Gordon Brown prefers X Factor to Strictly

Published: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:45:00

Prime minister Gordon Brown has revealed he prefers X Factor to Strictly Come Dancing.

The PM also questioned Jonathan Ross' salary and said he wanted to be involved in charity work when he leaves No 10, he told GQ magazine.

In the interview, with Piers Morgan, he said Simon Cowell deserved the millions he earned because he was an entrepreneur, but said there was a feeling of "unfairness" over the sums earned by television stars. When asked "is it right that someone like Jonathan Ross gets £18 million from the BBC?" Mr Brown replied: "The BBC has got to seriously consider its salary structure." During the interview, which is due to be published in full on Thursday, the PM said: "I'm an X Factor fan, and Peter Mandelson looks after Strictly Come Dancing."

Mr Brown was also very open about his personality, saying "I'm actually shy by nature rather than extrovert, someone who feels that your actions should speak for themselves, but that's not the way politics works these days". When Mr Morgan quizzed the PM over the expenses scandal, he said: "I have never tried to make any money out of being a politician. The timing could not have been worse.

"People were doubly angry because they were suffering financially themselves."

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