Total Xposure
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Total Xposure is a seven-week reality television
show broadcast by TV3 in Ireland
It involved a nationwide search to find a new presenter for the channel's prime time entertainment magazine programme Xposé
. Total Xposure consisted of a group of ten contestants chosen specifically for the show, most of whom had no prior presenting experience —they did however receive a quick course in presentational technique prior to the competition's commencement. The prize was a six month contract as presenter of TV3's entertainment news show Xpose.
The winner of Total Xposure was Sean Munsanje
, a 28-year-old contestant from Dublin. A public vote saw him beat Simon Atkins and Ruth O'Neill in the final on 11 August 2009. Munsanje thus became the first ever non-female presenter of Xpose. On 5 July 2010 it was announced that Sean Munsanje
is to leave Xpose at the end of August, a year after he won the reality TV competition Total Xposure.
, quit the post in early 2009 in the hope of spending more time with her family. Keane, on holiday in France
, was said to not have watched the final but was aware of the show and the identity of the winner.
, Emma Ledden
and Gerry Lundberg. Each received expenses of a figure in the range of €5,000–€10,000 for participating the show. O'Doherty claimed: "We didn't do it for the money, we did it for fun".
Winner: Sean Munsanje
Runner-up: Simon Atkins
2nd Runner-up: Ruth O'Neill
4: Anthony Kelly
5: Stuart McQuitty
6: Daniella Moyles
Episode 2 (July 7): The contestants had to do a vox pop to camera.
Episode 3 (July 14): The contestants were judged on their style for a photo shot for a magazine, they also have to ad-lib a report from a prop
.
Episode 4 (July 21): The contestants were brought to a VIP birthday bash and they have to interview VIPs on the red carpet.
Episode 5 (July 28): The contestants had to research a news item and do a report in front of the judges. Daniella Moyles was voted off the show this week, with Anthony Kelly surviving the public vote. Moyles had been criticised by the judges for "staying within her comfort zone". She had conducted an interview with Miss Universe Ireland, Diana Donnelly. Moyles was widely known on the social circuit in Kildare.
Episode 6 (August 4): The contestants went to the Galway Races
where they were split into two groups.
Episode 7 (August 11): The contestants presented an Xposé news report.
Munsanje had been the "hot favourite" to win the show, with one bookmaker paying out early to those who had gambled on him. Ruth O'Neill had been second favourite to win. The remaining finalist, Simon Atkins, from Castlebar
, County Mayo
, received public support from music manager and The X Factor
judge
Louis Walsh
, who is from Kiltimagh
, County Mayo
, before the final. All the presenters, contestants, judges and crew, bar presenter Lisa Cannon who had work commitments, celebrated at a party afterwards. The following day, the finalists made radio and television appearances on breakfast show Ireland AM
and Today FM
morning programme The Ray D'Arcy Show
.
, writing with one episode remaining, said the show had "fallen decidedly flat", having "promised so much fluffiness and friction" and berated the judges, O'Doherty for "taking to the floor and consuming as much, if not more, airtime than the contestants", Ledden because she "looks and acts matronly" and Lundberg who "has been totally redundant, proffering little to the programme other than an odd grunt".
Pat Stacey, writing in the Evening Herald
, declared that the show was not "a case of a dead horse being sliced open and its entrails cynically strung out like garland in order to fill the crater-like creativity gaps in the summer schedule" but "a cunning post-modernist television masterpiece". Radio presenter Siobhan O'Connor said the show "makes for hysterical viewing", citing examples such as Danielle Moyles's attempt to interview Anne Doyle
, which saw Moyles call the news anchor a "veteran in the industry" and insult her dress sense until Doyle exited the room with: "Keep shovelling. Good luck".
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show broadcast by TV3 in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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It involved a nationwide search to find a new presenter for the channel's prime time entertainment magazine programme Xposé
Xposé
Xposé is an Irish entertainment/celebrity gossip programme, broadcast weekday evenings at 6pm on TV3, with a repeat the following day at 12:50pm on TV3 and again at 6.30pm on 3e .-History and format:...
. Total Xposure consisted of a group of ten contestants chosen specifically for the show, most of whom had no prior presenting experience —they did however receive a quick course in presentational technique prior to the competition's commencement. The prize was a six month contract as presenter of TV3's entertainment news show Xpose.
The winner of Total Xposure was Sean Munsanje
Sean Munsanje
Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3....
, a 28-year-old contestant from Dublin. A public vote saw him beat Simon Atkins and Ruth O'Neill in the final on 11 August 2009. Munsanje thus became the first ever non-female presenter of Xpose. On 5 July 2010 it was announced that Sean Munsanje
Sean Munsanje
Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3....
is to leave Xpose at the end of August, a year after he won the reality TV competition Total Xposure.
Background
Total Xposure came about when original host of Xposé, Lorraine KeaneLorraine Keane
Lorraine Keane is an IFTA-nominated Irish broadcaster and journalist.She is best known known as leader of the "Xposé girls", a team of female television presenters who feature on TV3's daily fashion and celebrity lifestyle show from which their title is drawn and of which Keane was the anchor.Keane...
, quit the post in early 2009 in the hope of spending more time with her family. Keane, on holiday in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, was said to not have watched the final but was aware of the show and the identity of the winner.
Judges
The three judges were Michael O'DohertyMichael O'Doherty (publisher)
Michael O'Doherty is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the VIP magazine group in Ireland. He is originally from Killiney in County Dublin, and was educated at Sandford Park School in Dublin and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin to undergraduate...
, Emma Ledden
Emma Ledden
Emma Ledden is an Irish television presenter and model. She began her television career on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's children's strand, The Den, in the mid-1990s....
and Gerry Lundberg. Each received expenses of a figure in the range of €5,000–€10,000 for participating the show. O'Doherty claimed: "We didn't do it for the money, we did it for fun".
