Emily Atack

{{Short description|English actress and comedian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Emily Atack

| image = Emily Atack and Fred Palascak (cropped).jpg

| caption = Atack during the 2010 Dancing on Ice tour

| birth_name = Emily Jane Atack

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Luton, Bedfordshire, England

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|comedian|television personality}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| children = 1

| partner =

| father = Keith Atack

| mother = Kate Robbins

| relatives = {{plainlist|

}}

}}

Emily Jane Atack (born 18 December 1989) is an English model, actress, comedienne, and television personality. She played the role of Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), and appeared in Keith Lemon shows, such as Lemon La Vida Loca (2012), The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (2015), and The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (2017).

Atack appeared on the fifth series of Dancing on Ice in 2010. She was runner-up on the eighteenth series of I'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

Emily Jane Atack was born in Luton, Bedfordshire,{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914034132/http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/atack-the-ice-judges-tell-luton-skating-star-1-1036861 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |url=http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/atack_the_ice_judges_tell_luton_skating_star_1_1036861 |title=Atack the ice, judges tell Luton skating star |work=Luton Today |date=12 January 2010 |access-date=23 February 2012}} on 18 December 1989,{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc1wR2tnPPu/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bc1wR2tnPPu |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=limited|title=28 today!!!|last=Atack|first=Emily|date=18 December 2017|via=Instagram|access-date=19 December 2017}}{{cbignore}} the daughter of actress Kate Robbins and musician Keith Atack, formerly of pop band Child.{{cite news |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126124636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/threecounties/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8448000/8448217.stm |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/threecounties/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8448000/8448217.stm |title=Bedfordshire's Emily Atack skates off 'Dancing on Ice' |publisher=BBC |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=31 August 2019}}{{cite news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311030826/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537756/Yesterday-the-musical.html |archive-date=11 March 2014 |last=Eden |first=Richard |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537756/Yesterday-the-musical.html |title=Yesterday, the musical |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 December 2006 |access-date=25 February 2012 |location=London}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42788001|title=Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton dies aged 52|date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124015413/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42788001 |url-status=live |website=BBC News |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=31 August 2019|language=en-GB}}

At the age of 16, Atack left school and moved to London, along with her sister Martha,{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Emily |date=4 October 2021 |title=Emily Atack: 'There's no comedy for Love Island-loving girls – we're the butt of the joke' |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/emily-atack-show-itv2-comedy-tour-the-inbetweeners-1230754 |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}} and still lives there as of 2022.Jeremy Armstrong, Atack moves for third time over 'privacy', Daily Mirror, London, 22 January 2022, page 11.

Career

=Acting career=

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).also co starred in the film Patrick as the high school pe teacher

In May 2025, Atack starred as Alice, the wife of Monkey in an advert for PG Tips tea.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/07/pg-tips-monkey-is-back-and-married-to-emily-atack/|title= PG Tips Monkey is back and 'married' to Emily Atack}}

=Other ventures=

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.{{cite web |via=Wayback Machine |url=http://dancingonice.itv.com/2010/TheCelebrities/emily-atack |title=Dancing on Ice – Week 8 |website=DancingOnIce.ITV.com |date=27 May 2011 |access-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208133224/http://dancingonice.itv.com/2010/TheCelebrities/emily-atack |archive-date=8 February 2010 }} 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.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120225/http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/17/ready-steady-drink-tv-review-629235/ |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=live |author=metrowebukmetro |url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/17/ready-steady-drink-tv-review-629235/ |title=Ready Steady Drink was amusing and depressing in equal measure |work=Metro (British newspaper) |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=31 August 2019}}

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!{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=Emmy |title=I'm a Celebrity 2018: Celebs officially confirmed: see the line-up here |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2018111264481/im-a-celebrity-2018-full-confirmed-line-up/ |website=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113050001/https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2018111264481/im-a-celebrity-2018-full-confirmed-line-up/ |url-status=live |archive-date=13 November 2018 |access-date=31 August 2019 |language=en |date=11 November 2018}} She eventually finished in second place behind Harry Redknapp.{{cite news |title='King' Harry Redknapp helps make I'm A Celebrity 2018 a ratings hit |archive-date= 10 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210092744/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46487592 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46487592 |work=BBC News |access-date=31 August 2019|date= 10 December 2018 }} She released her first book, Are We There Yet?: To indignity ... and beyond!, on 31 October 2019.{{cite book|url=https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Emily-Atack/Are-We-There-Yet--To-indignity----and-beyond/23845024|title=Are We There Yet?: To indignity ... and beyond!|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=18 November 2019|isbn=9781841883687|date=31 October 2019|last1=Atack|first1=Emily}} In November 2019 she began co-hosting I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp alongside Joel Dommett and Adam Thomas.{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Sam|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a29413339/im-a-celebrity-extra-camp-emily-atack-adam-thomas/|title=I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp confirms new hosts|work=Digital Spy|date=9 October 2019|access-date=18 November 2019}}

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.{{cite web |title=Emily Atack unapologetically discusses sex and dating on new show |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/you-have-got-to-just-put-yourself-out-there-and-hope-for-the-best-emily-atack-unapologetically-discusses-sex-and-dating-on-new-show-39681829.html |publisher=Belfast Telegraph |date= October 30, 2022}} The same year, she was a team captain on panel show Celebrity Juice working with Keith Lemon and Laura Whitmore.

