Candy Bar Girls is now onto its third episode and, despite very mixed reviews, has been increasing its viewers each week – which suggests drunk girls shouting at each other is an irresistible draw.
This week, the Candy Bar decide to cash in on Valentine’s Day with an, err, Anti-Valentine’s night. Some of the staff complained that this was just "sooo lesbian", but as events manager Sandra had to explain to owner Gary when he worried that the new marketing materials would ‘scare straight men’, that’s kind of the point.
Talking of Gary, he has decided to whip the barmaids into shape by employing a new manager, Sam. Alex, the bar supervisor, does not deal with change well, and is a little perturbed when she finds out she has a new boss. “Gimme five secs and I’m gonna break the lens on that camera” she hisses through gritted teeth. Sam is bringing in a whole new regime, shouting at an adorably hungover barmaid for being late – “but we are always late” just not cutting it as an excuse.
We are also introduced to some new characters, including Natalie, who is following her twin sister Kayleigh to London. Natalie is moving in with ‘face of the Candy Bar’ pole-dancer Danni, and Kayleigh lives with her girlfriend… Kylie. Got that?
To make things a little easier, Natalie and Kayleigh have different hair cuts, Kayleigh deciding on the ‘short, red’ look while Natalie has opted for a surrealist representation of a zebra surfing. Kayleigh is concerned about her sister moving in with Danni who she hardly knows, explaining that she and Kylie thought ‘long and hard’ before co-habiting (lesbian code for ‘we’d been going out for three days’).
The bar hosts a speed-dating event, where Danni takes the opportunity to delve deep into her new housemate’s psyche. “What’s your favourite colour?” she enquires earnestly. “Do you like bums or boobs?” Natalie escapes this grilling and flirts with Christina, cook by day (her dad is Jean-Christophe Novelli!) and aspiring pop-star by night. I think we will be seeing more of Christina.
After last week’s ‘ghost-hunting’ episode – possibly the most confusingly pointless thing ever shown on television - Shabby-from-Big-Brother was conspicuous by her absence. Maybe she was preparing her application for Celebrity Big Brother, at which point television will definitely have eaten itself.
Candy Bar Girls is definitely becoming more likeable, helped by the knowing ‘Come Dine With Me’ style narration, and it will be interesting to see if the characters are developed more fully now that the introductory episodes are over.
Bring on episode four!
This week, the Candy Bar decide to cash in on Valentine’s Day with an, err, Anti-Valentine’s night. Some of the staff complained that this was just "sooo lesbian", but as events manager Sandra had to explain to owner Gary when he worried that the new marketing materials would ‘scare straight men’, that’s kind of the point.
Talking of Gary, he has decided to whip the barmaids into shape by employing a new manager, Sam. Alex, the bar supervisor, does not deal with change well, and is a little perturbed when she finds out she has a new boss. “Gimme five secs and I’m gonna break the lens on that camera” she hisses through gritted teeth. Sam is bringing in a whole new regime, shouting at an adorably hungover barmaid for being late – “but we are always late” just not cutting it as an excuse.
We are also introduced to some new characters, including Natalie, who is following her twin sister Kayleigh to London. Natalie is moving in with ‘face of the Candy Bar’ pole-dancer Danni, and Kayleigh lives with her girlfriend… Kylie. Got that?
To make things a little easier, Natalie and Kayleigh have different hair cuts, Kayleigh deciding on the ‘short, red’ look while Natalie has opted for a surrealist representation of a zebra surfing. Kayleigh is concerned about her sister moving in with Danni who she hardly knows, explaining that she and Kylie thought ‘long and hard’ before co-habiting (lesbian code for ‘we’d been going out for three days’).
The bar hosts a speed-dating event, where Danni takes the opportunity to delve deep into her new housemate’s psyche. “What’s your favourite colour?” she enquires earnestly. “Do you like bums or boobs?” Natalie escapes this grilling and flirts with Christina, cook by day (her dad is Jean-Christophe Novelli!) and aspiring pop-star by night. I think we will be seeing more of Christina.
After last week’s ‘ghost-hunting’ episode – possibly the most confusingly pointless thing ever shown on television - Shabby-from-Big-Brother was conspicuous by her absence. Maybe she was preparing her application for Celebrity Big Brother, at which point television will definitely have eaten itself.
Candy Bar Girls is definitely becoming more likeable, helped by the knowing ‘Come Dine With Me’ style narration, and it will be interesting to see if the characters are developed more fully now that the introductory episodes are over.
Bring on episode four!
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