Steve Bartlett, Stephanie Nurding and Lewis Pugh: All the celebs you didn’t know went to school in Plymouth

Plymouth has an extended record of well-known faces that have been born and bred in our great metropolis. And there’s additionally a reasonably spectacular variety of celebs who’ve studied in Plymouth at a few of our sensible colleges and faculties. You might have brushed shoulders with them as a teenager, or they might have even been in your class. Maybe you’re strolling alongside the similar corridors they as soon as frequented. We determined to have a look again at a few of the well-known stars who as soon as went to school in Plymouth – and a few of them might shock you. If you know of any others, depart them in the feedback. Steve Bartlett

Steven Bartlett is about to be the youngest ever Dragon on the BBC1 sequence
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Plymstock School Plymouth-raised Steven Bartlett needed to depart college to begin his personal enterprise however was instructed “quitting is for losers”. At the age of 18, he did it anyway and at 21 he began The Social Chain from his bed room in Manchester. At 27, he took his firm public with a market valuation of £200m and it’s now one in every of the world’s most influential social media firms. With a present market valuation of greater than £300m, Steven now believes that realizing when to stop has been the key to his success. He can be a best-selling creator and the voice behind Europe’s most listened to enterprise podcast, Diary of a CEO, which has featured visitors like Joe Wicks, Mary Portas and Liam Payne. Steven Bartlett, who was born in Botswana however raised in Plymouth, makes historical past as the youngest ever Dragon to be a part of the BBC sequence, taking up from Tej Lalvani, who introduced his departure earlier this yr. Stefani Nurding

Stefani pictured in 2016 at Prime Skate Park
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Devonport High School For Girls and Plymouth College of Art Stefani Nurding, who grew up in Plymouth and now lives in Brixton, has been bridging the gender divide in skateboarding since she was a teen. The 33-year-old, who can be a mannequin and owns her personal skate firm, Salon, which helps to promote feminine skaters has spent her complete skating profession proving individuals flawed. She turned the first British lady to compete at the US Open and has hopes to characterize Team GB at the subsequent Olympic video games in Paris. Her goals of representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics have been curtailed by the arrival of her first-born little one in 2019, however she’s prepared to begin competing once more. Speaking to MyLondon, Stefani defined that males on Instagram additionally accuse her of being a ‘poser’ and say she ought to surrender her career, regardless of having the ability to do tips that ‘nearly nobody can do’. Charles Dance

Charles as Martin Benson

Widey Technical School for Boys and Plymouth College of Art Walter Charles Dance is an actor, screenwriter and movie director greatest identified for enjoying Tywin Lannister in Game Of Thrones, though he has had many different on display screen roles together with Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3, and the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold. He usually performs the roles of assertive bureaucrats of villains sporting a swimsuit or related apparel. Charles grew up in Plymouth and attended Widey High School in Crownhill, which ended up closing in 1988. He later attended The Leicester College of Arts the place he studied graphic design and images earlier than changing into a member of The Royal Shakespeare Comapny. He made his on-screen debut in 1974 however his large break didn’t come till 10 years later, when he performed the main function of Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown, and he has performed lead roles in British Dramas ever since in addition to starring in a number of Shakespeare works for the RSC. He has additionally made visitor appearances in different TV exhibits resembling Merlin and a star model of Top Gear. Charles was appointed as an Officer of the Order of The British Empire on 17 June 2006. He is now 72 years previous, has three youngsters and was married for over 30 years earlier than divorcing in 2004. Tom Daley

Tom Daley is the newest movie star to be a part of membership platform Patreon
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Plymouth College and Eggbuckland Community College This record had to contact on Plymouth’s Olympic champion Tom Daley. He and diving companion Matty Lee lately received gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and he has been made freeman of the metropolis after his unimaginable achievement. Tom Daley has beforehand spoken of his time at school as a part of a marketing campaign to finish bullying. He suffered bullying at Eggbuckland Community College earlier than ultimately switching colleges and enrolling at Plymouth College. Tom, now fortunately married to Hollywood author Lance Dustin Black, has hit the headlines lately not just for his Olympic achievements but additionally for his love of crocheting. Sharron Davies

Sharron Davies has spoken out in opposition to a transgender athlete being allowed to compete in the feminine competitors of her Olympic occasion

