Physical imperfections prevent you from feeling full. This is stated by all those who have come to the selection of participants for the show “Operation: New Life”.
Already in October, the large-scale show of extreme transformations “Operation: a new life” will be presented to the viewers of the channel TV3. The film group “Without Taboos” was present when the participants were selected and those who wanted to participate in the show were ready to prove in the most courageous ways that they deserve to start a new life.
More than 1,300 applicants have applied to participate in the show, among whom 88% were women who wanted to improve their physical disabilities. Fifty participants were invited to take part in the selection, who had to prepare a 2 to 3-minute free-form performance to see why he deserved to fulfill his dream of a new life. The jury judged the participant from the other side of the screen in another room. If the participant successfully coped with this task, he was invited to appear before the jury to get acquainted with the specialists and answer their questions.
The jury consisted of plastic surgery specialist Vadims Klimecs (“Lipex”), dental expert Raivis Sietnieks (“Confidential”), psychologist Inga Bērziņa and fitness trainer Zanda Zariņa-Rešetina.
Among the show’s contenders was a grandmother who had come to the selection with all eight children; a poet who recited her poetry about transformations; a participant who has been left without an ear; a lady for the show selection had come specially from Switzerland. Among the potential participants were also persons already acquainted on the TV screen – the host of the program Jeļena Gricuka, as well as Dace Bullīte, introduced to the 6th season of the show “Lauku sēta”, the participant of the show Liene Baltruka.
The producer of the show Aija Strazdiņa shares her experience in the selection: “The face-to-face selection turned out to be a deeply emotional experience not only for the participants, but also for the members of the jury, who repeatedly had to shed tears, listening to the participants’ life stories. inspiring openness, both physically and psychologically. Aware that the six lucky ones, who will be given the opportunity to receive several plastic surgeries, as well as other necessary medical manipulations, and get a new, dazzling smile free of charge, will not only realize a dream that was recently unreachable, but also with their daring being exposed to the camera and the audience will serve as an example and a source of inspiration for others – the ability, not least – to be physically and, more importantly – mentally naked in front of experts is more than welcome and serves as a kind of guarantee of a new life. ”
Among the participants who came to the face-to-face selection, the jury selected 18 brave ones who will be invited to the final fight, taking part in various physical and emotional tests to get among the six lucky ones who will undergo extreme transformations.
Which participants will get a chance to change their lives forever, watch TV3 in October!
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