Toby Anstis (born 14 December 1970) is an English radio and television presenter. He is a presenter on

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and spin-off station Heart Dance.

Early life

Originally from

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, Anstis was educated at

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, an all-boys school in

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. He graduated in psychology and business studies from the

University of Surrey Roehampton The University of Roehampton, London, formerly Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, is a public university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Roehampton was formerly an e ...

. Toby was adopted with his twin sister as a child, his biological father was Italian and his biological mother, Gina, was English. He only met his birth parents as an adult and has commented that he was 'lucky' to have good adoptive parents.

Career

Anstis began his career on

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's Broom Cupboard. He was the show's last presenter and also spent three years on

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. He worked on music show '' The O-Zone'' on BBC1 and BBC2, co-hosted Children in Need two years running, presented cricket films for ''

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,'' and hosted live outside broadcasts on ''National Lottery Live'' for the BBC. Anstis also presented the first series of ''Trust Me I'm A Holiday rep'' on Channel 5, has won three episodes of '' Pointless'' on BBC1, hosted TV Scrabble, and guested on TV shows such as Ant & Dec's ''Saturday Night Take Away'', ''Celebrity Egg Heads'', and ''

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'', as well as guest-starring in ''Mongrels'' on BBC2, and co-hosting a ''Celebrity Through the Keyhole'' with

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and appearing in the spin-off show '' Lemon La Vida Loca''. In 2020, during the

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crisis, Anstis joined the supergroup The Celebs with

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and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for both

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and Action for Children. They recorded a new rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released digitally on 11. December 2020 on independent record label Saga Entertainment.

Filmography

TV

*'' I'm Famous and Frightened!'' (2004) – Guest *'' Children in Need'' – Co-presenter *'' Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep'' – Presenter *'' The Mint'' – Guest *'' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2006) – Participant *'' Big Brother's Big Mouth'' (2006) – Pundit *''

Ready Steady Cook ''Ready Steady Cook'' is a BBC daytime TV cooking game show. It debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last original edition was broadcast on 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsl ...

'' (2009) *'' The Alan Titchmarsh Show'' (2009) *'' Mongrels (TV series)'' (2010) *'' Eggheads'' (2011) *''

Loose Women ''Loose Women'' (previously known as ''Live Talk'' from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV1 weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The show focuses on a panel of four female presenters who interview celebrities, talk about ...

'' – Loose Man *'' Pointless Celebrities'' (2012,2016,2019) – Winning Contestant *'' Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Christmas Special'' – Contestant *'' Who's Doing the Dishes?'' (2015) – Celebrity chef *''Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC'' (2015) – Himself *'' A Place in the Sun'' (2017) - Himself *'' Merry Christmas Everyone'' (2020) - Himself * Richard Osman's House of Games (2022) - Himself

References

External links

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Heart's Club Classics with Toby Anstis on Heart Radio
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