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Christian O'Connell

Award-winning DJ Christian O'Connell was born in Hampshire in 1973, and now lives in Dorking, Surrey with his wife Sarah, and daughters Ruby, four, and Lois, two.

Nicholas Courtney

Actor Nicholas Courtney was born on December 16, 1929 in Cairo, Egypt.

Alan Dale

Alan Dale, 61, was born in New Zealand.

Hannah Tointon

Hannah Tointon, 20, was born in Essex.

Steve Punt

Steve Punt was born in the Sixties (he says he can just about remember seeing bits of the Mexico Olympics, which according to my children, makes me about 103) in Cyrpus.

Olivia Hallinan

Actress Olivia Hallinan was born in 1984, and grew up in London.

Karolyn Grimes

Karolyn Grimes was born in 1940 in California, and currently lives in Seattle.

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke was born in 1975 in London, where he still lives with his wife, Iris, and young son Samuel.

James Martin

James Martin was born in 1972 in Malton, North Yorkshire, and now lives in Hampshire.

Jack P Shepherd

Jack P Shepherd was born in West Yorkshire in 1988.