Very shallow thread but how are shows like TOWIE / MIC having people meeting up?

[Crunchymum]

Caught a bit of TOWIE and they were in bars / snooker halls etc. I assume staged?
They were also in mixed groups.

They also kept asking each other "how was lockdown for you?" Urm we are still in lockdown?

I realise this isn't the main issue with aforementioned programmes but was just curious.

I think people can bubble for acting purposes.

They can also use extras as body-doubles - I read something recently where some show had used extras who were a couple IRL as body doubles for two characters who had a snogging scene

@Arbadacarba

I think people can bubble for acting purposes.

They can also use extras as body-doubles - I read something recently where some show had used extras who were a couple IRL as body doubles for two characters who had a snogging scene

I have seen that in Eastenders. Better than when they had to portray kissing offscreen with gross kissy sounds. Blurgh!

MIC have bubbled up in a country mansion i think

Oh right, yeah I do recall hearing that re: MIC

Apparently there was a disclaimer on the opening credits for TOWIE saying "the locations were opened just for us"

So that clears things up. Kind of.

Still can't get over them all taking as though lockdown is over though?

It might well have been EastEnders now you mention it Xeno.