Richard James Newman is a writer, broadcaster, and reality TV contestant, best known for participating in the seventh series of the British reality television programme '' Big Brother''.

Early life

Though born in England, Newman emigrated with his family to

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, in 1976 at the age of five. Newman studied Radio & Television arts at the

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in Edmonton. After graduating he was employed as a traffic co-ordinator at the

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and eventually went on to write scripts for the station. He then returned to the UK in 1996, moving to

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to pursue a career as a writer and broadcaster.

Big Brother

In the summer of 2006, Newman participated in the seventh series of Big Brother, entering the house on Day 1. Richard held the record for most evictions survived at 6, until Freddie "Halfwit" Fisher broke the record with 7 in the tenth series. Newman eventually ended up in the final, placing 4th, after 93 days inside the house. Shortly after, Richard made an appearance on

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as well as the game show The Mint. Richard was interviewed and photographed by

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magazine after leaving the Big Brother house, he also appeared on the cover Boyz magazine wearing his trademark cowboy hat. He went on to host Mr Gay UK that year, and in October 2006 it was announced that Richard would be working as a host on the digital station

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. In the summer of 2008, Newman made a return to TV appearing alongside fellow housemate Lea Walker on E4's

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Gaydar Radio

Newman spent two years at

where he presented two shows: The Saturday Morning Show and The Dicky & Dolly Show, which he presented every Sunday morning along with fellow Big Brother 7 housemate Lea Walker. During this time, he interviewed celebrities such as

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, Gail Porter,

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, Margarita Pracatan,

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, Victoria Wilson James (

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), Luciana ( Bodyrox) and Russian pop singer Sergey. During his time at

, the station won the 2007 Sony Radio Award for ''Digital Station of the year''; it was again nominated in 2008. Along with

, Newman also collected an

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award in 2007 and 2008 for ''Digital Station of the Year''.

Before Stonewall 25th Anniversary DVD release

In May 2009, Newman took part in a panel discussion at the 23rd London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival about the

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to be included on the 25th anniversary DVD release of

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Emmy Award-winning documentary

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released by

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. Newman was part of a Q&A session alongside

director

- Film director

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(Owning Mahowny & Love And Death On Long Island) - German film director, Monika Treut (Seduction: The Cruel Woman) - Former mayor of London,

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, and British Gay Activist, Alan Wakeman. On the DVD, Newman speaks openly about his own experiences growing up

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and expresses his thoughts on the

that took place on 27 June 1969 when the police raided the

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in New York.

Published work

Newman has since become an accomplished freelance writer contributing mainly to the gay press in the UK, Europe and Canada. He has written for Boyz, QX, Scene 24/7 and Winq Magazine.

References

Sources

* http://www.onenationmagazine.com/richard-newman-sexual-terrorist-or-sexy-cowboy/ * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-2708.html/ * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8414.html/# * http://www.gaycalgary.com/Magazine/gaycalgary_07-09.pdf

External links

Richard Newman's blogOfficial Richard Newman Facebook fan pageOfficial Richard Newman MySpace
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