Daisy Goodwin

Because, you know, if it was your best friend and she was in that show, you would be really worried about her, wouldn't you?

Absolutely.

No, there's no ethical defense.

I suppose the program makers would say, well, we match them very carefully and they wanted to find partners, et cetera, et cetera.

But the problem is that the people who apply to be on these shows are often looking for something in their life and they are sometimes not the most stable characters.

So you are taking people, putting them in a show where

It's heightened reality.

They're not living in a real world.

And they, you know, they can feel very isolated.

And I think it can trigger them in all kinds of unfortunate ways.

And, you know, for anyone being on television is a big deal.

But especially if you are not completely, you know, your mental health is a little dodgy.

then to go on to one of those shows is only going to make it work.

I mean, to be honest.

Well, you know, if the vetting people were that good, you know, I mean, vetting is a very subjective thing.

And what happens is, I know because I've seen it happen, is that if you get someone who's a great character that you know will pop on the screen and you know they're a little bit, you know, they might have a few issues, but you're going to tend to ignore the issues because they're a great character.

So that's what happens.

Of course, they're cast.

I mean, you know, these shows are cast as carefully as a Hollywood movie.

You know, you're casting for character, on-camera presence, looks, all these things.