Kerry Katona and Martin Kemp ‘sign up for The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show’
Kerry Katona and Martin Kemp ‘sign up for The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show, where they will read fan fiction about themselves’
Channel 4 bosses have reportedly booked a host of stars to appear on The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show.
Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona, 41, and former pop star and actor Martin Kemp, 61, are said to have turned up for the show in which celebrities will read gripping stories with the help of a puppet. .
said a source Sun: ‘Martin and Kerry have agreed to take part in the Really Rude puppet show, along with Coleen Nolan, Sam Thompson and Melvin Odoom.
“Everyone jumped at the chance to get involved in the project which is turning out to be a lot of fun.”
A different celebrity will appear in each episode of the six-part series and read the erotic fiction that has been written about them.
Cheeky: Channel 4 bosses have reportedly booked a host of stars, including 41-year-old Kerry Katona (pictured), to appear on The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show.
MailOnline has contacted Channel 4 and representatives for each of the named stars for further comment.
Mel Giedroyc will front the The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show, with the former Great British Bake Off host calling the show a ‘celebration of erotic fan fiction’.
Each week, a different star will read a compelling story written about herself by an Internet hobbyist author, brought to life by a series of puppets.
The 54-year-old comic said: “This is going to be a celebration of erotic fan fiction.” With puppets.
‘Imagine a world where Jackie Collins meets Thunderbirds.
“I really want to take a trip to Love Island…via Tracy Island.”
Each of the six episodes will be a ‘private book club’ in which neither Mel nor her guest will be told beforehand what the story will entail.
Vivienne Molokwu, the show’s commissioning editor, said: “I’m really looking forward to hearing stories featuring Mel, a gang of fellow celebrities and a bunch of look-alike puppets.”
Entertainment: Martin Kemp, 61, is said to have turned up for the show in which celebrities will read gripping stories with the help of a puppet.
Format: A different celebrity, including 57-year-old Coleen Nolan, will appear in every episode of the six-part series and read the erotic fiction that has been written about them.
Star power: Radio and television presenter Melvin Odoom, 42, has been named as another of the stars who will participate
Submitting Himself: Made In Chelsea cast member Sam Thompson is said to have signed on for the six-part series
‘This is a very Channel 4 way of encouraging creative writing, where artistic self-expression will be encouraged.
“We may unearth the next EL James in the process, which has to be a good thing.”
Maia Liddell of program producer RDF Television added: “A passion project four years in the making, we are very excited to delve into the creative, intriguing and erotic world of fan fiction writing.”
“We couldn’t have a more perfect host in Mel to take us and guests on these exciting adventures.”
A broadcast date has not yet been announced.
Hostess: Mel Giedroyc, 54, will front The Really, Really Rude Puppet Show, and the former Great British Bake Off host calls the show a “celebration of erotic fan fiction.”