Mark Durden-Smith (born 1 October 1968 in

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) is an English television presenter best known for presenting

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shows such as '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' and '' This Morning Summer'',

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shows such as ''The Match'' and ''Double or Nothing'', and Channel 5's rugby union coverage.

Early life

Durden-Smith was educated at

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. He then studied at

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. At Durham he made one appearance as a full-back for the rugby team first XV and was a squad member for the 1991 tour to Zimbabwe.

Career

After university Durden-Smith worked from 1993 to 1996 as a researcher for ''

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Talks Back''. He began his presenting career at the now-defunct London station Channel One, before moving on to front the rugby coverage at

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in August 1997. He was one of the original presenters of

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breakfast show '' RI:SE'', launched in April 2002 as a successor to ''

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'', but was sacked at the start of the following year as part of an ultimately failed revamp.

Sky

Durden-Smith has hosted the annual ''The Police Bravery Awards'', ''The Match'' and the game show ''Double or Nothing'', all for

ITV

Durden-Smith presented ''Package Holidays Undercover'' for

and ''Hell's Kitchen: Extra Portions'' for

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. It was announced in June 2007 that he would head a new

series, '' Wish You Were Here...? Now and Then'', a 25-part series where Durden-Smith revisits destinations, originally visited by his mother and other presenters in the original series o
''Wish You Were Here...?''
to see how much they have changed. From 2003 to 04 and 2006 through 2008, he presented '' I'm a Celebrity: Get Me out of Here! NOW!''. In 2010, Durden-Smith began presenting ITV's '' This Morning'' as a guest presenter, standing in for

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. He was a Friday presenter during '' This Morning Summer'', usually alongside

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. Durden-Smith was a panelist on the 2011 series of ''

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'' on

. The show aired on weekdays from 3pm. He was a regular news reviewer on the

lifestyle programme ''

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''. He took part in the

reality series ''All at Sea''. In 2013, he began presenting ITV's

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Rugby Highlights programme, replacing

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and

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. On 3 August 2015, he began presenting the daytime

game show '' Freeze Out'', which aired for ten episodes.

Channel 5

Durden-Smith presented Premiership Rugby programmes alongside

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on Channel 5 until 2021, having signed a 4-year deal in 2017.

Amazon Prime Video

In 2021, Durden-Smith presented Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the Autumn Nations Series. He will return to present the coverage in 2022.

Personal life

Mark is the only son of

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and sports commentator

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. He married Rachel Morse on 11 December 2004; the couple have three children, twin sons Archie and Freddie, as well as a daughter Rosie.

Filmography

*''Package Holidays Undercover'' – Presenter *''Hell's Kitchen: Extra Portions'' – Presenter, for

*'' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now'' (2003–2004, 2006–2008) – Co-presenter *'' Junior Eurovision Song Contest: The British Final'' (2003) – Co-presenter *''

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'' – Co-commentator *'' Millionaire Manor'' (2005–2006) – Presenter, 14-part series on

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*'' Wish You Were Here...? Now and Then'' (2007) – Presenter *''

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'' (2008) – Co-presenter *'' This Morning'' (2010–2011, 2013) – Guest presenter *''

'' (2010–2014) – Regular newspaper reviewer *''

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'' (2010) – Guest *''All at Sea'' (2010) – Participant, ITV series *''

'' (2011) – Regular panellist *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2011) – Contestant *''

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'' (2013) – Participant *

Rugby Highlights (2013–14) – Presenter *''

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'' (2014) – Guest team captain *'' Pointless Celebrities: Sport Relief Special'' (2014) – Contestant *'' Freeze Out'' (2015) – Presenter, 10-part series

References

External links

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Mark Durden-Smith at KBJ Management
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