“Tulisa Contostavlos is best known for being the girl in the pop band N-Dubz, but she is also a carer for her mum who has suffered from a mental illness since before Tulisa was born. In this personal, authored documentary, Tulisa finds out what life is like for some of the 80,000 other young people in Britain caring for a parent with mental health problems.

Drawing on her own experiences, which included seeing her mum forcibly sectioned in psychiatric care when she was five years old, Tulisa explores the day-to-day realities of caring for a mentally ill parent and finds that the effects can be overwhelming and often endured with little outside support.

She discovers that there is help available, notably young carers groups where people can meet others in the same boat. Tulisa also looks into the difficult topic of heredity, asking whether her own hectic rock-star lifestyle is putting her at risk of developing an illness like her mum’s.

Part of The Adult Season on BBC Three.”

- taken from the channel 4 website

Being… N-Dubz is a 6 part documentary of N-Dubz. It is sponsored by Adidas Originals, the episodes air around about 9:00pm on 4Music, it gets repeated again on Channel 4 on the same day at 11:15pm and runs for 30 minuets only. The series is narrated by Loose Women panelist Lynda Bellingham.

Episode 1 :

The series premiered on 21 June 2010 at 5:30pm on 4Music and Channel 4. In the first episode, Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer take a trip down memory lane, and comfort crying fans at a book signing and narrowly avoid a punch-up at a celebrity football tournament, N-Dubz’s enemies Lethal Bizzle who started rumours about the band which where untrue.

Episode 2 :

The second episode aired on 28 June 2010. In this episode, the group go to a country recording studio where they lay down a new single with Mr Hudson, and Dappy gets a visit from his son, Gino. Later, Tulisa acts alongside Rochelle Wiseman from The Saturdays in a new Brit flick before finding herself in a compromising position at a gig in London.

Episode 3 :

The third episode aired on 5 July 2010. The third episode follows N-Dubz on a tour around Greece where things don’t go to plan with Dappy going missing at the airport and almost missing the flight. Tulisa is thrown into the sea by the boys and then ditches the band for a break in Ibiza where she calms down.

Episode 4 :

The fourth episode aired on 12 July 2010. In this episode, the band have a big bust up, run riot on the T4 set, Dappy makes peace with the police, Tulisa regrets asking the boys to help paint her new home and the group go to the Glastonbury Festival.

Episode 5 :

The fifth episode aired on 19 July 2010. In this episode, Tulisa learns boxing and how to ride a horse. Dappy and Fazer consider buying a house in the country, and the band go to T4 on the Beach.

Episode 6 :

The last episode aired on 26 July 2010. This final episode in the series looks back on the highlights of the run, including a row in Greece and a memorable appearance at a festival.Dappy and Fazer pushed Tulisa in a pool after a hangover.

The Being N-Dubz…Christmas Special.

The group confirmed on their website that they are filming a Christmas special of the series which aired on 6 December 2010.The group prepare for the release of their third album, present at the Mobo Awards and perform at T4′s Stars of 2010. Fazer also helps Dappy pick out Christmas presents at Hamleys. Also coming along, Dappy’s girlfriend Kaye and his son, Gino. while Tulisa goes shopping for gifts to give to young hospital patients. This episode is 1 hour long.