All Star Family Fortunes: Holly Willoughby v Eamonn Holmes


3:20 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, January 10 on Challenge (48)

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About this Broadcast

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Holly Willoughby v Eamonn Holmes
Season 2, Episode 2

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Eamonn Holmes are joined by their families to battle it out against each other as Vernon Kay hosts a celebrity version of the classic game show. The stars hope to win a prize of up to £30,000 to aid the charity of their choice


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Game Show/Quiz/Contest Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Holly Willoughby (Contestant)
Eamonn Holmes (Contestant)
Claire Horton (Executive producer)
Toby Gorman (Series producer)

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Did You Know..

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Vernon Kay (Host)
Born: April 28, 1974 in Bolton
Best Known For: Hosting light entertainment.
Early-life: Vernon Charles Kay was born on April 28, 1974, in Bolton, Lancashire. He attended St Joseph's RC High School in nearby Horwich. His first taste of fame came when he was spotted by a model scout from the Select agency at the BBC's Clothes Show Live. He went on to have a successful modelling career, culminating in his selection by Channel 4 as Model of the Week on The Big Breakfast.
Career: Kay was soon snapped up to present various TV shows, including Fully Booked spin-off FBi. This led to him fronting Channel 4's weekend strand T4, as well as Hit Me Baby One More Time - which revived the careers of faded popstars - The Record of the Year, Just the Two of Us - which he co-presented with his wife, Tess Daly - All Star Family Fortunes, and various shows for The Prince's Trust. Most recently he has become the face of light entertainment on ITV, hosting All Star Family Fortunes, Beat the Star, The Whole 19 Yards, and Splash! among others.
Quote: "I like dossing about in my dressing gown and slippers, just kicking back."
Trivia: Kay supports Bolton Wanderers.
Holly Willoughby (Contestant)
Born: February 10, 1981 in Brighton
Best Known For: That jaw-dropping dress she wore on Dancing on Ice.
Early-life: Born Holly Marie Willougby on February 10, 1981, in Brighton to the manager of a double-glazing company and an air hostess. She has an older sister. Holly studied at Burgess Hill School for Girls in West Sussex and then attended The College of Richard Collyer. At the age of 14 she was spotted by talent scouts at The Clothes Show Live exhibition, was snapped up by a modelling agency and appeared in magazines. She broke into TV in 2000 as one of the stars of S Club TV. She also helped pay the bills as a receptionist, a runner for Auction World TV and an assistant floor manager.
Career: Willoughby's big break came in 2004 when she returned to CITV as co-presenter of Ministry of Mayhem. The show was later renamed Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. She has worked on TV series Feel the Fear, Stars in Their Eyes and CD: UK. She earned a prime-time slot as co-presenter of Dancing on Ice in 2006, the same year she won a Bafta for her work on children's TV. Other small screen duties have included Greased Lightnin', The Xtra Factor, Streetmate, Holly & Fearne Go Dating, Here Come the Boys and Celebrity Juice. She has co-presented This Morning with Phillip Schofield since September 2009 and co-presented two series of The Voice UK alongside Reggie Yates. In 2012, she began hosting a revived version of Surprise Surprise, and is also the presenter of sports quiz Play to the Whistle.
Quote: On her time in kids' TV: "We didn't feel like grown-ups as we were just being so wild and naughty."
Trivia: She is a patron of the charity Together for Short Lives.
Eamonn Holmes (Contestant)
Born: December 03, 1959 in Belfast
Best Known For: His time as a host on GMTV
Early-life: Born December 3, 1959, in Belfast. He grew up during the height of The Troubles with his father, Leonard, a master carpet-fitter, and his mother Josephine, who stayed at home to look after Eamonn and his four brothers. He was a TV addict as a child and at grammar school his ambition to be a TV journalist was seen as unconventional. Instead, he was urged to go for medicine, law, or the church.
Career: After attending St Malachy's College in Northern Ireland, his first job was on a building magazine. He got his break at 21 on an Ulster news programme - as the youngest-ever anchorman. BBC One phone-in show Open Air followed in 1986, and from there he moved to GMTV, where he spent 12 years. He now hosts Sky News's Sunrise four days a week, and presents This Morning with his wife Ruth Langsford on Fridays; they also co-present the game show Gift Wrapped. Has also hosted the National Lottery, The Feelgood Factor, Sporting Greats, Pass the Buck, Hard Spell and Sudo-Q, as well as numerous sports-related shows.
Quote: "I have learned the most important thing you can give people in life is time."
Trivia: Away from work, he is a dedicated supporter of Manchester United.
Claire Horton (Executive producer)
Jonathan Bullen (Director)
Toby Gorman (Series producer)

Before / After

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The Chase
4:00 pm