David Potts (TV personality)

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David Potts
Born
David James Potts

(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 32)
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2016–present
Television

David James Potts (born 5 May 1993) is an English television personality. From 2016 to 2023, he appeared as head rep on the ITV2 reality series Ibiza Weekender and its successor Kavos Weekender . He has also appeared on the E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating and has finished as runner-up on Celebs on the Farm and Celebrity Karaoke Club . In 2024, he won the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother .

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Life and career

Potts was born on 5 May 1993 in Bolton, Greater Manchester. [1] [2] In 2016, Potts joined the cast of the ITV2 reality television series Ibiza Weekender . [3] He joined during the show's fifth series as assistant head rep, alongside Ellie Young. He later returned and became head rep from the sixth series onwards. [4] In February 2019, Potts appeared in a celebrity episode of Dinner Date , where he went on dates with three different men. [5] The following week he began appearing on the sixth series of the E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating . [6] [7]

In September 2019, Potts was a contestant on the second series of the 5Star farming reality series, Celebs on the Farm in which he finished as the runner-up. [8] In July 2020, Potts competed in the first series of Celebrity Karaoke Club on ITV2. He finished as the runner-up, losing out to Scarlett Moffatt. [9] [10] In October 2021, Potts was a contestant on Celebrity Ghost Trip , the Halloween spin-off of Celebrity Coach Trip , alongside his Ibiza Weekender co-star, Callum Izzard. [11] [12] They reached the final day and finished in fourth place. In 2022, he appeared as a contestant on the ITV2 reality series Apocalypse Wow. [13]

Potts has also made several guest appearances on shows such as CelebAbility , Hey Tracey! , Home Alone with Joel Dommett and also hosted the spin-off episode of The Cabins on ITV2. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] In March 2024, Potts was a housemate on the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother . After 19 days, he was voted as the winner of the series. [19] In September 2025, Potts was announced to appear in the seventh series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a special celebrity guest during a makeover challenge. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleNoteRef(s)
2016–2020 Ibiza Weekender Head rep [4]
2019 Celebrity Dinner Date 1 episode [5]
Celebs Go Dating Cast member [6]
2019, 2021 CelebAbility 2 episodes [14]
2019 Celebs on the Farm Contestant; runner-up [8]
2020 Home Alone with Joel Dommett Guest appearance [15]
Celebrity Karaoke Club Contestant; runner-up [9]
Hey Tracey! Contestant [21]
2021 Celebrity Ghost Trip Contestant [12]
2021–2022The CabinsSpin-off presenter [17]
2022Apocalypse WowContestant [13]
2023 Kavos Weekender Head rep [4]
2023–2024 Big Brother: Late & Live Guest [22]
2024 Celebrity Big Brother Winner; Series 23 [23]
Pointless Celebrities Contestant [24]
2025Olivia Attwood's Bad BoyfriendsHimself [25]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Special guest; Series 7 [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Celebs Go Dating 2019: Who is David Potts?". Manchester Evening News . 24 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ibiza Weekender: Who is David Potts? Real job, age, dating history and Instagram!". Reality Titbit. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Introducing David... Ibiza Weekender ITV2". Ibiza Weekender. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2022– via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meet the cast of Ibiza Weekender". Radio Times . 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Dinner Date - David Potts". ITV . Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Celebs Go Dating series 6 premiere has viewers wondering if their TVs are working properly". Digital Spy . 24 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Celebs Go Dating couple split just one week after the show's end". Digital Spy . 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Celebs on the Farm confirms new line-up – including a Love Island star and a former Strictly Come Dancing pro". Digital Spy . 12 August 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Celebrity Karaoke Club arrives on ITV2". ITV News . 13 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Love Island and Drag Race stars among line-up for brand new ITV show Celebrity Karaoke Club". Digital Spy . 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Celeb Ghost Trip to spook up E4 this Autumn". Channel 4. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 "E4's Celebrity Ghost Trip reveals first five spooky pairings". Channel 4. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Apocalypse Wow - Series 2, Episode 1". ITV. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  14. 1 2 "CelebAbility, Series 2, Episode 8". ITV . Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Home Alone With Joel Dommett - Series 1, Episode 1". Comedy. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hey Tracey!, Series 2, Episode 2". Comedy. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  17. 1 2 "The Cabins, Series 1, Episode 16". ITV . Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "The Cabins hosts tease 'fiery' reunion show as they reveal all on huge series shake-up". Daily Mirror . 7 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Who is David Potts? Celebrity Big Brother 2024 contestant and reality TV star".
  20. 1 2 "Iconic group of celebrities set for the drag makeover of their lives on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Series 7". BBC Media Centre . 12 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hey Tracey! Series 2, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "Big Brother: Late & Live - Episode 25 - Join AJ Odudu and guests reality star David Potts, comedian Jordan Gray, actress and comedian Donna Preston - just a stone's throw from the Big Brother house". ITVX. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "Bolton reality star joins Celebrity Big Brother house". 5 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "BBC One - Pointless Celebrities, Series 16, Episode 19, David's Ibiza weekender". BBC. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  25. ↑ "Olivia Attwood's Bad Boyfriends". Apple TV . 14 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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