Dominic Parker (born July 1964), from Westbere,[1] is an English television personality who lived in Sandwich, Kent.[2][3] He used to own a Grade I listed house in Kent, The Salutation, designed by Edwin Lutyens. Dom and Steph ran it as a bed and breakfast, and it featured in Channel 4's Four in a Bed. He attended Downside School.
Dominic Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1964 (age 60) |
| Occupation(s) | B&B co-owner, TV personality |
| Television | Gogglebox The Jump Hunted Celebrity Masterchef |
| Spouse |
Stephanie Parker (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
He was a cast member on Gogglebox with his wife Stephanie from 2013 to 2016, and in 2023, for the show’s 10th anniversary special.
He also participated in the second series of The Jump as 'The Arctic Fox'.[4] He suffered concussion while filming The Jump.[5] He participated on the Channel 4 'catch me if you can'-style show Hunted with his wife, Stephanie. In 2019, Parker appeared as a contestant in Celebrity Masterchef.
2020s
editThe Salutation went into liquidation in 2021, speaking about the liquidation Dom said that he wanted to sell the estate anyway as he and his wife Steph ‘don’t have the energy to run it anymore’. Steph and Dom now reside in the Canary Islands.[6]
Books
edit- Parker, Steph; Parker, Dom (24 September 2015). Steph and Dom's Guide to Life: How to get the most out of pretty much everything life throws at you. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4736-2062-9.
References
edit- ^ McBride, Lorrane (23 August 2015). "Dom Parker: Paid £15 a night for 'Gogglebox'? That's not far off the truth" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Gogglebox pair in own chat show". 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Is 'The Jump' About To Lose ANOTHER Celebrity Contestant?". 27 January 2015.
- ^ "The Jump 2015: Meet Dom Parker".
- ^ "The Jump: Joey Essex, Mike Tindall, and Jodie Kidd among celebrities". February 2015.
- ^ Keen, Mary (1 March 2014). "The Gogglebox gardeners get a reality check" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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