Cirque de Celebrité
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Cirque de Celebrité was a celebrity reality TV show broadcast on Sky One
. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short.
A second series of Cirque de Celebrité broadcast in 2007, with Jenni Falconer
replacing Ruby Wax as host. Big Brother
winner Brian Dowling
hosted a spin-off show, Cirque: Backstage at the Big Top. The winner of the 2007 series was Kyal Marsh
.
. The three judges for the first series were professional performers Louie Spence
, Ann Dorwin, and circus director, Phillip Gandey. Gaby Roslin
replaced Ann Dorwin for the second series.
The celebrities were trained to perform various circus acts, and compete with each other for points from the judges and phone votes from the public on premium rated lines. The acts were interspersed with compère banter and video from the training sessions and interviews. The two scores were combined, 50% judges vote and 50% phone votes, and the two lowest scoring participants were candidates for expulsion.
According to the Sky One website, the judges nominated one of the saved celebrities to eliminate one of the two contestants at the bottom of the scoreboard. In the first two weeks only, reference was made to the highest scoring celebrity choosing between the two.
host Jenni Falconer
replaced Ruby Wax as the ring mistress. Gaby Roslin
also replaced Ann Dorwin on the judging panel, alongside Phillip and Louie. That year up until week 6, the judges did not give the contestants scores for their performances.
That year two new celebrities joined the circus over half way into the show. Liam McGough, an ex-Big Brother housemate, and Rebecca Loos
joined the show in week 6, due to Shane Lynch quitting after injury. They both performed on November 11, 2007 and the public voted to see which one they would like to see back as an official contestant the following week. Liam was chosen to stay in the competition and Rebecca was sent home, however Liam was voted off in the same episode.
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8:
Week 9:
Week 10 (Finals):
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short.
A second series of Cirque de Celebrité broadcast in 2007, with Jenni Falconer
Jenni Falconer
Jennifer 'Jenni' Falconer is a British television presenter.-Early life:After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, Falconer moved to Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career...
replacing Ruby Wax as host. Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
winner Brian Dowling
Brian Dowling
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television presenter who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality television show Big Brother in 2001. He also won Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, making him the ultimate Big Brother housemate...
hosted a spin-off show, Cirque: Backstage at the Big Top. The winner of the 2007 series was Kyal Marsh
Kyal Marsh
Kyal Reese Marsh is an Australian actor. He was born in Clare, South Australia. He moved to Melbourne with his family when he was one year old.-Acting & modelling career:...
.
Format
The first series was hosted by Ruby WaxRuby Wax
Ruby Wax is a BAFTA nominated American comedian who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s.-Early life:...
. The three judges for the first series were professional performers Louie Spence
Louie Spence
Louie Spence is a dance expert, choreographer and television personality who is currently the artistic director at the London Pineapple Dance Studios...
, Ann Dorwin, and circus director, Phillip Gandey. Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin is an English television presenter and actress. She rose to fame while co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, and also presented the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal from 1994 to 2004....
replaced Ann Dorwin for the second series.
The celebrities were trained to perform various circus acts, and compete with each other for points from the judges and phone votes from the public on premium rated lines. The acts were interspersed with compère banter and video from the training sessions and interviews. The two scores were combined, 50% judges vote and 50% phone votes, and the two lowest scoring participants were candidates for expulsion.
According to the Sky One website, the judges nominated one of the saved celebrities to eliminate one of the two contestants at the bottom of the scoreboard. In the first two weeks only, reference was made to the highest scoring celebrity choosing between the two.
