A NINETIES kids TV star has barely aged a day as she returns to our TV screens on Celebrity Mastermind tonight.
The former Children's BBC star, broadcaster and presenter has shared a behind the scenes secret of filming Celebrity Mastermind.
Kirsten O'Brien, 52, is best known for her work presenting for the BBC, including the popular CBBC art programme SMart from 1999 to 2009.
She also co-hosted CBeebies pre-school spin-off programme SMarteenies which was an art show in 2002.
A few years later Kirsten played Peter Pan in pantomime and successfully took part in a lumberjack competition for the BBC series Bring It On.
She also starred in shows at the Edinburgh festival and was a guest on BBC Radio 6 Music, Through the Keyhole and Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive.
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Among other things, Kristen also took part in BBC 1 Let's Dance for Sport Relief and danced to Van Halen's "Jump".
And in 2019 she became a presenter and newsreader for Andrew Peach's Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Berkshire.
A few years later she became the main presenter of the station's Breakfast Show.
But earlier last year, Kirsten took over as the presenter of the weekday mid-morning show from 10-2pm.
Kirsten who doesn't look a day older than she did in her CBBC days, shared a secret with a fan while filming Celebrity Mastermind on a social media post.
Taking to Instagram, she said: "The perils of having a ‘yes’ personality, you end up in situations like this’ #celebritymastermind #mastermind @bbcone
Fans immediately flooded the comments section, sharing their excitement at the thought of seeing her on the show.
One eager eyed fan exclaimed: ‘Can’t wait to see this! Is that a panic button in your hand?!’
Sharing a behind the scenes look on what it is really like during the show, Kirsten replied: ‘Photo from when we got a chance to rehearse walking to the chair and back.
"I’m clutching my inhaler and a tissue, all the basics!"
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- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: "Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?" The options were - sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots - with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Joining Kirsten on Celebrity Mastermind is football commentator Guy Mowbray, Outnumbered actor Tyger Drew-Honey and former politician Justine Greening.
Host, Clive Myrie will put them under the spotlight to answer questions on Viking York, the life of Daphne du Maurier, the TV sitcom The IT Crowd and Judge John Bradshaw.
However, this is not the first time Kirsty has sat on the famous black chair because in 2010, she appeared on Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on Reeves and Mortimer.
Kirsty scored 13 and 24 overall with 1 pass, coming third in the show and she donated her fee to Teesside Hospice.
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We wish her lots of luck tonight!
Celebrity Mastermind airs tonight on BBC Two at 7.30pm.