Sid Owen was born on David Sutton; 12 January 1972 and is an English actor, television presenter and former singer, who played Ricky Butcher in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
17 Facts About Sid Owen
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Sid Owen appeared in the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing and made a cameo performance in the British cult show How Clean is Your House in 2005.
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Sid Owen appeared regularly on the show until April 2000 when he decided to leave the show and tried his hand at pop music releasing his cover version of Michael Jackson's 1972 song, "We've Got a Good Thing Going" on Mushroom Records.
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Sid Owen had earlier released a 1995 Children in Need single with Patsy Palmer, "You Better Believe It".
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Sid Owen returned to EastEnders in 2002, first appearing in a spin-off episode Ricky and Bianca which aired in May 2002 which saw his character reunite with his ex-wife Bianca.
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Sid Owen returned to the show as a regular later in the year and was axed in 2004 due to lack of storylines.
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Sid Owen took part in a celebrity boxing match with Ben Fogle, for Sport Relief, which Fogle ultimately won.
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Sid Owen starred in ITV1's prison drama Bad Girls in 2006, during the shows eighth and final series.
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Sid Owen's character fell for prisoner Janine Nebeski, played by his ex-EastEnders co-star, Nicola Stapleton.
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On 30 October 2007, it was confirmed that Sid Owen would make his return to EastEnders in 2008.
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Sid Owen presented series 8 of To Buy or Not to Buy with Melinda Messenger.
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In January 2012, Sid Owen left EastEnders after four years back in the role.
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Sid Owen returned for a few weeks in June 2012, before leaving again to run a restaurant in France.
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On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Sid Owen would be a contestant for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Sid Owen took part in the 2016 series of The Jump on Channel 4.
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Sid Owen's father, David, was an alcoholic who left home when he was six years old; his mother, Joan, died from pancreatic cancer when he was eight.
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Sid Owen's favourite hobby is football, playing in many celebrity matches in the process and is an Arsenal supporter.