Comic Relief Does Fame Academy — Season 1, Episode 8: Red Nose Day - The Final
60 min • 3 seasons, 40 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
As part of BBC One's live Comic Relief telethon, ex-Casualty and Hollyoaks star Will Mellor was crowned the winner of Celebrity Fame Academy, pipping American comedian Ruby Wax to the post. In the shows grand finale live from BBC Television Centre, Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty arrived on stage after a warm introduction from ITV1 entertainment stars Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly as all eight celebrity contestants were brought back. The finalists Will and Ruby both made one last live performance. Vote lines closed when the main Comic Relief show came on air, the public vote was counted and the result announced after 9:00pm. An emotional Will Mellor thanked everyone who had voted for him, as Cat welcomed a very special guest Movie star Hugh Grant to the stage to present Will with his kitch winners trophy and Ruby with a CD of her unique singing from the week of live shows. Doon, Kwame, Will, Jo and Ruby all returned to the stage later that evening well after midnight to dish the
About Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day. Coverage of the show was widely shown on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Prime and the CBBC Channel. Many consider the celebrity version of the show to be far more successful than its predecessor. The Comic Relief series returned in 2005 and again in March 2007. It was announced by the BBC that Cat Deeley would not return because she was hosting So You Think You Can Dance. However, Patrick Kielty returned with co-host and host of the former spin-off show Claudia Winkleman.