David Gest re-emerged on our TV screens on Saturday night in his new role as judge on ITV’s newest reality show, Grease Is The Word.

He was surprisingly nasty to some of the contestants, so much so that apparentlyu the producers have asked him to tone down his criticisms.

A source told The People: “He’s taken great joy in humiliating the contestants and he’s really upset some of them.

“It’s not an exercise in putting people down and it’s not the David Gest Show. The other judges are getting tired of it. He’s well overstepped the mark.”