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What is Reality Television?
According to Wikipedia, it's "television programming that documents unscripted real–life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast". This page concentrates on what Wikipedia calls "Reality competition / game shows" ̵ typical examples being The X Factor and The Great British Bake Off.
See also Eurovision.
If you can't find the programme you're looking for on this page, or in Eurovision, please try Television: Entertainment.
For each programme, the essential things to know are firstly who won the latest series, and secondly who won the first series.
| The Apprentice | 2005 |
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Tim Campbell | 2019 |
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Carina Lepore |
| Big Brother | 2000 |
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Craig Phillips | 2018 |
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Cameron Cole |
| Britain's Got Talent | 2007 |
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Paul Potts | 2019 |
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Colin Thackery |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2001 |
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Jack Dee | 2018 |
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Ryan Thomas |
| Celebrity Masterchef | 2006 |
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Matt Dawson | 2019 |
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Greg Rutherford |
| Dancing on Ice | 2006 |
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Gaynor Faye | 2014 |
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Ray Quinn |
| Bake–Off | 2010 |
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Edd Kimber | 2019 |
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David Atherton |
| I'm a Celebrity | 2002 |
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Tony Blackburn | 2019 |
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Jacqueline Jossa |
| Masterchef | 1990 |
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Joan Bunting | 2020 |
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Thomas Frake |
| Masterchef: The Professionals | 2008 |
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Derek Johnstone | 2019 |
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Stu Deeley |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2004 |
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Natasha Kaplinsky | 2019 |
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Kelvin Fletcher |
| The Voice | 2002 |
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Leanne Mitchell | 2019 |
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Molly Hocking |
| The X Factor | 2004 |
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Steve Brookstein | 2018 |
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Dalton Harris |
I've left Pop Idol and Popstars out of the above table because they only had one or two series. For the record, here are the details:
| Pop Idol | Winner of Series 1 (2001–2) |
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Will Young |
| Winner of Series 2 (2003) |
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Michelle McManus | |
| Popstars | Group formed by the five winners |
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Hear'say |
| Popstars the Rivals | Female winners |
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Girls Aloud |
| Male winners |
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One True Voice |
Questions about this style of programme are mercifully rare. The only actual questions I've ever heard are of the format "which reality television programme stars (or starred) ... ", giving a list of the participants. Accordingly, I present here a selection of some of the people who have appeared on a few of them.
| Gary 'Gaz' Beadle, Charlotte Crosby, Holly Hagan, Scott Timlin, Marnie Simpson, Aaron Chalmers, Kyle Christie, Nathan Henry, Chloe Etherington, James Tindale, Vicky Pattison, Sophie Kasaei, Jay Gardner, Greg Lake, Rebecca Walker, Ricci Guarnaccio, Daniel Thomas–Tuck |
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Geordie Shore |
| Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul DelVecchio, Jennifer Farley, Samantha Giancola, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz–Magro, Angelina Pivarnick, Nicole Polizzi, Michael Sorrentino |
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Jersey Shore |
| Spencer Matthews, Alexandra 'Binky' Felstead, Rosie Fortescue, Mark–Francis Vandelli, Francesca Hull, Hugo Taylor, Catherine 'Caggie' Dunlop, Camilla 'Millie' Mackintosh, Gabriella Ellis, Ollie Locke |
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Made in Chelsea |
| Amy Childs, Kirk Norcross, Mario Falcone, Sam Faiers, Lauren Goodger, Mark Wright, Joey Essex, Gemma Collins, Dan Osborne, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ferne McCann |
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The Only Way is Essex |
| Carley Belmonte, Darren Chidgey, Jenna Jonathan, Lateysha Grace, Natalee Harris, Nicole Morris, Anthony Suminski, Jason Suminski, Jack Watkins, Leeroy Reed, Liam Powell, Aron Williams |
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The Valleys |
Note: not all programmes have presenters as such. See also details in the sections for each programme.
