Gillian McKeith (song)
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"Gillian McKeith" is a song written by Brett Domino
in 2010. It was released as a single on 22 November 2010, charting at number 29 in the United Kingdom
.
The comedy song was written about the eponymous Gillian McKeith
, a celebrity nutritionist
famous for presenting television programmes such as You Are What You Eat, who was competing in the tenth series of the reality television
series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
who has become famous for presenting shows presenting healthy living, most notably You Are What You Eat. She was invited to appear on the reality television
programme I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2010. During her time in the Australia
n jungle, she was regularly chosen to take part in a variety of tasks involving the consumption of usually inedible creatures such as insects and spiders, as well as larger body parts of animals. Despite agreeing to participate in the programme, McKeith upset her fellow celebrity campmates by refusing to attempt the tasks. There were also suspicions of her faking phobias to gain publicity, while she continually fainted during the tasks.
Brett Domino is the alter-ego of Rob J Madin, a musician who has had success with his videos on the video-sharing website YouTube
. He was inspired to write a song about McKeith which criticised her for entering the show if she had no intention of facing up to the challenges.
. The single received support from Chris Moyles
, who played the song multiple times on his breakfast show
during the week. In its first week it entered the chart at number 29, charting above new entries from the celebrated acts Kylie Minogue
, Usher
and Gorillaz
, as well as the newly digitised Beatles
song "Let it Be
".
Brett Domino
Brett Domino is the alter-ego of Youtube musician Rob J. Madin. As Brett Domino, he is a musician, internet celebrity and TV presenter from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is best known for his YouTube videos, in which he plays mostly covers and medleys of popular songs on the Stylophone and...
in 2010. It was released as a single on 22 November 2010, charting at number 29 in the United Kingdom
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
The comedy song was written about the eponymous Gillian McKeith
Gillian McKeith
Gillian McKeith is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. She is the former host in the UK of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat and Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever, and as of 2010 presents Eat Yourself Sexy on the W Network in Canada...
, a celebrity nutritionist
Nutritionist
A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical...
famous for presenting television programmes such as You Are What You Eat, who was competing in the tenth series of the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Background
Gillian McKeith is a British nutritionistNutritionist
A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical...
who has become famous for presenting shows presenting healthy living, most notably You Are What You Eat. She was invited to appear on the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
programme I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2010. During her time in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n jungle, she was regularly chosen to take part in a variety of tasks involving the consumption of usually inedible creatures such as insects and spiders, as well as larger body parts of animals. Despite agreeing to participate in the programme, McKeith upset her fellow celebrity campmates by refusing to attempt the tasks. There were also suspicions of her faking phobias to gain publicity, while she continually fainted during the tasks.
Brett Domino is the alter-ego of Rob J Madin, a musician who has had success with his videos on the video-sharing website YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. He was inspired to write a song about McKeith which criticised her for entering the show if she had no intention of facing up to the challenges.
Release
The song was released on 22 November 2010 on the iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. The single received support from Chris Moyles
Chris Moyles
Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....
, who played the song multiple times on his breakfast show
The Chris Moyles Show
The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. From 2004 to 2007, the show was broadcast 6:55–10:00 am each weekday, but since 15 October 2007 it has started from...
during the week. In its first week it entered the chart at number 29, charting above new entries from the celebrated acts Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
and Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
, as well as the newly digitised Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
song "Let it Be
Let It Be (song)
"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...
".