Loaded In Paradise FIRST LOOK: Tik-Tok sensations lead cast on hot new show

What happens when you cross Love Island with the Weekender franchise, add €50,000 euros and members of the public looking for a luxury lifestyle, all set against the sunkissed backdrop of Greece’s Aegean islands? 

The result is hot new ITVX reality show, Loaded In Paradise, which sees cast members including TikTok stars, aspiring Love Island contestants and best friends compete against each other in a bid to gain control of a luxury gold card.

The series begins with six pairs and a gold card pre-loaded with cash, designed to be blown on the wildest and most decadent trip of their lives.

However, the twist comes as only one lucky pair can be in control of the card at any time. Therefore, it’s their job to  live their best life on the run, but not get caught.

Meanwhile the other pairs will be trying to hunt them down and take control of the card, which will be loaded up daily with a fresh cash injection. 

With dating, double-crossing and dashing from location to location par for the course, the contestants are prepared to do anything to ensure they won’t end up in dingy digs.

At the end of each 48-hour chase, a luxury safehouse will open and everyone will reconvene. The luxurious homes will allow viewers to see the drama and fallout of the chase as they all come together. It’s up to them to ensure that nothing throws them off their quest for the gold card.  

On the final leg of the chase, there’ll be a big twist as everyone chases the gold card one last time. 

MailOnline meets the pairs and sees how far they will go to win the summer’s biggest prize… 

IEUAN AND KANE

Going for it: TikTok stars Ieuan (R), from Wales and Kane (L) from Bristol are making the leap from social media stardom to reality TV, as they prepare to take their friendship on the road

TikTok stars Ieuan, from Wales and Kane from Bristol are making the leap from social media stardom to reality TV, as they prepare to take their friendship on the road.  

Kane, 22, currently works as a customer service assistant at Screwfix while Ieuan, 21, works in a pub ‘dealing with Karens all day

The pair are online sensations with Kane having 450,000 TikTok followers while Ieuan has 490,000.

The pair say they hope to delight their fans on the show and be an inspiration to those watching. 

Ieun said: ‘I’m trying to concentrate on not sweating. we’re stupid and I think it would hep us if we got the card/ we bicker, we won’t fall out, we’d get tattoos , something weird and spontaneous.

Incredible: The pair are online sensations with Kane having 450,000 TikTok followers while Ieuan has 490,000

Kane added: ‘I’ve never been abroad before, my parents don’t like flying, so they’re excited to be abroad.’

The pair spoke about their motivations for taking part, saying they wished to ‘surprise themselves’: ‘We’ve always said we’re gonna be the fattest and we’re gonna slay it 100 per cent, we’re gonna surprise ourselves. We’re not worried about the other contestants, they should be worried about us.

‘We’re gonna go with the flow and normally it works out for us.’

Speaking about how they will work together, Ieuan said: ‘We know each other’s lines and not to cross it, our followers are going to go absolutely crazy.

‘Being on TikTok will be an advantage after the show, in dealing with comments

‘Trolling doesn’t bother me at all, most of our fans are nice, what can they say about us We don’t care what people think about us.’

JAMIE AND GUY

Lads trip: Childhood friends Jamie (L) and Guy (R), both 22, hailing from Reading and London, are excited about going travelling in Greece, but plan to stick to a strict game plan to win – and keep – the gold card

Childhood friends Jamie and Guy, both 22, hailing from Reading and London, are excited about going travelling in Greece, but plan to stick to a strict game plan to win – and keep – the gold card. 

Jamie attends the University of Sheffield, studying economics and Guy attends University of the West of England in Bristol, studying Business.

Jamie has recently decided put his studies of economics on hold and pursue a career in aesthetics,- he is soon looking to start training in fillers, IPL and microblading.

Can they win? Jamie attends the University of Sheffield, studying economics and Guy attends University of the West of England in Bristol, studying Business

They have been friends since Year 2 but now only see each other six times a year

Guy said of the show: ‘It is surreal so far, it’s very exciting. we’ve never considered reality TV ever, money has always been a massive issue with a student loan and I waste all my money usually. We would never have gone travelling for at least five years before this.

Jamie added: ‘I suspect we won’t have the gold card all the time. We’re going to use the safe houses to our advantage, and play dumb a little bit and give out false information, like we’ll say “we’re interested in cheeseboards and wine tasting”.

