The BBC and Comic Relief today announced the names of the 13 celebrities set to surprise the nation and go head to head in the definitive, celebrity singing competition.

The celebrity students are:

Angellica Bell (presenter)

Colin Murray (Radio 1 DJ, TV presenter)

Fred MacAulay (DJ, broadcaster)

Linda Robson (actress)

Mel Giedroyc (comedienne, writer)

Miranda Hart (comedy actress)

Ray Stubbs (BBC Sport presenter)

Rowland Rivron (comedian/presenter)

Shaun Williamson (actor, Extras)

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (personality/TV presenter)

Tim Vine (comedian)

Tricia Penrose (actress)

Zoë Salmon (Blue Peter presenter)

Regular host Patrick Kielty will be joined by Claudia Winkleman who moves over from BBC Three, to preside over the live event from Fame Academy’s new and fitting venue, the Debating Chamber in London’s County Hall.

Shaun Williamson (born 29 November 1964 in Maidstone, Kent, England) is a British actor, singer and television personality.

Career

A former student of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art he is best known for his portrayal of foolish and hapless Barry Evans on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role that he played from 1994 to 2004. This was Williamson’s second role in the hit soap, he previously had a brief role as a paramedic earlier in 1994. Other television roles have included parts in the detective series Inspector Morse and the BBC sitcom Waiting for God. He has more recently been seen playing a comically unemployable version of himself in Ricky Gervais’ BBC sitcom, Extras. He also took part in the Channel Five show Gender Swap, where he was dressed as a woman and was given a prosthetic makeover before being sent speed-dating in his new persona. Shaun also presented the ITV gameshow 24 Hour Quiz, which only lasted for one series. Read more & comment »