Love Ann, but Shane gets my vote

ANN WIDDECOMBE is in the final of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5 — it seems that miracles can happen!

The last time that we saw a Right-ofcentre, older woman hogging so much screen time, it was either Hyacinth Bucket organising one of her candlelight suppers while avoiding the lower orders, or Margaret Thatcher speaking at the Despatch Box.

Can Widdy, 70, actually win CBB? And, if so, does that mean we can look forward to seeing a wider variety of women represented on telly instead of a million Emma Watson clones?

Don’t hold your breath. Yes, Widdy making it to the final is incredible, but there won’t be a sea-change in the endless tide of the Leftie luvvies — the Emmas, Mariellas, Lilys, Maxines, Jodies and Keiras — who wash up on our screens most nights of the week.

However, Ann’s relative triumph shows that if you are authentic and true to yourself, then the public will respond positively to your honesty, even though they might not agree with some of your unfashionable opinions — such as hers on topics including abortion and gay marriage.

Ann is a straight bat, but surely no one can beat the double appeal of drag queen finalist Shane Jenek/Courtney Act, who is lovely inside and out, as both a man and a woman.

Shane gets my vote tonight.