Cel_Spellman

Cel Spellman

Cel Spellman

British actor and broadcaster

Ceallach Spellman[2] (/ˈkɛləx/ KEL-əkh; born 31 August 1995)[1] is an English actor and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama Cold Feet, Harry Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama Waterloo Road from 2010 to 2011[3] and hosting Friday Download and various other programmes on CBBC.

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From July 2015 until August 2020, he presented his own show on BBC Radio 1 which aired every Sunday between 16:00 and 19:00 with his co-presenter Katie Thistleton.

Life and career

Spellman was born on 31 August 1995 and he is of Irish descent. A Roman Catholic, he attended St Bede's College, Manchester.[4] Subsequently, he attended Sylvia Young Theatre School[5] from the age of 11.

In May 2011, Spellman started presenting Friday Download on CBBC alongside Georgia Lock, Richard Wisker, Dani Harmer, Tyger Drew-Honey, Aidan Davis and Dionne Bromfield.[6] From 19 July 2015, he started presenting his own show on Sunday afternoons on BBC Radio 1.[7] In September 2016, he began starring as Matthew in the sixth series of British comedy-drama Cold Feet.[8]

On 1 July 2016, he was rated as one of "50 Fittest Boys" by Vogue magazine.[9] On 11 October 2016, it was announced that Spellman would be joining The Voice UK on ITV as social media reporter and online presenter of The V Room.[10] On 15 November 2016, it was announced he will do the same for The Voice Kids UK.[11]

In August 2020, it was announced that Spellman would be leaving his Sunday slots on Radio 1 at the end of that month to focus on his acting and broadcasting commitments. Vick Hope replaced Spellman, co-hosting Life Hacks and The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1 from the beginning of September 2020.[12]

Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ceallach's Personal Download". CBBC. BBC. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. [2]
    "BBC Radio 1 Profile - Cel Spellman". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    "BBC One - Waterloo Road - Harry Fisher". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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    Catholic pupil kicks off festival, catholicherald.co.uk; accessed 11 July 2016.
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    "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". www.syts.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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    "CBBC Programmes - Friday Download, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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    "Cel Spellman to host new Radio 1 show dedicated to number ones". BBC News. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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    "Ceallach Spellman to appear in Cold Feet reboot". BBC News. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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    "50 Fittest Boys". Vogue.co.uk. July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. [10]
    Wilson, Victoria (11 October 2016). "Cold Feet's Cel Spellman to host The Voice UK's V Room". what's on tv. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. [11]
    "Hooray, our Voice Kids 2017 coaches are confirmed!". Itv.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Vick Hope to join BBC Radio 1".
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    "CBBC - At Home With Cel and Dodge, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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    "Hacker T Dog on Twitter". Twitter.com.
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    "Radio 4 Programmes - Afternoon Play, Lost Property, The Year My Mother Went Missing". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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    Davidson, Amy (27 November 2015). "The Vamps party hard in their new music video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  17. [17]
    NBTVEVO (25 September 2018), Nothing But Thieves - Forever & Ever More (Official Video), archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 17 June 2019
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