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It’s not as if the presenter on a TV news program needs to do anything other than look pretty and be drooled over, is it?

Dear David Sexton,

Thank you for letting me know that the new presenter on the BBC breakfast show this morning was “near-sleeveless” in a “short” dress that was also “tightly-fitted”. “She’s a bit of a wriggler” was handy to know, and I’m glad to have been warned that “you’re aware of her bare arms all the time”. But not so aware as to mean that you missed her being “naturally great-looking”. Good of you also to let me know that she has mastered the look of “beatific happiness” and can also “nod sagely”. Reassuring to know too that at times …

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