For a new E4 show

Tom Allen is to front an E4 clip show about shocking bodies.

The two-hour special, World’s Greatest Body Shockers, will look at celebrity stories such as Oprah Winfrey’s yo-yoing weight and David Beckham’s tattoos as well as more gross examples such as men who deliberately split their penises in half.

The show will be hoping to emulate the success of Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, which regularly attracts audiences of 3.5 million.

Channel 4 commissioning editor David Williams, who ordered the programme from produces TwoFour, said: ‘This one-off special will see the immaculately groomed Tom Allen turns his attention to the most shocking bodies of celebrities and civilians alike. Expect to look through your fingers throughout.’

Allen could well be in line to be a future face of E4. He is also working on a new reality show , Date Me Baby One More Time, in which contestants try to woo back their exes through a series of ‘cringey, humiliating and ultimately romantic’ stunts.

Published: 28 Oct 2011