SYNOPSIS In matters of the heart, DŽƚŚĞƌŬŶŽǁƐďĞƐƚ͙ŽƌĚŽĞƐƐŚĞ͍

Coming soon SYNOPSIS In matters of the heart, DŽƚŚĞƌŬŶŽǁƐďĞƐƚ͙ŽƌĚŽĞƐƐŚĞ͍

According to researchers, falling in love only What happens after each team of bridal takes about a fifth of a second. Finding true hopefuls walks through the front door makes love however, can take considerably longer; for must-see TV. Competition is fierce, just ask Carlo, Nathan and Brad. hormones run rampant, and mind games and manipulation are a daily occurrence. Unable to secure the perfect partner, the men team up with their matchmaking Mums Each week the girls must successfully master ŝŶ^ĞǀĞŶ͛ƐŚŝůĂƌŝŽƵƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƚ-warming ĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌƐƵŝƚŽƌ͛ƐDƵŵŝŶ reality series, Please Marry My Boy. order to secure a date with their man. But as ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞŽŶĐĞǁƌŽƚĞ͗͞dŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚƌƵĞ Hosted by self-confessed romantic and ůŽǀĞŶĞǀĞƌĚŝĚƌƵŶƐŵŽŽƚŚ͘͟ favourite Ada Nicodemou, the ratings-winning dating show returns for Tears and tantrums are guaranteed, and just a second season in 2013 with three love- when relationships begin to blossom a new seeking lads in need of a helping hand. twist unfolds. Who will Mum eventually ask ƚŽWůĞĂƐĞDĂƌƌLJDLJŽLJ͙ĂŶĚǁŝůůŝƚďĞƚŚĞ Enter Maria, Doreen and Margaret: Fed-up ŐŝƌůŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŽŶ͛ƐĚƌĞĂŵ͍ with witnessing their ƐŽŶ͛ƐƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐrun aground, ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞƚĂŬŝŶŐĐŚĂƌŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ Take part in the thrill of the chase! Please courtship process with our cameras in tow. Marry My Boy is coming soon to Seven.

Beginning with the all-important speed date Please Marry My Boy is an original ITV selection process, our Mums will narrow the Studios format produced locally by ITV field of prospective paramours from 10 to Studios Australia. Executive Producer for three, with the successful girls then Channel Seven is Paul Melville. Executive welcomed into ƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͛Ɛfamily home. producer for ITVS Australia is Lauren Rudd.

TEAM BRAD Brad King, 27, Retail manager Margaret King, 59, Mother and full-time carer

Shy guy Brad has always struggled ͞/ am the only female in a family of four approaching women of interest without men. I love my boys but I would really love the aid of a few drinks. Even then, he some girl company around the ŚŽƵƐĞ͕͟ admits ŚĞ͛Ɛ never had any luck with the she says. ladies and lasting relationships have eluded him. Exactly what type of girl Margaret wants could shake Brad out of his comfort zone. An assistant buyer for a Melbourne camping store, Brad has opportunities to ͞ƌĂĚ͛Ɛ dream lady would be blonde, meet women through work and his shorter than him, someone that likes to sporting interests like golf and AFL, but play ƐƉŽƌƚ͕͟ she says. unfortunately he is often left tongue-tied. Brad agrees his Mum has ticked all the ͞/Ĩ I was to sell a girl a tent I could do that right boxes but ŚĞ͛Ɛ not so sure ƐŚĞ͛ůů no worries. If I was to go and try and get deliver on his dream girl. her number, I ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ do ŝƚ͕͟ he says. ͞/͛ǀĞ been pretty much useless with ͞^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐ who she thinks is attractive is women, so I may as well get DƵŵ͛Ɛ help.͟ completely different to who /͛Ě say is ĂƚƚƌĂĐƚŝǀĞ͕͟ he says. Married to husband Roger for 40 years, Margaret knows a thing or two about But the thought of having three women managing relationships, although even vying for his affection week-in, week-out ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ at a loss to understand why more is hugely appealing to Brad. He just hopes women ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ attracted to Brad. he can improve on his past dating form.

The youngest of three sons, Brad has only ͞tŚĞŶ I was younger I took a girl to a had one serious girlfriend but his matter- horror film thinking she would get scared of-fact Mum is set to change all that. and cuddle up to me. >Ğƚ͛Ɛ just say it ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ go well. I jumped out of my seat more than she did and there was no second date.͟ TEAM CARLO Carlo Cimino, 41, Small business owner Maria Cimino, 65, Mother, grandmother and retiree.

