Born to Shine

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.

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 (2011-07-17) – 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21)

Format

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

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

The format, made in United Kingdom, was exported in two countries around the world.

Country	Title	Network	Host	Year aired
Italy	Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo	Rai 1	Milly Carlucci	2013
Vietnam	Sinh ra để tỏa sáng	VTV3	Đại Nghĩa	2017

External links

• Born to Shine at IMDb
• Born to Shine at UKGameshows.com