| HEATON | Surname of Michelle, former Liberty X member who took part in the show mentioned in Dancing on Ice (6) |
| MICHELLE | _ Heaton, former Liberty X singer (8) |
| DOE | X member John |
| OBAMA | Michelle, former first lady of the U.S. whose book The Light We Carry was published in 2022 (5) |
| SANDY | Former Liberty coach Brondello |
| BOBCHAMPION | Former jump jokey who won the Grand National in 1981 who took part in the show mentioned in 2 down in 2018 (3,8) |
| BILLED | Unwell between the sheets although supposed to be taking part in the show (6) |
| DISPLAY | Diana's to take part in the show (7) |
| ROBERT | First name of Mr Webb who played Jez in the show mentioned in Peep Show (6) |
| EDGAR | Surname of Dan, the TOWIE cast member who took part in Dancing On Ice in 2025 (5) |
| JESSE | Actor Williams who plays Debbie Allen's son in the show mentioned in 26a |
| CRYSTALREED | Actress who plays Abby Arcane a CDC doctor in the show mentioned in 18a |
| VISAGE | Surname of Michelle, the RuPaul's Drag Race judge who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2015 and Strictly in 2019 (6) |
| COLLINS | Surname of Michelle who played Cindy Beale in EastEnders and took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2021 (7) |
| STEVENS | Surname of Rachel, the S Club 7 member who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2017 (7) |
| ASTON | First name of Mr Merrygold, the former JLS member who took part in Strictly in 2017 (5) |
| NADINE | First name of Ms Coyle, the Girls Aloud member who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2019 (6) |
| MCMANUS | Surname of Michelle who won the second series of Pop Idol in 2003 (7) |
| SIMM | Kevin, member of former group Liberty X and winner of The Voice UK in 2016 (4) |
| RASHID | Afghanistan 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup squad member who took 7-137 in the 2nd Test against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in 2021 (6) |
