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Emily Atack

Emily Atack
Atack during the 2010 Dancing on Ice tour
Born	Emily Jane Atack (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34) Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Occupations	Actress comedian television personality
Years active	2007–present
Children	1
Parents	Keith Atack (father) Kate Robbins (mother)
Relatives	Ted Robbins (uncle) Amy Robbins (aunt) Simon Shelton (uncle) Ted Robbins (great-grandfather) Paul McCartney (first cousin twice removed)

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.

Atack appeared on the fifth seriesofDancing on Ice in 2010. She was runner-up on the eighteenth seriesofI'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[edit]

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[edit]

Acting career[edit]

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[edit]

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] Aged 19 when she signed up, Atack is the youngest ever participant in Dancing on Ice history. 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[edit]

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

On 20th June 2024, Atack gave birth to a baby boy, called Barney James Garner.^[18]

Filmography[edit]

Theatre credits[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of Dancing on Ice contestants
• List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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