Who the hell is David Gest?

23:22.39 - Sunday 27th May 2007   (Link to This Entry)

I must have woken from a 6-month coma or something recently, because almost every ad break or programme bumper I see features the leathery-skinned, patchy-haired, psuedo-emo-goth dressed horror that is David Gest, a man so facially bizarre that he could be his own Spitting Image puppet.

Who the hell is he and why is he plastered all over my TV screen? The only thing I knew about him was that he was once married to Liza Minelli, and I'm sure I only knew about that because of the messiness of the divorce. Suddenly I'm seeing pictures of him walking down the street and perfect strangers complimenting him on keeping his weight down - what the hell? He's on TV so much I'm worried about burn-in!

Obviously I'm watching all the wrong channels. According to Gest's entry on Wikipedia (which would barely cover his bald spot, if printed in 24-point Impact) he was in I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here 2006, which explains.. well nothing really. He's an American TV Producer - do those count as celebrities now?

Ever wake up feeling really, really old?