Sunday Sport

I was banned from Next Top Model… for being a TRANNY!

AS TRANSGENDE­R BABE JOINS CATWALK TELLY SHOW…

- By BARNEY SAMUELS news@ sundayspor­t. co. uk

CLAIMS: Pretty Bianca says TV producers are ‘ transphobi­c’ A STUNNING would- be model says she was SNUBBED by Britain’s top catwalk talent show – for being transsexua­l! Leggy Bianca Castafiore – who used to be known as van driver Brian Cleaver – has been turning heads in her native Rhyl, north Wales, since starting her transition three years ago. And the 45- year- old hoped to crown her transforma­tion into a beautiful woman by appearing on the Lifetime channel’s show Britain’s Next Top Model. The series, which aims to hunt out new catwalk queens, is being judged by models Abbey Clancy and Paul Sculfor, photograph­er Nicky Johnston and fashion writer Hilary Alexander. Bianca hoped to “strike a blow for transgende­rs everywhere” by going on it as a contestant. But her hopes were dashed when she received a knockback from the show’s producers.

She told Sunday Sport: “It’s clearly because I’m transgende­r. Many of my gentlemen friends say I’ve got supermodel looks. So why won’t they let me on Britain’s Next Top Model? It’s transphobi­a!”

But Bianca’s argument is dented by the news that a 22- year- old Birmingham beauty queen is set to become the first transgende­r contestant on the TV show.

Stunning Talulah- Eve Brown, the current Miss Transgende­r Birmingham, is one of 12 hopefuls competing in the reality TV show.

Last night a Britain’s Next Top Model source said: “We’re not transphobi­c – and TalulahEve is clear proof of that.

“Bianca wasn’t chosen because… well, just look at the state of it.” LINE- UP: Meet the stars of Britain’s Next top Model ( above) and ( right) Talulah- Eve Brown

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