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Kelly Osbourne (Contributor)

Rylan (Contributor)

Denise Van Outen (Contributor)

Born: May 27, 1974 in Basildon, Essex

Best Known For: The Big Breakfast.

Early-life: Born Denise Kathleen Outen on May 27, 1974, in Basildon, Essex. A former child actress, van Outen went to a local dance school. After doing some modelling she began auditioning for dramas, but found it difficult to continue with her education. She enrolled at theatre school and, because her parents couldn't afford the fees, paid for it herself by appearing in small roles on TV and stage.

Career: Van Outen became a household name and lads mag favourite thanks to spells on The Big Breakfast and sitcom Babes in the Wood. Films such as Tube Tales and Love, Honour and Obey met with a lukewarm reception. Her stage work has been better received. She wowed the critics with her performance in Chicago, both in London and New York. Other West End roles include Tell Me on a Sunday, Rent Remixed, and Legally Blonde. She co-hosted Grease: You're the One that I Want for NBC in America in 2007, but was forced to take elocution lessons because the American audience did not warm to her Essex accent. Van Outen had better luck when she appeared on the panel of BBC1's Any Dream Will Do! which was casting Joseph in a new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She reunited with former Big Breakfast colleague Johnny Vaughan in 2008 as a co-host of the breakfast show on Capital Radio, but she quit a few months later half-way through her contract. In 2012, she partnered with professional dancer James Jordan on Strictly Come Dancing.

Quote: 'A lot of people probably think that I am outrageous in my ways but it's just fun. I often feel like a gay man trapped in a woman's body.'

Trivia: She has designed fashion collections for the website, Very.

Oti Mabuse (Contributor)

Chris Eubank (Contributor)

Born: August 08, 1966 in London

Best Known For: Being the best dressed former boxer in Britain.

Early-life: Christopher Livingstone Eubanks was born in London on August 8, 1966. He spent the first year and a half of his life in Jamaica. He was suspended from school several times, and put into care by Social Services. Eubank lived on the streets for 18 months and at 16, his father took him to New York. He took up boxing while at school in the States.

Career: Eubank won his first boxing title in 1984, returned to the UK in 1988 and in 1990 he won the World Middleweight title against Nigel Benn. Eubank had 43 straight wins before his first loss. Since retiring from boxing, he has concentrated on charity work and a TV career, including Celebrity Big Brother and At Home With the Eubanks. In November 2015, he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

Quote: 'For peace of mind, integrity needs to be practised. It should be your course in life. Reason should be your only weapon. And forgiveness. That's the key virtue. That gives you wings if you can forgive.'

Trivia: In 2009, Eubank was declared bankrupt.

Chris Eubank Jr (Contributor)

Stanley Johnson (Contributor)

Georgia Toffolo (Contributor)

Laurence Fox (Contributor)

Born: May 26, 1978 in Yorkshire

Best Known For: Lewis.

Early-life: Laurence Paul Fox was born in Yorkshire on May 26, 1978. Born into a theatrical family, he is the son of actor James Fox and the nephew of actor Edward Fox and theatre and film producer Robert Fox. Acting relatives also include his brother Jack and sister Lydia, and cousins Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox. Two years after leaving Harrow, Laurence developed a love of acting and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada). During his time there, he appeared in a number of stage productions.

Career: Fox was still studying at Rada when he landed a role in his first feature film, 2001 horror-thriller The Hole. He went on to star in Gosford Park (2001), TV miniseries Island at War and TV movie Colditz. His big break came in 2006 when he was cast alongside Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis. Other credits include Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Becoming Jane (2007), W.E. (2011) and TV movie Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me. Fox has also featured in a number of stage productions, including Strangers on a Train at London's Gielgud Theatre.

Quote: 'Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.'

Trivia: Wed fellow actress Billie Piper in 2007.

Emilia Fox (Contributor)

Born: July 31, 1974 in London

Best Known For: Silent Witness.

Early-life: Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox was born on July 31, 1974, in London, to thespians Edward Fox and Joanna David. With so many relatives involved in the entertainment industry, including her uncles James and Robert, and grandmother Angela, Emilia naturally gravitated towards an acting career and made her screen debut in the acclaimed TV version of Pride and Prejudice alongside Colin Firth and her mother Joanna while still a student at Oxford University. Her younger brother, Freddie, has also decided to follow the family tradition. Emilia is also musical - she plays the cello, piano and trumpet.