‘We need to set strict rules on things, we make a strong plan, we think about what we want.’

KISHON AND KARA

Luxe life: Kishon and Kara are both 24 and hail from Brighton. Their friendship is built on a love of luxury and spending out of their means, with Loaded In Paradise representing everything they aspire to

Kishon and Kara are both 24 and hail from Brighton. Their friendship is built on a love of luxury and spending out of their means, with Loaded In Paradise representing everything they aspire to.

Kishon currently works in retail at All Saints, whilst Kara has just created her own agency working with companies to improve their social media accounts.

They also both attend the Retail Fashion Academy in London – Kishon is currently studying fashion buying and merchandising, whilst Kara is studying fashion marketing.

Kishon said: ‘I knew it was the right show, we live like we haven’t got a limit anyway, the money and the holiday of a lifetime is a massive draw for us.’

‘I’ll do whatever I want to do, until that money is gone.’

Kara said: ‘I’m used to budgeting, I’ve traveled around south east Asia but Kishon, he only stayed in a hostel once and he hated it.

The pair plan to go skydiving, participate in extreme sports, travel on a yacht, and visit the ‘bougiest parties’.

Kara said the pair plan to make friends with the locals so ‘they can help us not be noticed’ by the other contestants.

Kishon said: ‘We’re in this for a game and not to be buddies, to find out information, and we’re going to keep people close.

Kara said: ‘Kishon loves to stir the pot and I just want peace and love all the time’ with Kishon saying: ‘I’m fiery in that sense, we’re going to be ourselves and make sure we’re close to everyone.’

MILLIE AND AMELIA

Breaking boundaries: Bubbly blonde best friends Millie (L) and Amelia (R), from Cheshire and Bury are out to prove there’s more to them than meets the eye

Bubbly blonde best  friends Millie and Amelia, from Cheshire and Bury are out to prove there’s more to them than meets the eye. 

Amelia works in a gym as a gym instructor but absolutely detests it due to the early mornings. Millie is an accounts assistant at a civil engineering company. She also does influencing and modelling. 

Amelia said: ‘I feel in life, you do what you do, t camping is just not for me, it has to be clean. if I walk in and there’s a cockroach on the bed…!

Go girls: The pair plan to don disguises to escape detection, with Amelia saying: ‘I need to remember this, I would flirt with someone to get what I wanted, they might do the same to me, I’m gullible’

The pair plan to don disguises to escape detection, with Amelia saying: ‘I need to remember this, I would flirt with someone to get what I wanted, they might do the same to me, I’m gullible.

Milie added: ‘I feel we should go by Emma and Stacey and don costumes, mustaches.’

Amelia added: ‘I feel people will look at us like, heels, make-up, they won’t run for anything, appearances can be deceiving.

‘We give off the vibe of very stupid, you look at us and think “god help them”, there are some brain cells there, we have great common sense sometimes, I think we’ll be ok. We don’t take life too seriously, we laugh all the time.’

JASMINE AND KARRA

Sister act: Sisters Karra, 28. and Jasmine, 27, from Milton Keynes will test the strength of their bond on the road trip of a lifetime

Gold card: The gold card is pre-loaded with €50,000 – meaning indulgence awaits for the winners

Sisters Karra, 28. and Jasmine, 27, from Milton Keynes will test the strength of their bond on the road trip of a lifetime.  

Karra works as an admission officer at Cranfield University. Jasmine is a project manager for a data communications company. 

They live together, with their mother, and Jasmine’s four-year-old son Avery.

Jasmine said: ‘We’ve never done anything like this, we’ve always traveled just us two, we’re the same people in different bodies.’

Duo: Jasmine said: ‘We’ve never done anything like this, we’ve always traveled just us two, we’re the same people in different bodies’

High life: Jamie and Guy will take to new heights during the show 

Karra adds: ‘I do drop around people when I feel shy, I go mute, I need to change this let’s get on with it, it will be a test.’

‘I’m quite focused,  I want to stay in that five star hotel. Me and Jasmine have to have our eye on the ball and win that luxury hotel.

Jasmine said a desire to skip budget accommodation means the pair feel they ‘have to win every single time’ and added: ‘If you see me in basic hotels, you will see the pain. I don’t quit over anything, I’ll get through it, I’ll be crying.’

