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Three Brand New Shoots Are waiting...
Posted: April 10th 10th 2025
Hey Splatters!
I hope you are enjoying the sunshine here in the UK! It’s been a lovely few weeks. We have been very busy with some brand new shoots too over the past few weeks. Now that we can shoot content without announcing them beforehand, this means we can get content shot and lined up and reveal them when we feel the time is right.
We have just revealed our shoot with Phil and Callum and the response has been fantastic! It’s a great show with some great future potential for Callum to come back and follow in his brothers Splat! Star footsteps. We’ve had two brand new faces on the show and one returning face yet to reveal. We can’t wait for you to see them and the content is all complete!
I am taking this year a bit slower compared to last year. Our 20th anniversary was a massive undertaking for me and the loss of my father late last year really hit me hard. It has been a lot to deal with keeping the site updated and producing new content. I need to start to look after myself a little better this year. I won’t be good to anyone, let alone the content I produce, if I am not in the correct head space. I am not announcing a break, but I will be taking things a bit slower this year. Now that we’ve changed how we announce and shoot content, you guys probably won’t see much change even if I do take a step back from shoots for a few months over the summer. The content we have shot over the past few weeks is fantastic and more shoots will be shot over the next few weeks. There is plenty of fun and gunge to come even if I do step back for a few weeks or months.
Pete
Ramping Up New Shoots Before Summer Break
Posted: March 12th 2025
Happy Spring!
Spring is finally on its way (and some days is already here) and we are about to start our new financial year from April 1st. Before then we have some shoots lined up so expenditure falls within our current business year.Β
So who do we have coming? Well you’ve already seen that Splat! Star Phil is coming back and brining his brother Callum along with him. There is a Gunge Tank vote running between them both now, but as we no longer advertise when we will be shooting new content, you will be able to get a sneak peek once it’s been completed.
But do we have anyone new to the show? Of course we do and we have been talking to a few new people already. We are now just sorting dates for these, many of which we hope to shoot during before this month is out. We think you’r going to love who we lined up. Again, some stuff may have already shot and we will reveal these when the time is right.Β
It was also great to welcome back Kyle to the show this month to give him a decent send off as he retires from The Splat! Show. Thanks to those who have already supported his return feature by watching the show in early access.Β
That’s the update for this month. We hope you enjoy season 23 and what’s to come this season. Bigzee officially kicks the season off proper from April 1st with the release of his Splat! Show. Many of you have already watch the show in early access and we think it’s going to be a BIG hit for us.Β
PeteΒ
Updated Site Design & More
Posted: February 12th 2025
Hey guys,
I hope you are all doing well and the start of the year hasnβt been too depressing!
This monthβs update is a little earlier than normal.
First up, you may have noticed some cosmetic changes to the website that we have been working on over the past few weeks. We have gone page by page to optimise the site for all environments. So, whether you are browsing on desktop, tablet, or mobile, the site should look better after we took steps to optimise the site. We will continue to do this if and when we identify any issues. Desktop and tablet remain the best ways to browse the website, but mobile should now look better on screen.
Next up, I am currently taking a little break away from Splat! and planning shoots. As many regular readers to the blog will know (scroll down for more on this), late last year was a really challenging time in my personal life. Since the new year came around and the issues surrounding the canceled shoot with Zak and Milo, my stress levels were at an all-time high and I started to burn out. Add this to my personal life issues, I decided to lower my workload. I have been taking most of this month off, and will start to get back into things soon. Of course, regular site updates will continue during this time.
As we have changed the pre-shoot announcements, we wonβt be announcing any shoots before they happen. So, any new content will be surprised announced AFTER the content has been shot.
I hope you look forward to what the rest of this year has in store.
Pete
2025 - A Year Of Potential Changes
Posted: January 21st 2025
Hey guys,
I hope you all had a nice Christmas and New Year period. Here is a quick update regarding where things currently stand and potential changes to come this year.
Firstly, 2025 hasn’t got off to the greatest starts. The problem with the Milo and Zak shoot has slowed our progress down. We have given the guys a deadline of Thursday 23rd January to tell us if they want to shoot with us. After this time we will be taking action and communicating with all customers who’ve taken part in the pre-shoot actives for these shoots. But whatever happens, we will be changing the pre-shoot format. This means we will not be running any pre-shoot activity in the future as they are now. These changes will be announced when they are ready. But it should stop the issues we’ve encountered with shoots that fail to happen after we announce them.
