The Chase Celebrity Special
11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Friday, December 19 on Challenge (48)
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Season 4, Episode 17
I'm a Celebrity 2013 winner Kian Egan, former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, presenter Matt Johnson and actor Larry Lamb compete to win thousands of pounds for charity by taking on one of the show's resident trivia experts in a test of their general knowledge. However, they must work as a team to build their prize pot and stay one step ahead of the Chaser. Bradley Walsh asks the questions
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Cast & Crew
Bradley Walsh
(Host)
Kian Egan
(Contestant)
Sharron Davies
(Contestant)
Matt Johnson
(Contestant)
Larry Lamb
(Contestant)
Mick Thomas
(Director)
Jennifer Stephenson
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Bradley Walsh
(Host)
Born:
June 04, 1960
in
Watford
Best Known For:
Coronation Street and Law & Order: UK
Early-life:
Bradley John Walsh was born in Watford on June 4, 1960. He wanted to be a footballer and was playing for a county league team when he was offered a contract with Brentford FC. Sadly, his sporting career was brought to an abrupt end when he broke both his ankles. He then considered joining the police, but was told he was too short, so he followed his father into engineering. He eventually decided to try stand-up comedy, and made his first steps towards turning professional when he became an entertainer at a holiday camp near Morecambe.
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.
Quote:
"Professionally I saw the end of light entertainment galloping towards me. Oddly enough, it's coming back now thanks to all the reality shows."
Trivia:
Walsh is a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Kian Egan
(Contestant)
Born:
April 29, 1980
in
Sligo, Ireland
Best Known For:
Being a member of Westlife.
Early-life:
Kian John Francis Egan was born in Sligo, Ireland, on April 29, 1980, to Patricia and Kevin. He is the fifth child of seven. Kian's first taste of music was in a pop group called IOYOU, which also included fellow Westlife members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan. After IOYOU failed to land a record deal, Louis Walsh fired three members of the group, Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden were recruited and their name was changed to Westlife.
Career:
In 1998, Westlife started out as a support act for Boyzone and the Backstreet Boys. A year later, their first single, Swear It Again, topped the charts in Ireland and the UK. Westlife went on to sell more than 50 million records worldwide and achieved 14 number-one singles in the UK. They announced their intention to split in 2012 and played their final concerts in June of the same year at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin. Away from Westlife, Egan has been one of the coaches on talent show The Voice of Ireland, and co-presented a series of Surprise Surprise. In November 2013, he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
Quote:
"I grew up listening to Guns N' Roses, Faith No More and Slayer. Then I started doing musicals and got into acting and singing in Grease and Oliver."
Trivia:
Away from music, Egan enjoys surfing.
Sharron Davies
(Contestant)
Matt Johnson
(Contestant)
Larry Lamb
(Contestant)
Born:
October 10, 1947
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Archie in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born in London in 1943, Lamb joined the oil industry, which resulted in him working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting into a professional level, performing at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975-1976. He returned to the UK, and became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry based soap Triangle (1981-83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's Chief Engineer.
Career:
Other credits include The New Avengers, The Professionals, Fox, Minder, Get Back, Lovejoy, Get Back, A Touch of Frost, Our Friends in the North, Taggart, Casualty, Kavanagh QC, Spooks, Midsomer Murders and The Bill. Lamb has also appeared in various films including the 1980s hit Buster also starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters, as Peter Chase in Essex Boys and in 1983, had a small speaking role in the blockbuster Superman III. Most recently, Lamb has been seen in Gavin & Stacey playing Gavin's father, Michael Shipman. In 2008, he began playing the part of twisted, manipulative Archie Mitchell in Eastenders.
Quote:
"Archie is two characters rolled into one - he is Mr Nice and Mr Nasty!"
Trivia:
He is the father of BBC 6 Music disc jockey, Celebrity Scissorhands and Big Brother's Little Brother presenter George Lamb.
Mick Thomas
(Director)
Jennifer Stephenson
(Producer)
