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Season 9, Episode 8
Stephen Mulhern hosts another charity edition of the game show, with Les Dennis, Rebecca Sarker and Jordan Stephens trying to say what they see as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen good causes
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Stephen Mulhern
(Host)
Les Dennis
(Contestant)
Rebecca Sarker
(Contestant)
Jordan Stephens
(Contestant)
Geraldine Dowd
(Director)
Sam Munday
(Series editor)
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Stephen Mulhern
(Host)
Born:
April 04, 1977
in
Minehead
Best Known For:
Presenting various ITV shows.
Early-life:
Stephen Daniel Mulhern was born in Minehead on April 4, 1977 to Maureen and Christopher. He has two older brothers and a younger sister. He started to learn about magic when he was 14 and his first break as an entertainer came when he performed his magic show at Butlins when he was 17. It led to him being offered a job as a Redcoat at Minehead. His first taste of TV began in 1998 as a CITV presenter. He went on to co-host Finger Tips with Fearne Cotton and Naomi Wilkinson, children's show Tricky TV and Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown with Holly Willoughby.
Career:
Mulhern moved on to more adult fare in 2006 when he hosted ITV2 spin-off Dancing on Ice: Defrosted. Since then, he has been involved with ITV2 spin-off Britain's Got More Talent, game show Magic Numbers, The Big Quiz, Big Star's Little Star and Sunday Side Up. Since 2013, he has presented a revived version of ITV game show Catchphrase. He has also appeared in a number of pantomimes. In 2012, he began co-presenting a Sunday breakfast show on Heart radio alongside Emma Willis.
Quote:
'I wanted to be the new Paul Daniels,' he says. 'I wanted to have that show where the best and biggest acts from around the world would do a couple of tricks and I'd introduce them.'
Trivia:
Mulhern has released a number of children's magic sets, toured the UK with Stephen's Mega Mad Magic Show and performed his magic act in front of the Queen at a Royal Variety Performance.
Les Dennis
(Contestant)
Born:
October 12, 1954
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Hosting Family Fortunes.
Early-life:
Born Leslie Dennis Heseltine on October 12, 1954, in Liverpool, one of four children of a taxi driver, also called Les, and his wife Winnie. He also has a half-brother from his father's first marriage. Les claims to have had a difficult relationship with his dad, who at first disapproved of his son's foray into showbusiness, and found it difficult to watch him being criticised during club performances at the start of his career. However, the pair grew close following the death of his mother from cancer in 1977.
Career:
Dennis made his TV debut in Russ Abbot's Madhouse during the early 1980s; his comedy partner Dustin Gee died in 1986. Their impersonations of Coronation Street characters made them famous, but Dennis's future seemed uncertain as he started out alone. However, in 1987 he took over from Max Bygraves as host of Family Fortunes, and presented the game show for the next 15 years. Dennis has also done straight acting, appearing in Brookside, Intimate Relations, Crossroads, Casualty, Extras and The Bill. He also famously took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2002. He joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2014.
Quote:
'Big Brother was cathartic for me in that it gave me a chance to think about things and decide what I wanted to do with my life.'
Trivia:
In 2013, Dennis was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef and finished runner-up to Ade Edmondson.
Rebecca Sarker
(Contestant)
Jordan Stephens
(Contestant)
Geraldine Dowd
(Director)
Sam Munday
(Series editor)
Gary Chippington
(Executive producer)
