George Lamb has said that he is disappointed for his former co-host Zezi Ifore and admitted that his lack of rapport with her could have led to her sacking.

Zezi came under fire for her wooden presenting style and left half way through last years series of Big Brother’s Little Brother.

BBC6 Music host George told MSN: “My radio show I do with my best friend, who I have an incredible rapport with and we can finish each other’s sentences – unless you’ve got a relationship like that with your co-host, it’s not really worth having a co-host.”

“She’s a lovely girl and I’m sad it didn’t work out for her,” he said. “Unfortunately she got thrown in at the deep end and she didn’t have enough experience, and as a result it just didn’t pan out the way they’d originally thought.”

But he insisted Zezi had a bright future ahead of her and used a football analogy to get his point across:

“There are lots of footballers who get a run-out in the first team and it’s good for experience and it doesn’t quite work out for them and they maybe go off – David Beckham was on loan at Preston North End for a year when he’d already been in the first team at Man U, that’s what happens,” he said.

“Sometimes you have to go away and come back a bit stronger and you’ll have a great time. But it just wasn’t her time.”

Big Brother’s Little Brother presenter George Lamb has said that it’s time to move on from Big Brother, arguing that Channel 4 should make this years series its last.

“I think they’d knock it on the head after this [series], the 10th anniversary, if they could,” he told The Sun.

“The show has made people a lot of money and it’s entertained viewers at home but now it’s time to move on and find the next Big Brother.”

Last week the show’s host Davina McCall, who has always championed the show ferociously, admitted that next years’ 11th season would be the last in the UK.

Am I mad to wonder if this is Channel 4’s way of breaking the news gently? Both of these presenters work for the Channel and for the show directly. I would be very shocked if they had made these comments without having first received clearance from their bosses to do so, in fact I would be surprised if they hadn’t had the ‘comments’ pre-written for them before they spoke to the press.

Although I can see that the BB format has gotten somewhat tired, it doesn’t stop me looking forward to this summer’s escapades. If it does end next year, I’m going to have to go and book a holiday or something!

Presenters George Lamb and Zezi Ifore have been announced as the new hosts of Big Brother’s Little Brother. It’s now a case of “little brother and little sister” with the duo set to take the reigns of the ultimate BB fan show this summer.

As well as being super-fans of the show, George and Zezi are already part of the C4/E4 family, both presenting on E4 Music and daily morning music and entertainment show Freshly Squeezed. On joining the Big Brother spin-off, the pair said:

George: ”Imagine how excited someone would be if they were presenting Big Brother, well I’m just a little bit less excited than that but I’m still extremely excited.”

Zezi said: “This is preposterously good, I’ve always loved Big Brother – it’s omnipresent, you can’t help but get sucked in! And working alongside a lovely lamb too – George Lamb – ain’t half bad either. Bring it on!”

As a regular on Channel 4’s T4 and E4 Music, George has interviewed some of the biggest names in music and film including 50 Cent, Gwen Stefani, Ian Brown, Kiefer Sutherland and Lindsay Lohan. He’s also been seen presenting Celebrity Scissorhands for Children In Need on BBC3, plus The Restaurant: You’re Fried, also on BBC3. George currently has his own mid-morning radio show on BBC 6Music. Before hitting the small screen himself, George worked behind the scenes as manager to music acts including Lily Allen and Audio Bullys. George has also been announced today as the presenter for new ITV2 show, ‘The Fashion Project’ with Abigal Clancy.

Zezi’s squeezed a lot into her 23 years. A strong background in music led her to E4 music and Freshly Squeezed where she interviews some of the biggest artists around, and champions new talent. With her fellow E4 presenter Nick Grimshaw she’s even formed a DJ duo Zapotecsoundsystem. Zezi was the editor of cult fashion magazine Super Super, works in A&R for a music publisher and has even turned her hand to styling, with clients including Dizzee Rascal.

Big Brother’s Little Brother returns to E4 Monday to Friday, and T4 on Sundays in the summer. Davina McCall presents the main Channel 4 launch show, plus live eviction shows.