For me personally, I will be taking things a bit slower during the first few months of this year. After producing our biggest ever season of content last year and with the personal issues I have faced towards the end of 2024, I am just exhausted. I don’t want to go on to much about it today, but I will be taking more time for myself over the next few months. I have also been considering doing something rather radical and doing another relaunch of the Splat! Show. I have done this a few times over the years, with the last being around ten years ago. It’s good to keep things fresh and I would actually really enjoy starting from scratch. This is not to say I will be doing this, but I am considering it and if I do, there would be some warning and time before any changes come into place. Things evolve and change and The Splat! Show is no exception. The Splat! Show has grown into a show that many people enjoy for different reasons and is no longer just for one type of audience (if it ever was?). This will continue and will be the sole purpose of any potential relaunch if and when we decide to do this.
Pete
End Of Year Wrap Up - A Year Of Two Stories
Posted: December 21st 2024
As per usual, here is our end of year message.
Let’s start with the positive. 2024 has been the best, biggest and most successful years as far as The Splat! Show is concerned. We started our 20th anniversary shoots in September 2023 which ran throughout most of the calendar year 2024. We had a great selection of participants in the Gunge Tank and produced some of our best shows in years. It was also the biggest single season that we have produced in the “modern” Splat! Show era, and may never be repeated again.Β
Contrast with what has happenedΒ in my personal life, I would have to say that 2024 was the worst year I’ve had to go through. The loss of my father at the end of 2024 was something I am still coming to terms with. I will never get over the loss of my father, but I will just have to adjust to the new reality. I have always tried to keep my private life away from Splat! but when massive events like this occur in your life, it’s hard to keep things toΒ yourself. I run Splat! on my own most of the time (James is always there to talk to and attends the odd shoot) so there was no way I could carry on as normal for Splat! while I was needed elsewhere and take some time for myself. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me when I shared the news about my father passing away, they were a great comfort to me. Thank you.
But the Splat! Show must go on. I’ve worked so hard and tirelessly on The Splat! Show since I took over the whole operation ten or so years ago. One day the Splat! Show will end, but at the moment I am carrying on because there is so much more I want to achieve with this show and website. In a way I still feel like I am just getting started. So look forward to our next season. Our nextΒ season plans are still up in the air, but we hope you enjoy what we have coming.Β
Finally, I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to James who has supported me so much this year. Having James at the end of WhatsApp so I could call on him for support during some of the darkest times in my life got me through. James, thank you!
Have a great Christmas and New Year!
Pete
Christmas Break - Kinda...
Posted: November 30th 2024
We are now approaching December and with it the usual Christmas and New Year Holidays. December is usually one our lightest months for commercial and private experiences and this year will be no different.
We will be using our free (if you can call it that) time to finalise the casting for the first season 23 shoots that will take place in 2025. We have already cast a Splat! Star for his final ever “Gooey” shoot with us before he officially retires from the Gunge Tank and also started discussions for another Splat! Star (who is also due to retire) to come and do another Brother Vs Brother shoot. For season 23 we have opened up casting suggestions from you, our fans and viewers. This is the first time in our history that we have asked for who you want to see take on the Gunge Tank. You can send us your suggestions to Casting@SplatHQ.com and we will contact them. Well, at least attempt to contact them. If you don’t ask, you don’t get!
Sadly we had to cancel the Ash Vs Dunk shoot as we were unable to make it work after it was delayed due to the passing of my father. We have since contacted all affected customers to offer them choices. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We have also just wrapped up our Black Friday Week event sale across both The Splat! Show and The Splatette! Show content and has been our biggest and most successful sale ever. We are on track to break last years performance to make it our most successful year ever. We want to thank you all for supporting us as we move on from our 20th anniversary milestone year.
Look forward to future updates in due course.
Pete
A personal Update 4 - The Show Must Go On
Posted October 31st 2024
The past two weeks have been tough for me and my family. Losing my father, especially at his young-ish age has forever changed me. I will miss him greatly.
But life goes on and the Splat! Show must go on too. From tomorrow (November 1st) I will be back at working full time on The Splat! Show. I will be taking things a bit slower at first and will be taking the time to get back into things. There still may be some breaks I need to take in the next few weeks, but I will not be announcing them here on the Blog.
Private experiences have continued during the last two weeks and I want to thank all the people who’ve attended and wished me well. Fan Club updates were also completed during the last two weeks and I apologise if there were any delays during this time.
Plans for our commercial shoots will now re-start and release updates will resume as planned. I hope you can look forward to what is to come!
Thank you again to all those people who have reached out to me during the last few weeks.