>ŽƵĚĂŶĚŽƵƚŐŽŝŶŐ͕ĂƌůŽ͛ƐůŝĨĞƌĞǀŽůǀĞƐ ͞ŐŝƌůƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚƌŝǀĞĂƐĂƌůŽ͕͟ƐŚĞ around family and friends. Raised in a loving ƐĂLJƐ͘͞^ŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽǀĞƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐ and large Australian-Italian family on he does. A girl who will eat, a girl who is not ^LJĚŶĞLJ͛ƐŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ŚĞǁĂƐ ƐŚLJ͕ĂŶĚĐĂŶĞĂƐŝůLJĨŝƚŝŶǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨƵƐ͘͟ nominated for the show by his sister-in-law. Maria can often be found in the kitchen The second eldest of four siblings, Carlo has ŚŽůůĞƌŝŶŐ͞mangia, mangia, mangia͟;ĞĂƚ͕ been unlucky in love with a series of failed eat, eat). While Carlo worries she may relationships including a broken marriage. ͞ĨŽƌĐĞĨĞĞĚ͟ŚŝƐĨĞŵĂůĞŐƵĞƐƚƐ͕ŚĞŚĂƐŶŽ He hopes to find a partner who will give him worries about her ability to find him love. the one thing missing in his life. ͞/ŬŶŽǁDƵŵǁŝůůƉŝĐŬǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŵĂŬĞƐŵĞ ͞/͛ǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐǁĂŶƚĞĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘/ƚŚŝŶŬ/͛ŵ ƚŚĞŚĂƉƉŝĞƐƚĂŶĚǁŚŽĐĂƌĞƐĂďŽƵƚŵĞ͕͟ ŐƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͕͟ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͘ he says.

Carlo has seven nieces and nephews who ͞DƵŵǁŽƵůĚĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵĞ͘ŶLJŽŶĞ are the greatest joy in his life, together with who has ever been a part of my life, she has the young kids that he coaches. welcomed them into our home. For this I ůŽǀĞŚĞƌĂŶĚ/ĂŵƐŽƉƌŽƵĚŽĨŚĞƌ͘͟ ͞/ůŽǀĞĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŬŝĚƐŝŶƌƵŐďLJůĞĂŐƵĞ͘tĞ ƐĞĞŵƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚŝƐůŝƚƚůĞďŽŶĚ͘dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂůŽƚŽĨ ĂƌůŽƐĂLJƐĚĞƐƉŝƚĞŚŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ͛ƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͕ƐĂŵĞĂƐ/ĚŽĨŽƌŵLJĨĂŵŝůLJ͕/͛ǀĞ education she is a great sage with a simple ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJŐŽƚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŬŝĚƐƚŚĂƚ/ĐŽĂĐŚ͘͟ and successful philosophy on life and love.

There is nothing Mama Maria wants more in ͞dŚĞƐĞĐƌĞƚƚŽŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŚĂƉƉLJŝƐƚŽ life than to find Carlo a bride. DĂƌŝĂ͛ƐďĞĞŶ be happy and have fun - cooking, drinking, happily married to husband Angelo for 45 eating - ƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƚŚĞƐĞĐƌĞƚ͕͟ƐĂLJƐDĂƌŝĂ͘ years and this warm and generous woman knows what will make her son happy.

TEAM NATHAN Nathan Secomb, 30, Tradesperson and model Doreen Secomb, 62, Retirement village caretaker

.A broken heart at the age of 17 has prompted Doreen suggests Mother Teresa might be a tradie Nathan ƚŽŬĞĞƉŚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƚĂƌŵ͛ƐůĞŶŐƚŚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ͚ĐĞůĞďƌŝƚLJ͛ďƌŝĚĞƚŽƚĞĂĐŚEĂƚŚĂŶĂůů from love. He vowed the next girl he fell for ĂďŽƵƚ͞ƵŶĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůůŽǀĞ͘͟ would be the one he married, and ŚĞ͛ƐƐŽĨĂƌ kept to his word. The youngest of four siblings, Nathan grew up in a close and loving family. Dad Max Nathan has no problem attracting the ladies and Doreen have been married for 43 ďƵƚDƵŵŽƌĞĞŶƐĂLJƐŝƚ͛ƐƚŚĞtype of women years but Nathan worries his low-key love he attracts that worries her. A Christian ůŝĨĞŵŝŐŚƚŚĂŵƉĞƌŚŝƐDƵŵ͛ƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘ woman with a strong moral compass, Doreen thinks her son can be superficial at times. ͞/ŚĂǀĞŶĞǀĞƌďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂŐŝƌůŚŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚ ŵLJƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƐŽƚŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁŵLJtype of ͞EĂƚŚĂŶĚŽĞƐĂƚŝŶLJďŝƚŽĨŵŽĚĞůŝŶŐƐŽŚĞ Őŝƌů͕͟ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͘͞ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ/ŚĂǀĞƚŽƐĂLJ͕ mixes with people who are like that. Mum is a good judge of character and can Sometimes I just have this feeling that they ƉŝĐŬŽƵƚƚŚĞĨĂŬĞŽŶĞƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘͟ may be a little bit caught up on looks and ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕͟ƐŚĞƐĂLJƐ͘ Doreen believes she has a pretty good idea ŽĨǁŚĂƚEĂƚŚĂŶǁĂŶƚƐ͙ďƵƚŝƚŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞ ͞/͛ĚůŝŬĞŚŝƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƚŽďĞŽĨŐĞŶƵŝŶĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ what he gets. and have good moral values. Add to these qualities, an enjoyment of hard work, being ͞/ƚŚŝŶŬEĂƚŚĂŶŝƐƐĐĂƌĞĚŽĨĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ͕ organised, to be clean and tidy in appearance too choosy and has been looking for love ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶŚĞƌŚŽŵĞ͘͟ ŝŶƚŚĞǁƌŽŶŐƉůĂĐĞƐ͕͟ƐŚĞƐĂLJƐ͘

