Fred Batt

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Fred Batt
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London, England, United Kingdom
Known forDemonologist on Most Haunted
Website fredbatt.com

Fred Batt (born September 2, 1955) is a former English businessman, nightclub owner, singer, actor and self-styled historian and demonologist known for his regular appearances on the British paranormal reality television series Most Haunted . Fred Batt states that his interest in the occult began as a teenager. He made his first appearance as a presenter on Most Haunted in 2008 on a live Hallowe'en special; [1] he had previously appeared as a guest on the show in 2003 at his home and again, at his nightclub Caesar's in Streatham. He became a regular presenter on the show in the 2010–11 series and rejoined for the 2013 series.

From 1994 to 2010, Fred Batt owned Caesar's, a 2300-capacity nightclub in London SW2; in an episode of Most Haunted filmed there in 2003 he claimed the venue was haunted by the spirit of Ruth Ellis who had worked there as a Hostess in 1948. [2] In 2004, Batt became involved in lengthy licensing hearings in Lambeth when the police and local councillors objected to Caesar's receiving a new alcohol licence because of the heavy drain the venue placed on police resources. [3]

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References

  1. "'Dorking Demonologist Fred Batt to front new series of Most Haunted' - Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser - 19 August 2014". Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. "'Ghostbusters to inspect doomed Caesar's nightclub' - Streatham Guardian - 26 January 2009". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. 'Fred won the hearing and it became known as The Longest Licensing Hearing in Living Memory' - The Guardian - 30 June 2004