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Famous faces - Average guy most resembles Olly Murs

4th March 2013 Print
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The average British male resembles pop star Olly Murs, while Dancing on Ice presenter Christine Bleakley is the celebrity most women look like, it has been revealed. Essex-born Murs, 28, was revealed as the typical bloke’s look-a-like by an smartphone app which measures facial contours before telling users which star they most resemble.

And Christine Bleakley, 34, was the face which appeared most frequently when female users took photographs of themselves.

Runner-up in the men’s list was X Factor host Dermot O’Leary, 39, while Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard, 33, was the third most matched man.

Roly-poly funny man Johnny Vegas was the fourth most common face in Britain, and loveable comedian James Corden rounds off the top five.

Former Eastenders actresses Natalie Cassidy, 29, and Cheryl Fergison, 48, finished second and third in the girls list.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby came fourth in the list and former Daybreak host and Lorraine stand-in Kate Garraway finished off the top five.

Not so hot celebrity resemblances were Manchester City mid-fielder James Milner and Radio 1 presenter Nick ‘Grimmy’ Grimshaw.

A spokesman for the Celebalike app, said: “Many people want to look and dress like their favourite celebrities and they are a huge part of modern culture.

“We often look to emulate celebrities and they can often have a big influence on the way we act and look and some of us might have someone famous we might think we resemble a little or a lot.

“Now there’s a chance to find out for real. Some people might be pleased to see who they are matched with, but of course that might not be the case for everyone.

“We’ve made millions of matches since the app launched and while we can’t guarantee every one of those has been flattering, the feedback has been fantastic.’’

The app uses a high performance face identification and facial feature recognition computer program.

Millions of women have had a major confidence boost by being told their Celebalikes are Welsh opera beauty Katherine Jenkins, Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson.

Other celebrities who crept in to the top 20 list of most common Celebalike results included shamed Chelsea football star John Terry, family favourite Vernon Kay and popular TV chef Jamie Oliver for the men.

It seems Britain might be a nation of football look-a-likes too, as along with Milner and Terry, Alan Shearer, Michael Carrick and Aaron Lennon also appeared in the results.

Both of popular TV duo Ant & Dec appeared in the list for men too, with Ant ranking four places higher than Dec.

Big Brother presenter Emma Willis, Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh and Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle were in the women’s list of common matches.

Olly Murs’ Xtra Factor co-host Caroline Flack hit the middle of the pile.

Men

1. Olly Murs
2. Dermot O’Leary
3. Steven Gerrard
4. Johnny Vegas
5. James Corden
6. Ant McPartlin
7. John Terry
8. Phillip Schofield
9. Alan Shearer
10. Declan Donnelly
11. Vernon Kay
12. Shane Richie
13. Jamie Oliver
14. Prince Harry
15. Harry Styles
16. Gary Barlow
17. James Milner
18. Michael Carrick
19. Aaron Lennon
20. Nick Grimshaw

Women

1. Christine Bleakley
2. Natalie Cassidy
3. Cheryl Fergison
4. Holly Willoughby
5. Kate Garraway
6. Emma Willis
7. Claudia Winkleman
8. Lorraine Kelly
9. Emma Watson
10. Adele
11. Caroline Flack
12. Tulisa Constostavlos
13. Kerry Katona
14. Kate Middleton
15. Pippa Middleton
16. Zara Phillips
17. Deborah Meaden
18. Katherine Jenkins
19. Susan Boyle
20. Kym Marsh

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