'Makes for interesting and oddly touching viewing… because it says so much about the transient nature of celebrity and the fate of those who are fleetingly sprinkled with its magic dust… this unmissable documentary.' The Daily Mail

'“I wasn’t born on a TV show” says Gates… it’s like watching what happened to Truman after he broke through the paper horizon… it’s palpable evidence of what happens when you shoot someone out of the reality cannon.' The Guardian