RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wednesday, May 20 on BBC One London (1)
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About this Broadcast
Season 1, Episode 6
Nicki Chapman and Angellica Bell launch the BBC RHS People's Choice award, where viewers can vote for their favourite large show garden. The gardening experts are back with more inspiration from this year's show, including how to create impressive house plants displays, as well as revealing the secrets to growing some of the UK's favourite plants
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Cast & Crew
Nicki Chapman
(Presenter)
Angellica Bell
(Presenter)
Stephen Martin
(Series producer)
Rosemary Edwards
(Series editor)
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Did You Know..
Nicki Chapman
(Presenter)
Born:
January 14, 1967
in
Canterbury
Best Known For:
Being a judge on Pop Idol and presenting daytime lifestyle programmes.
Early-life:
Born in Canterbury on January 14, 1967, Nicki spent her childhood in Herne Bay. At 21, she became a Promotions' Assistant at MCA Records and later worked at RCA as Head of Promotions.
Career:
From 1995 until the end of 2000, Chapman was a joint partner in the Brilliant! PR Company, which represented the Spice Girls, Take That, Phil Collins, Billie Piper, David Bowie and Amy Winehouse. In January 2001, she joined Simon Fuller's management company 19 Entertainment as Creative Director. She began her TV career as a judge on Popstars, Pop Idol and Popstars: The Rivals. Pop Idol was the top rated TV show in the UK in 2001 and 2003. In recent years, Chapman has fronted a number of lifestyle programmes such as Holidays at Home, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, City Hospital, Wanted Down Under, and Escape to the Country. She has also deputised for various presenters on Radio 2.
Quote:
'I'm driven but not ambitious. I've been in the right place at the right time and I've grabbed my opportunities when they've presented themselves.'
Trivia:
Chapman has travelled to Uganda and Ghana for Sport Relief. She has a passion for Elizabethan history and novels.
Angellica Bell
(Presenter)
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.
Stephen Martin
(Series producer)
Rosemary Edwards
(Series editor)