Plymstock School and Mount Kelly College Sharron Davies grew up in Plymouth and she is a former aggressive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, in addition to competing in the Commonwealth Games. Sharron, who additionally has MBE standing, learnt to swim with Devonport Swimming Association and swam for the British National Team at the age of simply 11. Having received gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and a silver medal in the Olympics by the age of 18, Sharon then known as time on her swimming profession to construct a tv profile and a profession in modelling, though she returned to the pool in 1989, earlier than hanging up her swimsuit for good in 1994. By this level she had been British Champion on 20 events and damaged 2 hundred British swimming information. Since retiring she has appeared as a spokesperson on BBC’s Question Time supporting the British Olympic bid in addition to starring in Dancing on Ice in 2010, the place she made it to week seven. She has additionally been married thrice and has three youngsters. Heather Knight

File photograph dated 28-09-2020 of England’s Heather Knight warming up earlier than the fourth Vitality IT20 match at The Incora County Ground, Derby.
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Plymstock School Heather Knight OBE is an English cricketer who’s captain of the England ladies’s cricket staff. She was educated at Plymstock school earlier than being provided a spot at the University of Cambridge to examine pure science, which she turned down in order that she would have time to play cricket. She then went on to examine Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University. In addition to the England Women’s staff, Heather has performed for Plymstock Cricket Club in the Devon Cricket League the place she opened the batting for the first staff. In addition, she has additionally performed for The Diamonds, The Rubies and England Academy Women. She topped the county run in each 2008 and 2009. In June 2016, Heather was appointed captain of the England Women’s cricket staff after Charlotte Edwards stood down, main the England staff in her first Women’s Cricket World Cup as captain. They received the event regardless of shedding to India in the opening match. Heather was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2018 New Year Honours record, in addition to being named one in every of the 5 Wisden Cricketers of the Year for her half in the 2017 World Cup victory. It was additionally introduced in October 2018 that she can be the captain of England’s squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 event in the West Indies. Grace Adams-Short

Grace Adams-Short in the 2002 Plymouth College Year Book

Plymouth College Grace Adams-Short shot to fame when she burst onto our screens in 2006 as a Big Brother contestant and throughout lockdown we have been ready to relive the iconic sequence as some episodes have been replayed. The former Plymouth College pupil and dance trainer turned one in every of the most controversial large brother housemates of that yr, and arguably of all time. Grace had some very public rows and even threw a glass of water over housemate Susie Verrico as she was evicted, in addition to getting up to mayhem with fellow contestant Nikki Grahame who has sadly handed on after a battle with anorexia. On day 83 of the present, Grace was the first out of the chosen ex-housemates to be voted again into the ‘House Next Door’. But on day 86 she was evicted once more. She later appeared on – and received – Cirque du Celebrité on Sky One, which noticed her performing circus stunts in spite of a damaged foot. She continues to be married to fellow housemate Frankie, who she met on Big Brother. Amelia Tank

Amelia Tank
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Plymouth High School for Girls Meet the super-fit feminine bodybuilder relationship Olly Murs. Amelia Tank, from Plymouth, balances a busy life working at a serious UK financial institution with a gruelling health routine. She was topped winner in Bikini Tall and Miss Model class at the Miami Pro World Championships – earlier than profitable the Bikini Babe Tall class at Pure Elite weeks later. Olly formally confirmed his relationship with Amelia in December final yr, after a quick relationship in early 2019. The 35-year-old become a prankster throughout the lockdown interval, with many movies uploaded to TikTookay, teasing Amelia. Mark Ormrod

Mark Ormrod has smashed his charity fundraiser
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Hyde Park Junior School and Stoke Damerel Community College Former Royal Marine, triple amputee and Invictus Games star Mark Ormrod is one in every of the metropolis’s most inspirational people. In 2007, the former Commander was significantly injured stepped on an IED. As a results of the explosion, Ormrod had to have each his legs and his proper arm amputated. Despite every part that has occurred to him, Ormrod has succeeded in changing into an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, a peak efficiency coach, mentor and an award-winning creator. He has lately taken on a lot of challenges together with swimming from Drake’s Island to Firestone Bay. Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

