PICTURED: Kate Winslet (Wikimedia) Iconic actress Kate Winslet has appeared in some of the most popular films of all time, including hit blockbuster Titanic and Christmas classic The Holiday. She was born in 1975 in Reading, and studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Kate Winslet also attended St Mary and All Saints primary school in Coley Park as a child.
Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais. Wikimedia Popular comedian Ricky Gervais is known for his distinct humour as well as his many successful TV shows such as The Office and more recently, hit Netflix show After Life. He was born in 1961 at Battle Hospital, Reading and was raised in Whitley.
Famous faces COULD you have gone to the same Bracknell Forest school as someone famous? It s easy to forget faces from primary school, secondary school and college but famous faces not so much. Whether you sat next to them in class or attended a few days later, you never know who might have gone on to have a thriving career in sports or on television. Here are some of the famous faces that attended schools in Bracknell Forest:
Nicholas Hoult - Ranelagh School Wokingham born Nicholas Hoult went on to study at the Ranelagh School in Bracknell for his secondary school education.