Sunday Brunch - 05/04/2026 - 10:00 am Sunday, April 5 on Channel 4

Simon Rimmer (Presenter)

Tim Lovejoy (Presenter)

Born: March 28, 1968 in Northwood, Middlesex

Best Known For: Hosting Soccer AM on a Saturday morning for over a decade

Early-life: Tim was born in Middlesex in 1968 and became a die-hard Chelsea fan at an early age. He always hoped for a career in sport and presenting, and as a teenager began sending out letters to production companies looking for work. For a time he worked in music as a merchandise manager for touring bands.

Career: After starting out as a VJ on MTV UK, Tim moved to the Big Breakfast, where he worked his way up from researcher to producer of the show. From there, he got the Soccer AM job in 1996, and continued to host it with Helen Chamberlain, as well as producing it, for 11 years. After leaving, he moved to BBC Radio Five Live before settling at Something For The Weekend, the Sunday breakfast show he hosts with Louise Redknapp and chef Simon Rimmer. He also launched online project Channel Bee.

Quote: 'I did not choose Something For The Weekend over Soccer AM. I love doing both. However I just turn up and present STFW whereas with Soccer AM I worked my nuts off every day writing and producing it. If I carried on doing Soccer AM I would not be able to develop my other ideas.'

Tasha Ghouri (Guest)

Vicky Pattison (Guest)

Born: November 16, 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Best Known For: Geordie Shore.

Early-life: Victoria Pattison was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 16, 1987. Before finding fame on the small screen, Vicky worked on the doors of some clubs in Newcastle and in telesales. She studied drama at Liverpool John Moores University.

Career: Pattison's big break came in 2011 when she joined the cast of reality show Geordie Shore. She stayed with the show until the final episode of series nine. Away from TV, she has released her own fitness DVD, launched her own fashion range called VIP for Honeyz, and published her autobiography. In 2014, she started appearing in the reality show Ex on the Beach.

Quote: 'Being a size six is liberating.'

Trivia: Pattinson has modelled for a number of magazines, including Loaded and Nuts.

Ellie Kildunne (Guest)

Frances Barber (Guest)

Born: May 13, 1958 in Wolverhampton

Best Known For: A string of performances on the stage and the small screen.

Early-life: Born May 13, 1958, the fourth of six children from a working class family in Wolverhampton. She couldn't afford to go to drama school; instead, she did a postgraduate degree in theatre studies at Cardiff University. At one point considered working for the Samaritans: 'I went to a Samaritans meeting and had an initiation period, but it wasn't for me.'

Career: Started acting with Hull Truck Theatre Company, and by 25 had been accepted by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Had bit parts in Michael Palin comedy The Missionary, and A Zed and Two Noughts. Achieved a mainstream breakthrough in 1987 with the movies Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and Prick Up Your Ears. Has worked steadily since, with highlights including epic miniseries Rhodes, John Thaw drama Plastic Man, and Michael Caine movie Shiner. Other projects have included the Pet Shop Boys' West End musical Closer To Heaven, and TV offerings Manchild, The IT Crowd, New Tricks, Where The Heart Is, Funland, Doctor Who, The Fattest Man in Britain, Silk, The Spa, and Psychobitches.

Quote: 'It wasn't meant to happen to a girl from Wolverhampton.'

Trivia: In 2005, she appeared alongside Ian McKellen in the Old Vic's pantomime production of Aladdin.

Kellie Shirley (Guest)

Arlo Parks (Musical guest)

Patrick Ruddy (Series editor)

Sunday Brunch: 05/04/2026

10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Sunday, April 5 on Channel 4 (4)

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