Extreme Celebrity

Everyone assumes that rich and famous go hand in hand. But maintaining the lifestyle of an A Lister requires a hefty paycheck and for every Madonna there's a Maradonna waiting in the wings. But which of today's stars have managed to rack up the biggest bills? Whose bank accounts are as empty as their diaries? And which household names are only moments from wrack and ruin? Never before in British history have we faced such a spiral of debt. Just last week new figures revealed credit card loans for the under 30's had hit an all time high, with a whopping 69% of 18-29 year olds owing more than 10,000 on their credit cards. We are consumed by consumables, a trend epitomised by a new breed of celebrity spenders.In EXTREME: Skint Celebrities we will count of the cost of stardom as we dissect 10 of the biggest names in entertainment and chart their fall from hero to zero. And they don't fall harder than Wacko Jacko - a man once recognised as the highest paid performer in the world. Never mind what he's done to his f

Nearly one in two British marriages now ends in divorce. These days you're more likely to use, abuse and quickly give up on than you are to have and to hold But what (or who) is to blame for this staggering statistic? Is our throw away attitude to marriage being compounded by the celebrity role models we so admire? If it's ok for Brad to abandon his wife, Jude to walk out on his kids, and even the saintly Sir Paul to throw in the towel then surely there's little point in us mere mortals staying til death do us part? In Extreme: Celebrity Split Ups we will examine seven of the most infamous breaks ups and attempt to unravel the reasons why celebrities seem incapable of falling and staying in love. Using the Extreme format as an umbrella, we will chronicle the shortest celebrity marriages, the most expensive Hollywood divorces, the most ludicrous couplings and the most interesting prenups. Under our watchful eye might go Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage, a pair who managed to divorce before ever moving in to

Extreme: Celebrity Rehab offers a startling look at the current addictions permeating the lives of celebrities, and the issue of addiction as a possible downside of fame. With celebrities such as Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears increasingly struggling with their addictions, and the untimely death of Heath Ledger, Hollywood seems to be in the midst of an addiction epidemic. Beginning with its root causes, the film examine the medical and psychological effects of drink and drugs on the body, asks why celebrities seem so prone to addiction and discusses why ultimately it can be so difficult for the A-list to beat the habit. The documentary will feature medical experts and social commentators who help build an understanding of the complex issues surrounding addiction and celebrity. The film also looks at the different types of rehab, from luxury 5-star complexes offering equine therapy and recording studios, to the stark grittiness of some of the more confrontational rehab clinics. It also examine

Has the heat gone to their heads? Nowadays, there are more celebrity scandals than the tabloids know how to handle. Hollywood, it seems, is in meltdown. In this special event Extreme, the infamous publicist, Max Clifford, gives his guide to the six biggest celebrity scandals to hit the news. How did the stories break, how did the public react, how high did the circulation go as these tabloid tales unfolded and what chance do the famous faces stand of recovering both their dignity and their careers? Whose bad behaviour has landed them sixth place in this dubious hall of fame and which celebrity scandal has sent sales shooting so high they're in at number 1? And, in a break with tradition, this Extreme goes one step further by visiting the very scenes of these infamous celebrity crimes and talking to the people who were there to witness their shame. The exact spot where Mel Gibson's world fell apart and the girls who were partying with him just an hour before tell exactly what sort of a state he was really inth

As rail thin celebrities are increasingly under the media spotlight, Extreme: Celebrity Size 00 examines the new wave of super skinny stars and attempts to unravel the reasons behind their obsessive dieting. Part One concentrates on the world of modelling as the debate rages over the pressure on models to be a Size Zero, with some fashion shows banning models with a Body Mass Index of less than 18. If this went industry wide, models like Kimberly Stewart, Kate Moss and Eva Herzigova would find themselves out of work. But where do we draw the line - what's the difference between a naturally slender frame and a life threatening eating disorder? Part Two takes a look at the pressure facing young Hollywood. Mischa Barton, Kate Bosworth, Keira Knightly and Kate Hudson have all been seen looking shockingly thin. We'll discover how peer pressure from super-thin celebrity friends can affect the young stars of today. In Part Three we reveal how many women in the music industry are struggling with their weight. From Am

Celebrity Surgery is a topic of enduring appeal. Scrutiny of necks, noses, breasts and bottoms fill countless celebrity magazines. But which of Tinseltown's most famous faces have had the best, the worst and the most extreme surgery? For the first time on television this programme not only reveals who's had what, but goes one step further to show how they'd really look if they had resisted the lure of the surgeon's knife and let gravity take its toll. From the supremely enhanced features of Pamela Anderson to the tightened and toned torso of Michael Douglas, Extreme: Celebrity Surgery examines the lives and procedures of Hollywood's biggest stars. Top plastic surgeons, make up artists and celebrity experts comb every inch of their bodies, scrutinising each area where surgery is suspected. Based on their findings a 3D model of each of the targets reveals exactly how they should really look today. Would Catherine Zeta Jones have married Michael Douglas without his face lifts, tummy tucks and hair plugs? Could D