Ratings
Cirque de Celebrité 1 was watched by a peak of 817,000 viewers. However, Cirque de Celebrité 2 averaged considerably less - peaking at around 400,000 viewers.Participants
The line up of celebrities in series 1 were:| Celebrity | Famous for | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Bright Mark Bright Mark Abraham Bright is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London's sport presenter, as well as a coach at Crystal Palace.... |
Former Football Player | Eliminated on week 1 |
| Syed Ahmed | The Apprentice contestant | Eliminated on week 2 |
| Sinitta | Pop Singer | Eliminated on week 3 |
| Nicola Wheeler Nicola Wheeler Nicola Wheeler is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Nicola King in ITV's Emmerdale.She was born Nicola Hodge, but raised with the name Nicola Palmer... |
Actress, Emmerdale Emmerdale Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972... cast member (Nicola Blackstock Nicola Blackstock Nicola King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She has been played by Nicola Wheeler since she joined the soap in 2001.-Casting:... ) |
Eliminated on week 5 |
| Sophie Anderton Sophie Anderton Sophie Anderton is an English model and reality television personality.-Early life:Anderton attended Redland High School for Girls in Bristol between 1988 and 1993... |
Model | Withdrew due to injury |
| Ninia Benjamin Ninia Benjamin Ninia Benjamin is a British comedian who makes frequent appearances at the Edinburgh Festival. Benjamin has also appeared on the TV shows 3 Non-Blondes and Twisted Tales.... |
Comedienne | Eliminated on week 6 |
| Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald is a British actor best known for playing the part of Zammo Maguire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982-1987. Since then he has made cameo appearances on Birds of a Feather, The Bill and a TV version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He trained as a boxer, but a car crash... |
Actor | Week 4, returned to replace Sophie, Eliminated Week 7 |
| Jamie Baulch Jamie Baulch James Steven Baulch , but raised by foster parents in Risca, near Newport, is a British sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 x 400 metres relay teams, he won a gold medal at the 1997 World... |
Former athlete | Eliminated on week 8 |
| Andy Kane Andy Kane Andy Kane , nicknamed Handy Andy, is a British television personality best known for his work on the BBC's DIY programme Changing Rooms.-Background:... |
TV Handyman | Eliminated on week 9 |
| Kenzie | Rapper, ex-Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:... member, Friday Hill member |
Final week (3rd) |
| Emma B Emma B (Blocksage) Emma Blocksage, better known as Emma B , is an English model and TV presenter. Since her entry into the entertainment industry in 1995, she has appeared on numerous magazine covers and TV programs... |
Model | Final week (2nd) |
| Grace Adams-Short | Big Brother contestant | Final week (Winner) |
Guest stars
- Simon CowellSimon CowellSimon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
(X FactorThe X Factor (UK)The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
judge), supporting ex-girlfriend Sinitta. - Carol SmillieCarol SmillieCarol Patricia Smillie is a Scottish television personality, model and actress. Smillie is well-known for presenting the award winning BBC series Changing Rooms, which won her a National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme in 1998.She became the hostess of the British version of...
(Changing RoomsChanging RoomsChanging room may refer to:*changeroom, a room or enclosure in a clothing store where customers may try on clothes before purchasing them*Changing Rooms, a BBC television series*The Changing Room, a stage play by David Storey...
presenter), supporting Andy Kane. - Mikey Dalton (Big Brother 7 contestant), supporting his fiancée, Grace Adams-Short.
Elimination
| Week | | Celebrity | Notes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (The Final) | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | ||||||||||
| 9 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | None | ||||||||
| 8 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | None | |||||||
| 7 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Lee | |||||||
| 6 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Lee | Ninia | ||||||
| 5 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Sophie | Ninia | Nicola | None | ||||
| 4 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Sophie | Ninia | Nicola | Lee | ||||
| 3 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Sophie | Ninia | Nicola | Lee | Sinitta | None | ||
| 2 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Sophie | Ninia | Nicola | Lee | Sinitta | Syed | None | |
| 1 | Grace | Emma | Kenzie | Andy | Jamie | Sophie | Ninia | Nicola | Lee | Sinitta | Syed | Mark | None |
- The celebrity was voted off after being in the bottom two.
- The other celebrity in the bottom two.
- The celebrity chosen to decide who is eliminated.
- The celebrity who won.
- In Week 4, Syed Ahmed was guest judge replacing Louie Spence.
- After the departure of Sophie Anderton in week 6 due to injury, Lee McDonald was reintroduced with immunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
from eviction. - In Week 7, Ninia Benjamin was re-introduced into the show as "Kenzie's personal trainer." She also took part in the group performance and accompanied contestants off stage after each of their performances.
- In the final week Grace broke her foot, however, she still took part and performed in the show. Grace went on to win the show with 70% of the audience vote, with Emma B and Kenzie finishing in second and third place respectively.
Other Information
- The name of the show is grammatically incorrect FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for Celebrity Circus - the actual French would be Cirque de Célébrité. - The first celebrity voted out was Mark Bright, who was reportedly furious over the decision.
Changes
For the second series, GMTVGMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
host Jenni Falconer
Jenni Falconer
Jennifer 'Jenni' Falconer is a British television presenter.-Early life:After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, Falconer moved to Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career...
replaced Ruby Wax as the ring mistress. Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin is an English television presenter and actress. She rose to fame while co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, and also presented the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal from 1994 to 2004....
also replaced Ann Dorwin on the judging panel, alongside Phillip and Louie. That year up until week 6, the judges did not give the contestants scores for their performances.
That year two new celebrities joined the circus over half way into the show. Liam McGough, an ex-Big Brother housemate, and Rebecca Loos
Rebecca Loos
Rebecca Loos is a Spanish-born Anglo-Dutch model and media personality, who was brought to media attention following claims that she conducted an affair with the married football player David Beckham—while employed as his personal assistant...
joined the show in week 6, due to Shane Lynch quitting after injury. They both performed on November 11, 2007 and the public voted to see which one they would like to see back as an official contestant the following week. Liam was chosen to stay in the competition and Rebecca was sent home, however Liam was voted off in the same episode.
Scores
Week 1–5:- The judges did not give the contestants scores for their performances.
