How Secret Eaters gained a new cult following: Gen Z fans say the show which used private detectives to snoop on participants’ diets ‘needs to be back on the air’ – 12 years after first airing on Channel 4 [Video]

10:38 EDT 03 Jul 2024, updated 10:44 EDT 03 Jul 2024

It’s become somewhat of a cliche that many dieters who struggle to lose weight do not realise how much they are actually consuming.

Channel 4 show Secret Eaters, which was launched in 2012, aimed to highlight how easy it is to eat more calories than you realise.

Despite being first broadcast more than 10 years ago, it seems to be gaining a cult following, particularly among Gen Z viewers, with social media users revealing how much they enjoy the show.

The programme, which was fronted by presenter Anna Richardson, used hidden cameras in participants’ homes to record all their surreptitious nibbles.

A press release promoting the programme said: ‘Britain has become a nation of mindless munchers and compulsive grazers. Many people don’t even know they’re doing it and are losing the battle of the bulge because of it.’