Ladette to Lady
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Ladette to Lady is a reality based series that first aired in the United Kingdom
on ITV
in June 2005. The series was produced by UK-based RDF Media
.
The second series of Ladette to Lady was aired in the United Kingdom in October 2006 on ITV. The show had viewing figures of 4.45 million to 5.41 million, winning its timeslot each week. A third series followed.
Ladette to Lady was cancelled by ITV on 11 April 2008, but returned in June 2009, featuring Australia
n, rather than British, ladettes. The series featured the original staff and school.
Ladette to Lady returned for a new series (Series 5) that started at 10.35pm on 20 July 2010 that will bring another 6 episodes to ITV1. The series saw the return of the familiar staff. However, instead of Eggleston Hall
, where all the other series have been featured, this series is based in Hereford Hall.
The series has been parodied on The Charlotte Church Show
as Lady to Ladette, in which, conversely, prim and proper girls are taught by Charlotte and some of her raucous friends to behave in a more ladette-like manner.
, a finishing school
for women situated in Teesdale
, England
. Eggleston Hall was specially re-opened for the show. In the first series, there were ten ladettes, while the second series featured eight ladettes.
Whilst in Eggleston Hall
they are required to wear a special uniform: a tweed suit including a turquoise
jacket
, white
blouse
, and turquoise skirt
, high-heeled shoe
s and a pearl necklace. This uniform has varied. They are taught under the supervision and guidance of five instructors and are given various tasks in deportment, elocution
, needlework
, flower arranging, etiquette
and cookery. However if they can't live up to the standards of ladylike behaviour, they will be expelled. A ladette is expelled every episode, so, by the end of the programme there will only be three ladettes left. Then the teachers must decide upon one winner, depending on who they think has improved the most and how the ladettes performed in the final challenge. However, all three finalists receive an Eggleston Hall
diploma
.
. At the fashion show were their family, friends, eligible bachelors, the failed contestants and essentially all of the teachers from Eggleston Hall. The girls were marked on posture
, grooming, elocution
, floristry
and cookery. The girl who was judged as the most improved would win a sports car
with a value of £20,000, however, the fact that the winner would receive a car was unknown to the finalists. The eventual winner of Ladette to Lady 2005 and the sports car was Hayley Brisland.
, Ladies, select aristocrats
and all of the teachers from Eggleston Hall. They were marked on their posture
, grooming, elocution, confidence
and their capability to hold a conversation. The overall winner of Ladette to Lady 2006 was Victoria Jenkins, who impressed the teachers with her charm and final transformation. A close runner-up was Clara Mayer who has since decided to become a chalet girl.
During the End of Term Report we saw Clare Randall, who, during series one was a regular and heavy drinker. In the more recent gathering she revealed that she'd had a baby, that she has totally re-formed her life and quit drinking alcohol
altogether. There was also Michelle King from series one, who as a result of the teachings of Eggleston Hall, has become more feminine
and has been able to progress further in her life with more confidence. However, there were those who had not improved. To the surprise of the teachers, winner of series two, Victoria Jenkins, still had her old job and had not progressed with her studies.
, Ladies, and select aristocrats
. The overall winner of Ladette to Lady 2007 was Nicole Elouise Hart, who re-acquired her love of horses in the show and later participated in a horse-riding competition, courtesy of winning a task on the show. Also notable was the re-introduction of Series Two contestant Louise Porter.
Nicole Hart also went out to Cairns Australia to Promo the Aussie Series and was used in the introduction shots.
brought with it controversy in several members of the support cast quitting filming or being fired. Reports in the Daily Telegraph's Mandrake gossip column stated that Charles Lush, a self-styled baron, who appeared as the school governor, was asked by RDF
, the production company, to quit filming after they found his name on list of British National Party
members during filming for the series.
William Hanson
, etiquette expert, also quit filming after only one day's filming, stating that the programme was 'detrimental to promoting good manners and etiquette' and that the so-called bachelors were just as bad as the girls with a few of them already married.
on the Sundance Channel, in Australia
on both The LifeStyle Channel
and the Nine Network
(Series 2 and 3, after Series 3 finished showing on the Nine Network
they aired one episode of Bad Lads Army
the following week before cancelling it and showing Season 1 of Ladette to Lady) as well as the ABC
(Series 1), New Zealand
on Prime, Sweden
on Kanal 5
, Poland
on TVN Style
, Denmark
on TV2 Zulu, Israel
on Israel Channel 8, the Netherlands on RTL5, Canada
on Cosmopolitan TV
, Estonia
on Kanal 11 and Kanal 2, Belgium
on Vitaya
and Norway
on NRK1.
