EXCLUSIVE: The primary UK fee for Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine has landed itself a second sequence with out its star presenter and with the Oscar winner now not exec producing.
Channel 4 has formally greenlit Renovation Rescue Season 2 with Vogue Williams and ex-Love Island contestant Luke Mabbott changing Season 1 host Stacey Solomon, who led what was then titled Stacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue earlier this year. The primary ep of that sequence was watched by greater than 1M viewers.
In Renovation Rescue, contestants apply to have their residence renovated and presenters assist them maintain prices down with money-saving abilities, design inspiration and DIY methods anybody can attempt at residence. The primary season additionally spotlighted Solomon and husband Joe Swash’s own residence renovation. Studies emerged earlier this yr that Solomon, who presents an analogous award-winning BBC present, Stacey Solomon’s Type Your Life Out, wouldn’t be returning for Season 2. Yesterday, the BBC unveiled one other new Solomon sequence, a actuality present following her and her husband titled Stacey & Joe.
Williams, who has hosted a number of exhibits together with Joanne & Vogue’s Intercourse Drive for E4 and who has levels in development design and administration and quantitative surveying, will likely be joined by Love Island Season 6 contestant Mabbott – a educated heating and plumbing engineer.
Witherspoon is now not EPing Renovation Rescue. Sarah Lazenby, who runs Whats up Sunshine unscripted within the UK, is EPing with Sara Rea.
“I’ve accomplished a number of thrilling tasks in my profession, however I’m so delighted to be given the chance to roll up my sleeves and get caught into the second sequence of this actually good present,” mentioned Williams. “House renovation is a large ardour of mine, and I’m excited to place my levels in development to the check.”
Lazenby mentioned Williams and Mabbott “exude heat and humour,” with an “infectious on-screen chemistry.”
The present was commissioned by Channel 4 Senior Commissioning Editor Clemency Inexperienced and Head of Daytime and Options, Jo Avenue. Casting is now open.
Whats up Sunshine is owned by Candle Media. Within the U.S., it has produced enormous hits together with Huge Little Lies and The Morning Present. Lazenby, who used to work for Channel 4, joined the new UK unscripted division simply over two years in the past.
