Sarah Cawood appeared on BBLB today wearing what at first glance appeared to be an insanely short skirt, and of course, it was soon the hot topic on many of the Big Brother forums.  “Almost pornographic”, “knicker flashing – the last refuge of the desperate female” and “she looks like a prostitute,” were just a few of the outrageous comments on Digital Spy.  Charming.

According to Sarah's Twitter page, what she was actually wearing was a £45 playsuit from Topshop.  Shorts and a top in other words.  Which got us thinking... would a man wearing a pair of shorts get the same reaction?  Surely not?  There was no doubt that Sarah's choice of outfit was designed to get her noticed, and let's face it, she has great legs (Sarah was a trained ballet dancer), but in the context of the demographic at which Big Brother's Little Brother is aimed, it was pretty tame and certainly didn't warrant the backlash from viewers.

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Sarah Cawood's “short skirt” raised eyebrows amongst some Big Brother viewers.  Perhaps they should've gone to Specsavers.

Zezi Ifore is proof positive that anyone, no matter how inept they are, can become a television presenter with the help of some misplaced media attention.  Zezi (rhymes with lazy, or crazy) who regularly appears on E4 Music and Freshly Squeezed, previously edited fashion magazine Super Super… with a crayon if her on-screen personality is any guide.  Supposedly educated at Oxford University, she gives the impression of someone who would be under qualified for entry into a special school.

She’s a truly awful presenter and a shocking sight at seven o’clock in the morning, but that hasn’t stopped Channel 4 giving her the job of co-presenting Big Brother’s Little Brother in place of Dermot O’Leary.  Why for goodness sake?

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Zezi Ifore (right, with Rick Edwards) goes off-script on Freshly Squeezed.  Where do they find these people?