Alfie Vlok was the host of the Sunshine Family of South Africa competition to win $500,000 for the best family held in 2008. A washed-up former name in his country, his star had faded after drugs charges and eighteen months imprisonment for income tax evasion. The host of former typically crass daytime television chat shows such as VLok, Vlok, Who’s There! which ran for ten series and Alfie in the Afternoon which he boasted was seen by 4.7 million Africans a week, few recognised him now and aside from being desperate to relaunch his career, he was driven to distraction when he wasn't given the star treatment at Sun City and had to put up with standard rooms with his requests for an upgrade to a suite being ignored. His own agent had few illusions about him, telling his cameraman Rick that