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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.

Jenny Ryan (Contestant)

Hollie Arnold (Contestant)

David Baddiel (Contestant)

Born: May 28, 1964 in New York

Best Known For: Being Frank Skinner's best mate.

Early-life: David Lionel Baddiel was born on May 28, 1964, in Troy, New York, where his Welsh father was working as a research scientist. His mother was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. They moved to the UK when David was four months old. David's first script and performance almost got him expelled from the sixth form of The Haberdashers Aske School, Elstree. Academically, he excelled and earned a place at Cambridge University where he was vice-president of the famous Footlights club. David graduated from Kings College with a double-first in English Literature in 1986. He then began working on a PhD which he never finished.

Career: During this period, Baddiel debuted on the London stand-up circuit, and wrote sketches with Rob Newman for BBC Radio 4's Week Ending. Fame followed in 1990 when the duo appeared as part of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Baddiel and Newman became the first comedians to sell out Wembley Arena. After the duo split, Baddiel formed a comedy partnership with Frank Skinner when they presented TV series Fantasy Football in 1994. They went on to make chart-topping Euro 96 football anthem Three Lions with the Lightning Seeds. Since then they've hosted several series of Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned, appeared together in the West End, and collaborated on podcasts during the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. Baddiel has also written various novels, including Time for Bed, Whatever Love Means and The Secret Purpose. He also wrote and starred in sitcom Baddiel's Syndrome.

Quote: 'I have an image of myself as thinner, so it's disappointing when I realise that I'm not.'

Trivia: He pens a regular books column for The Times.

Geraldine Dowd (Director)

Gary Chippington (Executive producer)

Sam Munday (Series editor)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Tuesday, March 24 on ITV1 London +1 (35)

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