FROM LAD TO DRAG

By Hannah Morse, Georgia Braidwood, Beth Melia

ResearchLadette To Lady

Ladette to Lady is a reality based series that first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in June 2005. The series follows a group of ladettes, who are given an old-fashioned five-week course in learning how to behave like a traditional "lady". They are sent to Eggleston Hall, a finishing school for women situated in Teesdale, England. Eggleston Hall was specially re-opened for the show. In the first series, there were ten ladettes, while the second series featured eight ladettes. they are required to wear a special uniform: a tweed suit including a turquoise jacket, white blouse, and turquoise skirt, high-heeled shoes and a pearl necklace. This uniform has varied. They are taught under the supervision and guidance of five instructors and are given various tasks in deportment, elocution, needlework, flower arranging, etiquette and cookery. However if they can't live up to the standards of ladylike behaviour, they will be expelled.

Tool AcademyTool Academy is a competitive British reality television show featuring twelve "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp". The twelve men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, fiancées or wives, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the title of "Britain's Ultimate Lad" or in the latest series "King of Men". However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a "charm school" which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends. Each week, one contestant is eliminated and his girlfriend must choose whether or not to stay with him. The last contestant remaining will win a £25,000 prize and graduate Tool Academy.

The whole point in this show is to turn the straightest of men into a fabulous drag artist. Nominated in by family and friends these men think they are going on a show to compete to be ‘Britain’s most masculine’. When really they are going to compete to become ‘Britain’s Best Drag Queen’.

From Lad To Drag

From Lad To Drag These men will live in a house together and the pilot episode it will be

revealed the true reason the men are there. Being told the winner will win £50,000 then men will then decide if they want to go through with the show.

The show will run over a course of 10 weeks, on a Saturday night. Each episode will show footage of the men throughout the week, living in the house, having makeovers, practising for the performance that they will do on the Saturday night. The men will then perform in drag and try to put on the most entertaining show.

It is then down to the celebrity judges to say their opinion on the performance. It then goes to the public vote and the two men with the lowest votes compete in a ‘Drag Off’ (sing off). The judges then decide who their favourite performance was and put them through to the next week.

‘From Lad To Drag’ will be aired at 8pm on a Saturday night on E4 for one hour. The show finale will be down to the last 3 men. The man who puts on the best show for the public will be voted the winner and will win £50,000.

From Lad To Drag

Week by week guide Week 1- The pilot episode will consist of the 12 men being told they are going on a show to compete to be ‘Britain's most masculine’. After entering the house they are then told they are on “From Lad To Drag”. They will then decide if they want to carry on with the show. Footage of the men throughout the week will be shown. Further on in the show will be the men performing in front of judges and a live audience.The public will vote for their favourite, most entertaining act and the two men with the least votes will go to the judges vote.

Week 2-10 - Footage of the men throughout the week will be shown. Further on in the show will be the men performing in front of judges and a live audience.The public will vote for their favourite, most entertaining act and the two men with the least votes will go to the judges vote.

From Lad To Drag will be presented by ex drag queen Paul O’Grady!

From LAD To DRAG

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