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Big Star's Little Star
''Big Star's Little Star'' is a British game show that began on ITV on 4 September 2013 and is presented by Stephen Mulhern. The show sees three celebrity contestants and their children or grandchildren answering questions about each other to win up to £15,000 for a charity of their choice. Format Round 1 The celebrities (known as the 'Big Stars') are asked the same multiple choice questions as their children or grandchildren (known as the 'Little Stars') with the aim being to answer the same. Each of the celebrities is given three questions in turn with the children's or grandchildren's answers pre-recorded and shown on screen. Round 2 The celebrities watch a series of clips of their children or grandchildren describing several everyday items with the aim being to identify what their children or grandchildren are describing. They are awarded two points if they can identify the items after the first clue and one point after the second clue has been given. Round 3 The celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of the game shows dates back to the late 1930s when both radio and television game shows were broadcast. The genre became popular in the United States in the 1950s, becoming a regular feature of daytime television. On most game shows, contestants Quiz, answer questions or solve puzzles, and win prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Shrager
Rosemary Jacqueline Shrager (' Worlledge; born 21 January 1951) is a British chef and TV presenter, best known for being an haute cuisine teacher on the reality television programme '' Ladette to Lady'', and as a judge on '' Soapstar Superchef''. She also made an appearance on the reality TV series '' I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!''. Other television projects have included ''Kitchen Showdown with Rosemary Shrager'', where she weaned unhealthy fast-food families onto nutritious cuisine. Shrager is an accomplished chef and has worked with fellow ''Soapstar Superchef'' judge Jean-Christophe Novelli. The daughter (and third child) of John Worlledge, a company executive, and his wife, June Rosemary Twentyman Davis, Shrager was educated at Northwich School of Art and Design and Heatherley School of Fine Art, with the intention of becoming an architect. She was married to Michael Shrager, a barrister, until his passing in 2020. They married when she was 21; they had two chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bailey
Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English Pop music, pop singer who won the The X Factor (British series 10), tenth series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in 2013. Following her win, her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper (song)#Sam Bailey version, Skyscraper" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving the List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones, Christmas number one on 22 December 2013. She was the first ''X Factor'' winner in three years to gain the Christmas number one spot. On 24 February 2014, Bailey supported Beyoncé on one of the dates of her UK leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, as well as performing on ''The X Factor'' Live Tour. Her debut album, ''The Power of Love (Sam Bailey album), The Power of Love'', was released in March 2014 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was re-issued in December 2014 as ''The Power of Love (The Gift Edition)''. The re-issue featured five new trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Fox (broadcaster)
Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became "Foxy" in the 2000s, then simply as Neil Fox, M.D. before reemerging as "Dr Fox" in 2020 to host the UDJ "Heritage Chart" countdown. He was a judge on ''Pop Idol'' between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman. Early life Fox was born on 12 June 1961 in Harrow, Middlesex. As a boy he moved to Thames Ditton, Surrey, where he lived for a number of years. He was then educated at Kingston Grammar School in London and joined the Air Training Corps, before becoming a management student at the University of Bath, where he joined the student radio station University Radio Bath, and began his career as a radio presenter using the pseudonym Andrew Howe. After leaving university he worked as a binliner salesman. He does not hold an ordinary PhD or medical degree, but does have an honorary doctorate from the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaye Adams
Kaye Rintoul Adams (born 28 December 1962) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist. She was an anchor on ITV topical discussion show ''Loose Women'' from 1999 to 2006 and again from 2013 and was a regular panellist on Channel 5's daily morning show ''The Wright Stuff'' from 2007 until 2012. She hosts the morning show on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 9am to 12 noon. Early life Adams was born in Falkirk and brought up in Grangemouth, where she attended Abbotsgrange Middle school and Grangemouth High, before moving to the fee-paying St George's School, Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated with an MA Honours in Economics and Politics. Media career Adams started her media career as a graduate trainee at Central Television, concentrating on political and news journalism: her first coup was a one-hour interview with Margaret Thatcher. For the next few years, Adams remained focused on hard news when, in early 1988, moved to Scottish Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Lucy
Gary Edward Lucy (born 27 November 1981) is an English people, English actor, television personality and model who is best known for playing List of The Bill characters (E–L)#Will Fletcher, Will Fletcher in the ITV (TV network), ITV police drama ''The Bill'', Luke Morgan in ''Hollyoaks'', Kyle Pascoe in ''Footballers' Wives'' and Danny Pennant in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He also played a part in the show ''The Dumping Ground'' as a footballer named Billy. Career Lucy was born in Chigwell, Essex. He appeared in ''Grange Hill'' and ''Dream Team (TV series), Dream Team'' before getting the role that brought him to public attention, Luke Morgan in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Lucy undertook a male rape storyline, for which he won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, Best Newcomer award at the 2000 British Soap Awards. Lucy then went on to do three series of the ITV (TV network), ITV football drama ''Footballers' Wives'' where he played Kyle Pascoe, a foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Ruddock
