BORED BY JAMIE’S HALF-BAKED SHOW
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.