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Her curves have made her the most talkedabout presenter on the ailing breakfast show RI:SE.

But when the axed Channel 4 programme comes to an end next week, newsreader Zora Suleman reckons she will leave TV for good - because of her cleavage.

Miss Suleman, whose bra size is 36D, believes her breasts are attracting too much attention from viewers.

Indeed, there are more than 100 Internet sites dedicated to her figure. And she thinks that will stop her getting a job with other stations such as the BBC.

'Much as I would like to, I can't exactly see myself sitting alongside Fiona Bruce or Sophie Raworth.'

University-educated Miss Suleman, 26, was turned down by the Corporation early in her career.

'I was doing unpaid work at my local BBC radio station in Eastbourne,' she explained.

'Eventually I did some paid work there but I could never seem to get a proper job.

'I applied for their graduate trainee scheme to be a newsreader on television or radio, but they turned me down. I went to work somewhere else and once again applied for the graduate scheme. This time they said I was over-qualified.

'After that I sort of gave up on the idea of a BBC news-reading career and thought I'd be better suited to commercial radio.'

Miss Suleman worked on London's Capital Radio before joining RI:SE.

'I know my cleavage has become something of a talking point on RI:SE but I don't mind,' she said. 'It's quite amusing.'

Looking to the future, Miss Suleman has landed a role in a film and provided the commentary for a documentary on the actress Jane Birkin.

She is also considering a return to radio. She said: 'When I'm there no one notices my cleavage!'

 

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