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The Guardian - UK
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Monkey

Andy Duncan back in the driving seat

Andy Duncan defending the decision to keep Celebrity Big Brother on air in January 2007
Andy Duncan defending the decision to keep Celebrity Big Brother on air in January 2007. Photograph: PA

As Big Brother rises, phoenix-like from the ashes of its previous Channel 4 incarnation – or something like that – Monkey was intrigued to see Andy Duncan back in the newspapers again. Remember him? The man in charge during the Big Brother bullying and racism storm who left Channel 4 with a bumper payout and became a luxury car salesman as chief executive of HR Owen. Well, according to the Independent, Andy is back in the news as HR Owen has bought some exciting new, er, dealership franchises. With HR Owen dealing with the likes of Aston Martins, Bentleys, Bugatti etc, Andy's PR man says: "He's test-driving lots of cars at the moment." After the car crash that was his polo-shirted media appearances defending Big Brother during the Shilpa Shetty row, is that a good idea?

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