Livin' with Lucy


Livin' with Lucy is an Irish television programme presented by Lucy Kennedy. First aired on 14 April 2008, the premise of the show is that Kennedy spends a weekend living with a different celebrity each episode, analysing their daily lives and interviewing them in their own homes all the while with cameras filming in the background. The show aired originally on RTÉ Two on Monday nights at 21:30. The programme has proven controversial, with Kennedy being stalked by paparazzi and some of the celebrities airing slanderous views.
Series two began on 20 October 2008. Series three began to air on RTÉ Two on Thursday 11 November 2010 and ended on 16 December 2010.
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Episodes on RTÉ

Series 1

Series one began on 14 April 2008. During filming of the show Kennedy was hunted by the paparazzi and subjected to vicious photography and googling when she stayed with British tabloid fodder Jade Goody. She encountered controversy whilst staying with Samantha Mumba when the singer launched a verbal attack on Irish radio presenter Dave Fanning, calling him a number of unprintable expletives. David Norris was said to have commented: "I tire out people half my age. I had Lucy Kennedy staying with me for her Livin' with Lucy series and she had to go to bed for a week afterwards."
Date of transmissionCelebrity hostSource
14 April 2008Samantha Mumba
21 April 2008Jade Goody
28 April 2008David Norris
5 May 2008Brian McFadden
12 May 2008Calum Best
19 May 2008Daithí Ó Sé

Series 2

Series two began on 20 October 2008. In the first episode presenter Lucy Kennedy spent three days with Shane Lynch in his caravan in Surrey. Don Baker enticed Kennedy into his jacuzzi and she also joined him on stage to play the tambourine.
Date of transmissionCelebrity hostSource
20 October 2008Shane Lynch
27 October 2008Don Baker
3 November 2008Sonia O'Sullivan
10 November 2008Adele King

Series 3

Series three began on 11 November 2010 and ended on 16 December 2010.
Date of transmissionCelebrity host
11 November 2010Crystal Swing
18 November 2010Vanessa Feltz
25 November 2010Jermaine Jackson
2 December 2010Derek Acorah
9 December 2010Simon Delaney
16 December 2010David Gest

Episodes on TV3/Virgin Media

Series 1

In August 2016 TV3 (Ireland) announced they had taken over the rights of the show and changed to Living with Lucy. Shane Long, Kerry Katona and Jedward were among the celebrities appearing in the series.
Date of transmissionCelebrity hostRef.
20 September 2016Shane Long
4 October 2016Kerry Katona
11 October 2016Al Porter
25 October 2016Jedward
8 November 2016Brendan Grace
15 November 2016Finbar Furey

Series 3

In September 2018 Virgin Media One, the new name for TV3 broadcast this series.
Date of transmissionCelebrity hostRef.
3 September 2018Nathan Carter
10 September 2018Gemma Collins
17 September 2018Christy Dignam
24 September 2018Kellie Maloney
1 October 2018Ivan Yates

Lodging with Lucy

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and various lockdown rules, Lucy Kennedy hosted a variation of the show, Lodging with Lucy, in which guests came to stay with her in a hired lodge in County Meath, Ireland.
Date of transmissionCelebrity hostRef.
28 September 2020Paul McGrath
5 October 2020Ian Dempsey & Mario Rosenstock
12 October 2020Adele King
19 October 2020Greg O'Shea
2 November 2020Amy Huberman
9 November 2020Lynn Ruane