It's the one thing in their lives that many celebrities can't control - their weight. But as the stars struggle to deal with their excess pounds, little do they realise that they are actually dicing with death. The appeal of the fast weight loss for that all important awards ceremony, film shoot or round of interviews is, in reality, counterbalanced with the loss of muscle and body fat. The body goes into famine response. Once you start to eat again, your body holds on to the added weight for dear life. Unless you are really disciplined - and, let's face it, with the whole world on their plate, most celebrities aren't exactly known for their restraint - it's inevitable that the weight you struggled so hard to lose will come back. And so the cycle begins and goes on and on. If the crash diet itself isn't bad enough, such are the pressures of fame that stars often pair it with other weight loss fixes, including extreme exercise routines and the use of diuretics and diet pills. And the rich and famous are riski

Skinniness is an epidemic among Hollywood's hottest female stars and it shows no signs of dying down. It's the usual suspects: Mary Kate, Nicole Ritchie, Victoria Beckham, they are all super skinny and despite the pleas to 'eat or die' they are staying that way! But why do they do it and what is the devastating impact on their health? Extreme: Dead Skinny Celebrities looks at the exercising and eating regimes that stars use to get down to the coveted 'size zero'; the male manorexics' who are also falling for the skinny ideal and the yo-yo dieters whose very public battle with the bulge could be damaging their metabolism forever. Could Anna Nicole Smith's tragic demise have been caused by her battle with weight loss and diet drugs? What happens when your obsession with looking good on the outside means you start to do real damage on the inside? Cutting edge graphics take a peek inside the body and minds of the skinniest celebrities to find out exactly what's going on. Could it be that the real reason stars

In a world where weight and success are inextricably linked, the size of minute-megastars has been fluctuating more than ever over recent years. But how can the average star spotter aim to keep up? Who's filled out and who's slimmed down? Extreme: More Skinny Celebrities has the answersThis special follows the top 10 A-list super thinnies, along with the freshest fatties who've had the weightiest impact. From Nicole Richie transforming herself from yummy mummy to stick insect in just two weeks, to the apparent shrinking of Scarlett Johansson, the press has been littered with cautionary tales of extreme dieting, size zeros and yo-yo weight loss. It's been said you can never be too rich or too thin, but it seems you can never be too thin or too famous - or too famous for being stick thin. To investigate this trend, this show ranks the skinnies according to worldwide column inches amassed, combined with their BMI, to arrive at a top ten list of the famously famished looking; and Extreme: More Skinny Celebrities

In the ultimate devotion to their careers, celebrities toil with the daily battle to stay the thinnest, and in their eyes, the best. But at what cost? Delving into the lives of some of the world's favourite scrawny stars, Extreme: Skinny Celebrities is the first TV show to reveal the dark truth behind celebrity dieting and the worrying headline-grabbing cult of the skinny celebrity, highlighting just how much of an epidemic staying thin in the spotlight has become. But it's not just the celebs who are obsessed with their appearance; it has gripped the world too. Today's diet shows are obsessed with obesity. We're all aware of the risks associated with piling on the pounds but is being dramatically underweight just as bad? It's time to tell the truth about the effect of extreme thin-ness. Osteoporosis, hair loss, dental decay, wrinkles, early menopause, heart failure - these are the truths of extreme slimming. Extreme: Skinny Celebrities proves that being super skinny is just as dangerous as losing the battl

This one off special looks at the extreme diets, hardcore workout regimes and determination driving new celebrity mums' drastic weight loss as they resort to even more shocking ways of losing weight. Gwyneth Paltrow, Skeletal Spice' Victoria Beckham and Madonna all shrank back to their original sizes (and smaller!) within weeks of giving birth. But in the weight-obsessed showbiz world, are these high profile mums putting themselves in danger? Charting some of the most extreme cases of post-pregnancy weight loss the world has ever seen, this fascinating documentary looks at HOW they are doing it, WHY are they doing it, and uncovers the bizarre exercise regimes and secret diets behind some of the best loved stars. And, in a new twist, a real-life mum puts some of these strange regimes into practice to see whether they really work and what effects such dramatic weight loss has on the body. Some of these celebrity mummies let nothing stand in the way of work, not even childbirth. Barely eating anything, these wo

Now delve into this ultra skinny debate as they take a look at the damage these women are causing to their bodies through excessive weight-loss and dieting after giving birth.