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Louis Theroux reveals he wants to make documentary about 'prisoner' Melania Trump

Louis Theroux has revealed who he would most like to make a TV documentary about - and has singled out 'prisoner' Melania Trump as the ideal subject.

The filmmaker said the First Lady of the United States would be a perfect focus for one of his profiles because she is a 'prisoner' to the lifestyle she now has with President Donald Trump.

Speaking about why he holds Melania up as his perfect subject, Louis said: "I think a really interesting story would be Melania Trump. You would sort of film with her in this kind of gilded cage that she inhabits.

"There's something of 'could she have known what she was signing on for?'

"Did she just think she was marrying a billionaire, who she thought was perhaps quite funny, and interesting?

Louis Theroux has revealed those he would like to make a documentary about (BBC/Richard Ansett)
Melania Trump is top of Louis' list (REUTERS)

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"Maybe not physically attractive, but that he could provide her with certain lifestyle, introduce her to a world that was interesting?

"And then now, she's a prisoner of - I mean, I'm speaking hypothetically because we don't really know, do we - but she's a metaphorical prisoner of that lifestyle."

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Louis has also singled out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out as another made for great documentary material.

He said of Assange: "He's in custody, presumably, and not doing interviews.

"He's not a big personality, from little bits I've seen. He's very deliberative in the way he speaks, and thoughtful."

Piers Morgan would be a great choice (Ken McKay/ITV/REX)

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Speaking of his peer in documentary filmmaking, Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan, Theroux said he appreciated his style.

He said: "I've always thought he was pretty good, actually. What he's got, that I like, is he's not afraid to bring the fight, you know? I mean, I think in other words, he'll call bulls***. So, I enjoy that.

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"Piers works with someone I used to work with, and he's done some crime stories and prison stories in America, serial killers, and I always quite enjoy them."

Meanwhile, Louis is currently working on a project focused on postpartum depression - Mothers On The Edge - which airs on BBC Two on May 12.

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