Christopher Ramsey (born 3 August 1986) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. After appearing in ''

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'' as Jack (2012–2013), Ramsey began presenting series including '' I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp'' (2016), ''

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'' (2016–2017) and '' Stand Up Central'' (2017). In 2017, he began presenting ''The Chris Ramsey Show'', and went on to compete in the seventeenth series of ''

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''. In 2020, he presented the

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talent series '' Little Mix: The Search''. Also since 2020, Ramsey has hosted BBC's ''

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'' telethon. Both he and his wife were featured on the game show '' Taskmaster''.

Career

Ramsey began his career in comedy in 2007 by hosting an open-mic night in

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. In 2008, he was a nominee for the "Chortle Student Comedian of the Year". In 2010, Ramsey took his first solo show, ''Aggrophobic'', to the

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. His 2011 show, ''Offermation'', was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award. ''Offermation'' was recorded for

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, and broadcast in March 2012. Ramsey's 2012 Edinburgh show was ''Feeling Lucky'' which was followed by a national tour. In November 2012 he appeared on

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's ''

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'' as a guest but was removed from the programme for using offensive language twice live on air. From October 2012 to December 2013, Ramsey starred as Jack Pearson in Jason Cook's

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sitcom ''

''. The show is set in

, near to Ramsey's hometown,

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. It screened for two series and a Christmas special. In 2014, Ramsey appeared on '' Live at the Apollo'' for the first time. In 2015, he took part in the

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series '' Time Crashers''. In 2016, Ramsey co-presented '' I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp'' on

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alongside

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and

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. He was replaced by

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for the 2017 series. He replaced Kevin McHale as the presenter of ''

'' from December 2016. He also presented his own series ''The Chris Ramsey Show'' for

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, beginning January 2017. Ramsey is a regular fixture at the Funny Way To Be Comedy Club in

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, having performed there on eight occasions. In May 2017, it was confirmed that Ramsey would take over from

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as the host of '' Stand Up Central'', due to Howard being busy with tour commitments. In March 2020, it was announced that Ramsey would be presenting the

talent competition series '' Little Mix: The Search'', which began airing in September 2020. Also since 2020, Ramsey has hosted BBC's ''

'' telethon, with a selection of other presenters, including

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, Alex Scott,

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, and

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. In 2022, Ramsey took part in the thirteenth series of '' Taskmaster'', finishing as runner-up.

''Strictly Come Dancing''

From September 2019, Ramsey competed in the seventeenth series of ''

'', paired with professional dancer Karen Hauer. The couple reached the semi-final and finished in fourth place. ¹Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro

Personal life

While appearing on ''Strictly Come Dancing'', Ramsey spoke openly about his problems as a teenager, resulting from bad

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, which caused him to take up comedy as a way to deal with his troubles. Ramsey married Rosie Winter on 25 July 2014 and they have two sons. In 2018, the couple shared via social media that she had had a miscarriage when she was 12 weeks pregnant with their second child. In February 2019, the pair started a weekly podcast, '' Shagged Married Annoyed'', which they co-host from their home. In July 2020, they announced via social media that they were expecting their second child. Their second son was born on 6 January 2021.

Stand-up shows

DVD releases

Filmography

References

External links

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