Reality show set to sizzle on slopes
Stick some TV celebs in a chalet with their exes and start filming
Aluxury Queenstown chalet which commands a staggering $24,000 a night is the new home for stars of an MTV reality show, Ex on the Peak.
Exclusive photos show cast and crew of the show filming at the fivestar Chalet New Zermatt overlooking the Remarkables Lake Wakatipu.
The show is a wintry spin on the show Ex on the Beach and stars in this series have swapped bikinis and speedos for beanies, thigh-high boots and faux-fur. Cameras can be seen tucked away in trees sur- rounding the hillside re- treat and camera crew filming inside — even in the bedroom.
Filming started on July 22 and the extravagant alpine accommodation is block-booked until September 3.
“It’s the most amazing spot and really private so perfect for keeping filming quiet,” a Queenstown local
and said. “The cost per day to book the house is massive so it’s obviously a bigmoney show.”
It is understood filming is expected to run for a month and the pack-down and cleaning expected to take two weeks. Rumoured stars of the show include Adore Delano, from RuPaul’s Drag Race and American Idol , and a swag of stars from shows such as Are You the One?, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, Vanderpump Rules and Survivor. Names mentioned in overseas websites include Georgia Steel from Love Island UK, Callum Izzard from Celebs Go Dating, Jemmye Carroll from The Real World: New Orleans, Nicole Zanatta from The Real World: Skeletons and Tyranny Todd from Are You the One? — and of course their exes.
The show is hosted by American rapper/actor Romeo Miller. Miller took to Instagram with pics of his new Queenstown pad raving about the location and the design of the house: “The real estate here is more than beautiful. True luxury. I found my new home I’m a Kiwi now ha.”
Ex on the Peak is the fourth in the series and a chilly deviation from the usual beachside location.
Local production company Imagination TV, which also produced Heartbreak Island and MasterChef, is understood to be involved.
Queenstown locals said there had been very little buzz in the town about the show.
“We heard they were going to go skiing but it has been pretty quiet because the place they are staying is so tucked away,” one said. “There is a marquee set up for catering and crew and plenty of security but that’s it.”
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult said the show would further expose Queenstown as “a stunning destination” overseas.
“The show has a following of people who have the means to travel to New Zealand and who are keen to