Stephen Bailey

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Stephen Bailey
Born (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986 (age 38)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
Television
Website www.stephenbaileycomedy.co.uk

Stephen Bailey (born 20 June 1986) is an English stand-up comedian and television presenter. [1] [2] He has been the presenter of Celebs on the Farm since 2018. [3]

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Life and career

Bailey was born on 20 June 1986 in Denton, Greater Manchester, where he was raised. [4] [5] [6] As well as being a comedian, Bailey has presented televisions shows including Celebs on the Farm on 5Star and later MTV and its spin-off Celebs on the Ranch . In 2020, Bailey took over as presenter of Takeshi's Castle on Comedy Central. [7] Bailey is also the narrator of ITVBe's Ferne McCann: First Time Mum. [8] He has appeared on several television shows including Roast Battle , [9] CelebAbility, [10] Love Island: Aftersun , [11] Celebrity Mastermind , [12] The Stand Up Sketch Show, [13] Hey Tracey, [14] Good Morning Britain , [15] Zoe Ball on Saturday/Sunday, [16] Celebrity 5 Go Camping [17] and Richard Osman's House of Games as well as being a regular comedian on Big Brother's Bit on the Side . [18] In 2018, Bailey appeared in two episodes of Coronation Street as M.C, a hairdresser. [19] In 2019, Bailey made his debut on BBC's Live at the Apollo and his first 30-minute comedy special was released on Comedy Central. [20] [21] [22] In 2020, he appeared on E4's Celebrity Coach Trip alongside Brennan Reece. In 2022, he joined Gemma Collins on her theatre tour to present. [23] [24] [25]

Personal life

Bailey is gay. [26] He is a black belt in taekwondo, which he often speaks about in his comedy when talking about breaking down stereotypes. [27] In 2017, Bailey was named one of Attitude magazine's Top 100 Bachelors. [28] [27] [29]

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