| Big Brother | 2000–2010 |
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Davina McCall | ||
| 2011–13 |
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Brian Dowling | |||
| 2014–18 |
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Emma Willis | |||
| Britain's Got Talent |
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Ant & Dec | |||
| Dancing on Ice |
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Phillip Schofield |
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Christine Bleakley | |
| Dragons' Den |
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Evan Davis | |||
| The Great British Bake–Off | 2010–16 |
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Mel Gedroyc |
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Sue Perkins |
| 2017–19 |
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Noel Fielding |
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Sandi Toksvig | |
| 2020 |
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Matt Lucas | |||
| I'm a Celebrity |
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Ant & Dec | |||
| The Masked Singer |
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Joel Dommett | |||
| Masterchef (original series) | 1999–2000 |
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Loyd Grossman | ||
| 2001 |
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Gary Rhodes | |||
| Masterchef: The Professionals (voiceover) | 2008–10 |
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India Fisher | ||
| 2011 to date |
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Sean Pertwee | |||
| Pop Idol |
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Ant & Dec | |||
| Popstars (final live episode) |
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Davina McCall | |||
| Popstars: The Rivals |
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Davina McCall | |||
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2004 to date |
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Tess Daly | ||
| 2004–13 |
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Bruce Forsyth | |||
| 2014 to date |
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Claudia Winkleman | |||
| The Voice | 2012–13 |
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Holly Willoughby |
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| 2014 to date |
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Emma Willis | |||
| The X Factor | 2004–6 |
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Kate Thornton | ||
| 2007–14 |
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Dermot O'Leary | |||
| 2015 |
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Caroline Flack |
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Olly Murs | |
| 2016 to date |
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Dermot O'Leary | |||
| Series | Year | Winner(s) | Sir Alan / Lord Sugar's aides | ||||
| 15 | 2019 |
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Carina Lepore |
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Claude Littner |
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Baroness Brady |
| 14 | 2018 |
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Sian Gabbidon | ||||
| 13 | 2017 |
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Sarah Lynn | ||||
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James White | ||||||
| 12 | 2016 |
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Alana Spencer | ||||
| 11 | 2015 |
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Joseph Valente | ||||
| 10 | 2014 |
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Mark Wright |
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Nick Hewer |
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Karren Brady |
| 9 | 2013 |
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Leah Totton | ||||
| 8 | 2012 |
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Ricky Martin | ||||
| 7 | 2011 |
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Tom Pellereau | ||||
| 6 | 2010 |
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Stella English | ||||
| 5 | 2009 |
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Yasmina Siadatan |
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Margaret Mountford | ||
| 4 | 2008 |
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Lee McQueen | ||||
| 3 | 2007 |
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Simon Ambrose | ||||
| 2 | 2006 |
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Michelle Dewberry | ||||
| 1 | 2005 |
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Tim Campbell | ||||
| Left after the interview stage in Series 3 (rather than relocate in the event of her being hired); went on to become a controversial journalist (The Sun, Mail Online) and television personality, finishing as runner–up in Series 15 of Celebrity Big Brother (2015); permanently suspended from Twitter in 2020 for "violations of [its] hateful conduct policy" – later joining Parler |
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Katie Hopkins |
Sir Alan Sugar was created a life peer in 2009 (shortly after the end of Series 5), since when he has been known as Baron Sugar, of Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney – Lord Sugar for short.
Karren Brady was created Baroness Brady, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster, in 2014. She still tends to be known as Karren.
Presenters:
| 2006–9 |
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Adrian Chiles |
| 2010–14 |
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Dara Ò Briain |
| 2015 |
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Jack Dee |
| 2016–18 |
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Rhod Gilbert |
| 2019 |
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Tom Allen |
| Format first used in (country) |
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The Netherlands |
| Much–parodied Geordie voiceover artist |
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Marcus Bentley |
| Theme tune written and recorded by (Paul Oakenfold and Andy Gray — reached UK No. 4 in September 2000) |
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Elementfour |
| Evicted half way through Series 1, for attempting to manipulate the votes of fellow housemates in the weekly eviction process |
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Nick Bateman |
| Winner of Series 2, also Ultimate Big Brother (2010) |
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Brian Dowling |
| Highest profile housemate in Series 3 (2002 – finished 4th); later attracted attention for "bullying" Indian actress Shilpa Shetty (the eventual winner) in Celebrity Big Brother 5 (2007); died of cancer in 2009, aged 27 |
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Jade Goody |
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 19 | 2018 |
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Cameron Cole |
| 18 | 2017 |
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Isabelle Warburton |
| 17 | 2016 |
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Jason Burrill |
| 16 | 2015 |
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Chloe Wilburn |
| 15 | 2014 |
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Helen Wood |
| 14 | 2013 |
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Sam Evans |
| 13 | 2012 |
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Luke Anderson |
| 12 | 2011 |
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Aaron Allard–Morgan |
In 2011 the series moved from Channel 4 to Channel 5.