Career: Since leaving full-time education, Fox has worked consistently on TV, but still found time to tread the boards and appear in movies. Period dramas Rebecca, The Round Tower and the aforementioned Pride and Prejudice brought her fame, but it was the remake of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) in 2000 that made her a household name. In 2002 she starred in Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning The Pianist and has more recently worked with Britain's acting elite in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, The Virgin Queen, Marple: The Moving Finger, Born Equal, Upstairs Downstairs and Fallen Angel. In 2004 she took over from Amanda Burton as the lead actress in Silent Witness, and has been playing forensic pathologist Nikki Alexander ever since.

Quote: On attending film premieres: 'If you want to see that film, then great, but don't do it just to have your photo taken because that's silly, and inevitably you get hurt by it. People start picking up on things about your life that are irrelevant.'

Trivia: She is a patron of the environmental and human rights charity the Environmental Justice Foundation.

Sheila Hancock (Contributor)

Born: February 22, 1933 in Blackgang, Isle of Wight

Best Known For: Her roles in a string of hit TV programmes and plenty of stints on the stage.

Early-life: Born Sheila Cameron Hancock on February 22, 1933, in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, but was brought up in London where her parents worked in pubs. During the Second World War, she was evacuated to Berkshire. At only eight years old, she found the experience traumatic and was bullied by the local children. Once back with her parents, Sheila won a grammar school scholarship, where she began acting. She went on to study drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).

Career: For nine years after leaving Rada, Hancock worked in theatre. Her breakthrough came in 1960s sitcom The Rag Trade. Other early productions include Carry On Cleo, But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock, and How I Won the War. Roles in Brighton Belles, The Buccanneers, Love and Death on Long Island, Bedtime and EastEnders propelled her further into the spotlight. She took a break from acting when her husband John Thaw fell ill, but returned with Fortysomething in 2003. Hancock continues to work on stage and screen, and in 2010 was a judge alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber on talent search Over the Rainbow. She's also written two acclaimed memoirs. She also regularly works in radio.

Quote: 'I can't be bothered to go through the process of getting to know somebody and to pretend you are something else or whatever you do for them. I like my privacy now, I like my freedom.'

Trivia: Hancock's first husband Alec Ross died of oesophageal cancer in 1971. Two years later, she married actor John Thaw, who was killed by the same disease in 2002. Sheila and John each had a daughter from their previous marriages, and one between them - all three girls are actresses.

Gyles Brandreth (Contributor)

Nick Grimshaw (Contributor)

Born: August 14, 1984 in Oldham

Best Known For: Being a Radio 1 DJ and a judge on The X Factor.

Early-life: Born Nicholas Peter Grimshaw in Oldham on August 14, 1984. He studied Communication and Media Studies at the University of Liverpool. In 2007 he joined Radio 1 to present the youth strand Switch. From August 2008 to May 2009, he hosted Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show, and went on to present the 10pm-midnight slot on the station from June 2009.

Career: Grimshaw's big break came in July 2012 when it was announced he would be replacing Chris Moyles as host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. On TV, Grimshaw has hosted Freshly Squeezed, Style the Nation and The Music Show on Channel 4. In 2013, he filmed cameo roles in EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Home and Away. He has appeared as a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2015, he became a judge on The X Factor.

Quote: 'I can't bear the early mornings.'

Trivia: In 2014, Grimshaw completed a 12-hour bike ride to raise money for Sport Relief.

Kate Robbins (Contributor)

Emily Atack (Contributor)

Olly Alexander (Contributor)

Example (Contributor)

Chris Ramsey (Contributor)

Born: August 03, 1986 in South Shields

Best Known For: Hebburn and stand-up.

Early-life: Christopher Ramsey was born in South Shields on August 3, 1986. He studied film at the University of Sunderland but left before completing his degree so that he could focus on his career as a stand-up comedian. His early days as a comedian were spent comparing an open-mic night in Newcastle.

Career: Ramsey performed his first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and returned a year later on the back of TV appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats. He returned to the Scottish capital in 2012 with a new show before embarking on a national tour. In the same year, he began playing the lead role in BBC Two sitcom Hebburn. He has also been a familiar face on Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Argumental, Russell Howard's Good News and Celebrity Juice.

Quote: On filming Hebburn: 'I'm not an actor, I'm a stand-up, so the 12-hour days are hard to get used to.'

Trivia: He's a stickler for tidiness.

Westlife (Contributor)

Tania Alexander (Executive producer)

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Saturday, June 20 on E4 +1 (30)

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