BIRDS OF FEATHER STARS QUIT BEEB IN pounds 1/2M ITV DEAL; Pair to host new talent show.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: June 20, 1998| Author: Smith, Christine | Copyright information

BIRDS of a Feather stars Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke are defecting to ITV in a pounds 500,000 deal.

The Essex girl duo have been lined up to find the stars of the future in a new Saturday night prime-time talent show.

In Give Your Mates A Break, Linda and Pauline will invite viewers to nominate a friend who wants to get into showbusiness.

The successful wannabes will then be given a week of training, including expert coaching and a makeover, bef...

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