Will Best

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Will Best
Born
William Trevorian Stuart Best

(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39)
Wandsworth, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Television presenter
Years active2010–present
Television

William Trevorian Stuart Best (born 21 February 1985) [1] is an English television presenter and entrepreneur. Best has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and Dance Dance Dance . He has also written articles for the HuffPost . [2] In 2023, Best began co-hosting the ITV revival of Big Brother alongside AJ Odudu, and the pair began hosting the spin-off Celebrity Big Brother in 2024.

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Career

Television

Best's first presenting role came in 2010 when he co-presented the comedy music chat show Suck My Pop on Viva with Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh. [3] [4]

From 2011 to 2012, Best was one of the presenters on T4. The same year, he presented the 4Music music show The Crush, taking over from Rick Edwards and presented dating show Love Shaft on E4. He also presented Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut , a spin-off of the dancing competition Got to Dance and The Gleekly. [5]

In 2012 and 2013, Best presented the iTunes Festival for Channel 4 and E4 along with Nick Grimshaw, Annie Mac, Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft. [6]

In 2015, Best presented the BBC Three documentary Is This Rape? Sex on Trial which tested a group of British teenagers to see if they can work out if a specially written drama about a sexual encounter is consensual sex or if a crime has been committed. [7] [8]

In 2017, Best co-presented the ITV talent Dance Dance Dance alongside Alesha Dixon. [9]

In 2022, Best appeared on Celebrity Coach Trip alongside friend and comedian Matt Richardson. [10]

In April 2023, it was announced that Best would be hosting the ITV revival of Big Brother , alongside AJ Odudu, and they are set to present the spin-off Celebrity Big Brother from 2024 onwards. [11] [12] [13]

Other ventures

In 2017, Best and his friend Henry Farnham set up a drinks company, Bloody Drinks, specialising in canned Bloody Mary cocktails, which was stocked in Waitrose, Sainsbury's, and a host of other shops and bars across the UK. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company landed commercial deals with several major retailers, including Selfridges and Sainsbury's and has since grown significantly, with an on-trade specific product launching in summer 2023 to take the brand into pub and restaurant chains. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleChannelRef.
2010 Suck My Pop Co-presenter Viva [3]
2014 Love Shaft Presenter E4 [5]
2013–2014 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Regular panellist Channel 5 [5]
2015Is This Rape? Sex on TrialPresenter BBC Three [7]
2017 Dance Dance Dance Co-presenter ITV [9]
2022 Celebrity Coach Trip ContestantE4 [10]
2023–present Big Brother Co-presenter ITV2 [11]
Big Brother: Late & Live
2024 Celebrity Big Brother Co-presenter ITV1 [11]
Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live ITV2

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  1. ↑ "William Trevorian Stuart BEST personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ "Who is Dance Dance Dance host Will Best?". Radio Times.
  3. 1 2 "Will Best's New TV show on VIVA!". Something Else.
  4. ↑ "Kimberly Walsh to host 'Suck My Pop'". Digital Spy. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  5. 1 2 3 "10 Stars Everyone Will Be Talking About This Time Next Year". HuffPost UK. December 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Will Best | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
  7. 1 2 "BBC Three - Is This Rape? Sex on Trial". BBC.
  8. ↑ "Is This Rape? Sex on Trial, BBC3 - TV review". Independent.co.uk . 3 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "'Dance, Dance, Dance' Presenter Will Best Reckons The Show Is 'Cooler' Than 'Strictly Come Dancing'". HuffPost UK. January 6, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Celebrity Coach Trip is back on E4 with a line up of fresh celebrity faces | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
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  13. ↑ Hibbs, James (25 April 2023). "Big Brother officially confirms AJ Odudu and Will Best to host reboot". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bloody Drinks – The Story". Bloody Drinks. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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