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Soapstar Superstar
''Soapstar Superstar'' is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 6 January 2006 to 13 January 2007. The show's format works in a similar format to that of ''Pop Idol'' and ''The X Factor'', in that the competition features a group of soap opera actors performing in front of a celebrity panel of judges, with the weakest performers being eliminated when they receive the fewest votes from the judges and a public vote. Unlike these shows, the audience decides upon the song contestants sung in the next round, with the eliminated contestant joining the judging panel for that episode to save one of the other contestants and decide on which song they would sing next. Presenters and judges The first series was hosted by Fern Britton and Ben Shephard, with Jayne Middlemiss and Duncan James hosting a companion show for the series on ITV2, entitled ''Soapstar Superstar: Extra Tracks''. For the second series, the show was presented by Zoe Ball, with the ITV2 companion show, retitled as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talent Show
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, participants may be motivated to perform for a reward, trophy, or prize of some kind. For example, a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of the student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest. Media Since the late 1940s, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television, such as ''Doorway to Fame'' (1947), ''The Original Amateur Hour'' (1948), ''Hollywood Screen Test'' (1948), '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1949), '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1952), ''NHK Nodo Jiman'' (1953), ''New Faces'' (1963), ''Notun Kuri'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Middlemiss
Jayne Middlemiss (born 3 February 1971) is an English television and radio presenter. She began presenting music television shows such as ''The O-Zone'' and ''Top of the Pops'' in the mid-1990s, before presenting a variety of other television and radio shows, including on BBC Radio 6 Music. She has won both ''Celebrity MasterChef'' and reality show ''Celebrity Love Island''. Early life Middlemiss was born and raised in the town of Bedlington in Northumberland. Her father Tom was a miner and her mother Janet was a factory worker. She attended Whitley Memorial C of E First School, followed by Meadowdale Middle School and later Bedlingtonshire Community High School. Career Modelling Middlemiss first worked in an electrical store, but left for London. In 1991, Middlemiss started out as a model; within a year, she left that behind to pursue a career in the media. She has since appeared in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll, at 77 (1998), 75 (1999) and 74 (2000). Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxanne Pallett
Roxanne Carrion (born Roxanne Kaboli-Nejad, later Roxanne Pallett; 26 December 1982) is an English actress, television personality, and broadcaster. She played Jo Stiles in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2005–2008), and has appeared in the horror films ''Lake Placid 3'' (2010), '' Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort'' (2014) and ''Devil's Tower'' (2014). Pallett has appeared in various reality television shows, including ''Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes'' (2005), ''Soapstar Superstar'' (2006), ''Dancing on Ice'' (2009), ''Celebrity Big Brother'' (2018), ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' (2018) and ''Celebrity Coach Trip'' (2019). Early life Roxanne Kaboli-Nejad was born on 26 December 1982 in Carlisle, Cumbria to an Iranian father, Johandar Kaboli-Nejad and an English mother, Monica Pallett. After her father walked out on the family, Roxanne took her mother's surname and was brought up in Currock by her mother and grandmother. Her maternal grandfather was Italian. Career In her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossroads (soap Opera)
''Crossroads'' (later known as ''Crossroads Motel'' and ''Crossroads King's Oak'') is a British television Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ... soap opera that ran on ITV (TV network), ITV over two periods – the original 1964 to 1988 run, followed by a short revival from 2001 to 2003. Set in a fictional motel (hotel in the revival) in the Midlands, ''Crossroads'' became a byword for cheap production values, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, the series regularly attracted huge audiences during this time, with ratings as high as 15 million viewers. It was created by Hazel Adair (actress and screenwriter), Hazel Adair and Peter Ling and produced by Associated TeleVision, ATV (until the end of 1981) and then by ATV's successor, ITV Central, Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Pargeter
Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2013. For her role in ''Emmerdale'', she won the 2019 British Soap Award for Best Actress. Early life Pargeter was born in Nottingham. She trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop and New College, Nottingham. She was a member of the band Paperdolls, which toured with Boyzone in the 1990s and took part in ''Stars in Their Eyes'' as Emma Bunton. Career She has appeared in ''Soldier Soldier'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', and played the role of Brenda in the film ''Anita and Me''. However, it is for her roles as Helen Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle, whom she currently plays in the long-running soap ''Emmerdale'' (2002–present), that she is best known. In January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Whyment
