Ab Fab star blasts 'horrid' TV shows

British comedian and writer Jennifer Saunders has criticised "despicable" shows such as Made In Chelsea and The Only Way Is Essex.

Saunders, 55, suggested the programs, which have become a hit in recent years, were misleading viewers with the "conceit" that they reflected real life.

Ab Fab's creator told the Radio Times: "I would rather shoot myself than watch either. I find them both horrid.

"The way those programs make people behave is despicable. The whole conceit that it's real life is, by any stretch of the imagination, ridiculous."