Come Dine with Me: Lesley Joseph
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Wednesday, February 4 on 4seven (49)
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Lesley Joseph
Season 2011, Episode 1
Actress Lesley Joseph hosts the final dinner party of the week, and tries to impress her diners with a Titanic-themed evening, complete with a chamber orchestra. However, they are left bemused when she begins blow-drying her duck, before the winner of the £1,000 prize is announced
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Cast & Crew
Lesley Joseph
(Contestant)
Wayne Sleep
(Contestant)
Tamara Beckwith
(Contestant)
Bobby Davro
(Contestant)
Jon Lloyd
(Series producer)
Rupert Verrinder
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Lesley Joseph
(Contestant)
Born:
October 14, 1945
in
London
Best Known For:
Birds of a Feather.
Early-life:
Lesley Diana Joseph was born in London on October 14, 1945 and grew up in Northampton. At the age of seven, she made her stage debut in Hansel and Gretel at the New Theatre in Northampton. After training to be an actor at Lamda, she spent several years playing an assortment of roles at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter.
Career:
Joseph made her TV debut in a 1974 episode of Wendy Craig-fronted sitcom And Mother Makes Five. She went on to make appearances in Sadie, It's Cold Outside, The Knowledge and Minder. Her big break came in 1989 when she was cast as man-eater Dorien Green in popular sitcom Birds of a Feather. It ran on the BBC until 1998 but it returned in 2012 as a stage version. The interest generated by the stage version led to ITV commissioning a new series which began airing in January 2014. Away from Birds of a Feather, Joseph has also starred in ITV soap Night and Day, appeared in a number of pantomimes, been a regular guest on Loose Women and co-hosted a radio show on BBC London 94.9 with Christopher Biggins. In 2015, she was a contestant on ITV's celebrity sheepdog trials programme Flockstars.
Quote:
"Some people say there are fewer parts for older actresses, but it doesn't seem that way at the moment. I think there has been a renaissance for older women."
Trivia:
Joseph supports Tottenham Hotspur.
Wayne Sleep
(Contestant)
Born:
July 17, 1948
in
Plymouth
Best Known For:
Being a dancer and choreographer.
Early-life:
Wayne Philip Colin Sleep was born on July 17, 1948, in Plymouth, but grew up in Co Durham. At the age of 12 he won a scholarship to The Royal Ballet School, and was the shortest male student ever accepted. He joined The Royal Ballet Company in 1966 and eventually became one of its principal dancers. Renowned for his incredible jump and spin, he set a world record in 1973 after completing an entrechat douze - a jump with six beats. The record still stands today.
Career:
Sleep has had more than 50 starring roles during his career, including Mistoffelees in the original production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Cats. Owing to his height - he is just 5ft 2ins - many roles were specially created for him by the likes of Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Ninette de Valois and Rudolph Nureyev, and he has choreographed works including David and Goliath. He featured in the 1979 film The First Great Train Robbery and a year later established his own dance company, DASH. More recently, Sleep has sampled life in the jungle on ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, been a judge on BBC One talent show Strictly Dance Fever, appeared in panto, and featured on an episode of Come Dine With Me. In August 2013, he became a judge on ITV's dancing reality series Stepping Out. He was awarded an OBE in 1998.
Quote:
"The biggest myth about dancers? That they're gay. I am, but most are straight. You should see what goes on."
Trivia:
In 1998, the Wayne Sleep Dance Scholarship was launched to raise funds for students to further their training in all aspects of theatre and dance.
Tamara Beckwith
(Contestant)
Born:
April 17, 1970
in
London
Best Known For:
Being a TV personality.
Early-life:
Tamara Jane Beckwith was born in London on April 17, 1970, the daughter of property developer Peter Beckwith. She has a sister, Clare. Tamara attended Cheltenham Ladies' College. Her first job was in design and advertising company Andrew Derrick Design.
Career:
Beckwith has appeared on a number of TV reality shows and presented her own programmes. She has been a contestant on Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me and CelebAir, and presented shows on MTV and VH1. She also designs her own range of jewellery for QVC and co-owns The Little Black Gallery, a photography gallery in Chelsea. In early 2016, she was a contestant on Channel 4's sporting reality show The Jump.
Quote:
"I think as you grow older you are more aware of how hard it is to earn money. When you're younger you do tend to take it all for granted."
Trivia:
Beckwith is a contributing editor for Hello magazine.
Bobby Davro
(Contestant)
Born:
September 13, 1958
in
Middlesex
Best Known For:
Being a comedian.
Early-life:
Born Robert Christopher Nankeville in Middlesex on September 13, 1958. His father, Bill Nankeville, was a middle-distance runner and represented Great Britain at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. Bobby started out as an impressionist and he was a regular fixture on TV throughout the 1980s and 90s.
Career:
Davro's popularity was at its peak in the mid-1980s when he had his own ITV shows: Bobby Davro on the Box, Bobby Davro's TV Annual and Bobby Davro's TV Weekly. He also appeared on the comedy impressions sketch show Copy Cats. After a break from TV screens, he returned in 1997 as the host of game show Winner Takes All for Challenge TV. Between 2007 and 2008, he played Vinnie Monks in EastEnders. He continues to tour as a comedian and perform in pantomimes. In August 2015, he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
"Panto gives me the chance to exhibit all my talents in singing, comedy and impressions."
Trivia:
Davro supports the charity Kids `n" Cancer. In 2010, he was a contestant on ITV skating show Dancing on Ice - he was eliminated in week two.
Jon Lloyd
(Series producer)
Rupert Verrinder
(Producer)
