It makes Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights look like Downton Abbey!' Viewers outraged as The Valleys premieres with nudity, beach romps and peeing in public

Its predecessor Geordie Shore horrified many Newcastle residents with their city's on-scene depiction.
So it was unsurprising to find Welsh viewers have been equally disgusted following the premiere of new MTV reality show The Valleys on Tuesday.
While some appeared to find the scandalous antics entertaining, a lot of Twitter followers were aghast at what they were watching.
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Cheating: Lateysha Grace, who is in a long-term relationship, kisses Nicole Morris during a house party in episode 1 of The Valleys

Showbiz correspondent Simon Thompson tweeted: 'Wow! #TheValleys. Wales not happy. As a Welshman, I am appalled. Makes Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights look like Downton Abbey. Ashamed.'
Another Twitter user Shannon Stevens wrote: 'The Valleys made me so embarrassed I don't want to live in this country anymore.'

 

Ahead of the show's broadcast, it was condemned by Charlotte Church: 'I won't be watching as I think it will be exploitative and a horrific representation of the country that I love.'
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant told Wales Online: 'It's called The Valleys but it doesn’t happen in the Valleys, it happened in Cardiff. It’s all about people getting very drunk and being as deliberately outrageous as they possibly can be. That’s not what the Valleys are like.'

Risque: Law graduate and aspiring glamour model Jenna Jonathon romps on a beach with co-star Darren Chidgey

TODAY'S POLL  

Will you be watching The Valleys?

  Yes, it looks entertaining

  No way, it looks horrific

POLL RESULTS  

 

The show sees nine young people from the Valleys of Wales re-located to bustling Cardiff, sharing a luxury flat and balancing their new jobs with a colourful social life.
In the opening scenes of the series, one housemate managed to insult a lot of viewers from her hometown and surrounding areas by complaining: 'There’s nothing in the Valleys, it’s s**t.'
Guiding the youngsters are their two mentors Anna Kelle and Jordan Reed, who hope the group will 'prove they are not typical Valleys kids'.
However, during the 43-minute long episode, Jordan later concedes: 'I was expecting some diamonds in the rough, but I had forgotten how rough the Valleys is.'

Disgusting: Nicole (far right) peed in front of her housemates during a group shower session with Leeroy Reed, Darren and Lateysha

The hills are alive, with the sound of...: Carley Belmonte wastes no time in stripping off

In the first episode, it doesn't take long for self-described Beyonce lookalike Lateysha Grace, 19, from Port Talbot, to be unfaithful to her long-term boyfriend as she kisses both her male and female housemates.
When asked if she would be staying faithful, she replied: 'Er, no, I don’t think so.'
It isn't long before Latesyha has upset her fellow housemates by declaring: 'I know I’m better looking than the other girls.'
Hairdresser Nicola Morris, 19, performs the episode's most shocking moment, when she pees in front of housemates Latesyha, Leeroy Reed and Darren Chidgey during a group shower session.

Fame-hungry: The nine main stars of the show at a London photocall on Monday

Call centre worker Carley Belmonte, 21, wastes no time in getting naked, while Aron Williams strips down to his underwear.
Law graduate Jenna Jonathan, who was bought a £4,000 breast enhancement for her 18th birthday by her parents, managed to horrify her mother and father with her raunchy beach photoshoot.
Jenna, 21, from Tonyrefail, shoves her assets in co-star Darren's face as they romp on the beach for the shoot.
Despite her education, she admits she wants to become a glamour model, declaring: 'I want to use my body, not my brains.'