UK TV channel Living has commissioned a new show titled My Ugly Best Friend.

The show will feature ‘ugly ducklings’ who have always lived in the shadow of their glamorous pals, having a major makeover and attempting to change their lives.

Experts and life-coaches will also help the participants along the way.

Controller of entertainment at ITV Studios Claire Horton said of the show: “Most friendships have an element of imbalance, whether it’s intellectually or aesthetically.

“My Ugly Best Friend is a dramatic and emotionally charged show which throws the psychology of friendship under the microscope, challenging the power-balance of the relationship and testing how best friends will co-exist as the ‘ugly’ gets gorgeous.”