''Lemon La Vida Loca'' is a

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mock reality show created and written by, and starring, comedian

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and actress

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. The show's title is derived from

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's 1999 hit single, "

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". The series follows the character of television personality

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, capturing his home and work life, and everything in between. The series began airing on 2 August 2012 on ITV2, and concluded its first series on 23 August 2012. Whilst on '' Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel'', Lemon announced that a Christmas special of ''Lemon La Vida Loca'' would air in December. He confirmed this news on his

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account as well. A second series began airing on 6 June 2013. Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series, but she did make an appearance on the first episode of the second series. It was announced in January 2014 that ''Lemon La Vida Loca'' would not be renewed for a third series.

Cast

Main cast

as Rosie Parker (2012–13)

Celebrity cameos

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Christmas specials (2012)

Series 2 (2013)

The second series began on 6 June 2013 at 10pm on ITV2.

Distribution

The complete first and second series of ''Lemon La Vida Loca'' was released onto DVD on 18 November 2013 as a three-disc set.

References

External links

''Lemon La Vida Loca''
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