Keith Chegwin

Keith Chegwin
Image from Extras
Date of Birth	17 January 1957
Place of Birth	Bootle, Liverpool
Education
Occupation	Actor/Presenter
Partner	Maria Fielden
Parents
Children	Rose Ted

Keith "Cheggers" Chegwin (born 17 January 1957) is an English television presenter, former child actor and singer.

Career

Chegwin is best known for presenting the shows, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, Cheggers Plays Pop and Saturday Superstore. He released a pop single called "I Wanna Be a Star" with his Swap Shop co-presenters Noel Edmunds and Maggie Philbin in 1981. He also appeared in the controversial game show Naked Jungle in which all of the contestants and presenters had to be naked.

Extras

Chegwin played himself in the first episode of the second series of Extras. After Paul Shane backed out of When The Whistle Blows because it was "too broad," he was replaced with Chegwin. His character made bigoted remarks about black people and homosexuals and was inept at acting. The role was originally offered to ventriloquist, Keith Harris, but he declined because he felt the script was racist.

Quotes

• Kimberley: Why are you late?
  Keith Chegwin: Because my sister buried me today.
  Andy: Oh for fuck’s sake! Why would your sister bury you?! That would be mental.
  Keith Chegwin: Well, sorry I got so confused. The thing is my sister’s not dead.
• Chegwin: 14 years at the BBC. Swap Shop. Cheggers Plays Pop. Still run by Jews and Queers, is it?
  Andy: Jews and Quee-?! I think there are a few Jewish people, and some gay people yeah.
  Chegwin: (sarcastically) "Gay!" I forgot, not allowed to say queer nowadays, are you? Suggests something abnormal. What could be more normal than shoving your cock up a bloke's arse? Let's face it; If God had wanted a cock up an arse, he wouldn't have given us minges. Men have knobs. Women have fannies. Pop knob in fanny. Not up the arse.
  Andy: Should really be taking notes.
  Chegwin: What?
  Andy: Nothing. Its all good advice.

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  Keith smiles while delivering a sad line.

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  Keith looks directly at the camera.

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  Keith misses his mark.

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  Keith can't open the door.

External Links

• Official Site
• IMDb Profile