A TEACHER is in the running to become a presenter on GMTV after making it into the last ten out of 5,000 hopefuls.

Alan Mechem, 26, of Fleet Road, Benfleet, has recorded an interview with actor Tom Hudson who plays Paul Clayton in Coronation Street.

Show judges will decide today, if Mr Mechem makes it through to the final six.

Mr Mechem, who teaches media studies, drama and English at King John School, Thundersley, said: "Being on television was one of the things I wanted to do when I was young.

"But if I don't make it I really enjoy my job at the school, the students are fantastic and the job is the best."