Pete
A personal Update 3
Posted October 21st 2024
My father passed away late evening on Sunday, 20th October 2024.
Thank you to those who have sent me well wishes and messages of support during this time. They have been a great comfort. Please read the other two updates regarding this below to get the full picture.
I am doing ok and will now start to re-start business duties but things will be a bit patchy for the next few weeks. Private experiences resume from tomorrow and we will get the Ash Vs Dunk shoot rescheduled as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your understanding at this time.
Pete
A personal Update 2
Posted October 15th 2024
Hey guys,
I didnβt expect to post an update to my previous blog post ( A Personal Update 1) so soon. I have decided to reveal and announce this news just in case people notice a change on the site during this time and get ahead of any misinformation that may arise.
Sadly, my father is now at the end of life and we are waiting for him pass. We’ve now been told he will pass within the next few days.
I have now started to grieve and as such I need to step away from Splat! to grieve and be there for my family for a while.
I want to detail what this means for the site and show at this time.
Site updates will continue as planned. This means the regular fan club updates, scheduled releases and such will continue but please note that these may arrive a bit later than usual but will do my best to make any updates happen around the time they should.
The shoot for this Friday has now been postponed. I will be contacting all customers whoβve taken part in the pre-shoot activities for this shoot to update them before Friday. The shoot has not been cancelled and the hope is to reschedule as soon as I am able to. The preshoot deals for this shoot will remain active until the original close date.
If you have booked a private experience, these are not affected at this time. If I feel that a private experience may be affected, I will contact people directly. I do not have a private experience booked for a week or so as the date of this blog post, so I should be in a better position to resume by then. As said, I will contact customers directly if any issues arise. If you have booked an experience that is due to take place within the next two weeks, please do not cancel. I will reach out any customer directly if I feel I need to.
Emails will be responded to, but again any replies to these may take longer than advertised.
The biggest change will be the planning and production of new shows and content. I will not be making any plans to produce new content at this time and until I feel I am ready to get back to things. This is because planning new content and shoots requires a lot of time. I cannot say how long this will be or last at this stage but I will keep you all up to date. Thankfully we have a bit of a back log of content to release that has already been shot so new content will continue to roll out.
What Can You Do To Help?
During this time please continue to enjoy the content as I briefly step away. All orders will be processed as normal during this time and know that your support through you purchasing and enjoying the content will help me navigate this tough and personal time.
Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.
Pete
A personal Update 1
Posted October 12th 2024
Hey guys, I just wanted to post a quick update.
This update is a bit different than my usual updates as it’s more about what has been going on in my personal life rather than actual Splat! updates. But as you will see, something that has been going on in my personal life has reached a point where it may now start to change plans for the site in the near course.
Early this year (2024) my father became very ill. He spent around 6 months in hospital and we nearly lost him a number of times over this period. He was able to come home at the end of the Summer but remained sick. Now he has gone back into hospital and we now feel that are close to losing him.
Having to deal with my father’s illness, be there for the support of my family during as well as keeping The Splat! Show ticking over has been a monumental and tiring task. These events took place as we were celebrating our 20th anniversary so I did my best to keep focused and did my best to look after myself. I love what I do and working on this site and producing the show for you all. The work load is high even when I don’t have complex personal issues going on. I didn’t announce anything during this period as it wasn’t having an impact on the show.
We now anticipate, sadly, that my father may be near the end. As you would expect, when this happens I will not be able to dedicate much time to the Splat! Show and producing new content. Fan Club updates will continue as planned, but there will be a pause as I step away and grieve for my father and support my family. I cannot say how long a pause will last, but I will communicate updates regarding this here on The Splat! Show Production Blog. This moment is not here now, but it may now come at anytime.
I wanted to make you all aware in advance. I am not a big fan of sharing too much information about my personal life as it has little bearing on the site and show. But big moments like personal loss is something that none of us can sadly avoid.
As it currently stands, I am continuing to plan and work on the show and site as normal. Private experiences will continue, even if my father passes all bookings are secure and we continue to accept new bookings.
I want to thank those who have offered me support over the course of this time. Many private experience participants knew of this news during our chats at the shoots and I thank them all for their warm wishes and concern shown.
Pete
The Gunge Continues to flow...
Posted September 18th 2024
Quite a bit has changed since my last update just over a month ago. So I just wanted to update you all.
We are no longer now pursuing Halloween or Christmas specials. This is because things are incredibly busy with our private experiences and we are now working on our pre-season 23 specials. We are also thinking about how film content for our future Halloween and Christmas specials next year, but we will keep this close to our chest for now.
