GEORDIE Shore is going international for the first time – with the cast treated to £6,000 first class flights to bring the party to Thailand.
The MTV series cast – including Nathan Henry, Sophie Kasaei and Chloe Ferry – were seen at Newcastle airport as they headed to Southeast Asia.
In photos of their exciting new trip away, Chloe Ferry posted a string of Instagram updates from their plush first class cabin.
The pics included ‘pod’ seats that fully reclined for the gang to sleep in, fancy dinners and plenty to drink.
Ahead of getting to the airport, Chloe posted a video declaring “See you in three weeks, England!”
The crew will be filming for the next three weeks acrossed the sun-kissed islands, and they’ll have an extra hand in the shape of Geordie Shore fan favourite, Scotty T.
He will join the full cast line-up of Abbie Holborn, Chantelle Connolly, Chloe Ferry, Holly Hagan, James Tindale, Jay Gardner, Nathan Henry, Sophie Kasaei and Ricci Guarnaccio.
Scotty, who was one of the celebrities charged in an ‘Instagram Scam’ sting on Thursday, appeared to ignore his legal woes and appeared in good spirits.
Chatting with flight attendants at the airport, Scotty was seen with a giant silver suitcase and wearing a t-shirt and sunglasses.
Scotty T, real name Scott Timlin, joined the cast in 2012 for the fourth series, but was booted from the show in 2018 after being snapped taking cocaine at a party.
The reality star later went to a rehab facility over his drug use before returning in 2022 for series 18, 19 and 23.
A source said: “The Geordie cast are jetting off to Thailand in the coming days to film the show’s biggest overseas cast trip ever.
“They’re blowing the budget on this big Asian jaunt to kick off the new series, and it’s going to look gorgeous on camera as well as creating the perfect sunshine backdrop for lots of drama.
“Bosses really wanted to kick off the new series with a bang as there have been several big high profile departures with Marnie, Casey, Aaron, and of course, Charlotte leaving, but the show is still a massive priority for MTV – especially globally where it’s huge on paramount plus – so they are still investing big money into it.”
The last series, called ‘Geordiemoon’ had its fair share of drama with fan favourites Charlotte Crosby and Marnie Simpson having an epic fallout.
Now Kyle and ‘Geordie best man’ James have taken matters into their own hands to try to fix the Geordie family before his wedding next year, inviting all the Geordies along to Kyle’s Stag Do in Thailand.
The show had also attempted to bring back Gaz Beadle, another long-standing fan favourite of the show.
But he ruled it out in a new interview after saying the show “hadn’t changed” in the years it had been on air.
Speaking to Fairplay Exchange, Gary said he ‘loved’ the series and those involved, but added: “The thing for Geordie Shore is, for me, it hasn’t evolved as a show. “It’s still the format of living in a house, with a bit of drama.
“It’s still like that kind of show. I would go back. I’d love to go back and see everyone if the show could just evolve a little bit.
“It’s a show that needs drama to survive. I mean, it can’t just be a happy show. If everyone on Geordie Shore is getting on, and is all nice and lovely, as a show, it doesn’t work.”
Aaron Chalmers also bowed out as his son, Oakley, is facing health issues and he wants to be there for his family, while Marnie and her husband Casey opted out of the show after being upset with their portrayal last season.
Charlotte, who quit the show after a row with Marnie, has now signed up to be the face of Aussie Shore – the Australian spin-off of the series.
