Mark-Francis Vandelli (born 14 October 1989) is an English television personality. He is best known for his role on the E4 series ''

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''.

Career

In April 2011, Vandelli joined reality television programme ''

'' as one of the original cast members. In January 2016, Vandelli joined the

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of '' The Jump''. He withdrew from the show on 9 February due to injury. In 2017, he starred in a ''

'' spin-off entitled ''Mark-Francis' Big Night Out''. In 2023, Vandelli joined series 12 of ''

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'' on E4.

Personal life

Mark-Francis was born on October 14, 1989, in

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. He is the only son of Marzio Vandelli, an Italian businessman who formerly owned a tile factory, and Diane Casserley Vandelli, a

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and former model. While promotional material associated with Vandelli often claims that his mother is a descendant of a non-existent aristocratic Russian family named "Orlov-Romanovsky", she is largely of English descent with some distant Irish ancestry and one Russian great-great-grandmother who emigrated to England in the nineteenth century as an impoverished orphan. Vandelli was educated at Hill House School and St Paul's School, and studied Art History at

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. Vandelli resides in Knightsbridge, London in a

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formerly inhabited by

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Filmography

Guest appearances

* '' Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' – (4 May 2012) * ''

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'' – (17 November 2013) * ''

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'' – (13 April 2015, 22 March 2016) * Tipping Point: Lucky Stars – (18 April 2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vandelli, Mark-Francis 1988 births Living people Alumni of University College London English people of Irish descent English people of Italian descent English people of Russian descent Made in Chelsea Participants in British reality television series People educated at Hill House School People educated at St Paul's School, London People from Chelsea, London People from Shepherd's Bush Television personalities from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Television personalities from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea