The Marmite Presenters

We’ve created a list of ‘Marmite’ Presenters – those who divide the British public into two categories…you either love them…or loathe them. Which of our selection do you loathe?

There are some presenters, such as Fern Britton and Michael Parkinson that the nation take to their hearts and lap up. Then there are some presenters that no matter how hard they try, or not matter how hard they’d like to think they’re popular, the nation just can’t take. We’ve created a list of “Marmite” presenters which divide public opinion; some viewers love them but most can’t stand them. Which out of our list do you loathe and which do you love?

Some people are very good at presenting a certain genre of programming but once you take them out of that genre it’s like a fish out of the sea. Perhaps Fearne Cotton is a prime example of that, she started out as a kiddies TV presenter and perhaps should have stuck there. We never saw her on Kiddies TV because we’re too old to remember and let’s face it the majority of children’s programming these days is shit. Anyway a step-up for Fearne came when she took over co-hosting duties on Top of the Pops in 2004 but two years later, in 2006, it was axed. As well as presenting duties, well attempting to present, on several shows Cotton has also, according to Wikipedia, dated a fair few “celebrities” – not that we’re suggesting anything there. In fact Fearne Cotton even has a string of Facebook groups full of people who just can’t stand her. Just type her name in Facebook and see how many “anti” groups come up!

There was a time when someone at ITV clearly thought that Anthony Cotton was the best thing since sliced bread. Not only did they actual hire him to camp up Coronation Street but they even gave him his own chat-show. Well it wasn’t exactly his chat-show it was more Paul O’Grady’s show but with Anthony Cotton presenting it instead. Despite the fact that the pilot was leaked onto the internet and savaged by all those who saw it ITV pushed ahead and gave Cotton a whole month on air. His crappy chat-show was once again panned by all and beaten by Richard & Judy and even Newsround! When Newsround beats an ITV show you know it must be crap! A second series with even more weeks was promised by Cotton but several years on it’s yet to materalise which viewers are doubtless glad about.

Former occupier of the GMTV sofa who has thankfully disappeared, pretty much, from television screens since her departure from the breakfast magazine show earlier this year although Fiona pops up in the tabloids, women’s magazines and celeb magazines far too often for our liking. When Fiona occupied the GMTV sofa it was like watching a school-girl most of the time who would sulk if she didn’t get her own way. She also described Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Apprentice as the “worst professional experience” of her life….we’re sure some of her former GMTV colleagues feel the same about her.  

Gok Wan

Famous for: How To Look Good Naked

Straight women love him but gay men hate him; Gok is supposedly a fashion expert who advises middle-aged, fat women, how to look good naked in front of complete strangers for a Channel Four show. It might sound like some cruel Big Brother task in which some stupid housemate has to get their kit off in order to avoid eviction but surprisingly it’s actually a successful Channel Four show with millions of viewers. Quite why hordes of straight women want this man touching up their “lady bits” and advising them on how to look good in front of complete strangers is beyond us – surely it’s considered indecent exposure anyway?

Holly Willoughby  

Famous For: Dancing on Ice/Being friends with Fearne Cotton 

Firstly the biggest reason for disliking her is her friendship with Fearne Cotton [see top of the page] which has translated to a string of crappy shows on ITV2 where two shit presenters murder their way through various formats showing how they are only on TV because they are famous. Aside from that she also fronts Strictly Come Dancing on Ice…sorry Dancing On Ice which is the ONLY reason she has been awarded the This Morning job. ITV think that as Phillip Schofield and Holly worked “well” on Ice they’ll work well on a daytime, magazine show….but then Schofield worked rather well with Anne Robinson on Test The Nation and we don’t see her propping up the This Morning sofa. How long will she last on the sofa before being replaced…..place your bets now!