Apologies. The quality of TV 'news' has been pretty abominable today. And now this. Behold the latest shower of shitehawks to appear on TV3's Celebrity Salon.

Last year, we had the Horgan Wallace wan, Abi Titmuss, Rosanna Davison, Alan Hughes, the unification of Georgia Salpa and Calum Best, amongst other horrors. This year it's worse.

OK, let's look at the positives first. Glenda Gilson's exposed arse, that's always welcomed. Nadia Forde is nice; filling the gay presenter quotient this year is Julian Simmons, who is something of a legend (your skinny jeans days might be over, but we'll leave you off); and here's David Coffey popping up from nowhere, he probably wrote the whole thing.

Then things get a little muddy. Mostly in hue. I've no clue who Greg Lake, Carol Anthony, or Layla Flaherty are, but some of them need to step away from the cattle dip.

Lastly, the washed up UK contingent, i.e. they're no longer considered for UK reality shows. This year, that comprises of the dude from Brookie (answers to Philip Olivier) and a mangled Nikki Grahame.

We've no idea when it starts, but given these photos were yesterday (they were "arriving at Harry's Bar to film Karaoke scenes at the Stephens Green") you can assume the onslaught is imminent. Apparently autumn isn't depressing enough.