12:22PM Clem Bastow | Really, when it comes to reality/celebreality television, the Brits have it sewn up. Sure, America gave us Kid Town and So You Think You Can Dance, but our UK pals know just how to push the formula that little bit further.
Not only that, but we’re pretty sure the latest thing they’ve cooked up makes I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! look like the test pattern.
To wit, Channel 4’s Celebrity Wife Swap:
Comedian Freddie Starr loses a wife and gains lesbian former Page 3 pin-up Samantha Fox in Channel 4’s reality show Wife Swap.
The veteran comic is taking part in the celebrity version of the show, which typically sees partners swap their wives or husbands with another participating couple.
And in this version, Starr welcomes the 80s model and singer into his home as she swaps places with his wife Donna, who goes to live with Sam’s gay lover and manager Myra Stratton.
You may remember Freddie from
the greatest tabloid headline of all time, while Sam is the performer of the safe sex masterpiece
(Hurt Me! Hurt Me!) But The Pants Stay On.
In any case, this is sheer genius and we can’t wait to see it.
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