Due to the high demand we are currently seeing for our private experiences over the next few months, we have expanded the booking window into early 2025. We may still make some changes to future availability, so it is always best to check available dates on the private experiences page. It has been a great pleasure to meet and gunge so many of you, new and returning, especially during our 20th anniversary year at our private experiences. Thank you so much!
You may have seen that we have now shot our first pre-season 23 special. This year we will be running a few pre-season specials before season 23 proper starts production in early 2025. We made some big changes to the show towards the end of the last season by introducing all brand new games and also have started to make some changes to the Gunge Tank. These changes need to be tested as to iron out any problems that these changes may bring to production flow. Ciaran was the first solo show test and we will now move on to test the new games and features on a two player head to head shoot. This will be an Ash V.S Dunk Shoot that will be shot before the end of the year. Please look out for more information about that soon.
The remaining 20th anniversary season shows will continue to roll out over the next few months and will end with the official release of the finale show with Oliver. We will then move back to a monthly, instead of a twice monthly release schedule for our main releases. Fan Club members will continue to get early access to future releases as they are shot and available.
I will be posting again before the end of 2024, but I want to thank every single person who has supported the show over the past year and half as we celebrated our 20th anniversary. It has been a tough but worthwhile endeavour and me, James and other team members who have worked on the show are truly humbled by the support you’ve shown us.
May the gunge (and changes) continue!
Pete
End of 20th Anniversary Production
Posted August 11th 2024
As promised, here is a small update now that production has officially finished on our massive 20th anniversary season.
We have now wrapped up active production on the 20th anniversary season after we welcomed back Oliver. It was a great way for us to finish off this milestone season by having Oliver back, his first appearance earlier on in the season is one of the strongest performing shows so far. It was a no brainer to bring him back for the finale.
I am now on a break but the work continues. We have a busy few months with private experience bookings and while the 20th anniversary production itself has finished, work is already underway on what is next for us. The remainder of the 20th anniversary season shows left to release will roll out now until they are complete, they will continue with two show releases a month. Regular fan club updates will continue along with the release a storm a month too as always.
So what does the future look like for the rest of this year apart from the continued rollout of the remainder shows left from our 20th anniversary season? Well, we like to keep things close to our chest but we are hoping to produce two holiday specials this year (Christmas and Halloween) as we havenβt produced any feature length holiday specials over the last few years. Who is going to feature in these? We will announce this when we announce them, but we think you will enjoy who weβve got lined up.
We have also started to cast for the first 23 season shoots. Dates for these are in flux due to commitments from private experiences and Splatette! We will be doing one pre-season 23 special and then launching the main season proper with some great participants if we are able to secure them. Did you enjoy the Olympics this yearβ¦..?
I will update this blog when we announce the holiday shoots and the pre-season 23 shoot. Until then, please continue to enjoy the remainder of the 20th anniversary season. We worked really hard on this massive season and the support youβve shown us this year so far has been fantastic. Thank you all so much!
Pete
Break Incoming...
Posted June 14th 2024
We are now heading into our FINAL shoot for our 20th Anniversary. We have been shooting non stop now for nearly a year and we have produced the biggest ever Splat! Show season EVER. We doubt this will ever be repeated and with one more shoot to go, I just wanted to update you on our plans after this.
I have been running this website now for 20 years, through the ups and downs and I have never really taken any extended time off. You may think that during the lockdowns I was taking a break, but in fact I had to work incredibly hard to keep the site ticking over during those rough few months. Working on this website and running the shoots is not easy and has gotten incredibly complex over the years as we grew into what we are today.
I will be taking a break from production when we wrap our final 20th anniversary shoot with Oliver next month. I will be taking the remaining summer months off. While I won’t be actively shooting during this time, we have tons of content that will be released and of course the regular Fan Club updates will continue. We’ve planned it so I can take a break and we hope you won’t really notice the production break.
I post again after we wrap our final 20th anniversary shoot with Oliver but I want to thank you all again for showing us so much support over the course of our celebratory season. It means the world to us.
Pete
Wrapping Up!
Posted May 31st 2024
We are heading into the final few shoots for our massive 20th anniversary season. It’s been the biggest season we’ve ever undertaken and we don’t think it will ever be topped!
We have shot so much content over the past year to celebrate our 20th anniversary and the support you’ve shown us has been overwhelming. So thank you to all that have supported us. We don’t think we will be embarking on another anniversary season again. Even if we do make it to 25 or even 30 years old, we will not mark these with a celebratory season. Instead we will probably mark them in other ways.
