Nadia Essex

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Nadia Essex
Born
Nadia Essex

(1981-12-16) 16 December 1981 (age 42)
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • columnist
Years active2014–2018
Television
Children1

Nadia Essex (born 16 December 1981) [1] is an English television personality and columnist. She is known for appearing as a dating expert on the E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating from 2016 to 2018. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

In 2016, Essex became one of the dating experts on the E4 dating reality series, Celebs Go Dating . She appeared on Good Morning Britain in 2017. [5] In 2018, she appeared as herself on three episodes of Celebrity Ghost Hunt [6] In January 2018, Essex appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip , alongside Bobby-Cole Norris. [7]

In 2018, she was suspended from Celebs Go Dating for trolling her former co-host Eden Blackman on social media. [8] [9] She was removed from show midway through filming of the fifth series in September 2018, reportedly due to "improper use of social media". [10] [11] [12] Lime Pictures issued a statement confirming her suspension, saying she was "found to be setting up fake accounts to troll certain users – which is something that won’t be tolerated".[ citation needed ] Despite admitting to setting up several trolling Twitter accounts, Essex subsequently started legal proceedings against Blackman and Lime Pictures. [13] [14] Essex's case against Blackman was thrown out of court but he obtained a harassment order against Essex in 2020 due to the 'false claims Ms Essex made against' him. [15] [ better source needed ] If Essex breaches the order she will face 'fines, have her assets seized, or be imprisoned if comments are found to contain content deemed as harassment'. [16]

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleNotes
2013 First Dates Series 1
2016–2018 Celebs Go Dating Series 1-5
2018 Celebrity Ghost Hunt Main cast
2018 Celebrity Coach Trip Series 4

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References

  1. ↑ "'I needed to vent' - Celebs Go Dating Nadia Essex explains why she set up fake social media accounts". Independent.ie.
  2. ↑ Harp, Justin (25 September 2018). "Nadia Essex breaks silence on leaving Celebs Go Dating". Digital Spy.
  3. ↑ "Nadia Essex forced to confirm she's alive after Celebs Go Dating is cancelled". 16 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Sturges, Fiona (23 September 2017). "Celebs Go Dating: has reality TV finally hit rock bottom?" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ↑ "Is it a bad idea to leave your shopping until Christmas Eve?". www.itv.com.
  6. ↑ "Celebrity Ghost Hunt: Hell's Theatre - S1". Radio Times.
  7. ↑ "Celebrity Coach Trip's Lady Nadia Essex can't wait for Roxanne Pallett's arrival". 20 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Why has Nadia Essex left Celebs Go Dating?". 30 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "'I'm going down in flames' Celebs Go Dating expert Nadia Essex resigns following suspension from show". Independent.ie.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Celebs Go Dating expert Nadia Essex suspended over social media use". Evening Standard. 12 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lady Nadia Essex Says She's At 'Rock Bottom' Following Suspension From 'Celebs Go Dating'". HuffPost UK. 25 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nadia Essex taking legal action against Eden Blackman". www.msn.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Nadia Essex taking legal action against Eden Blackman". www.femalefirst.co.uk. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Celebs Go Dating presenter Nadia Essex risks jail if she harasses ex-TV co-star again". Daily Express . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. ↑ Stoneman, Justin (8 November 2020). "Celebs Go Dating presenter Nadia Essex risks jail if she harasses ex-TV co-star again". Express.co.uk.
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