ITV2 Commissions Celebrity Series with Perez Hilton

SANTA MONICA: ITV2 has commissioned Kinetic Content, in collaboration with Scotland-based STV Productions, GroupM Entertainment and The Collective, to produce Perez Hilton Super Fan, a new celebrity-focused series with Perez Hilton.

Perez Hilton Super Fan features the celebrity blogger and television star gaining intimate access to a different global superstar each week, including Lady Gaga, Kelly Rowland, Katy Perry and Enrique Iglesias. Four one-hour episodes have been ordered and the series will premiere on ITV2 in December. Kinetic will be shopping the series to U.S. networks in the next few weeks. It is set for global launch with international distributor DRG.

Perez Hilton said, "I can’t wait to make sweet love to the airwaves of television! We will be making lots of babies! And I’m thrilled that our first episode is a very special look at the intimate life of one of the biggest superstars on the planet and one of my best friends, Lady Gaga."

Chris Coelen, the CEO of Kinetic Content, added: "We’re thrilled to be collaborating with STV, GroupM and ITV2 on the first series in which Perez capitalizes on his unique access into the most exclusive corridors of celebrity."

Angela Jain, ITV’s director of digital channels and acquisitions, commented, "Perez has gained unprecedented access into the lives of some of the biggest names in entertainment from Lady Gaga to Katy Perry. We’re delighted that he’s bringing his own particular brand of wit and wisdom to ITV2.”

Diane Rankin, the senior VP of acquisitions at DRG, said, “Perez Hilton has transformed the way celebrity culture is reported online and he has built up a huge fan base in the process. Super Fan is a perfect vehicle to transition Perez to television audiences worldwide and we think that the Perez Hilton brand, combined with the star power of Lady Gaga, Kelly Rowland, Enrique Iglesias and Katy Perry, will make for an international hit for buyers around the world.”