''Paris Hilton's British Best Friend'' is a British reality television series in which

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searches for her new best friend in

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. The first spin-off of '' My New BFF'' (2008–2009), the

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series was filmed around Christmas 2008 and premiered on 29 January 2009, consisting of eight episodes.

Series overview

The British version of the series, ''Paris Hilton's British Best Friend'', premiered on 29 January 2009 on

. Hilton shot the majority of the series in

, with portions of the first and last episodes shot in the U.S. Twelve women and one man competed in challenges in an attempt to become Paris' British Best Friend. Guest stars included

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, Rick Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Akin Konizi, Chris Leger, Scott Henshall, Boyd Hilton, Will Geddes, Mark Durden-Smith, Jade Jagger, Kate Michelson,

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, Tamara Beckwith,

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, Scott Mills, Vanessa Lloyd-Platt, Callum Best, Steve Shaw, Julian Bennett, Benji Madden, Allison Melnick, Nicky Hilton and Barron Hilton. Scenes featuring Hilton partying with Katie Price as well as a performance at the ''BBF'' mansion by

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are believed to have been shot but did not make the final cut in any episodes. The first episode featured cameos from American ''BFF'' contestants Brittany, Onch, Vanessa, Kiki, Sinsu and Lauren while showing Paris' going away party before departing for London. In the finale, Vanessa, Onch and Lauren are seen again when Paris introduces the British finalists to some of her American friends. They are also seen with Brittany at Barron Hilton's birthday party in the same episode. Contestant Laura Meakin was added to the competition in episode two to replace Kat McKenzie, albeit temporarily, due to illness. For this reason, she does not appear in promotional material for the series. McKenzie later died, on 3 July 2009. On 19 March 2009 it was revealed in the finale that Sam Hextall became Paris' British Best Friend.

Contestants

Episode process

: The contestant is a female : The contestant is a male : The contestant became Paris' new BBF : The contestant won the challenge : The contestant was captain of the winning team in a challenge : The contestant was up for discussion/elimination and was saved (was in the bottom). : The contestant could not be present at elimination due to illness : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant wasn't in the competition at that point : The contestant was put up for discussion/elimination at panel and won the challenge. : The contestant was made the Pet. : The contestant willingly left the competition. : The contestant was asked to leave for medical reasons. : The contestant was eliminated outside panel. : The contestant was chosen by the Pet to be eliminated. :TTYN Talk to you never. Paris will most likely never associate with the contestant. :TTYS Talk to you soon. Paris will most likely speak with the contestant in the future. ;Notes * In Episode 2 the Pet, Carrie, had the power to place one contestant up for discussion, she chose Chrissie. * During the discussion in Episode 2, Laura P. walked out and quit the show (because of Carrie's "fakeness") after she said people were being fake (Carrie and Emma) and said that if they stayed she would go, because she left no one was eliminated. * In Episode 2 Laura M. replaced Kat due to Kat's appendectomy. * In Episode 3 the contestants themselves decided who should be up for discussion. * Kat was eliminated in Episode 2 on medical grounds, but after recovering, Paris invited her back in Episode 4 and made her the Pet. * In Episode 5 the Pet, Kat, decided on one person that should be eliminated, this person was Ola. * In Episode 6 the contestants suggested who they thought should be up for discussion, they chose Kat. * In Episode 7 Chrissie was eliminated outside of panel. * In Episode 8 Carrie was eliminated before going to L.A. * In Episode 8 Samuel could not enter some clubs because he was not over 21.

Episodes

Episode 1

''First aired 29 January 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Laura P. *Bottom 2: Jade, Layla *Eliminated: Jade

Episode 2

''First aired 5 February 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Chrissie *Bottom 2: Chrissie, Lydia *Withdrew: Laura P. *Eliminated: Kat (asked to leave)

Episode 3

''First aired 12 February 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Team Sam, Team Flic *Bottom 2: Ola, Lydia *Eliminated: Lydia

Episode 4

''First aired 19 February 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Sam *Bottom 2: Carrie, Layla *Eliminated: Layla

Episode 5

''First aired 26 February 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Chrissie *Bottom 3: Meddy, Laura M., and Ola *Eliminated: Ola and Laura M.

Episode 6

''First aired 5 March 2009'' *Challenge Winner: Carrie, Flic & Sam *Bottom 2: Meddy, Kat *Eliminated: Meddy

Episode 7

''First aired 12 March 2009'' *Challenge Winners: Flic, Kat & Sam *Bottom 2: Flic, Samuel *Eliminated: Chrissie, Flic

Episode 8

''First aired 19 March 2009'' * 4th Place Carrie * 3rd Place Emma * 2nd Place Kat * Winner Samuel

Broadcast

United Kingdom

The series aired on ITV2 from 29 January to 19 March 2009. The first episode reportedly received 428,000 viewers with 2% share.

Other territories

This version aired on

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in 2009, before debuting in the United States on 6 April 2010 through the

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References

External links

* {{Paris Hilton 2009 British television series debuts 2009 British television series endings 2000s British reality television series British television spinoffs British English-language television shows ITV reality television shows Reality television spinoffs Paris Hilton Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Lionsgate Television