Karra added: ‘We want to win it the first time and don’t want to sink, we wanna keep on that string of winning, suss out our competition, how can we trip them up?

Jasmine said: ‘I want to teach my son to go for opportunities and don’t give up. I’m here to show my son that.’

ELLIE AND TOMMY

Hot couple: Ellie and Tommy from Surrey have turned down Love Island in the past and hope their status as an influencer couple will give them the edge in the competition

Ellie and Tommy from Surrey have turned down Love Island in the past and hope their status as an influencer couple will give them the edge in the competition.

Tommy, 23, is a company director while Ellie, 21, is a model turned social media influencer with more than 100,000 Instagram followers.

Tommy’s family own a global company providing the film and TV industry with trailers, and he was a ‘notorious party boy’ before meeting Ellie. His famous friends include Tom Zanetti, with Tommy previously appearing on Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion.

Luxury all the way: The successful pairs will get the chance to splash out on yachts and pool parties

The pair have both been approached for Love Island but declined due to being together.

Tommy said: ‘I think there’s an advantage to being cultured, I’ve travelled all over the world. On the way here I was speaking a bit of Hindi and Arabic to the driver.’

The pair have experienced many things in their eight month romance, with Ellie saying: ‘I’m looking forward to be in a hostel for the first time, you know when your friends go off to uni and are travelling. I’m looking forward to get to experience a different way of living. I feel like I’m going travelling for a bit

BFFs: Tommy’s famous friends include Tom Zanetti, with Tommy previously appearing on Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion

Tommy added: ‘I’m in the middle of doing my skydiving license, so looking forward to random adrenaline fuelled stuff.’

Ellie, a self-confessed ‘princess’ said she may struggle with food she’s ‘not keen on’ with a breezy Tommy saying he’s ‘okay roughing it.’

The pair are not concerned about pressure on their relationship during Loaded In Paradise after spending ‘eight months, bar one week, together 24 hours a day every single day.’

Ellie said: ‘We have disagreements, we’re humans, we’ll have a bicker and laugh it off.’

Tommy added: ‘I’m not going to let the show change my character, Ellie on the other hand… I’m not like that, I want to make friends and hope we can all help each other in some way. I’m in winning mode, I’m not here to make friends but I’ve been brought up a certain way and you never know when you’ll need that person down the line

‘I’m good at working people out.’

Twofour and ITV’s Director of Reality & Acquisitions and Controller, ITV2, ItvBe & CITV, Paul Mortimer said: ‘Loaded In Paradise brings a fun and fast-paced new format to our viewers which fits our ongoing strategy to drive new, young audiences in streaming.’

Satmohan Panesar, Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, ITV, said: ‘Loaded in Paradise’s heady mix of chase, money and fun will make for an exhilarating new reality format.

The executive producers for Loaded in Paradise are Louise Hutchinson, David Clews, Nic Patten and Lucy Palmer. For Weekender, which is co-produced by Motion Content Group, Louise Hutchinson and Nina Clement will be executive producing for Twofour, and Melanie Darlaston for Motion Content Group. Twofour is part of ITV Studios. ITV Studios will distribute the shows internationally.

Loaded In Paradise will air exclusively on ITVX on December 28th with the series available to stream for free in full.

Loaded In Paradise: Meet The Contestants 

KISHON AND KARA 

Best mates from Brighton

Ages: Both 24

Occupations: Kishon currently works in retail at All Saints, whilst Kara has just created her own agency working with companies to improve their social media accounts.

They also both attend the Retail Fashion Academy in London – Kishon is currently studying fashion buying and merchandising, whilst Kara is studying fashion marketing.

 How will they work as a team?

The pair believe they will get on very well, although confess they will be bickering a lot. 

Kishon says: ‘It will be carnage with me and Kara. I have a temper so I will be going mad if something doesn’t go right. Kara is more blaze which p****s me off. It will be fun, but there will be drama’.

Tactics to win: Kara says ‘We will 100% be stepping on toes, what are they gonna do about it….what are they actually gonna do though?.

Kishon’s tactic is to stay one step ahead of the other pairs by befriending them to get them on side to reveal things about themselves. Kara’s tactic is to flirt with any boys.

IEUAN (R) AND KANE 

Best mates from Wales and Bristol and TikTok stars

Ages: Ieuan is 22 and Kane is 21

Occupations: Kane currently works as a customer service assistant at Screwfix while Ieuan works in a pub ‘dealing with Karens all day.

