Mark-Francis Vandelli

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Mark-Francis Vandelli
Born (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35)
Shepherd’s Bush, London
Alma mater University College London
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2011–present
Television Made in Chelsea
The Jump

Mark-Francis Vandelli (born 14 October 1989) [1] is an English television personality. He is best known for his role on the E4 series Made in Chelsea .

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Career

In April 2011, Vandelli joined reality television programme Made in Chelsea as one of the original cast members.

In January 2016, Vandelli joined the third series of The Jump . [2] He withdrew from the show on 9 February due to injury. [3] [4] [5] In 2017, he starred in a Made in Chelsea spin-off entitled Mark-Francis' Big Night Out. [6]

In 2023, Vandelli joined series 12 of Celebs Go Dating on E4. [7]

Personal life

Mark-Francis was born on October 14, 1989, in London, United Kingdom. He is the only son of Marzio Vandelli, an Italian businessman who formerly owned a tile factory, and Diane Casserley Vandelli, a socialite and former model. [8] While promotional material associated with Vandelli often claims that his mother is a descendant of a non-existent aristocratic Russian family named "Orlov-Romanovsky", she is largely of English descent with some distant Irish ancestry and one Russian great-great-grandmother who emigrated to England in the nineteenth century as an impoverished orphan. [9] [10]

Vandelli was educated at Hill House School and St Paul's School, and studied Art History at University College London. [11]

Vandelli resides in Knightsbridge, London in a townhouse formerly inhabited by Oscar Wilde. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2011–2022 Made in Chelsea Series regular, 199 episodes
2016 The Jump Cast; Series 3
2017Mark-Francis' Big Night OutPresenter
2019Celebs On The RanchCast
2020 Come Dine with Me Cast
2023 Celebs Go Dating Cast; Series 12

Guest appearances

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