Tavistock Community College Seth Lakeman has 1000’s of followers round the globe and in 2005, was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. The former Tavistock Community College pupil has belonged to a number of music ensembles over the years, together with one together with his two brothers, Sam and Sean. Florence Given

Florence Given pictured in 2016 in Plymouth
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Plymouth College of Art Florence Given, Plymouth College of Art pre-degree alumni, collaborated with Rita Ora on an unique assortment of T-shirts for her new UK and European The Girls Tour. Hailed by Rita Ora as “one other feminist empowering unimaginable artist” Florence studied for a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fashion and Textiles with Plymouth College of Art for 2 years earlier than happening to examine for a BA (Hons) in Fashion at London College of Fashion. Since progressing onto her diploma, she has launched a bestselling e-book and has an enormous feminist following. Florence is greatest identified for her e-book ‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty’, which made the Sunday Times Bestseller record. Shelby Tribble

Shelby Tribble with new child son Abel
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Notre Dame School Plymouth’s personal TOWIE star has been brutally trustworthy about her time at school. Shelby Tribble was born and raised in Plymouth and made her identify in the metropolis, making all of it the approach to Miss Great Britain, earlier than making the choice to transfer to London. She has opened up about being subjected to horrible bullying throughout her teenage years and when she was at school her fundamental focus was on artwork, however that didn’t cease her from constructing a profitable profession. The 27-year-old was scouted for Teen Queen Beauty pageant after attending the Clothes Show in Birmingham, aged 15. She joined the solid of TOWIE in 2018 and discovered love with co-star Sam Mucklow and the pair obtained engaged final yr. They have lately given delivery to a stunning child boy, and are a part of the present MTV’s Celebrity Bumps: Famous and Pregnant. Eddie Ryan

Eddie Ryan

Ridgeway School Plympton-born Eddie Ryan is a full-time wrestling skilled. Eddie remembers watching wrestling at the Pavilions as a younger boy and now he is performing in one in every of the largest wrestling matches Plymouth has ever seen. The 34-year-old Plymouth University graduate, who wears a lion masks to the ring, has been one in every of the hottest performers on the weekly 5 Star Wrestling TV present because it debuted on FreeSports. He additionally carried out at the WWE occasion at Pavilions, hosted by Triple H in October 2018. Jess Hunt

Jess is a Pretty Little Thing mannequin
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Hele’s school Jess Hunt, a Plymouth mannequin and influencer is taking the trend world by storm. The former Hele’s pupil, launched her first assortment with Pretty Little Thing in the summer time. The 23-year-old has been described as the “influencer subsequent door, identified for serving up flawless selfie after selfie” and steadily fashions for a few of the greatest ladies’s clothes manufacturers. She is making herself often called one in every of the UK’s hottest influencers and is commonly pictured on garments web sites resembling Pretty Little Thing, Oh Polly and Boohoo. She took to Instagram to announce the assortment, including that she was “so excited” to share her vary together with her followers and followers. Her social media feeds are full of luxurious trip snaps and beautiful outfits. Joff Oddie

Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice
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Callington Community College The Plymouth-born co-founder of other rock band Wolf Alice is an NME Awards winner and guitar ace. The profitable guitarist’s band has even been nominated for a Brit Award, and received the 2018 Mercury Prize for his or her album Visions Of A Life, beating pop-star, Lilly Allen. The different rockers have beforehand had six nods in the NME prizes, plus a Brit and Grammy nomination. Their album is at present up for a Best Album gong at the NME Awards this yr as properly. Joff co-formed the band in 2010, as an acoustic duo with lead singer Ellie Rowsell. The band later expanded right into a four-piece with drummer Joel Amey and Bassist Theo Ellis. Woody

Bastille drummer and Argyle fan Chris ‘Woody’ Wood
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Devonport High School for Boys Chris “Woody” Wood is the drummer of the band Bastille and he grew up in the metropolis, attending Devonport High School for Boys. The indie band fashioned in 2010. Their first album, Bad Blood, was launched in March 2013 and entered the UK charts at primary. The band was nominated for 4 Brit Awards at the 2014 ceremony, profitable the British Breakthrough Act. The Plymouth-born musician can be a eager supporter of Argyle and usually attends lots of the matches. They additionally headlined Plymouth competition MTV Presents: Ocean City Sounds in the summer time of 2018, the place somebody threw a pasty at him. Plymouth’s well-known culinary delight was launched onto the stage whereas Bastille performed their set – however as an alternative of being postpone by the incident, the band discovered it hilarious. One band member even dubbed whoever was liable for the throwing the pasty a “genius”. Trevor Francis