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 11 | 2010 |
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Josie Gibson |
| 10 | 2009 |
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Sophie Reade |
| 9 | 2008 |
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Rachel Rice |
| 8 | 2007 |
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Brian Belo |
| 7 | 2006 |
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Pete Bennett |
| 6 | 2005 |
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Anthony Hutton |
| 5 | 2004 |
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Nadia Almada |
| 4 | 2003 |
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Cameron Stout |
| 3 | 2002 |
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Kate Lawler |
| 2 | 2001 |
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Brian Dowling |
| 1 | 2000 |
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Craig Phillips |
| Presenter of Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2013–18) |
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Rylan Clark–Neal |
| Second place (behind Diversity) in the 2009 final |
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Susan Boyle |
| Presenter of Britain's Got More Talent (since its inception in 2007) |
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Stephen Mulhearn |
| Series 1–4 |
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Simon Cowell |
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Amanda Holden |
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Piers Morgan |
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| Series 5 |
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Michael McIntyre |
|
David Hasselhoff | |||
| Series 6 to date |
|
Alesha Dixon |
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David Walliams |
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 21 | 2018 |
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Ryan Thomas |
Actor – Jason Grimshaw in Coronation Street |
| 21 | 2018 |
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Courtney Act (Shane Jenek) |
Australian drag act and Australian Idol contestant |
| 20 | 2017 |
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Sarah Harding |
Reality television star (Pop Stars: the Rivals, 2002) and pop singer (Girls Aloud) |
| 19 | 2017 |
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Coleen Nolan |
Nolan sister and Loose Woman |
| 18 | 2016 |
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Stephen Bear |
Reality TV star (Shipwrecked, 2011 – etc.) |
| 17 | 2016 |
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Scott Timlin (Scotty T) |
Television personality (Geordie Shore) |
| 16 | 2015 |
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James Hill |
Failed candidate on The Apprentice |
| 15 | 2015 |
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Katie Price |
Former model |
| 14 | 2014 |
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Gary Busey |
US actor and Oscar nominee (The Buddy Holly Story, 1978) |
| 13 | 2014 |
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Jim Davidson |
Controversial comedian |
| 12 | 2013 |
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Charlotte Crosby |
Television personality (Geordie Shore) |
| 11 | 2013 |
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Rylan Clark |
X Factor finalist |
| 10 | 2012 |
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Julian Clary |
Comedian |
| 9 | 2012 |
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Denise Welch |
Actress and television personality (Coronation Street, Waterloo Road, Loose Women) |
| 8 | 2011 |
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Paddy Doherty |
Television personality (Big Fat Gypsy Weddings) |
In 2011 the series moved, along with its "senior" (non–celeb) sister progamme, from Channel 4 to Five. Thereafter there were two series per year: one in January and one in late summer (July, August and/or September).
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 7 | 2010 |
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Alex Reid |
Martial artist, kickboxer and actor |
| 6 | 2009 |
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Ulrika Jonsson |
Swedish–born television personality |
| 5 | 2007 |
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Shilpa Shetty |
Bollywood actress |
| 4 | 2006 |
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Chantelle Houghton |
Non–celebrity |
| 3 | 2005 |
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Mark 'Bez' Berry |
Dancer (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) |
| 2 | 2002 |
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Mark Owen |
Singer and songwriter (Take That) |
| 1 | 2001 |
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Jack Dee |
Comedian, radio and television personality |
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 14 | 2019 |
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Greg Rutherford |
Olympic athlete – long jump champion 2012, bronze in 2016 |
| 13 | 2018 |
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John Partridge |
Actor – Christian Clarke in EastEnders, 2008–15 (and brief returns since) |
| 12 | 2017 |
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Angellica Bell |
Television presenter (The One Show) |
| 11 | 2016 |
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Alexis Conran |
Actor, and co–presenter of The Real Hustle |
| 10 | 2015 |
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Kimberly Wyatt |
Former Pussycat Doll |
| 9 | 2014 |
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Sophie Thompson |
Actress (various); daughter of Magic Roundabout narrator |
| 8 | 2013 |
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Ade Edmondson |
Comedian, actor, writer, etc. |
| 7 | 2012 |
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Emma Kennedy |
Comedy actress and writer (various) |
| 6 | 2011 |
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Phil Vickery |
Rugby World Cup winner (with the same name as a celebrity chef!) |
| 5 | 2010 |
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Lisa Faulkner |
Actress (Brookside, Holby City, Spooks, etc.) |
| 4 | 2009 |
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Jayne Middlemiss |
Television and radio presenter (The O–Zone, Top of the Pops, etc.) |
| 3 | 2008 |
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Liz McClarnon |
Singer (Atomic Kitten) |
| 2 | 2007 |
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Nadia Sawalha |
Actress (EastEnders, 1997–9) |
| 1 | 2006 |
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Matt Dawson |
Rugby World Cup winner, and team captain on A Question of Sport |
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 12 | 2020 |
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Joe Swash |
Actor – Mickey Miller in EastEnders (2003–8) |
| 11 | 2019 |
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James Jordan |
Strictly Come Dancing professional |
| 10 | 2018 |
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Jake Quickenden |
Former X Factor contestant (2014: eliminated in Week 3) |
Dancing on Ice was shelved after the 2014 "all–star" version, but returned in 2018 – with the same presenters (see above), but a new panel of judges (see below).
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 9 | 2014 |
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Ray Quinn |
See Series 4 |
Series 9 was an "all–star" version, featuring six former winners and other previous contestants)
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 8 | 2013 |
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Beth Tweddle |
Gymnast – Olympic bronze medallist, London 2012 |
| 7 | 2012 |
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Matthew Wolfenden |
Actor – David Metcalfe in Emmerdale (2006 to date) |
| 6 | 2011 |
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Sam Attwater |
Actor – Leon Small in EastEnders (2010) |
| 5 | 2010 |
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Hayley Tamaddon |
Actress – Del Dingle in Emmerdale, 2005–7, Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street, 2013– |
| 4 | 2009 |
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Ray Quinn |
Actor (Anthony Murray in Brookside, 2000–3) and X–Factor runner–up (2006) |
| 3 | 2008 |
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Suzanne Shaw |
Singer and actress – Popstars winner and (former) member of Hear'say |
| 2 | 2007 |
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Kyran Bracken |
Irish–born England rugby footballer (51 caps, 1993–2003) |
| 1 | 2006 |
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Gaynor Faye |
Actress – Judy Mallett in Coronation Street, 1995–9, Megan Macey in Emmerdale, 2012–19 |
| Series 12 to date |
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John Barrowman |
| Series 10 to date |
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Ashley Banjo (leader of Diversity) |
| Series 10 to date |
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Christopher Dean |
| Series 10 to date |
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Jayne Torvill |
| Series 1–9 |
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Robin Cousins |
| Series 1–6, 8 and 9 |
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Jason Gardiner |
| Series 1–5, 8 and 9 |
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Nicky Slater |
| Series 6 |
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Emma Bunton |
| Series 7 |
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Louie Spence |
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Katarina Witt | |
| Series 8–9 |
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Ashley Roberts |
Dragons' Den (there is no definite article in the title) is different from most if not all of the other series featured on this page, in that there is no series winner; in fact, the Dragons are the stars and the entrepreneurs who try to win their investment are, with one or two notable exceptions, quickly forgotten – whether or not they are successful.
