TV: WIFE SWAP what a Joke!

TV's Wife Swap mum Lizzy Bardsley
“We can hold our heads up. You can't look down your noses at us. If you had eight children you would get help from the state.."

THE controversial Wife Swap couple at the centre of a media storm over their on and off screen behaviour have helped propel the show to its highest ratings.

Almost 6m viewers tuned in to this week's episode on the back of publicity surrounding last week's installment featuring Rochdale couple Lizzy and Mark Bardsley.

The show drew in a quarter of the TV audience within its timeslot and, with publicity surrounding the series still continuing, is being tipped to break Big Brother's ratings records for the year as Channel 4's most watched programme.

The appearance by the Bardsleys - which eventually resulted in the swapping exercise being scrapped due to Lizzy Bardsley's concern her opposite number would try to steal her husband - continues to make headlines.

Firstly was the claim Mark Bardsley was working despite the couple receiving £37,000 a year in benefits, then sympathies towards the duo were lessened further by Lizzy's topless photo shoot for the Sunday Sport and by her desire for IVF treatment to have a ninth child.

The Daily Star described Lizzy Bardsley as a "cheeky minger" in one headline after she claimed she wanted to host her own chat show, following the story up with a report today where neighbours claimed they want the couple removed from their home.

But during an appearance on daytime TV Kilroy this morning, Lizzy Bardsley defended herself from critics, saying "We can hold our heads up. You can't look down your noses at us. If you had eight children you would get help from the state.

"If we had all the choices open to us, if Mark was fit enough to work then he would go out to work. But we would still be legally entitled to some form of state benefits - it's a catch-22 situation."

What do my fellow peeps think?

Reply 1

Blamps

10

Bhaal85

TV's Wife Swap mum Lizzy Bardsley
“We can hold our heads up. You can't look down your noses at us. If you had eight children you would get help from the state.."

THE controversial Wife Swap couple at the centre of a media storm over their on and off screen behaviour have helped propel the show to its highest ratings.

Almost 6m viewers tuned in to this week's episode on the back of publicity surrounding last week's installment featuring Rochdale couple Lizzy and Mark Bardsley.

The show drew in a quarter of the TV audience within its timeslot and, with publicity surrounding the series still continuing, is being tipped to break Big Brother's ratings records for the year as Channel 4's most watched programme.

The appearance by the Bardsleys - which eventually resulted in the swapping exercise being scrapped due to Lizzy Bardsley's concern her opposite number would try to steal her husband - continues to make headlines.

Firstly was the claim Mark Bardsley was working despite the couple receiving £37,000 a year in benefits, then sympathies towards the duo were lessened further by Lizzy's topless photo shoot for the Sunday Sport and by her desire for IVF treatment to have a ninth child.

The Daily Star described Lizzy Bardsley as a "cheeky minger" in one headline after she claimed she wanted to host her own chat show, following the story up with a report today where neighbours claimed they want the couple removed from their home.

But during an appearance on daytime TV Kilroy this morning, Lizzy Bardsley defended herself from critics, saying "We can hold our heads up. You can't look down your noses at us. If you had eight children you would get help from the state.

"If we had all the choices open to us, if Mark was fit enough to work then he would go out to work. But we would still be legally entitled to some form of state benefits - it's a catch-22 situation."

What do my fellow peeps think?

REALITY TV = PANTS

Reply 2

Juwel

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Rubbish TV, not worth my time. What is? The football, the Simpsons, My Wife And Kids, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Late Night Poker (no not the porno), that's all I can think of.

Reply 3

Bhaal85

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I dont mean about the TV show, cause i have never watched it, i hat crap like that. I meant at the way somebody is taking advantage of the government.

Reply 4

Danithestudent

10

Wife swap is funnnnny only because they are such bad parents

Reply 5

Blamps

10

I couldn't be arsed to read the thread lol

Reply 6

Bhaal85

OP

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Blamps

I couldn't be arsed to read the thread lol

mofo

Reply 7

Blamps

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Bhaal85

mofo

ditto

Reply 8

Juwel

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Bhaal85

I dont mean about the TV show, cause i have never watched it, i hat crap like that. I meant at the way somebody is taking advantage of the government.

Disgusting. People should only receive benefits if a) they would otherwise die (which wouldn't be so bad as it places less of a burden on the NHS) or b) they will contribute in some way to the economy.

I think smokers should be denied public health services. They are wilfully killing themselves and putting an unnecessary burden on the taxpayer. What do you think?