Germaine Greer News
In 2007, Germaine Greer published Shakespeare's Wife, which included many theories about Anne Hathaway including that she financed the posthumous publishing of Shakespeare's First Folio.
12 January 2005: The signs that Germaine Greer would quit Celebrity Big Brother were all there for anybody who read this page.
We highlighted her article that stated:
"As the viewing nation is rapidly coming to realise, John Lydon is the only dignified member of the posse. The poor chap's tolerance of his tedious companions is probably as low as mine would be, but he hides it better than I would."
Sure enough Lydon walked out and now Germaine has followed in his footsteps. Although critical of some of her fellow housemates, for example, comparing Brigitte Nielsen to "a cat with an electrode up its arse"; Greer seems to have targeted most of her ire at the programme's producers describing them as 'bullying' and 'irresponsible'.
6 January 2005: Germaine Greer's prospects in Celebrity Big Brother
Germaine Greer has entered the Celebrity Big Brother House. People who are looking for pointers as to how she might get on are advised to read Greer's article on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here from The Guardian, February 3, 2004.
Here is a key extract:
"As the viewing nation is rapidly coming to realise, John Lydon is the only dignified member of the posse. The poor chap's tolerance of his tedious companions is probably as low as mine would be, but he hides it better than I would."
So, perhaps Germaine Greer might show her dismay at her rivals. But it's interesting to see her on the show in the first place. Obviously Celebrity Big Brother is a different kettle of fish from IACGMOOH and most of her criticism of that series was connected to its location. Still its amusing to read from the aforementioned article:
"At the last count 11 million British couch potatoes were peering through the satellite spyhole at other British couch potatoes sitting around in what is supposed to be steamy Australian rainforest.
" ...My nightmare would be having to endure the twittering of a bunch of has-beens and wannabes, interested only in themselves and how they come across. I really don't need to know that Jordan is not noisy in bed or that she occasionally likes to be treated rough. Having to listen to such wittering all day every day would be like being chained to the bar in the Groucho club without a drink.
"I should confess at this point, that I did get a letter on November 27 asking if I would be interested in being in the series in return for a first-class return fare and £25,000. So in somebody's estimation I must be very far down the B-list, and so passionately interested in publicity that I would be prepared to put myself through the whole contrived ordeal for just a quarter of what Jordan was asking. I was tempted.
" What I am passionately interested in is the Australian rainforest. Raising the cash to pay for my twice-yearly trips to my 125 acres of it is always a struggle. When I learned that as soon as I got kicked off the series I'd have to come straight back to England, my sole reason for declaring an interest was gone. So I said that I was sensible of the compliment they were paying me but no, thank you."
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