If you’ve ever met me in person or know a bit about me, you will generally know that I try to keep myself to myself and let Splat! do it’s thing. But I want to mention that since the start of this year Splat! has been a bit of a challenge to keep running because there have been some pretty big things going on with my father who has been ill for quite a while. I want to thank Rob (Splatette! Producer) and James who have kept me going through some pretty dark times while my father was going through illness. While he isn’t that much better, he has stabilised.
With the last few shoots for our 20th anniversary in the diary, we will wrap up production in early July. I intend to take a small break over the rest of the summer ahead of the start of the next season starting production from September (as always, this is subject to change). We are in talks with a big participant to open season 23 with, but that is all I am going to say for now. We are also going to shoot with Love Island star who is a little controversial. You may have seen that we briefly announced his shoot as part of our final 20th anniversary shoots. We have since made some changes to this and why will all become clear when this is all announced.
Once again thank you so much for helping us celebrate 20 sloppy years of The Splat! Show. We can’t wait for what the future may bring to our silly little show. Remember, never take yourself too seriously!
Pete
Gearing Up For A Milestone Year!
Posted February 16th 2024
We’ve been quiet for the past few months production wise as we shifted focus to boring admin stuff. Now that is out of the way we are now in full panning stages for production to resume. We are shooting with Tommy and Louie next month before we start regular production from April.
So what does this year have in store? Obviously I am not going to spill everything today, but we have some great participants lined up and there will be some big changes coming to the show in terms of games and looks as the year rolls on. I see our 20th anniversary as a break connecting the first 20 years of the Splat! Show to the future. Over the course of this year the show will morph into something fresh and new and I hope you are all looking forward to it.
The first thing you are all going to notice is that the set has had a spruce up. This forms the first part of our “Project Alpha” that is now underway. The set has a new colour scheme to match the website and we think you are going to love it! Also, we’ve invested in new clothes and props for the set. Project Alpha is a multi-pronged project and we will be moving onto the second phase of this project over the next few months. We will not be revealing anything about the second phase until they are complete as it is the most complex part of the project.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all our fans who have supported us this year. Our year is nearly finished (we run from April to April) and at the time of writing, this year is looking to be our most successful ever! We can’t grow forever, but the fact we are still growing and reaching new heights is very humbling. Every person who has purchased a video, joined the Fan Club or even paid us visit for one of our private experiences THANK YOU!
I sincerely hope you enjoy what is to come this year.
Pete
Happy New Year Splatters!
Posted January 11th 2024
Hey guys,
I hope you all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!
We started the year by completing our long delayed shoot with Brad and Louie (now available to Fan Club members in early access). I am so glad we were able to get the shoot completed as it was very close to being cancelled. Thankfully, that didn’t happen and the show turned out great and is a fantastic addition to our 20th anniversary lineup.
While January is the new year for the majority of people, it is not for us. Our new year starts in April (along with other businesses). It will be a slow start to 2024 as I get some admin done and completed (tax!) and then will move on to what is next. During this time I will be hosting privates which have remained busy into the start of the new year.
I have tried my hardest to avoid burnout during 2023. You may remember that I was badly burnout at the start of 2023 and while I am not as bad this January, I am starting to feel a little worse for wear. It is very much a little bit of burnout. After I have completed the admin that January brings, I will be taking it easy until I feel I am fully recovered and back up to strength.
Thank you to everyone who made 2023 another great year for us, it’s looking like we will be up again compared to the previous year when it comes to a close this April. We have grown every year since 2021 (the pandemic of course hit us hard) and I hope you will continue to enjoy what we have coming over the course of 2024 and during our 20th anniversary year. We have some big plans (codename Alpha) and we will of course announce these when they are ready.
I wish you all the very best for 2024!
Best wishes,
Pete
end of Year Messages
Posted December 3rd 2023
Hey guys,
Sorry we haven’t posted much content to the blog during 2023. But we usually post an end of year update, so here it is.