But this page seems to me to be the best place to cover this series.
| Made a name for himself after taking his Reggae Reggae Sauce into the Den in Series 4, 2007 (real name Keith Valentine Graham) |
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Levi Roots |
The first two series of Dragons' Den were broadcast in 2005. Series 17 was first broadcast between August 2019 and April 2020.
| Series | Dragons | |||||||||
| 19 |
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Sara Davies |
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Deborah Meaden |
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Touker Souleyman |
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Steven Bartlett |
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Peter Jones |
| 17–18 |
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Tej Lalvani | ||||||||
| 15–16 |
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Jenny Campbell |
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| 13–14 |
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Sarah Willingham |
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Nick Jenkins | ||||||
| 11–12 |
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Duncan Bannatyne |
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Kelly Hoppen |
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Piers Linney | ||||
| 9–10 |
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Hilary Devey |
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Theo Paphitis | ||||||
| 5–8 |
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James Caan | ||||||||
| 3–4 |
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R. Farleigh | ||||||||
| 2 |
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Rachel Elnaugh |
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Doug Richard | ||||||
| 1 |
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Simon Woodroffe | ||||||||
| Former Dragon, returned as a Guest in Series 17 and 18 |
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Theo Paphitis |
Rather like Dragons' Den, in Gladiators it's the Gladiators that are the stars and the contestants are quickly forgotten. You will occasionally get asked to name a gladiator – particularly where the Gladiator name fits a themed round, or if the gladiator is known ouside the context of this television series. For example: "Which Olympic swimmer appeared as Amazon in Series 4 of the UK television series Gladiators?"
Series 1 had nine episodes; series 2 to 7 had 15 episodes each. Series 8 had only three episodes, starting on 11 December 1999 and finishing on New Year's Day 2000.
The following tables show which gladiators appeared in which series.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Year | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||
| Kimbra Standish |
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Flame | ||||||||
| Diane Youdale |
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Jet | ||||||||
| Kim Betts |
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Lightning |
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| Helen O'Reilly |
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Panther | ||||||||
| Sandy Young |
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Phoenix |
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| Nikki Diamond |
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Scorpio | ||||||||
| Bernadette Hunt |
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Falcon | ||||||||
| Judy Simpson |
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Nightshade | ||||||||
| Kate Staples |
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Zodiac | ||||||||
| Sharron Davies |
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Amazon | ||||||||
| Suzanne Cox |
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Vogue | ||||||||
| Tina Andrew |
|
Laser | ||||||||
| Jennifer Stoute |
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Rebel | ||||||||
| Jane Omorogbe |
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Rio | ||||||||
| Tammy Baker |
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Fox | ||||||||
| Lize Van Der Walt |
|
Gold | ||||||||
| Pauline Richards |
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Rocket | ||||||||
| Alison Paton |
|
Siren | ||||||||
| Eunice Huthart |
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Blaze | ||||||||
'Blaze' (Eunice Huthart) appeared in the 1995 Sheffield live show but was never in any of the television series.
'Amazon' and 'Nightshade' were former Olympians.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Year | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||
| Michael Willson |
|
Cobra | ||||||||
| Aleks Georgijev |
|
Hawk | ||||||||
| Mike Lewis |
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Saracen | ||||||||
| Jefferson King |
|
Shadow | ||||||||
| Michael Ahearne |
|
Warrior | ||||||||
| Michael Van Wijk |
|
Wolf | ||||||||
| James Crossley |
|
Hunter | ||||||||
| Mark Griffin |
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Trojan | ||||||||
| Carlton Headley |
|
Raider | ||||||||
| Mark Smith |
|
Rhino | ||||||||
| Warren Furman |
|
Ace | ||||||||
| Radosev Nekic |
|
Khan | ||||||||
| Darren Crawford |
|
Diesel | ||||||||
| John Seru |
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Vulcan | ||||||||
| Mike Harvey |
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Bullit | ||||||||
'Bullit' (Mike Harvey) appeared in the live shows, but not in the television series.
