Chris Hollins (broadcaster)

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Hollins won the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing with dance partner Ola Jordan, beating Ricky Whittle in the final. [2] He consistently won the public vote throughout, despite losing the judges' vote 190 – 186 in the Final. Hollins and Jordan were the only pair in the competition never to face the "Dance Off"

Film

Hollins appeared in the 2007 film Run Fatboy Run [7] as a marathon commentator[ citation needed ] alongside Denise Lewis. [8]

Personal life

Hollins married Sarah Alexander, an account director for a marketing company, on 3 March 2012 at Chelsea Old Church in Chelsea, west London. [9] [10] [11] The couple live in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, and have a son and daughter. [12] [13] They had previously lived in Battersea, south London. [14]

Charity work

In 2008, Hollins became a patron of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.[ citation needed ] Chris Hollins is an ambassador for Gold Challenge, part of the official mass participation legacy programme for the London 2012 Games,[ citation needed ] and a supporter of WellChild. [15]

Filmography

Television
Chris Hollins
Born
Christopher Jonathan Hollins

(1971-03-20) 20 March 1971 (age 54)
Bromley, London, England
Occupation(s)Journalist, Presenter, Sportsman
Notable credit(s) BBC Breakfast (2005–12)
Watchdog (2010–15)
Food Inspectors (2012–14)
Spouse
Sarah Alexander
(m. 2012)
Parent John Hollins
Association football career
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Aldershot Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 BBC News
Grandstand Reporter
Football Focus Reporter
2005–2012 BBC Breakfast Sport presenter
2009 Strictly Come Dancing Competitor Series 7 winner
2009–2012 Cash in the Attic Co-presenteter
2010, 2016 The One Show Guest presenter
2010–2015 Watchdog Co-presenterAlongside Matt Allwright
2011The Great British WeatherCo-presenter
2012–2014 Food Inspectors Co-presenterAlongside Matt Allwright
2016 Secret Britain Co-presenterSeries 3 onwards; with Ellie Harrison and Denise Lewis
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Run Fatboy Run Marathon commentator

References

  1. "Notable Hild Bede Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "All that glitters... One quick step from Oxford to Strictly". Oxford Today . 23 (2): 19. 2011.
  3. Tonbridge School Archived 24 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Sons and Daughters Archived 27 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan Archived 28 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine BBC – Strictly Come Dancing 2009
  6. Chris Hollins to stand in for Adrian Chiles on The One Show The Mirror, 9 April 2010
  7. Chris Hollins Talent4Media
  8. Full cast and crew for Run Fatboy Run Internet Movie Database
  9. "Marriages". The Times. No. 70512. 5 March 2012. p. 51. Retrieved 29 February 2024 via Times Digital Archive.
  10. "My life in travel: Chris Hollins, BBC sports presenter and journalist". The Independent. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. "Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris Hollins to become a father". The Telegraph. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. "Amazing Sarah's marathon effort". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  13. "Amazing Sarah's marathon effort". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  14. "My Perfect Weekend: Chris Hollins". The Telegraph. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  15. "WellChild Celebrity Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015.