I started this year with some pretty bad burn out. I knew that I needed to take some time off and production on season 21 didn’t start till early March. I have said this before and I will always remind people. Running Splat! is a full time job and sometimes it can get a bit too much. I still run the business side completely on my own and while I have one or two people helping me with other stuff, Splat!, Splatette! and Experiences could all be considered three separate businesses. Β This year I have decided to try beat any burnout and take December off from shooting. I am not hosting any privates or commercial shoots this month (although I am currently ill with the Flu and a big sorry to any people that were delayed) so I can take some down time ahead of resuming early next year. There is one exception here. If Brad is able to get time off work, I will make time to host Brad and Louie to get their delayed shoot completed. But currently it’s looking like this shoot will now happen in early 2024.Β
While the Brad and Louie shoot appears to be delayed to 2024, this year has been a big one for us. We were able to get season 21 completed before our 20th anniversary plans kicked off. While season 21 was smaller than usual, I am incredibly proud of the season and how it has performed for us. We had some great guests. Sam,Β Stee and Matthew are some of my faves featured. A BIG thank you to all our season 21 participants.Β
I knew that our 20th anniversary season had to start from September of this year to hit the anniversary date. I have been blown away by the amount of content we were able to shoot for the start of the anniversary season. It’s a blur now, but we were able to shoot over a years worth of content in the space of two months. This was in part to having James back at some shoots now he has nearly fully recovered from long COVID. It was a great pleasure to welcome James back to the shoots. I love you James! Our 20th anniversary season will continue production when we resume production early next year and we have some great and big plans in store. You may have seen our “Project Alpha” tease on the news page, and while I won’t be announcing anymore details here today, if it all works out then the show will have a refresh I feel it needs.Β
Our 20th anniversary season is about celebrating what has come before and what is to come after. As 2024 rolls on until the end of the 20th anniversary season we will be implementing our project alpha changes that will hope will really re-fresh the show. New ideas have been spinning in my mind for a number of years now and these will start to roll out next year. It’s not going to be easy, but nothing worth doing is easy. I know we will have our hits and a number of misses too, but overall we feel the majority of you will enjoy what we have in store. We’ll see you all at the fun fair in 2024 π
A thank you also goes to Rob who is taking on more Splatette! duties and now is in control of casting across Splat! and Splatette!Β
A huge shoutout to all the fans who came to HQ and took on the Gunge Tank in our private experiences. I’ve said it before, but it’s my biggest joy to meet the fans who keep the business going. A HUGE THANK YOU and I hope to see more of you next year. Everyone is welcome.
Finally I want to wish you all a very festive season. We are not really celebrating Christmas like we usually do this year, sometimes it’s a good to rest things and our Christmas Grotto will return next year. If you are looking for some festive mess, then check out Retro Stream which features two classic Splat! Christmas videos.Β
Stay safe, have fun and enjoy the content we’ve released this year. I wish you all the best and thank you once again for your continued support.
Pete XoXo
JAMES’ END OF YEAR MESSAGE
For me, 2023 has almost felt like 0-100 in 30 seconds when it comes to Splat.Β There was a bit of a warm up in 2022 but this year was almost like being back to normal.Β Except in a new location, with new models and new gunge!Β If youβve never been to a private experience (and, if not, why not), I donβt think you really get the idea of how much gets crammed into the floor space on a shoot so the new location having more room has definitely made things easier.Β More room for buckets, more room to gunge blast and more room toβ¦ well pretty much everything really.Β The only thing that isnβt larger yet is the tank!Β But if youβve been in the tank, youβll know just exactly how much that holds anyway!Β I feel genuinely lucky to have worked with the guys I did this year.Β So in mostly no particular orderβ¦
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Jay β you were 100% βladβ and damn you knew exactly how to work the camera.Β The perfect guy next door type (oh I would so be looking over the garden fence if you were next door!) and I think you get my vote for looking the best in the purple singlet.Β And thereβs a picture I took of you in the aftermath of a green and blue gunging where you just look soooooo adorable.
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Rob β or as I definitely think of you βohmygodwowβ Rob.Β You get the vote for not just being a great face and personality to gunge, but when you got toplessβ¦ oh my.Β Damn you were so much fun on the day, still canβt believe youβre early on in your modelling career, youβre a true natural.Β And the blue singlet, oh you were so absolutely the star in that.Β The shot of the translucent green gunge on your pecs?Β Okay, I admit, I considered making that my phone wallpaper for a while, just an utterly amazing look on you.Β Please come back asap!
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Olly β totally statuesque and the one that really came close to pushing my body image buttons.Β An absolute gent to work with (your celebratory pub trip after the shoot was VERY well deserved) and you ROCKED the surf suit.Β Seriously, I would kill for you to be a VERY personal trainer with me.Β And so completely and genuinely modest about yourself.Β The tank was made for people like you, because a body like yours looks soooooo good in gunge.
