A London couple have been give a five-star hotel room in New York - in return for allowing passers-by to watch their every move.

Duncan Malcolm and Katherine Lewis are staying in a specially created ground-floor room at the boutique Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing passers-by an unhindered view, and, although there are curtains, the couple must keep them open between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Only the bathroom cannot be seen.

Mr Malcolm and Miss Lewis had already arranged to stay at the hotel before they agreed to participate in the project. They are due to check out on Saturday, having arrived on Monday. A spokesman for the hotel said they chose the couple because they were young, attractive and outgoing.

He added that the project was intended as a one-off, but that a number of enquiries had been received from other people wishing to stay. The idea was devised by marketing company Real Live Billboards following a similar project in December, when US boxer Tor Hamer sparred in the hotel's front window.

Real Live Billboards' chief executive Matt Semler, said: "We want people to think of this as a live reality show. You will be able to watch the young couple resting, eating, arguing, seeing them at their best and their worst while they visit the Big Apple. You can watch their every move without fear of getting arrested for being a peeping Tom."

I'd rather wait until that little rash clears up before I ask for that room...

Maybe they weren't the ideal couple after all...

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