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Stars In Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. It is made by Granada Television for ITV1. The original format comes from Holland.

From 1990-1992, it was presented by Leslie Crowther and from 1993-2004, it was presented by Matthew Kelly (coining the catchphrase "Tonight, Matthew, I am going to be..."). The current presenter is Cat Deeley [1]. Davina McCall presented three episodes in 2003.

Currently on its 15th series featuring names like Sinéad O'Connor and Neil Diamond, it remains one of the UK's most successful shows attracting around 13 million viewers for the Live Final at the end of each series.

It has also had various celebrity editions of the show, with the same basic concept, with celebrities as the contestants. Winners have included Tracie Bennett, Richard Fleeshman, Nikki Sanderson, Lee Otway,Jade Goody and Boy George.

There have been junior editions of the show with young people under the age of 16 taking on the guise of famous singers.

Doctor Who

  • The show was briefly mentioned in "Bad Wolf", the penultimate episode of the 2005 series of Doctor Who. A variant of the show in the year 200100 AD forces contestants to perform or be blinded (hence a more literal meaning to "Stars In Their Eyes")

Wilmslow Rugby Club

The rugby club in Wilmslow has successfully hosted a spin off Stars in Their eyes event for the past 5 years. This sells out every time firmly establishing itself as a pivotal date in the Wilmslow social calendar

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