Watching Children In Need with my kids on Friday night, they made lots of comments about "dear old Terry Wogan" and how he has been part of that programme for "hundreds of years" and how that has made him a lovely, nostalgic part of their childhood. Comments, also, about how he's clearly getting on a bit but he's still so funny and good at it and they hope he carries on doing it for "another hundred years."
And then, we couldn't help wondering, what has happened to all his lovely female "assistants" over the years? In fact, my kids, who have watched this programme annually all their lives, were somewhat hard pushed to remember their names.......Gabby Roslin? So, in answer to the childrens' question, "why doesn't Terry always have the same 'assistant'? Why don't all the ladies who have helped him over the years come back?" I had to say, "Well,err.......could it be that they have all grown-up and got wrinkles?" I mean God forbid that we should have a woman with wrinkles paraded in front of us, I don't think the nation could cope, and it certainly wouldn't persuade them to part with any cash it would seem.
So we have Terry and Brucie and Louis and probably lots more.......all very good at their jobs........but where are the older women?
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rosabud · 18/11/2012 08:54
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