TV presenters told to shape up or face firing

Eight TV presenters have been given a weighty ultimatum; to polish their appearance or lose their jobs.

The presenters work for the Egyptian radio and television union Ertu, and have been deemed by their employer to be too overweight to appear on camera. As a result, they have been suspended for a month.

One presenter, Khadiga Khattab, has worked for the station for 20 years – The Guardian reports.

“It’s unfair,” Khattab told The Guardian. “It’s discriminatory. They discriminate between men and women. They haven’t gone to any men, accusing them of being fat and suspending them. Only women.