Livin' with Lucy
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Livin' with Lucy is an Irish
television programme presented by Lucy Kennedy
. First aired on 14 April 2008, the premise of the show is that Kennedy spends a weekend living with a different celebrity each episode, analysing their daily lives and interviewing them in their own homes all the while with cameras filming in the background. The show airs on RTÉ Two
on Monday nights at 21:30. The programme has proven controversial, with Kennedy being stalked by paparazzi and some of the celebrities airing slanderous views.
Series two began on 20 October 2008. Series three began to air on RTÉ Two
on Thursday 11 November 2010 and ended on 16 December 2010.
tabloid fodder Jade Goody
. She encountered controversy whilst staying with Samantha Mumba
when the singer launched a verbal attack on Irish radio presenter Dave Fanning
, calling him a number of unprintable expletives. Senator David Norris was said to have commented: "I tire out people half my age. I had Lucy Kennedy staying with me for her Livin' with Lucy series and she had to go to bed for a week afterwards."
in his caravan in Surrey
. Don Baker
enticed Kennedy into his jacuzzi
and she also joined him on stage to play the tambourine
.
claimed self-regard was Kennedy's "most striking trait" and derided her obsession with bodily functions ("poo
" and "willie
s" are frequently mentioned). When Calum Best
announced his reasons for taking part (he wanted to "tell the Irish people what's going on -- if they watch this shit
show."), the newspaper suggested they give him a job as a critic. It was later named by the Irish Independent as one of its six worst television programmes of 2008.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
television programme presented by Lucy Kennedy
Lucy Kennedy
Lucy Kennedy is an award-winning Irish presenter of radio and television. Along with Bazil Ashmawy she currently co-presents the radio show Weekend Breakfast with Baz & Lucy on RTÉ 2fm. She has been described as "one of Ireland's most familiar faces"....
. First aired on 14 April 2008, the premise of the show is that Kennedy spends a weekend living with a different celebrity each episode, analysing their daily lives and interviewing them in their own homes all the while with cameras filming in the background. The show airs on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
on Monday nights at 21:30. The programme has proven controversial, with Kennedy being stalked by paparazzi and some of the celebrities airing slanderous views.
Series two began on 20 October 2008. Series three began to air on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
on Thursday 11 November 2010 and ended on 16 December 2010.
Series one
Series one began on 14 April 2008. During filming of the show Kennedy was hunted by the paparazzi and subjected to vicious photography and googling when she stayed with BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
tabloid fodder Jade Goody
Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
. She encountered controversy whilst staying with Samantha Mumba
Samantha Mumba
Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish singer and actress.Her first album was released in 2000. Her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.-Early life, education and early career:Mumba was born in Dublin,...
when the singer launched a verbal attack on Irish radio presenter Dave Fanning
Dave Fanning
Dave Fanning is an Irish rock journalist, DJ, retired film critic and veteran broadcaster. He currently hosts The 11th Hour on RTÉ Two and two radio shows: Drivetime with Dave on RTÉ Radio 1 and The Dave Fanning Show on RTÉ 2fm. He also fills in for other presenters on RTÉ Radio, including acting...
, calling him a number of unprintable expletives. Senator David Norris was said to have commented: "I tire out people half my age. I had Lucy Kennedy staying with me for her Livin' with Lucy series and she had to go to bed for a week afterwards."
| Date of broadcast | Celebrity host | Source |
| 14 April 2008 | Samantha Mumba Samantha Mumba Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish singer and actress.Her first album was released in 2000. Her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.-Early life, education and early career:Mumba was born in Dublin,... |
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| 21 April 2008 | Jade Goody Jade Goody Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from... |
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| 28 April 2008 | Senator David Norris | |
| 5 May 2008 | Brian McFadden Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife... |
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| 12 May 2008 | Calum Best Calum Best Calum Milan Best is a British-American former fashion model turned celebrity, and television personality.-Career:... |
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| 19 May 2008 | Daithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé is a television presenter with TG4 in Ireland, where he presents the weather forecast and does continuity announcements. He has also presented various programmes on TG4, including travel programme Dáithí ar Route 66, about the U.S... |
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Series two
Series two began on 20 October 2008. In the first episode presenter Lucy Kennedy spent three days with Shane LynchShane Lynch
Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...
in his caravan in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. Don Baker
Don Baker (musician)
"Donald Baker" redirects here. You may be looking for the plaintiff in Baker v. WadeDon Baker is an Irish blues musician and actor....
enticed Kennedy into his jacuzzi
Jacuzzi
Jacuzzi is a company that produces whirlpool bathtubs and spas. Its first product was a bath with massaging jets. The term "jacuzzi" is now often used generically to refer to any bathtub with massaging jets.-History:...
and she also joined him on stage to play the tambourine
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
.
| Date of broadcast | Celebrity host | Source |
| 20 October 2008 | Shane Lynch Shane Lynch Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone... |
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| 27 October 2008 | Don Baker Don Baker (musician) "Donald Baker" redirects here. You may be looking for the plaintiff in Baker v. WadeDon Baker is an Irish blues musician and actor.... |
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| 3 November 2008 | Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century... |
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| 10 November 2008 | Adele King Adele King Adele King is an Irish entertainer better known as Twink from her time as a member of a group called Maxi, Dick and Twink which was a girl band in Ireland in the late 1960s and 1970s. She is Chloë Agnew's mother.... |
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Series three
Series three began on 11 November 2010 and ended on 16 December 2010.| Date of broadcast | Celebrity host |
| 11 November 2010 | Crystal Swing |
| 18 November 2010 | Vanessa Feltz |
| 25 November 2010 | Jermaine Jackson |
| 2 December 2010 | Derek Acorah |
| 9 December 2010 | Simon Delaney |
| 16 December 2010 | David Gest |
Reception
The Irish IndependentIrish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
claimed self-regard was Kennedy's "most striking trait" and derided her obsession with bodily functions ("poo
Feces
Feces, faeces, or fæces is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during defecation.-Etymology:...
" and "willie
Penis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
s" are frequently mentioned). When Calum Best
Calum Best
Calum Milan Best is a British-American former fashion model turned celebrity, and television personality.-Career:...
announced his reasons for taking part (he wanted to "tell the Irish people what's going on -- if they watch this shit
Shit
Shit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea...
show."), the newspaper suggested they give him a job as a critic. It was later named by the Irish Independent as one of its six worst television programmes of 2008.