David James Potts (born 5 May 1993) is an English television personality. From 2016 to 2023, he appeared as head rep on the

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reality series ''

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'' and its successor '' Kavos Weekender''. He has also appeared on the E4 dating series ''

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'' and has finished as runner-up on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2024, he won the twenty-third series of ''

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''.

Life and career

Potts was born on 5 May 1993 in

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, Greater Manchester. In 2016, Potts joined the cast of the

reality television series ''

''. He joined during the show's fifth series as assistant head rep, alongside Ellie Young. He later returned and became head rep from the sixth series onwards. In February 2019, Potts appeared in a celebrity episode of ''

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'', where he went on dates with three different men. The following week he began appearing on the sixth series of the E4 dating series ''

''. In September 2019, Potts was a contestant on the second series of the

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farming reality series, ''

'' in which he finished as the runner-up. In July 2020, Potts competed in the first series of ''

'' on ITV2. He finished as the runner-up, losing out to

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. In October 2021, Potts was a contestant on '' Celebrity Ghost Trip'', the Halloween spin-off of ''

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'', alongside his ''Ibiza Weekender'' co-star, Callum Izzard. They reached the final day and finished in fourth place. In 2022, he appeared as a contestant on the ITV2 reality series ''Apocalypse Wow''. Potts has also made several guest appearances on shows such as '' CelebAbility'', '' Hey Tracey!'', '' Home Alone with Joel Dommett'' and also hosted the spin-off episode of ''The Cabins'' on ITV2. In March 2024, Potts was a housemate on the twenty-third series of ''

''. After 19 days, he was voted as the winner of the series.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potts, David 1993 births 21st-century English LGBTQ people English gay men Living people Participants in British reality television series Mass media people from Bolton People in tourism