From Rylan to Alison Hammond: The reality stars who became TV presenters
Laura Jane Turner, TV editor at, says being a genuine fan of the show you're appearing on is one of the key things that can endear reality TV stars to viewers.
This year's Islanders will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of some of the other former talent show or reality TV stars who have carved out highly successful presenting careers for themselves. Most stars of The X Factor want careers in the music industry, and some succeed - like Little Mix and Olly Murs. So although TV presenting wasn't the career Rylan might have expected, his likeable personality on The X Factor and his successful stint on Celebrity Big Brother which followed helped start a career on the small screen.
While winning Celebrity Big Brother helped Rylan on his way, Stacey Solomon and Scarlett Moffatt both won their series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - and both subsequently caught the attention of TV casting directors.Both had started out on different shows. Solomon came third in the 2009 series of The X Factor, while Moffatt appeared with her family on Gogglebox.
She was so popular with viewers that ITV wasted little time in making her a permanent fixture on the panel.
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