Olinda Castielle

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Olinda Castielle
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Olinda Castielle in 2014
Born
Olinda Joy Borggren

(1976-09-30) September 30, 1976 (age 47)
Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesOlinda
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, television presenter, artist, actress, model, singer, author, reality TV participant
Years active2003–present
Partner(s)Patrick Michael Castielle
(2005–present)
Website http://olindacastielle.com/

Olinda Joy Elisabeth Castielle (born Olinda Borggren, September 30, 1976) is a Swedish television personality. She was a contestant on the first season of the Swedish version of Paradise Hotel as well as the American reality show Joe Millionaire [1]

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Biography

Swedish television

In 2005, Castielle was a contestant on the Swedish version of Paradise Hotel which was broadcast on TV4, where she quickly became one of the most notable contestants of the season. [2] Although she was eliminated twice, she was reinstated by the producers of the show both times, albeit under different circumstances. [3] [4] In the end, Castielle managed to make it to the final week. She became both the most hated and most popular contestant of the season from fellow contestants, managing to amass a huge fan base among Swedish viewers.

She became romantically involved with another contestant on Paradise Hotel, Patrick Michael Castielle. The two were featured in two new specials on TV4's sister channel TV400 after their Paradise Hotel visit.

One special was The OP Tour. In it, the duo showed how their music show was produced, travelled all over Sweden, and Castielle sang her single, "Playboy Bunny”. It was released in Europe and became a big hit in several countries. The song was the most downloaded single in 2005. [5] In Sweden, it was awarded with mobile operator Three's gold mobile most downloaded song.

Their next show was Little Italy, in which the duo went to Italy and met with different Italian celebrities, such as the football player Paolo Maldini. [6] The show aired on TV400.

The Castielle's have also been hosts for the talk show Paradise Hotel Extra [7] for the cast members of season two.

American television

Castielle appeared in the second season of the American reality show Joe Millionaire titled The Next Joe Millionaire in 2003, where she was cast as one of the women who competed for Joe, named David Smith. [8] Olinda was eliminated in the fifth episode, but still remained one of the most talked about contestants, being labelled the villain [9] of the season. Castielle moved back home to Sweden after the show ended, and was cast for Paradise Hotel.

Other ventures

Hard Ass Candy

Castielle is a painter who creates provocative and morbid art. She created her first collection, Hard Ass Candy, [10] that was to be exhibited in Stockholm, Los Angeles and NYC in 2013.

TV shows

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