Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre (Presenter)

Born: February 21, 1976 in London

Best Known For: Coming from obscurity to being the biggest name in comedy seemingly overnight

Early-life: Born in 1976, in South London to a dancer and comedy writer Ray Cameron, McIntyre had a thoroughly middle-class upbringing that he describes as being entirely short of misery or material. He did his first open mic spot in 2001 having dropped out of a biology degree at Edinburgh University.

Career: Hailed as the best new stand-up to emerge in a decade, Michael has taken the comedy world by storm. He delivered electrifying sets on both We Are Not Amused (Prince Charles's 60th birthday celebrations on ITV1) and the Royal Variety Performance (BBC One), plus a stand-out performance as host on the first episode of BBC One's Live at the Apollo, leading to the Comedy Roadshow vehicle.

Quote: "Don't Man City and Man United sound a bit like gay clubs? 'Where you off to tonight? Man City? We're off to Man United. And a bit later we're off to the MEN Arena.'"

Trivia: His debut DVD release, Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing, became the fastest selling debut stand-up DVD of all time, selling more than 600,000 copies.

Ashley Roberts (Contributor)

Born: September 14, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona

Best Known For: The Pussycat Dolls and I'm a Celebrity.

Early-life: Ashley Maria Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 14, 1981. She began dancing and singing at a young age. Her father was once a drummer with the Mamas & Papas. During her school summer holidays, she travelled to California to learn about modern dance. After leaving school, she moved to Los Angeles and appeared in a number of TV commercials and music videos for the likes of Josh Groban, Pink and Counting Crows.

Career: Within six months of moving permanently to California, Roberts joined the Pussycat Dolls when they were a burlesque group. She went on to join the musical version of the Pussycat Dolls alongside Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton, Jessica Sutta and Kimberly Wyatt. The group had a number of hit singles, including Don't Cha, Stickwitu and When I Grow Up. She left the Dolls in 2010 to start recording her own music. In 2012, she finished second on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! She was a member of the ice panel for the final two series of Dancing on Ice. Her debut solo album, Butterfly Effect, was released in September 2014. In early 2015, she was a contestant on Channel 4 reality series The Jump.

Quote: "I'm claustrophobic. I'm not a fan of bugs, rodents, snakes, creepy crawly things at all. I'm not a fan of the dark."

Trivia: Roberts has launched her own lingerie line in Sydney.

Lucy Worsley (Contributor)

Born: December 18, 1973 in Reading, Berkshire

Best Known For: Presenting various historical documentaries for the BBC.

Early-life: Born on December 18, 1973 in Reading, Berkshire. Lucy moved frequently as a child with her father's job as a geologist, travelling to such countries as Canada, Iceland and Norway before the family settled in Nottingham. She studied ancient and modern history at New College, which is part of Oxford University. She graduated in 1995 with a first-class. Lucy started out as a curator for Milton Manor before going on to work for English Heritage and writing the English Heritage guide to Bolsover Castle. She then worked for Glasgow Museums before becoming chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces.

Career: Worsley's earliest TV presenting roles include If Walls Could Talk and Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency, which she worked on in 2011. She co-presented Antiques Uncovered with Mark Hill in 2012. Worsley's series A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley was broadcast in 2013 and she presented The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain the year after. Since then, she has presented such series as Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley, Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey, A Very British History, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley and History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley.

Quote: "The people who like my programmes like real ale, they like old guns and old trains, and they also like a nice dress."

Trivia: She enjoys cross country running and represented Berkshire when she was a teenager.

John Barnes (Contributor)

Richard Coles (Contributor)

Patricia Bright (Contributor)

Rob Beckett (Contributor)

Peter Andre (Contributor)

Born: February 27, 1973 in Harrow, London

Best Known For: I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and his own reality shows on ITV2.

Early-life: Born Peter Jay Andrea on February 27, 1973, in Harrow, London. His Greek-Cypriot parents moved their family to Australia's Gold Coast in 1979. He has four older brothers and a sister. He became interested in music at an early age, particularly the songs of Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, and Smokey Robinson. He wrote his first song, Dream a Little, at the age of 13 with one of his brothers and began entering local talent competitions.

Career: At 16, Andre auditioned for the Australian version of talent show New Faces. He was turned down, but returned 12 months later, won the series and was offered a recording contract live on air. He won various awards, before being offered the chance to tour Britain with Madonna and Bobby Brown. This led to him releasing singles in the UK. He went on to achieve his dream of appearing at Wembley Stadium. When the hits dried up, he concentrated on songwriting. Andre's appearance on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! in 2004 brought him back to the nation's attention, and he's since relaunched his singing career. In August 2015, it was announced that he would be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

Quote: "I hate feet, they're disgusting. What are they even for?"

Trivia: Andre has appeared on a number of fly-on-the-wall reality shows since 2005, first with his then-wife Katie Price and then on his own after they separated.

Chris Power (Director)

Dan Baldwin (Executive producer)

Tom Blakeson (Executive producer)

01:40 am - 03:00 am, Wednesday, December 24 on U&W (25)

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Season 2, Episode 15

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