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1 October 2009: Scott wears the airport hot pants and Timmy Trendy targets television
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1 October 2009: Scott wears the airport hot pants and Timmy Trendy targets television

Scott modelled the painfully tight denim shorts won from an abandoned suitcase before Timmy Trendy attempted to talk his way on to Britain’s Next Top Model.

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