Svenska Hollywoodfruar
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Svenska Hollywoodfruar (English: Swedish Hollywood Wives) is a Swedish documentary series following the lives of some Swedish women living a glamorous Hollywood lifestyle with their rich American husbands (with the exception of Agnes-Nicole Winter
and Anna Anka
who are divorced now). The 2009 season of the series, which aired on TV3
, consisted of five parts. The first episode aired on 14 September 2009 and was watched by approximately 600,000 viewers.
. The series follows the life of three Swedish women living a wealthy, glamorous Hollywood lifestyle in Los Angeles
, California
(USA). The wives, Anna Anka
, Maria Montazami, and Agnes-Nicole Winter, have all married rich American men and are now living a life of luxury. The concept of the series is based on the American reality shows The Real Housewives of..., such as The Real Housewives of Orange County
, New York City
, Atlanta
, and New Jersey
. Anders Knave, program director at TV3, commented: "The Real Housewives shows are very popular and we wanted to take it a step further. We have therefore looked for Swedish women in Hollywood, who have married rich men and live what one would call the ideal picture of a life in luxury." Knave also commented that the wives do not get any assignments by the producers and the series only follows their regular life; "It's a sneak peek into the lusciousness of luxury", Knave said.
, Skåne, at the age of three. She moved to the United States in 1994 to begin a modelling career, and six years later, she was hired as the personal trainer
of pop musician Paul Anka
. Åberg and Anka soon started a relationship and got married in 2008, when Åberg changed her surname to Anka. They were living in Westlake Village, California
, with their children Ethan and Elli. Anna Anka was then a housewife, which she described as a "full-time job". In the first episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar, Anka followed her husband to one of his concerts across the U.S.
, Västmanland County
. In 1987, she travelled to Los Angeles
, California, to meet her sister, a foreign exchange student. While staying in Los Angeles and working as a waitress, Montazami met restaurant owner Kamran Montazami, to whom she soon got married. A few years later, Kamran Montazami became a successful and wealthy real estate broker
, and the couple moved to Laguna Niguel, California
, where they have raised four children. Montazami is currently a housewife. She commented on her role in the series: "I hope people will see that I'm a happy and fun person [...] and that we are a family that works really hard."
, Västra Götaland County
. She moved to the United States at the end of the 1980s to work as a model. She is currently divorced, and living with her two sons, Cristofer and Alexander, in Beverly Hills and works as an actress and a film producer and owns her own film production company, Global Star Films. After getting a divorce from her previous husband, Winter can be seen in the series visiting a dating agency called Millionaires Club, in hopes of maybe starting a new relationship with a new man. In the first episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar, Winter spends time at a shooting range
with her sons, after having experienced a robbery in her home. In a subsequent episode, she looked to distribute her upcoming feature film The Gold & The Beautiful and visited the office of a Hollywood film producer
and distributor.
's Kändisdjungeln
and Kanal 5
's CSI: NY
, which drew 527,000 and 504,000 viewers respectively. It was because of this success that the series was expanded from four to five episodes. The fifth episode will contain deleted scenes and highlights from the four earlier episodes. The second episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar was watched by more than one million viewers, the highest number of viewers for a TV3 (Sweden)
production since 2000.
Agnes-Nicole Winter
-Career:Agnes-Nicole Winter was born in Borås Sweden. She later graduated from the Stockholm School of Optometry. Winter started her career in the entertainment industry as a model...
and Anna Anka
Anna Anka
Anna Anka is a Swedish-American model, actress and author and was married to Canadian singer Paul Anka. Anka is featured in the Swedish reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar , .-Early Life :...
who are divorced now). The 2009 season of the series, which aired on TV3
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
, consisted of five parts. The first episode aired on 14 September 2009 and was watched by approximately 600,000 viewers.
Concept and production
Svenska Hollywoodfruar is a Swedish documentary series consisting of five parts that aired in the autumn of 2009 on TV3TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
. The series follows the life of three Swedish women living a wealthy, glamorous Hollywood lifestyle in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(USA). The wives, Anna Anka
Anna Anka
Anna Anka is a Swedish-American model, actress and author and was married to Canadian singer Paul Anka. Anka is featured in the Swedish reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar , .-Early Life :...
, Maria Montazami, and Agnes-Nicole Winter, have all married rich American men and are now living a life of luxury. The concept of the series is based on the American reality shows The Real Housewives of..., such as The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series...
, New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
, Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
, and New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...