In July 2008, the Nine Network
in Australia began to advertise for contestants from Australia to take part in an upcoming series of Ladette to Lady, titled Aussie Ladette to Lady
. The series, which is also filmed at Eggleston Hall, made its debut on Australian television on 16 February 2009.
The second season of Aussie Ladette to Lady premiered on 20 October 2009, with filming occurring at Hereford Hall this time.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in June 2005. The series was produced by UK-based RDF Media
RDF Media
Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...
.
The second series of Ladette to Lady was aired in the United Kingdom in October 2006 on ITV. The show had viewing figures of 4.45 million to 5.41 million, winning its timeslot each week. A third series followed.
Ladette to Lady was cancelled by ITV on 11 April 2008, but returned in June 2009, featuring Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n, rather than British, ladettes. The series featured the original staff and school.
Ladette to Lady returned for a new series (Series 5) that started at 10.35pm on 20 July 2010 that will bring another 6 episodes to ITV1. The series saw the return of the familiar staff. However, instead of Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th century country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
, where all the other series have been featured, this series is based in Hereford Hall.
The series has been parodied on The Charlotte Church Show
The Charlotte Church Show
The Charlotte Church Show was a Channel 4 entertainment television show presented by Welsh singer Charlotte Church. It was first broadcast on 1 September 2006 and ran for 6 subsequent Fridays. The show was commissioned for a further two series, the first of which aired from 23 February to 6 April...
as Lady to Ladette, in which, conversely, prim and proper girls are taught by Charlotte and some of her raucous friends to behave in a more ladette-like manner.
Premise
The series follows a group of ladettes, who are given an old-fashioned five-week course in learning how to behave like a traditional "lady". They are sent to Eggleston HallEggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th century country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
, a finishing school
Finishing school
A finishing school is "a private school for girls that emphasises training in cultural and social activities." The name reflects that it follows on from ordinary school and is intended to complete the educational experience, with classes primarily on etiquette...
for women situated in Teesdale
Teesdale
Teesdale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in England. Large parts of Teesdale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the second largest AONB in England and Wales. The River Tees rises below Cross Fell, the highest hill in the Pennines, and its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Eggleston Hall was specially re-opened for the show. In the first series, there were ten ladettes, while the second series featured eight ladettes.
Whilst in Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th century country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
they are required to wear a special uniform: a tweed suit including a turquoise
Turquoise
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl648·4. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue...
jacket
Jacket
A jacket is a hip- or waist-length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear...
, white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
blouse
Blouse
A blouse is a loose-fitting upper garment that was formerly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women and children. It is typically gathered at the waist so that it hangs loosely over the wearer's body. Today, the word most commonly refers to a woman's shirt but can also refer to a man's shirt if...
, and turquoise skirt
Skirt
A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs.In the western world, skirts are usually considered women's clothing. However, there are exceptions...
, high-heeled shoe
High-heeled shoe
High-heeled footwear is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is technically not considered to be a high heel; however, there are also high-heeled platform shoes...
s and a pearl necklace. This uniform has varied. They are taught under the supervision and guidance of five instructors and are given various tasks in deportment, elocution
Elocution
Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.-History:In Western classical rhetoric, elocution was one of the five core disciplines of pronunciation, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper diction, but on the proper...
, needlework
Needlework
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
, flower arranging, etiquette
Etiquette
Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group...
and cookery. However if they can't live up to the standards of ladylike behaviour, they will be expelled. A ladette is expelled every episode, so, by the end of the programme there will only be three ladettes left. Then the teachers must decide upon one winner, depending on who they think has improved the most and how the ladettes performed in the final challenge. However, all three finalists receive an Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th century country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
.
Teachers
The teachers at Eggleston Hall run a very strict routine and are extremely well experienced in their particular subjects. The teachers who taught the ladettes at Eggleston Hall were:- Gill Harbord - Principal, floristryFloristryFloristry is the general term used to describe production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade...
teacher
- Elizabeth Brewer - EtiquetteEtiquetteEtiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group...
and social protocol teacher - Kate Forester - ElocutionElocutionElocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.-History:In Western classical rhetoric, elocution was one of the five core disciplines of pronunciation, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper diction, but on the proper...
teacher - Rosemary ShragerRosemary ShragerRosemary Shrager is an English chef, best known for being a haute cuisine teacher on the reality television programme Ladette to Lady, and as a judge on Soapstar Superchef....
