| Comic Relief Does Fame Academy series 1 | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Patrick Kielty Cat Deeley |
| Judges | Richard Park Carrie Grant David Grant |
| Winner | Will Mellor |
| Runner-up | Ruby Wax |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 March – 14 March 2003 |
| Season chronology | |
The first Comic Relief Does Fame Academy took place on 7 March 2003 and lasted until Red Nose Day on 14 March, where the final show was presented and the winner was announced. It was hosted by Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley. Nine British celebrities moved into the Fame Academy. Will Mellor was the eventual winner of the show.
| Celebrity | Known for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Will Mellor | Actor | Winner |
| Ruby Wax | Comedian/TV presenter | Runner-up |
| Kwame Kwei-Armah | Actor | Third Place |
| Doon MacKichan | Actress/Comedian | Eliminated 6th |
| Ulrika Jonsson | TV and media personality | Eliminated 5th |
| John Thomson | Actor | Eliminated 4th |
| Jo Brand | Comedian | Eliminated 3rd |
| Fearne Cotton | TV presenter | Eliminated 2nd |
| Paul Ross | TV critic | Eliminated 1st |
Most of the original Fame Academy teachers were back, including Richard Park, Carrie Grant, and Kevin Adams. David Grant was a newcomer, as a second voice coach.
The same elimination mechanism as the 2002 series, with the teachers putting three on 'probation' each night, with the public saving one and the students the second.
However, in the 'semi-final' with only three students left the producers decided to change the student vote to include all expelled students as well as the contestant saved by the public. Will, who was saved by the public, voted to save Kwame, while all six of the expelled students voted to save Ruby, changing the lineup of the final two.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 The Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will | Safe | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Probation Public Vote | Probation Public Vote | Winner | ||||
| Ruby | Safe | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Safe | Safe | Probation Students vote | Probation Students vote | Runner-up | ||||
| Kwame | Safe | Safe | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 7) | ||||
| Doon | Probation Students vote | Probation Students vote | Safe | Safe | Probation Students vote | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||||
| Ulrika | Safe | Safe | Safe | Probation Students vote | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 5) | ||||||
| John | Safe | Safe | Probation Students vote | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 4) | |||||||
| Jo | Safe | Probation Public Vote | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 3) | ||||||||
| Fearne | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 2) | |||||||||
| Paul | Eliminated | Eliminated (Day 1) | ||||||||||
| Notes | Note 1 | Note 2 | Note 3 | Note 4 | ||||||||
| Probation | Doon, Paul | Doon, Fearne, Jo | Jo, John, Ruby, Will | John, Kwame, Ulrika | Doon, Ulrika, Will | Doon, Kwame, Ruby, Will | Kwame, Ruby, Will | No probation | ||||
| Eliminated | Paul Ross | Fearne Cotton | Jo Brand | John Thompson | Ulrika Jonsson | Doon Mackichan | Kwame Kwei-Armah | Ruby Wax | ||||
| Will Mellor | ||||||||||||
Notes:
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