Did you know that these six celebrities were born in Blackpool?
SUN BINGO’s All Star Hotel 2024 will be taking place in Blackpool. Did you know that these celebs were born there?
The All Star Hotel is getting ready for check in once again.
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Here at Sun Bingo, we can’t wait to open our doors to a select group of our lovely online community and their plus ones.
We wish we could bring all of you!
Those who are lucky enough to win their way there will be treated to a weekend of show-stopping singing, dancing, entertainment and guest celebrity appearances.
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With this year’s venue being announced as Blackpool, it got us thinking about all of the amazing talent that has come from this Lancashire seaside town.
Check out six of the celebs whose stories start in Blackpool.
Alfie Boe
Worldwide singing sensation, musical theatre star and national treasure, Alfie Boe was born in Blackpool in 1973.
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He was the youngest of nine children and grew up in Fleetwood.
His stunning tenor voice has led to an impressive career including starring roles on Broadway and the West End, performing with the National Opera and at Glyndebourne, and singing at the Diamond Jubilee Concert in 2012.
He has won a Tony Award and received an OBE.
Notable singing venues include the balcony of Buckingham Palace and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
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Coleen Nolan
Despite all of the other Nolan Sisters being born in Ireland, Coleen Nolan was born in Blackpool in 1965.
She was the youngest of eight children and a member of the family’s female Irish singing group, who sold over 30 million records worldwide.
Coleen has appeared on This Morning, Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing on Ice.
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She is now best known for being a regular panellist on Loose Women.
Lucy Fallon
Known for playing Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt, Lucy Fallon was born in Blackpool in 1995.
Her education included studying at Blackpool Sixth Form College, and before her breakout role on Coronation Street, Lucy had a part-time job in the Merrie England bar on the Blackpool North Pier.
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She has also performed several times at the Blackpool Grand Theatre.
Her acting skills have earned her two British Soap Awards, an Inside Soap Award and a National Television Award.
David Thewlis
Actor, director, screenwriter and author, David Thewlis was born in Blackpool in 1963.
Before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he was educated at Highfield High School in Marton.
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In a long and varied career, Thewlis has undertaken roles in Harry Potter, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, War Horse, Wonder Women, The Sandman, Fargo and Kaos, among others.
His talented performances have won him accolades such as Cannes Best Actor, the BFI Richard Harris Award and BAFTA nominees.
Jenna Coleman
Jenna Coleman fans might not be aware that this British acting star’s story began in Blackpool, 1986.
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She was in a professional production at the Blackpool Opera House Stage at just 10 years old.
Her many roles have included Jasmine Thomas (Emmerdale), Clara Oswald (Doctor Who) and Queen Victoria (Victoria).
She has also taken on roles on the West End, most recently in Sam Steiner’s Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons (2023).
Fans of the TV show The Jetty will recognise her as police detective Ember Manning.
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Zoe Ball
The first female host of the BBC’s Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows was born in Blackpool in 1970.
Zoe Ball has also presented shows such as Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, The Big Breakfast Show and The Big Family Cooking Showdown. She has appeared on The Masked Singer (as Llama), Celebrity Gogglebox and Taskmaster’s 2024 New Year’s Treat.
Join us in Blackpool for the All Star Hotel 2024
Fancy seeing what celebrities will be waiting in our All Star Hotel in Blackpool?
Then make sure to be there this year. There are a few ways to win your way there for you and your plus one.
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Free and Deluxe Picker Games
We have two picker games for the All Star Hotel.
The first of our games is free to play. This is open from midday to midnight daily, Monday 7th October to Sunday 10th November.
Any sunbingo.co.uk registered player is eligible for one daily spin, provided that they have either joined the site in the past 30 days or are an existing player that has deposited and staked £10 on Sun Bingo in the past 30 days.
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There is a maximum of one game per eligible player per day.
To play, simply pick the window where you think a prize is waiting. If you are correct, make sure to press “Claim” in order to get your prize.
Every player who takes a pick will also earn one ticket to the All Star Hotel Ultimate Bingo Game for the chance to win tickets to the All Star Hotel.
The Deluxe Picker Game is available to any Sun Bingo player the day after they have deposited and spent £10 on site.
