KICKING UP A STINK
Gillian McKeith replaced on You Are What You Eat in Channel 5 reboot
YOU Are What You Eat is set to return to television screens in a new Channel 5 reboot later this week - and bosses have snubbed its former host Gillian McKeith.
After a 15-year hiatus, the dieting programme will be revived with a completely different look, as Trisha Goddard and Dr Amir Khan get set to become the new presenters.
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The original show saw Gillian make viewers squirm by enthusiastically taking on poor diets and inspecting their stool waste - but she has since been shunned by bosses.
In one memorable moment, the 62-year-old made an overweight woman cry by unveiling a chocolate tombstone in her garden with her name on it.
However, in a new move for the series, Trisha and Dr Amir are preparing to take on the show to help improve the diets of viewers.
Ahead of the show, Trisha told : “Everyone I speak to about my job says, ‘Eurgh, poo!’ and it’s a taboo subject.
“But it’s something we need to talk about more openly if your gut isn’t working properly, that normally means you’re not right in yourself and things need to change."
In the reboot, viewers will spot similar elements of the show, including the table showing all the good a person eats in one week and the infamous stool sample.
Trisha also opened up about her own complicated experiences with food, drugs, breast cancer and three divorces.
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She added: “Food has definitely played a part all the time. When I went through my divorces, I wasn’t eating enough.
“I was down to just over eight stone. I can’t even look at pictures because I looked like a lollipop. That’s what I brought to the show."
You Are What You Eat airs on Channel 5 on Wednesday at 8pm.
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