Born to Shine
| Born to Shine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Talent Entertainment |
| Presented by | Natasha Kaplinsky |
| Judges | Denise van Outen Jason Gardiner Various guest judges |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | The ITV London Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 17 July – 21 August 2011 |
Born to Shine is an ITV entertainment programme which featured celebrities who learn a new skill taught to them by talented teenagers, live on Sunday evenings. The show was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and won by Jason Manford.
Format[edit]
Teenagers teach celebrities a new talent to perform on the Born to Shine stage. Every week three celebrities perform, in an attempt to make it through to the final. Denise van Outen and Jason Gardiner give their opinions to the celebrities before the lines open for the public to vote for their favourite. All of the money raised goes to Save the Children, of which Kaplinsky is an ambassador.
Episodes[edit]
| Show | Air date | Guest judge(s) | Celebrity contestants | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2011 | Kimberley Walsh | Michael Underwood and Angellica Bell | Eliminated |
| Jodie Prenger | Eliminated | |||
| Nick Moran | Winner | |||
| 2 | 24 July 2011 | Alex James | Ruth Langsford | Eliminated |
| Dawn Porter | Eliminated | |||
| Tony Audenshaw and Lesley Dunlop | Winner | |||
| 3 | 31 July 2011 | Chipmunk | Jason Byrne | Eliminated |
| Joe Swash | Eliminated | |||
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Winner | |||
| 4 | 7 August 2011 | Stephen Mulhern and Myleene Klass | Jorgie Porter | Eliminated |
| Jennie Bond | Eliminated | |||
| Jason Manford | Winner | |||
| 5 | 14 August 2011 | Sebastien Izambard | John Barnes | Eliminated |
| Jennie McAlpine | Eliminated | |||
| Gareth Thomas | Winner | |||
| 6 | 21 August 2011 | N/A | Nick Moran | Eliminated |
| Tony Audenshaw and Lesley Dunlop | Eliminated | |||
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Eliminated | |||
| Gareth Thomas | Eliminated | |||
| Jason Manford | Series Winner |
International versions[edit]
- The TV format was exported in Italy with the title Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo when it was aired on Rai 1 and hosted by Milly Carlucci on 2013.
- The TV format also exported in Vietnam with the title Sinh ra để tỏa sáng when it was aired on VTV3 and hosted by Đại Nghĩa on 2017.
