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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Hadley Freeman

Shamed by recent events, TV producers across the world sharpen their game

And so, on the Seventh Day, while God was having a nap, the inevitable came to pass and that inevitable was... a celebrities in rehab reality TV show. But you knew that already, didn't you?

But it's not all good news. Suffering from a syndrome the producers of Celebrity Big Brother might recognise, there is a decided dearth of vaguely interesting celebrities allegedly taking part and when I say "vaguely interesting" I mean "ones you might have heard of once upon a time, maybe long ago." Which is kinda funny because, what with Lindsay-Britney et al keeping Promises in business, it's not like there is a lack to choose from in the rehab game out there in LA.

Instead, the poor bookers working on this show have managed to work down their list of choices all the way from the glory heights of Lindsay Lohan to.... "former wrestler" Chyna, "porn star" Mary Carey, and "MTV Real World alum" Puck. Oh, and Brigitte Nielsen and Tom Sizemore who at least we have heard of, even if we can't immediately visualise them. Was Brigitte the one who looked like the girl from Roxette's mum crossed with Grace Jones? Something to do with Sylvester Stallone? Anyone?

Hell, that'll do for us.

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