Rhys Stephenson

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Rhys Stephenson
Born
Rhys D'Angelo Stephenson

(1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31)
Lewisham, London, England
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • actor
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Beth Johnson
​
(m. 2024)​

Rhys Stephenson (born 29 October 1993) [1] is an English television presenter and actor.

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Early life

Stephenson was born in Lewisham, London. He began starring in school theatre productions at the age of ten. He attended Oasis Academy Pinewood and later Bower Park Academy [2] and the University of Westminster. [3]

Career

In 2013, Stephenson joined the National Youth Theatre. He has acted in a number of shows with the Sydenham Arts Festival and has appeared in productions including Alice in Wonderland and At the Feet of Jesus. [4]

In 2013, Stephenson started his presenting career during his time at the University of Westminster when he began working with his university’s channel, the student television station Smoke TV for which he won a National Student Television Association (NaSTA) award for best on-screen male. [4] In 2016, Stephenson became a presenter on CBBC. He has since presented Blue Peter and Saturday Mash-Up! and appeared on the Dengineers, Remotely Funny and Newsround . [5]

Stephenson is an ambassador for children's mental health charity, Place2Be. [6]

In August 2021, Stephenson was announced on Newsround [7] as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing . [8] It was then revealed on 18 September that his professional dancing partner would be Nancy Xu. He took a subsequent break from his presenting duties to compete. [9] The couple left in the semi-final, coming 4th in the competition. The couple had topped the leader-board twice, once with the Charleston and once with the Argentine tango, but were also in the dance-off four times. On the fourth of these times they were eliminated by The Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite and his dance partner Johannes Radebe. [10]

Personal life

On 16 June 2024 Stephenson married Bethany Johnson. [11] [ better source needed ]

He has presented on CBBC since 2016. He is currently signed to MVE Management. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rhys Stephenson's age, career and Instagram revealed". 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Former Collier Row schoolboy Rhys Stephenson joins Strictly line-up". Romford Recorder. 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rhys Stephenson". Mandy.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Rhys Stephenson". Margravine. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Henry, Grace. "Meet Rhys Stephenson: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant and CBBC presenter". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rhys Stephenson becomes an ambassador for Place2Be". Place2Be. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rhys Stephenson is latest celebrity revealed - CBBC Newsround". BBC . Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing: CBBC's Rhys Stephenson joins 2021 line-up". BBC. 6 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Strictly coupling complete!". BBC . 18 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Strictly's Rhys Stephenson breaks down after semi-final routine for heartwarming reason". HELLO! n. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Wedding of Rhys Stephenson & Bethany Johnson". youtube.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "MVE – Talent". www.mvemanagement.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.


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