. Anders Knave, program director at TV3, commented: "The Real Housewives shows are very popular and we wanted to take it a step further. We have therefore looked for Swedish women in Hollywood, who have married rich men and live what one would call the ideal picture of a life in luxury." Knave also commented that the wives do not get any assignments by the producers and the series only follows their regular life; "It's a sneak peek into the lusciousness of luxury", Knave said.
Anna Anka
Anna Åberg was born in Poland but was adopted into a Swedish family in BjuvBjuv
Bjuv is a locality and the seat of Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,348 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
, Skåne, at the age of three. She moved to the United States in 1994 to begin a modelling career, and six years later, she was hired as the personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
of pop musician Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
. Åberg and Anka soon started a relationship and got married in 2008, when Åberg changed her surname to Anka. They were living in Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a planned community that straddles the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The eastern portion is the incorporated city Westlake Village, located on the western edge of Los Angeles County, California. The city, located in the region known as the Conejo Valley, encompasses half...
, with their children Ethan and Elli. Anna Anka was then a housewife, which she described as a "full-time job". In the first episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar, Anka followed her husband to one of his concerts across the U.S.
Maria Montazami
Maria Montazami was born and raised in VästeråsVästerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
, Västmanland County
Västmanland County
Västmanland County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala...
. In 1987, she travelled to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California, to meet her sister, a foreign exchange student. While staying in Los Angeles and working as a waitress, Montazami met restaurant owner Kamran Montazami, to whom she soon got married. A few years later, Kamran Montazami became a successful and wealthy real estate broker
Real estate broker
A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...
, and the couple moved to Laguna Niguel, California
Laguna Niguel, California
Laguna Niguel is an affluent city located in southern Orange County, California. The name "Laguna Niguel" is derived from the Spanish word "Laguna" which means lagoon, and the word "Nigueli" which was the name of a Juaneño Indian village that was once located on Aliso Creek. The population was...
, where they have raised four children. Montazami is currently a housewife. She commented on her role in the series: "I hope people will see that I'm a happy and fun person [...] and that we are a family that works really hard."
Agnes-Nicole Winter
Agnes-Nicole Winter is a Swedish actress and writer from BoråsBorås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
, Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...
. She moved to the United States at the end of the 1980s to work as a model. She is currently divorced, and living with her two sons, Cristofer and Alexander, in Beverly Hills and works as an actress and a film producer and owns her own film production company, Global Star Films. After getting a divorce from her previous husband, Winter can be seen in the series visiting a dating agency called Millionaires Club, in hopes of maybe starting a new relationship with a new man. In the first episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar, Winter spends time at a shooting range
Shooting range
A shooting range or firing range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory personnel, called variously a range master or "RSO – Range Safety Officer" in the United States or a range conducting officer or "RCO" in the UK...
with her sons, after having experienced a robbery in her home. In a subsequent episode, she looked to distribute her upcoming feature film The Gold & The Beautiful and visited the office of a Hollywood film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and distributor.
Reception
The first episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar aired on 14 September 2009 and was watched by approximately 600,000 viewers, making it the most-watched television show in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot. It beat TV4TV4 Sweden
TV4 is a Swedish television network. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on the terrestrial network. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years. The two channels of Sveriges Television lost more and more viewers for a couple of years...
's Kändisdjungeln
Kändisdjungeln
Kändisdjungeln is the first season of the Swedish version of I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. It started airing on on September 11, 2009 for 16 episodes. The show's hosts are David Hellenius and Tilde de Paula. The celebrities were sent to the Malaysian jungle for the show's run...
and 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...
's CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
, which drew 527,000 and 504,000 viewers respectively. It was because of this success that the series was expanded from four to five episodes. The fifth episode will contain deleted scenes and highlights from the four earlier episodes. The second episode of Svenska Hollywoodfruar was watched by more than one million viewers, the highest number of viewers for a TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
production since 2000.
See also
- Hollywood WivesHollywood WivesHollywood Wives is a 1983 novel by the British author Jackie Collins. It was her ninth novel, and her most successful.Hollywood Wives tells the stories of several women in Hollywood, ranging all the way from long-time talent agents and screenwriters to vivacious screen vixens and young, innocent...
- 1983 novel by Jackie CollinsJackie CollinsJacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins is an English novelist and former actress. She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. She has written 28 novels, all of which have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 400 million copies and have been...
about fictional women in Hollywood
External links
- Official website at TV3TV3 (Sweden)TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...