Bigger and bolder than ever, the brand new fourth series of Britain’s Next Top Model struts onto LIVING this week. Once again, the team are hunting for the next catwalk queen, with 14 girls ready to battle it out for the prizes of being the face of a cosmetics campaign, a spread in a glossy magazine and a modelling contract. Model Lisa Snowdon hosts the show, joined by new judges contributing editor to Tatler magazine Gerry Deveaux, and Icelandic model-turned- photographer Huggy Ragnarsson.

As seasoned fans will know, the show is not just about pouting and posing – there’s also the gloriously entertaining bitching and backstabbing to enjoy too. The girls waste no time in throwing down the gauntlet this series – the start of the show sees Stefanie declare: “I’m gonna stop at nothing to get what I want”, while Alex announces: “I’m going to win BNTM because there’s nothing I won’t do to achieve it.” However, the hopefuls’ cockiness is short-lived when Lisa reveals their first task – they must sell themselves to an auditorium full of industry professionals. While some of them shine, others fall flat.

For their next challenge, the girls are horrified to discover they have to remove every scrap of make-up they have lovingly applied to their faces. Even worse, they are split into pairs and each must decide which is their partner’s best and worst feature. Alex is unhappy when Aaron decides her worst body part is her “flabby arms”, so Aaron tries to make amends by swapping to her “muffin handles” instead, with limited success. Then, at the week’s photoshoot, the contestants are shocked to discover they must pose semi-nude. Gerry Deveaux directs the shoot and does not mince his words – after a
lacklustre performance by Musayeroh he comments: “Based on today’s photoshoot, there’s not a model there.” With one of the hopefuls set to be eliminated, could Musayeroh’s dream be over before it has properly begun?

Monday 21st April 9PM on Living!