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Phil β yes, itβs great meeting new people, but thereβs a true delight in seeing people return after a few years.Β Especially when theyβre just such a truly lovely person as you are.Β A natural in the tank, a natural in front of the camera and if Pete hadnβt put your name down as someone he wanted back, I sure as hell would have.Β And possibly one of my favourite guys to photograph too.Β Not just because of the hotness in lycra, but just so enjoyable to work with again.
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And yes, Iβve saved Gabriel till last.Β In six years of being behind the camera, there have only been two models Iβve worked with where Iβve actively longed to be in the tank with, and Gabriel is most definitely one of them.Β I have fatigue issues due to my health, but damn the shoot with Gabriel re-charged me.Β Heβs so absolutely full of life, itβs like working with a ball of sexy enthusiasm.Β Know what, Iβve photographed Gabriel Phoenix in speedos.Β Seriously, no matter how many times I remind myself of this, it still surprises me.Β An absolutely amazing human, I hope that comes through on the footage.
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And yes, I did get some tank time myself.Β I got stormed, and I freely admit I played the unluckiest game EVER of Lucky or Mucky.
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Splat 2023, it may not have been the βheaviestβ year of shoots Iβve been on but hand on heart itβs been the best.Β The chaos off camera, the βhonest Iβm not collapsing against the wall from exhaustionβ moments and even enjoying being back cleaning out the tank between segments.Β And yes, I know a little of what 2024 has in store.Β And yes, I do plan to be back in the tank again next year myself. Cos sod it, itβs lycra itβs gunge and itβs my treat to myself for βforcingβ myself to photograph and film actual models getting messy.Β And thereβs a reason Splatβs been going so longβ¦ itβs because we are bloody good at what we do.
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Here’s to 2024.Β But to 2023β¦ tanks for the memories.
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Slow Down For Summer - BUT....
Posted June 15th 2023
Hey guys,
Just a very quick update regarding the summer months. We are scaling back our production during June and July as the summer months hit. We announced that season 21 would be smaller than usual as we head into our 20th anniversary plans. We will be taking the summer months to prepare for the launch of our special 20th anniversary season which we hope to launch from September 2023.
Here is a quick outline of our plans. Please bear in mind these can change at any point.
We will be finishing our current season (21) when we complete our shoot with Thomas’ replacement. This will be the season 21 finale and that show. Thomas will now feature early in our 20th season or will be an add on for season 21 after it officially ends.
Aiming for September 2023 for the launch of our 20th anniversary season that will last for one year. We will be using the next few months over the summer to prepare, and possibly secretly shoot content for the 20th anniversary season launch.
September 2024 – Special 20th anniversary season ends. September 2024 to early 2025 – No new content to be produced as we take a break.
Splat! Private experiences will continue to be available until the end of 2023. We are currently not taking any bookings for 2024 at this time. This may change, and any updates will be posted to the experiences page.
We have other things we are not prepared to announce at this time, but we will be sure to announce them when we are ready.
Thank you for the support so far this season and we hope you are looking forward to our very special 20th anniversary season.
Best,
Pete
Season 21 Has Officially Started!
Posted March 3rd
Hey guys,
After numerous delays due to the high volume of private experiences that have taken place, we have now completed our first season 21 Splat! Show shoots. And what shows they are!
We really wanted to make a statement with our first two season 21 shoots, that we can still get the best new faces around. Sam and Ste were great at their respective shoots and I would argue that these two shows are some of our strongest for a long time. I just hope you can wait for their official release dates.
We also took the chance to tweak the show format a little this season. We have reintroduced the custard pie round after we had to stop during the pandemic. Planting pies in faces was a health hazard! I know that a few of you have been looking forward to pies making a return and the new game format works really well. Lucky Or Mucky is back this season too but we have moved back to the strings format, where the participant pulls the cords instead using numbers. Both Lucky Or Mucky Rounds with Sam and Steve are interesting for reasons that will become apparent when you watch them. We have also made some slight adjustments to the tank too, we have introduced colour branding to bring it closer to our website design. It’s only a slight change, but I think it looks really nice. Oh, and the flashing red lights are back after viewer demand too!
I know that you guys are looking forward to seeing the results of our first two season 21 shoots. I know this because the Fan Club has been on fire since the sneak peeks were posted and The Gunge Tank vote and pre-shoot offer saw strong performances. Thank you for the support. Why are we waiting till April 1st? Sadly, it’s one of those boring business decisions we have to take from time to time. But those who took part in any pre-shoot event will get to see our new guests sooner.
We now head into our second set of shoots (along with even more private experiences!) with returner Lucas (Gunge Fan!) and new face Liam. I hope you are looking forward to them too.