Contestants
Twenty contestants were selected from among 1,000 applicants. In the first week they were whittled down to ten: five men and five women. The ten finalists, in alphabetical order, were Simon Atkins, Niamh Buffini, Sharon Clancy, Michael Coughlan, Michelle Forde, Anthony Kelly, Stuart McQuitty, Daniella Moyles, Sean Munsanje and Ruth O'Neill. They were unveiled at the Krystle nightclub in Dublin on 30 June 2009.Winner: Sean Munsanje
Sean Munsanje
Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3....
Runner-up: Simon Atkins
2nd Runner-up: Ruth O'Neill
4: Anthony Kelly
5: Stuart McQuitty
6: Daniella Moyles
Results Summary
| Place | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Munsanje Sean Munsanje Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3.... |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| 2 | Simon Atkins | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 2nd Place |
| 3 | Ruth O'Neill | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | 3rd Place |
| 4 | Anthony Kelly | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Stuart McQuitty | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Daniella Moyles | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Week 6) | |
| 7 | Sharon Clancy | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||
| 8 | Michael Coughlan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||
| 9 | Niamh Buffini | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||
| 10 | Michelle Forde | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||
| 11 | 10 Contestants | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
Episode list
Episode 1 (June 30): Twenty contestants were given the task of reading from an autoque. The judges selected ten to continue with the competition.Episode 2 (July 7): The contestants had to do a vox pop to camera.
Episode 3 (July 14): The contestants were judged on their style for a photo shot for a magazine, they also have to ad-lib a report from a prop
Theatrical property
A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is an object used on stage by actors to further the plot or story line of a theatrical production. Smaller props are referred to as "hand props". Larger props may also be set decoration, such as a chair or table. The difference between a set...
.
Episode 4 (July 21): The contestants were brought to a VIP birthday bash and they have to interview VIPs on the red carpet.
Episode 5 (July 28): The contestants had to research a news item and do a report in front of the judges. Daniella Moyles was voted off the show this week, with Anthony Kelly surviving the public vote. Moyles had been criticised by the judges for "staying within her comfort zone". She had conducted an interview with Miss Universe Ireland, Diana Donnelly. Moyles was widely known on the social circuit in Kildare.
Episode 6 (August 4): The contestants went to the Galway Races
Galway Races
The Galway Races is an Irish horse-racing festival that starts on the last Monday of July every year. Held at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, Ireland over seven days, it is the longest of all the race meets that occur in Ireland....
where they were split into two groups.
Episode 7 (August 11): The contestants presented an Xposé news report.
Results
Sean Munsanje was declared the new host of Xposé live on television after the final results show on 11 August 2009. He received a prize of a six-month contract worth €20,000 and was welcomed by his fellow Xposé presenters afterwards. Producer Debbie O'Donnell later spoke of her delight to have a male working on Xpose. Munsanje was soon being approached by strangers and offered free items of clothing.Munsanje had been the "hot favourite" to win the show, with one bookmaker paying out early to those who had gambled on him. Ruth O'Neill had been second favourite to win. The remaining finalist, Simon Atkins, from Castlebar
Castlebar
Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
, County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
, received public support from music manager and The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
judge
Judge
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Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
, who is from Kiltimagh
Kiltimagh
' is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It was referred to in the popular Irish song 'Horse it into ya Cynthia' by Conal Gallen.-Transport:The rail link is closed, but is pending re-opening as part of the Western Railway Corridor. Kiltimagh railway station opened on 1 October 1895 and finally closed...
, County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
, before the final. All the presenters, contestants, judges and crew, bar presenter Lisa Cannon who had work commitments, celebrated at a party afterwards. The following day, the finalists made radio and television appearances on breakfast show Ireland AM
Ireland AM
Ireland AM is Ireland's only breakfast television programme. The show is broadcast live every weekday morning by TV3 and 3e.- Early years :...
and Today FM
Today FM
Radio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station which is available nationally. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
morning programme The Ray D'Arcy Show
The Ray D'Arcy Show
The Ray D'Arcy Show is Today FM's weekday mid-morning radio show presented by Ray D'Arcy. It is on air from 09:00–12:00 midday, competing with RTÉ 2fm's Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ Radio 1's Pat Kenny and Newstalk's Tom Dunne .The production team of Jenny Kelly, Will Hanafin and Mairead Farrell and...
.
Reception
The Sunday IndependentSunday Independent
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...
, writing with one episode remaining, said the show had "fallen decidedly flat", having "promised so much fluffiness and friction" and berated the judges, O'Doherty for "taking to the floor and consuming as much, if not more, airtime than the contestants", Ledden because she "looks and acts matronly" and Lundberg who "has been totally redundant, proffering little to the programme other than an odd grunt".
Pat Stacey, writing in the Evening Herald
Evening Herald
The Evening Herald is a mid-market tabloid evening newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. It is published Monday-Saturday, and has three editions — City Edition, City Final Edition and National Edition...
, declared that the show was not "a case of a dead horse being sliced open and its entrails cynically strung out like garland in order to fill the crater-like creativity gaps in the summer schedule" but "a cunning post-modernist television masterpiece". Radio presenter Siobhan O'Connor said the show "makes for hysterical viewing", citing examples such as Danielle Moyles's attempt to interview Anne Doyle
Anne Doyle
Anne Doyle is a newsreader for the Irish broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She currently presents RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock. She is "the most popular television newsreader for a generation" and is regarded as an icon....
, which saw Moyles call the news anchor a "veteran in the industry" and insult her dress sense until Doyle exited the room with: "Keep shovelling. Good luck".