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Our Elle’sgone allBritish

Elle Macpherson

TV REVIEW

IT’S good they got a Brit tohost this . . . it’s alwaysbetter to have a local.

What? Elle Macphersonis Australian?

No way. She talks properEnglish, all posh and that.

Yep, it seems Elle’sBritish-isation is finallycomplete with this hostinggig — there’s not even ahint of an Aussie twangabout her.

Unfortunately, Elle lacksthe personality of SarahMurdoch or Tyra Banks.Both have a rapport withthe model wannabes andthey’re genuinely funny.Elle is, well, kind of beige. . . she blends in.

I will say, though, thatthe British series is muchmore multicultural thanthe Aussie and US ver-sions, and aren’t some ofthe names out there — Har-leen, Delita, Kadian.

Amba says she could be‘‘properly winning mater-ial’’. Huh?

The judges are CharleySpeed, who has been mod-elling since he was 17, ‘‘edi-torial stylist’’ GraceWoodward and designerJulien Macdonald. Gracetells it the way it is, blessher. ‘‘She’s an actress not amodel’’ and ‘‘she’s notbeautiful’’ are just some ofher critiques. Eeek.

But the big question iswhether Elle’s hair-flick istrademarked? She does itin almost every shot — shegoes to walk out the door,bang, here comes the flick.They even slow-mo it.

Britain’s Next Top Model,

Tuesday, Fox8, 6pm