Sunday People

BORED BY JAMIE’S HALF-BAKED SHOW

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IS there any skill that cannot be harnessed

out into a reality talent contest? It’s getting

On of hand… What’s next? Estate Agents Thin Ice? The Great British Accountant?

The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver, on C4 on Monday, does what it says on the tin – it’s a nationwide search to

find the next best-selling

mostly cookbook author. With Jamie, who hovers, dishing up advice.

Hopefuls had to cook one of their recipes and use it to pitch their book

a idea to publishers. Everything from bread-centric book to a guide for the ex-vegetarian was on the menu.

It’s interestin­g to hear the hopeful’s ideas, but haven’t we

had our fill

NETFLIX documentar­y The Tinder Swindler, on Wednesday, was a jaw-dropping true-crime story about an internet dating scam artist.

Posing as a jet-setting diamond mogul, Shimon Hayut wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars.

This film interviewe­d some of the ladies who were duped after swiping right led to something sinister.

Cecilie was attracted by his lavish lifestyle. But four weeks

later he’d convinced her he needed

a loan due to a security issue.pernilla spent a crazy, extravagan­t summer with him in Europe… until he needed a loan due to a security issue.

The lengths Hayut went to are astonishin­g. His photos, social media and apparent lifestyle all checked out.

But his shameless audacity left these women emotionall­y broken, brutally judged and heavily in debt.

A gripping, smart documentar­y that showed compassion for the victims and served as a cautionary tale.

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of the WEEK
SKILLS SHOW of the WEEK

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