EMILY Atack is one of the UK’s most loved TV actors and celebrity faces.
While I’m A Celebrity made her a household name, fans are desperate to know more about her, especially after she announced her pregnancy.
Who is Emily Atack?
Emily Jane Atack was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on December 18, 1989.
She rose to fame as Charlotte Hinchcliffe – the love interest of Simon Bird’s Will McKenzie – in award-winning E4 series The Inbetweeners from 2008 to 2010.
She has starred in films such as the remake of Dad’s Army opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bill Nighy, and in telly shows Rock And Chips, Little Crackers, The Keith Lemon Sketch Show, and The Tracey Ullman Show.
Emily was runner-up on I’m A Celebrity 2018, losing out to Harry Redknapp, and since then she has been a woman in demand.
She was a team captain on Celebrity Juice, and even had her own sketch show, The Emily Atack Show.
She is also a big name on Instagram and other social media outlets, recently sharing an image of her pregnancy bump.
What is Emily Atack’s net worth?
Emily’s net worth is estimated to be somewhere around the £1million mark, as a result of her hugely successful television career.
In 2019 it was reported that Emily had become a millionaire.
This was following a stream of job offers shortly after appearing on I’m A Celebrity.
When was Emily Atack on I’m A Celebrity?
Emily was in the 2018 series of I’m A Celebrity.
She finished in second place after becoming a hit with viewers.
Speaking to Jonathan Ross on her decision to do the show, she said: “I thought, for years people have been talking about my body, my sexuality.
“My career became very much about what I looked like, so I thought, what better way – when the jungle came knocking – to show what I have as a personality and what more I have to offer.”
What other TV shows has she done?
The 2018 I’m A Celeb runner-up has had several projects since appearing on the reality show, most notably co-presenting the show Singletown with former I’m A Celeb campmate Joel Dommett.
The reality show sees five different couples take a break from their relationships to visit London and experience a summer as singletons.
She has also appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox and filmed her own four-part documentary called Emily Atack: Adulting.
In 2019 she was co-host of I’m A Celeb’s Extra Camp with Joel and Adam Thomas.
Emily has also been a contestant in ITV’s Dancing On Ice.
She partnered with professional ice skater Fred Palascak, and they were voted off in week eight.
In 2018 she joined Avengers star Cobie Smulders in new comedy film Songbird.
In October 2018 she hit headlines when The Sun published pictures of her with Strictly Come Dancing star Seann Walsh a week after he was seen kissing dance partner Katya Jones.
She also got her own comedy show, The Emily Atack Show, which is a sketch-style comedy programme.
It’s about modern dating and life, with elements of her life influencing it.
Emily was also one of the team leaders on Celebrity Juice, which has now come to an end.
In 2023 she launched her new show, Emily Atack: Asking For It?
Who are Emily’s family?
Emily’s mum, Kate Robbins is a comedian/actress who shot to fame in the 1980s as a singer.
Kate also appeared in soap opera Crossroads and is best known for her work on Spitting Image, a political satire show.
Emily’s mum is a cousin of Sir Paul McCartney, and Emily has been photographed with the legendary singer’s fashion designer daughter Stella McCartney at one of her shows in Paris.
Her dad is musician Keith Atack, who used to be a member of the 1970s pop group Child.
Is Emily married and does she have kids?
Emily is in a relationship with nuclear scientist Dr Alistair Garner, and has announced the pair’s impending arrival.
Taking to Instagram, the Inbetweeners star told her fans: “I’m delighted to share with you all that we’re having a baby!! I’ve never been so happy and utterly terrified at the same time…
“I’m so happy to be writing all of this to you all. You’ve always stuck by me through the years, do stick around to watch me enter my mum era.”
Sources told The Sun Emily was ‘over the moon’ at the news, having recently moved in with her new partner.
Other than her current relationship, Emily has had a number of high-profile relationships, and made headlines in October 2021, when a source told The Sun the actress had a six-week fling with Manchester City footballer Jack Grealish.
She was apparently unaware Jack was still with his model girlfriend Sasha Attwood and was left “hurt and humiliated” when Jack eventually returned back to Sasha.