Kirk Norcross

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Kirk Norcross
Born
Kirk John Norcross

(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 35)
Woodford, London, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Television
Children2

Kirk John Norcross (born 21 April 1988) [1] [2] is an English television personality, best known for being a cast member on the ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2010 to 2013. He also participated in the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2012, and the third series of Ex on the Beach in 2015.

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Career

In 2010, he began appearing in the television series The Only Way Is Essex [3] before leaving the show after the third series was aired. Norcross returned to the show in the seventh series, although he departed again in series eight in March 2013. Norcross was also on the front cover of the March 2011 issue of Attitude .[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Norcross was a housemate on the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother. He was the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 16 after receiving the fewest votes to save. [4] In July 2012, Norcross featured in an advertising campaign with friend Jodie Marsh. [5] On 30 September 2012, Norcross returned for the seventh series of The Only Way Is Essex, but just six months later, on 21 March 2013, he announced that he had left the show again. In April 2013, Norcross released his autobiography, Essex Boy. [6]

In 2015, Norcross appeared on the third series of Ex on the Beach . [7] In January 2023, Norcross joined OnlyFans and began uploading content. [8]

Personal life

In May 2013, photographs of Norcross naked and masturbating were leaked onto the internet. Norcross apologised for the images on Twitter. [9] Norcross said in 2015: "I'm probably most famous for masturbating and smoking simultaneously on the internet." [10]

In January 2021, Norcross' father Mick died by suicide at the age of 57. [11] During a podcast interview with Daniel O'Reilly, he said that discovering his father's body resulted in a drug relapse. [12]

Norcross has two children, a son and a daughter. [13]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleNotesRef.
2010–2013 The Only Way Is Essex Cast member [3]
2012 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate; series 9 [4]
2015 Ex on the Beach Cast member; series 3 [7]

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  1. ↑ Could this be the next TOWIE wedding? Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Ideal Bride Magazine, 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  2. ↑ GRO reference: May 1988, Vol. 9, Page 4679
  3. 1 2 Kirk Norcross | Characters | The Only Way Is Essex | ITV2 | Channels - ITV.com
  4. 1 2 "Kirk Norcross evicted from Big Brother". Digital Spy. 20 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "'Fame Obsessed' Jodie Hits Back At Kirk's Claims". HuffPost UK. 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive interview with Kirk Norcross". Female First. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Ex on the Beach: 'An X-rated Kirk came out'". Digital Spy. 10 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "'TOWIE' Star Kirk Norcross Joins 'OnlyFans'". TV Shows Ace. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Frances (9 May 2013). "'TOWIE' Kirk Norcross full-frontal naked Skype images appear online". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. ↑ White, Jack (11 August 2015). "Kirk Norcross: 'The most romantic thing I've done is a b*** j** in the rain!'". Closer. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mick Norcross: Former Towie star took his own life, inquest rules". BBC News . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "TOWIE's Kirk Norcross opens up on 'big drugs relapse' after dad Mick's tragic death". OK! . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Essex TOWIE star Kirk Norcross who has turned his back on fame and now unblocks people's drains". Essex Live . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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