First to finish was ‘Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ that saw lovable northern lass Scarlett Moffat complete her journey from watching television with her parents to walking out of Australia as ‘Queen of the Jungle’. Obviously the ‘X-Factor’ final that followed shortly afterwards was considerably not a ‘win’ for decent human beings everywhere as Honey G not only continued to undermine musical talent everywhere but undermined the very premise of the show by announcing that she was releasing a single even before the winner was. Which brings me to this weekend, bringing us not one, but two, finals with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘The Apprentice’ wrapping up their annual search for a winner.
Cake company owner Alana Spencer has been forced to apologise after the Daily Star unearthed a series of foul-mouthed, racially-charged tweets from a few years ago. The 24-year-old used the word “pikey”, a derogatory term for gypsies and travellers, in internet posts dating back to 2010.