Reza Rohani and Miles Kekwick Press Officers, Michaelmas 2016
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Cambridge, 15 March 2017
Press Release: Tuesday 14th March
MADE IN CHELSEA’S TOFF MadeinChelsea’s(MIC)GeorgiaToffolobestknownasToffopenedbyansweringwhyshefirstgotinvolvedwithMICandshesaiditwasduringhergapyearafterlookingforajobwithminimalworkwhenshegotapproachedbytheteam.SheusedtowatchitatboardingschoolandwasalwaysafanofrealityTV.ShesaidthatwhenwatchingitasacastmemberitisexactlythesameasanyotherrealityTV.Theproductioncompanykeepitveryrealandsheneverknowswhereandwhentheyarefilming.Itisaparalleltoherlifeandthestructurekeepsitreal.Whenyousignthecontractyouagreetobeopenandhonestwiththeproducerswhichmakesitafantasticprogrammeasitissoreal.ToffstressedthattheminuteitstartsnotbeingrealiswhenrealityTVdoesnotwork.Whenaskediftheyeverhavetore-createscenes,sherepliedthattheyoftendobutifitisanemotionalsceneitcan’tberecreatedandtheproducersrespectthat.BeinganewcastmemberonaTVmemberitishardaspeoplemakejudgementsstraightawayandyouarealwaysunderpublicscrutiny.Everythingisrecordedontwitterandsherealisesnownottosearchhernameasshedidatfirst.Peopleeventweetaboutherbuyingasandwichinpret.However,thisisapartofthehugefanbase.Shearguesthatpeopleenjoyitbecauseitisallrealandpeopleareintriguedbythelifethattheylive.TheproblemwithMICisthattheirjobcarriesonoffcameraandyoucanneverescapetheworld.Evenwhenyoufinishfilminganawkwardscene,theeventsarerealsoyoustillhavetofacethemafterfilming.ShejoinedMICage19,highlightingthelongevityofrealityTVassheisnow22.Theshowhashelpedhergrowupandmatureasitgaveherajobandforcedhertogrowupprettyquickly.Someofthebestpartsoffilminghavebeentravelling.ShelivedinLAfortwomonthsandoftengoesabroad.Ultimatelyherjobishangingoutwithfriends.Theworstthingiswhenpeoplequestionherdailylifesuchastakingasbusaspeoplethinksheistooprivilegedtogoonpublictransport.Toffwouldliketouseherfanstocreateapoliticalprofileandlongtermitisimportanttodosomethingyoulove.ShelovesdoingMICandhopesitcarriesonbutmaybeinanotherchapterofherlifeshewillfindspoliticalcareer.Shestressestheimportanceofpoliticalengagementandurgesyoungerpeoplenottodisassociatethemselveswithpolitics.Shewantstobridgethegapofpoliticalengagementasyoungpeoplecanrelatetohermorethanpoliticians.Sheisshockedthatsomanyyoungpeoplearenotevenregisteredtovote.MIChashelpedherpoliticallyasithasgivenherafanbasebutsheworriesaboutheremployabilityaftertheshowduetosomeofthecoverageontheshow.Toffstayedloyaltotheshowandrefusedtorevealtoomuchabouttheupcomingseries,otherthanthatthereareafew‘punchy’newgirlswhichshouldmaketheseriesagreatone.
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