Callum Alexandré Izzard (born 23 February 1995) is an English television personality. In 2018, he began appearing as a holiday rep on the

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reality series ''

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'' and has since appeared on several other series including ''

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'', '' Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Challenge''.

Early life

Izzard was born on 23 February 1995 in

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Television career

In 2018, Izzard joined the cast of the

reality television series ''

'' as assistant head rep. He later returned for the ninth and tenth series in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In October 2018, Izzard appeared on the fifth series of the E4 dating series ''

''. In December 2019, Izzard was a cast member on '' Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love'', the spin-off of the

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series ''

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'' that was filmed earlier in the year, where he was joined by two of his former girlfriends, Megan Nash and Paris Decaro. During the show, he began a relationship with fellow cast member

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, whom he later proposed to on the set of the show. They split in April 2020, after seven months together. In October 2021, Izzard was a contestant on ''

'', the Halloween spin-off of ''

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'', alongside his ''Ibiza Weekender'' co-star, David Potts. They reached the final day and were runners-up of the series, losing out to

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and her daughter Lilly. In February 2022, Izzard appeared on an episode of ''Eating with My Ex'', on the newly relaunched

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channel, where he went on a date with ex-girlfriend Lauren Warren in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. In June 2022, he was a contestant on ''

'' and was the first contestant to be eliminated. In February 2023, Izzard competed on the reality-competition series ''

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''. In October 2023, Izzard started competing on the thirty-ninth season of ''The Challenge'' titled '' The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion''.

Boxing career

On 26 November 2022, Izzard fought English teality television personality James Tinsdale and defeated him via

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. On 20 February 2023, it was announced Izzard had signed a multi-fight deal with

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Izzard vs Rosé

On 30 August, it was announced that Izzard would face American

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OJ Rosé on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 009 at the

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, England on 23 September. OJ Rosé won the bout via third round KO.

Filmography

Boxing record

Professional

Exhibition

References

Callum Izzard says his new career venture is more challenging than reality TVBattle of Thrones , Boxing Event

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Izzard, Callum 1995 births Living people Mass media people from Sheffield Participants in British reality television series The Challenge (TV series) contestants