Glitterball
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Host
Craig Stevens
Yiolanda Koppel (February-April 2007)
Zoe Hardman
Katy Pullinger
Kelle Bryan
Alex Kramer (April 2007-)
Charlie McArdle (stand-in)
Co-hosts
Announcer: Stuart Hall
Broadcast
Ludus for ITV Play, 19th February 2007 - present
Synopsis
Essentially, a replacement for The Mint, again with a daft pretence that the show is coming from somewhere other than a television studio - this time, the Starlight Theatre in Manchester with the added bonus of a Box Office for callers to claim their prizes. Notable for a few things, presenters are keen on mentioning Manchester every five minutes, it sees the return of Kelle Bryan who used to be in 90s girl band Eternal (you know, the one that used to have Louise Redknapp in the line-up) and you have the choice of either a cash prize or a holiday...which is nice.
Trivia
Actually, there is such a thing as the Starlight Theatre in Manchester (I kid you not). The theatre was a part of the now-defunct Granada Studios Tour throughout the 90s and is now used as the studios for Glitterball and an array of dramas produced by Granada. Mind you, the Box Office still doesn't make any sense.
Whilst the ITV Play channel was still up and running, Glitterball Extra aired earlier on in the evening. It lasted all of seven episodes.
Inventor
Creator/Executive Producer: Stephen Leahy
