Bobby Norris (born 22 August 1986)[1][2] is an English television personality, known for his appearances on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2012 until Norris announced his departure from the series in 2021.
Bobby Norris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bobby Norris 22 August 1986 Essex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality and tv/radio presenter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Television | |
Career
editNorris made his television debut in the fourth series of the ITV2 (now ITVBe) series The Only Way Is Essex in 2012.[3] During his tenure on the series, Norris has made appearances in various other British reality series, including Celebs Go Dating,[4] Celebrity Ghost Hunt[5] and Celebs on the Farm.[6] In 2021, Norris stepped down from the regular cast of TOWIE, not be appearing in the show's 29th series to focus on his presenting career and take on his role of presenting a new TOWIE after show; "TOWIE: The Official After Party".
Personal life
editNorris is gay.[7][8] In an interview with Victoria Derbyshire, he stated that people send him death threats and "wish cancer" on him because of his sexuality.[9] In 2019, he began a petition to make homophobia a criminal offence, and spoke in parliament about his campaign.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2021 | The Only Way Is Essex | Series regular |
| 2012, 2014 | I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | Guest appearances |
| 2013–2018 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Panelist |
| 2017 | Celebs Go Dating | Main cast |
| 2018 | Celebs on the Farm | Main cast; runner-up |
| 2018 | Celebrity Ghost Hunt | Main cast |
References
edit- ^ @OnlyWayIsEssex (22 August 2018). "Happy birthday Bobby! #birthdayboy 👑⭐️🎂🎊🎉🎊🎉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bobby Norris: A before and after look at the TOWIE star's transformation". Heart. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Marriott, William (23 January 2020). "Inside Towie's Bobby Norris' career change and it's a surprise". Heat. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Amy (11 May 2017). "Bobby Norris becomes first ever gay star to sign up to Celebs Go Dating". Metro. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Moir, Sophia (6 February 2018). "Towie's Bobby Norris 'confronted by the ghost of Margaret Thatcher' in Celebrity Ghost Hunt". Metro. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Westbrook, Caroline (20 August 2018). "From Bobby Norris to Megan McKenna, who's in 5STAR's new show Celebs On The Farm?". Metro. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "I want Bobby's Bill to become law so no one else has to experience the online hate I have". Metro. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Jeffries, Gabby (11 October 2014). "TOWIE star: I always knew Charlie King was gay". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Towie's Bobby Norris: People wish cancer on me over sexuality". BBC News. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Chambers, Georgia (1 July 2019). "TOWIE's Bobby Norris campaigns to make online homophobia a criminal offence with Bobby's Bill". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
edit- Bobby Norris at IMDb