Contents. Series overview. Press contacts. Rep Q&As: Jordan. Imogen. Deano. Ellie. David

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1 Ibiza Weekender Press Pack January 2016

2 Contents Series overview 3 Press contacts 4 Rep Q&As: Jordan 5 Imogen 6 Deano 7 Ellie 8 David 9 Amelia 10

3 The informadon contained herein is strictly embargoed from all press, online and social media use, non- commercial publicadon, or syndicadon undl Tuesday 2nd February ITV2 is lining up more holiday fun in the sun with a brand new series of Ibiza Weekender Twofour and GroupM Entertainment's Weekender brand, which has spanned four successful series, is returning to Ibiza to join young BriQsh holidaymakers having the Qme of their young lives. The new 8 x 60 series focuses on the comings and goings at a single Ibiza hotel. Each episode follows the fun, flirtaQous and someqmes outrageous lives of Ibiza holiday reps. From check- in to check out, the series follows the fortunes of new groups of guests as they soak up the sun, look for romance and plunge into the nightlife in the island s hotspots. With fixed rig cameras at the hotel, the series captures all the drama as it unfolds. Set against the backdrop of Europe s biggest party island; expect high jinks, outrageous nights out and dramas around the clock. Ibiza Weekender is commissioned for ITV by Amanda Stavri, Entertainment Commissioner, and Angela Jain, Director of MulQ- Channel and AcquisiQons. Amanda said, "The Weekender format always delivers plenty of laughter and drama, as we follow the anqcs of young holidaymakers let loose abroad. I'm delighted we're returning to Ibiza for another summer of fun. Gyles Neville, ExecuQve Producer, Twofour, said: With the Weekender format we have managed to successfully blend the purity of a fixed rig show with the drama and conqnuing storylines of a scripted reality as we see the reps relaqonships develop as they deal with the demands of ever changing guests. Ibiza Weekender is co- produced by Twofour and GroupM Entertainment. The series is execuqve produced by Gyles Neville for Twofour and Melanie Darlaston for GroupM Entertainment.

4 Press Contact Stephen Barber Picture Contact James Hilder

5 Rep Q&As Jordan He s finally made it to Head Rep, but has lothario Jordan changed his ways? Age: 23 From: Cardiff, Did you enjoy being Head Rep? The power did go to my head a liele bit. I decided to make the most of the situaqon. I think it worked though nobody was late for a shig and everybody did exactly as I said. Was your experience different this Dme? It was different this Qme because I m in a relaqonship. Usually I m single and I m always on the pull. Now that I m in a relaqonship, I thought I d help others pull instead. The only thing is, even though I m taken, all the girls were sqll trying to get with me. I don t think Deano was too happy about that, as the only single straight lad there. Was there much drama between the reps this year? Having Deano there was hard for Imogen, because working with your ex can t be easy. With the reps, as soon as feelings start gejng involved that s where it all goes wrong. When guests come in, you want to show them a good Qme and when the guests fancy the reps it gets complicated. I was best staying out of it all. I tried not to get involved, or I d try to mediate to say If you ve got problems, keep it to yourself don t do it in front of the guests. Some of the reps found that hard when they were on a night out. What did you want to achieve coming into this series? I think I wanted to show that I ve grown up a lot in the past year and being Head Rep was my chance to prove that I was always desqned to be it and that I m the best of the best which is what I did, I think. Only I can be Head Rep now though, because if I came back with one of the other reps in charge of me, ager the way I treated them I think I d be scrubbing toilets with tooth brushes!

