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|
- Ted Robbins (uncle)
- Amy Robbins (aunt)
- Simon Shelton (uncle)
- Ted Robbins (great-grandfather)
- Paul McCartney (first cousin twice removed)
}}
}}
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
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007
| Kelly Lang | 1 episode | |||
| 2008
| Cathy Dee | 1 episode | |||
| 2008–2010
| Charlotte Hinchcliffe | Regular role (6 episodes) | |||
| 2009
| Cranchesterford Teenager | TV film | |||
| rowspan=4 | 2010
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Herself | Team captain | |||
| 2020–2022
| Herself / Various | Main roles (18 episodes) | |||
| rowspan=3 | 2021
| 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? | |||
| Who Do You Think You Are? | |||
| 2024
| Rivals | Sarah Stratton | |||
| TBA
| |
Theatre credits
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016
| Holly Golightly | UK Tour | |||
| 2019
| Talk Thirty to Me | Herself | UK Tour | |||
| 2020
| The Understudy | Maxine |
See also
References
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