Week 6:
- Luke - 27
- Isabella - 26
- Antonia - 21
- Stacey - 19
- Kyal - 18
- Dean - 16
Week 7:
- Kyal - 30
- Stacey - 25
- Antonia - 23
- Isabella - 20
- Luke - 19
- Liam - 16
Week 8:
- Kyal - 57
- Stacey - 45
- Antonia - 43
- Luke - 42
- Isabella - 28
Week 9:
- Kyal - 55
- Stacey - 46
- Luke - 46
- Antonia - 36
Week 10 (Finals):
- Stacey - 57
- Kyal - 57
- Luke - 53
Participants
The line up of celebrities in series 2 were follows:| Celebrity | Famous for | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
Former sprinter, American football player | Eliminated on week 2 |
| Hannah Waterman Hannah Waterman Hannah Waterman-Groves is an English actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman and his second wife, actress Patricia Maynard.-Career:... |
Ex - EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... cast member |
Eliminated on week 3 |
| Princess Tamara | Polish princess | Eliminated on week 4 |
| Emily Scott Emily Scott Emily Scott is an Australian commercial, lingerie and glamour model.She appeared in the visuals of Robbie Williams' spring 2006 tour, and in a remake of the "Rock DJ" video clip. She was the face of Lipton Ice Tea. In 2006, she was in the ITV reality series Love Island.As a DJ she tours Europe,... |
Australian glamour model | Eliminated on week 4 |
| Ritchie Neville | Former member of boyband Five Five (band) Five were an English boyband put together in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, J Brown, Abs Breen and Sean Conlon. Signed by Simon Cowell, they were a manufactured band and held several... |
Eliminated on week 5 |
| Shane Lynch Shane Lynch Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone... |
Member of boyband Boyzone Boyzone Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12... |
Withdrew due to injury |
| Dean Holdsworth Dean Holdsworth Dean Christopher Holdsworth is an English former professional football player, now manager. As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22 year career. Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton... |
Professional football player | Eliminated on week 6 |
| Liam McGough | Big Brother contestant | Eliminated on week 7 |
| Lady Isabella Hervey Lady Isabella Hervey Lady Isabella Frederica Louisa Hervey is a British socialite, model, and actress. She is the youngest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton, half-sister of the 7th Marquess of Bristol, and Lord Nicholas Hervey, both deceased, and sister of the 8th Marquess... |
Socialite, model and actress | Eliminated on week 8 |
| Antonia Okonma Antonia Okonma Antonia Okonma is a British actress of Nigerian descent. She is best known for playing the role of Darlene Cake in the ITV1 series Bad Girls from 2004–2006.... |
Ex - Bad Girls Bad Girls (TV series) Bad Girls is an award-winning British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006. It is produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road... cast member |
Eliminated on Week 9 |
| Luke Bailey Luke Bailey (actor) Luke Bailey is a British actor best known for playing Sam Bateman in the long-running medical drama series Casualty, and comprehensive school pupil Marley Kelly in Waterloo Road, both on BBC One.-Television:... |
Ex - Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The... cast member |
Final week - 3rd |
| Stacey Cadman Stacey Cadman Stacey Cadman is a British actress and television presenter. She was born and educated in the West Midlands, England. After leaving John Willmott School in Sutton Coldfield, Stacey studied performing arts and Dance in Birmingham... |
Actress and TV presenter | Final week - 2nd |
| Kyal Marsh Kyal Marsh Kyal Reese Marsh is an Australian actor. He was born in Clare, South Australia. He moved to Melbourne with his family when he was one year old.-Acting & modelling career:... |
Ex - Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... cast member |
Final week - Winner |
Elimination
| Week | | Celebrity | Notes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (The Final) | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | None | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | None | |||||||||
| 8 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | None | ||||||||
| 7 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | Liam | ||||||||
| 6 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | ||||||
| 5 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | Ritchie | |||||
| 4 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | Ritchie | Emily | Tamara | |||
| 3 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | Ritchie | Emily | Tamara | Hannah | ||
| 2 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | Ritchie | Emily | Tamara | Hannah | Dwain | None |
| 1 | Kyal | Stacey | Luke | Antonia | Isabella | N/A | Dean | Shane | Ritchie | Emily | Tamara | Hannah | Dwain |
- The Celebrity was voted off after being in the bottom two.
- The Celebrity in the bottom two that the judges decided to save.
- The Celebrity withdrew from the competition due to injury.
- The Celebrity that won.
- Dean was voted off the show in Week 1. However, Sky confirmed that there was an error with the voting and Dean was invited back to Cirque de Celebrité.
- Ritchie Neville was not able to take part this week because of an injury he got in training.
- This week was a double elimination week, with two contestants being eliminated.
- Shane Lynch was not able to take part this week because of an injury he got in training.
- Shane Lynch withdrew from the competition due to injury
- Liam had entered the circus to replace Shane Lynch
Transmissons
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2006 | 17 December 2006 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 October 2007 | 9 December 2007 | 10 |
External links
- Cirque de Celebrité on Sky OneSky OneSky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
- Cirque de Celebrité at Unreality TV