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List Of Gogglebox Cast Members
The following is a list of cast members of the British reality television programme ''Gogglebox'', and its two spin-off shows, ''Gogglesprogs'' and ''Celebrity Gogglebox''. ''Gogglebox'' (2013–present) Current This is a list of the current cast members appearing in the show in order of their first appearance. Former This is a list of former cast members appearing in the show in order of their last appearance. Duration ''Gogglesprogs'' (2016–2019) A version of the show featuring only children, called ''Gogglesprogs'', launched as a Christmas special on Christmas Day 2015, and was followed by a full-length series, which began airing on 17 June 2016. Two Christmas specials followed, in 2018 and 2019, however no subsequent series nor Christmas specials have followed since. Former This is a list of the former cast members appearing in the show in order of their last appearance. Duration ''Celebrity Gogglebox'' (2014–present) This is a list of the celebrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British supermodel. Beginning her career at the age of eight, Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. She was the first black woman to appear as a model on the covers of ''Time (magazine), Time'' and ''Vogue France''. In addition to her modelling career, Campbell has embarked on other ventures, including Baby Woman, an R&B studio album and several acting appearances in film and television. She hosted the modelling-competition reality show ''The Face (TV series), The Face'' and its international offshoots. Campbell is also involved in charity work for various causes. She was banned from being a trustee of any charity in the United Kingdom for five years in September 2024 following a misconduct investigation that determined that her charity spent only 8.5% of its income on charitable grants, while making unauthorised payments such as paying for Campb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Bretton
Sally Davis (born 23 April 1980), known professionally as Sally Bretton, is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom ''Not Going Out'' since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC crime drama '' Death in Paradise'' between 2016 and 2017, a role she has reprised in the spin-off, '' Beyond Paradise'', since 2023. Other roles include Donna in '' The Office'' in 2001, Cat Durnford in '' Absolute Power'' in 2003, and Kim Alabaster in '' Green Wing'' between 2004 and 2006. Early life and education Bretton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and worked, part time, as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School during her time at speech and drama school. She chose the professional name Bretton as her birth name was already registered, by another, with actors' union Equity. Career Film In "Rogue Landlord", in 2011, Bretton appeared with Sean Lock and Oliver Chris (who she had pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geri Horner
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner (''née'' Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. Their slogan "girl power" was most closely associated with Halliwell and her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol. Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998, citing exhaustion and creative differences, but rejoined when they reunited for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019). After leaving the Spice Girls, Halliwell pursued a career as a solo artist, signing a recording contract with EMI. She released her debut album, '' Schizophonic'' (1999), which produced the UK number-one single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn (singer)
Peter Antony Robinson (born 3 November 1962), better known as Marilyn, is an English singer known for his androgynous appearance. He was one of Britain's most successful gender bending musical artists in the 1980s. First becoming a noted figure on the London club scene, Marilyn topped the European, Japanese and Australian charts with his 1983 hit " Calling Your Name". The song was later included on his 1985 debut album '' Despite Straight Lines''. Marilyn also contributed to the Christmas number one Band Aid song, " Do They Know It's Christmas?" He has modelled for several fashion designers including Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood. Photographs of him are housed in London's National Portrait Gallery. Marilyn has been portrayed in several productions, including Boy George's stage musical ''Taboo'' which reflected on the New Romantic scene, and by the actor Freddie Fox in the 2010 BBC television film '' Worried About the Boy''. Early life and persona Robinson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy George
George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer-songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. He began his solo career in 1987. Boy George grew up in Eltham and was part of the New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to early 1980s. His androgynous look and style of fashion was greatly inspired by glam rock pioneers David Bowie and Marc Bolan. He formed Culture Club with Roy Hay (musician), Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss in 1981. The band's second album, ''Colour by Numbers'' (1983), sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Their hit singles include "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church of the Poison Mind", "Karma Chameleon", "Victims (song), Victims", "Miss Me Blind", "It's a Miracle (Culture Club song), It's a Miracle", "The War Song", "Move Away" and "I Just Wanna Be Loved". Boy George was the lead singer of Jesus Loves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Frost
Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared in the '' Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy of films, consisting of '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), and '' The World's End'' (2013), and the television comedy ''Spaced'' (1999–2001). He also appeared in Joe Cornish's film ''Attack the Block'' (2011). He co-starred in the 2011 film '' Paul'', which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator and friend Simon Pegg. He has also portrayed various roles in the sketch show '' Man Stroke Woman''. In 2020, he co-created and starred in the paranormal comedy horror series '' Truth Seekers'' with Pegg. Early life Frost was born on 28 March 1972 in Hornchurch, Greater London, the son of John Frost and his Welsh wife, Tricia (died 2005), who were office furniture designers. When he was 10, his sister died of an asthma attack, aged 18. He attended Beal High School in Ilford. When Frost was 15 his parents' business faile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Dornan
James Peter Maxwell Dornan (; born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. The recipient of two Irish Film and Television Awards, he has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2020, he was named one of Ireland's greatest film actors by ''The Irish Times''. Initially beginning his career as a model in 2001, he appeared in campaigns for Hugo Boss, Dior Homme, and Calvin Klein. Dubbed "the Golden Torso" by ''The New York Times'', he was ranked one of the "25 Biggest Male Models of All Time" by '' Vogue'' in 2015. In addition, he performed in the folk band Sons of Jim until 2008. Dornan made his acting debut in 2006 with Sofia Coppola's drama film ''Marie Antoinette''. Afterwards, he had minor roles in various independent films and television shows, that included Sheriff Graham Humbert in the series ''Once Upon a Time'' (2011–2013). He earned critical acclaim portraying serial killer Paul Spector in the crime dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Ann Hodge (born 29 September 1946) is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in '' Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1983), Penny in '' Miranda'' (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (2021–present). Hodge made her West End debut in 1972, and the next year, starred in the West End production of '' Pippin'' directed by Bob Fosse. Hodge has received two nominations for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and in 2000, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play ''Money''. Hodges' other screen credits include the 1983 film '' Betrayal'', the 1986 TV adaptation of '' The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'', and the TV film '' Hotel du Lac'' (1986). For her role in ''Hotel du Lac'', Hodge received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. Early life Hodge was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ellis (actor)
Thomas John Ellis (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He first became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom '' Miranda'' (2009–2015) before achieving wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox urban fantasy series ''Lucifer'' (2016–2021), also appearing in the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019). Early life Thomas John Ellis was born in Cardiff on 17 November 1978, the son of Marilyn Jean (née Hooper) and Christopher John Ellis. He has three sisters, one of whom is his twin. His father, uncle, and one of his sisters are all Baptist ministers. Shortly after his birth, the family left Wales for England and settled in Sheffield, where he attended Sheffield's High Storrs School and played the French horn in the city's youth orchestra. He later earned a BA in Dramatic Studies from Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Career Ellis' breakout role was that of Gary Preston on the BBC One si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hadland
Sarah Hadland (born 15 May 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Stevie Sutton in BBC One's BAFTA-nominated comedy television series '' Miranda'' (2009–2015) and Trish in '' The Job Lot'' (2013–2015). Hadland appeared as the Ocean Sky receptionist in the 2008 ''James Bond'' film ''Quantum of Solace''. Her other movie roles include '' Magicians'' (2007), ''Leap Year'' (2010) and '' Learners'' (2007). Hadland appeared in the comedy-drama television series ''Moving Wallpaper'' (2008–2009) as script writer Gillian McGovern, and had roles in the British comedy TV shows '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' (2008–2010), ''Horrible Histories'' (2009, 2012–2013, 2015), '' The Job Lot'' (2013–2015) and '' Brotherhood'' (2015). She appeared in the BBC miniseries '' The Moonstone'' (2016). Early life and education Hadland was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on 15 May 1971. During her schooling at Wilmslow High School in Cheshire, she became invol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Hart
Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke (born 14 December 1972) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won three Royal Television Society awards, four British Comedy Awards, and four BAFTA nominations for her self-driven semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom '' Miranda'' (2009–2015). Before her own series was commissioned, Hart made appearances in various BBC sitcoms, including '' Hyperdrive'' (2006–2007) and ''Not Going Out'' (2006–2009). She appeared as Camilla "Chummy" Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne in the BBC drama series ''Call the Midwife'' (2012–2015) and made her Hollywood debut in the action comedy film '' Spy'' (2015). Hart has written five books: ''Is It Just Me?'' (2012), ''The Best of Miranda'' (2014), ''Peggy and Me'' (2016), ''Miranda Hart's Daily Dose of Such Fun!'' (2017), and ''I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You'' (2024). In 2017, Hart presented the Royal Variety Performance in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, making her the first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
