Just when you thought that television had plumbed the depths of reality TV comes a new offering from ITV2, CelebAir. Apparently, ITV2 is in negotiations with Monarch airline to repaint one of it's aircraft in CelebAir livery and then to get 12 celebrities to be "cabin crew and complaints handlers while real passengers pay to fly to destinations, including Ibiza."
According to a spokesperson from ITV2 quoted in the Guardian, "This isn't frivolous or celebrity TV for the sake of it – there's a genuine outcome at stake - such as people's business trips and holidays... It won't be like a normal reality show, where celebrities are picked purely for their entertainment value and nothing else. This is a big project and not one we'll be undertaking lightly."
Not everyone is happy with the idea, though, in the Sun Bizarre reporter Gordon Smart sneered, "I HAVE never suffered from air rage before — but I feel it coming on. Annoying celebs are being hunted down from the panto circuit to appear in a new ITV2 show called CelebAir. Sorry to report, but they will be trained up as . . . airline trolley dollies," and they added some photos to show what it might look like.
Fortunately, none of the celebs will be flying the plane, I'm sure although John Travolta would be more than happy to climb into the pilot's seat, but you could see Jade Goodie telling you where the exits are, before trying to sell some of her perfume at 35,000 feet. Also, with the ITV2 website reporting that Peter Andre and Katie Price's reality show is in its seventh season (can this be true?) then perhaps Pete and Katie could combine their show with this one?
With this programme in mind, here are some ideas for a few other celebrity reality shows:
Celebrity Enduring Freedom: Join 12 celebrities who go through basic training before being shipped off to Afghanistan to fight the taliban and hunt for Bin Laden.
Celebrity Guantanamo: 12 celebrities are kidnapped at random off the streets and flown in secret CIA flights to Guantanamo Bay. Each week, one is evicted and flown to Heathrow, where they'll be picked up by Scotland Yard, interviewed by the anti-Terrostist police and held for 42 days before being released without charge into the custody of Davina McCall.
Celebrity Diva: 12 celebrities each act as a gopher for other celebrities, such as Mariah Carey and Diana Ross. Watch as egos flare.
Celebrity Office: 12 celebrities are employed by a fictional paper company to take part in a mockumentary.
Celebrity Russian Roulette: The public gets to choose 12 celebrities to take part, only one leaves.
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