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Emily Atack

Emily Atack

English actress and comedian


Emily Jane Atack (born 18 December 1989) is an English actress, comedian, and television personality. She is best known for playing Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), and for her roles in Keith Lemon shows, such as Lemon La Vida Loca, The Keith Lemon Sketch Show, and The Keith & Paddy Picture Show.

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Atack appeared on the fifth series of Dancing on Ice in 2010. She was runner-up on the eighteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2018, and went on to co-present the final series of its spin off show I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp in 2019. Since 2020, she has starred in her own comedy series The Emily Atack Show.

Early life

Emily Jane Atack was born in Luton[1] on 18 December 1989,[2] the daughter of actress Kate Robbins and musician Keith Atack, formerly of pop band Child.[3][4] On her mother's side of the family, she is the first cousin twice removed of musician Paul McCartney, the niece of comedian Ted Robbins and actress Amy Robbins, and the niece by marriage of the late actor Simon Shelton who died in 2018.[5]

At the age of 16, she left school and moved to London, along with her sister Martha,[6] and still lives there as of 2022.[7]

Career

Acting career

Aside from The Inbetweeners (E4), Atack has appeared in films such as the remake of Dad's Army opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bill Nighy. She appeared alongside Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne in the British film Lies We Tell, and has performed in television programmes such as Rock and Chips (BBC), Little Crackers (Sky1), The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (ITV2) and Tracey Ullman's Show (BBC).

Other ventures

Atack was a contestant on Dancing on Ice in 2010. She was partnered with professional ice skater Fred Palascak; they were voted off in the eighth week.[8] In 2011, Atack presented a stylised public service announcement titled Ready, Steady, Drink, highlighting the dangers of drinking alcohol.[9]

On 12 November 2018, Atack was confirmed to be participating in that year's series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![10] She eventually finished in second place behind Harry Redknapp.[11] She released her first book, Are We There Yet?: To indignity ... and beyond!, on 31 October 2019.[12] In November 2019 she began co-hosting I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp alongside Joel Dommett and Adam Thomas.[13]

In 2020, Atack hosted in her own show on for three seasons on ITV2, named The Emily Atack Show, featuring a mixture of stand-up comedy, impressions, sketches, and stories about her life experiences, including dating, relationships and the pressures of social media and other topics of relevance to young women.[14] The same year, she was a team captain on panel show Celebrity Juice working with Keith Lemon and Laura Whitmore.[14]

In 2023, Atack presented the documentary, Asking for It?, about her experiences of cyberflashing and sexual harassment, and talked about the explicit messages she was sent on social media. It aired on BBC Two on 31 January 2023.[15]

Personal life

In December 2023, Atack announced she was pregnant with her first child.[16] In March 2024, Atack announced on BBC Breakfast she was having a boy.[17]

Filmography

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See also


References

  1. "Atack the ice, judges tell Luton skating star". Luton Today. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. Atack, Emily (18 December 2017). "28 today!!!". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2017 via Instagram.
  3. "Bedfordshire's Emily Atack skates off 'Dancing on Ice'". BBC. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. Eden, Richard (24 December 2006). "Yesterday, the musical". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  5. "Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton dies aged 52". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. Baker, Emily (4 October 2021). "Emily Atack: 'There's no comedy for Love Island-loving girls – we're the butt of the joke'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. Jeremy Armstrong, Atack moves for third time over 'privacy', Daily Mirror, London, 22 January 2022, page 11.
  8. "Dancing on Ice – Week 8". DancingOnIce.ITV.com. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019 via Wayback Machine.
  9. metrowebukmetro (17 January 2011). "Ready Steady Drink was amusing and depressing in equal measure". Metro (British newspaper). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  10. Griffiths, Emmy (11 November 2018). "I'm a Celebrity 2018: Celebs officially confirmed: see the line-up here". Hello!. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  11. "'King' Harry Redknapp helps make I'm A Celebrity 2018 a ratings hit". BBC News. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. Atack, Emily (31 October 2019). Are We There Yet?: To indignity ... and beyond!. ISBN 9781841883687. Retrieved 18 November 2019. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  13. Warner, Sam (9 October 2019). "I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp confirms new hosts". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  14. "Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  15. "Emily Atack: Asking For It?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  16. "Who Do You Think You Are?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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