Yasmin's Getting Married
Yasmin's Getting Married | |
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Network Ten | |
Release | 1 August 4 August 2006 | –
Yasmin's Getting Married was a short-lived Australian reality television program that aired
The show debuted on Tuesday, 1 August 2006, and was hosted by
The show's theme song was a cover of Dusty Springfield's "Wishin' and Hopin'", sung by Neighbours star Stephanie McIntosh. The track appears on her album Tightrope.
Overview
The Bride
Yasmin Dale, a 29-year-old recruitment manager, was the star contestant in the show. Her goal during the series was to find a groom during the nine-week run of the show and marry him in a wedding broadcast live on Channel Ten at the end of the series.
Dale was not the original subject of the show. The original bride was a woman named Rene, and the show was subsequently originally titled and advertised as Rene's Getting Married. However, the original contestant pulled out of the show and pursued a relationship independent of the program two weeks before the premiere of the series, thus facilitating the need for a title and contestant change.[1]
The potential grooms
On the first episode, viewers were introduced to the first six candidates to be Yasmin's husband: Vincent, Adam, Athan, Max, Peter and Deryn. At the end of the first episode the panel of "experts" had whittled the number down to three: Vincent, Peter and Deryn. Viewers were then given around 24 hours to vote to decide which of these three would receive the honour of a date with Yasmin.
In the second episode, Vincent was the first of the three to be eliminated. Later, Peter was chosen as the lucky man.
Cancellation
The program was axed by Network Ten on Sunday, 6 August 2006, just four episodes into its projected nine-week run.
A statement from the network cites disappointing ratings as the primary reason for the cancellation. Network Ten and Screentime have indicated that Yasmin will have to find the love of her life by more conventional means, although they will assist her with the costs of the wedding. As of now, Yasmin is still waiting for her chance to finally walk down the aisle.[2]
The show was replaced with episodes of Futurama in the same 7 p.m. timeslot.
Legacy
The show was sometimes a target in the first series of
References
- ^ Bride to wannabe, The Age, 27 July 2006
- ^ Yasmin's Wedding called off, eBroadcast Australia, 6 August 2006
External links
- Yasmin's Getting Married at IMDb