Frank Gallagher would be proud - actor David Threlfall has launched a tirade against reality television. David, who plays foul-mouthed Frank in Channel 4 drama Shameless, is especially fed up of talent shows such as The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, which turn ordinary people into celebrities. He told the Daily Mirror: "I can't imagine anyone watching that stuff, insomniac or not - there are things in the world other than X Factor and whatever that other b****y thing is, Britain's Got Talent, it's just overload at the moment. "It's completely self-promoting, and a waste of b****y time, I just don't get it. So good on Channel 4 for saying they are going to stick with a drama series and take Celebrity Big Brother off." You'd certainly never catch the actor appearing on a reality show. He said: "I've been asked to do one or two celebrity things and I never would - the word celebrity fills me with chill, absolute dread." The seventh series of Shameless begins tonight (Tuesday) on Channel 4.
