Here are 17 celebrities who have called Portsmouth area home at one time or another
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 27th Mar 2019, 17:55 GMT
Updated 27th Mar 2019, 17:56 GMT
FAMOUS faces have been calling Portsmouth home for over a century.
From those who are born in the city or just chose to come and live here for a time. Here are 17 you might not know who have called Portsmouth home over the years.
Celebrities who have called Portsmouth home
Britain's Got Talent judge and former Wild at Heart star Amanda Holden was born in Portsmouth and grew up in nearby Bishop's Waltham.
A Place in the Sun presenter Amanda Lamb was born in Portsmouth in July 1972 and worked as an estate agent and part-time barmaid in Havant before becoming a model.
While Arnie admittedly wasn't born in Portsmouth he did actually live and train in the city for a short time during the 1960s during his bodybuilder days - so hopefully 'He'll be Back'.
The creator of Sherlock Holmes opened a medical practice in Southsea in 1882 and while waiting for patients he returned to writing. He also played in goal for Portsmouth Association Football Club under the pseudonym AC Smith.
Actress and former Britain's Got Talent finalist, Bessie Cursons was born in Portsmouth in June 1995. She reached the final of the first season of BGT and has since starred in children's comedy-drama My Phone Genie
If the museum named in his honour hadn't given it away, legendary author Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in February 1812.
He went on to write such great novels as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
Acclaimed author, essayist and journalist Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth in April 1949.
