Paris Hilton's British Best Friend

Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
Created by	Paris Hilton
Starring	Paris Hilton
Opening theme	"My BFF" by Paris Hilton
Ending theme	"My BFF" (instrumental) by Paris Hilton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Hirschorn Stella Stolper Jason Moore Rachel Ashdown Natalka Znak
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Lionsgate Television Ish Entertainment ITV Productions
Release
Original network	ITV2
Original release	January 29 – 19 March 2009
Chronology
Preceded by	Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 1)
Followed by	Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 2)
External links
Website

Paris Hilton's British Best Friend is a British reality television show where Paris Hilton searches for her new British best friend and is the second incarnation of the My New BFF franchise.^[1] The series aired on ITV2. Filmed in December 2008 (since there are references to Christmas) and premiered on 29 January 2009 and consisted of eight episodes. The first episode received 428,000 viewers with 2% share,^[2] according to overnight figures.^[3]

Episode Progress

Contestant	Episode
	Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Samuel	1st	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	LOW	BBF
Kat	2nd	SAFE	LEFT			PET	LOW	WIN	TTYS
Emma	3rd	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	PET	SAFE	TTYS
Carrie	4th	SAFE	PET	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	TTYS
Flic	5th	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	PET	SAFE	WIN	TTYS
Chrissie	6th	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	TTYS
Meddy	7th	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	TTYN
Laura M.	8th		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TTYN
Ola	9th	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	WIN	TTYS
Layla	10th	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	TTYN
Lydia	11th	SAFE	LOW	TTYN
Laura P.	12th	WIN	QUIT
Jade	13th	TTYN

     The contestant is a female

     The contestant is a male

     The contestant became Paris' new BBF

     The contestant won the challenge

     The contestant was captain of the winning team in a challenge

     The contestant was up for discussion/elimination and was saved (was in the bottom).

     The contestant could not be present at elimination due to illness

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant wasn't in the competition at that point

     The contestant was put up for discussion/elimination at panel and won the challenge.

     The contestant was made the Pet.

     The contestant willingly left the competition.

     The contestant was asked to leave for medical reasons.

     The contestant was eliminated outside panel.

     The contestant was chosen by the Pet to be eliminated.

TTYN Talk to you never. Paris will most likely never associate with the contestant.

TTYS Talk to you soon. Paris will most likely speak with the contestant in the future.

Notes

• In Episode 2 the Pet, Carrie, had the power to place one contestant up for discussion, she chose Chrissie.
• During the discussion in Episode 2, Laura P. walked out and quit the show (because of Carrie's "fakeness") after she said people were being fake (Carrie and Emma) and said that if they stayed she would go, because she left no one was eliminated.
• In Episode 2 Laura M. replaced Kat due to Kat's appendectomy.
• In Episode 3 the contestants themselves decided who should be up for discussion.
• Kat was eliminated in Episode 2 on medical grounds, but after recovering, Paris invited her back in Episode 4 and made her the Pet.
• In Episode 5 the Pet, Kat, decided on one person that should be eliminated, this person was Ola.
• In Episode 6 the contestants suggested who they thought should be up for discussion, they chose Kat.
• In Episode 7 Chrissie was eliminated outside of panel.
• In Episode 8 Carrie was eliminated before going to L.A.
• In Episode 8 Samuel could not enter some clubs because he was not over 21.

Elimination

Episode	Bottom Contestants			Eliminated
1	Jade Morgan	vs.	Layla Ward	Jade Morgan
2	Chrissie Wunna	vs.	Lydia	Laura Perry
				Kat McKenzie
3	Lydia Cottrell	vs.	Ola Ademola	Lydia Cottrell
4	Layla Ward	vs.	Carrie Amor	Layla Ward
5	Laura Meakin vs. Meddy Ford vs. Ola Ademola			Ola Ademola
				Laura Meakin
6	Kat McKenzie	vs.	Meddy Ford	Meddy Ford
7	Flic Field	vs.	Sam Hextall	Chrissie Wunna
				Flic Field
8	All remaining contestants: Carrie Amor, Emma Beard, Kat McKenzie, Sam Hextall			Carrie Amor
				Emma Beard
				Kat McKenzie

     The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

     The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

     The contestant was eliminated out of panel.

     The contestant left the competition.

     The contestant left the competition by medical reasons.

     The contestant was runner-ups.

Contestants

Name	Age	From	Reason for Elimination	Episode Eliminated
Samuel "Sam" Hextall	19	Burgess Hill[4]	Winner	BBF
Kat McKenzie	25	Guildford	Paris was worried she might be too outspoken for her world. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends.	8
Emma Soraya Beard	25	Northampton	Paris was worried she would use her for her career in the music industry. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends. Emma is now known as Emma Barb, with Barb being French for beard, in an attempt to break into the French music charts	8
Carrie Amor[5]	23	Yeovil	Paris felt she had a stronger connection with the other contestants, Paris said they could remain friends just not Best Friends	8
Felicia "Flic" Field	24	London	Paris felt she didn't really knew her and wondered if she was only a girl with luck winning challenges.	7
Chrissie Wunna	27	Pontefract	When fake eliminated she didn't seem that upset and Paris thought she was just there for personal gain, but when eliminated Paris said she still wanted to remain friends	7
Meddy Ford[6]	19	Caerphilly	Wasn't doing well in the challenges and Paris thought she wasn't taking the show seriously	6
Laura Meakin[7]	27	London	She didn't know much about Paris and they didn't get on	5
Ola Ademola[8]	21	Nuneaton	She was eliminated by Kat for the reason she could upset someone and wouldn't be right for Paris and apparently wasn't trustworthy. Upon elimination Paris said they would still be friends, just not best friends	5
Layla Ward	25	Reading	She didn't get to know Paris well enough and was deemed fake by the other contestants	4
Lydia Cottrell	19	York	She was too shy and not bonding with Paris	3
Laura Perry	27	Essex	At elimination, Laura P walked out because she felt too many of the other girls including Carrie and Emma were being disloyal and fake.	2
Jade Morgan[9]	19	Liverpool	At first impressions she seems very homesick & reluctant to participate in makeover challenge. In Paris's words: "Not coping in my world."	1

Episodes

Episode 1

First aired 29 January 2009

Socialite Paris Hilton is in search of a British best friend. The 12 hopefuls will need ambition and determination to pass her tests. Who will be Paris's new party pal?