| Referee |
|
John Anderson |
| Sacked after Series 3, after it was revealed that he had taken steroids |
|
Shadow | (Jefferson King) |
| Sacked during Season 4 for pushing a contestant in retaliation after the contestant kicked him |
|
Raider | (Carlton Headley) |
| Rumoured to be in a relationship with presenter Ulrika Jonsson, during Series 6 (confirmed by Jonsson in her 2003 autobiography) |
|
Hunter | (James Crossley) |
| Sacked after Series 6, after being arrested in connection with a firearms offence |
|
Warrior | (Michael Ahearne) |
| Series 1–8 |
|
Ulrika Jonsson |
| Series 1–5, and Series 8 |
|
John Fashanu |
| Series 6 and 7 |
|
Jeremy Guscott |
| Series | Year | Location | Winner | |
| 10 | 2019 | Welford Park, near Newbury, Berkshire |
|
David Atherton |
| 9 | 2018 |
|
Rahul Mandal | |
| 8 | 2017 |
|
Sophie Faldo | |
| 7 | 2016 |
|
Candice Brown | |
| 6 | 2015 |
|
Nadiya Hussein | |
| 5 | 2014 |
|
Nancy Birtwhistle | |
| 4 | 2013 | Harptree Court, Somerset |
|
Frances Quinn |
| 3 | 2012 |
|
John Whaite | |
| 2 | 2011 | Valentines Mansion, Ilford, Essex |
|
Joanne Wheatley |
| 1 | 2010 | Various |
|
Edd Kimber |
Bake Off moved from BBC to Channel 4 in 2017 (Series 8), reportedly after a dispute over money. Both presenters, in a joint statement, condemned the decision and said they were "not going with the dough". One of the two judges made the same decision.
| Series 1–7 (2010–16) |
|
Paul Hollywood |
|
Mary Berry |
| Series 8 (2017) to date |
|
Pru Leith |
| 'Spin–off' or 'sister' programme: launched in 2014 (to accompany Series 5) |
|
An Extra Slice |
| Presented by |
|
Jo Brand |
| Series | Year | ||||
| 19 | 2019 | Winner |
|
Jacqueline Jossa |
Actress – Lauren Branning in EastEnders (2010–18) |
| 2nd place |
|
Andy Whyment |
Actor – Kirkie Sutherland in Coronation Street | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Roman Kemp |
Broadcaster (Capital FM, and various TV programmes) | ||
| 18 | 2018 | Winner |
|
Harry Redknapp |
Football manager |
| 2nd place |
|
Emily Atack
| Actress (The Inbetweeners) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
John Barrowman |
Actor (Doctor Who / Torchwood, and musical theatre) | ||
| 17 | 2017 | Winner |
|
Georgina 'Toff' Toffolo | Television personality (Made in Chelsea) |
| 2nd place |
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Jamie Lomas | Actor (Hollyoaks, etc.) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Iain Lee | Comedian and broadcaster | ||
| 16 | 2016 | Winner |
|
Scarlett Moffatt | Star of Gogglebox |
| 2nd place |
|
Joel Dommett | Stand–up comedian | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Adam Thomas | Actor (Waterloo Road 2006–9, Emmerdale 2016–18) | ||
| 15 | 2015 | Winner |
|
Vicki Pattison |
Television personality (Geordie Shore) |
| 2nd place |
|
George Shelley |
Singer (Union J) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Ferne McCann |
Television personality (The Only Way is Essex) | ||
| 14 | 2014 | Winner |
|
Carl Fogerty |
The most successful World Superbike racer of all time |
| 2nd place |
|
Jake Quickenden |
X Factor finalist, 2014 (also a contestant in 2012) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Melanie Sykes |
Television presenter (Today with Des and Mel, etc.) | ||
| 13 | 2013 | Winner |
|
Kian Egan |
Singer (Westlife) |
| 2nd place |
|
David Emanuel |
Co–designer of Princess Diana's wedding dress | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Lucy Pargeter |
Actress (Emmerdale, 2002 to present) | ||
| 12 | 2012 | Winner |
|
Charlie Brooks |
Actress (EastEnders, 1999–2003 and 2008–14) |
| 2nd place |
|
Ashley Roberts | Singer (Pussycat Dolls) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
David Haye | Boxer (retired 2012) | ||
| 11 | 2011 | Winner |
|
Dougie Poynter | Bass guitarist and singer (McFly) |
| 2nd place |
|
Mark Wright |
Television presonality (The Only Way is Essex) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Fatima Whitbread | Former athlete | ||
| 10 | 2010 | Winner |
|
Stacey Solomon |
Former X Factor contestant (3rd in Series 6) |
| 2nd place |
|
Shaun Ryder |
Singer (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Jenny Eclair | Comedian | ||
| 9 | 2009 | Winner |
|
Gino D'Acampo | Celebrity chef |
| 2nd place |
|
Kim Woodburn |
Television presenter (How Clean Is Your House?) | ||
| 3rd place |
|
Jimmy White | Former snooker player | ||
| 8 | 2008 | Winner |
|
Joe Swash |
Actor (EastEnders, 2003–8, 2011) |
| 2nd place |
|
Martina Navratilova | Former tennis superstar | ||
| 3rd place |
|
George Takei |
American actor (Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek) | ||
| 7 | 2007 | Winner |
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Christopher Biggins |
Actor and television personality |
| 2nd place |
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Janice Dickinson |
American model – "the first supermodel" | ||
| 3rd place |
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Jason 'J' Brown | Singer (Five) | ||
| 6 | 2006 | Winner |
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Matt Willis | Bass guitarist and singer (Busted) |
| 2nd place |
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Myleene Klass | Singer (Hear'say) | ||
| 3rd place |
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Jason Donovan | Actor and singer | ||
| 5 | 2005 | Winner |
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Carol Thatcher |
Daughter of a former prime minister, and journalist |
| 2nd place |
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Sheree Murphy |
Actress (Tricia Dingle in Emmerdale, 1998–2004) | ||
| 3rd place |
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Sid Owen |
Actor (EastEnders, 1988–2012) | ||
| 4 | 2004 | Winner |
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Joe Pasquale | Squeaky–voiced comedian |
| 2nd place |
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Paul Burrell | Former butler to Princess Diana | ||
| 3rd place |
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Fran Cosgrave |
Bodyguard to the boy band Westlife | ||
| 3 | 2004 | Winner |
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Kerry Katona | Singer (Atomic Kitten) |
