Jeffrey Carl Brazier (born 27 May 1979) is an English television personality and presenter.

Early life and education

Brazier was brought up in

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, near

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, and attended

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, a mixed state comprehensive school in his home town.

Career

Television

In 2001, Brazier took part in the

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reality television show '' Shipwrecked'', in which he and fifteen other people had to stay on a tropical island without any creature comforts. After this, Brazier took part in the

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programme '' Simply the Best'', as well as presenting the TV programmes ''Dirty Laundry'' and

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with

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. In 2003, Brazier appeared in ''

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'' with then-girlfriend

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, opposite

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. In September 2004, Brazier won the Channel 5 reality TV show '' The Farm'' and also appeared in the

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programme ''

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''. Brazier hosted '' The X Factor Live Tour'' in venues all over the United Kingdom and Ireland from 2005 to 2010. In 2006, Brazier presented the revival of the

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programme ''

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''. Brazier was a panellist on the now defunct ITV talk show '' Loose @5.30!'', a spin-off of '' Loose Women'' and has also appeared in '' The Match'' and ''Celebrity Soccer Six'' on

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, where he played for England, as well as appearing on '' Call Me a Cabbie'' with

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and Janet Street Porter. Brazier has also been a '' This Morning'' "showbiz" presenter. In November 2006, Brazier joined the presenting team of

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's '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' with

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in Australia and

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hosting at

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. On 16 December 2006, Brazier was a guest reporter on ''

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'' final live from contestant

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's home town of

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, and live from contestants

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's home town of

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on 15 December 2007. He was the guest reporter at

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's home town on 13 December 2008 and at

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's home town of

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on 12 December 2009. In 2010, Brazier was a celebrity guest team captain on ''What Do Kids Know?'' with

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and

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, and on 17 December 2010, Brazier presented a documentary, ''My Brother and Me'', which was broadcast on

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. From August until December 2011, Brazier co-presented ''

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'' on Channel 5 with

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. Brazier is a guest presenter for

lifestyle show '' Sunday Scoop'' and also has regular stints on the daytime series ''

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''. Brazier is also an ambassador for People's Postcode Lottery

Guest appearances

*''

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'' (18 September 2010) – Contestant *''

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'' (2010) – Guest appearance *'' Loose Women'' (17 May 2011, 30 March 2012) – Guest *'' Daybreak'' (2 March 2012) – Guest *'' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' (16 August 2014) – Contestant *'' Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins'' (2019) – Contestant *

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(2020) – Contestant

''Dancing on Ice''

From 9 January to 13 March 2011, Brazier participated in the sixth series of the

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show '' Dancing on Ice'', with professional female Canadian ice skater Isabelle Gauthier. He was in the bottom two three times: in week two against

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, and in week five against

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. In week 10, Brazier and Gauthier were eliminated after the judges votes to save

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and his skating partner

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Writing

Brazier writes a column in the ''

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'' on a weekly basis.

Personal life

Brazier's father, Stephen Faldo, was the skipper of the pleasure boat ''Marchioness'', which sank on the

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in 1989 after being hit by a dredger, killing him as well as 50 others. Brazier has two sons from his relationship with '' Big Brother'' contestant

: Bobby Jack (b. 2003) and Freddy (b. 2004). In 2022, Bobby was announced to be joining the cast of ''

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'' as

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. On 1 October 2017, Brazier got engaged to his girlfriend Kate Dwyer. The couple married in

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on 15 September 2018.

References

External links

https://jeff-brazier.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jeffbrazier https://twitter.com/JeffBrazier https://behindsport.com/industry-insider-jeff-brazier/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazier, Jeff 1979 births Living people English footballers English television personalities English television presenters English radio presenters English podcasters Leyton Orient F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Association football defenders