'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' is a guilty secret of mine. I spurn nearly all the other reality shows, from the horrendous 'Big Brother' to the now self-parodying 'X-Factor'. But IACGMOOH has always been fairly amusing - in no small part, of course, due to the presenters Ant & Dec who do an excellent job fronting the show.
It is obvious that one of this year's participants - TV food nutritionist Gillian McKeith - has never watched a minute of the programme before. She seems totally unprepared for everything the show throws at her. And in being such a dismal competitor - unable to face anything from eating bugs, to being showered with them (and struggling most days even to cross the wooden 'rope' bridge) - she, of course, is voted by the cynical British viewing public to do the trials every day! She was only replaced as triallist in last night's show by Linford Christie because she apparently fainted at the very thought of being at the mercy of flies, mealworm, spiders and cockroaches once again!
What was her agent thinking of? Did (s)he tell Gillian what the show was all about? Did (s)he ask Gillian if she was afraid of anything (perhaps (s)he got the apparently humorous response, "everything", which turns out to be true).
Why the public keep voting for her is a bit of a mystery. After a while, it's just boring, watching such dismal failure.
But surely the agent should have done more research and enlightened poor Ms McKeith as to what she might be letting herself in for. For goodness sake, Get Her Out Of There!
I'd like to know how someoene who has made a lucrative career out of telling people how to eat healthily can look so darned unhealthy, and so old, at only 51! NOT a good advert for her good self!
ReplyDeleteApparentyl Nigella is the same age as Ms McKeith.
ReplyDeleteIt makes you wonder what "eat healthily" means, doesn't it!