Trevor Francis has stated he expects England to win – however cannot be sure
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Plymouth’s Public Secondary School for Boys Football legend Trevor Francis was the world’s first one-million-pound soccer participant when he transferred from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest in 1979. He went on to win the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest, and performed for England 52 instances. Francis was born in Plymouth in 1954, and attended Plymouth Public Secondary School for boys on Coburg Street, in a constructing now a part of the college. Charlie Frederick

The star from Plymouth has been figuring out throughout lockdown
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Yealmpton Primary School and Ivybridge Community College Love Island hunk Charlie Frederick stole many hearts in his quick stint on the actuality TV present in 2018. He received over viewers together with his chiselled abs, cheeky allure and his makes an attempt to assist Alex, aka ‘Dr Love’ win over Meghan. The surfer-dude attended Yealmpton Primary School as a fair-haired, baby-faced little one – and went on to examine at Ivybridge Community College. The following yr’s Love Island noticed not one, however TWO of his exes enter the villa, which led to many attention-grabbing Instagram posts from Charlie. He dated Arabelle Chi and additionally had a quick relationship with Lucie Donlan from Newquay, in 2019. The pair even jetted off to Portugal on a romantic getaway earlier than calling it a day. He has lately appeared on actuality present Made in Chelsea on E4, and has additionally been displaying off his abs with lockdown exercise movies on Instagram. Kori Sampson

Kori Sampson was despatched into a luxurious retreat in Punta Mita, Mexico, six episodes into the first season of Too Hot To Handle
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Devonport High School for Boys and Montpelier Primary A Plymouth lad launched into the world of fame via a Netflix actuality relationship present earlier this yr. Kori Sampson joined beautiful fashions and social media influencers in a luxurious retreat in Punta Mita, Mexico, for Too Hot To Handle – the newest relationship present to take the streaming big by storm. The present, which begins with a $100,000 money prize, has been the primary most watched sequence on Netflix since its launch on Friday and is gaining recognition as the week goes on. Unlike Love Island, the contestants – who’re all self-confessed commitment-phobes and ‘serial swipers’ – have been met with a surprising plot twist, that each time somebody kissed or inappropriately touched one other, the prize fund would lose money. Kori, a former Devonport High School for Boys pupil, stated he thought that producers have been “joking” when he was instructed the idea of the present, the place a kiss prices $3,000 and intercourse means £20,000 can be faraway from the prize fund. He was described as the “bombshell contestant” who arrived in the present throughout episode six of the eight-part sequence, to combine issues up. The 24-year-old stated he has seen many feedback on social media about not coming into the island “for the proper causes” – however he has no regrets about his actions. Kerry Bennett

Kerry Bennett reached the finals of BBC’s Astronaut

St Maurice Primary School and Ridgeway Secondary School Kerry Bennett is courageous, decided and seems to be incredible while flying royalty throughout her function in the RAF. Kerry is at present stationed at Brize Norton however grew up in Plympton, attending St Maurice Primary School and Ridgeway Secondary School. She began her profession in the RAF 13 years in the past, and hung out flying for The Royal Squadron, which noticed her frequently fly royalty, celebrities and politicians throughout the world. During her time as a pilot, Kerry has flown via warfare zones and escorted members of the Royal household throughout the globe, and by some means discovered time to lately compete in the TV sequence Astronaut: Do You Have What It Takes? the place she battled it out for the likelihood to grow to be an astronaut. She reached the finals of the present. Lewis Pugh

Lewis Pugh has accomplished the most difficult swim of his profession in Greenland to spotlight the impacts of the local weather disaster
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Mount Kelly College Plymouth-born endurance swimmer Lewis grew up on Dartmoor and went to school in Tavistock. The 50-year-old was the first particular person ever to swim the size of the Thames, and has accomplished a 330-mile swim alongside the size of the English Channel – as he urged the Government to higher shield UK waters. He’s greatest identified for enterprise an epic swim throughout the North Pole in 2007, which had by no means been achieved earlier than, to spotlight the melting of sea ice in the Arctic. His web site reads ‘no message, no swim’. He lately accomplished ‘Britain’s coldest swim’ to spotlight the points surrounding local weather change. Tonia Couch

