- Celebrity Farm
"Celebrity Farm" was a 2003
Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)reality television show, based on the international TV format "The Farm", produced byStrix . Held along similar lines as "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! ", "Celebrity Farm" required eight of Ireland's C-List celebrities to spend seven days on a farm with one being voted off every evening (or "turfed out" as RTÉ called it). It was hosted by "Ear to the Ground " presenterMairéad McGuinness and theprize money was €50,000 to the charity of their choice.Results
Evictions were decided via a public televote, where the contestant getting the most votes would be "turfed out".
1st evicted: Twink,
pantomime actress2nd evicted:
Paddy O'Gorman , TV presenter3rd evicted: Mary Coughlan,
jazz musician4th evicted:
Kevin Sharkey , artist5th evicted:
Mary Kingston , children's TV presenter6th evicted:
Tamara Gervasoni , thenRose of Tralee Runner-up:
Gavin Lambe-Murphy , gossip columnistWinner:
George McMahon , soap actorThe show was won by George McMahon, an actor from "
Fair City ". He split his prize money between a children's charity, a children's hospital and a centre for those withdisabilities . Kevin Sharkey had a serious disagreement with the other "farmhands", as they were called, and subsequently refused to appear with them on "The Late Late Show " after the series, instead appearing on rival chat show "The Dunphy Show ".External links
* [http://www.rte.ie/tv/celebrityfarm/index.html Show website]
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