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Celebrity Big Brother (British Series 12)
''Celebrity Big Brother 12'' was the twelfth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 22 August 2013, three days after the fourteenth regular series final, in two parts. The series ended after 23 days on 13 September 2013, with Charlotte Crosby being voted the winner of the series by the public. It continued to air on Channel 5 as part of a two-year contract with Endemol, which secured the show until 2014. It was the fifth celebrity series to air on Channel 5 and the eighth series of ''Big Brother'' to air on the broadcaster overall since they acquired the show. This was the first celebrity edition to be hosted by Emma Willis. Willis continued to host ...''Bit on the Side'', alongside Rylan Clark and AJ Odudu. Pre-series Logo The official new eye logo for the series was released on 1 August 2013. The new logo design followed the same pattern as for '' Big Brother 14'', but with a new golden theme. The new icon featured the doors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.Emma Willis replaces Brian Dowling as presenter of ‘Big Brother’ . Telly Spy (2 April 2013). Retrieved 31 March 2014. Willis has presented '' Big Brother'' and '''' (2013–2018), as well as the spin-off series '' |
Jamie East
Jamie Alexander East (born 27 March 1974) is an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and singer-songwriter. Career He was the lead singer of the band The Beekeepers, who signed to Beggars Banquet in the late 1990s. They reformed in 2011 for a series of gigs, and continue to both gig and write to this day. He was the creator of entertainment website Holy Moly (website)Holy Moly and ran it until 2012, when he sold it to UK Television Producers Endemol. Television He began his TV career presenting '' Big Brother'' spin-off show ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' alongside Emma Willis and Alice Levine from the show's revival on Channel 5 in 2011 until January 2013. In 2014 he became the presenter of ''Thronecast'', the ''Game of Thrones'' fan show on Sky Atlantic, alongside comedian Rachel Parris. In 2015, ''Thronecast'' went live every Monday night, and Jamie was joined by Sue Perkins. On Halloween 2015, Jamie co-presented ''Most Haunted Live!'' with Rylan Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Atkinson
Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939), commonly known as "Big Ron" or "Mr. Bojangles", is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits. Nicknamed "The Tank" during his playing career, he represented Oxford United for 12 years, and still holds the club record for appearances. As a manager, he won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 and 1985 and the Football League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 and Aston Villa in 1994. Early life and playing career Atkinson was born in Liverpool but his family moved to Shard End (then in Warwickshire, now an area of Birmingham). He attended Lea Village Secondary School. After beginning his career as a ground staff boy at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he was signed by Aston Villa from works team BSA Tools at the age of 17, but never played a first-team match for them. He has referred to then Villa coach Jimmy Hogan as his biggest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Anderton
Sophie Louise Balinska-Jundzillova (born 14 May 1977) is an English model and reality television personality. Her modelling career included a campaign for Gossard bras in 1996, and later included appearances for a range of other brands. Since 2000 she has also appeared in television programmes including '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Career Anderton was born in Bristol, England. In 1996 she appeared in the Gossard Glossies and Gossard Wonderbra "Girl in the grass" national advertising campaign shot by Herb Ritts, which included the strapline "Who said a woman couldn't get pleasure from something soft?"Huffington Post bio of Sophie Anderton Retrieved 11 September 2013.Egan, Barry [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Diamond
Dustin Neil Diamond (January 7, 1977 – February 1, 2021) was an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise. Early life and family Diamond was born in San Jose, California, the son of Jaimee and Mark Diamond. His father taught digital electronics for a computer processing firm, and his mother was a computer operator for Pacific Bell. Diamond was Jewish and attended Zion Lutheran School. Career Diamond began acting as a child. He became known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on the television show ''Saved by the Bell'', a role he played for close to thirteen years from its beginning as ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' (1988–89) through its final incarnation, '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1994–2000). Continuing the series into college, '' Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' shows most of the cast transplanted into not only the same college, but also the same college dormit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Jones (actor)
Ian Royston Jones (born 24 January 1953), better known as Bruce Jones, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as taxi driver Les Battersby in ''Coronation Street''. He left the role in 2007. Early life Jones was born to Bruce and Irene Jones in Collyhurst, Manchester. He was brought up in a typical working-class household before he went to live with his grandmother in Wales where he joined his school drama group at the age of eleven and dreamt of becoming an actor. Career Early career Jones' first introduction into show business was when he formed a comedy duo with a friend, and went to work on the club circuit as "Clarke and Jones" for many years. He began using his father's name as his stage name. It was during this time that Jones decided to try to act, and his first big break came in 1993 when he was cast as the lead role of Bob Williams in the feature film ''Raining Stones'' by director Ken Loach. The film won the ''Evening Standard'' British Film Awards for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Stodden