- Vice Principal and cookery teacher - Vanessa HooperVanessa HooperVanessa Hooper, FIDTA, ARAD, is a retired English ballerina and theatre dancer who now works as a dance teacher, freelance choreographer, lecturer and examiner...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
teacher - Lady Elizabeth Devenport- Deportment teacher
Final challenge
In 2005 for the ladettes' final challenge they had to hold a fashion showFashion show
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made...
. At the fashion show were their family, friends, eligible bachelors, the failed contestants and essentially all of the teachers from Eggleston Hall. The girls were marked on posture
Human position
Human positions refers to the different positions that the human body can take.There are several synonyms that refer to the human position, often used interchangeably, but having specific flavors....
, grooming, elocution
Elocution
Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.-History:In Western classical rhetoric, elocution was one of the five core disciplines of pronunciation, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper diction, but on the proper...
, floristry
Floristry
Floristry is the general term used to describe production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade...
and cookery. The girl who was judged as the most improved would win a sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
with a value of £20,000, however, the fact that the winner would receive a car was unknown to the finalists. The eventual winner of Ladette to Lady 2005 and the sports car was Hayley Brisland.
Series One contestants
- Hayley Brisland (Winner)
- Michelle King (Runner-up)
- Rachael Carter-Eagleton (Third)
- Clare Randall
- Jessica Upton
- April Duncan
- Sarah Jane Gregory
- Sarah Newman
- Jemma Gunning
- Sarita Bhardwaj
Final challenge
The ladettes' final challenge in the 2006 series was to pass themselves off as real ladies at a debutante ball. The Debutantes' Ball was attended by a number of eligible bachelors, LordsLords
- Places :*Lord's Cricket Ground, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone County Cricket Club.- Politics :*House of Lords, upper house of the British parliament*Lords Spiritual, clergymen of the House of Lords...
, Ladies, select aristocrats
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
and all of the teachers from Eggleston Hall. They were marked on their posture
Human position
Human positions refers to the different positions that the human body can take.There are several synonyms that refer to the human position, often used interchangeably, but having specific flavors....
, grooming, elocution, confidence
Confidence
Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison, is having unmerited...
and their capability to hold a conversation. The overall winner of Ladette to Lady 2006 was Victoria Jenkins, who impressed the teachers with her charm and final transformation. A close runner-up was Clara Mayer who has since decided to become a chalet girl.
Series Two contestants
- Victoria Jenkins (Winner)
- Clara Mayer (Runner-up)
- Frances Rowe (Third)
- Laura Hearsum
- Louise Porter
- Rebecca Squire
- Angela Mott
- Emma Phillips-Martin
End of Term Report
Several months after series two of Ladette to Lady, all of the ladettes from both series one and series two were invited back to Eggleston Hall, along with teachers Gill Harbord, Rosemary Shrager and Liz Brewer, in order to see how the ladettes had changed and how they had progressed in their lives.During the End of Term Report we saw Clare Randall, who, during series one was a regular and heavy drinker. In the more recent gathering she revealed that she'd had a baby, that she has totally re-formed her life and quit drinking alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
altogether. There was also Michelle King from series one, who as a result of the teachings of Eggleston Hall, has become more feminine
Femininity
Femininity is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Though socially constructed, femininity is made up of both socially defined and biologically created factors...
and has been able to progress further in her life with more confidence. However, there were those who had not improved. To the surprise of the teachers, winner of series two, Victoria Jenkins, still had her old job and had not progressed with her studies.
Final challenge
The ladettes' final challenge in the 2008 series was to be presented as debutantes to their parents, to make a speech and to dance the waltz. They were required to answers questions from LordsLords
- Places :*Lord's Cricket Ground, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone County Cricket Club.- Politics :*House of Lords, upper house of the British parliament*Lords Spiritual, clergymen of the House of Lords...
, Ladies, and select aristocrats
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
. The overall winner of Ladette to Lady 2007 was Nicole Elouise Hart, who re-acquired her love of horses in the show and later participated in a horse-riding competition, courtesy of winning a task on the show. Also notable was the re-introduction of Series Two contestant Louise Porter.
Nicole Hart also went out to Cairns Australia to Promo the Aussie Series and was used in the introduction shots.