| 2nd place |
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Jennie Bond | Former BBC royal correspondent | ||
| 3rd place |
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Peter Andre | English–born Australian singer | ||
| 2 | 2003 | Winner |
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Phil Tufnell | Former cricketer |
| 2nd place |
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John Fashanu |
Former footballer, and television presenter | ||
| 3rd place |
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Linda Barker |
Interior designer and television presenter | ||
| 1 | 2002 | Winner |
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Tony Blackburn | Radio disc jockey |
| 2nd place |
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Tara Palmer–Tomkinson | Socialite | ||
| 3rd place |
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Christine Hamilton | Wife of disgraced former MP | ||
| Winner of the first Australian series (2015 – former England test cricketer) |
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Andrew Flintoff |
| The Australian version of I'm a Celebrity ... is filmed in (country) |
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South Africa |
| Series 2 & 3 |
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Jonathan Ross |
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Davina McCall |
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Rita Ora |
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Mo Gilligan |
| Series 1 |
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Ken Jeong |
Donny Osmond, Sharon Osbourne and her daughter Kelly, Alan Carr, Matt Lucas, and the winner of Series 1, have all appeared as guest panellists.
| Series | Year | Winner | Disguise | |
| 3 | 2022 |
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Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud) | Queen Bee |
| 2 | 2020–1 |
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Joss Stone |
Sausage |
| 1 | 2020 |
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Natalie Imbruglia |
Panda |
It's worth noting that Masterchef was the first of all the series featured on this page to be broadcast, and apart from Gladiators it was the only one that started in the 20th century. The next, and probably the one that created reality television as a genre – Big Brother – started in the Netherlands in 1999 and only reached the UK in 2000.
Masterchef underwent a major revamp in 2005 — the now–familiar judges and voiceover replacing the presenter – and for the next three years it was known as Masterchef Goes Large. It reverted to just plain Masterchef in 2008, but the format was (and has remained) the same as in Masterchef Goes Large.
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John Torode |
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Gregg Wallace |
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India Fisher |
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 13 | 2020 |
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Thomas Frake |
| 12 | 2019 |
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Irini Tzortzoglou |
| 11 | 2018 |
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Kenny Tutt |
| 10 | 2017 |
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Saliha Mahmood–Ahmed |
| 9 | 2016 |
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Jane Devonshire |
| 8 | 2015 |
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Simon Wood |
| 7 | 2014 |
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Ping Coombes |
| 6 | 2013 |
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Natalie Coleman |
| 5 | 2012 |
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Shelina Permalloo |
| 4 | 2011 |
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Tim Anderson |
| 3 | 2010 |
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Dhruv Baker |
| 2 | 2009 |
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Mat Follas |
| 1 | 2008 |
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James Nathan |
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 3 | 2007 |
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Steven Wallis |
| 2 | 2006 |
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Peter Bayless |
| 1 | 2005 |
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Thomasina Miers |
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 11 | 2001 |
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Rosa Baden–Powell |
| 10 | 2000 |
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Marjorie Lang |
| 9 | 1999 |
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Lloyd Burgess |
| 8 | 1997 |
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Julie Friend |
| 7 | 1996 |
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Neil Haidar |
| 6 | 1995 |
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Marion Macfarlane |
| 5 | 1994 |
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Gerry Goldwire |
| 4 | 1993 |
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Derek Johns |
| 3 | 1992 |
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Vanessa Binns |
| 2 | 1991 |
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Sue Lawrence |
| 1 | 1990 |
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Joan Bunting |
| "Iconic" Malaysian dish, which controversially led to the elimination of contestant Zaleha Kadir Olpin from the 2018 series because the chicken skin wasn't crispy (it's not supposed to be) |
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Rendang |
| Series 1 (2008) to date |
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Gregg Wallace |
| Series 1–7 (2008–14) |
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Michel Roux Jr. |
| Series 2 (2009) to date |
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Monica Galetti |
| Series 8 (2015) to date |
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Marcus Wareing |
Pop Idol was created by Simon Fuller, who first made his name as manager of the Spice Girls. Its was first broadcast in the UK in 2001, finishing on 20 December.
