Alexander Aristides Reid (born 21 July 1975) is an English former

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(MMA), fighting under Bellator,

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and Cage Rage. He is also an actor, having been in ''

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'' and making an appearance in '' Drifters''. Reid was the winner of

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's 7th and final series of ''

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'' in 2010.

Early life

Reid was born in

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, where he attended the Connaught School. His father was a paratrooper and his mother was a homemaker. He is the youngest of six siblings.

Career

Acting

Reid played Jason Cunliffe in the

soap-opera ''

'' in 2001. He appeared in the comedy series '' My Hero'' in 2002. He also appeared in the TV Series '' Drifters'' (2016), as himself.

Mixed martial arts

Reid first got into martial arts at 14 and subsequently turned to mixed martial arts: "It was just a natural progression. I started off doing

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-style tournaments before moving on to

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, a little bit of

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, Jiu-Jitsu. MMA was a natural progression for a young lad wanting to find the latest and best style. It's just the most efficient and effective blend of martial arts really." He participated in mixed martial arts promotions Cage Rage,

and UCMMA and made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2000. Between 2004 and 2007, Reid appeared in the Cage Rage Championships. During this period, he achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. On 22 September 2007, Reid faced Matt Ewin for the Cage Rage British Middleweight Championship at ''Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable,'' where he completed to fight until full time in which lost by a few points.

Return to mixed martial arts

On 15 May 2010, Reid was scheduled to return to the cage professionally for the first time since 2007 to face Tom "Kong" Watson for the vacant BAMMA Middleweight Championship at BAMMA 3. However, Reid injured his knee while filming his documentary TV series ''Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life'' and was forced to pull out of the Reid-Watson fight and he was replaced by Matt Horwich. On 14 May 2011, Reid announced his retirement from MMA at an UCMMA 20 event in London. However, he did not rule out a return to the sport in future. His retirement was short lived, as he accepted a challenge from Jason Barrett at UCMMA 22. During the weigh-ins the day prior to the 2011 fight, both men weighed in at just under the 13 st 3 lb mark, being 13 st 2 lb and 13 st 1 lb respectively. On 6 August, Reid defeated Jason Barrett, via triangle choke in the first round, marking his first win in 6 years in MMA. On 16 July 2016, Reid made his return to MMA for the first time in nearly four years.

Celebrity Big Brother

On 3 January 2010, Reid became one of twelve housemates in

's 7th and final series of

. Reid managed to win over the public and on 29 January he won the show with 65% of the vote beating the bookies favourites Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones to be awarded most successful Celebrity Big Brother winner by public vote.

Personal life

Reid began dating English media personality Katie Price in July 2009, thus becoming embroiled in intense tabloid publicity in Britain following Price's divorce from

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, her first husband. In February 2010, Reid and Price married in

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. Price announced they had separated in January 2011. Reid later began dating glamour model and fellow ''Celebrity Big Brother'' winner Chantelle Houghton. On 17 June 2012, Houghton gave birth to a daughter. The couple separated in October 2012. In March 2021, Reid disclosed that he had been diagnosed with

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at the age of 45. In April 2021, Reid was sentenced to eight weeks, half of which to be served in prison, for contempt of court after making a false statement in a claim for compensation after a car crash. Reid and his fiancee have a daughter born in 2021 and twin boys born in 2023.

Mixed martial arts record

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