CelebAir
GenreReality television
PresenterAngellica Bell
NarratorTed May
Open theme"Getting Better"
End theme"Getting Better"
ComposerShed Seven
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Num series1
Num episodes8
CompanyZeppotron
Initial
LocationLondon Gatwick Airport
Manchester Airport
Runtime60 mins (inc. breaks)
NetworkITV2
First aired2 September 2008
Last aired23 October 2008

CelebAir is a reality television series in which 11 celebrities perform the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants.[1] The series was presented by Angellica Bell and aired on ITV2 from 2 September 2008 until 23 October 2008, when Lisa Maffia was declared the winner.[2]

Production

For the show, Monarch Airlines repainted one of its Airbus A321 aircraft, registration G-OZBI, with the CelebAir logo along with a new tail fin design. The aircraft was used for the majority of CelebAir flights although the celebrities additionally worked on normal Monarch branded aircraft.

The series is set in London Gatwick Airport and, in the finale, the private jet took off and landed at London Stansted Airport. There are seven destinations that CelebAir flew to; those being Tenerife South Airport, Faro Airport, Málaga Airport, Ibiza Airport, Mahon Airport, Larnaca International Airport and Alicante Airport.

Celebrities

CelebAir activity took place on Monarch flights which were already part of the summer schedule; with the rear of the aircraft allocated as the CelebAir cabin with the celebrities working from the rear galley along with their mentors.

Before any of the celebrities were allowed to start their new jobs, they undertook a six-week training programme run by Monarch and were required to adhere to Monarch's standards whilst working for CelebAir.

CelebrityOccupationStatus
Mica ParisSinger & television presenterEliminated 1st
on 2 September 2008
KenzieBlazin' Squad rapperEliminated 2nd
on 9 September 2008
Tamara BeckwithSocialiteEliminated 3rd
on 16 September 2008
Phil CornwellComedian & impressionistEliminated 4th
on 23 September 2008
Johnny ShentallHear'Say singerEliminated 5th & 6th
on 2 October 2008
Lisa Scott-LeeFormer Steps singer
Dan O'ConnorNeighbours actorEliminated 7th
on 9 October 2008
Michelle MarshGlamour modelEliminated 8th
on 16 October 2008
Chico SlimaniThe X Factor contestantThird place
on 23 October 2008
Amy LaméComedianRunner-up
on 23 October 2008
Lisa Maffia Singer-songwriter & modelWinner
on 23 October 2008
Notes
  • Beckwith was pregnant whilst filming was taking place. Due to her pregnancy she was unable to work on the flights.
  • Lisa and Jonny were sacked in a double elimination due to the two of them abandoning their cabin crew duties to party for two hours at Eden in Ibiza instead of crewing the return flight to London Gatwick.

Mentors

  • Ross Archer
  • Lauren Newton
  • Brian Martin
  • Sara Turner

Ratings

ShowOriginal air dateOvernight ratingsSource
Episode 12 September549,000[3]
Episode 29 September266,000[4]
Episode 316 September235,000[4]
Episode 423 September163,000[5]
Episode 52 October——
Episode 69 October273,000[6]
Episode 716 October235,000[7]
Episode 823 October254,000[8]

"—" denotes where information currently unavailable

References

  1. ^ Daniel Kilkelly (19 August 2008). "ITV announces 'Celeb Air' contestants". Digital Spy
  2. ^ "I'm on CelebAir ... get me out of here!". The Independent. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ^ Leigh Holmwood (3 September 2008). "Multichannel TV ratings – September 2: Half a million viewers take off with CelebAir". The Guardian
  4. ^ Neil Wilkes (21 September 2008). "More viewers check out of ITV2's 'CelebAir'". Digital Spy
  5. ^ Neil Wilkes (25 September 2008). "'Secret Millionaire' ends on 3.3m". Digital Spy
  6. ^ Neil Wilkes (11 October 2008). "'Natural Born Sellers' tanks for ITV". Digital Spy
  7. ^ Neil Wilkes (19 October 2008). "3.1m visit Channel 4's 'River Cottage'". Digital Spy
  8. ^ Neil Wilkes (26 October 2008). "Piper's 'Call Girl' ends run with 534,000". Digital Spy