Which reality TV show will you be watching this Autumn?

Question 1: You’re going on a date for the first time. What do you wear?
a) Something glitzy and sparkly – the more bling, the better!
b) A new number from Harrods with a scarf from a little boutique in Knightsbridge.
c) Whatever will attract the paparazzi – I’m only with my date for the fame and I’m sure we’ll be photographed to death all evening.

Question 2: You’ve shopped till you dropped with a friend and now you’re both starving. Where do you stop off for a quick bite to eat?
a) Somewhere exclusive with a strict dress code – luckily you always look glamorous so getting in won’t be a problem.
b) An independent eatery for some scrumptious cheese and wine.
c) Wherever you saw a local celebrity had been dining in the papers. Who cares that the menu is way out of your price range? It’s the place to be seen.

Question 3: Your weekend outfit is almost sorted but now you need to accessorise it! What are your finishing touches?
a) A coat of false tan, a long pair of lashes and something pretty from Forever Unique.
b) Some simple red lipstick because less is more and a necklace from myflashtrash.com.
c) Fancy dress items galore – when I go out, I want all eyes on me.

Question 4: What is your ideal career path?
a) Owning your own business in your local area. You’ll take your passion and use it for the good of everyone in your community, whether it be opening a beauticians, a clothing store or an event management company.
b) Your entrepreneurial flair will take you global. Bring on the cocktails in every major city you can think of, who says you can’t mix a business meeting with pleasure?
c) All I care about is fame and I’ll do anything to get it.

Question 5: Summarise yourself in one word.
a) Reem.
b) Ra.
c) Rash.

Make a note of your answers…

Mostly A’s: The Only Way is Essex on ITV2
This Autumn you’ll be catching up with Samantha, Mark, Lydia and the gang as the Essex cast make a comeback for their third series. You’re uber glam and love to make sure that you do everything in style.

Mostly B’s: Made in Chelsea on e4
The oh-so-posh London circles will be entertaining you this Autumn with their tales of the good times in Paris and Milan. Will Caggie and Spencer finally work things out? Are Millie and Hugo going to last? You adore the finer things in life, much like your Chelsea peers.

Mostly C’s: Big Brother on Channel 5
You’ll be glued to the diary room as another group of hopeful fame-finders enter the country’s most watched house. They’ve left their dignity at the door and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to get noticed. You love being the centre of attention and want to be a star – have you thought about applying next year?

Enjoy watching the lives of these fascinating characters and don’t be jel, be reem.

Bercow entered the Big Brother house on Thursday as the reality show, axed by Channel 4 last year, returned after an 11-month break on Richard Desmond’s Channel 5.

The programme makers promised the “biggest, most colourful and interesting names around”. Whether that promise has been fulfilled will depend on viewers’ expectations and knowledge of slightly obscure reality TVstars.

Other contestants include David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife Pamela Bach, former X Factor contestants Jedward, and Amy Childs, a star of ITV2′s unlikely Bafta-winning reality show The Only Way is Essex.

Bercow’s inclusion is likely to generate the most headlines. The wife of John Bercow, she has already demonstrated a knack for generating publicity, posing for a magazine photograph wearing nothing but a bedsheet. She later admitted the photograph in theEvening Standard’s ES magazine in February made her look a “complete idiot”.

It remains to be seen what the programme’s producers have in store for the housemates, although it is likely to involve a lot of dressing up.Bercow is not the first Westminster figure to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. George Galloway appeared on the series in 2006 when he was an MP, memorably pretending to be a cat licking cream from Rula Lenska’s hands and robot dancing in a leotard with Pete Burns.

The buildup to the show’s return has featured the usual feverish tabloid speculation – largely stoked by papers owned by Desmond such as the Daily Star – about possible housemates, including the actor Charlie Sheen. His name was not on the list circulated to the media under embargo earlier on Thursday, but there were reports of him arriving at Heathrow during the day.

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Channel 5 to bring back Big Brother

For those who know me, it will come as no surprise that I’m more than a little excited about the news that Channel 5 is bringing back Big Brother. This will fill my Reality TV void between seasons 22 and 23 of  that other classic Reality TV series, Survivor (US).

It will be interesting to see Channel 5s approach to Big Brother and their choice of presenter as (apparently) Davina Macall doesn’t want to present the new series. Rumours are flying round that Charlie Sheen is being earmarked for a Celebrity BB series. I’ll believe it when I see it as I think his asking price will be too high for Ch5 to justify.

TRAINING

Today was a recovery day so a “gentle” 30mins r18 80%MHR. Tale of the tape was:

30mins r18
6612m (2:16.2)

AvgHR 161bpm

PeakHR 170bpm

This was 1sec/500m slower than Tuesday’s session and it felt it. I think I was still tired from yesterday’s long session so I’m going to have a complete rest day tomorrow and do my final session for this week on Saturday where I will hope to improve on Monday’s time.

WEIGHT

First thing this morning I was 88.6kg so the weight loss continues. Tomorrow will be tough as I wont be doing any training.

I’m considering doing a detox for a month (minimum) and see how that shapes up. Also considering taking up the offer of professional nutritional advice from a good friend who knows his stuff.  I’d like to get to 86kg by next Monday (continuing the average of 0.6Kg/day loss) so we’ll see how things pan out, especially on the weekend.

All in all, I’m feeling very positive. Getting down a training plan has helped greatly in motivating me to hit each session and tick it off. I’m also enjoying the Blog (although more comments would be nice, it’d be good if it was more interactive but it’s early days yet).