Reality TV couple shock fans as they quit popular series and launch ‘rival’ show in bid to become the 'next Kardashians' | The Sun
REALITY star favourites Ollie and Gareth Locke have quit Made in Chelsea to launch their own Kardashian-style show.
The popular couple are expecting twins via a surrogate this summer, having shared their emotional journey to becoming parents with fans on-screen.
But in a surprise move, original cast member Ollie – who joined the show 13 years ago – and his husband Gareth won't be filming future episodes.
Instead, the soon-to-be dads are documenting their next adventure with their own YouTube show, Our Daddy Diaries.
It'll be filmed with hand-held cameras and include juicy confessionals to hear what the couple really think.
Revealing why they've cut ties with the E4 show, Gareth told The Sun: "Made in Chelsea is about young people making up and breaking up. We're very much the dads of it all.
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"It came the time for something new and for us to have something we have control over.
"We're part of the production of our new show and we'll get to share absolutely everything with our fans.
"With the kids coming along it's a completely different path we're taking. We've outgrown Chelsea in that respect."
Ollie said: "Our new show is an unadulterated, no holds barred access into our lives.
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"It's going to be the real us. You'll see a lot more of our personalities than you have in Chelsea – a lot more us, a lot more real.
"It's something completely new and completely different. It's very high-end, unlike any other reality show."
Gareth added: "We wanted to share our journey of becoming dads and this is a way we can break the fourth wall.
"It's not a static set, so that's the most exciting bit.
"There are bits that we won't know what's going to happen. It's much more like The Kardashians.
"We'll do their sit-down interviews to the camera to explain stuff, unlike in Made In Chelsea."
Kim Kardashian and her family quit their hit E! show Keeping Up With The Kardashians in 2020 after 20 series.
They went on to film a new documentary-style series called The Kardashians on Hulu.
Gareth says the door has been left open for them to return to Made in Chelsea in future.
"The producers have been great with us", said Gareth.
"They've said there will always be a place for us, but we're now just exploring new things.
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"We want to share with our fans a side of us they won't have been able to see on Made In Chelsea."
- Check out Our Daddy Diaries, here.
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