The July date of the next general election has been fixed, and among the candidates are already some familiar personalities from all spheres of society.
They wouldn’t be the first celebrities or athletes to enter politics; TV personality Gyles Brandreth and late Oscar winner Glenda Jackson both secured seats for the Conservatives and Labour in the 1992 election.
Prior to taking on his current position in 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, had a career as an actor and comedian.
Here are a few fresh contenders aiming to be Members of Parliament in July, along with one who withdrew after only eight days.
