Jorgina Alexandra "Jorgie" Porter, (born 25 December 1987, in Trafford, Greater Manchester) is an English actress, notable for her role as Theresa McQueen in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

Porter grew up with her mother and grandmother and has only met her father once. She is quoted as saying: "I don't speak to my dad. I haven't missed him. I don't feel like I need a father figure really. On Father's Day some of the girls who are talking about it suddenly remember and apologise. I just say "Guys it's okay. I don't care". I don't know any better so it's cool." A former ballet dancer, Porter was told by the ballet school she attended that she was overweight for a dancer.

In November 2008 it was announced that Porter had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, playing the role of Theresa McQueen. Porter said that she was "thrilled" to join the cast and be a part of one of soap opera's "most notorious families".

In 2010, Porter appeared alongside eight other soap opera actesses in a music video and cover of Cyndi Lauper single Girls Just Want To Have Fun. The song was released in aid of charity, Cancer Research UK's campaign "Race for Life". Porter also featured as a dancer in the music video for Roll Deep's song Green Light. She appeared with dark hair instead of her usual blonde tone.

Matt Evers (born 16 March 1976) is an American pair skater, model and TV personality. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion.

With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. The following season, they competed at three senior international events, 1998 Skate Canada International, 1998 Cup of Russia and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy. He quit competing and moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a number of years before receiving an invitation to join Dancing on Ice. Evers is currently training as a professional actor, model and spokesperson for U.S. and European manufacturers at trade shows, in commercials and print media.

Pair skating with Allebach:

Evers has also appeared in all 6 series of Dancing on Ice partnering Bonnie Langford (where they were placed 3rd place), Lisa Scott-Lee, Suzanne Shaw where they won the competition in 2008 beating Chris Fountain and Frankie Poultney in the final 2. In the final, both of their performances scored the perfect 30 out of 30 which was a Dancing on Ice first and judge Nicky Slater said 'they were his champions and they deserved to win on the night'. During previous weeks the couple had received controversial comments from Nicky himself. In 2009 he partnered Zöe Salmon and they were popular with the public and judges but they were eliminated in the Skate-off against Jessica Taylor and Pavel Aubrecht. In the 5th series of Dancing on Ice, Matt's partner was Heather Mills. They were eliminated on the 5th week, losing out to Kieron Richardson. For the 6th series of the show, Matt was partnered with Denise Welch and finished in 6th place. In series 7 he is partnered with Jorgie Porter. Evers was cut on the forehead by Porter's blade in training in February 2012. He was not expected to miss a show. He and Jorgie Porter finished second place on the show.

Gemma Ann Merna (born 11 October 1984 in Cleethorpes, England) is an English actress and glamour model. She is known for playing Carmel Valentine in Hollyoaks.

For her role in the British Channel 4 series Hollyoaks, which was Gemma Merna's first major TV role, she won Best Comedy Performance in the 2007 The British Soap Awards.

In the same year's National Television Awards, she was nominated for Best Female Soap Actress.^{[citation needed]}

Merna was born in Cleethorpes, but when she was one year old she moved to Didsbury from where both her parents came.^{[citation needed]} She is engaged to long-term boyfriend Ian Minton.

Merna used to share a house in Liverpool with on-screen sister Jennifer Metcalfe, who plays Mercedes McQueen.^{[citation needed]}She lived in Manchester, going to St.Georges RC High School.

On Sky Sports,^[when?] Merna revealed that she is a supporter of both Manchester United F.C. and Liverpool F.C..^{[citation needed]}

In a 2009 interview with Closer magazine she said that having a breast enlargement at the age of twenty-one was one of the best things she ever did and that it gave her so much confidence.

Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983) is an English actress. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing Mercedes McQueen.

Metcalfe was born and brought up in Holme Wood in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and has been acting since age 12.^{[citation needed]} She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. Metcalfe did a degree in Health and Fitness before proceeding with an acting career.^{[citation needed]}

Before Hollyoaks, Metcalfe appeared in several TV shows including kids' TV series My Parents Are Aliens and ITV dramas Where The Heart Is and At Home with the Braithwaites, as well as Yorkshire soap Emmerdale.

In between acting jobs, Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford. She appeared in ITV's Dancing on Ice (series 6), partnered with Sylvain Longchambon who she is now in a relationship with.

She co-owns the clothing rental boutique, The Closet, in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Claire Cooper and Leah Hackett, which opened in April 2010.

In June 2006, Metcalfe began playing Mercedes McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks.

Esau Mwamwaya is a singer from Lilongwe, Malawi. He is best known for his collaboration, The Very Best with London based DJ/production duo Radioclit. His music has been described as an Afro-Western mix of dance, hiphop, pop and the traditional music of Malawi.

Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands. He played with numerous artists including Masaka Band and Evison Matafale.

In 1999 he moved to London and while running a second-hand furniture shop in Clapton, East London, Esau sold a bicycle to the producer from the band Radioclit, Etienne Tron. Radioclit's studio was on the same street as Esau's shop, and eventually, Esau became friends with both Tron and Johan Karlberg aka Radioclit.

In 2008, the three men worked together to create a project known as 'The Very Best', releasing a critically lauded free mixtape through the label GREEN OWL() in collaboration with other indie artists, including M.I.A., Vampire Weekend, Architecture in Helsinki, BLK JKS, Santigold and the Ruby Suns. The songs are sung in Chichewa, the national language of Malawi.