When Emma Frost’s love life suddenly broke down, she was pretty fed up and turned to Google to provide her with a lift.
The 26-year-old from Holbeach St Johns typed in “apply for TV shows”. Now, nine months later she is in with a chance of winning a life-changing amount of money in a reality TV show.
The Perfect World Project is testing whether a six-figure sum and use of a top concierge service can bring true happiness. A TV crew will follow the winner’s lifestyle.
Ten contestants will compete against each other for the prize while living in a luxurious island villa.
From an original 5,000 applicants, Emma is now among the final 50 hoping to gain enough votes to be in the top 20 who will be interviewed again for the ten coveted places.
She said: “I’m quite shy and I’ve never had the confidence to go for modelling or anything like this, but people are always telling me that I’m funny and should be entertaining.
“I was working in an NHS 111 call centre at the time. I had dumped my boyfriend and just Googled ‘apply for TV shows’. This came up and I took my chance and sent in an application.
“I didn’t tell anyone when I applied. It was only when I got an interview that I thought I ought to tell my mum because I’d need help getting there!”
Emma was originally chosen as one of 1,000 applicants to shoot a video of herself – which she did in secret in her back garden. Then she made it into the first interview stage for 100 hopefuls, which included a photoshoot.
“I loved every minute of it,” said Emma, a receptionist at Holbeach Veterinary Clinic.
Now she needs public support to help her into the next stage. Votes are being counted via a poll on Facebook page The Perfect World Project, which closes at 11pm on September 30.
And what would be Emma’s perfect world with the prize?
“Filling my house with bunnies, going to America to take part in the Man vs Food challenge and using the rest of the money to help as many underprivileged children as possible.”
