Celebrity Supermarket Sweep

Rylan (Host)

Andrea McLean (Contestant)

Born: October 05, 1969 in Glasgow

Best Known For: Presenting the weather on GMTV and anchoring Loose Women.

Early-life: Andrea was born in Glasgow on October 5, 1969 and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, where her father was an engineer in a sugar factory. Her family returned to Scotland when she was 15 but later settled in Chester. She went on to study modern studies at Coventry University and later gained a Post Graduate Certificate in periodical journalism.

Career: McLean's big break came in June 1997 when she joined GMTV as a weather presenter. She left in 2008 to become a permanent host on Loose Women. In 2006, she was a contestant on Dancing on Ice - she was eliminated in the third week. In August 2014, she was a participant on BBC One celebrity gymnastics contest Tumble.

Quote: 'I used to think everything had to be perfect, but now I know perfection doesn't exist - life comes with bumps and grazes.'

Trivia: McLean teamed up with Dr Hilary Jones on a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and they won £150,000 for charity.

Nadia Sawalha (Contestant)

Born: January 18, 1964 in London

Best Known For: Her role as Annie Palmer in EastEnders and winning Celebrity MasterChef.

Early-life: Nadia Sawalha was born in London on January 18th, 1964 to Bobbie and actor Nadim Sawalha. She originally wanted to follow a career in nursing until she was bitten by the acting bug after appearing in a school play at the age of 13. When she threatened to throw herself out of a window if her mum and dad didn't send her to stage school, they didn't have much choice. She has never looked back, even when younger sister Julia shot to stardom on the small screen first. Nadia trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and began her career on the stage.

Career: After waiting more than 10 years for her big break, Sawalha landed the role of tough businesswoman Annie Palmer in EastEnders in 1997. She left the soap in 1999 and moved into presenting with the daytime TV show Live Talk and game show It's Not the Answer. Since then, she has fronted a number of programmes, including Passport to the Sun, Now You're Talking, Accidents Can Happen, Wanted Down Under, Eating in the Sun, Kitchen SOS and Saturday Cookbook. Since 2013, she has been a regular panellist on Loose Women. In 2011, she appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice, but was voted out in the first week. In early 2015, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Quote: 'I've never bowed to the pressure to be thin. I think people like seeing a TV presenter who looks real.'

Trivia: Sawalha won Celebrity MasterChef in 2007.

Harry Redknapp (Contestant)

Paul Merson (Contestant)

Rita Simons (Contestant)

Born: March 10, 1977 in Essex

Best Known For: Playing Roxy in EastEnders.

Early-life: Rita Joanne Simons was born in Essex on March 10, 1977. She has an older brother, and is the niece of entrepreneur Alan Sugar. Before she was bitten by the acting bug, she was in the band Girls@Play, who released a couple of singles before splitting up. She then joined a different group called Charli.

Career: Simons had roles in Mile High, Dream Team and London's Burning before she made her debut as Roxy Mitchell in Albert Square in 2007 alongside Samantha Womack, who plays her sister Ronnie. One of Rita's twin daughters, Maiya, was diagnosed with hearing loss at six months old and she featured in a BBC documentary with her mother in Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me.

Quote: 'I don't like who I am when I'm drunk and I don't like being out of control.'

Trivia: Simons can speak fluent French and German. She won a National Television Award in 2008.

Chizzy Akudolu (Contestant)

Born: October 07, 1973 in London

Best Known For: Playing Mo Effanga in Holby City.

Early-life: Andrea Chizoba Akudolu was born in London on October 7, 1973. She caught the eye of casting directors in 2002 when she was one of eight performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. Her first TV appearance was in BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High and she followed this up with a small role in EastEnders.

Career: Akudolu went on to star on the small screen in Stupid, Green Wing, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Roman's Empire, Jinx, Gigglebiz, Twenty Twelve and Mongrels. Her big break came in 2012 when she began playing surgeon Mo Effanga in Holby City.

Quote: 'I get angry when people are rude and insincere. I've been on jobs where actors treat the crew rudely, which I think is unnecessary.'

Trivia: Away from acting, Akudolu enjoys embroidery and karate.

Amelia Brown (Executive producer)

Toby Baker (Director)

Adam Hutchinson (Executive producer)

Oliver Herington (Series producer)

Lewis Thurlow (Series producer)

Sarah Pack (Series producer)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sunday, August 2 on ITV Quiz (28)

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