Gemma and pals in line for US film
REALITY telly stars could swap Brentwood for Hollywood in a Towie-style film based on their lives.
Producers want to make a movie about a group of everyday people who go from nobodies to celebrities overnight.
And some of our best-loved reality stars are set to take part in the project, which has the working title For Your Entertainment.
Ex-Towie stars Gemma Collins and Ferne McCann plus actress Jacqueline Jossa could take starring roles. EastEnders’ Laila Morse and comic actress Kathy Burke are also on the shortlist, say sources.
Movie bosses have been trying to cash in on the success of shows like ITV2’s Towie – set partly in Brentwood, Essex – for years.
A source said: “The movie is about a group of normal working-class people and follows their lives after they agree to take part in a reality TV show.
“The movie will chart everything, from the beginning of filming through to cracks in relationships as they start to find fame.”
Our source added: “They wanted to use ‘real’ reality stars who have lived through this to play fictional characters.
“It will give the movie a real authenticity because they know how it feels to be catapulted from living a normal life one minute to being a household name.”