Come Dine with Me - Margi Clarke - 11:00 am Saturday, December 20 on 4seven

Margi Clarke (Contestant)

Best Known For: Playing Tyrone's mouthy mum in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Clarke was born and raised in Liverpool and is now well-known for her Scouse accent.

Career: Clarke began her career in showbusiness on late-night entertainment show, What's On, before appearing in several episodes of Brookside. She cemented her reputation after starring in low-budget film Letter to Brezhnev, which went on to become regarded as one of the most important British films of all time. Clarke has since dipped her toe in allsorts, from various films, to music videos, to presenting. The success of The Good Sex Guide, which she hosted, resulted in her publishing her own tome, Margi Clarke's Better Than Sex Cookbook. More recently, Clarke has reprised her role as Jackie Dobbs in Corrie, appeared on Celebrity Cash in the Attic and starred alongside Tina Malone in Scousers in St Helens.

Quote: "I love punk, but I have mellowed. I loved the attitude of punk, it could only have come from this country."

Trivia: Clarke made a bid to become the UK entry for the Eurovision song contest 2011 with the song Holographic Disco.

Nick Pickard (Contestant)

Born: April 16, 1975 in London

Best Known For: Playing Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks.

Early-life: Nicholas Pickard was born in London on April 16, 1975. He is the older brother of fellow actor John Pickard. Nick studied acting at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Corona Theatre School. His early TV credits include roles in Erasmus Microman, You Rang, M'Lord?, Grange Hill and EastEnders.

Career: Pickard's big break came in 1995 when he landed the role of Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks. He appeared in the very first episode and still remains on the show today. Over the years, Tony has been married to Mandy Richardson and her stepsister Cindy, lost a daughter to sudden infant death syndrome and battled with testicular cancer. Away from Hollyoaks and spin-off series Hollyoaks Later, Pickard has appeared in panto and reached the final in the 2011 series of Celebrity MasterChef, losing out to Phil Vickery.

Quote: "I first joined Hollyoaks when I was 19 years old and every year I expect it to end - hope it doesn't - but expect that it could, and every year they keep asking me to stay for another year, so I'm very lucky."

Trivia: Pickard is the owner of a number of restaurants in Sheffield. He supports the School Food Trust, which encourages children to eat healthy food.

Chelsee Healey (Contestant)

Born: August 06, 1988 in Salford

Best Known For: Waterloo Road and Casualty.

Early-life: Chelsea Jade Healey was born in Salford on August 6, 1988. In 2003, she made her TV debut in the BBC Three drama Burn It. Between 2006 and 2009, she played pupil Janeece Bryant in four series of school drama Waterloo Road. She returned to the role in 2010 as the new school secretary.

Career: Healey has made guest appearances in Conviction, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Doctors, and Young Dracula. In 2014, she joined the cast of Casualty, playing tea lady Honey Wright. In 2011, she partnered with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev in Strictly Come Dancing. They lost in the final to eventual winners Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani. In early 2015, Healey was a participant on the talent show Get Your Act Together.

Quote: "I've got quite a collection of hats and wear them in all weathers."

Trivia: In 2013, Healey participated in a Comic Relief challenge that involved celebrities canoeing rapids on the Zambezi River.

Marcus Collins (Contestant)

Crissy Rock (Contestant)

Henry Hainault (Series producer)

Matt Calais (Executive producer)

Come Dine with Me: Margi Clarke

11:00 am - 11:30 am, Saturday, December 20 on 4seven (49)

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