Tonia Couch is an Olympic athlete and businesswoman
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John Kitto Community College Tonia Couch is one in every of the most profitable athletes to come out of Plymouth. The 29-year-old Olympian retired from diving in November 2017 after an unimaginable 12-year senior profession, making her one in every of the biggest divers the UK has ever identified. Whilst Tonia nonetheless coaches diving at the Plymouth Life Centre, she has launched into a brand new profession that matches together with her character. When she was a little bit lady she had at all times stated she needed to be a hairdresser, however now she has began a magnificence enterprise providing eyelash extensions and facial waxing and tinting. She nonetheless dips her toe into the world of diving although, and was lately noticed at Plymouth’s homosexual nightclub OMG with fellow Olympian Tom Daley. Jamie Lawson

Jamie Lawson
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Tamarside Community College From St Budeaux to sharing a stage with Ed Sheeran, not many Plymothian’s can say they’ve had that pleasure. Jamie Lawson moved the in style singer to tears together with his hit, Wasn’t Expecting That and went on to be the first artist that Ed signed to his report label, Gingerbread Man. The former Tamarside Secondary School pupil additionally has a couple of million month-to-month listeners on Spotify. Dawn French

Falmouth University chancellor Dawn French gave a humorous and inspiring speech to graduating college students
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St Dunstan’s Abbey School for Girls in Plymouth Dawn French is one in every of Plymouth’s most well-known celebrities. The Vicar of Dibley star has served of the chancellor of Falmouth University since 2014. She at present lives in Fowey in Cornwall. In March, she returned to our screens in The Trouble With Maggie Cole. The six-part programme is about in a picturesque small coastal city, ‘Thurlbury’, with a close-knit neighborhood, and is centered round village busybody Maggie Cole, performed by Dawn. Many scenes have been shot in places in Cornwall and Devon, together with Launceston, Noss Mayo and Newton Ferrers. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the face of a brand new fancy skincare towel, right here she is modelling her vary of Autograph lingerie in 2020
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Tavistock College Rosie, who was born in Plymouth, had already cast an extremely profitable profession in the modelling trade, however she remained pretty unknown exterior the trend world till 2010, when she formally turned a Victoria’s Secret Angel, modelling for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City. In May of that very same yr it was introduced that Rosie would grow to be the new feminine lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, changing Megan Fox. The movie was launched in 2011 and allowed Rosie to attain the peak of her fame. Since then, in 2011 she landed her first solo British Vogue cowl, and was unveiled as the face of a Burberry frangrance. She has additionally appeared in promoting campaigns for manufacturers resembling Dolce & Gabbana, DKNY and Ralph Lauren. Since 2010, she has been in a relationship with actor Jason Statham. In January 2016, her consultant confirmed that they had grow to be engaged. On February 9, 2017, she introduced that she was pregnant with the couple’s first little one, who was born in June that very same yr. Chris Dawson

Plymouth billionaire Chris Dawson, founding father of The Range
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Plymstock School The awe-inspiring The Range entrepreneur left Plymstock School aged simply 15 – with no paper {qualifications} by any means. Chris Dawson as an alternative knuckled down as a market dealer and his ardour for gross sales, enterprise and individuals led to the creation of his mammoth Range low cost retailer empire, raking in billions. He’s now ranked the 73rd wealthiest particular person in the nation – sharing a fortune together with his spouse of just below £2 billion. Henry Slade

Henry Slade of Exeter Chiefs in the membership’s new 2021/22 dwelling shirt

Plymouth College Plymouth-born rugby star Henry, 24, began his profession at Albion the place he excelled. The former Plymouth College pupil was dual-registered to Plymouth Albion and Exeter Chiefs in the 2011/2012 season and the following season was signed solely to the Chiefs, the place he has remained. He has additionally represented England. Charlotte Holmes

