Who is Charlotte Dawson and who was her famous dad? Five Star Hotel and Ex on the Beach star
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Five Star Hotel sees five celebs trying to get the rating of their hotel on a Greek island up to five stars, obviously.
For once it’s the pampered famous ones' turn to serve as members of the public are waited on hand and foot.
Charlotte is taking part in the show alongside MIC’s Spencer Matthews , Geordie Shore’s Holly Hagan, and former TOWIE stars Lydia Bright and Joey Essex.
She is replacing Ex on the Beach hunk Ashley Cain, who got kicked off for his low scoring in guest ratings, although his scoring skills with the ladies couldn’t be faulted.
This isn’t Charlotte’s first foray into reality TV though - she done plenty before.
Here’s what we know about Charlotte.
Who was Charlotte’s famous dad?
Charlotte was only eight months old when in 1993, her dad, legendary comedian Les Dawson, died of a heart attack aged 62.
Her mum Tracy, who was younger than Les, brought her up on her own after that.
She is keen to keep her father’s memory alive and had a tattoo of him on her neck on Just Tattoo of Us, which her friend chose for her. She also decided to go into the entertainment industry to keep his legacy alive.
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In 2013, Charlotte featured in An Audience with Les Dawson – a show that was meant to be aired in 1993, but Les died two weeks before filming. A 3D hologram of him was beamed onto the stage, meaning the audience could once more be entertained by the gurning star.
What shows has Charlotte been in
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In 2016 she appeared in MTV’s Ex on the Beach where she had a threesome with Gary Beadle and Olivia Walsh.
They were seen romping under the covers, which didn’t go down too well with Gaz’s girlfriend at the time, Charlotte Crosby.
In 2017 Charlotte looked for love on Celebs Go Dating where she all but ate alive most of her dates, before settling on fellow star Frankie Cocozza. Their fling fizzled out shortly after the show though.
In the same year she agreed to go on Just Tattoo of Us and let Ex on Beach pal Katie Salmon design an inking for her, which she ended up loving.
It was a gurning likeness of her dad that is now on the back of her neck.
Is Charlotte single?
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She briefly dated Frankie Cocozza after Celebs Go Dating and before that had a relationship with rugby player Matt Sarsfield, which ended in February 2017.
She said her “heart had been ripped out” when they split. But they got back together in December 2017 when they were seen out together shopping.
Charlotte has also shared an instagram picture of them both with the message “Finders keepers!” and various others since.
What else does Charlotte do when she’s not on telly?
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As well as modelling, Charlotte is a keen actress and make up artist. She has a studio in Lytham St Annes for make overs and shoots and weddings.
Five Star Hotel is on week nights on E4 at 10pm.