The others

Lynette Hopkins - Alison Newman

"You've always been a loser from the day you were born"
The mother of competition hopeful, Bethany, Lynette has a dubious past and has dedicated her life to making sure her daughter succeeds. She forces her to stay in the competition after Bethany's ill-advised, and televised, cry for help. As Mal points out, the only problem with Bethany is that she has Lynette's genes

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  Felix McGowan - Adam Leese

  "I'm going to have to keep my eye on you"
  This guy is creepy. Fixated on Luke he will stop at nothing to meet him. He watches the show on his sofa with a Luke-alike plastic doll by his side. He meets him at a PA in a shopping mall and creates an imaginary sister to win his sympathy. Will his twisted jealousy focus on Luke's girl Dana?
  
  

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  Sundae Gorgeous - Nicola Hughes

  "Everyone knows what he feels for you Karina. He's a sodding man."
  Beautiful, wise-cracking diva and mentor/vocal coach to the contestants. This is her second stab at success and she's determined not to let anything ruin it. She stays loyal to Karina in the aftermath of her split from Michael but is always looking for a way to reconcile the pair. Maintains a permanent entourage of nubile young female assistants
  
  

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  Jinx Jones - Sophia Dawnay

  "When are you going to get around to telling Karina?"
  Michael's devious and beautiful executive assistant, Jinx is charged with ensuring his acts are all at the cutting edge of cool. She talks "street" , even though, like her boss, she's an ex-private school Surrey girl. Jinx is not to be trusted and will use her looks and body to get what she wants
  

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  Pete Shepherd - James Anderson

  Mal's associate producer sees himself as the next in line to the throne. He keeps watch over the contestants and is the first to hear about one blossoming relationship inside the house. He may appear to be kind and considerate but he is a master of casual cruelty

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  Vernon Fentor - Gary Cooke

  Vernon is destined to be known as the "Third Judge" and has never quite had the charisma or talent to match Mal or Karina. He will use their split to his advantage, however