Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 25 bestselling novels, including the recent Sunday Times bestsellers, Just Between Us and One Last Secret. Over six million copies of her work have been sold in English, and her books have been translated into 31 languages.

Adele’s Sunday Times Number One bestsellers, Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck, were shortlisted for the British Book Awards, she won two Nielsen Bestseller Awards, the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award, a Capital Crime Fingerprint Award and the Quick Read Learners’ Favourite Award.

Adele has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She is a proud, long-term ambassador for the National Literary Trust and the Reading Agency, and appears regularly on TV and radio to discuss literacy and the publishing industry. In 2022 Adele was award an MBE for services to literature.

Bryony is the author of the bestselling ‘The Wrong Knickers’ and ‘Mad Woman’, plus the Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers ‘You Got This’ and ‘Mad Girl’, which were both nominated for British Book Awards. She is a passionate advocate for mental health in the media, which she explores through her weekly Daily Mail column and her podcast ‘The Life of Bryony’. In 2017 she was awarded the MIND Making A Difference Award and the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s President’s Medal in 2023 for her work in mental health.

Dame Maggie Aderin is a space scientist, author and broadcaster whose lifelong passion is making the wonders of the universe accessible to everyone. Over her career, she has created bespoke scientific instruments in both industrial and academic environments, including satellites that monitor climate change and contributing to the James Webb Space Telescope. In 2004, Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd, a company dedicated to inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, particularly from underrepresented backgrounds. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, working on documentaries, children’s factual television and comedy shows, and a bestselling author. She also co-hosts the world's longest-running science programme, The Sky at Night, and gave the 200th anniversary Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution. Her contributions to the field have also earned her an Institute of Physics Gold Medal, a Barbie doll in her likeness and roles as President of the British Science Association and Chancellor of the University of Leicester. In 2024, she was knighted in the New Year's Honours list for her services to science education and diversity.

Dame Prue Leith made her name with her Michelin-starred restaurant Leith’s, and Leith’s school of Food and Wine which she sold in 1995. She has written sixteen cookery books, eight novels, and her memoir was published in 2013. She has worked as a columnist for the Daily Mail, the Sunday Express, the Guardian and the Daily Mirror. Her first television appearance was in the 1970s as a presenter, and she returned to television to be a judge on The Great British Menu for 11 years. Last year her ten-part cookery series Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen aired on ITV1, and she is currently filming her third series. Nothing if not adventurous, earlier this year she appeared in The Masked Singer as “Pegasus”, and over the last two years has 'walked’ for the designers Vin and Omi in London Fashion week, once wearing a ‘bondage’ latex dress, and once a gown made of recycled RAF parachute silk. Prue Leith has most recently been on our screens in the sixteenth series of The Great British Bake Off, for which she has been a judge since 2017

Despite aiming for more serious careers at Eton and Oxford, IVO GRAHAM has spent his entire adult life on the stand-up circuit, winning So You Think You're Funny? aged 18 in 2009 and since establishing himself as, if not the UK’s poshest, then certainly its most apologetically posh comedian. His 2019 show The Game of Life, received nominations for Best Show and Best Joke at the Edinburgh Fringe. He's appeared on TV comedies including Have I Got News for You, QI, The Last Leg, Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, quizzed with varying degrees of success on Pointless, House of Games and University Challenge, and toured the country with Fern Brady and Darren Harriott for Dave's six-part travelogue British as Folk. He's earned his parents' respect with radio appearances on Radio 4's The Now Show, The News Quiz and Just a Minute, and shoehorned Swindon Town references into many an episode of 5 Live's Fighting Talk and BT Sport's The Football's On. 2023 saw Ivo appear as a contestant on the fifteenth series of Channel 4's Taskmaster. In 2024 he returned to the Fringe with Grand Designs, Carousel, and Comedians’ DJ Battles. He brought his acclaimed theatre show, Carousel, to Soho Theatre in May-June 2025.

Lucy Porter is a stand-up comic and writer. She regularly appears on Radio 4 programmes such as The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. She co-hosts a podcast about quizzing called Fingers on Buzzers with Jenny Ryan, aka The Vixen from The Chase. Lucy's proudest moment was becoming Celebrity Mastermind Champion of Champions - her specialist subject was the comedy genius Victoria Wood. Lucy can be frequently found touring the UK as a stand-up, but when she's not on the road, she lives in Middlesex with her husband, two children and an increasing number of cats.

Marian Keyes is the multi-million copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years, such as ‘Rachel’s Holiday’, ‘Anybody Out There’ and ‘Grown Ups’.

She has amassed millions of fans around the world who are irresistibly drawn by her warmth and wit, fearless honesty, relatable characters and relationships, and sheer storytelling magic. Her books have explored some of the most challenging issues of our time, including addiction, immigration, depression, domestic violence and the Repeal the Eighth campaign.

Mat Watson is one of the world’s most recognisable car journalists and the face of Carwow, where his entertaining reviews and drag races have been watched by millions around the globe. With over 10 million YouTube subscribers and billions of views, Mat has become a trusted voice for anyone interested in cars, from everyday drivers to serious enthusiasts.

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Mat has driven everything from everyday hatchbacks to some of the fastest and most exclusive cars ever made, including the Bugatti Chiron and Ferrari F50. Known for his honest opinions, sharp humour, and hands-on approach, he’s just as likely to test boot space as he is to launch a hypercar down a runway.

Patrick Grant has a lot to say about clothes; how many we buy, how we value them, what they’re made from, and importantly who made them and where. His campaigning clothes brand Community Clothing supports local clothing and textile manufacturers across the UK and Patrick is an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion industry. He is a regular on TV and Radio being best known for his role on the hit BBC series The Great British Sewing Bee. His new book LESS was published by Harper Collins in May 2024 and was an instant Sunday Times bestseller!

Sir Chris Hoy MBE is a legend of the sporting world and one of Great Britain’s most successful Olympic athletes, with six gold medals and one silver.

Following his historic hat-trick of gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, Chris was voted 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year and he was also awarded a Knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours list.

Following his retirement from competitive cycling, Chris successfully launched a range of kids bikes, HOY bikes. He has also published a series of children’s books – Flying Fergus – with 10 instalments, in addition to his inspiring non-fiction book Be Amazing, written to motivate children to be their own champion.

A motorsport enthusiast, in June 2016 Chris added to his record list of achievements when he finished the world’s most demanding motorsport endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, on his debut.

In 2024 Chris announced that he was living with stage 4 cancer. Maintaining the determination, resilience and positivity that shaped his sporting success, Chris inspired the nation once again with his memoir ‘All That Matters’ and subsequently announced his charity fundraising event – Tour de 4. Born from Chris’ vision to change perceptions of living with stage 4 cancer, the event aims to demonstrate that it is possible to live well and lead a happy life alongside this devastating diagnosis whilst raising vital funds for cancer charities across the UK.

A true sporting legend Victoria Pendleton is one of Britain’s most successful Olympians, nine-times world champion, winning an incredible 34 World Championship medals over her 12-year sporting career and was the first cyclist to become Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year. After she retired from cycling Victoria went on to defy the odds and train as a jump jockey, successfully competing at Cheltenham all while being told that it couldn’t be done. Victoria competed in celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins, set out and failed to climb Everest and traversed a high wire over the London Olympic Stadium with a heart rate below 60 beats per minute. The Fear Opportunity is Victoria’s first book for 15 years, and looks at how all of us can benefit from reframing our everyday fears as opportunities, and learn how to use our stress responses in a positive way and find adventure in everyday life.