Aussie Shore has caused controversy since hitting the screens as Australia's worst team. A reality TV show.
However, the X-rated spin-off of the UK's smash hit reality TV show Geordie Shore could be set to add $3 million to Queensland's coffers.
Filmed in Cairns, the steamy series has received state government backing and could be looking to Queensland for a big boost.
Paramount+ host Charlotte Crosby According to the industry blog, Steven Miles has secured funding from the Labor government for TV Tonight.
Funding is provided by Screen Queensland's Film Agency through its Production Attraction Incentive, also known as PAS.
The scheme supports schemes 'Satisfy its economic, industrial, tourism and social interests', a statement said.
Aussie Shore is said to be eligible for funding under PAS and is now expected to bring $3 million to Queensland's economy.
The show was partially produced at Screen Queensland Cairns Studios in Portsmith, used several locations in Far North Queensland and created 100 jobs for cast and crew.
Australia's worst reality show, Aussie Shore, could add $3 million to Queensland's coffers after receiving state government support. Pictured: Aussie Shore host Charlotte Crosby
Aussie Shore has caused controversy since hitting the screens as one of Australia's worst reality TV shows (the show has a visual film).
Screen Queensland CEO Jackie Feeney said TV Tonight Aussie Shores would help showcase Cairns and the region was significant in supporting gender programming.
'We're not trying to step into the shoes of everyone else who has creatively evaluated the project,' he explained.
'We're really trying to assess the benefits coming to the Queensland industry.'
He insisted that Steam adheres to the show's code of conduct and refused to discuss any 'tasty' matters related to the project.
'I'm not going to get caught up in the taste stuff, but as a product, to make sure it works ethically, it promises to deliver, and it delivers,' he explained.
Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby recently hosted a spin-off He said the antics of the Aussie actors looked tame compared to the original series.
In the first two episodes, the cast of 11 Aussie housemates shocked viewers with revealing sex scenes, full frontal nudity and 'p**s transplants' – where contestants urinate on each other in the pool.
However, viewers see wild sex scenes on screen, Producers had a list of very 'strict' maintenance rules while dating in the share house.
Non-cast-members who want to sleep with someone they met on a one-night stand must undergo strong security and background checks before setting foot on the property.
Filmed in Cairns, the steamy series has received state government support and could look to Queensland for a big boost.
They had to calm down and admit to being on camera to enter the luxurious rental home located on Hibiscus Lane in Holloways Beach.
'It's a long detailed process,' Aussie Shore executive producer Don Shelton told news.com.au.
'They also have to have written a valid consent and there is a 20 minute cooling off period. It is very strict. Brutality.'
Sara Thornton, head of popular reality for Paramount ANZ's Network 10, said some other shows in the 'Shore' reality franchise don't allow actors to bring in outsiders.
He admitted that filming the cast at the party house without bringing in outsiders was already a 'logistical nightmare'.
He explained: 'I would say there's this real sense of freedom and bubble of freedom around actors, and then a lot of people work incredibly hard on really serious things to make sure they stay in that bubble. A very safe way.'
