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"Life today, eh? So many celeb-based reality TV shows, so few memorable stars. We&amp;#039;ve decided to give you an introduction to the 13 contestants singing on Comic Relief Does Fame Academy to save you from squinting at a box to work out whether it&amp;#039;s Bobby Davro or Maureen from Driving School assaulting your ear-drums when the show starts tomorrow. In alphabetical order, we present:   Angellica Bell Who? She\u2019s a former CBBC presenter who recently helmed EastEnders Extra on BBC One. What are her chances? Bookmakers Ladbrokes have her at 16/1. She\u2019s certainly very smiley and, having run the London marathon a few years ago, not exactly lacking in determination.  Mel Giedroyc  Who? She\u2019s a comedienne, actor and TV presenter. The one from Mel and Sue who\u2019s not a lesbian. She co-starred in Ben Elton\u2019s ill-fated sitcom Blessed, co-presented Richard Hammond\u2019s ill-fated teatime show on ITV and appeared on Channel 4\u2019s ill-fated breakfast show RI:SE.  What are her chances? She\u2019s at 12/1 with Ladbrokes. She&amp;#039;s unlikely to win, but she&amp;#039;ll probably milk her ineptitude for laughs to secure a respectable finish.  Miranda Hart Who?A comedienne, actor and writer who plays Teal on the BBC\u2019s sci-fi sitcom Hyperdrive. She\u2019s also appeared on Smack The Pony, Absolutely Fabulous and Nighty Night.  What are her chances? 16/1. She\u2019s a dark horse, insomuch as nobody really knows who she is. Except for Arabella &amp;#039;Does My Bum Look Big In This&amp;#039; Weir, who calls her the \u201Cfunniest girl over 5 ft 11 I have ever worked with\u201D. Nice.  Fred MacAulay Who? A Scottish radio presenter who\u2019s becoming a panel show fixture thanks to appearances on They Think It\u2019s All Over, Have I Got News For You and Bring Me The Head Of Light Entertainment. What are his chances? At 14/1 he\u2019s a bit of an outsider.  Colin Murray Who? A Radio One DJ who also presents Channel Five\u2019s UEFA Cup coverage. What are his chances? Ladbrokes have him at 6/1. His Radio One chum Edith Bowman won the last Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, so he\u2019s got a lot to live up to.   Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Who? A former &amp;#039;It&amp;#039; girl who&amp;#039;s become an unlikely national treasure thanks to her memorable appearance on Frank Skinner&amp;#039;s chat show in 1999. She&amp;#039;s such a toff that she even bagged an invite to Charles and Camilla&amp;#039;s wedding, you know. What are her chances? She\u2019s at 16/1 but the constant threat of a train wreck surrounding her could make TPT the show&amp;#039;s highlight.  Tricia Penrose Who? She\u2019s played Gina Ward on Heartbeat for as long as your Gran can remember.  What are her chances? She\u2019s third favourite at 7/1. Plenty of singing experience \u2013 she even reached the final of the BBC&amp;#039;s Eurovision trial A Song For Europe in 2002.  Rowland Rivron Who? The presenter of the BBC\u2019s Holiday show. Nobody seems to know where he came from, but, strangely, no one can remember a world in which he didn&amp;#039;t exist.  What are his chances? 12/1. Rowland has a surprising amount of musical experience and even co-wrote the London\u2019s Burning theme tune. Respect.  Linda Robson Who? The one from Birds Of A Feather who\u2019s not Pauline Quirke or Dorian. Since then she\u2019s kept herself in the limelight by appearing on numerous reality shows that nobody&amp;#039;s ever heard of \u2013 I\u2019m Famous And Frightened!, Celebrities Under Pressure, Celebrity Blind Man\u2019s Bluff - and mouthing off with The Vagina Monologues. What are her chances? 12/1. She\u2019s a good egg but we\u2019d rather see Dorian do &amp;#039;Like A Virgin&amp;#039; again.  Zoe Salmon Who? A former Miss Northern Island who\u2019s currently presenting Blue Peter. She\u2019s also appeared as a WAG on Hotel Babylon. What are her chances? 12/1. She brings a bit of glamour to proceedings and these kids TV presenters are up for anything nowadays, aren&amp;#039;t they?  Ray Stubbs Who? A BBC sports anchor who currently presents football results fest Final Score. What are his chances? He\u2019s a 12/1 outsider but your dad will sympathise with his plight.  Tim Vine Who? A comedian who\u2019s recently appeared on The Sketch Show. He\u2019s also the brother of Jeremy Vine, you know. What are his chances? Ladbrokes have him at 12/1. Like Mel Giedroyc, he&amp;#039;ll probably use zaniness as a weapon.  Shaun Williamson Who? He was Barry in EastEnders and then Barry From EastEnders in Extras.  What are his chances? The 2/1 favourite. Sending himself up on Extras has endeared him to the British public and he\u2019s got singing experience: he once appeared as Meat Loaf on Stars In Their Eyes. Expect him to swivel his hips to \u2018Mustang Sally\u2019 at some point.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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