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Who are The Krankies Janette and Ian Tough and how old are they? The Real Marigold Hotel stars and Scottish double act
HUSBAND And wife duo Janette and Ian Tough have been entertaining audiences as The Krankies for over 40 years.
The comedians are the first-ever couple to appear on The Real Marigold Hotel, but who are the showbiz legends and how did they meet? Here is all you need to know...
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Who are Janette and Ian Tough?
Janette and Ian Tough are a Scottish comedy duo, best known for portraying schoolboy rascal Wee Jimmy Krankie and paternal figure Ian Frankie.
Ian, from Glasgow, was born March 26, 1947. Janette was then born two months later on May 16 in Queenzieburn, near Kilsyth.
They met at the age of 19 at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre where Janette performed as a dancer while Ian worked as an electrician.
The couple got married in 1969 in Kirkintilloch and they found fame in the 1970s as a comedy duo and have since carved a successful career in music, TV and panto.
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Who are The Krankies?
The pair started out as a cabaret act but in 1976, the character of
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Who are The Krankies, how did they become famous and what is their new BBC show The Real Marigold On Tour about?
SHOWBIZ legends The Krankies return to TV this week for a new show on the BBC.
The pantomime favourites Ian and Janette Tough, both 71, are set to star in The Real Marigold On Tour.
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The revealed to The Scottish Sun all about the highs and lows of their adventure through Mexico for the show.
It sees them sharing hotels with scorpions and getting kinky offers from their hosts.
Here's everything you need to know about The Krankies.
Who are they?
The Krankies are made up of husband and wife Janette and Ian Tough.
The Scots comedy duo found fame in the 1970s and have gone on to carve a successful career in music, TV and panto.
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Janette was born in Queenzieburn, near Kilsyth, and Ian is from Glasgow.
The pair met in 1967 at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre, aged 18.
Janette was performing as a dancer while Ian worked as an electrician. Ian would throw sweets at Janette from stage to get her attention.
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The couple got married in 1
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The Krankies
Scottish comedy duo
Janette and Ian Tough | |
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Janette Tough as "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking at camera) and Ian Tough at a public event in the 1980s | |
| Born | Janette: (1947-05-16) 16 May 1947 (age 77) Queenzieburn, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Ian: (1947-03-26) 26 March 1947 (age 77) Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenters, comedians, singers. |
| Years active | 1974–2024[1] |
The Krankies are a British comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and making pop records. Since this period, they have also regularly appeared in pantomime. The duo comprises wife Janette Tough (née Anderson) and her husband Ian. As the Krankies they portray schoolboy Wee Jimmy Krankie (Janette), and paternal figure Ian Krankie (Ian), though in their comedy act they also portray other characters. Beginning in the 1990s, they regularly appeared as the Krankies in episodes of the BBC comedy series Fre
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