Courtney Alexis Stodden (born August 29, 1994) is an American media personality, model, and singer. After competing in beauty pageants in their home state of Washington and releasing original music, then-16-year-old Stodden came to international attention after being wed to 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison in 2011. The controversy and media attention surrounding the marriage led Stodden to appear in the reality television shows ''Couples Therapy'' (2012) and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' (2013), and later appearances on ''Reality Ex-Wives'' (2015), '' The Mother/Daughter Experiment'' (2016), ''Celebs Go Dating'' (2017), and ''Courtney'' (2020). Early life Courtney Alexis Stodden was born on August 29, 1994, in Tacoma, Washington to Krista Kay Keller and Alex John Stodden. Archived froRadarOnline's article 16-Year-Old Bride and 51-Year-Old Hubby's Marriage License & Certificate!June 22, 2011. They have two sisters, Ashley and Brittany, 9 and 11 years older than Stodden. Stodden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Spence
Louie Spence (born 6 April 1969) is an English dancer, choreographer and television personality, best known for the TV show ''Pineapple Dance Studios''. He was a professional dancer in his youth, performing in West End musicals including ''Miss Saigon'', ''Cats'', and '' Closer to Heaven''. ''Pineapple Dance Studios'' was sold around the world and has aired on the US network Ovation since 28 September 2014. Early life and education Spence was born in Ponders End, Enfield in the north of Greater London and grew up in Braintree, Essex. He attended Notley High School before moving on to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Career Dance Spence performed in the West End as part of the award-winning original cast of ''Miss Saigon''. He went on to perform in ''Cats'' and '' Closer to Heaven'', and performed with a number of pop acts including the Spice Girls, Take That and Björk. Television From 2004 to 2006, Spence was a judge and mentor on Trouble TV's ''Bump'n'Grind''. Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Entwistle
Victoria Entwistle (born 15 September 1968) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Janice Battersby in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Entwistle grew up in Accrington; her father owned a newsagent's in Clayton-le-Moors.Vicky Entwistle biography Corrie.net (6 January 1997). Retrieved on 26 August 2011. She attended Rhyddings High School in , and at the age of sixteen, she commuted to to study drama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Falcone
Mario Lorenzo Falcone (born 21 February 1988) is an English television personality and tailor. He is known for his appearances in the reality programme ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Career Falcone made his debut appearance on ''The Only Way Is Essex'' during the third series in 2011 and stayed until the sixteenth series, before returning for the nineteenth series and departing again after the twenty-first series. He was suspended for promoting slimming pills on social media. On 22 August 2013, Falcone entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house, competing in the twelfth series. He was the third ''TOWIE'' cast member to appear on the show, following Amy Childs in 2011 and Kirk Norcross in 2012. On 13 September, he finished fifth and left the house with fellow housemate and sixth place Vicky Entwistle. Personal life Brought up in Shenfield, Essex, Falcone is English of Italian descent. He is the brother of author Giovanna Fletcher, who is the wife of McFly's Tom Fletcher. Falcone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol McGiffin
Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born 18 February 1960) is an English radio and television broadcaster, who has appeared on the daytime talk show ''Loose Women'' since the early 2000s. She appeared on the twelfth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Early life McGiffin was born in London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent, to John McGiffin and Heather Barham (10 July 1934 - 2003). She grew up with her two sisters Kim and Tracy (1963-2017) and her brother Mark. Career She started her broadcasting career in 1984 as a producer on cable channel Music Box and moved on to presenting in 1988 as co-host of the Chris Evans shows on GLR. Her style then and characterised today is based on comedic observation of men. In 1995 McGiffin was a founding member of the Talk Radio UK team, co-presenting the popular weekday evening show ''The Rude Awakening'' with Moz Dee. When the show ended in September 1995 she became the station's music expert for around six months, hosting her own Friday evening rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Harries
Lauren Charlotte Harries (born James Charles Harries; 6 March 1978) is an English media personality. As a child she was known for her knowledge of antiques, appearing on numerous television shows including ''Wogan'' and '' After Dark''. In later life, she has been known for her appearances on television series such as ''Celebrity Big Brother'', ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', '' This Morning'' and ''Naked Attraction''. Early life Lauren Charlotte Harries was born James Charles Harries on 6 March 1978 in Surrey, England. Harries' father, Mark Harries, worked in the hotel business and catering trade. The family moved to Cardiff when Harries was still a baby. From the age of five, she enjoyed art and antiques, and had an apparent ability to spot bargains at local jumble sales and second-hand shops. Career Harries began making television appearances in August 1988 on Terry Wogan's chat show, ''Wogan.'' The then ten-year-old demonstrated a good knowledge of antiques. At 13, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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