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Season 4, Episode 1
Competitors from across the nation test their strength, speed and courage in this obstacle-course challenge, hosted by Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara. Those who make it to the end of the adrenaline-fuelled mission face one final task - scaling the heights of a tower named Mount Midoriyama - as they battle it out for the title of Ninja Warrior UK
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Cast & Crew
Ben Shephard
(Host)
Chris Kamara
(Host)
Rochelle Humes
(Host)
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Simon Marsh
(Executive producer)
Martin Scott
(Executive producer)
Paul Kirrage
(Series director)
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Did You Know..
Ben Shephard
(Host)
Born:
December 11, 1974
in
Epping, Essex
Best Known For:
Hosting The Xtra Factor
Early-life:
Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard was born in Essex on December 11, 1974. He has a brother and sister. He studied dance, drama and theatre arts at Birmingham University. As a teenager he loved sport, and played for South-East England's Under 16 and Under 18 football teams, and for the Senior Eastern Counties rugby team. After graduating, he spent time in France, working in a chateu. He returned to the UK and landed jobs at various production companies, before getting his big break in 1998, hosting Channel 4 series Control Freaks.
Career:
He co-hosted The Bigger Breakfast and T4 on Channel 4, before signing up to ITV2's Bedrock. Among his presenting credits are EastEnders Revealed, Channel 4's Planet Pop, MTV Select with Kelly Brook and Exclusive with Lisa Rogers. As well as presenting GMTV Today and Entertainment Today, Ben also fronted the station's lifestyle series Inch-loss Beach in 2003 and took a road trip from San Francisco to LA in Ben's Road to Hollywood. He presented the ITV2 show The Xtra Factor since 2004 but quit - reportedly being angry that Dermot O'Leary was brought in to replace Kate Thornton on the main show, instead of him. He has since presented several high-profile shows for ITV and is the face of The Krypton Factor.
Quote:
"My experiences as a backpacker have taught me that decent toilet paper is a luxury you just can't afford to be without."
Trivia:
Shephard holds the world record for the most pumpkins smashed in one minute - 11.
Chris Kamara
(Host)
Born:
December 25, 1957
in
Middlesbrough
Best Known For:
Being a footballer and a football pundit.
Early-life:
Christopher Kamara was born in Middlesbrough on December 25, 1957 to Albert and Irene. His father was from Sierra Leone. Being one of the few black families in his neighbourhood, he suffered a lot of racist abuse. Chris joined the Royal Navy when he was 16 and he was spotted playing football for the Navy by Portsmouth manager Ian St John, who signed him in November 1974 after paying the Navy's £200 buy-out fee. Chris made his first team debut for Portsmouth in August 1975. He was sold to Swindon in 1977 and went on to make 147 appearances for the club.
Career:
Kamara returned to Portsmouth in 1981 for a brief spell before moving on to Brentford in the same year. A second spell at Swindon between 1985 and 1988 was followed by stints at Stoke City, Leeds United and Luton. He joined Bradford City as a player-coach in 1994 and was appointed manager of the club in November 1995. He had a disastrous spell as manager of Stoke City in 1998. Since then he has been a football pundit for Sky Sports. In April 2015, he began co-presenting ITV game show Ninja Warrior UK alongside Ben Shephard and Rochelle Humes.
Quote:
"It's real end-to-end stuff, but unfortunately it's all up at Forest's end."
Trivia:
Kamara was inducted into the Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame in 2004.
Rochelle Humes
(Host)
Born:
March 21, 1989
in
Portsmouth
Best Known For:
The Saturdays.
Early-life:
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman was born in Portsmouth on March 21, 1989. Her parents divorced when she was three. She went on to attend Colin's Performing Arts School. She did a little modelling and finished third in a Miss England contest. In 2001, Rochelle was chosen from thousands of hopefuls on the S Club Search TV series to become a member of S Club Juniors, a younger spin-off of pop group S Club 7.
Career:
S Club Juniors were all in their early teens and they were originally intended to be a support act for S Club 7, but they soon had a following of their own and began to release records. In 2003, the name of the group changed to S Club 8. They released two albums and appeared as characters on children's TV series I Dream. They split up in early 2005. In 2006, Humes was a member of a group called The TigerLilys, but they disbanded before releasing any material. Her big break came in 2007 when she became a member of girl group the Saturdays, whose members include fellow former S Club 8 member Frankie Bridge. They released their debut album, Chasing Lights, in 2008. Since then, they have released a further three albums and headlined a number of concert tours. Away from singing, Humes has appeared on the BBC Three comedy panel show Sweat the Small Stuff, and presented This Morning alongside her husband, former JLS singer Marvin Humes. In December 2013, she was a contestant on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Quote:
"I'm happy to be womanly and I think that comes from happiness in everything else in my life too."
Trivia:
She wed Marvin in 2012.
Michael Kelpie
(Executive producer)
Simon Marsh
(Executive producer)
Martin Scott
(Executive producer)
Paul Kirrage
(Series director)
