Matthew Alan Johnson (born 18 November 1982) is a Welsh broadcaster and mental health activist from Caerphilly and is best known for presenting in the interactive "Hub" on

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's '' This Morning'' between 2010 and 2013 and for co-hosting Channel 5's ''

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''. Matthew is a mental health campaigner, ambassador, advocate and is founder/creator of The Check-in.Co https://thecheckin.co/ He has also presented ''

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'' and has been a presenter for '' Surprise Surprise''.

Career

Television

Johnson joined

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in January 2009 presenting ''The Wales Show'' until December 2010. In September 2010, Johnson joined the interactive "Hub" team on

's '' This Morning'' programme. On 3 June and 28 October 2011, he guest co-presented the main '' This Morning'' show on

. Johnson left ''This Morning'' in 2013 and presented his final show on 30 August. From 14 February to 16 August 2011 Johnson was co-presenter of Channel 5's ''

''. In 2012, Johnson appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Christmas edition of '' Take Me Out''. In August 2013, he was a contestant on an episode of '' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' He appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of '' The Chase'' in December 2014. Johnson occasionally presented ''

'' on

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. He also co-presented ''Hwb'', a programme for Welsh learners, on Welsh-language channel S4C. In 2015, he became a reporter for the

series '' Surprise Surprise''. In October 2016, Johnson took part in ''Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live'', presented by

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. In 2013, Johnson was a contestant on the

series ''

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'', performing as different singers each week. Johnson finished as one of the runners-up to winner

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Acting

In 2007, Johnson appeared on an episode of ''

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'' playing Jose, Stacey's brother Jason's boyfriend.

Awards

In 2015 Johnson was in the top 50 most in-demand charity ambassadors in the world.

Personal life

Johnson is an ambassador for the mental health charity

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. In May 2017 he presented ''Matt Johnson: Iselder a Fi'' (''Depression and Me'') on S4C, a Welsh-language personal documentary about issues of mental health, especially among young men, including his own story of struggling with depression. He is an ambassador for the

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animal charity and is creator of the Mental health Check-in.co method. He starred in an episode of celebrity dinner date on boxing day 2022.

Filmography

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'' (2009–10) – Reporter *''The Wales Show'' (–2010) – Presenter *'' This Morning'' (2010–13) – Hub presenter & stand-in main presenter *''

'' (2011) – Presenter *''

'' (2012–2013) – Presenter *'' Take Me Out: Celebrity Special'' (2012) – Contestant *'' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' (2013) – Contestant *''

'' (2013) – Contestant *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2014) – Contestant *''Hwb'' – Presenter *'' Surprise Surprise'' (2015) – Reporter *''Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live'' (2016) – Contestant

References

External links

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Matt Johnson's blog - ITV Wales
(2010) {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Matt Living people 1982 births People from Caerphilly British television presenters Welsh television presenters Welsh people of English descent