'The Only Way is Dubai': Britain brings faux-reality to the UAE

Published February 10th, 2013 - 07:39 GMT
The Towie cast could be washing up on Dubai's shores in the near future
The Towie cast could be washing up on Dubai's shores in the near future

It’s no Mission Impossible, but the movie version of British faux-reality show The Only Way is Essex might be filming in Dubai soon. Often referred to as the UK’s answer to Jersey ShoreTowie, as the show is popularly known, features “real people in modified situations saying unscripted lines but in a structured way.” Or, as Kim Kardashian will tell you, like any ‘reality’ show.

According to The Sun, producers are eyeing the emirate as a possible location for the film, and have apparently told the cast that filming could being “in just a few months”. The series’ party-loving cast members Joey Essex and Sam Faiers have already been here and so has former star Mark Wright who made a club appearance at a New Year’s Eve party. They’re all set to reunite for the film.

“There have been rumours of a Towie film for a while, but bosses have now finally talked to the cast about it. Dubai would be the perfect place as it is the current hip destination for young Essex boys and girls and it would be a great sunny location to film in,” The Sun quoted a source as saying.

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