Get real ... with star wrestling


TELLY will be awash with reality TV in 2005 — boosted by celebrity wrestling and skating.

A jaw-dropping 176 ideas are in the pipeline though many will not reach our screens.

The craze will delight many TV fans — but infuriate critics who have condemned shows as vulgar, tacky and exploitative.

ITV1 will launch Don’t Forget Your Celebrity, starring a family on holiday with a celeb whose skills decide the level of luxuries enjoyed by the trippers.

Five is set to screen Extreme Health Farm — featuring Rebecca Loos and Jack Osbourne at health retreats. Other programmes tipped to become hits during 2005 include:

Vote For Me, ITV1: Viewers will vote for who should contest a seat at the general election. Judges include political journalist John Sergeant and former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie.

Bed and Bardsleys, C4: Real life hotel drama with Lizzy Bardsley and hubby Mark in Rochdale, Lancs.

So You Think You Can Teach, Five: Celebrities tackle a class of rowdy schoolkids, starring Janet Street-Porter.

Stars On Thin Ice, ITV1: Ice rink version of Strictly Come Dancing with Torvill and Dean.