TV Presenters

Amanda Louise Holden is a British actress who is best known for her roles in television series' such as Wild At Heart and Cutting It. She is also a judge on the ITV talent show, Britain's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan.

Biography

Holden was born on 16 February 1971 in Southsea, Hampshire. She joined a local theatre company at the age of nine and went on to study drama at A Level when the family moved to Bournemouth at the age of 16.

At the age of 18, Holden enroled in the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

She has had a number of television roles since 1994, including a part on EastEnders and Goodness Gracious Me. However, she's best known for her roles in the BBC drama series Cutting It and ITV's Wild At Heart more recently.

In 1995, Holden married the comedian Les Dennis, but the marriage broke down in 2002 and they divorced the following year.

She entered into a new relationship with record producer Chris Hughes and the couple had their first child, Alexa "Lexi" Louise Florence on 20 January 2006. The couple married in December 2008.

Useful links

• Official website

Ant & Dec - otherwise known as Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - are a comedy and presenting double act who have enjoyed fame together since their early career in the children's TV show Byker Grove.

The duo briefly had a pop career in the 1990's, releasing singles under their Byker Grove characters' names PJ and Duncan. Their best known hit from that era was Let's Get Ready To Rhumble. They received a BRIT award nomination for the single.

They have co-presented a number of ITV1 primetime shows such as Pop Idol, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here, Britain's Got Talent in addition to their own flagship show, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

Useful links

• Official Ant & Dec website

John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-born actor, dancer, singer and television presenter, best known for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood.

In addition to this role, Barrowman has recently found success as a judge on BBC talent shows such as Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything.

In his personal life, Barrowman is openly gay, and is in a civil partnership with Scott Gill. The couple have been together since 1993.

Davina McCall is a television presenter, best known for her work on the long-running reality TV show, Big Brother. Davina came to prominence in 1998 with the Channel 4 series Streetmate. She has been the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother since its first series in 2000.

McCall has three children with her husband Matthew Robertson, who she married in 2000. She had a previous marriage to Andrew Leggett, and once dated Eric Clapton.