The Apartment - Celebrity Edition
The Apartment - Celebrity Edition is the 4th season of the reality television show design competition, The Apartment which after six seasons is the longest running reality competition show in Asia.[1] The season premiered on January 25, 2015 and aired on STAR World. Unlike previous seasons, the competitors were celebrities competing as individuals for a grand prize of $100,000 to donate to their chosen charity. The judging panel included mentor-judge Jamie Durie, judge Andrea Savage, and head judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.[2] Production for the season was held in Phuket, Thailand, with luxury villas provided by Castlewood Group. The show is created by Riaz Mehta and produced by Imagine Group.[3]
| The Apartment - Celebrity Edition | |
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 The Apartment - Celebrity Edition | |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR World |
| Original release | January 25 – March 29, 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
Format
Over 10 weeks, celebrities are given the challenge of designing one room or area in 1 of 4 luxury villas. For the first few weeks, the celebrities are divided into teams of 3 or 4 to collaborate on their designs. The winning team will receive a prize and may choose another team to share their prize with. Each team is evaluated by the three recurring judges and sometimes, with a guest judge, in the show's ""Design Court"". The losing team will face elimination and sign their stars on The Floor of Shame.[3]
Contestants
| Contestants | Profession | From | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia K | Model/DJ/Presenter |  Kuala Lumpur |
Episode 1 | 12 |
| Nicole Russo | Music producer/Songwriter/Singer |  Hong Kong London |
Episode 2 | 11 (Quit) |
| Cindy Gomez | Singer | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Episode 3 | 10 |
| Justin Bratton | Actor/Host/Model |  Singapore |
Episode 4 | 9 |
| Bronson Pelletier | Actor | Canada United States |
Episode 5 | 8 |
| Rolando Laudico (Chef Lau) | Chef |  Philippines |
Episode 7 | 7-6 |
| Mary Christina Brown | Actress | United States | ||
| Lucy Clarkson-Demeo | Model/Host/Singer | US-based |
Episode 8 | 5 |
| Paula Taylor | Actress/Host/Model |  Thailand |
Episode 9 | 4-3 |
| Ryan Star | Musician | United States | ||
| Rima Fakih | Miss USA 2010 | United States |
Episode 10 | 2 |
| Xiao Wang | Actress/Model/Jewelry Designer | New York China |
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Episodes
| Episode No. | Original air date | Title of episode | Guest judge | Winner | Eliminated | |
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| 1 | January 25, 2015 | "Breaking the Rules" | Jeremy Rowe | Team Paula | Patricia K | |
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The twelve celebrities arrive in Phuket, Thailand to meet their judges and receive their first design mission. Their expectations of working as individuals are quickly dashed when host Jamie Durie reveals that they will be working together as teams. The surprises continue as these celebrities realize they'll also be living in the very luxury villas they're renovating. Their first challenge is The Master Bedroom. Bottom Two: Patricia K & Ryan Star | ||||||
| 2 | February 1, 2015 | "Meltdown in the Mud" | None | Team Xiao | Nicole Russo (Withdrawn) | |
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The Garden is their next challenge with Phuket's rainy season in full force. As some teams struggle in the mud, others rally and drag in whole trees to incorporate into their design and finding surprising new friends to lend them resources. As the clock counts down the stress builds and, despite Jamie's best efforts, someone decides they can't take it anymore. Bottom Two: Mary Christina Brown & Rima Fakih | ||||||
| 3 | February 8, 2015 | "When Worlds Collide" | Jeremy Rowe | Team Rima | Cindy Gomez | |
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The design mission is The Living Room with the theme East meets West. One team attempts to overthrow their team leader. Meanwhile, the team that struggled the most the week before put aside their differences to produce a coherent, if controversial, design. Bottom Two: Lucy Clarkson-Demeo & Ryan Star | ||||||
| 4 | February 15, 2015 | "The Kids Aren't Alright" | None | Team Xiao | Justin Bratton | |
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The teams are shocked by the previous week's elimination. The design mission is The Kids' Room. It's a rapid challenge and the lack of time and money leaves the teams reeling. While one team builds on its previous success, the stress affects the trio that had been dubbed "team perfect". Bottom Three: Justin Bratton, Lucy Clarkson-Demeo and Paula Taylor | ||||||
| 5 | February 22, 2015 | "Plumbed Out" | Jeremy Rowe | Team Xiao | None | |
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With the number of competitors dwindling, the teams face their most challenging design mission yet – The Bathroom, in which two bathrooms must be designed. Paint peeling off the wall and tiles cracking on the floor are some of the difficulties they face. Bottom Two: None | ||||||
| 6 | March 1, 2015 | "Changing Rooms" | Jeremy Rowe | Team Ryan | Bronson Pelletier | |
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The bathroom challenge took its toll, leaving the judges to decide to start from scratch with brand new teams. The next design mission is The Leisure Room. Design Court flag before the contestant are | ||||||
| 7 | March 8, 2015 | "Spaced Out" | Christopher Comer | Team Rima | Chef Lau Mary Christina Brown | |
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The new design challenge is The Kitchen and Dining Area. The intense manual labor derails one of the teams. Meanwhile in another villa, a bold design is planned. Bottom Two: Chef Lau & Ryan Star | ||||||
