Editing Keith Chegwin (section)

==Early life==
Chegwin was born in [[Walton, Liverpool|Walton]], Liverpool, on 17 January 1957.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/11/keith-chegwin-obituary|title=Keith Chegwin obituary|first=Anthony|last=Hayward|date=11 December 2017|access-date=11 December 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> His elder sister was future DJ [[Janice Long]] (1955–2021).<ref name=rt/><ref>{{cite news|first=Tina|last=Miles|title=Nine things you didn't know about #CBB2015 star Keith Chegwin|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/celebrity-big-brother-star-keith-8404765|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=8 January 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801010336/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/celebrity-big-brother-star-keith-8404765|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> He also had a twin brother, Jeff, with whom he attended stage school and whose son, Hugo Chegwin, co-created and starred in [[BBC Three]] mockumentary sitcom ''[[People Just Do Nothing]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/20/people-just-do-nothing-kurupt-fm-ibiza|title=People Just Do Nothing: 'We're the Beatles of Brentford'|last=Duggins|first=Alexi|date=20 August 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=31 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731230249/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/20/people-just-do-nothing-kurupt-fm-ibiza|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 

Chegwin entered an end-of-the-pier talent competition in [[Rhyl]], [[North Wales]], and later joined 'The Happy Wanderers', a concert party that toured the pubs and clubs of the [[North West England|North West]]. He was then spotted by June Collins (mother of [[Phil Collins]]) of the [[Barbara Speake Stage School]] on ''[[Junior Showtime]]'', a [[Yorkshire Television]] children's talent series. She invited him to London to audition for the stage show ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' with [[Ginger Rogers]]. He attended stage school with his twin brother, Jeff. As part of a play he performed in at the school, Chegwin sang the first song that Phil Collins ever wrote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a351868/keith-chegwin-phil-collins-let-me-sing-his-first-song.html#~oEZJpbtsSv4V08|title=Keith Chegwin: 'Phil Collins let me sing his first song'|work=Digital Spy|first=Paul|last=Millar|date=20 November 2011|access-date=22 May 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522162003/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a351868/keith-chegwin-phil-collins-let-me-sing-his-first-song.html#~oEZJpbtsSv4V08|archive-date=22 May 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>