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Adil Ray (Presenter)

Born: April 26, 1974 in Birmingham

Best Known For: Citizen Khan and being a radio host.

Early-life: Adil was born in Birmingham on April 26, 1974 to a Pakistani father and Kenyan mother. His father worked as a bus driver for almost 40 years, his mother worked for the Civil Service. His parents divorced when he was in his mid teens. Adil went on to study marketing at the University of Huddersfield. During his time at university, he worked as a host on a small Asian radio station in Birmingham before moving on to Choice FM. Other radio work followed at Galaxy 105, Century Radio, Aire FM Leeds and Ministry of Sound Radio.

Career: In 2002, Ray joined the BBC Asian Network to present the late night Adil Ray Show. He presented other slots on the station before leaving in June 2010. He has since been a regular on BBC Radio 5 Live. Since 2012, he has co-written and starred in the BBC sitcom Citizen Khan. He has also presented Desi DNA and Inside Out. In 2015, he guest presented three episodes of The One Show.

Quote: 'It doesn't matter what religion you are or what background, we all have the same problems, highs and lows.'

Trivia: As a keen cricketer, Ray represented West Bromwich Dartmouth during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He supports Aston Villa FC.

Angellica Bell (Contestant)

Born: March 24, 1975 in London

Best Known For: Her work on The One Show.

Early-life: Born on March 24, 1975 in London. Angellica attended Notting Hill and Ealing High School before going on to study politics at Bristol University. She graduated in 1996.

Career: Bell started her career in TV at CBBC in 2000. She became the main anchor for such shows as That's Genius!, Xchange, 50/50 and Short Change. She then went on to adult mainstream programming at BBC One, presenting The Great British Village Show in 2007. In the same year, she appeared on Comic Relief does Fame Academy and Children in Need. She hosted the CBBC show Election and ITV2 reality show CelebAir in 2008. Perhaps the programme she is best known for is The One Show, starting out as a reporter but also having presented some episodes. Her recent TV work includes presenting daytime BBC series Ill Gotten Gains and taking part in Sport Relief challenge Hell on High Seas, which was shown on The One Show.

Quote: 'Because I presented children's TV people tend to give me the brush-off but I actually have a degree in politics.'

Trivia: She plays the cello.

Natalie Cassidy (Contestant)

Born: May 13, 1983 in Islington, London

Best Known For: Playing Sonia in EastEnders

Early-life: Natalie Ann Cassidy was born on May 13, 1983, in Islington, London. She became interested in performing at an early age, despite none of her family having been involved in showbusiness, and claims she was inspired to tread the boards after watching Rainbow as a child. At the age of eight, she enrolled at The Anna Scher Theatre School and it soon became clear she had an impressive future ahead of her.

Career: At 10 she auditioned for a role in EastEnders and won the coveted part of Sonia, a member of the infamous Jackson clan. During her time in the soap her character had to deal with giving birth after not realising she was pregnant, the death of her fiance and a lesbian affair that almost wrecked her marriage. Cassidy won both British Soap and TV Quick Awards, and is one of EastEnders' most popular stars. She's also appeared on So Graham Norton, taken part in Celebrity Driving School, and reported for Holiday. She was a contestant on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2012, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Quote: 'I know that my face is well known because of TV, but I don't feel famous, I just feel like a really normal person.'

Trivia: In 2007, Natalie released a fitness DVD.

Jonnie Peacock (Contestant)

Greg Rutherford (Contestant)

Toby Baker (Series director)

Pam Cavannagh (Executive producer)

Ben Shephard (Executive producer)

Born: December 11, 1974 in Epping, Essex

Best Known For: Hosting The Xtra Factor

Early-life: Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard was born in Essex on December 11, 1974. He has a brother and sister. He studied dance, drama and theatre arts at Birmingham University. As a teenager he loved sport, and played for South-East England's Under 16 and Under 18 football teams, and for the Senior Eastern Counties rugby team. After graduating, he spent time in France, working in a chateu. He returned to the UK and landed jobs at various production companies, before getting his big break in 1998, hosting Channel 4 series Control Freaks.

Career: He co-hosted The Bigger Breakfast and T4 on Channel 4, before signing up to ITV2's Bedrock. Among his presenting credits are EastEnders Revealed, Channel 4's Planet Pop, MTV Select with Kelly Brook and Exclusive with Lisa Rogers. As well as presenting GMTV Today and Entertainment Today, Ben also fronted the station's lifestyle series Inch-loss Beach in 2003 and took a road trip from San Francisco to LA in Ben's Road to Hollywood. He presented the ITV2 show The Xtra Factor since 2004 but quit - reportedly being angry that Dermot O'Leary was brought in to replace Kate Thornton on the main show, instead of him. He has since presented several high-profile shows for ITV and is the face of The Krypton Factor.

Quote: 'My experiences as a backpacker have taught me that decent toilet paper is a luxury you just can't afford to be without.'

Trivia: Shephard holds the world record for the most pumpkins smashed in one minute - 11.

Julie Kelling (Executive producer)

Neale Simpson (Executive producer)

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 25 on ITV1 London (3)

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