Ricky Whittle is a former model and current television actor in Great Britain. As a model Whittle was the face of Reebok in 2000, and as an actor he once played a gay character on BBC One's Holby City. Ricky also appeared on both The Weakest Link, and the U.K's version of Dancing with the Stars - coming in second place on both shows. Whittle currently plays Calvin Valentine on the popular British soap Hollyoaks.