10 JUICY SECRETS FROM THE DINNER PARTIES!
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The shoot can last from six to eight hours, with the cast arriving for hair and makeup at 3pm. Filming begins at around 4pm.
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The entire process of the couples entering the cocktail party takes around two hours.
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Place cards are written up during the cocktail party so producers know which contestants to sit next to each other – and surprise, surprise, the ones with a beef always end up near each other!
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Despite the cast’s previous claims of producers constantly intervening, they actually sit in an off-set location and watch the entire dinner on TV monitors.
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The dinner is shot entirely organically with no reshoots, so if producers want to chat to someone, they must inconspicuously pull them away from the dinner without interruption.
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While it’s called a dinner, there’s very little eating going on, with the meals sometimes sitting untouched for hours until the contestants are given the green light to dig in!
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There’s just one break during filming, which occurs at the handover of the cocktail party to dinner. It’s a 30-minute window where the cast are told to do their pieces to camera before being asked to walk back in.
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The cast are told not to talk to each other off camera so all of the juicy conversations are caught when the cameras are rolling!
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There is a lot of booze on offer, with a large range of wine and beer available for the cocktail party. However, the alcohol is toned down for dinner – surprisingly, just six bottles of red are put on the table. Drink rounds only happen around three times – and the alcohol is always served warm.
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Someone is cut off from the bar every week and if one cast member starts a fight, they’re cut off immediately, whether they’re intoxicated or not!