Series Three contestants
- Nicole Elouise Hart (Winner)
- Holly Clements (Runner up)
- Louise Porter (Runner up & she was also in the second series)
- Simone Webber
- Neema Mattaker
- Kelly Simpson
- Amber Jaques
- Laura Waude
- Charlotte Donohue
Series Four contestants
- Nicole Mitchell, (21) from New South Wales (WINNER)
- Skye Harper, (22) from Queensland (RUNNER UP)
- Kristyn Gohrt, (21) from Western Australia (RUNNER UP)
- Sarah Brunton, (29) from New South Wales
- Zoe Irons, (19) from South Australia
- Bianca Stevens, (23) from New South Wales
- Emily Biggs, (19) from Victoria
- Maria De Corrado, (23) from Victoria
Series Four controversy
Series FourAussie Ladette to Lady
Aussie Ladette To Lady is an Australian reality based television series, based on the format of the successful British series Ladette to Lady. The premise of the series sees eight Australian women sent to Eggleston Hall Finishing School in England , where the staff will attempt to transform them...
brought with it controversy in several members of the support cast quitting filming or being fired. Reports in the Daily Telegraph's Mandrake gossip column stated that Charles Lush, a self-styled baron, who appeared as the school governor, was asked by RDF
RDF Media
Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...
, the production company, to quit filming after they found his name on list of British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
members during filming for the series.
William Hanson
William Hanson
William Hanson is an etiquette consultant, social commentator and broadcaster, based in Manchester and who has been hailed by Sky News as 'the UK's leading consultant in etiquette & protocol' He rose to prominence with the tag 'Britain's youngest manners and etiquette expert'...
, etiquette expert, also quit filming after only one day's filming, stating that the programme was 'detrimental to promoting good manners and etiquette' and that the so-called bachelors were just as bad as the girls with a few of them already married.
Series Five (2010) (aka Aussie Ladette to Lady)
Series Five opened on 20 July 2010 on ITV1 (17 August 2010 in STV region). Like Series Four, this series again features ladettes from Australia. The setting was moved from Eggleston Hall in the North East of England to "Hereford Hall" near Wales. Hereford Hall was country house hired specifically for the show and not a functioning school, although that is how it was presented in the show.Series Five contestants
- Donnelle Goemans, (23) from Western Australia (WINNER)
- Shari Linney, (20) from Perth (RUNNER UP)
- Jessica Shaw-Walford, (19) from Melbourne (RUNNER UP)
- Kaila Edwards, (18) from New South Wales
- Kelly Johnson, (21) from Victoria
- Kerryn Armstrong, (24) from Queensland
- Samantha McLeod, (23) from Queensland
- Letisha Hapimana, (21) from Brisbane
Air dates
- Series One - 2 June 2005 to 30 June 2005
- Series Two - 28 September 2006 to 26 October 2006
- Series Three - 22 January 2008 to 26 February 2008 (originally scheduled for 2007)
- Series Four - 2 June 2009 to 7 July 2009
- Series Five - 20 July 2010 to 24 August 2010 (17 August 2010 to 21 September 2010 in STV region)
International broadcast
The series has also been broadcast in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the Sundance Channel, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on both The LifeStyle Channel
The LifeStyle Channel
LifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests...
and the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
(Series 2 and 3, after Series 3 finished showing on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
they aired one episode of Bad Lads Army
Bad Lads Army
Lads' Army is a British reality TV programme, specifically of the kind that constitutes a historically derived social experiment - other examples being The 1900 House and The Frontier House...
the following week before cancelling it and showing Season 1 of Ladette to Lady) as well as the ABC
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
(Series 1), New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on Prime, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on Kanal 5
Kanal 5 (Sweden)
Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
on TVN Style
TVN Style
TVN Style is a Polish channel aimed at women featuring the latest in fashion, health and beauty. It launched in August 2004 and is a part of the TVN network, owned by ITI Group.-Line-up:...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on TV2 Zulu, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on Israel Channel 8, the Netherlands on RTL5, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on Cosmopolitan TV
Cosmopolitan TV (Canada)
CosmopolitanTV is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel.CosmoTV broadcasts programs aimed at women ages 18–34. The channel's name and concept is licensed from the American women's magazine Cosmopolitan...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
on Kanal 11 and Kanal 2, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
on Vitaya
Vitaya
Vitaya is a Flemish television station. The station got its license for 9 years in 1999 and it started to broadcast on 25 August 2000.Vitaya can be seen on Flemish cable and satellite services...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
on NRK1.
In July 2008, the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in Australia began to advertise for contestants from Australia to take part in an upcoming series of Ladette to Lady, titled Aussie Ladette to Lady
Aussie Ladette to Lady
Aussie Ladette To Lady is an Australian reality based television series, based on the format of the successful British series Ladette to Lady. The premise of the series sees eight Australian women sent to Eggleston Hall Finishing School in England , where the staff will attempt to transform them...
. The series, which is also filmed at Eggleston Hall, made its debut on Australian television on 16 February 2009.
The second season of Aussie Ladette to Lady premiered on 20 October 2009, with filming occurring at Hereford Hall this time.