| Winner of Series 1 (2001–2) |
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Will Young |
| Runner–up |
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Gareth Gates |
| Third place – previously appeared in Popstars, being eliminated after his "alternative" version of Britney Spears's ... Baby One More Time |
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Darius (Danesh–Campbell) |
| Winner of Series 2 (2003) |
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Michelle McManus |
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Nicki Chapman |
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Simon Cowell |
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Neil Fox |
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Pete Waterman |
Popstars started in New Zealand in 1999, and the first UK series began broadcasting on 10 January 2001.
| Group formed by the five winners |
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Hear'say |
| Group formed by the five unsuccessful finalists – split in 2006 with eight UK Top 10 hits behind them |
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Liberty X |
| First to leave Hear'say (January 2002) – telling of arguments with other members |
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Kym Marsh |
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Nigel Lythgoe |
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Nicki Chapman |
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Paul Adam |
| Former music industry executive, a judge on Popstars and Pop Idol: went on to present Escape to the Country and the BBC's coverage of Chelsea Flower Show |
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Nicki Chapman |
Popstars The Rivals was broadcast on ITV in 2002, finishing on 22 December.
| Group formed by the female winners |
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Girls Aloud |
| Group formed by the male winners |
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One True Voice |
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Pete Waterman |
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Louis Walsh |
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Geri Halliwell |
| Series 3: September–November, 2021 |
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Krystal Versace |
| Series 2: January–March, 2021 |
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Lawrence Chaney |
| Series 1: October–November, 2019 |
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The Vivienne |
Series 1 to 3 had three judges, apart from RuPaul himself:
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Michelle Visage |
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Alan Carr |
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Graham Norton |
| Series | Year | Winner | ||
| 19 | 2021 |
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Rose Ayling–Ellis | Actress – Frankie Lewis in EastEnders (the first deaf contestant) |
| 18 | 2020 |
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Bill Bailey | Comedian, musician, singer and actor |
| 17 | 2019 |
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Stacey Dooley | Television presenter and journalist |
| 16 | 2018 |
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Kelvin Fletcher | Actor – Andy Sugden in Emmerdale |
| 15 | 2017 |
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Joe McFadden | Scottish actor (Holby City, etc.) |
| 14 | 2016 |
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Ore Oduba | Children's (Newsround, 2008–14) and sports TV presenter |
| 13 | 2015 |
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Jay McGuiness | Singer (The Wanted) |
| 12 | 2014 |
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Caroline Flack | Television Presenter (Bo' Selecta!, etc.) |
| 11 | 2013 |
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Abbey Clancy | Model (and wife of footballer Peter Crouch) |
| 10 | 2012 |
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Louis Smith | Gymnast |
| 9 | 2011 |
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Harry Judd | Drummer (McFly) |
| 8 | 2010 |
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Kara Tointon | Actress (Dawn Swann in EastEnders) |
| 7 | 2009 |
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Chris Hollins |
Television presenter (sport on BBC Breakfast, Watchdog, etc.) |
| 6 | 2008 |
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Tom Chambers |
Actor (Sam Strachan in Holby City) |
| 5 | 2007 |
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Alesha Dixon |
Singer (Mis–Teek) and TV presenter |
| 4 | 2006 |
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Mark Ramprakesh |
Former cricketer (Middlesex & England) |
| 3 | 2005 |
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Darren Gough |
Former cricketer (Yorkshire & England) |
| 2 | 2004 |
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Jill Halfpenny |
Actress (Coronation Street, EastEnders, etc.) |
| 1 | 2004 |
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Natasha Kaplinsky
| Television newsreader (Sky, BBC and ITV) |
| Series 1–6 |
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Bruno Tonioli |
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Craig R. Horwood |
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Len Goodman |
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Arlene Phillips |
| Series 7–9 |
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Alesha Dixon | ||||||
| Series 10–14 |
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Darcey Bussell | ||||||
| Series 15–16 |
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Shirley Ballas |
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| Series 17–18 |
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Motsi Mabuse |
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| Series 19 |
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Anton du Beke |
Motsi Mabuse is a South African dancer who previously appeared on Let's Dance – the German version of Strictly – first as a professional dancer, then as a judge.
Shirley Ballas is an experienced English dance teacher and adjudicator, with no discernible previous broadcasting experience.
Darcey Bussell retired in 2007 as a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. She appeared as a guest judge in Series 7 of Strictly.
Before making her debut as a judge in Series 7, Alesha Dixon had appeared as a contestant, winning Series 5.
Jennifer Grey (American actress, who won Dancing with the Stars – the US version of Strictly – in 2010) appeared as a guest judge in Series 9.