Andrew "Andy" Whyment (born 2 April 1981) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom ''The Royle Family'' and Kirk Sutherland on ''Coronation Street''. Career Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford. His first credited part was in ''Cracker'' in 1993. He also had minor roles in '' The Cops'', ''Heartbeat'' and '' Where the Heart Is''. From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom ''The Royle Family''. Since 2000, he has played Kirk Sutherland in ''Coronation Street''. In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition ''Soapstar Superstar''. In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for ''The X Factor'' audition in Manchester; he was auditioning under his ''Coronation Street'' character and sang the Kings of Leon song "Sex on Fire". He also took part in the 2012 series of ''Dancing on Ice'' and was paired up with professional skater Vicky Ogden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Originally broadcast twice weekly, the series began airing six times a week in 2017. The programme was conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren. Warren's initial proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a significant part of English culture. ''Coronation Street'' is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, upon its 50th anniversary, the series was recognised by Guinness World Records, as the world's longest-running television soap opera. Initially influenced by the conventions of kitchen sink realism, ''Coronation Street'' is noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fleeshman
Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 8 June 1989) is an English actor and singer. His television career began as a 12-year-old, playing Craig Harris for four years in ''Coronation Street'' before going on to become an established television, West End and Broadway performer. Early and personal life Fleeshman was born on 8 June 1989 in Manchester. He is the son of former ''Brookside'' and ''Coronation Street'' actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman. He attended Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire and Wilmslow High School sixth form. He has two sisters, Emily Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman who are also actresses. In 2019, Fleeshman announced via his Instagram account that he is now a vegetarian and had been meat-free for over two years at that point, having "never felt better ethically or physically". Acting career Fleeshman began his professional career in the film called ''An Angel for May''. At the age of 12, from 2002 to 2006, he played the role of Craig Harris in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sammeth
Billy Sammeth (December 3, 1951 – June 18, 2018) was an American talent manager, writer, and television producer and personality. Early life Billy Sammeth was born December 3, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of twelve, he moved with his family to California, where Sammeth's father, Philip, was an executive at ''Walt Disney Productions'', pioneering the character merchandising division (licensing the ''Davy Crockett Coonskin Cap'' to then unknown toy company, ''Mattel''). Career Management In 1969, only a week after beginning college in Columbus, Ohio, Sammeth sustained a brain concussion from a horseback riding injury and was sent home to his parents in California on a medical leave of absence. His father soon arranged a job for him in the mail room of a public relations firm in Hollywood that represented many celebrity personalities including The Osmond Brothers. Sammeth and the Osmond Brothers became fast friends and Sammeth continued to work with the Osmond Brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Deering
Rob Deering (born 1972) is an English comedian, musician and writer. Personal life Deering grew up in London and Oxfordshire, and lives in London with his wife Julia and their children. Deering is an avid runner and has run eight marathons including five London Marathons; so far he has raised nearly £100,000 for Parkinson's UK. Career Deering was the host and writer of three series of ''Out to Lunch'' on BBC Radio 2. He also hosted ''99 Things to Do Before You Die'' on Channel 5. In 2007, he appeared on a special edition of ''The Weakest Link'', winning the show and answering all his questions correctly. Deering also appeared on the Channel 4 quiz show ''Fifteen to One'' in 1997. He won an edition of ''Celebrity Mastermind'' broadcast on 28 December 2014 with a score of 27 points. He has appeared as a guest on shows including ''Banter'', ''4 at the Fringe'' on BBC Radio 4 and ''Jammin'' on BBC Radio 2. He has also guest-starred in ''Jason Manford's Comedy Rocks''. He took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheree Murphy
Sheree Victoria Murphy (born 22 August 1975) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her roles as Dawn in Only Fools and Horses and Tricia Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Eva Strong in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Dakota Davies in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. In 2005, Murphy came second place in the fifth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and competed in the 2015 series of ''Celebrity MasterChef''. In September 2016, she became the presenter of a cookery programme on BBC One called ''Yes Chef!'' Early life Born in Stoke Newington, north London, Murphy was the middle child and only girl in a family of five children. The family lived in a council house, and she was educated from aged nine at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. She then attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Murphy's first part was in the musical ''The Rink'' at the Cambridge Theatre, aged 12. She did not work professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