Miss Devon, Charlotte Holmes wins the Miss England Final at Athena, Leicester. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday June 26, 2012.Photo credit score ought to learn: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
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Torpoint Junior School and Devonport High School for Girls Charlotte Holmes was topped Miss England again in 2012 and has gone on to grow to be a profitable English business mannequin and TV Presenter. She attended Torpoint Junior school and Devonport High School for Girls. Her modelling profession additionally started domestically when she was 19, when she received The Face of Plymouth. In the years that adopted she moved to London to pursue her profession and went on to acquire eighth place in the Miss World contest and positioned fourth on Britain and Ireland’s subsequent Top Model again in 2010. She can be identified for her charity work, finishing the London Marathon in April 2011, and elevating £2,000 for youngsters’s charity Variety GB. From Cancer Research, Help for Heroes and the Naked Heart basis, Charlotte has selflessly raised cash for a lot of worthwhile causes. More lately she participated in a biking expedition round Sri Lanka for the Genesis Research Trust, biking 390km over 5 days. Charlotte now does a whole lot of work as a Fitness and Wellness Coach, selling a wholesome way of life on her social media pages and starring on the cowl of ladies’s health. She additionally starred on an MTV programme hosted by Vicky Pattinson as a health coach to the contestants. She has lately grow to be engaged to her fiancé James, and the pair shared stunning snaps of the proposal on their social medias. Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep

Widey High School Wayne Sleep is greatest often called a dancer, director, choreographer and actor, though in the later phases of his profession he has made a considerable amount of actuality TV appearances. Wayne attended Geraldine Lamb Dance School in the metropolis, and with hopes of changing into the subsequent Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire he studied faucet and jazz. He then moved to Hartlepool earlier than becoming a member of the Royal Ballet School which led him to grow to be a senior principal dancer performing globally. As the shortest male dancer to be admitted into the Royal Ballet School, many administrators have been reluctant to solid Wayne in conventional male lead roles, though Andrew Lloyd Webber as soon as made adaptions for him, and Wayne created many roles in his musicals. He managed to break a world report in 1973 by finishing a entrechat-douze, a soar with 12 beats of the toes, and the report nonetheless stays unbeaten to today. He can be remembered for dancing with Princess Diana at the annual Christmas occasion of the Friends of Covent backyard at the Royal Opera House in 1985. Wayne Sleep’s newer TV appearances embody, I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here! in 2003, Strictly Dance Fever on BBC One, in which he appeared as a choose, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Come Dine With Me, Stepping out, All Star Family Fortunes, Celebrity Masterchef, The Chase, The Real Full Monty, and most lately Celebrity Big Brother in early 2018. He additionally appeared in “The Real Marigold Hotel, a sequence broadcast on BBC following a bunch of movie star pensioners on a journey to India. Lewis Peek

Lewis Peek in an episode of Endeavour
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Eggbuckland Community College Plymouth born Lewis Peek burst onto our screens this decade, simply final yr in reality, when he starred in ITV’s prime time detective drama Endeavour. Lewis completed an eight-month stint filming Endeavour in November 2017 and appeared in all six feature-length episodes enjoying rookie detective George Fancy. The former Eggbuckland Community College pupil isn’t from a theatrical household, by no means attended drama school, and landed his first components with out the assist of an agent. The 25-year-old’s profession started to take off in 2014 when he landed a small function in the award-winning movie Dartmoor Killing, filmed close to Plymouth. From that he landed an element as recurring character Ted Carkeek in the second season of Cornish interval drama Poldark, showing in seven episodes of the Sunday night time rankings winner. Lewis isn’t out to search fame – he would relatively be recognised as a proficient actor and yearns to work on more and more bold initiatives. Antony Jinman

Antony Jinman is one cool dude

Plymstock School There are few issues cooler than being a record-breaking Polar explorer – and our Antony has just a few of these below his (presumably thermal) belt. The former forces man can be a local weather change ‘educator’ and businessman. Matt Dixon

Matthew Dixon has positioned sixth in the Diving World Cup in Japan [archive pic]
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Monteplier Primary School Plymouth’s rising diving star Matthew Dixon secured silver at the Commonwealth Games in April. Comparisons with Daley, who made his Olympic debut aged 14 in Beijing, are inevitable and Dixon would welcome changing his fellow Devonian as soon as Daley retires. Daley is predicted to stop after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Get the greatest tales about the issues you love most curated by us and delivered to your inbox daily. Choose what you love right here
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