Vanity Lair Explained

Company:Tiger Aspect Productions
Presenter:Alexa Chung
Channel:Channel 4
Producer:Janie Valentine
Christopher Potts
Megan Ellis

Vanity Lair is a reality television programme on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The series began on 3 February 2008 and is presented by Alexa Chung.[1]

The shows aim is to discover what being beautiful really is.[2] The format involves ten pre-selected "beautiful people" living in a mansion called 'Vanity Lair'. Each week three new arrivals compete for a place in the lair. The three new arrivals are immediately faced with the ten lairmates and asked a series of questions, the lairmates then decide which of the three to eliminate. The remaining two new arrivals then spend the rest of the week living in the mansion. At the end of the week the lairmates then vote on who they believe to be the most attractive of the new arrivals, the person scoring lowest is sent home. The new arrival scoring highest wins a place in 'Vanity Lair', however they then have to decide which of the current lairmates to eliminate, as there is only room for ten lairmates at any one time. In addition to this all contestants face a series of 'experiments throughout their stay in the lair.

The first series finished with an extended season finale on 6 April 2008,[3] with a double episode.

Lairmates

In the order they sit in the judgement room:

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey Kasey
Nick Nick Nick Kristina Kristina Kristina Kristina Kristina Kristina Kristina
Shani Shani Shani Shani Jonny Jonny Jonny Jonny Jonny Jonny
Scott Scott Scott Scott Scott Scott Scott Iain Nicole Emma
Stephanie Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas
Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle Pavle
Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa
Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew Lizzie Candice Candice Candice Candice
Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa Larissa
Tony Tony Emmett Emmett Emmett Emmett Emmett Emmett Emmett Emmett
Thomas Emmett Kristina Jonny Lizzie Candice Iain Nicole Emma
Kellie Helen Ellie Solomon Beatrix Luke Martin Bianca Alex
Kaveh Annameka Katherine Ollie Hannah James Ashley Laura Hare
James Clare

The lairmate who was replaced by the new arrival

The new arrival chosen to join the lair

The new arrival voted the least attractive and eliminated at final judging

The new arrival eliminated on first impressions

The new arrival quit the competition

The winner of Vanity Lair

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/aug/22/channel4.television Channel 4 launches reality show Vanity Lair | Media | MediaGuardian
  2. http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/V/vanitylair/about/rules/ Vanity Lair > Channel 4
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179818/ "Vanity Lair" (2008)