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#1 Tue, 18/02/2014 - 15:40

Embarrassing Bodies - How do they get people to appear on the show?

Was flicking stations and have seen "embarrassing bodies" on Gem or Go and I cant understand how they get people to appear on the show ..

The one last night was showing female parts down below and i have seen other with similar problems for males.

My question - do they get the surgery covered ? do they get extra money?

Last thing i would want to do if i had that problem is tell the world about it ..



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Tue, 18/02/2014 - 17:14

Some would do it just to get on TV 'as a laugh', I think they although they may not be paid to be on the show, they may get some of the cost of the surgery/treatments covered, plus they also get some excellent care from some of the best surgeons etc that they may not have got through the public system.

I also wouldn't rule out the altruistic side. As much as some may see it as a freak show - the main premise is, I assume, that people *shouldn't* be embarrassed about these problems. They are genuine health issues, and there usually are treatments for them, so people should be able to talk about them and not be so embarrassed that they won't go to a doctor for help.

Need to also keep in mind that sometimes these problems can cause other health issues if left untreated, so getting it sorted sooner rather than later is very positive thing. So whatever their reasons, I think that what the people appearing on these shows do is commendable - raising awareness as well as potentially encouraging people with similar problems to seek treatment.



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Sat, 08/03/2014 - 02:49

I've always thought the same, there is no way I would want to get my bits out on tv - and I wish they would all stop doing it :)

It's wierd



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Sat, 08/03/2014 - 10:52

BigDailyDeals wrote:

It's wierd

it certainly is, must make money for the tv channel and the people doing it otherwise they wouldn't continue to make it !



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Sat, 08/03/2014 - 21:41

"No one in this world......has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people" H. L. Mencken



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Wed, 12/03/2014 - 13:09

They do get the procedure / medical care for free, but I'm sure they could get it under the NHS anyway... boggles the mind what some people will do to get on TV!



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Wed, 12/03/2014 - 14:44

Well I believe people have a price for everything, for different things price could be different for people.



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