This is from Dominic Mohan's column in the Sun.
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Big Bruv Brian is first (openly) gay host on kids’ telly
BRIAN DOWLING will become the first openly gay children’s TV host when he presents SM:TV Live tomorrow morning.
The Big Brother winner will join Cat Deeley and James Redmond — who front the ITV1 programme — after signing a £500 per show contract.
He will work with the show’s other new face, blonde model Tess Daly, doing celebrity interviews and sketches.
Brian, who came out just before appearing on Big Brother last year, told me: ‘I’m absolutely thrilled. I can’t believe I’m working on a programme I have watched for so long. I’m even looking forward to the early mornings.’
Brian was offered the job after getting an amazing response when he guest hosted SM:TV just before Christmas — even though the show’s makers Blaze had already contracted him to do his own programme.
Bosses reckoned Brian’s training in preparation for his show, which is still in production, made him the ideal candidate for the SM:TV job.
A spokesman said: ‘Brian was fantastic when he hosted SM:TV at Christmas. He had great feedback from the kids in the studio and we’ve had loads of e-mails and letters from viewers saying how much they love him.’
An insider added: ‘Brian did host SM:TV when he first came out of the house but, to be frank, it wasn’t great.
‘But when he appeared on the show around Christmas he had really changed and was much better. He’s a welcome part of the SM:TV team.’
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It certainly makes a change for DM to write something positive about someone from BB. Still, he couldn't let the whole article go without finding something negative to say - the infamous 'insider' strikes again.