Donny Osmond appeared as a guest judge in Series 12.
| 2004–10 |
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Claudia Winkleman |
| Since 2011 |
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Zöe Ball |
| Music director |
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David (Dave) Arch |
| First professional to win twice (with Harry Judd of McFly in 2011, and Jay McGuinness of The Wanted in 2015) |
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Aliona Vilani |
| The last professional remaining from the first series – after Brendan Cole's contract was not renewed for Series 16 (2018); retired after Series 18 and became a judge |
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Anton du Beke |
| Celebrity in the first same–sex couple (Series 18, 2020): withdrew after Week 2 after her professional partner (Katy Jones) tested positive for COVID–19 |
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Nicola Adams |
The Voice UK is based on The Voice of Holland, which began in The Netherlands in 2010. It was created by the Dutch media tycoon John de Mol, who is also responsible for Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 8 | 2019 |
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Molly Hocking |
| 7 | 2018 |
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Ruti Olajugbagbe |
| 6 | 2017 |
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Mo Adeniran |
The Voice moved from BBC One to ITV after Series 5.
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 5 | 2016 |
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Kevin Simm |
| 4 | 2015 |
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Steve McCrorie |
| 3 | 2014 |
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Jermain Jackman |
| 2 | 2013 |
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Andrea Begley |
| 1 | 2012 |
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Leanne Mitchell |
| Series 1–2 |
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will.i.am |
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Sir Tom Jones |
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Jessie J |
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Danny O'Donoghue |
| Series 3 |
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Kylie Minogue |
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Ricky Wilson | ||||
| Series 4 |
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Rita Ora | ||||||
| Series 5 |
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Paloma Faith |
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Boy George | ||||
| Series 6 |
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Sir Tom Jones |
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Jennifer Hudson |
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Gavin Rossdale | ||
| Series 7–8 |
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Olly Murs | ||||||
| Series 9 |
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Meghan Trainor |
| Series 1 & 2 (2012–13) |
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Reggie Yates |
| Series 3–5 (2014–16) |
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Marvin Humes |
| Series 6 (2017) |
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Cel Spellman |
| Series 7 (2018) |
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Jamie Miller / Vick Hope |
| Series 8–9 (2019–20) |
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AJ Odudu |
| Series | Year | Winner | |
| 15 | 2018 |
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Dalton Harris |
| 14 | 2017 |
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Rak–Su |
| 13 | 2016 |
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Matt Terry |
| 12 | 2015 |
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Louisa Johnson |
| 11 | 2014 |
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Ben Haenow |
| 10 | 2013 |
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Sam Bailey |
| 9 | 2012 |
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James Arthur |
| 8 | 2011 |
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Little Mix |
| 7 | 2010 |
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Matt Cardle |
| 6 | 2009 |
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Joe McElderry |
| 5 | 2008 |
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Alexandra Burke |
| 4 | 2007 |
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Leon Jackson |
| 3 | 2006 |
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Leona Lewis |
| 2 | 2005 |
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Shayne Ward |
| 1 | 2004 |
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Steve Brookstein |
| Second place (behind Joe McElderry) in the 2009 final |
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Olly Murs |
| Series 1–3 |
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Louis Walsh |
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Sharon Osbourne |
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Simon Cowell | |
| Series 4 |
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Dannii Minogue | |||||
| Series 5–7 |
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Cheryl Cole | |||||
| Series 8 |
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Tulisa Contostavlos |
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Gary Barlow |
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Kelly Rowland | |
| Series 9 |
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Nicole Scherzinger | |||||
| Series 10 |
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Sharon Osbourne | |||||
| Series 11 |
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Cheryl Fernandez–Versini |
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Simon Cowell |
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Mel B | |
| Series 12 |
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Nick Grimshaw |
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Rita Ora | |||
| Series 13–14 |
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Louis Walsh |
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Sharon Osbourne |
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Nicole Scherzinger | |
| Series 15 |
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Louis Tomlinson |
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Ayda Field |
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Robbie Williams |
Ayda Field is an American actress who has been married to Robbie Williams since 2010. They have four children: daughters Teddy and Coco, and sons Charlie and Beau. Ayda Field has been a regular panellist on Loose Women since 2015.
Paula Abdul was a guest judge in Series 3.
Brian Friedman (choreographer to the stars, and artistic director of The X Factor) was a guest judge in Series 4.
Geri Halliwell, Natalie Imbruglia, Katy Perry, Pixie Lott and Nicole Scherzinger were guest judges in Series 7.
Alexandra Burke (winner of Series 5) was a guest judge in Series 8.
Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Nicole Scherzinger, Mel B and Anastacia (an American singer who, to quote Wikipedia, is "consecrated among the most successful artists of the New Millennium") were guest judges in Series 9.
(By June 2017, the line about Anastacia's consecration had been removed from Wikipedia, as I suspected it would be; but three years later – in June 2020 – it could still be found on Chorus Online.)
Tulisa Contostavlos (a former member of the London–based hip–hop group N–Dubz, and one of the main judges in Series 9) was a guest judge in Series 11.
Mel B was a guest judge in Series 13.
Alesha Dixon was a guest judge in Series 14.
Nile Rodgers was a guest judge in Series 15.
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