Lemon La Vida Loca

Lemon La Vida Loca is a British mock reality show created, written by, and starring Keith Lemon. The show's title is derived from Ricky Martin's 1999 hit single, "Livin' la Vida Loca".

Lemon La Vida Loca
Genre	Sitcom Mockumentary
Created by	Keith Lemon
Written by	Keith Lemon
Directed by	Paul King
Starring	Keith Lemon Laura Aikman (2012)
Opening theme	"Lemon La Vida Loca"
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2 + 2 Christmas specials
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Dan Baldwin Leon Wilson
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Talkback in association with Bang Tidy Productions
Original release
Network	ITV2
Release	2 August 2012 (2012-08-02) – 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
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The series follows the character of television personality Keith Lemon, capturing his home and work life, and everything in between. The series began airing on 2 August 2012 on ITV2, and concluded its first series on 23 August 2012. Whilst on Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel, Lemon announced that a Christmas special of Lemon La Vida Loca would air in December. He confirmed this news on his Twitter account as well.^[1] A second series began airing on 6 June 2013. Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series, but she did make an appearance on the first episode of the second series.

It was announced in January 2014 that Lemon La Vida Loca would not be renewed for a third series.

Cast

Main cast

• Leigh Francis as Keith Lemon
• Laura Aikman as Rosie Parker (2012–13)

Celebrity cameos

• Kelly Brook as herself
• Jodie Marsh as herself
• Jenny Powell as herself
• Danny Dyer as himself
• Stacey Solomon as herself
• Holly Willoughby as herself
• Rick Edwards as himself
• Antony Costa as himself
• Fearne Cotton as herself
• Chris Fountain as himself
• Toby Anstis as himself
• Michelle Keegan as herself
• Gary Barlow as himself
• Mark Wright as himself
• Patsy Kensit as herself
• Coleen Nolan as herself
• Eamonn Holmes as himself
• Ruth Langsford as herself
• Emily Atack as herself
• Paddy McGuinness as himself
• Joe Swash as himself
• Brian Belo as himself
• Fazer as himself
• Laura Whitmore as herself
• Jessica-Jane Clement as herself
• Chico Slimani as himself
• Jade Jones as himself
• Hank Osasuna as mad Paul
• Caroline Flack as herself
• Verne Troyer as himself
• Fabio Lanzoni as himself
• Tara Reid as herself

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions) [2]
1	1	"Rosie's Arrival"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	2 August 2012 (2012-08-02)	1.28
2	2	"The Dinner Party"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	9 August 2012 (2012-08-09)	1.08
3	3	"Jetting Off"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	16 August 2012 (2012-08-16)	0.94
4	4	"Apology Accepted"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	23 August 2012 (2012-08-23)	1.06

Christmas specials (2012)

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions) [2]
5	1	"Merry Keithmas (Part 1)"	Jamie Deeks & Dan Johnston	Leigh Francis	4 December 2012 (2012-12-04)	0.91
6	2	"Merry Keithmas (Part 2)"	Jamie Deeks & Dan Johnston	Leigh Francis	5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)	0.77[3]

Series 2 (2013)

The second series began on 6 June 2013 at 10pm on ITV2.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
7	1	"Singing Career"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)	0.78
8	2	"Acting Career"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	13 June 2013 (2013-06-13)	0.499
9	3	"Martial Arts"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)	N/A
10	4	"Back to the Future: The Musical"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	N/A
11	5	"Hollywood"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)	N/A
12	6	"Keith's Birthday"	Paul King	Leigh Francis	11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)	N/A

Distribution

The complete first and second series of Lemon La Vida Loca was released onto DVD on 18 November 2013 as a three-disc set.