What Women Want is a Malaysian reality television programme co-produced by 8TV and phoSumpro!, sponsored by Gillette and Head & Shoulders and broadcast on 8TV from 14 December 2006 till 1 March 2007. Hosted by Hannah Tan, it featured 13 young bachelors from within and outside Malaysia vying for the "What Women Want" title and the frills which come with it.
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Format
In each as well. Both these contestants need to face an all-female panel of four judges, i.e. three normal women and a celebrity, which will decide their fate; either one of them, both or neither would get cut.
After facing the panel, the "bottom two" pack up to prepare to leave and wait in a special area in the hotel while the judges perform their most important duty. After that, the judges would convey their results to Hannah Tan which in turn would announce the results to the bottom two.
At the end of broadcast of each episode, there is a clip featuring Hannah giving her "Male Grooming Tips" while the credits roll.
Season 1
Contestants
The following details of the contestants were correct as of the beginning of the competition.
Mohd Hafiz bin Adnan — a junior hairstylist from Kedah
Charles Brunold — an expatriate businessman from France
Hisham Hamzah (Sham) — a radio announcer for local station Mix FM
Christian Neal Capes — an English language and literature lecturer
Nicholl Eruthiaraj — a food sciences student and Malaysian Idol alumnus from Bukit Mertajam, Penang
Talha Jamshaid — a Pakistani traveller who was born in Argentina, and claimed Kathmandu, Nepal and Ankara, Turkey to be his former home towns
Andrew Ting Lin — an advertising company employee from the United States
Adzrool Idzwan Ismail (Tom) — a university student in communication course
Ram Gopal Raj
Aloysius Wee (Alloy) — an events manager
Carliff Ridzwan bin Carleel — a business degree holder
Adrian Jalaluddin — a historical studies degree holder
Jasvinder Singh Gill — a university student
Jury
The permanent members of the jury consists of three Malaysian women:
Nadia Shareef Ang
Nivi Nagapan
Marina Suwendy
Chelsia Ng (Ep 1)
Bernie Chan (Ep 2)
Xandria Ooi (Ep 3)
Daphne Iking (Ep 4)
Joanna Bessey (Ep 5)
Elaine Daly (Ep 6)
Sarimah Ibrahim (Ep 7)
Aishah Sinclair (Ep 8)
Joanne Kam (Ep 9)
Carmen Soo (Ep 10)
Episode list
For the Elimination entry there are more than one name i.e. the contestants which were named to face elimination in each episode for performing poorly in the Elimination challenge or voted out by others; the name in bold is the one sent off, while the others were safe.
Episode 1 (aired 14 December 2006)
13 bachelors were selected from 400 after an audition. Throughout the competition they stayed in Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Centre. They first got involved in the filming of the music video for Hannah Tan's Fly on the Wall. Besides this, they were required to undergo an interview by the judges in which they attempt to give a good impression of themselves in front of the panel. Jasvin could not attend due to an exam which clashed with the time of the interview, thus making him the first contestant to be sent off after hearing from the panel in the fountain park of the hotel.
Episode 2 (aired 21 December 2006)
Episode 3 (aired 28 December 2006)
Episode 4 (aired 4 January 2007)
Episode 5 (aired 11 January 2007)
In the elimination session, Charles tried to win the hearts of the judges by singing a Malay-English song with the catchphrase "Tahu tak pe" (guess what?)
Episode 6 (aired 18 January 2007)
In one confession scene of this episode after the Rewards challenge, Andrew complained about consumer habits in Malaysia. Later in the elimination session, the same contestant received negative feedback from the panel and other contestants.
Episode 7 (aired 25 January 2007)
Christian was exempted from the barefoot requirement due to injuries in his feet. Then he found himself lost in the jungle for over five hours after the rest finished their race, before being found at dusk. Christian and Sham were safe from the elimination after the panel were moved by their ordeal in the Elimination challenge.
Trivia
Mawi appeared in the opening clip of episodes 8, 9 and 10, in which he asked questions about women's needs.
Charles, Ram, Christian, Sham, Hafiz, and Adrian since joined CLEO's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors 2007. Christian won the biggest title of "Most Eligible Bachelor of the Year", while Hafiz took the "Bachelor With The Sexiest Shag" title.