娱乐英语新闻:Calif. octuplets mom signs TV show deal

BEIJING, June 1 -- The Southern California octuplet mom has signed a deal to star in a reality television series, her lawyer said Sunday.

    Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to the world's longest-surviving set of octuplets, agreed to be filmed for a proposed television show by 3Ball Productions, attorney Jeff Czech said.

The woman says she's "excited" about filming a reality show featuring her life with 14 children.

    The company, which is a subsidiary of Amsterdam-based Eyeworks International, hasn't yet sold the show to any American television network, he said.

In this March 11, 2009 file photo, Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets, leaves her home in Whittier, Calif. People magazine reported Sunday May 31, 2009, on its website that Suleman reportedly signed a deal to star in a reality television series to be filmed by a British production company. Suleman gave birth to the six boys and two girls in January and also has six other children.

    The show will be modeled after a successful Eyeworks TV series in Denmark that documents the lives of four children from the day they were born until they become adults.

    "They came up with this idea, presented to her and she liked it because she'll get to use a camera and do some of the filming herself," Czech told The Associated Press.

    He said film crews will not follow Suleman and her children 24 hours a day, but will document certain milestones such as birthdays and special events.

    "It'll be less intrusive than a reality TV type of program," Czech said.

    A call to 3Ball wasn't immediately returned Sunday. The Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based company is the creator such reality TV shows as "The Biggest Loser," "For Love Or Money" and "Beauty & The Geek."