Beyond that, we are in some deep negotiations with some faces we know will be popular. We will share more when we have concrete details.
Thanks for your support as always, we can only do what we do with your support.
I hope you enjoy the season.
Best,
Pete
Gearing Up
Posted Feb 11th 2023.
Hey guys,
So just a quick update following on from the blog below.
I have rested up as much as I was able to during January and I am now back in full planning mode and actively casting guests for the new season. Things have gone slower than I would’ve hoped due to the high number of private experiences that have taken place since mid January. The diary is still pretty full with bookings until the end of February so please don’t expect any updates about our first commercial releases of the year for a while.
I’m trying to slot a few bookings into place before then, but I do not want to overbook and I want to make sure we have the right guests to kick off the new season. There will be returing guests, with some making their final Splat! appearances too.
So while I do not have much more to share at this time, the site is still being updated with releases from season 20 and of course regular Fan Club updates continue.
We are also looking at introducing a small yearly charge to visit the site. This will effectively replace the current free account system that allows you to view the show pages, preview images and trailers (trailers will move to the site completely and will not be posted to socials). We can only produce new content and keep the site online and make plans to expand due to the fans who actively purchase our content. We know there are many who just view the images and trailers, which is fine, but we will be asking them to contribute a small yearly fee if we move forward with this plan so everyone is contributing to the show and site. We don’t run adds on our site and free visitors who don’t actively purchase our content actually costs us money. There is an unbalance that needs adjusting as we move forward. We understand this will not please a few, but if you enjoy what we do we feel it’s the right way forward. This is still in the planning stages and if we move forward with this change we will announce more details when ready.
Thank you for bearing with me as I took some time off. Your support is everything and I promise the wait for brand new content will be worth it.
Pete
The Year Ahead and 20th Anniversary Plans
Posted Early January 2023.
Hey Splatters,
Pete here. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a safe new year. As the new year hasΒ now started, I just wanted to give a little update about the year ahead and a little personal update.
Before I jump into our plans for the year ahead, I justΒ wanted to give a small update regarding myself. Last year was theΒ first year that we were able to produce the show without too many distractions. Thankfully, weΒ didn’t have to deal with any COVID restrictions (although the virus itself did still cause some issues for us and our guests) last year and it was veryΒ much all hands on deck during the year. We managed to produce ourΒ biggest season sinceΒ season 16 and James was also able to make a few shoots too as heΒ continued to gain strength afterΒ his long COVID battle. I was also able toΒ scheduleΒ some down time away from the shoots in December for the first time in years which ran into early January. As I started to rest, something odd was happening and I felt very off. Burnout out had been creeping up on meΒ throughout the year without me really noticing. It was only when I stopped to take a break that I feltΒ exhausted and I was feeling the full effect of burnout. If you’ve everΒ experienced burnout you will know it’s not nice. You have zero energy to do anything,Β and I mean anything. I managed to continue to process orders asΒ usual, but my plan to make some plans for the new year were not going to happen during this time.Β
Running this site and all its operations, shoots, business stuff and regulatory stuff takes its toll and sometimes it’s TOO much for me to handle physically and emotionally. I am getting a little better now and I will soon start to get back to running the shoots (the first private of the year isΒ approaching). I will be making sure that during 2023 that I do not overΒ stretch myself. This may mean that this coming season may be smaller in scale, but I won’t know that until the end of the year. My health is important and working the way I did last year will send me to an early grave. I will do my best as always, but I won’t let itΒ affect my health to this degree again.Β
So what aboutΒ the year ahead? Season 21 is the season that will lead into our 20thΒ Anniversary season. Yep, September 2023 will be the start of the 20th year of The Splat! Show. I can’t quiteΒ believe that it’s beenΒ almost 20 years that The Splat! Show idea was born and that we are still here producing new content 20 years later. It’s crazy to me but soΒ incrediblyΒ exciting. We are still hereΒ because of YOU and theΒ support you’ve shown us over the years so thank you!
With our 20thΒ AnniversaryΒ starting in September, season 21 will only runΒ officially until September 2023 when ourΒ social 20thΒ Anniversary season will start. Our 20th Anniversary season will start in September and will runΒ until September 2024. There will then be break fromΒ September 2024 toΒ January 2025 when season 23 will start.
We will of course be sharing our plans for our 20thΒ anniversary as weΒ approachΒ September, but we have season 21 to shoot and complete before then. I will share more details about both when I am able to.Β
ThankΒ you all for the support and I hope you look forward to the coming year!
Best wishes, Px