Article: MUM'S THE WORD; Rebecca Wilcox, the daugher of Esther Rantzen and the late Desmond Wilcox, talks exclusively to Nina Myskow about why her mum makes her cringe and following her parents into TV.

Byline: NINA MYSKOW

If you're the daughter of Esther Rantzen, it definitely helps to have a sense of humour to match your mother's. And Rebecca Wilcox certainly does.

Some months ago, Rebecca, currently a television researcher, was being screen-tested for a job in front of the camera for Channel 4's T4.

'It was hilarious,' she tells me. 'All the way through, the woman, who was being really nice to me, kept talking about Janet Street-Porter. It was, "Janet this, and Janet that."

'At the end I asked, "Janet Street-Porter?" And she said, "Yeah, your mum."

And I just shrieked, "Oh God, no! It's the other Tooth One!"' And she roars with laughter.

It ...

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