The bosses discuss who can’t hack it will face the sack

Chris Parker was in the frame because he couldn’t bear to snap the celebs without asking their permission. Plus, when he had to take pictures of Jamelia arriving at a party he forgot to use his flash and had to ask her to pose for more pics on the way out. Darryn Lyons ran out of patience and said he thought the former Eastender wasn’t tough enough for life as a pap.

Janet said of Chris: “He is still totally and utterly terrified.”

Referring to Chris’s attempt to shield his pal Fearne Cotton from the lenses of his Deadline colleagues Abi Titmuss and Imogen Lloyd Webber, Darryn added: “We had an awful performance from him last night.”

Darryn also told Janet that Chris didn’t bother to take a camera to the 18th birthday party of Peaches Geldof.

“So he went to a party that we wanted to cover and deliberately didn’t even take his camera, just went in and had a good time?” yelled an astonished Janet.

Joe added: “Well that’s his fate signed and sealed as far as I’m concerned.”

Janet said she wasn’t impressed with Lisa either: “She’s had the most horrible attitude problem. I don’t know what her problem is, I think she does it just to wind everybody up.”

Darryn chipped in: “She is incredibly unsettling in the office.”

Joe stuck up for Lisa: “I like her and if we can get her to work for us we can get good stuff out of her.”

Blair was the other celeb facing the sack. While Janet was unimpressed, Darryn stuck up for him and said he’d had back luck and was actually a “good photographer”.

Chris gets the boot

The Deadline team were summoned to the boardroom to learn who would be sacked.

“Chris, you have really perplexed me during the week,” said Janet.

Chris tried to explain himself: “I have found taking the photos hard. I feel like a bit of a stalker.”

Janet said: “Chris, because you can’t hack it, clear your desk. You are out of here. Say goodbye to everyone, don’t hang about though. We have got another magazine to make.”

“He’s a nice boy but he’s just not right for the job,” concluded Darryn later.

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