Wag Nation

Wednesday April 18 at 9.30pm on ARENA

WAG NATION follows the lives of five wives and girlfriends of some of Australia’s most famous sporting stars. The show takes you through the highs and lows of supporting a professional sporting career while managing the daily pressures of having a relationship spread across the tabloids. The cast includes Terry Biviano, NRL WAG of Anthony Minichiello, Lynette Bolton, AFL WAG of Jude Bolton, Jana Peterson, NRL WAG of John Williams, Jackie Spong, AFL WAG of Jarred Waite, and Chantelle Raleigh, NBL WAG of Adam Gibson.

WAG NATION follows the lives of five wives and girlfriends of some of Australia’s most famous sporting stars. The 10-part series is a voyeuristic look into the lives of these five glamorous women as they juggle life and love with a fast-paced social calendar packed with launch events.

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The highly anticipated new reality series, WAG Nation, which follows the extraordinary lives of five independent, professional women who also happen to be the wives and girlfriends of some of Australia’s biggest sporting stars, will premiere on Wednesday, April 18 at 9.30pm, exclusive to Arena.

The ‘WAG’s’ include shoe designer Terry Biviano, wife of NRL Sydney Roosters player Anthony Minichiello; event planner Lynette Bolton, wife of AFL Sydney Swans player Jude Bolton; promotions manager Jana Peterson, long-term girlfriend of NRL Cronulla Sharks player John Williams; fashion boutique owner Jackie Spong, wife of AFL Carlton Blues player Jarrad Waite; and model/flight attendant Chantelle Raleigh, then girlfriend of NBL Gold Coast Blaze player Adam Gibson.

The 10-part series takes a voyeuristic look into the lives of these five glamorous women as they juggle life and love with a fast-paced social calendar packed with launch events, fund-raising galas, movie premieres, front row seats at Fashion Week and sporting sidelines.

But behind all the glitz and glamour, these women are just the same as everyone else. Viewers will watch as they cope with the daily pressures of maintaining a successful relationship, the stress of managing their own careers and the disagreements that often come with trying to sustain the work-life balance with the a high profile sportsman.

And then there are the highs and lows of supporting a professional sporting career, including the ever present threat of injury that could spell the end of their partner’s livelihood.

Over the course of the series, our five WAGS will prove that the stereotypical view of who and what a WAG is can often be way off the mark.  They are driven and ambitious women who are chasing and realising their own dreams and goals, while helping their partner with his. Ultimately, they will show everyone there is far more to each of them than the label “WAG”.

WAG Nation is a new format created and produced by Shine Australia for FOXTEL. The series will air exclusively on Arena premiering Wednesday, April 18 at 9.30pm.

REALITY

WAG Nation (Arena, Local Production): For a completely different view of Australian sport comes Wag Nation, a compelling fly-on-the-wall reality series which follows the exploits of five “wags” – amongst them, the wives and girlfriends of some of footy’s most prominent players. This is the “Real Housewives” of Australian football – both codes – and it’s sure to get tongues wagging when it debuts on ARENA in March 2012.

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Returning series include: Project Runway (Season 9, Arena); Australia’s Next Top Model (Season 8, FOX8); Dating In The Dark (Season 2, FOX8, Local Production); Top Chef (Season 9, Arena); Tabatha’s Takeover (Season 4, Arena); Jersey Shore (Season 5, MTV); Real Project Runway (Season 4, Arena); American Idol (Season 11, FOX8); Real Housewives of New York City (Season 5, Arena); Real Housewives of Atlanta (Season 4, Arena); Teen Mom (Season 4, MTV); Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (Season 2, LifeStyle YOU); The Only Way is Essex (Season 3, LifeStyle YOU); and Made in Chelsea (Season 2, LifeStyle YOU).

FOXTEL announced today the five “Wives and Girlfriends” who will star in FOX8’s highly anticipated new reality series, WAG Nation.

With production on the locally-made series kicking off last week, FOXTEL has confirmed the five WAGS are: shoe designer Terry Biviano, fiancée of NRL Sydney Roosters player Anthony Minicello; event planner Lynette Bolton, wife of AFL Sydney Swans player Jude Bolton; fashion boutique owner Jackie Spong, fiancée of AFL Carlton Blues player Jarrad Waite; promotions manager Jana Peterson, long-term girlfriend of NRL Cronulla Sharks player John Williams; and flight attendant Chantelle Raleigh, girlfriend of NBL Gold Coast Blaze player Adam Gibson.

Produced by Shine Australia for FOXTEL, WAG Nation is a 10-part reality series that will follow the lives of these five independent, professional women who also happen to be partnered with some of Australia’s biggest sporting stars.  

From the highs and lows of supporting a professional sporting career and the daily pressures of maintaining a successful relationship, to the stress of managing their own careers, not to mention the demands of a hectic social life – the cameras will be there to capture it all.

“We all know Australians are sports mad, but it seems they’re just as ‘WAG’ crazy!  That’s why WAG Nation is so exciting for us at FOX8,” said Duane Hatherly, Group Channel Manager FOX8, ARENA & Bio.

“Our viewers will get a glimpse into the glamorous and not so glamorous parts of these women’s very public lives, as well as a taste for the complex social order that rules partners, friends and career in the world of sporting wives and girlfriends,” he said.

WAG Nation will air exclusively on FOX8 in the second half of 2011.

FOX8’s new sporting wives and girlfriends series has added rugby league WAG Terry Biviano to the roster.

Biviano, the fiancée of Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello, will join other NRL WAGs on the series Wag Nation.

Home and Away actress Tessa James who is engaged to Nate Myles is believed to be close to signing as is Todd Carney’s girlfriend Liz Cantor.

Wag Nation will air in the middle of this year on FOX8, with more footy and cricket WAGs to be named.

Source: HeraldSun