Channel 5 today announce they have signed up Kym Marsh, Kate Thornton and Jodie Marsh to front a series of inspiring hour long documentaries in which they explore their teenage demons.

The three celebrity authored documentaries, which will air on Channel 5 in the New Year, consist of Crackit produced Kym Marsh: Teen Mums and Me, and Group M backed projects Kate Thornton – Anorexic: My Secret Past and JodieMarsh – Bullied: My Secret Past. Each film will track both the autobiographical story as the celebrity talks candidly about how a particular issue affected their adolescence, revisiting the people and places that defined their experiences– and will also show how people in Britain today aredealing with the same concerns.

In Kate Thornton – Anorexic: My Secret Past takes a candid look back on her experience of her own eating disorder and meets a series of experts and other sufferers to gain a first hand insight into the debilitating illness. The film will consist of interviews with Kate’s friends and family and medical experts will be on hand to reveal new information and facts of both a general and personal nature to Kate. We will also meet people who are currently suffering from eating disorders, both at their homes and in clinics – it’s a hugely emotional and informative journey for Kate as she learns exactly how much eating disorders affect the sufferer and family around them.

In Jodie Marsh – Bullied: My Secret Past, the model and bodybuilder looks back on her experiences of being bullied and explores the ever-increasing seriousness of bullying in Britain today. Jodie reflects on her traumatic time at school where she was ruthlessly bullied; an experience that scarred her for life – she will meet victims of bullying as well as experts who offer an insight into the scale of this social problem. The film will attempt to investigate how the problem has changed, from verbal and physical bullying to the current generation of adolescents who suffer at the hands of cruel cyber bullies. In this emotional and at times uncomfortable film, Jodie will talk frankly about how the bullying she suffered at school has followed her through life and has even defined her as a person.

Long before pop stardom and Coronation Street fame struck, Kym Marsh was a teenage mum. In the documentary, Kym Marsh: Teen Mums and Me, the actress and singer will go back to her roots to uncover what life’s like today for the country’s teen mums. As the daughter of a teenage mum herself, Kym grew up on one of the poorest estates in Wigan and was just 19 when she gave birth to her son David – daughter Emily followed three years later and she struggled to get by, living on next to no money and sharing nappies with her sister. In this deeply personal journey, Kym will visit a number of Manchester teen mums to experience the day-to-day reality of their lives, the stigmas attached to being a young mother and how they manage to raise children when they’re attempting to juggle college, work and a social life. We’ll also have unprecedentedaccess to Kym’s sister Tracy and their mum Pauline and alongside intimate family archive, we’ll find out what life was really like for the Corrie star when she was in the same position as the young mums she’s interviewed.

Andrew O’Connell, Head of Factual, News and Current Affairs at Channel 5 comments, “It’s not often you see a celebrity talk so candidly about issues that may have affected them whilst growing up. Kate, Jodie and Kym’s stories are both inspiring and full of hope. These three celebrities are living proof that these teenage demons can be overcome and that life can go on.”

Kym Marsh: Teen Mums & Me is made by Crackit Productions. The Executive Producer is Elaine Hackett and the Producer/Director is Joanne Timoney.

Kate Thornton – Anorexic: My Secret Past is a Dragonfly production. The Producer/Director is Paul Durgan.

Jodie Marsh – Bullied: My Secret Past is a Dragonfly production. The Producer/Director is Rob Rawlings.