Channel 5 is kicking off a new competition linked to Home and Away, to find TV's hottest new presenter. Home and Away: Bay Reporter will give one lucky Brit the chance to jet off to Sydney, Australia, with a Channel 5 film crew to present two fanzine shows from behind the scenes of the popular Aussie soap. The winner will be given exclusive access to the cast of Summer Bay and reveal the secrets of Home and Away both on set in Sydney and on location in nearby sun-drenched Palm Beach. The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over and UK residents have four weeks to upload entry videos to a dedicated contest page on Channel 5's YouTube channel. All entries will be watched by a Channel 5 panel, who will select and announce the top five in late May. The public will then vote for their favourite via the Channel 5 YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/demandfive. The winner will be announced on OK! TV at the end of May and will fly to Australia in early June to film their shows. The two 30-minute shows will be broadcast in December and could help one ordinary member of the public launch a career in TV presenting. Greg Barnett, Channel 5's commissioning editor of entertainment, daytime and soaps, said: "This is the opportunity of a lifetime. I'm thrilled to be able to offer UK viewers the platform to launch a possible career as a TV presenter. If you're not a fan of Home and Away already, now's the time..." Full details on how to enter will be revealed on Channel 5's OK! TV on Monday at 6.25pm.