6 Rep Q&As Imogen What was the best night out this series? One night, me and Deano had been put on drinking bans because we kept arguing. We went on a night out and led it together and for the first Qme we got on dead well, there was no drama. Veteran rep Imogen returns to confront not just one ex, but two. Age: 24 From: How was your experience this year? like the guests could come to me if they were having any troubles. What was it like seeing your ex Deano again? It was hard. It was the first Qme we d seen each other face to face since we d split up, so that was hard and I was very, very nervous. It was very different. Going back and not being Head Rep, with less responsibility I felt like there was less pressure. This Qme I went with goals I went with a mission. I wanted to bury the past and bury the hatchet with anyone I had drama with like Jordan and Deano. I felt like I d be able to enjoy the experience more if I didn t have enemies or stress. Last year, a lot of things were gejng on top of me and I kind of fell out of love with the job. I got a bit lost in all the drama. Were you worried that Deano was ge\ng close to new rep Ellie? This year it was much easier to just be a rep and love the job. I got back to a place where I could stand back and think this is why I do this job. Before I went in there I thought the worst case scenario is if Deano s been bad mouthing me and if he s gejng with one of the girls - that could be really awkward. What makes you a good rep? I m easy to get on with and approachable. I m fun, bubbly and up for a laugh but I hope to feel I got there, and both those things had happened so I thought Well it can t get any worse than this can it?! We broke the rules because we shouldn t have been drinking, but the guests had an amazing night we pulled out all the stops. We were behind the bar serving, had them on top of the bar drinking shots from each other s mouths it was really nice to prove our group could work as a team. What are you most likely to get in trouble for? I always go in with the mind- set of not drinking too much I cannot handle my ale. I m literally one or the other I m either the happiest drunk in the world or I m an absolute nightmare. I don t know where that line is, and there are so many Qmes when I ve passed that line and it s got me in so much trouble.

7 Rep Q&As Deano Body obsessed Deano loves women and working out Age: 24 From: What was your funniest moment this series? I made Ellie throw up by blowing snot out my nose. It just happened, and you know when people just say oh, I m going to be sick. But no, she actually went to the toilet to be sick! We found it so funny, me and David were just laughing. How did you feel about Imogen coming back? I had no idea Imogen was coming back. It was a bit scary when she turned up, because I was just gejng close to Ellie then. It was scary and awkward. It was scary because I didn t know how we were both going to react and it was awkward because me and Imogen hadn t really had the chat about us ending. Ibiza s not really the best place for that to happen. Imogen took it well at first and put on a front that she didn t mind about me and Ellie. But then as soon as Imogen had a drink, it just sort of hit her and she lost it and her emoqons came out. Did you fall out with anyone? I fell out with all the girls at one point because I got with one of the guests when I d started gejng with Ellie. How was being assistant head rep? It was good. But as soon as you have to make decisions or be responsible I m horrible at making decisions and bossing people about. I break the rules myself too much. You have to be up at 10am and I d be in bed unql 1pm. So everyone was just walking around the hotel not knowing what to do. What were the best nights out this series? We went to a paint party these girls came out, fit as anything, with hoses of paint and you get drenched. That was so good. I just took my top off, because you get covered in paint you ain t keeping your clothes. What makes you a great holiday rep? I m a great holiday rep because I m always tanned, I m cheeky, I m flirtaqous and I ll do anything it takes to show you a good Qme. What are you most likely to get in trouble for? Being late, or being drunk. Or playing with girls emoqons like telling reps that you love them. Describe your perfect girl Someone who proper fancies me and someone who s not taller or more tanned or has whiter teeth than me so I look beeer than them. Basically someone who s uglier than me but fancies me. Then I m always in control. If Imogen and Ellie both formed together like a Transformer, then they d be the perfect girl. They ve both got qualiqes.

8 Rep Q&As Ellie Northern bombshell Ellie has a lust for life and boys Age: 22 From: Had you been to Ibiza before? I went to Ibiza with me mum and me grandma, so it was a bit different this Qme! What was your favourite night out? I really liked the beach parqes actually. I ve worked abroad before, but I m usually too hungover and I stay in bed. So these were my first beach parqes and you don t build sand castles do ya?! You drink! Trying to look good in the heat though it s not good. The first few days you try and look nice, but ager that you think stuff it and just let yourself sweat. I was sweaqng in places I didn t know you could! What was your funniest moment? We were doing cheerleading with one of the guests and there was a massive plate of crisps behind me and I fell straight back and sat straight in the guacamole. Imogen had to wipe me bum! What were the guests like? I got on really well with the first group of guests, the girls. They were a right laugh. If they re up for having a good Qme, then great. You got on really well with Deano, tell us more about that Deano is my type because he s the male version of me. He s funny, he doesn t care what other people think about him, he s got cracking teeth I love teeth, especially if they re your own! It s not normal though is it we re in Ibiza, me and Deano fancy each other and the ex girlfriend comes along. If I d known she was coming, I would have put banners up to welcome her! Haha. I thought We re gejng on really well, we re in a hot country for once it s going right. Imogen looked so good when she turned up, proper skinny. I d been in the sun all day sweaqng; she must have thought Wow, he s downgraded.

