Career: Walsh's big TV break came in 1993, when he appeared on the Royal Variety Show. It led to a stint presenting the National Lottery, and he also hosted the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Win, Lose or Draw. After fearing his brand of light entertainment was becoming dated he moved into acting, taking parts in the TV version of Lock, Stock, the soap Night and Day and movie Mike Bassett: England Manager before Coronation Street's bosses created the role of Danny Baldwin for him in 2004. He stayed in Weatherfield for two years before leaving to pursue other projects. He's since appeared in Torn, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Law and Order: UK and SunTrap. He moved back into presenting in 2009 with ITV quiz show The Chase, and is a team captain on Play to the Whistle.

Career: Syal spent seven years at the Royal Court Theatre before returning to writing and working on several BBC series. Her big break came when she penned acclaimed movie Bhaji on the Beach. Amid acting in series such as Kinsey and Holding On, she formed the Goodness Gracious Me team with friends, and their radio show went on to become a huge TV hit. Her star shined more brightly when she played grandmother Ummi in spoof chat show The Kumars at Number 42. She continues to work on stage and screen, making appearances in Doctor Who, Beautiful People and Holby City.

Career: In 1977, after working for two seasons as an assistant to royal designer Hardy Amies on Savile Row, he launched his own fashion house, Emanuel, working with his then wife Elizabeth. When they began concentrating on custom-made designs, they became a favourite designer of Lady Diana Spencer, and in 1981, David and Elizabeth were chosen to design the wedding dress worn by Diana at her wedding to Prince Charles. Since then, he has dressed a number of well-known faces, including Shirley Bassey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Elizabeth Taylor and Faye Dunaway. Following his divorce from Elizabeth in 1990, he established the David Emanuel Couture label. On TV, he has appeared on a number of fashion-related series, including Frock Doctor, Shop the World and The David Emanuel Fashion Show. In November 2013, he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

Career: Bracken signed up to play scrum-half for Bristol in 1992, and a year later he made his England debut against the All Blacks. He went on to win a further 50 international caps. From 1996 until 2006, he played 128 times for Saracens. He raised his profile in 2007 by winning Dancing on Ice with professional ice skater Melanie Lambert. After the series ended, he skated professionally in ice skating shows. In January 2014, he joined up with fellow former contestants to compete in the final series of Dancing on Ice.

Career: Vegas's big break came in 1997 when he was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He made his TV debut in the one-off Johnny Vegas TV Show the following year. In 2001, he landed a role in the Paul Whitehouse sitcom Happiness, which won him the Best Newcomer trophies at the Royal Television Society and British Comedy Awards, although it was arguably his appearance in a series of cult adverts with a sock monkey for ITV Digital that made him a household name. Since then, he's been a regular panellist on Shooting Stars, acted in series Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House, Dead Man Weds, Ideal, Massive, Benidorm, Still Open All Hours and presented his own show, 18 Stone of Idiot. He was also in Johnny Depp film The Libertine and The Harry Hill Movie.