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001hs5v/emily-atack-asking-for-it | title=Emily Atack: Asking for It? }}

Personal life

In December 2023, Atack announced she was pregnant with her first child.{{cite web |title=Emily Atack announces pregnancy: The Inbetweeners star says she's 'never been so happy' as she reveals baby bump |url=https://news.sky.com/story/emily-atack-announces-pregnancy-the-inbetweeners-star-says-shes-never-been-so-happy-as-she-reveals-baby-bump-13039880 |website=Sky News |access-date=31 December 2023}} In March 2024, she announced on BBC Breakfast she was having a boy.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68478698 |title=Emily Atack reveals unborn baby's gender during interview about consent campaign |publisher=BBC |date=2024-03-05 |access-date=2024-03-16}} Her son was born in June 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8coMc8qV0_/ | title=Instagram }}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007

| Blue Murder

| Kelly Lang

| 1 episode

2008

| Heartbeat

| Cathy Dee

| 1 episode

2008–2010

| The Inbetweeners

| Charlotte Hinchcliffe

| Regular role (6 episodes)

2009

| Mid Life Christmas

| Cranchesterford Teenager

| TV film

rowspan=4 | 2010

| Dancing on Ice

| Herself

| Contestant

Big Brother's Little Brother

| Herself

| Guest (1 episode)

Rock & Chips

| Marion

| 1 episode

Little Crackers

| Charlie

| 1 episode

2011

| Ready, Steady... Drink

| Herself

| Presenter

rowspan=6 | 2012

| Outside Bet

| Katie

| Supporting role

Britain Unzipped

| Herself

| Presenter

Celebrity Juice

| Herself

| Panelist

Me and Mrs Jones

| Frosty Girl

| 1 episode

Lemon La Vida Loca

| Herself

| 1 episode

Sunday Brunch

| Herself

| Guest (1 episode)

2013

| Get Lucky

| Bridget

| Supporting role

rowspan=3 | 2014

| Almost Married

| Lydia

| Supporting role

Unforgivable

| Kirsty

| Short film

The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night

| Herself

| Guest performer

rowspan=3 | 2015

| The Hoarder

| Molly

| Main role

The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

| Various characters

| Main roles (6 episodes)

Celebrity Fifteen to One

| Herself

| Contestant (1 episode)

rowspan=4 | 2016

| Dad's Army

| Daphne

| Main role

Broken Glass

| Marie

| Short film

Zombie Spring Breakers

| Liz

| Supporting role

Pointless Celebrities

| Herself

| Constestant (1 episode)

2016–2017

| Tracey Ullman's Show

| Various

| Recurring roles (6 episodes)

rowspan=6 | 2017

| Father Brown

| Fifi Caviara

| 1 episode

Lost in Florence

| Colleen

| Supporting role

The Keith and Paddy Picture Show

| Slimer

| 1 episode

Lies We Tell

| Tracey

| Supporting role

Birds of a Feather

| Jodie

| 1 episode

Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts

| Fran

| 1 episode

rowspan=2 | 2018

| Patrick

| Becky

| rowspan=2 | Supporting role

Songbird (aka Alright Now)

| Mandy

2018–2019

| I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

| Herself

| Campmate (Runner-up)

rowspan=9 | 2019

| This Morning

| Herself

| Relief presenter

Urban Myths

| Debbie Harry

| 1 episode

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

| Tyler

| Supporting role

Shopping with Keith Lemon

| rowspan=6 | Herself

| Guest

Emily Atack: Adulting

| Presenter

Celebrity Gogglebox

| Regular

Singletown

| Presenter

I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp

| Presenter

8 Out of 10 Cats

| Contestant (1 episode)

2019–2020

| Almost Never

| Meg / Emily

| Regular role (20 episodes)

rowspan=5 | 2020

| The Understudy

| Maxine Cole

| Main role

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

| rowspan=4 | Herself

| Men in Brown segments

Sunday Brunch

| Guest (1 episode)

The Cube

| Contestant (1 episode)

The Jonathan Ross Show

| Guest (Christmas Show)

2020–2022

| Celebrity Juice

| Herself

| Team captain

2020–2022

| The Emily Atack Show

| Herself / Various

| Main roles (18 episodes)

rowspan=3 | 2021

| Celebrity Catchphrase

| rowspan=3 | Herself

| Contestant (1 episode)

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

| Chums reunion

Guessable

| Guest (1 episode)

rowspan=2 | 2022

| Dark Cloud

| AIDA

| Supporting role

Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip

| rowspan=3 | Herself

| Alongside Mel B & Ruby Wax{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fqx2|title=Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip |website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=22 November 2022}}

rowspan=2 | 2023

| Emily Atack: Asking for It?

| Presenter{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hs5v|title=Emily Atack: Asking For It?|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=24 January 2023}}

Who Do You Think You Are?

| 1 episode{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001njrg#:~:text=Emily%20Atack%20has%20showbiz%20genes,aunt%20and%20a%20tragic%20accident.&text=Comedian%20and%20actor%20Emily%20Atack,larger%2Dthan%2Dlife%20entertainers.|title=Who Do You Think You Are?|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=13 July 2023}}

2024

| Rivals

| Sarah Stratton

| 8 episodes{{Cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/victoria-smurfit-and-aidan-turner-star-in-adaptation-of-racy-jilly-cooper-novel-42398147.html|website=Independent.ie|title= Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner star in adaptation of racy Jilly Cooper novel|date=21 March 2023}}

TBA

|The Rumour

|

|Filming{{cite web|website=Televisual|accessdate=15 January 2025|url= https://www.televisual.com/news/c5-orders-thriller-from-cuba-and-clapperboard/|first=Pippa|last=Considine|title= C5 orders thriller from Cuba and Clapperboard|date=4 December 2024}}

Theatre credits

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2016

| Breakfast at Tiffany's

| Holly Golightly

| UK Tour

2019

| Talk Thirty to Me

| Herself

| UK Tour

2020

| The Understudy

| Maxine

| Palace Theatre, London

See also

References

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