The official reason was that he was only there on a temporary contract, but why would anyone there on a temporary contract have to sit gem exams, which he confirmed he had to do as he was now working for them? In fact, he made a big thing out of it, saying the presenters are regularly tested on their knowledge (which other presenters - such as Rod, Lynn, and Angeline have also said), and that now he was at Gems he would have to pass them each month, like everyone else. He tried to take his 1970's camp comedy routine to a channel that was, quite obviously, totally different from the market-stall barrow boy environment he'd come from - that's how stupid he was. But of course IW resemble Bid in the fact that they are more than happy to let the Bid leftovers ply their trade in the same way. On Gemporia, people were distinctly unimpressed with both his stupid acting routine and the mistakes he made - he was constantly having to be put right by the producer, because he'd given the wrong information. To Steve Bennett's credit, he did get rid of him pretty quickly, although not quick enough judging from some of the comments people made.
