Davina defends Davina
Published by Editor on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at 12:48 pm.
Presenter Davina McCall has defended her BBC One chat show following media criticism and poor ratings.
McCall, who saw viewing figures drop from 3.5m viewers to as low as 2.3m over the course of the series, said she remained "really proud" of the show.
She told BBC Five Live: "It was a light entertainment programme that was put in the toughest slot on the BBC."
McCall said the "depressing" coverage of the show had affected her so much she had stopped reading newspapers.
Big Brother presenter McCall added that the reviews had made her work "really difficult" and had affected morale among the show's team.
She said she felt it had been her "turn" to receive negative coverage.
"I'm not going to lie and say it hasn't affected me at all because it does," said the 38-year-old star.
"But people, members of the public, come up to me and say is everything alright so I kind of inadvertently get it through them.
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