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It replaces their access to the free picker game for that day.
All of the same prizes are available but each pick will earn the player TWO tickets to the All Star Hotel Ultimate Bingo Game.
All Star Bingo Games
You can secure your place at the All Star Hotel, and that of your plus one, by winning the full house prize in our daily All Star Hotel bingo games.
Tickets for the games can be purchased for 20p each.
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Players are allowed a maximum of 60 tickets per game. Our 1L winner will receive £5, and our 2L winner will get £10.
Meanwhile, the full house winner will get two tickets to the All Star Hotel!
All Star Bingo Sessions
Each week that you want to play in the All Star Hotel bingo session, you’ll need to opt in and then stake £15 cash on bingo.
Make sure to also enter the specific qualifying code for that week.
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Check out the codes that you’ll need below.
- From Monday 21st October to Sunday 27th October – ALLSTAR3
- From Monday 28th October to Sunday 3rd November – ALLSTAR4
- From Monday 4th November to Sunday10th November – ALLSTAR5
Once you qualify, you’ll be able to play in the next All Stat Hotel session.
During the weekly sessions, there will be 10 bingo games.
The 1L prize is £10 cash. The 2L prize is £15 cash.
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The full house prize is £25 cash. However, for the last three games of the session, the full house prize is UPGRADED to two tickets for the All Star Hotel!
All Star Hotel Ultimate Bingo Games
Each week during the promotional period, players who have qualified for the All Star Ultimate Bingo Game or those that have bought tickets for the game (players can buy up to 60 tickets for 20p each), will have the chance to win their way to our All Star Hotel.
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All of the game prizes are tickets for you and your plus one to attend the All Star Hotel.
That means our 1L, 2L and full house winners will be strutting their stuff at our all-singing, all-dancing, all-out-amazing weekend.
Please be aware that no cash alternative will be offered for the ticket prizes.
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All Star Hotel 2024 Key Information
For those of our players lucky enough to win tickets for themselves and their plus ones, here’s some information about our epic weekend that you’ll need to know:
- Tickets to the All Star Hotel are for the winner plus a guest of their choice.
- Guests must be 18+ years old. ID maybe requested for any guest who looks under 25 years old.
- The venue is a 3* hotel.
- We will try our best to suit your needs (i.e. double, twin or accessible) when it comes to room allocation but we cannot guarantee as it is subject to availability.
- All meals will be provided (dietary requirements upon request from the hotel).
- A drinks package will be provided but premium and other drinks at the bar are subject to cost to the customers.
- People who abuse alcohol will be refused drinks and could possibly be removed from hotel.
- The event will be documented by a camera crew for social media.
- Check in will be from 3:30pm on Friday 22nd November and check out by 12pm on Sunday 24th November.
- There will be photo opportunities with celebrities. However, they are not guaranteed.
- Events at the hotel will run from 9pm to midnight on Friday and from 2pm to midnight on Saturday. No events will be held on Sunday.
- There is a maximum of one set of tickets per player. No cash alternative will be offered. Players who win a place at the All Star Hotel can attend the hotel or they can be re-allocated to another via a sunbingo.co.uk prize draw.
- Tickets for All Star Hotel cannot be sold or gifted and must be attended only by the winner and their guest.
- Players who enter any competition featuring All Star Hotel tickets after already winning tickets and/or with the intention of not attending the event will not be reimbursed for any of the bets staked in order to enter any of the competitions or bingo games.
- Players who have been banned from chat rooms and/or our social media channels will not be permitted to attend events held by sunbingo.co.uk.
- If your account has been closed at the time of the event, we reserve the right to revoke the invitation. Such closure reasons may include but are not limited to the following, Verification Checks, Source of Funds requests, loss limit checks and any responsible gambling closure.
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Katrina Vasey - Bingo Editor, The Sun
After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in English Literature, Katrina Vasey worked as a Content Editor for Law Business Research’s publication the International Law Office. Katrina joined The Sun in 2022 as the Bingo Editor, covering the four gaming platforms: Sun Bingo, Fabulous Bingo, Sun Vegas and Fabulous Vegas.