The Chat Trap

So the very watchable Christine Bleakley has been further forced into the limelight by the departure of Adrian Chilles.  She is currently HOT!  What that means is everyone is desperately trying to find out "What Christine would like to do?"  There will be independent production companies calling her agent, saying precisely that - "What would Christine like to do?" They will be wanting to meet her, anxious to come up with the perfect format - The One that "Christine would like to do".  They will know that the BBC is asking the same question, (I won't say it again, I think you get the gist) desperate to keep Christine happy and safely theirs.  So whoever comes up with WCWLTD, has a good chance of getting a big fat commission.

According to the papers, WCWLTD is to have her own chat show.   Over the years, for some bizarre reason, the chat show is every presenter's dream - even in the knowledge that most fail: see Davina, Sharon Osbourne, the bloke whose name I can't remember but was in a soap, Antony who?  Most presenters believe that they will be the one that cracks it - particularly when everyone is clamouring for them and asking them "What they would like to do?"  To a presenter, a chat show with their name in the title is the thing that truly says "I've arrived!"  But it could also be the very thing that marks their departure.  The end of being HOT!  On The One Show, Christine is popular because she is intelligent, safe, works well alongside other presenters and looks damn good.  But to me she is a perfect co-presenter.  Chat show hosts have to be slightly dangerous, quick witted and greedy.  They need to want to make the show theirs.  Good chat show hosts are rarely good co-hosts.  Christine should be careful.  This next decision is the crucial one because it's the high profile one and everybody will be willing her on......to fail!  I'm not sure the chat show is what Christine should do even if it is WCWLTD.  Think Davina, think Sharon, Christine and tread carefully.