The Great Escapers: Loose Women in Costa Brava
03:00 am - 03:50 am, Friday, December 19 on ITV1 London (3)
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Loose Women in Costa Brava
Season 1, Episode 4
Loose Women stars Katie Piper, Denise Welch and Sunetra Sarker head to Spain's Costa Brava, where they compete against one another to deliver the best holiday activities. With the construction of a human tower, a couple of surprises from Denise, an aerial yoga lesson that isn't a zen-like experience for everyone and a forage for flowers in store, which of the Loose Ladies will win the title of Greatest Escaper when the three of them meet to decide the winner?
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Cast & Crew
Katie Piper
(Contestant)
Denise Welch
(Contestant)
Sunetra Sarker
(Contestant)
Sophie Lightfoot
(Director)
Cherry Stewart-Czerkas
(Producer)
Naomi Templeton
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Katie Piper
(Contestant)
Denise Welch
(Contestant)
Born:
May 22, 1958
in
Ebchester, Co Durham
Best Known For:
Being a former Loose Woman.
Early-life:
Born Jacqueline Denise Welch on May 22, 1958, in Ebchester, Co Durham. Her father ran the now defunct Welch's Toffee Company and also performed as a drag act, and her mother was a nurse. Denise enjoyed acting in school productions, but was all set to go to teacher training college until her father and drama teacher convinced her to apply to the Mountview Theatre School instead. She studied there for three years, and began winning stage roles shortly after graduation.
Career:
Denise starred in a variety of hit TV dramas including Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Byker Grove, Soldier Soldier and Spender before landing the part of Natalie in Coronation Street in 1997. She stayed on the soap opera for four years but left when she discovered she was pregnant with her second child. She was asked to present This Morning following the departure of Richard and Judy, but turned the offer down. She went on to make appearances in TV shows The Vice, Born and Bred, and Down to Earth, before joining the cast of Waterloo Road. The actress has also hit the charts with the singles You Don't Have to Say You Love Me and Cry Me A River. She was a panellist on Loose Women between 2002 and 2013. In August 2013, she was a contestant on ITV's dancing reality series Stepping Out.
Quote:
"I do know that I feel a better wife and better mum the way I lead my life now. That's the wonderful thing - I have two fantastic kids and we're doing really well."
Trivia:
Her autobiography, Pulling Myself Together, was published in 2010.
Sunetra Sarker
(Contestant)
Born:
July 25, 1973
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Casualty.
Early-life:
Sunetra was born in Liverpool on June 25, 1973. Her father is a doctor. She went on to study Information Systems for Business with French at Brunel University. Her breakthrough as an actress came in 1988 when she was cast as Nisha Batra in Brookside. She stayed with the soap for two years but returned to play the same character 10 years later between 2000 and 2003.
Career:
Following her first stint on Brookside, Sarker starred in London Bridge, Cold Feet and Playing the Field. Bigger roles came in No Angels and The Chase. In 2007, she was cast as Dr Zoe Hanna in Casualty, a role she continues to play. In 2014, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On signing up for Strictly Come Dancing: "I don't quite know what I've let myself in for. But the chance to swap my stethoscope for sequins was just too tempting."
Trivia:
In 2014, Sarker appeared with her son, Noah, on game show Big Star's Little Star.
Sophie Lightfoot
(Director)
Cherry Stewart-Czerkas
(Producer)
Naomi Templeton
(Executive producer)
