The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Pamela Anderson
Actress Pamela Anderson - one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1990s - talks to Piers Morgan about the dark side of her Californian dream, including her troubled marriage to rocker Tommy Lee and how that infamous sex tape saw the light of day.
Jim Davidson
When Jim Davidson was booted off reality series Hell's Kitchen in 2007 for insulting fellow contestant Brian Dowling, it was the latest in a long line of controversies caused by the comic.
In an attempt to set the record straight, Piers Morgan challenges him about his reputation, asking Jim directly if he really is racist and hates women, and questions what he would do if one of his sons told him he was gay.
Jason Donovan
As a TV heart-throb who effortlessly made the transition from small screen to pop superstardom, Jason Donovan was the perfect '80s teen pin-up.
But it all spectacularly fell apart after his dalliance with cocaine became a full-blown addiction and he engaged in a supremely damaging libel case over an allegation that he was gay. He talks to Piers Morgan about his downfall and discusses how he made it back to the top.
Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin, the bad girl of British art, rose from total obscurity to become a celebrity in her own right. But her success did not come without cost.
Her outrageous behaviour and brand of autobiographical art quickly became fodder for the British tabloids, who regarded her as a con artist, resented her success and ridiculed her art.
Piers talks to Tracey about her place in the British public's affections and wonders if her newly-found sobriety is in fact ruining her image, turning her from the Sid Vicious of art into the Queen Mum.
Mickey Rourke
Piers Morgan explores the downside of fame, talking to former Hollywood hot shot Mickey Rourke about his fall from grace and subsequent return to acting.
Having generated more adverse press than box office revenue, Rourke burned his bridges with every major studio and found himself swapping the red carpet for the boxing ring, where the blows took their toll on his once-famous looks. Mickey talks to Piers about his love life and chillingly reveals how, when he was at his lowest, he came close to committing suicide.
Nancy Dell'Olio
The series exploring the downside of fame continues, with Piers Morgan talking to Nancy Dell'Olio, girlfriend of former England manager Sven Goran-Eriksson, about her rocky relationship with the British press.
Over the years, the tabloids have attempted to figure out who the real Nancy is - Loyal partner, or gold digger? Dignified charity worker, or shameless self publicist? Piers tries to uncover the truth, probing Nancy about her near-fatal car crash at the age of 21, how she and Sven first met, and how Sven's dalliances with other women have affected her personally.
Bruce Jones
Piers Morgan talks to former Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones about his very public fall from grace, and eventual departure from those famous cobbles.
When Bruce landed the role of Les Battersby, he couldn't have been happier - acting saved him from his abusive father, and rescued him from a potential life of crime. But a string of violent punch-ups and drink-driving incidents changed all that.
Piers asks an important question - is it possible for Bruce to rediscover his enthusiasm for life?
Chantelle Houghton
Final in the series exploring the downside of fame profiles Chantelle Houghton, the unknown who became a star in 2006 after winning Celebrity Big Brother.
In the following months the one-time page three girl got her own show, an autobiography was penned, and she married fellow BB housemate and popstar, Samuel Preston.
But Piers discovers the fairytale turned sour not long after the wedding: within a month Preston had told her that he didn't love her, and within 10 months it was all over. This is a poignant and touching lesson on the pitfalls of fleeting fame.
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