Edward Augustus Matthew Christopher Nestor
MBE (born 5 June 1964) is a British actor, stand up comedian, television and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in ''
The Real McCoy
"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", e.g. "he's the real McCoy". The phrase has been the subject of numerous false etymologies.
History
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'' and ''
Desmond's
''Desmond's'' is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, ''Desmond's'' stars Norman Beaton as barber Des ...
'', as well as playing a small role in ''
Trainspotting''. Nestor has a radio programme in which he has a running joke with his claim to be about to turn thirty years old.
He hosted, alongside
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee (born 24 March 1970) is a British actor, best known for his ''Desmond's'' character "Lee Stanley", for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' Snatch'', and for his comedy roles in TV series like ''The Real McCoy'' and '' The Crou ...
, the
Imperial College Indian Society's annual "East Meets West" charity show in 2007 and 2008. The show, in both years, was one of the most successful and popular charity shows in the United Kingdom, drawing more than 1,750 people to the prestigious
London Palladium
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in 2008.
Nestor appeared in the
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''. He currently presents
's mid-morning from 10am to 2pm on Mondays to Thursdays. Nestor previously presented a show on BBC London on Friday evenings, from 10pm to 2am, that he called ''The Rum Shop''. He also presented ''Drivetime'' for the network.
In 2016, he appeared as Freddie Hamilton in the television series by BBC, ''
'', episode 5.5. Although raised in
, and presents a podcast by Manchester United, ''The Manchester United Red Cast'', with Robert Meakin. He was voted "The Speech Broadcaster of the Year" at the
2007.
In February 2007, Nestor was diagnosed as having
, and kept a blog of his treatment and reactions. He is currently in remission. In December 2017, Nestor was appointed an
for his charity work and services to radio. , Nestor presents the ''Drive Time'' show for BBC Radio London, and he will move to the mid-morning slot on the station on 13 September 2021, presenting the programme on four days each week.