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Red Nose Day does Celebrity Fame Academy
It girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Birds of Feather actress Linda Robson plus DJ and TV presenter Colin Murray are among the names of this years Fame Academy
It girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson plus DJ and TV presenter Colin Murray are among the names of this year's Fame Academy. BBC sports presenter Ray Stubbs, kids' TV presenter Angelica Bell and Blue Peter's Zoe Salmon are others among the 13 celebrities that will be taking part for fundraising. Ricky Gervais will also be making a guest appearance on this year's Fame Academy. Presented in aid of Comic Relief, the programme will begin again this weekend and runs until Red Nose Day on Friday March 16th.

Many famous faces have described this experience as being one of the most nerveracking things they have ever done. Fred MacAulay, another one of the 13 contestants said that it is one of the most terrifying things he has done, as he is not at all musical, while Tara Palmer-Tomkinson described the experience as being "scarier than living in the jungle."

Patrick Kielty will be hosting this year's event, with Claudia Winkleman as co-host of the show this time.