Neil "Razor" Ruddock (born 9 May 1968) is an English former professional footballer and television personality who is a club director at Enfield. As a player he was a central defender from 1986 to 2003, and was voted the 17th "hardest footballer of all time". He made his debut at Millwall, having been associated with the club since the age of 13, and also represented Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town during a professional career spanning 17 years. He was capped once by England, in 1994. Ruddock came out of retirement in 2015, aged 46, to play for United Counties League side Wellingborough Whitworth. He has since appeared on a variety of television shows including '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' and '' Celebrity MasterChef''. Club career Early career Ruddock began his career at Millwall, before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in 1986. He broke his leg on his Tottenham debut against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Lewis
Dame Denise Rosemarie Lewis (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports administrator and former sports presenter and athletics athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was twice Commonwealth Games champion, was the 1998 European Champion, and won World Championships silver medals in 1997 and 1999. She was the first European to win the Olympic heptathlon, though Europeans, including Briton Mary Peters, had won the Olympic pentathlon precursor event. Her personal best score for the heptathlon is 6,831 points, set at the Décastar meeting in 2000. That is a former British record and ranks her third on the all-time British lists behind double World, double Commonwealth Games champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Olympic, three-time World and European champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. Along with these two and pentathletes Mary Rand and Dame Mary Peters, Lewis is recognised as one of Britain's greates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cohen (rugby Union)
Ben Christopher Cohen, (born 14 September 1978) is an English activist and former rugby player. He began his professional career with Northampton Saints in 1996; in 2007 he moved to France to represent Brive before returning to England two years later to join Sale Sharks. Cohen was a member of the England team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Cohen was a member of the England team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. His main position was winger. In May 2011, Cohen retired from professional rugby. He founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat homophobia and bullying. Early life Cohen was born in Northampton. He was educated at Kingsthorpe Upper School. ( Kingsthorpe College as known today) This was not a rugby playing school and at age 12 he first started playing witNorthampton Old Scouts RFC Regarding his background, Cohen has stated, "My family's not Jewish, but a few generations back they used to be. I think it was my great-grandfather that married a non-Jewish g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Shaw
Suzanne Christine Crowshaw (born 29 September 1981), known as Suzanne Shaw, is an English actress, singer and television personality, who rose to fame after winning the talent contest ''Popstars'' and subsequently being a member of the band Hear'Say. Shaw is now an established musical theatre and West End performer, actress, model and television presenter in her own right. She won the third series of the ITV skating show ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2008 and participated in the 'All Stars' series in 2014. Shaw played the character of Eve Jenson in the soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life At the age of two, Shaw started ballet and tap classes at the Janet Lomas School of Dancing in Bury. While training at the school, she took exams in ballet, tap and modern. She also performed in annual shows and competed successfully in dance festivals and competitions across the North West. At five years of age, Shaw performed in her first amateur dramatics show, '' Annie''. Shaw developed a love fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmuid Gavin
Diarmuid Gavin (born 10 May 1964) is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show on nine occasions from 1995 to 2016, winning a number of medals, including gold in 2011. He has also authored or co-authored at least ten gardening-related books. Early life Gavin was born in London on 10 May 1964, to Irish parents, and brought to Ireland when he was a month old. He grew up in the Fairways development in Rathfarnham, a suburb of Dublin. When Gavin was six, his younger brother Conor was killed by a car while they were walking to school. He received his primary school education in St. Joseph's Boys National School in Terenure. He received his secondary education at Templeogue College; he recalls the subjects as being "horrifying," with the exception of art classes with a favourite teacher, Mr Weafer. He applied to the College of Amenity Horticulture at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin, failing the first time, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Bercow
Sally Kate Bercow (''née'' Illman; born 22 November 1969) is a British public personality and the wife of the former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. Early life The daughter of Ronald Illman, of Hindhead, Surrey, Bercow attended the private co-educational King Edward's School in Witley, Surrey. She took her A-levels at Marlborough College, where she was a contemporary of Samantha Cameron. She attended Keble College, Oxford, where she studied Theology for two years, before dropping out. She was the social secretary of the Oxford University Conservative Association. After university, she pursued a career in public relations and advertising. Politics Her future husband, John Bercow, became a Conservative member of parliament at the 1997 general election. She campaigned for New Labour and their candidate Tony Blair; she also campaigned for John Bercow to help win his seat. She campaigned for the election of Ed Balls as leader of the Labour Party in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
