The primary trailer for former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new household actuality TV present has simply landed and it’s already reasonably eye-opening.
Filmed on the previous Etonian’s seventeenth Century Somerset mansion Gournay Courtroom, the five-part docu-series seems to comply with Rees-Mogg, his spouse Helene de Chair and their six kids round within the run-up to the overall election.
Judging from the two-minute clip, the brand new present will give viewers entry to an entire vary of alarming insights into Rees-Mogg – such because the politician’s family workers admitting he likes his underwear to be ironed first.
The outspoken determine additionally opened the two-minute trailer by admitting he has “been concerned in some political controversies”, presumably alluding to the time he lounged on the federal government entrance benches within the Commons throughout Brexit debates.
Rees-Mogg admitted that although it’s “in all probability a sin”, he additionally “fairly take pleasure in[s] winding folks up.”
The footage was filmed within the build-up to the 2024 basic election and contains clips of his then-constituents telling Rees-Mogg they hoped he would lose his job, and telling the digital camera crew: “I might be over the moon if Rees-Mogg is gone.”
But the GB Information presenter appeared to downplay the impression of shedding his seat regardless of spending the final 14 years in parliament.
“I’m not a canine, I don’t lick my wounds,” he advised the digital camera crew.
The video additionally confirmed a couple of of the Rees-Mogg kids admitting they’re “fairly posh” and speaking about their “mansion” in Somerset.
The previous politician additionally advised his producers he was “effectively conscious that there are dangers in actuality TV,”, however added: “I believe this will likely be a reasonably totally different kettle of fish truly from The Kardashians.”
Beforehand requested by HuffPost UK in July what the present can be like, he replied: “Aha, wait and see. Wait and see. Wait and see. Wait and see.”
Requested if he was attempting to mimic Donald Trump, who rose to fame by starring within the US model of The Apprentice, Rees-Mogg stated: “After I seem orange, then you’ll know that it’s Trump.”
Naturally, not many individuals on social media have been impressed with the trailer.
Meet The Rees-Moggs will stream on Discovery+ within the UK and Eire later this yr.
