The 27-year-old striker signed for Spurs in the summer after a long and impressive stint at AFC Bournemouth. The number 19 inspired a transfer to the north London side after impressing manager Ange Postecoglou. A former pupil at Brighton Hill Community College (now Brighton Hill Community School), Solanke began his career at Chelsea in 2004, signing his first professional contract in 2014 before moving to Vitesse on loan a year later.
In 2017, he transferred to Liverpool before making a name for himself with the Cherries down on the south coast, netting 72 goals in 199 appearances. The 40-year-old is better known as Martin Fowler from EastEnder. James Bye attended The Hurst Community College in Baughurst as a boy before going on to study at Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke.
After joining the soap in 2014, he has been involved in several integral storylines, more recently discovering he has another child which was kept secret by ex-wife Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton). His first acting appearance was in The Bill in 2006 and he later went on to appear in Cemetery Junction, The Great Train Robbery, and Hooligan Factory. In 2022, he appeared in the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing and was the fifth person to be eliminated.
Hollywood stuntman Chase Armitage grew up in Basingstoke and attended John Hunt School in Popley – now Everest Community Academy – before forming the parkour group 3RUN. He has since forged shooting films around the world including his latest for Netfli.
