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''There's Something About Miriam'' is a reality television show filmed in 2003, created by British TV producer Remy Blumenfeld and originally aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 in February 2004. Hosted by Tim Vincent, it featured six men wooing 21-year-old Mexican model Miriam without revealing that she was a pre-operative trans woman until the final episode. ==Production and filming== The show was produced by the Brighter Pictures subsidiary of Endemol and was originally titled ''Find Me A Man''.〔Davies, Catriona (30 October 2003). (TV suitors shocked as dream girl turns out to be a man. ) ''The Daily Telegraph'' 〕 Recruitment ads for contestants promised "the adventure of a lifetime" with a £10,000 prize to men aged 20 to 35 who "want it all" and are "fit and up for everything."〔Reuters (30 October 2003). Transsexual Surprise holds up TV Show.〕 The contestants on the show were: * Mark Dimino, 24, Optician * Toby Green, 23, Student * Aron Lane, 22, Chef * Tom Rooke, 23, lifeguard and ex-ski instructor * Scott Gibson, 22, Martial arts expert * Dominic Conway, 28, Royal Marine〔Smith, Emily (13 February 2004). (Miriam's secret. ) ''The Sun'' 〕 Brighter Pictures managing director Gavin Hay said "they had made a point of never referring to Miriam as a woman when getting the men to take part."〔Deans, Jason (31 October 2003). (Reality show men sue Sky over transsexual 'trick.' ) ''The Guardian''〕 Miriam said, "Several of them wondered about me in the first few days. But as the series unfolded, I really thought that we got to like and know each other as friends and had a lot of fun."〔Staff report (5 November 2003). (Men 'suspected' TV transsexual. ) BBC News,〕 In response to allegations that she revealed her big secret by lifting up her skirt〔Smith, Emily (31 October 2003).(Would You? ) ''The Sun'' 〕 she was quoted as saying "I want to say that I would never lift my skirt up on national TV. My mother brought me up very well." On the version that aired, Miriam chose Rooke as the winner and then said in front of the assembled contestants: I tried to be honest with all of you, not just some of you. Yes, I am from Mexico, I am a model, and I'm 21. But Tom, I really love spending time with you and kissing you. You see, I love men, and I love being a woman. But... shh, quiet everybody, please, quiet. But you see, Tom... I am not a woman. I was born as a man.〔Miriam (24 March 2004). ''There's Something about Miriam''. via Brighter Pictures/Sky One〕 Rooke initially accepted the prize money and the trip with Miriam on camera. Rooke later rejected the prize prior to airing and joined the other contestants in a lawsuit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「There's Something About Miriam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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