Charlotte Crosby
| Charlotte Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charlotte-Letitia Crosby Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Television |
Geordie Shore Celebrity Big Brother Ex on the Beach |
| Website | Official website |
Charlotte-Letitia Crosby is an English reality television personality, and model from Sunderland. She rose to fame in 2011 after appearing in the MTV reality series Geordie Shore. She also won the twelfth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2013.
Career
Charlotte is best known for being a cast member of MTV's reality show Geordie Shore, which she has starred in since 2011. It is the most popular show of all time on MTV UK. She has currently featured in all twelve series of the show. She is known best for her on/off relationship with fellow cast member Gaz Beadle.[1][2]
In November 2012, alongside her Geordie Shore cast members, Crosby guest appeared in the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards where they presented the award for Best Male, which Justin Bieber won.[3][4] In February 2013, Crosby appeared on The Sarah Millican Television Programme alongside her Geordie Shore cast members Gary Beadle, James Tindale and Holly Hagan.[5]
On 23 August 2013, Crosby entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the twelfth series. On 13 September, she was crowned the winner of the series beating Abz Love who finished as runner-up.[6][7]
In 2013, Charlotte hosted the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards. Crosby is a regular panellist on This Morning, panel for the fashion strand 'Rate or Slate' and also has regularly appeared on the panel for ITV Shows, Britain's Got More Talent, Xtra Factor and Celebrity Juice. In January 2014, it was confirmed that Crosby would have her own reality series on TLC where she will spend time in different extreme cultures and to live with some of the world's unique communities. "I am bursting with excitement about my new show with TLC. I literally want to run around shouting about it from the rooftops!"[8] The series is called The Charlotte Crosby Experience.[9]
Charlotte occasionally hosts MTV News and also has a regular column in Star Magazine. On 19 September 2015, Crosby and her home appeared on comedy panel game show Through the Keyhole also launched her own clothing brand, Nostalgia. Charlotte has also appeared on programmes such as "Staying In", Fake Reaction, "Most Shocking Celebrity Moments", 50 Funniest Moments, Utterly Outrageous Moments.
In early January 2015, MTV UK announced that Crosby was set to star in the second series of hit reality show Ex on the Beach. The series premiered later that month on 27 January. Charlotte joined the cast in the villa in the series fifth episode, appearing as an ex of fellow Geordie Shore cast member Gary Beadle.[10]
Crosby's autobiography, ME ME ME, was published in July 2015 and spent 5 weeks at the top spot.[11] On 4 August 2015, Crosby appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.[12]
Fitness DVDs
On 26 December 2014, Crosby released her first fitness DVD entitled "Charlotte's 3 Minute Belly Blitz" to an overwhelming success. [13] The workout DVD featured Richard Callendar of ITV's The Biggest Loser fame and weight loss expert David Souter. It quickly becomes the UK's fastest selling fitness DVD as it shifted 101,000 copies in its first four weeks on sale and overtook 2008s "Dirty Dancing's Official Dance Workout", which sold 77,000 copies in the same time period. 3 Minute Belly Blitz topped the official sports and fitness chart upon release and also knocked off Disney's Frozen off the top of the Official DVD charts. Within a month it became the sixth best-selling Fitness DVD of the decade.[14] At the end of 2015 it was the 31st biggest selling DVD of the year. [15] Since its release it has continuously appeared near the top ends of the Sports & Fitness DVD charts. [16]
The following year on 26 December 2015, Crosby released her second Fitness DVD entitled, "Charlotte's 3 Minute Bum Blitz". The object of the DVD is to get a "more peachy bum". [17] It uses the same trainers as 3 Minute Belly Blitz.
Personal life
In March 2012, Crosby was given an 18-month driving ban after she was found guilty of Driving under the influence.[18]
Filmography
| Year | Show | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–present | Geordie Shore | Herself | Cast member |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards | Guest, presented Best Male award | |
| 2013 | The Sarah Millican Television Programme | 1 episode (5 February 2013) | |
| 2013 | Celebrity Big Brother | Housemate (series 12) | |
| 2013, 2014 | Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Housemate (series 12), Guest (series 13, 14 & 17) | |
| 2013, 2015 | The Wright Stuff | 2 episodes (17 September 2013, 8 January 2015) | |
| 2013, 2014, 2016 | Celebrity Juice | 4 episodes (19 September 2013, 8 May 2014, 23 October 2014, 31 March 2016) | |
| 2013, 2014, 2016 | This Morning | 5 episodes (24 September 5 November 2013, 7 January 2014, 4 January 19 April 2016) | |
| 2013 | Celebrity Wedding Planner | 1 episode (18 October 2013) | |
| 2013, 2015 | The Xtra Factor | 2 episodes (10 November 2013, 15 December 2013) | |
| 2014 | Fake Reaction | 1 episode (9 January 2014) | |
| 2014 | The Charlotte Crosby Experience | Presenter | |
| 2014 | Viral Tap | 1 episode (4 May 2014) | |
| 2014 | Britain's Got More Talent | 1 episode (29 May 2014) | |
| 2014, 2016 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Guest (Series 15) | |
| 2015 | Ex on the Beach | Gary Beadle's ex (Series 2) | |
| 2015 | Safeword | 1 episode (30 July 2015) | |
| 2015 | Through the Keyhole | 1 episode (19 September 2015) | |
| 2015 | Release the Hounds | 1 episode (Wed 28 October 2015) – Halloween Special[19] | |
References
- ↑ "Geordie Shore's Gaz Beadle on girlfriend, co-star fling, Charlotte Crosby". Reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ "Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby holds hands with former flame Gaz Beadle as she parties with co-stars in monochrome blouse and skinnies". Daily Mail. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ "MTV Europe Music Awards: The cast of Geordie Shore – MTV EMA 2012". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ Wood, Stephanie (11 November 2012). "MTV EMA Awards 2012: full list of winners, plus all the performance news and gossip – 3am & Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ The Sarah Millican Television Programme – Series 2 – Episode Guide – British Comedy Guide
- ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (23 August 2013). "Celebrity Big Brother 2013: Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby is bookies' early favourite". Metro. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Leigh, Rob (13 September 2013). "Celebrity Big Brother 2013 winner is Charlotte Crosby: Geordie Shore star wins CBB". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ "Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby lands own TLC reality series – Geordie Shore News – Reality TV". Digital Spy. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tlc_uk/status/452066215440445440
- ↑ "Charlotte Crosby and Gaz Beadle for new series of Ex on the Beach". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ Charlotte Crosby (16 July 2015). ME ME ME. Headline. ISBN 978-1-4722-2965-6.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6HRAG-F_-U
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlotte-Crosbys-Minute-Belly-Blitz/dp/B00QGQFO8U
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/geordie-shores-charlotte-crosby-scores-fastest-selling-fitness-dvd-of-all-time__7848/
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-video-chart/
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/sports-and-fitness-video-chart/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlottes-Minute-Bum-Blitz-DVD/dp/B016Y591IG
- ↑ Geordie Shore star Charlotte-Letitia Crosby handed 18 month ban for drink driving | Mail Online
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/release-hounds-0
External links
| Preceded by Rylan Clark |
Celebrity Big Brother UK winner Series 12 (2013) |
Succeeded by Jim Davidson |
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