Emily Jane Atack (born 18 December 1989) is an English actress, comedian, and television personality. She is best known for playing Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series '' The Inbetweeners'' (2008-2010), and for her roles in Keith Lemon shows, such as ''

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'', '' The Keith Lemon Sketch Show'', and ''

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''. Atack appeared on the fifth series of ''

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'' in 2010. She was runner-up on the eighteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2018, and went on to co-present the final series of its spin off show '' I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp'' in 2019. Since 2020, she has starred in her own comedy series ''

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.''

Early life

Emily Jane Atack was born in Luton on 18 December 1989, the daughter of actress Kate Robbins and musician Keith Atack (formerly of pop band

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). On her father's side of the family, her uncle was actor

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. On her mother's side, she is the first cousin twice removed of musician Paul McCartney and the niece of comedian Ted Robbins and actress Amy Robbins. At the age of 16, she left school and moved to London, along with her sister Martha.

Career

Acting career

Aside from '' The Inbetweeners'' ( Channel 4), Atack has appeared in films such as the remake of ''Dad's Army'' opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bill Nighy. She appeared alongside Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne in the British film ''Lies We Tell'', and has performed in television programmes such as ''Rock and Chips'' ( BBC), '' Little Crackers'' (

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), '' The Keith Lemon Sketch Show'' (

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) and '' Tracey Ullman's Show'' ( BBC).

Other ventures

Atack was a contestant on ''

'' in 2010. She was partnered with professional ice skater

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; they were voted off in the eighth week. In 2011, Atack presented a stylised public service announcement titled ''Ready, Steady, Drink'', highlighting the dangers of drinking alcohol. On 12 November 2018, Atack was confirmed to be participating in that year's series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' She eventually finished in second place behind

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. She released her first book, ''Are We There Yet?: To indignity ... and beyond!'', on 31 October 2019. In November 2019 she began co-hosting '' I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp'' alongside Joel Dommett and Adam Thomas. In 2020, Atack starred in a new series called ''The Emily Atack Show'', featuring a mixture of stand-up comedy, impressions, and stories about her life experiences including dating, relationships and the pressures of social media and fame.

Personal life

Atack lives in London.Jeremy Armstrong, ''Atack moves for third time over 'privacy','' Daily Mirror, London, 22 January 2022, page 11.

Filmography

Theatre Credits

References

External links

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