Celebrity Scissorhands

For Children in Need

The Trainees

These crazy celebs have donated their time for Children in Need and agreed to be under my tutelage at the Celebrity Scissorhands Academy.

The Celebrity Trainees

Emma Samms

Emma Sams: Picture Courtesy of BBC Children in Need

Actress Emma Samms is most famous for her role as Fallon Carrington Colby in Dynasty. She then became one of the main characters in spin off series The Colbys and starred in the mini series Dynasty: The Reunion. Emma has had an on/off role on the US soap General Hospital for the last 24 years, making her most recent appearance earlier this year. Emma now lives in the UK and had successful roles in BBC programmes Holby City and Doctors.

Sarah Cawood

Sarah first came into the public eye when presenting Channel 4’s The Girlie Show with Sara Cox. In May 2006, Sarah was presenting the National Lottery Jet Set when Fathers 4 Justice invaded the studio. Sarah managed to keep presenting despite the disruption! Her other presenting credits include MTV, Live & Kicking and Top of the Pops.

Michelle Dewbury

Michelle shot to national fame earlier this year when she won the hit BBC show The Apprentice. Her sharp business brain and the ability to cut through the hype to get to core issues won her the respect of Sir Alan Sugar and the entire nation.

Rowetta

Manchester born Rowetta began singing as a child, performing in singing competitions before progressing to singing in clubs professionally as a teenager. Rowetta has appeared as a backing singer to everybody from Billy Ocean to Simply Red. Rowetta went on to become part of the Happy Mondays and performed with on their US and European tours. In 2004 Rowetta took part in the X Factor and her enormous voice made her Simon Cowell’s favourite. After her X Factor success Rowetta went on to release a self-titled album in 2005.

Scott Mills

DJ Scott hosts Radio 1’s popular drive time show, which he took over in June 2004. At the tender age of 16 Scott became the youngest radio presenter in the UK, when he signed up to do the drive time show at Power FM in Southampton. Scott joined Radio 1 in 1998 after a successful career at various radio stations including London’s Heart 106.2.

Steve Strange

Welsh born Steve is famed for being a pioneer of the New Romantic movement and has become a British cultural icon. He recently embarked on a European tour to celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of his biggest selling single, Fade to Grey. Steve arrived in London from his native Wales in the 1970’s and soon began working for music impresario Malcolm McClaren. In 1978 he formed the band Visage who two years later scored global success with Fade To Grey, which reached Number One in over 13 countries. Tales of his extraordinary life were published in his best selling autobiography, Blitzed and he was even immortalised on stage in Boy George’s successful musical, Taboo.

Ortis Deley

This multi-faceted television presenter, actor and singer made his presenting debut on LWT. Ortis found his home as the anchor presenter for the cable & satellite channel Trouble where he remained for four years before joining the BBC. Ortis is best known as one of the main presenters on the last ever two series of the BBC’s flagship Saturday morning show, Live & Kicking. As an actor, Ortis appeared in the feature 2005 thriller Derailed alongside Clive Owenand Jennifer Aniston, followed by a role in the critically acclaimed British movie Kidulthood.

Richard Fairbrass

The Right Said Fred frontman formed the band in 1988 with his brother Fred and friend Rob Manzoli. In 1991, their debut single I’m Too Sexy, remained in the Number 1 slot for an impressive six weeks and went on to become a massive international hit. The song reached the number one chart position in 30 countries, including the US. Their follow up singles included Deeply Dippy and Don’t Talk Just Kiss. The band is hugely popular in Germany, and performed at the country’s opening ceremony at this year’s World Cup. Their 2002 single You’re My Mate stayed in the German Top 100 for 23 weeks and was awarded gold status in South Africa, where it was used as the official anthem for the South African Rugby Team in 2002.

Darren Day

From a young age, Darren always knew that his heart lay in the entertainment arena. His first rung on the show business ladder was as a Red Coat at Butlins holiday camp.

Over the years, his television career has run in tandem with a successful stage career, his small screen presenting credits include the popular ITV1 primetime series' Don't Try This At Home and You Bet. Darren has appeared in numerous West End musicals over the years including Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease and The Rocky Horror Show. In recent years Darren has veered toward more dramatic roles including a guest lead in BBC1’s Doctors, and in the stage version of the popular 60’s movie, Alfie.