Author Archives: Lisa McGarry

Lisa has been watching reality TV for too long now. She won’t do any housework unless ‘Big Brother’ announces it over the tannoy and everything she does has to be put to a public vote!

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Jessie Wallace

Jessie Wallace (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Darren Bennett)
Jessie is best known for her role as Kat Slater in BBC One’s EastEnders, which she played for five years.
Her career started in entertainment as a make-up artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company but she went on to drama college where she graduated in 1999.
Jessie’s first television [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Don Warrington

Don Warrington (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Lilia Kopylova)
Don is best known for his role of Philip Smith in the sitcom Rising Damp, co-starring the late Leonard Rossiter and Kate Beckinsdale’s late father, Richard Beckinsale.
He has also appeared in crime drama C.A.T.S. Eyes, New Street Law, Grange Hill, Red Dwarf, Holby City and The Crouches.
Renowned [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Vincent Simone)
At the age of 19, Rachel became a member of the British pop group S Club 7. The band went on to have 12 Top 10 hits, released five albums and won two Brit Awards.
Their TV series was broadcast in 110 countries and they sold 16 million [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: John Sergeant

John Sergeant (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Kristina Rihanoff)
John is one of Britain’s most popular and respected broadcasters and authors. His award-winning career as a political journalist has been as lengthy as it has been successful and has seen him interview heavyweight luminaries such as Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and John Major.
In recent years John [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Lisa Snowdon

Lisa Snowdon (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Brendan Cole)
As well as being one of the UK’s top models, Lisa has also carved out a successful career in television.
Starting on MTV Select, Lisa began to hone her presenting skills and worked on shows such as LA Pool Party, Top Of The Pops, This Morning, Britain’s Next [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Gary Rhodes

Gary Rhodes (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Karen Hardy)
Gary burst onto our TV screens 20 years ago with his unyielding energy, trendy spiky quiff and estuary voice that made the world of cookery seem very rock ‘n’ roll.
Unquestionably one of the most successful chefs in the country, Gary has won almost every culinary accolade going, [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Heather Small

Heather Small (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Brian Fortuna)
As a member of pop group M People, Heather sold several million records, won two Brit Awards, a Mercury Music Prize award and performed across the globe winning an army of fans.
With hits such as Moving On Up, One Night In Heaven and Search For The Hero, [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Austin Healey

Austin Healey (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Erin Boag)
Austin is a former rugby union ace whose all-round talent made him a regular fixture on the sport pages. He achieved recognition at an early age playing for the England under-21s and became an integral member of the Leicester team at 19.
Austin was nicknamed “The Leicester Lip” [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Celebrities Revealed!!!

The BBC has today revealed the official lineup of this years Strictly Come Dancing series. The stars consist of ace sportsmen, three Eastenders stars, a top model and yet another GMTV presenter.
The ladies lined up for the show are:
S Club7 singer,Rachel Stevens
Model-turned-presenter Lisa Snowdon
One Show host Christine Bleakley
Ex-EastEnders stars Jessie Wallace & Gillian Taylforth
Model [...]

Strictly Come Dancing 2008: Mark Foster

Mark Foster (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Hayley Holt)
Mark is arguably the most successful swimmer Britain has ever produced. Six times a world champion, he has broken eight world records and won 10 European Champion medals and two Commonwealth Champion medals. He recently competed in his fifth Olympic games.
Mark likes to be vocal about issues [...]