Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Michelle Collins
08:00 am - 09:00 am, Sunday, March 29 on Really (44)
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Michelle Collins
Season 2, Episode 5
Gaby Roslin helps actress Michelle Collins find her ideal property in north London's Highgate Village, on a budget of £1.5million
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Leisure Hobbies
Property
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Gaby Roslin
(Presenter)
Born:
July 12, 1964
in
Hendon
Best Known For:
Co-hosting The Big Breakfast
Early-life:
Born July 12, 1964, in Hendon. The oldest of two children, she had ambitions to become a TV presenter from the age of three. Her father Clive was a radio newsreader who used to sneak her into the office to watch the team at work. After getting an A-level in drama she went to stage school in Surrey.
Career:
Within a month of leaving she landed a job presenting the kids' show Hippo. Gaby later fronted the series Motormouth. Her big break came in 1992 when she was picked out of 1,000 hopefuls to present The Big Breakfast. In 1996, she was savaged by the critics for her live Channel 4 series, The Gaby Roslin Show. Today, her career is back on track. She has worked on Whatever You Want, co-presented Children in Need, The Terry and Gaby Show, The Holiday Show, and appeared on Most Haunted. She also starred in West End hit Chicago.
Quote:
'I'm definitely not your making jam and living in the country type.'
Trivia:
Roslin is a patron of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
Michelle Collins
(Contributor)
Born:
May 28, 1961
in
Hackney, London
Best Known For:
Playing Cindy Beale in EastEnders and Stella Price in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born Michelle Danielle Collins on May 28, 1961, in Hackney, London. When Collins was a baby, her father walked out, leaving her mother to bring up two daughters. Collins dreamed of becoming an actress, but didn't do anything about it until the age of 16 when her best friend Kate died of a heart attack. Suddenly life seemed short, and Collins set about getting onto a drama course.
Career:
A self-confessed workaholic, her first professional job was as a backing singer for Mari Wilson, which she followed up by appearing in a Squeeze video. She made several minor TV appearances before joining EastEnders in 1988. Since quitting her role as Cindy Beale in the BBC soap she has starred in numerous other major TV shows - including Sunburn (she also released the theme tune as a single), Real Women, Ella and the Mothers, Daylight Robbery, Rock Rivals and Getting Out. She joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2011, playing Stella Price, the landlady of the Rovers Return, but left three years later. She's since appeared in Casualty.
Quote:
'I'm not too beautiful, I'm not too ugly. I'm normal, and I think other women find me accessible.'
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, she is a committed supporter of Oxfam and has travelled to various countries to witness the charity's work in action.
