Do good-looking people get further in life?
Every restaurant has a 'golden table' where the staff will sit the best-looking people to attract more customers. That was the harsh reality revealed in Channel 4's Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Tuesday night.
But beyond the so-called 'golden table' do good-looking people get further in their careers, good-looking patients get better care, and handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts? And is it right that good-looking people seem to get further in life?
We're joined on the sofa by Adam Pearson, who co-hosted the programme and who has a severe facial deformity. Adam's joined by journalist Samantha Brick whose 2012 article on the downside of looking good has been read by millions online. She maintains looks will always matter and good-looking people are discriminated against too!