Dean McCullough | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Glengormley High School |
Occupation | Radio presenter |
Employer | BBC |
Dean McCullough (born 9 July 1992) is a British radio presenter from Northern Ireland. He currently presents at BBC Radio 1 and has previously presented on Gaydio. In 2024, he was a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , where he was the second celebrity to be voted off.
McCullough was born on 9 July 1992. [1] He is from Newtownabbey in the south-east of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. [2] McCullough realised he was gay at the age of 11 or 12. He attended Glengormley High School and obtained a scholarship from Laine Theatre Arts. [1]
McCullough began presenting on the radio as a volunteer for Wandsworth Radio. [1] In May 2018, McCullough began presenting in the afternoon with Emma Goswell on Gaydio. Their show covered current LGBTQ+ issues. McCullough and Goswell moved on to present the Gaydio breakfast show until 2021. [3] [4]
In December 2020, McCullough filled in for Clara Amfo on BBC Radio 1 for two days. He returned in March 2021 to cover the early breakfast show on Fridays for five weeks. [5] In September 2021, he began hosting the 10:30 to 13:00 slot on Radio 1, Fridays to Sundays, replacing Jordan North - who went on to host the station's weekday (except Fridays) drivetime show alongside Vick Hope. [6] [7] His show is broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford. [8]
In July 2022, it was announced that McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth would replace Scott Mills and Chris Stark as co-hosts of Radio 1's afternoon show, from 1pm until 3.30 pm. Mills and Stark left Radio 1 to respectively present shows on Radio 2 and Capital. [9]
Since 2023, McCullough has appeared regularly on Big Brother: Late & Live . In November 2024, McCullough appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . [10] He became the second campmate to be eliminated from the series, finishing in eleventh place. [11]