- Ricky Whittle
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name = Ricky Whittle
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birthdate = 1981
location =Oldham ,Greater Manchester ,England
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yearsactive = 2003 - present
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homepage = http://www.RickyWhittle.com/
notable role =Calvin Valentine in "Hollyoaks "
Ryan Naysmith in "Dream Team "
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tonyawards =Ricky Whittle is a British
actor , born inOldham ,Greater Manchester ,England , [citation|title=Soap star Ricky on way to Oldham|page=9|newspaper=Oldham Evening Chronicle |date=2008-09-09] who has appeared inSky One 's "Dream Team " as Ryan Naysmith, "Holby City " and is currently playingCalvin Valentine in popularChannel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks ".Ricky broke his leg in a charity match during his time at "Dream Team". When he returned to acting, his character Ryan Naysmith had the story of a broken leg written into the scriptFact|date=June 2007.
In October 2007, Whittle was featured in the guise of the
devil on a specialHalloween cover ofIkonz magazine, and has also been Torso Of The Week, in an edition ofHeat magazine.In January 2008, Ricky appeared on a celebrity edition of
The Weakest Link , reaching the final, but losing out to Crimewatch UK star,Rav Wilding . Wilding then donated half of the prize money to Whittle's charity J-U-M-P, with Whittle describing him as "a beautiful man". [ [http://www.rickywhittle.com/news/TragicBeginnings.htm Ricky Whittle | Official Website ] ]Personal life
Ricky is good friends with co-stars
Jamie Lomas ,Stuart Manning and former "Dream Team " co-starsRobert Kazinsky , wayne carter andKara Tointon . He still keeps in touch with many of his "Dream Team " co-stars. [ [http://www.harchester.net/interviews/interviews2.asp?interview=77 HARCHESTER.NET - Cast Interviews: Exclusive: Ricky Whittle Final Interview ] ]Since then, he has moved on to be a "Hollyoaks" heart-throb, and made it to the Hollyoaks Hunks 2008 Calendar.
Whittle began dating fellow "Hollyoaks" cast member
Carley Stenson in 2006.References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/95350310 Ricky Whittle] on [http://www.myspace.com/ Myspace]
* [http://www.rickywhittle.com Ricky Whittle's official website]
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* [http://www.j-u-m-p.org Ricky's Charity]
* [http://www.tellyzone.com/hollyoaks/2008/09/001-ricky-whittles-the-king-prankster.html Ricky Whittle's the king prankster - Tellyzone]
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