holiday, money, or an apartment among other things.
It is one of the first show to be produced by Price's own production company Pricey Media.
Glen Middleham became a judge after being named the Executive producer of Signed by Katie Price, He is also the a co-director of Pricey Media Ltd and is an award winning producer after working with and producing such shows as Ant & Dec, Dame Shirley Bassey, Cat Deeley, Kelly Brook, Russell Brand, Pavarotti and Vernon Kay.
Bayo Furlong was selected as a judge because of his extensive experience as a casting director, specialising in Street Casting.
Katie Price created the show to search for the next big thing with national and international success including US and UK Television shows, Australian Shoe Line and various product lines after her global success as one of the longest standing most successful models in the UK.
Auditions were held in four of the United Kingdom's biggest cities including:
Over 10,000 people auditioned for Signed By Katie Price across all four locations. Contestants auditioned in front of the three Judges; Glen Middleham, Bayo Furlong and Katie Price.
Contestants audition in front of the three judges in their local shopping centres in front of the general public. Each contestant auditions individually and walks down a catwalk before having their photo taken by a photographer. After having their photograph taken the image is shown on a screen for the judges to look at while they are interviewing the contestant. If the judges want to see more of each contestant they are instructed to change into their swimwear or lingerie before walking the catwalk again. Each contestant receives criticism and feedback but only 50 contestants are chosen from the live auditions to attend bootcamp.
The 50 selected contestants from Episode 1 (Auditions) head to bootcamp. The finalists have only 48 hours to display their marketability using their personality, creativity and flair. The first task set by Katie Price during the bootcamp workshop is for female contestants to remove all makeup and strip down to their underwear, while the male contestants strip down to black and pink underwear where all contestants are reviewed by the panel of judges where they will choose their top 12 contestants. The Final contestants chosen are Rehea Watson, Nathan DiCarlo, Tayla-Jay Harris, Melissa Reeves, Susie Whiteley, Billy Harding, Jemma Henley, Jamie Roche, Sarah Meade, Kirsten Van Terheyden, Rylan Clark and Amy Willerton.
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