William Trevorian Stuart Best (born 21 February 1985) is an English television presenter and entrepreneur. Best has presented numerous shows for

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, ITV and the

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including

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and '' Dance Dance Dance''. He has also written articles for the ''

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''. In 2023, Best began co-hosting the ITV revival of '' Big Brother'' alongside

AJ Odudu Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter. She co-presents the ITV2 reality shows '' Big Brother'' (since 2023) and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' (since 2024) alongside Will Best, and previously the spin-off sh ...

, and the pair began hosting the spin-off ''

Celebrity Big Brother ''Celebrity Big Brother'' or ''Big Brother VIP'' is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, t ...

'' in 2024. He is a presenter on

Hits Radio Hits Radio is a network of 26 contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. The network launched in 2018 with the rebranding of Bauer's Manchester station Key 103 and its merger with The Hi ...

as of 2025.

Early life

Best was born as the son of politician Richard Best, Baron Best, who he says is not impressed by his television career.

Career

Television

Best's first presenting role came in 2010 when he co-presented the comedy music chat show '' Suck My Pop'' on Viva with

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singer

Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott ( Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series ''Popstars: The Rivals'' on ITV (TV network), ITV. Th ...

.T4. The same year, he presented the

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music show ''The Crush'', taking over from Rick Edwards and presented dating show '' Love Shaft'' on E4. He also presented '' Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut'', a spin-off of the dancing competition '' Got to Dance'' and ''The Gleekly''. In 2012 and 2013, Best presented the

iTunes Festival The Apple Music Festival (formerly known as the iTunes Festival) was a concert series held by Apple, Inc. and inaugurated in 2007. Free tickets were given to Apple Music, iTunes and DICE users who lived in the United Kingdom, through localized ...

for

and E4 along with

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Annie Mac Annie Macmanus (born 18 July 1978), known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, includ ...

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and Tom Ravenscroft. In 2015, Best presented the

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documentary ''Is This Rape? Sex on Trial'' which tested a group of British teenagers to see if they can work out if a specially written drama about a sexual encounter is consensual sex or if a crime has been committed. In 2017, Best co-presented the ITV talent show '' Dance Dance Dance'' alongside

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...

. In 2022, Best appeared on '' Celebrity Coach Trip'' alongside friend and comedian

Matt Richardson Matthew Jeffrey Richardson (born 28 May 1991) is an English comedian and broadcaster, known as a co-presenter on the ITV2 spin-off show ''The Xtra Factor (British TV series), The Xtra Factor'' with Caroline Flack in 2013. In 2016, Richardson be ...

. In April 2023, it was announced that Best would be hosting the ITV revival of '' Big Brother'', alongside

, and they are set to present the spin-off ''

'' from 2024 onwards.

Radio

On 5 December 2024, it was announced Best would join

, presenting the Sunday morning show from 12 January 2025. On 11 April 2025, it was announced Best would join

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and James Barr as a presenter of ''The Hits Radio Breakfast Show'' each weekday from 28 April.

Other ventures

In 2017, Best and his friend Henry Farnham set up a drinks company, Bloody Drinks, specialising in canned

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cocktails, which was stocked in

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Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK r ...

, and a host of other shops and bars across the UK. During the

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, the company landed commercial deals with several major retailers, including

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and Sainsbury's.

Filmography

References

External links

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