Melanie and Martina Grant | |
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Born |
18 November 1971 Margate, Kent, England |
Other names |
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Occupation | Actresses, presenters, singers |
Years active | 1978–present |
Television | Fun House |
Children |
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Website | funhousetwins |
A Twin Thing | ||
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Studio album by A.T.T. | ||
Released | 19 May 1999 | |
Genre | Dance, Hip-Hop | |
Length | 63:30 | |
Language | English | |
Label | Avex | |
AVCD-11722 | ||
Singles from A Twin Thing | ||
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Melanie and Martina Grant are a pair of British twin actresses and singers best known in the UK as presenters/cheerleaders on long-running gameshow Fun House and in Japan for their album A Twin Thing.
The twins were born in Margate in 1971. They now live in Ramsgate.
Melanie is now called Melanie Bambridge. Her husband was a fireman who died of Leukaemia in 2009.
Martina also married, her married name was Martina Deal but she divorced in 2009. She now lives with her new partner, they had a baby boy in March 2012 and in February 2015 they had a girl In August 2016 Martina married her partner.
In 1986 Melanie appeared alongside Bill Oddie as a dancer in ITV comedy From the Top.
In 1987 they both appeared in an episode of a BBC cop show called Rockliffe's Babies credited simply as 'Girl in flat'.
From 1989 until 1999 they appeared alongside Pat Sharp in all 11 series of long-running gameshow Fun House as cheerleaders/co-presenters.
In 1993 they appeared as themselves in an episode of STV talk show Scottish Women discussing twin related issues.
In March 1995 they made a guest appearance on ITV Saturday morning show What's Up Doc?.
In 2011 they also appeared on a segment of This Morning called Guess the guests.
In January and May 2013 they made guest appearances on Soccer AM.
They have also appeared in The Bill.
In 1983 they appeared in the film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life among the group of children singing the song Every Sperm Is Sacred.
They also appeared in the 1989 Batman movie.