Davina 'gutted' over show axing - Oct 12 2007
Davina McCall has admitted in reports that she is "gutted" Celebrity Big Brother won't be back on screens in the new year.

The 39-year-old TV presenter said she was upset because there are still so many celebrities she would like to put in the house, reports the Daily Mirror.

Speaking at the Pride of Britain Awards, she said: "I'm gutted, but they've promised me they'll bring it back. If we can get Paris Hilton or Britney Spears, then it would be worth it."

And Davina, who remains hopeful the show will return in 2009, added: "After a break, we'll all be gagging for it."

Celebrity Big Brother was axed from Channel 4's 2008 schedule following a massive race row this January, when Jade Goody was accused of being a racist bully towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

The show, produced by Endemol, lost its main sponsor Carphone Warehouse in the fallout.

This summer saw a toned down version of the non-celebrity version of the series.

Davina up for BB boot? - June 16 2007
Big Brother 8 could be the last for big mother Davina McCall, according to bookies who are taking bets on her being replaced as presenter at the end of the series.

The 39-year-old is on odds of 5/1 to get booted off the show, down from 12/1, after a run of money from punters, said Ladbrokes.

Ladbrokes spokesman Nick Weinberg said: "Davina could be evicted by C4 chiefs if the weight of money’s to be believed."

The BB host has been criticised in the past for being ’soft’ on contestants during their exit interviews, most recently when Jade Goody left the celebrity version of the house after causing the infamous race row in January.

Meanwhile, bookies have closed the betting for tonight’s first eviction, after Shabnam was backed into odds of 1/33.

"It’s all over for Shabnam," predicted Nick.

Greek housemate Gerry is still the favourite to win the show, on odds of 5/1, with Chanelle second on 6/1.


Davina’s new show slated - Mar 9 2007
Davina McCall’s new show, Let’s Talk About Sex, has been slated by a family watchdog which has called it "misleading", it’s been reported.

The Channel 4 show apparently sees Davina and four teenagers visit a Dutch Youth Centre where young children learn about sex acts, in a bid to examine the link between poor sex education and high teenage pregnancy rates.

But pressure group Family and Youth Concern has appealed for the show to be withdrawn, saying it does not represent all Dutch schools and that teenage pregnancy rates actually rose after sex education became compulsory, the Daily Mail reports.

Spokesman Norman Wells told the paper: "The explicit approach to sex education featured in this programme is not at all typical of Dutch schools, but represents the extreme end of a very broad spectrum.

"They omit to mention that in the years following the introduction of compulsory sex education classes in Dutch schools, teenage pregnancy went up rather than down."

The show is due to be shown an hour before the watershed next month.

Davina: I had sex too young - Mar 7 2007
Davina McCall has waded into the debate about teenage sex it seems - admitting that she had sex too young.

The mum-of-three revealed that she felt pressure to lose her virginity because of lack of sex education at school.