— ITV2 Episode Summary^[10]

• Challenge Winner: Laura P.
• Bottom 2: Jade, Layla
• Eliminated: Jade

Episode 2

First aired 5 February 2009

Paris Hilton's search for a British Best Friend goes on. It is truth time for the wannabes, and then they must face an all-night party mission. But things are about to turn sour.

— ITV2 Episode Summary^[10]

• Challenge Winner: Chrissie
• Bottom 2: Chrissie, Lydia
• Withdrew: Laura P.
• Eliminated: Kat (asked to leave)

Episode 3

First aired 12 February 2009

Ten wannabes remain in the quest to become heiress Paris Hilton's new British best friend. Today they must prove they know Paris's taste and style by designing a dress for her.

— ITV2 Episode Summary^[10]

• Challenge Winner: Team Sam, Team Flic
• Bottom 2: Ola, Lydia
• Eliminated: Lydia

Episode 4

First aired 19 February 2009

Paris Hilton continues her search for a British best friend. The hopefuls are sent to a farm to see if they share Paris's love of animals. Plus there are some shocks in the house.

— ITV2 Episode Summary^[10]

• Challenge Winner: Sam
• Bottom 2: Carrie, Layla
• Eliminated: Layla

Episode 5

First aired 26 February 2009

Paris Hilton's search for a British best friend goes on. The wannabes must perform in a talent show for Paris and Scott Mills. Then she will hear from the hopefuls' own best pals.

— ITV2 Episode Summary^[10]

• Challenge Winner: Chrissie
• Bottom 3: Meddy, Laura M., and Ola
• Eliminated: Ola and Laura M.

Episode 6

First aired 5 March 2009

• Challenge Winner: Carrie, Flic & Sam
• Bottom 2: Meddy, Kat
• Eliminated: Meddy

Episode 7

First aired 12 March 2009

• Challenge Winners: Flic, Kat & Sam
• Bottom 2: Flic, Samuel
• Eliminated: Chrissie, Flic

Episode 8

First aired 19 March 2009

• 4th Place Carrie
• 3rd Place Emma
• 2nd Place Kat
• Winner Samuel

Challenges

Episode	Challenge	Winner	Prize
1	Make-overs	Laura P.	Red Carpet with Paris
2	24 Hour Party	Chrissie	Private time with Paris
3	Dress Design	Team Sam	Jewellery
	Presents For Paris	Team Flic	Girls Night In
4	Farmyard Time	Flic, Ola, Chrissie	Spa Treatment
	Real Or Fake	Sam	Dinner with Paris
5	Talent Show	Chrissie	Shoes
6	Flirt With The Best	Carrie	Jewellery
	Photo Of Friendship	Flic and Sam	Photo Shoot with Paris
7	Man Hunt	Flic	-
	Spot Paris	Kat and Sam	Shopping with Paris

After the show

Runner-up, and former pole dancer, Kat McKenzie died on 3 July 2009. The cause of her death was unknown,^[11][12] although some have speculated that it was suicide.^[13]

International airing

Canadian music channel MuchMusic is currently airing re-runs. This is also one of the few shows on MuchMusic not to censor any form of profanity. It is one of the highest ratings for a non-MuchMusic program.

Producers licensed the U.K. version for U.S. airing.^[14] Paris Hilton's British Best Friend premiered in the U.S. Tuesday, April 6 on the TV Guide Network^[15]

References

1. "Property news: Rent Paris Hilton's TV home". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
2. Holmwood, Leigh (30 January 2009). "TV ratings: Jamie Saves Our Bacon watched by 2m". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
3. "Paris Hilton's British Best Friend show bombs despite wall-to-wall publicity". Daily Mail. London. 30 January 2009.
4. "Paris Hilton picks former Mid Sussex student as 'best friend'". Mid Sussex Times. 26 March 2009.
5. "Paris' budding friend Carrie 'has no regrets' about the contest". Western Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
6. Woodrow, Emily (22 February 2009). "Bombshell blown away by Paris". Wales on Sunday. p. 9. Retrieved 28 June 2010. |section= ignored (help)
7. Neil, Beth (6 February 2009). "My wacky weeks as Paris's new best friend". Daily Mirror. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2010. |section= ignored (help)
8. Merriman, Ryan (11 February 2009). "Ola wants to be best friend". Heartland Evening News. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
9. Collinson, Dawn (4 February 2009). "Paris would have been a great mate". Liverpool Echo. p. 18. Retrieved 28 June 2010. |section= ignored (help)
10. "Paris Hilton's My New BBF". ITV2. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
11. "Paris TV 'pal' dies aged 25". The Sun. London. 6 July 2009.
12. "Hilton devastated over death of reality show contestant". Ireland On-line. 7 July 2009.
13. "Kat McKenzie's Death Ruled a Suicide: UK Cops". 16 July 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
14. "Ish slate filled with big names". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009.
15. "TV Guide Network to air Paris Hilton's British Best Friend in USA". Paris Hilton On-line. 31 March 2010.

External links

• Paris Hilton's British Best Friend at the Internet Movie Database
• Paris Hilton's British Best Friend at TV.com