Disfigured newsreader for Five

lambda · 15 Nov 2009 at 00:59

Do not hotlink images please.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8360092.stm

The photo above is seriously disturbing. Imagine seeing that on TV without being ready for it.

meghatronic · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:00

Well you won't be seeing her on tv, it's the guy in the pic. And nothing wrong with it in my opinion.

Ross1234 · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:01

I would probably fall off my chair backwards.

alex24 · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:03

Doesn't seem that much worse than BBC Points West first thing in the morning.

dangerstat · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:03

What is wrong with her face

Nix · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:05

dangerstat said:
What is wrong with her face

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherubism

The appearance of people with the disorder is caused by a loss of bone in the mandible which the body replaces with excessive amounts of fibrous tissue. In most cases, the condition fades as the child grows, but in a few even rarer cases the condition continues to deform the afflicted person's face. Also causes premature loss of the primary teeth and uneruption of the permanent teeth.

Doohickey · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:08

lambda said:
Do not hotlink images please.

Ahhhh, I was on a bus with her a few months ago in London! I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out what she had (from a medical student point of view, not a wtf is that). Turns out it's cherubism huh!

Deep · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:09

She reminds me of Stan from American Dad

Viper² · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:10

Deep said:
She reminds me of Stan from American Dad

Lol.

Kennysevenfold · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:10

your racist

Substance · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:13

It just seems like this will lead to television producers employing facially disfigured people over me and you simply to hit their targets, Asda (Walmart) do it and get away with it why do people stand for it? if I got the job over a similar qualified black guy then there would be trouble but some guy with a mental illness applies and gets the job over an average person, sod that, there is no way that he was beter than me at interview

KennyBhoy · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:15

dangerstat said:
What is wrong with her face

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-MkIKe9Mgw

Video of her talking about her condition.

Nymins · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:16

Does not want.

rypt · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:22

Nymins said:
Does not want.

Indeed, bloke is OK though for the news

Shicky · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:23

I'd do the horizontal jog on her

-|ScottFree|- · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:40

Clearly the sister of Buzz Lightyear!!

To Channel 5 and beyond

Andelusion · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:42

KennyBhoy said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-MkIKe9Mgw

Video of her talking about her condition.

She looks reasonably normal on there, the picture in the OP link has terrible lighting and would make anyone look slightly strange. She seems like an extremely nice person and I don't think I'd have a problem with seeing her on TV at all.

Morgoth · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:43

Andelusion said:
She looks reasonably normal on there

Uhhhh.

Andelusion · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:44

Morgoth said:
Uhhhh.

Oh dear, did you just have 'a moment'?

Morgoth · 15 Nov 2009 at 01:45

If you mean a moment of bamboozlement, then yes. Yes I did.