The pair are online sensations with Kane having 450,000 TikTok followers while Ieuan has 490,000

The pair are both currently single and are constantly teased about being made for each other. Ieuan says: ‘Don’t even start! This is the daily question we get asked, when are you two going to go out? Never is the answer.’

How will they work as a team? Ieuan will be the designated driver and Kane will be giving the directions. Kane failed GCSE Geography so is worried they will struggle successfully chasing down the pair with the gold card. Kane confesses: ‘I have no common sense. We will probably go in the opposite direction. I have no clue how to read maps.

Tactics:  They have a master plan to dress up as old ladies in order to keep undercover when they win the gold card. Their other plan is to befriend the other couples:  Ieuan says ‘I can catch on things, I’m a detective. I know when people are lying. I have a good gut on me. I’m good at sussing things.’  

MILLIE (L) AND AMELIA 

Best friends from Cheshire and Bury 

Ages: Millie is 22 and Amelia is 27

Occupations: Amelia works in a gym as a gym instructor but absolutely detests it due to the early mornings. Millie is an accounts assistant at a civil engineering company. She also does influencing and modelling. 

How will they work as a team? When it comes to the leader of the two, because Millie is a bit older she’d say she has more of an influence and can be quite bossy

They would both love to swim with dolphins, ride camels, jet ski, eat great food, and go to outrageous events. If they didn’t have the card Millie would freak out. Millie is a clean freak and OCD – she’d be on the lookout for any bed bugs 

Tactics:  The girls plan to dress as boys and put on fake accents in order to escape detection.

JAMIE (L) AND GUY

Best mates from Reading and London

 Ages: Both 22 

Occupations: Jamie attends the University of Sheffield, studying economics and Guy attends University of the West of England in Bristol, studying Business.

Jamie has recently decided put his studies of economics on hold and pursue a career in aesthetics,- he is soon looking to start training in fillers, IPL and microblading.

They have been friends since Year 2 but now only see each other six times a year

How will they work as a team? 

In Greece Jamie and Guy would like to splash the cash on things that they have never done before, including pool parties and jet skiing. At the top of their list is a yacht party. 

Jamie and Guy both admit that not having the gold card will be frustrating as it will be long days, searching around Greece, and they think this will be a taxing task!

Tactics: Jamie and Guy are very competitive with one another. They think this challenge will test their friendship as they’ve never done anything like this before and hope this won’t result in them falling out. 

 ELLIE AND TOMMY 

Girlfriend and boyfriend from Surrey 

 Ages: Tommy is 23 and Ellie is 21

Occupations: Tommy is a company director while Ellie is a model turned social media influencer with more than 100,000 Instagram followers.

His family own a global company providing the film and TV industry with trailers, and he was a ‘notorious party boy’ before meeting Ellie.

His famous friends include Tom Zanetti, with Tommy previously appearing on Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion.

The pair have both been approached for Love Island but declined due to being together.

How will they work as a team? Tommy is great at problem solving and keeps her grounded. Tommy says he is a ‘born leader’, so he will be taking charge. Ellie’s concern about the budget lifestyle is the sleeping arrangements; she hates the idea of sharing a room with strangers and likes to be able to get ready in her own space, in her own time. She herself has never stayed anywhere less than 4 star. 

Tactics: They say they will try to get a good read on their opponents in the safehouses, to try and guess their next moves and how they would be spending on the card.

 KARRA  (top) AND JASMINE

Sisters from Milton Keynes 

 Ages: Karra is 28 and Jasmine is 27

Occupations: Karra works as an admission officer at Cranfield University. Jasmine is a project manager for a data communications company.  

They live together, with their mother, and Jasmine’s four-year-old son Avery.  

They describe themselves as either best friends – their birthdays are one day apart and they have a lot of similar interests, or enemies – they both have strong personalities. 

How will they work as a team? They both argue about which of them is the leader and can both recall times they’ve had to take charge of a situation.

They HAVE to be in 5* hotels and in luxury when they go away, Jasmine is not looking forward to sleeping in a tent or staying in a hostel, whereas Karra has experienced living in a hostel.

Tactics:  The pair plan to make friends with their cast mates and don disguises to ensure they don’t get caught.