I'm ashamed to admit that I found myself watching the Celebrity Big Brother launch last night, partly because there is so little else to watch and partly because a little demon inside me was quite intrigued by the names which had been leaked in advance.
I've spent a lot of time lately complaining about the decline in quality of Coronation Street and wishing for a return of the likes of Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch). Cancel that! Julie has not aged well. I suppose the Bet Lynch look was never going to be good at 70 but other 'brassy blondes' have managed to achieve a respectable but still interesting look for themselves. And Julie constantly chews gum which is a very unattractive habit.
Samantha Brick looks far prettier on the small screen than she did in the photos in her notorious press articles. Will she turn out to be as narcissistic and up herself as her writing suggested? Just as well she didn't bring her psychotic, shotgun wielding, camo wearing husband with her.
Why is Martin Kemp in there? He must have made a few bob with Spandau Ballet and he probably has some acting jobs left in him. So what does he want to gain from this?
Though I don't like "gay" humour, I've always enjoyed Julian Clary's waspish style. I'm quite sorry to see him in here but I can understand that he needs to find a new audience as his style of humour has really gone out of fashion. Camp comedians are a bit passé darling! David Walliams et al PLEASE note.
With the exceptions of fat 'Evver' and a vague notion of who Coleen Nolan used to be, I've never heard of the rest of them at all - which I suppose is the entire raison d'être of CBB.
But I may look in occasionally to see a bit more of (and I mean that literally) Danica Thrall. But I suppose she will be evicted early on as she won't appeal to the gays and inarticulate chavvy girls who make up the vast majority of the viewing audience.
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