Made in Chelsea power couple Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have landed their own Disney+ show.
The cameras will follow Jamie and Sophie as they embrace their latest challenge and greatest joy to date – parenthood.
Known for their infectious energy and no filter truth-telling, the couple’s on-screen journey in their twenties gripped audiences across the globe on the hit Channel 4 reality show.
Their new Disney+ Original series, executive produced by Sophie and Jamie in association with their co-owned media company, JamPot Productions, will take viewers on a no holds barred whirlwind journey of the next chapter in their lives in this refreshingly relatable series.
Whether it’s the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy, balancing their busy professional lives, moving into their first family home, navigating support – and unsolicited advice – from loved ones, or documenting of the way on their top-charting podcast, NearlyParents, viewers can expect moments of warmth, humour and of course, a healthy dose of drama as the countdown approaches.
Speaking of the upcoming series, Jamie and Sophie say, “For nearly a decade, we’ve brought audiences along the highs and lows of our personal and professional lives through TV, radio, social media and our podcasts.
“It’s such an honour to now partner with the incredible teams at Disney+ and Dorothy St Pictures to bring our next chapter to viewers across the globe. Navigating our lives with a baby on the way has opened up a whole new stage of our relationship – we can’t wait to give you a front row seat.”
Sean Doyle, Executive Director of Unscripted at Disney+ shared” “We’ve seen great success over the past couple of years with our Disney+ Original unscripted series such as Finding Michael, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story and more recently, Flintoff.
“Our distinctive offering of combining the most talked-about household names and their incredible life experiences has hit the right note with our audiences who are looking for authentic and captivating real-life stories.
“As our slate evolves, we want to continue working with world-class producers and homegrown talent in the reality space, with a focus on female-skewed factual.
“These shows will complement our existing and iconic reality offering from our US studio partners, including The Kardashians and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
As well as Jamie and Sophie’s new show, it has been it has been confirmed that Disney+ is bringing back the much-loved show dating show Blind Date as well as The Rooneys starring Coleen, Wayne and their family.
Sean continued: “We’re really grateful to be working with the Rooney’s again, along with Jamie and Sophie for the first time, and Blind Date is a brilliant opportunity to bring everyone’s favourite dating show to a large scale with the potential to resonate with a whole new generation.