A part-time model, Nathan says his celebrity ƵƚEĂƚŚĂŶƐĂLJƐŚĞǁŽŶ͛ƚĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽŶ bride would be a mix of Jennifer Hawkins, DJ the dream girl he wants to share a life with Havana Brown and US reality star Kim which could make for some fireworks. Kardashian ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ͞ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ have great ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐ͘͟ ͞/ƐĞĞƐŽŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǁŶŽƵƚŽĨ convenience and not out of true love and ŝƚ͛ƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŵĞƚŚĂƚ/ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͕͟ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͘ ADA NICODEMOU Host

Self-confessed romantic Ada Nicodemou is a Ada has spied-on many a first date from the modern day Emma Woodhouse - a relentless ǁŝŶŐƐŽĨŚĞƌĂŶĚŚĞƌŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͛ƐƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ and often misguided matchmaker, eager to see Sydney restaurant. Chris Xipolitas and Ada friends happy in life and in love. were first introduced by her Aunt at a social gathering in 2005 and married two ͞/ŚĂǀĞŐƌĞĂƚŝĚĞĂƐĂďŽƵƚŵĂƚĐŚŵĂŬŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽ years later. ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐǁŚĂƚƐŽĞǀĞƌ͕͟ůĂƵŐŚƐĚĂ͘ The addition of son Johnas last year ͞tŚĞŶ/ŵĞĞƚƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚŝŵĞ/ĨŝŶĚ completed their family, and the Home and myself making mental notes about who they Away star who plays single Mum Leah ǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͘/ũƵƐƚĚŽŶ͛ƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁŚLJ WĂƚƚĞƌƐŽŶƐĂLJƐƐŚĞ͛ƐŶĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶŚĂƉƉŝĞƌŽƌ there are so many wonderful people out there busier balancing motherhood onscreen ǁŚŽĂƌĞƐŝŶŐůĞ͘͟ and off.

Ada is delighted to be returning to primetime ĚĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶŽŶ^ĞǀĞŶ͛ƐůŽŶŐ-running drama television to host the second series of Please since 1999. Her other TV credits include Marry My Boy. The multiple Gold and Silver Heartbreak High, Police Rescue, Beast Logie nominee says the reality rom-com is a Masters and a cameo in the film, The Matrix. perfect match for her. /ŶϮϬϬϱ͕ĚĂƚŽŽŬŽƵƚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁŶŽŶ^ĞǀĞŶ͛Ɛ ͞dŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĐŚĂůŽǀĞůLJshow with a great heart with dance partner ĂŶĚƐŽƵů͕͟ƐĂLJƐĚĂ͘͞/ƚ͛ƐǁĂƌŵĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJĨĞĞů- Aric Yegudkin. She hopes contestants on good TV, and in a time when we are so often Please Marry My Boy will find their rhythm in bombarded with bad news, ŝƚ͛Ɛa series life and love with the aid of their Mums. everyone can cheer for͘͟ ͞/ũƵƐƚƚŚŝŶŬĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞŝŶůŽǀĞ Averaging one million viewers in 2012, Please and happy, and I truly believe there is Marry My Boy consistently won its timeslot, ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕͟ƐĂLJƐĚĂ͘ proving the opportunity to rubberneck at other ͞ZĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĐĂŶĨĂŝůĨŽƌƐŽŵĂŶLJƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐůŽǀĞůŝǀĞƐŝƐŚƵŐĞůLJĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ͘ ďƵƚ/ŚŽƉĞƉĞŽƉůĞŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽŵĞũĂĚĞĚ͘͟

SYNOPSIS In matters of the heart, DŽƚŚĞƌŬŶŽǁƐďĞƐƚ͙ŽƌĚŽĞƐƐŚĞ͍

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