Nadine Dorries’ claim that Channel 4 shows she appeared in Used Paid Actors is ‘unsubstantiated’ UK News

Appearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Thursday May 19, the Culture Secretary accused the show of allegedly hiring actors to play real people.

Ms Dorries was asked during the committee session about the government’s decision to sell Channel 4 after recently announcing plans to pursue its privatisation.

In the reality show, Ms Dorries was sent to live briefly in the South Acton estate, west London, to see how the other half lives.

Dorries was asked about the government’s decision to sell Channel 4 (PA)

She told the committee on Thursday that after appearing on the Channel 4 show she “later found out that they were actually actors”.

Ms Dorries added: ‘The parents of the boys in this program actually came here to have lunch with me and contacted me to say, in fact, that they were in drama school and they were not living not really in an apartment, and they weren’t it’s not real, they were actually actors.

“And there’s a pharmacist or someone I went to see who was preparing food, she was also a paid actress.”

Love Productions, the production company behind the programme, said it believed its claims were “baseless”, but it was taking “the allegations seriously” and would “investigate thoroughly”.

A spokesperson for the company said: “Love Productions does not use actors to impersonate contributors in any of its constructed documentary or factual series.

“Nadine Dorries was involved in the creation of Tower Block Of Commons for Channel 4 alongside other genuine contributors, and we are satisfied that her claims are unfounded.

“Nevertheless, we take the allegations seriously and will investigate thoroughly.

“We are also awaiting Nadine Dorries’ response to Channel 4’s request for evidence to back up her claims.”