James Nesbitt as Bofur the dwarf. Photo/supplied
Wanaka's long-running Perfect Woman competition has captured the interest of an international film star and a UK television production company.
Hobbit actor James Nesbitt will film scenes for a travel documentary at the Bullock Bar in Wanaka next Friday as 10 local women face off in a small-scale version of
the popular Perfect Woman event.
The programme's executive producer Paul Sommers, of UK-based Alaska TV, said Nesbitt was spending three years on and off in New Zealand filming the Hobbit trilogy and had got to know and love the country.
He had been joined at times by his wife and his children, who had also attended school in New Zealand.
"He was considering emigrating at one stage. So, this is his chance to show us what he has discovered and to explore further."
