After the success of The Traitors for the BBC, ITV is unveiling its response tonight with The Fortune Hotel.
Hosted by Stephen Mangan, The Fortune Hotel will see contestants attempting to lie and deceive their way to £250,000. However, ITV’s new reality contest comes with a twist.
Instead of playing on their own, contestants will be playing in pairs – be it a married couple, a mother and son, or business partners.
10 pairings will be presented with 10 suitcases – eight are empty, one contains the £250,000 jackpot, and the other is the dreaded Early Checkout Cash, which signifies that your time on the show is over.
The catch is that contestants swap cases between them, with the team performing best during daily tasks being allowed to choose first whether they want to keep their own suitcase, or swap it for another.
Stephen will be overseeing the proceedings in style – here’s all you need to know about the host.
Who is Stephen Mangan’s famous wife?
Aside from leading the way on the Fortune Hotel, Stephen – known for his stint in Green Wing, Nathan Barley and I’m Alan Partridge – is married to actress Louise Delamere.
The 54-year-old began her career in the mid-1990s and eventually found regular work in British TV, appearing in episodes of some of the most famous series of the 1990s and 2000s.
Between 1997 and 2010, she appeared in Cadfael, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Torchwood, Doc Martin, and Waterloo Road.
In the mid-2010s, Louise starred in several episodes of Holby City as Colette Sheward, who became Director of Nursing before her eventual departure from the series after accepting a position in the United States.
When did Stephen marry his wife and do they have children?
Stephen and Louise were married in the spring of 2007, at the time, Louise was 35 and Stephen was 36.
Their first child was born shortly after their wedding, with son Harry arriving in October 2007.
Their second child, Frank, was born three years later in 2010 – while Louise was starring in Waterloo Road.
They added to their family once again when they welcomed Jack in 2016. The mum-of-three has since taken a step away from the limelight, having last acted in ITV drama Houdini & Doyle.
Who are Stephen Mangan’s sisters Anita and Lisa?
Stephen and Louise aren’t the only famous faces in the family, as the presenter’s sister, Anita, is a well-known artist and graphic designer.
The 48-year-old famously illustrated children’s books, including some of Stephen’s own works.
She put her spin on his offerings, The Fart That Changed the World and The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge.
Little is known about their other sibling, Lisa, who is thought to have commanded a career in media relations for more than two decades.
Watch The Fortune Hotel on ITV and ITVX from Monday, May 13 at 9pm.
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