‘Late Late’ warned over child pageants

Late Late Show chiefs have been urged to “think very carefully” about giving airtime to organisers and young stars of a contentious US-themed child pageant in an upcoming show.

The flagship RTÉ programme is planning to broadcast a segment later this month, the evening before a controversial €20,000 pageant featuring babies and toddlers takes place at a secret venue in Dublin.

Among the guests will be 8-year-old Eden Wood, America’s most famous underage model, who is travelling to Ireland with the billing of ‘star attraction’ of the glitzy Texas-based Universal Royalty event.