Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend is a British reality television show where Paris Hilton searches for her new British best friend and is the second incarnation of the My New BFF franchise.
The series aired on ITV2. Filmed in December 2008 and premiered on 29 January 2009 and consisted of eight episodes. The first episode received 428,000 viewers with 2% share.
Episode Progress
;Notes
- In Episode 2 the Pet, Carrie, had the power to place one contestant up for discussion, she chose Chrissie.
- During the discussion in Episode 2, Laura P. walked out and quit the show after she said people were being fake and said that if they stayed she would go, because she left no one was eliminated.
- In Episode 2 Laura M. replaced Kat due to Kat's appendectomy.
- In Episode 3 the contestants themselves decided who should be up for discussion.
- Kat was eliminated in Episode 2 on medical grounds, but after recovering, Paris invited her back in Episode 4 and made her the Pet.
- In Episode 5 the Pet, Kat, decided on one person that should be eliminated, this person was Ola.
- In Episode 6 the contestants suggested who they thought should be up for discussion, they chose Kat.
- In Episode 7 Chrissie was eliminated outside of panel.
- In Episode 8 Carrie was eliminated before going to L.A.
- In Episode 8 Samuel could not enter some clubs because he was not over 21.
Elimination
Contestants
| Name | Age | From | Reason for Elimination | Episode Eliminated |
| Samuel "Sam" Hextall | 19 | Burgess Hill | Winner | BBF |
| Kat McKenzie | 25 | Guildford | Paris was worried she might be too outspoken for her world. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends. | 8 |
| Emma Soraya Beard | 25 | Northampton | Paris was worried she would use her for her career in the music industry. Paris said they would still remain friends just not Best Friends. Emma is now known as Emma Barb, with Barb being French for beard, in an attempt to break into the French music charts | 8 |
| Carrie Amor | 23 | Yeovil | Paris felt she had a stronger connection with the other contestants, Paris said they could remain friends just not Best Friends | 8 |
| Felicia "Flic" Field | 24 | London | Paris felt she didn't really knew her and wondered if she was only a girl with luck winning challenges. | 7 |
| Chrissie Wunna | 27 | Pontefract | When fake eliminated she didn't seem that upset and Paris thought she was just there for personal gain, but when eliminated Paris said she still wanted to remain friends | 7 |
| Meddy Ford | 19 | Caerphilly | Wasn't doing well in the challenges and Paris thought she wasn't taking the show seriously | 6 |
| Laura Meakin | 27 | London | She didn't know much about Paris and they didn't get on | 5 |
| Ola Ademola | 21 | Nuneaton | She was eliminated by Kat for the reason she could upset someone and wouldn't be right for Paris and apparently wasn't trustworthy. Upon elimination Paris said they would still be friends, just not best friends | 5 |
| Layla Ward | 25 | Reading | She didn't get to know Paris well enough and was deemed fake by the other contestants | 4 |
| Lydia Cottrell | 19 | York | She was too shy and not bonding with Paris | 3 |
| Laura Perry | 27 | Essex | At elimination, Laura P walked out because she felt too many of the other girls including Carrie and Emma were being disloyal and fake. | 2 |
| Jade Morgan | 19 | Liverpool | At first impressions she seems very homesick & reluctant to participate in makeover challenge. In Paris's words: "Not coping in my world." | 1 |
Episodes
Episode 1
First aired 29 January 2009- Challenge Winner: Laura P.
- Bottom 2: Jade, Layla
- Eliminated: Jade
Episode 2
- Challenge Winner: Chrissie
- Bottom 2: Chrissie, Lydia
- Withdrew: Laura P.
- Eliminated: Kat
Episode 3
- Challenge Winner: Team Sam, Team Flic
- Bottom 2: Ola, Lydia
- Eliminated: Lydia
Episode 4
- Challenge Winner: Sam
- Bottom 2: Carrie, Layla
- Eliminated: Layla
Episode 5
- Challenge Winner: Chrissie
- Bottom 3: Meddy, Laura M., and Ola
- Eliminated: Ola and Laura M.
Episode 6
- Challenge Winner: Carrie, Flic & Sam
- Bottom 2: Meddy, Kat
- Eliminated: Meddy
Episode 7
- Challenge Winners: Flic, Kat & Sam
- Bottom 2: Flic, Samuel
- Eliminated: Chrissie, Flic
Episode 8
- 4th Place Carrie
- 3rd Place Emma
- 2nd Place Kat
- Winner Samuel
Challenges
After the show
Runner-up, and former pole dancer, Kat McKenzie died on 3 July 2009. The cause of her death was unknown, although some have speculated that it was suicide.International airing
Canadian music channel MuchMusic is currently airing re-runs. This is also one of the few shows on MuchMusic not to censor any form of profanity. It is one of the highest ratings for a non-MuchMusic program.Producers licensed the UK version for US airing. Paris Hilton's British Best Friend premiered in the US Tuesday, 6 April on the TV Guide Network