The Valleys (TV series)

The Valleys is a British reality television series based in Cardiff, Wales and broadcast on MTV. The show has officially been crowned as “the most outrageous TV Series ever” The show first aired on 25 September 2012. It follows youngsters from the South Wales Valleys as they move to Cardiff to live out their dreams with the help from their new bosses, AK and Jordan.[1] On 1 June 2014 it had been announced that the show has been put on permanent hiatus due to MTV venturing for new ideas and commissioning new shows such as Ex on the Beach However, on June 17, 2023, a talk of a Hit MTV Show re-boot being in the works titled “The Valleys New Beginnings” got fans excessively sharing articles and rumours with joy. Already there is even the first teaser video of the reboot. The returning Cast is yet to be announced, with producers allegedly eyeing up returning favourites such as Nicole, Jenna, Natalee, AK, Jack, LeeRoy and Liam for Season 1’s “Full-Timers”.

The Valleys
GenreReality
Created byMTV
StarringSee below
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish, Welsh
No. of series4
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerFiona O'Sullivan
Running time42 minutes
(excluding adverts)
Production companyTrue North Productions
Release
Original networkMTV
Original release25 September 2012 (2012-09-25) 
15 April 2014 (2014-04-15)
Related
Jersey Shore
Geordie Shore
Beauty School Cop Outs
The Only Way Is Essex
Acapulco Shore
Super Shore

History

Series 1 of The Valleys premiered on 25 September 2012.[1]

It returned for series 2 on 30 April 2013. Before the series began, it was announced that twin brothers Anthony and Jason would be added to the cast.[2][3] Cast member Aron also announced his departure from the show.[4] The first promo for the second series premiered on 2 April 2013 during a new episode of Geordie Shore. On 23 April, a week before series 2 began, a special episode entitled "The Valleys: Filthy Bits" aired, which featured the best bits from series 1.

On 5 July 2013, cast member Leeroy confirmed there will be a Series 3 of The Valleys.[5] On 14 January 2014, it was announced that a new cast member would join for the third series of the show. The cast member was revealed to be Jack Watkins, a 24-year-old stripper. The series premiered 25 February 2014 and was filmed in various locations around the UK and Ireland, as "Valleywood Nights" went on tour.[6]

On 1 June 2014 it was announced that The Valleys had been axed by MTV due to the ratings drop, but there hasn't been an official comment from any MTV executives as of yet. "The Valleys has performed exceptionally well for MTV with three successful seasons behind it. However, with our audience always looking for new and engaging content, we're focused on developing new original programme ideas for the MTV schedule such as new smash hit Ex on the Beach to sit alongside returning favourites like Geordie Shore."[7]

Series

Year Series Predominate
location
No. of
episodes
Average
viewership
2012 Series 1 Cardiff, Wales 6 581,000
2013 Series 2 Cardiff, Wales 8 563,000
2014 Series 3 Cardiff, Wales 8 493,000
Note: These viewing figures are those of MTV and MTV+1[8]

Cast

The official cast members were revealed on 7 August 2012.[9] They are Aron Williams, Carley Belmonte, Darren Chidgey, Jenna Jonathan, Lateysha Grace, Leeroy Reed, Liam Powell, Natalee Harris and Nicole Morris. The series also features two bosses that will mentor the cast as they try to make it in the city of Cardiff. The bosses being Jordan Reed and Anna 'AK' Kelle.

During episode 3 which aired on 9 October 2012 Lateysha Grace left the house after falling out with her fellow cast mates. She later returned in episode 4 when the female cast travelled to Port Talbot to bring her back to Cardiff.

In episode 4, which aired on 16 October 2012 Chidgey and Natalee were kicked out of the house by club "owner"(manager) Jordan Reed, after fighting with one another during a night out.[10] Chidgey is later made a conditional offer (during episode 5) of being able to return to the house and series, as long as it's without Natalee.[11] He chose to return to the house, however Natalee still featured in the series but only outside of the house. She remained a cast member for the second series and returned to the house during the second episode.

On 21 March 2013, it was announced that there'd be 2 new additions to the cast. Twins, Anthony and Jason Suminski.[12][13] On the same day, Aron revealed that he would not be returning for the second series.[4]

On 30 April 2013 during the first episode of series 2, Anthony and Jason made their first appearances. Leeroy and Natalee did not feature in this episode despite still being cast members. Natalee returned to the house during the second episode on 7 May after apologising to AK for her actions in the first series. During this episode, Carley decided to voluntarily leave the house after constant arguments with Natalee and Liam, but returned in the next episode. Leeroy returned to the series in Episode 4, and though he did not permanently move back into the house, he continued to make frequent visits and was also featured in scenes outside of the house until the end of the series. In the final episode of series 2, Carley voluntarily decided to return to The Valleys due to her continued issues with Chidgey and Natalee. Jordan and AK then revealed which cast members they would like to continue working with in the future, with everyone being asked to return for the next series apart from Liam and Nicole. In December 2013, Leeroy announced on Twitter that he would not be returning for the third series.[14] On 27 January, Nicole announced she would be returning for the third series.[15]

On 14 January 2014, it was confirmed that Jack Watkins had joined the cast.[6] And on 27 January, despite originally being dropped from the show, it was announced that Nicole would be returning for the third series.[15]

SeriesEpisodesName[16]Age (at start of series)HometownDream
1–322Carley Belmonte21CaerphillyDJ and promoter
1–322Darren Chidgey25BridgendModel
1–322Jenna Jonathan21TonyrefailModel
1–322Lateysha Grace19Port TalbotModel and singer
1–320 Natalee Harris23PontypoolModel
1–322Nicole Morris19SwanseaStylist and photographer
2–316Jason Suminski22PontypriddModel
38Jack Watkins24CwmbranStripper
1–211Leeroy Reed21BridgendRapper
1–214 Liam Powell25Ystrad MynachDJ and model
16Aron Williams19TredegarKickboxer
2–310Anthony Suminski22PontypriddModel

Timeline of cast members

The Valleys / The Valleys New Beginnings cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4
Jenna Main
Nicole Main
Carley Main
Lateysha Main
Natalee Main
AK Main
Aron Main
LeeRoy Main Main
Chidgey Main
Liam Main Guest Main
Jordan Main
Jack Main

International broadcasts

Country Channel Title Year Reference
 Australia
 New Zealand
MTV Australia The Valleys 2012–14 [17]
 Serbia
 Croatia
 Slovenia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Montenegro
 Republic of Macedonia
MTV Adria 2013–14 [18]
 Spain
 Andorra
MTV Spain [19]
 Poland MTV Poland Ekipa z Cardiff [20]
 Germany
 Austria
MTV Germany The Valleys [21]
  Switzerland MTV Switzerland [22]
 Netherlands
 Belgium
MTV Netherlands [23]
 Finland MTV Finland [24]
 Portugal MTV Portugal [25]
 Italy MTV Italia [26]
 France MTV France [27]
 Israel MTV Israel העמק 2015 [28]

References

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