9 Rep Q&As David Funnyman David is larger than life and loves to entertain Age: 22 From: Did you enjoy being in Ibiza? It was absolutely amazing, I loved it. It was a proper scream. It was a ball from start to finish. I really, really enjoyed going to the super clubs. It was non- stop dancing it s the best thing about Ibiza. There aren t clubs like it anywhere else. You can hear the music miles off and you re like Oh my god, get me in there now. Would you have wanted to have a go at being Head Rep? Absolutely not, that wouldn t be for me. To be honest, I don t think I d make as good a head rep as some of the others. Who were your favourite guests? My favourite guests were a group of girls who loved to twerk. They were like three Nikki Minaj s that had come on holiday, and I love Nikki Minaj me. They were having a ball they were dead sassy and fierce. I really like them. What makes you a good rep? Because of my personality. I m not bothered what people think of me and I love having a scream. I m really easy to chat to. That makes me a good rep. What are you most likely to get in trouble for? Maybe a bit of bad language or waking up a bit late nothing too hegy. How was Jordan as Head Rep? I didn t get one drinking ban; I think I was his favourite! Were you involved in any of the arguments with the other reps? I tend to stay out of the drama, but I m kind of the voice of reason. I tried to listen to both sides of an argument. I did get annoyed with Imogen once when she came on a night out all guns blazing that got me a bit annoyed and I said I wouldn t speak to her unql she gave me an apology. Did you find romance? Romances are far too hegy for me. It s just easier being single and not pulling. As soon as you pull someone, everyone starts to get aggy!

10 Rep Q&As Amelia Well- to- do Amelia is used to the luxuries in life, but how will she fare in Ibiza? Age: 21 From: Your friends came to visit you as guests, how was it looking aaer them? It was such a surprise. You re in this liele bubble and then all of a sudden the doors slide open and there s my best friend standing there. It was tough though too, because I was on a night out in Ibiza with my friends and Jordan, so kindly, put me in charge that night. So I had to organise kiey, get everyone from club to club, and all my friends were there! Would you have wanted to have a go at being Head Rep? Absolutely not, that wouldn t be for me. To be honest, I don t think I d make as good a head rep as some of the others. David and Ellie are so smiley, welcoming and enthusiasqc that s naturally them. Whereas I m more of a presence. It s the smiling for me I just can t do it. I d rather do my own thing than tell other people what to do. What was your funniest moment? So many funny moments one night, at 4am we got back and David and I fell over, another night I got inside Imogen s suitcase and was wheeled around at 1.30 in the morning, Deano tried high heels on we were laughing all the Qme! Were you involved in any arguments with the other reps? I didn t have issues with any of the reps. Obviously when there are arguments and situaqons, you have to get involved. But I didn t actually have any arguments really David and I were chilled. What makes you a good holiday rep? If you get past the fact that I don t smile that much, I can sqll have good fun. I m definitely up for dancing not good dancing just ridiculous dance moves all night. What s most likely to get you in trouble? Not doing what Jordan says. He commands respect, but I just don t give it to him because it annoys me. Once, I didn t give Jordan a high five and he gave me a drinking ban. It got intense. It was for a couple of days. I had a drinking ban when my friends arrived, but then the rules of the ban changed so I just couldn t drink in the hotel. So once I leg the hotel, I could drink all just because I didn t give him a high five!

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