Channel Five has signed Fearne Cotton to host Make Me A Supermodel. The new series, which begins on Five next month, will this year feature boys as well as girls battling it out to win a year long contract with top London modelling agency Select, it was announced today.

Fearne will host the live Friday night shows where models battle it out on the catwalk to see who stays and who is eliminated via a public vote.

Fearne Cotton said: “I was hooked on the last series of Make Me A Supermodel so it’s fantastic to be presenting the new series. I’m obsessed with fashion and glamour, in fact I love the whole fashion industry, so it really is the perfect show for me to host.â€?

Sham Sandhu, Five’s Controller Of Special Events and Pop Features, added: “I am delighted that Fearne is going to be the host of the new series. She is one of the country’s hottest TV presenters right now and has a real flair for bringing the excitement of live TV to the viewers at home – especially when there’s an elimination at stake.