James Lock (TV personality)

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James Lock
Born
James Stephen Lock

(1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 37)
OccupationTelevision personality
Television The Only Way Is Essex
Celebs Go Dating
Celebrity Ex on the Beach

James Stephen Lock [1] [2] (born 6 December 1986) is an English television personality, who is best known for being a cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex since 2013.

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Career

In 2013, Lock joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its eighth series and has been a member of the cast ever since. [3] [4]

In 2020, Lock appeared on the eighth series of Celebs Go Dating . [5] [6]

In 2022, Lock was a cast member on the second series of Celebrity Ex on the Beach . [7] He also appeared on Celebrity Dinner Date and an episode of the BBC Three show Eating with My Ex. [8] [9] He also appeared on an episode of CelebAbility . [10]

In 2023, Lock was eliminated first as a contestant on the first series The Challenge UK , the British version of MTV's reality-competition series The Challenge . [11] Later the same year, he competed on the thirty-ninth of the main series, titled The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion . In November 2023, Lock joined OnlyFans. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2013–2023 The Only Way Is Essex Main cast (series 8–30)
2020 Celebs Go Dating Main cast (series 8)
2022, 2024 Celebrity Ex on the Beach Main cast (series 2), (series 3) [13]
2022 Celebrity Dinner Date
2023 The Challenge UK Contestant (1st eliminated)
2023–24 The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion Contestant (13th eliminated)

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