Marie "Maz" Slater (born in
Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1971) is a British reality TV star infamous for her role as the 'Miss Nasty' resort manager in
Faliraki in
ITV
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show ''
Club Reps''.
''Club Reps''
Simply known as "Maz" to viewers, she first rose to promise in January 2002 when the first episode of the show was aired, becoming a huge tabloid star overnight. She was instantly described as the "middle manager from hell" by the UK press.
However following the end of the first series, Slater was left devastated at the way producers had "falsely edited" the show to make her appear moody and nasty, saying "The producers didn't use any nice bits at all."
However bookings for
Club 18-30
Club 18-30 was a holiday company working from its head office in Peterborough, that provided holidays for people aged 18–30 in typical party island destinations. Club 18-30 was sold on to Thomas Cook in 1998 and took around 45,000 guests ea ...
holidays soared after each episode aired and this was referred to as "the Maz effect".
She quit the show after the first series and despite picking out 25 new recruits to return to
Greece in the summer of 2002 she returned to the
UK.
Later career
Slater then continued work with Thomas Cook and had a short stint as presenter on their television show on
Sky. Slater said her TV image proved hard for the public to forget and the negative effects were long lasting with one girl trying to attack her and the only way to get back to 'Marie' was "to leave the industry behind."
However in an interview in 2007, Slater revealed she had plans to return to life as a TV presenter and had received numerous offers which she was still considering. She stated that despite the distress ''Club Reps'' had caused her (she had counselling upon returning to
England) that she was grateful for the fact it had opened many doors and hopes to follow in the footsteps of
Jeremy Spake and
Jane McDonald
Jane Anne McDonald (born 4 April 1963) is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. Born and raised in Wakefield, McDonald spent much of her early career performing in local clubs and pubs before landing work as a singer on cruis ...
.
In a 2006 interview, Slater claimed "reality TV ruined my life" and also said "It's such a weight off my shoulders to finally leave Maz behind and I'd really like people to finally realise I'm nothing at all like the character reality TV made of me."
Slater now owns a restaurant-bar called H. Nicholsons in
Altrincham which opened in February 2006 and has continued work as a presenter, most notably on
Sky Travel. The restaurant is themed around the resort of
Faliraki with the entertainment centred on ''Club Reps''.
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
People from Middleton, Greater Manchester