I’m A Celebrity gets reality check for General Election
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Despite a small chip to one handle, rubbed gilt and enamel loss, the vase went to a Chinese buyer for six times its pre-sale estimate of £80,000 on Friday.
The seller said the money would give his three-year-old daughter a secure future.
Yexue Li, above, head of Asian art at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers in Stansted, Essex, said: “He is understandably ecstatic.”
REALITY shows like I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! risk being slapped with a £250,000 fine for broadcasting political debates in the run-up to the General Election.
Producers could be forced to censor contestants when they discuss hot topics such as Brexit on the upcoming ITV show Down Under.
TV watchdog Ofcom has assembled a special team to “monitor” content daily and is said to be on “high alert” if anyone flouts the Broadcasting Code with unbalanced coverage.
A source confirmed all that output will be targeted, including I’m A Celebrity… and Saturday night favourite Strictly Come Dancing.
Even telethon Children In Need, which airs live on BBC One on Friday, may not escape the regulator.
The clampdown means Ofcom will randomly tune into any show – not only news and current affairs – to outlaw breaches of impartiality.
Previous series have featured headline-grabbing political rows and figures including Nadine Dorries, Edwina Currie, Lembit Opik, Kezia Dugdale, the Prime Minister’s father,
Stanley Johnson, and Carol Thatcher, daughter of Margaret Thatcher. Former Commons speaker John Bercow has already ruled himself out of the new series which begins next Sunday.
Ofcom could take action within a “matter of days” against any show that flouts the tough code, incurring a minimum fine of £250,000.
Ofcom said it was operating “a fast-track process to ensure that all complaints about election coverage are assessed and, where necessary,
STRICTLY star Anton Du Beke has been told not to panic amid fears a heated row with Shirley Ballas could cost him his job on the show.
Last week he argued with the head judge after she slated his rhumba with dance partner Emma Barton, 42.
He cut Shirley short, saying: “There’s no need for you to say any more – you’re welcome to say nothing else.” Anton, 53, later said he was “only teasing” Shirley, 59. But former Strictly pro Brendan Cole, 43, who left the show after 15 investigated possible.”
It added: “All broadcasters are aware that we expect them to engage with Ofcom on short timescales during the period.”
An ITV source said the broadcaster hadn’t “banned” any political discussions on I’m A Celebrity… or even a mention of Brexit.
A spokeswoman said: “The celebrities can talk about what they like and if it is interesting, entertaining and compliant we’ll probably broadcast it. as quickly as years after angry run-ins with Shirley, believes he was right to stand up to her. He said: “Fans are saying that Anton needs to be careful – but it’s great that he has a personality and a voice, and he should be able to stand up to Shirley and say how he feels.
“You expect him to have an opinion and if he disagrees, it adds flavour to the show.”
Last night the pair got 33 points. Shirley gave eight, saying: “It was one of your best dances.”
● Brendan is currently touring in Show Man. See brendancolelive.com
Eastenders star Jacqueline Jossa Coronation Street actor Andrew Whyment
Former rugby player James Haskell Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle, Football pundit Ian Wright
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner
X Factor winner Myles Stephenson Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts
Capital Radio DJ Roman Kemp Breakfast TV presenter Kate Garraway
No bans on anything – but bear in mind it is an entertainment show.”
The regulator said it might not always take immediate action, with transgressions assessed over the “length of a series”.
Ofcom said “due impartiality” under its code “may vary according to the nature of the subject, the type of programme and channel, the likely expectation of the audience as to content, and the extent to which the content and approach is signalled to the audience”.