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Season 5, Episode 8
Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the classic game show, with contestants Tom Allen, Fleur East and Simon Gregson all trying to say what they see, as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen charity
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Cast & Crew
Stephen Mulhern
(Host)
Tom Allen
(Contestant)
Fleur East
(Contestant)
Simon Gregson
(Contestant)
Geraldine Dowd
(Director)
David Reilly
(Writer)
Sam Munday
(Series producer)
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Stephen Mulhern
(Host)
Born:
April 04, 1977
in
Minehead
Best Known For:
Presenting various ITV shows.
Early-life:
Stephen Daniel Mulhern was born in Minehead on April 4, 1977 to Maureen and Christopher. He has two older brothers and a younger sister. He started to learn about magic when he was 14 and his first break as an entertainer came when he performed his magic show at Butlins when he was 17. It led to him being offered a job as a Redcoat at Minehead. His first taste of TV began in 1998 as a CITV presenter. He went on to co-host Finger Tips with Fearne Cotton and Naomi Wilkinson, children's show Tricky TV and Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown with Holly Willoughby.
Career:
Mulhern moved on to more adult fare in 2006 when he hosted ITV2 spin-off Dancing on Ice: Defrosted. Since then, he has been involved with ITV2 spin-off Britain's Got More Talent, game show Magic Numbers, The Big Quiz, Big Star's Little Star and Sunday Side Up. Since 2013, he has presented a revived version of ITV game show Catchphrase. He has also appeared in a number of pantomimes. In 2012, he began co-presenting a Sunday breakfast show on Heart radio alongside Emma Willis.
Quote:
'I wanted to be the new Paul Daniels,' he says. 'I wanted to have that show where the best and biggest acts from around the world would do a couple of tricks and I'd introduce them.'
Trivia:
Mulhern has released a number of children's magic sets, toured the UK with Stephen's Mega Mad Magic Show and performed his magic act in front of the Queen at a Royal Variety Performance.
Tom Allen
(Contestant)
Fleur East
(Contestant)
Simon Gregson
(Contestant)
Born:
October 02, 1974
in
Wythenshawe, Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Steve McDonald in Coronation Street
Early-life:
Born Simon Alan Gregory on October 2, 1974, in Wythenshawe, Manchester. An only child, his father was a bank clerk and his mother a police officer. He originally wanted to be a pilot and intended to join the RAF, preparing for what he believed would be his future job by enrolling with the local Air Cadets group. At the same time, he was attending Cheadle Comprehensive school, where he was interested in sport but also enjoyed appearing in school plays.
Career:
At 14, he successfully auditioned for the part of Steve McDonald in Coronation Street. Nicholas Cochrane, who was chosen to play his on-screen twin brother Andy, attended the same school, although they barely knew each other before the soap. Gregson was forced to change his name after learning actors' union Equity already had a Simon Gregory on its books. He stayed on Coronation Street throughout his teens and took his GCSEs in 1991 after studying with a tutor. He's now one of Corrie's most popular and longest-serving stars. In his spare time he works for various charities.
Quote:
On going into Coronation Street: 'The thing people didn't realise is that I hadn't acted before and I was in the country's biggest show. All of a sudden I had to be an actor. My last job was a paper round.'
Trivia:
In 2009, Gregson and his then-Corrie co-star Michelle Keegan played themselves in the third episode of Red Dwarf: Back to Earth.
Geraldine Dowd
(Director)
David Reilly
(Writer)
Sam Munday
(Series producer)
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
