Mary becomes a TV presenter- Thanks to Ebay

Mary Betts, 23 has won an auction on eBay to present Sky Digital channel Propeller TV show Red Carpet. Having paid £810 for the privilege Mary will spend two days at the studio recording her contribution to the program.

It is all in aid of a good cause, the money is going to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. One of the reasons Mary may have wanted to win the auction was for the all-important “show reel” of her performance, which she might use to seek other jobs in TV.

In their blog today the TV Today section of The Stage, the magazine for theatre and entertainment professionals points out that there are much cheaper ways that would be TV presenters can get “show reels” produced.
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