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Just days after I reported that Mariah Carey was set to land her own reality series, and I speculated that it would appear on E! On Tuesday (March 15) the official confirmation came and it is confirmed E! will be the home of the show she refuses to call a “reality show”.
Via New York Times, Ms. Carey will join the Kardashians, Caitlyn Jenner and other celebs at the network for her first ever documentary series which will feature 8 hour long episodes. The series, currently titled “Mariah’s World,” will follow her as she goes on a tour in Europe and South Africa that began on Tuesday, and sees her plans her wedding to her billionaire fiancé, which is to take place this spring.
Speaking on the show herself Mariah revealed:
”I refuse to call it a reality show,” she said in a telephone interview. The series, she said, is all about getting to know her better and not, as she put it, “Here I am, getting my nails done.”
“I thought it would be a good opportunity to kind of, like, show my personality and who I am, even though I feel like my real fans have an idea of who I am,” she explained. “A lot of people have misperceptions about this and that.”
The show began filming two weeks ago, as Ms. Carey wrapped up a Las Vegas concert series, and will move to her international tour with members of her entourage — including singers, dancers and her manager — serving as co-stars. Fans should not expect to see her kids or her fiancé in the series though.
“I don’t want to do anything that’s exploitative,” she said. “They haven’t been filmed at all yet. There might be a couple of moments, but it’s not about making them the stars of the show. They’re too young to make that decision.”
“He’s a legit businessman,’’ she said. “It’s not really his thing to be, like, traipsing all over Europe and hanging out with all my crew and dancers and singers.”
The show is being produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, the same group behind “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” “I Am Cait” and “The Real World.” Jeff Jenkins, executive vice president for programming and development at Bunim/Murray, said that “Mariah’s World” would be shot differently from the company’s other shows.
“Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” for example, is shot in the spirit of a soap opera, with rapid cuts, wall-to-wall music and in-studio interviews, but “Mariah’s World” will adhere a few degrees closer to the standards of a documentary, he said.
Mr. Jenkins also said he was interested in breaking the fourth wall and blending his production crew into the television show.
“Mariah’s World” is set to debut this year, possibly as early as summer. Stay tuned!
