"Zambian TV network debuts reality show in which ex-prostitutes compete to win husband, paid wedding ceremony."
So yeah, I looked it up.
"A Zambian TV channel has launched a reality show to help former prostitutes find husbands. The 18 sex workers stand to win a cash prize of about $9,000 (£5,500) and have their wedding paid for. Muvi TV, which is hosting the Ready for Marriage show, said it wanted to give them a second chance in life. Some contestants said they sold their bodies because they were single mothers who could not afford to look after their children. Muvi TV said all contestants who were voted out by viewers would receive consolation prizes of between $1,000 and $1,500. They would also be offered full-time jobs so that they did not return to prostitution, it said.
The reaction of viewers in the capital, Lusaka, has been mixed.
'Once a prostitute, always a prostitute. It is very difficult for them to just change overnight,' one viewer, Humphrey Banda, said.
However, another, Prisca Chisenga, expressed a contrary view.
'It is not fair to judge them by their past,' she said."
Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14154291
http://www.pri.org/world/africa/reality-tv-show-gives-prostitutes-chance-at-new-life4904.html
Are English guys allowed to compete??
ReplyDeleteFor the right entry fee and sponsorship for residency and citizenship in the UK, I'm thinking probably yes.
ReplyDeleteGive it a go and let us know how it works out.