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Twinstake ongeeks

Jeesie Byrne

REALITY TV

By COLIN VICKERY

JESSIE Byrne is in nodoubt about her best as-sets. ‘‘Beauty-wise I likemy boobs and my legs,’’ the21-year-old says.

‘‘If I had a dollar forevery time someone said, ‘Iwish I had your boobs’ I’dbe a millionaire.’’

It’s that sort of philos-ophy that makes Jessie theperfect candidate for thesecond series of Beautyand the Geek.

Jessie is one of ninewomen taking part in theChannel 7 reality show.

Other contestants in-clude twins Ellie andBrooke (‘‘life is easier be-ing beautiful’’), Linette(‘‘when people first see me,they see blonde, boobs,tan’’) and Tamika (‘‘I’d ratemyself a 10/10’’).

They’re set to share amansion with eight geekyguys including Monty Py-thon fan David, who sayshe needs to be forced to in-teract with the real world,mathematics-loving Mi-chael, 23, and computergame addict Tim.

Former Home and Awaystar Bernard Curry is backas Beauty host.

Curry says Beauty andthe Geek is out to upsetstereotypes.

‘‘The geeks get confid-ence in themselves as soci-al beings and the beautieswalk out realising they’renot as academically chal-lenged as they thoughtthey were.’’

Beauty and the Geek,

SCTV, Thursday, 8.30pm