Jacksons ‘to Base Reality TV Show in Fishing Port’

Pop superstars the Jacksons have reportedly brokered a deal to make a reality TV show in a Westcountry fishing village.

The show is believed to be an Osbournes-style show set in North Devon.

The family have booked a five-bedroom holiday home at Appledore, near Barnstaple, on the North Devon coast and have told friends they are looking to move to the area permanently.

Their deal, believed to be with Channel 4, will see Tito Jackson based at the house with other family members – including Michael, Janet, Jermaine and parents Joseph and Katherine – flying in for short breaks.

It has been brokered by martial arts school proprietor Matt Fiddes, from Barnstaple.

He has previously escorted Michael Jackson on a visit to Exeter City FC and last year accompanied Jermaine on a nationwide anti- bullying campaign. Mr Fiddes, 28, said: "They can’t wait to get here.

"They love North Devon and they’ll be moving into the rented house during the first week of May.

"The brothers want to live here permanently. They get no hassle from the locals and they’ve been blown away by the peace and beauty of the area when they’ve stayed with me.

"There are plans for a Jackson brothers reunion tour and I’ll be helping them train for that.

"Tito will be based in Appledore throughout and we know that his parents and Jermaine and Janet will all be dropping in.

"With Michael, you never know. He doesn’t say too much. But I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t show up too."

Channel 4 said it could not confirm its involvement in the At Home With The Jacksons television project.

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