Aston eyes a JLS reality show

Aston Merrygold has revealed that he would like a JLS reality TV show like The Saturdays and The Wanted.

Both British groups have signed US deals for their fly-on-the-wall documentaries with cameras following them as they pursue their music careers in the States.

Aston said: "I'd never say no to that. The girls have done absolutely amazing over there. From the feedback I've heard, everyone's hyping and raving about the show."

But he admitted that the group are too busy in the UK to focus on Stateside success right now. They have launched their second fragrance Love, while the 25-year-old is a judge on Sky1's dance show Got To Dance.

"If you want to hit that head on, you have to do what The Saturdays and One Direction have done. You have to head out there for six weeks and really commit and put the hard work into it," he said.

"Both of them have done amazing. They've really honed in on using that Britishness and put their mark on there, so they've opened the doors for everyone even more so. Adele, then the boys, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Tinie Tempah - it's a British invasion.

"We would love that, but we're manic over here other than anywhere else. If we do get the time, then it would be great to. But for us, it's about maintenance and keeping what we have to the highest level," he added.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.