| 8 | March 15, 2015 | "Shaken not Stirred" | None | Paula Taylor and Ryan Star | Lucy Clarkson-Demeo | |
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The kitchen was the last room in the villa, but the competition continues as Jamie surprises the contestants with a new off-site challenge to create designs for a James Bond inspired yacht party. Paula and Ryan were given the Goldfinger theme while Rima, Lucy and Xiao were given the Casino Royale theme. Bottom Three: Lucy Clarkson-Demeo, Rima Fakih and Xiao Wang | ||||||
| 9 | March 22, 2015 | "Looking Back" | None | Rima Fakih and Xiao Wang | Paula Taylor Ryan Star | |
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As the celebrities prepare for their biggest challenge yet, Jamie Durie hosts an all star look back at the season that got them here, including some surprising outtakes. At the next challenge, 4 remaining celebrity had to design a bedroom for the orphan in 30 minute. Final Two:Rima Fakih & Xiao Wang | ||||||
| 10 | March 29, 2015 | "Giving Back" | Jeremy Rowe | Xiao Wang | Rima Fakih | |
| The final design mission gives the last few celebrities a chance to compete as individuals in a design that will benefit many residents. Rima & Xiao had to design the entire orphanage in 72 hours. | ||||||
Teams
| Episode | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Members | |
| 1 | Nicole | Patricia & Ryan |
| Paula | Justin & Lucy | |
| Rima | Chef Lau & Mary Christina | |
| Xiao | Bronson & Cindy | |
| 2 & 3 | Paula | Justin & Lucy |
| Rima | Chef Lau & Mary Christina | |
| Xiao | Bronson, Cindy & Ryan | |
| 4 | Paula | Justin & Lucy |
| Rima | Chef Lau & Mary Christina | |
| Xiao | Bronson & Ryan | |
| 5 | Paula | Lucy |
| Rima | Chef Lau & Mary Christina | |
| Xiao | Bronson & Ryan | |
| 6 | Bronson | Lucy & Rima |
| Ryan | Mary Christina & Paula | |
| Xiao | Chef Lau | |
| 7 | Rima | Lucy |
| Ryan | Mary Christina & Paula | |
| Xiao | Chef Lau | |
| 8 | Rima | Lucy & Xiao |
| Ryan | Paula | |
| 9 | Rima | None |
| Ryan | ||
| Xiao | ||
| Paula | ||
| 10 | Rima | None |
| Xiao | ||
Elimination
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
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| Xiao |
SAFE | WIN | BTM 3 | WIN | WIN | SAFE | BTM 3 | BTM 2 | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||
| Rima |
SAFE | BTM 2 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 3 | WIN | BTM 2 | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Paula |
WIN | SAFE | BTM 3 | BTM 2 | SAFE | WIN | BTM 3 | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
| Ryan |
BTM 2 | WIN | BTM 2 | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM 2 | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
| Lucy |
WIN | SAFE | BTM 2 | BTM 2 | SAFE | BTM 2 | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| Chef Lau |
SAFE | BTM 3 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||
| Mary Christina |
SAFE | BTM 2 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| Bronson |
SAFE | WIN | BTM 3 | WIN | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| Justin |
WIN | SAFE | BTM 3 | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Cindy |
SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Nicole |
BTM 3 | WDR | ||||||||||||||||
| Patricia |
ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
- Green background and WINNER means the contestant won The Apartment - Celebrity Edition.
- Silver background and RUNNER-UP means the contestant was the runner-up on The Apartment - Celebrity Edition.
- Blue background and WIN means the contestant won that challenge.
- Pink background and BTM 3 mean the contestant worst challenge but safe.
- Orange background and BTM 2 mean the contestant worst challenge but safe.
- Dark Yellow background and WDR mean contestant withdrew due to fight of a team.
- Red background and ELIM means the contestant lost and was eliminated of the competition.
In episode 2, Jamie had a conversation with Nicole and said that she would leave the competition due to the competition being manipulated by the producers. On the second design court, Rima and Mary Christina landed in the bottom two. No one was eliminated.
In episode 3, Team Rima won the challenge. The other two teams lost in the challenge. Because of that, Laurence let the two team leaders nominate one of their team members to be in the bottom two. Xiao nominated Ryan and Paula nominated Lucy. Both of them were safe, but Cindy was eliminated.
In episode 5, All teams failed except for Team Xiao. No one was eliminated.
In episode 7, Chef Lau and Ryan landed in the bottom two. Both of them were to be eliminated, but instead Ryan was safe and Mary Christina was eliminated. Mary Christina was eliminated because the judges made a decision that she was the lesser interior designer.
Episode 9 was a recap episode.
In episode 9, two celebrities would move to the finals and two would be eliminated. Laurence let the four finalists divide into pairs. One pair will be safe and one will not. Xiao was paired with Rima and Paula was paired with Ryan. This episode ends on a cliffhanger. In the beginning episode 10, Rima and Xiao had moved to the finals and Paula and Ryan were eliminated.
Broadcast
The show premiered on STAR World Asia on January 25, 2015 airing every Sunday night. STAR World Philippines aired the show 3 weeks later, premiering on February 17, 2015, and airing every Tuesday night.
See also
The Apartment Vietnam
References
- "Filipino competition stronger in new season of 'The Apartment' - BusinessMirror". businessmirror.com.ph. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Designed to be tough". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "www.theapartmenttv.com". theapartmenttv.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26.