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CHRIS HOLLINS |
| From the USA Masters Golf to the World Cup to Royal Ascot & Wimbledon, Chris Hollins is recognised as one of televisions most popular sports presenters. |
| Chris can be seen on air Monday to Thursday mornings as the main sports reporter on BBC Breakfast & is also a regular co-host of the show. He is also one of the presenters of BBC1's Watchdog as well as Cash in the Attic & Cash in the Celebrity Attic for BBC2. |
| Chris is also the host of BBC2's arts series Show Me the Monet & co-host of The Great British Weather, a brand new interactive series for BBC1, airing live on Wednesday throughout the summer. He is probably best known as the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2009. |
| Before moving to BBC Breakfast, Chris was sports presenter for BBC News 24 & also reported for Grandstand & Football Focus. He began his career at Sky Sports in 1994, followed by spells at Channel One, GMTV, Meridian & Channel 5. |
| A talented sportsman, Chris played football for QPR & Aldershot. (His father is John Hollins MBE, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR & England footballer.) He also took part in Sky One's The Match, playing a full 90 minutes on the celebrity side. |
| After graduating from Tonbridge School in 1989, he attended the University of Durham & later Oxford University where he gained Blues in both cricket & football. |
| Chris has appeared in a cameo role in the feature film Run Fat Boy Run; an experience he thoroughly enjoyed! |
| Always up for a challenge, Chris has taken part in BBC1's Celebrity MasterChef & learnt a whole ice skating routine for BBC1's New Year's Eve celebrations! 2009 brought a whole new challenge however, as Chris took part in Series 7 of Strictly Come Dancing for BBC1. With 16 couples, 14 weeks, 654 hours of training & 17 dances to learn, Chris was the only contestant to never be in the dance-off & his popularity with the public finally led to him lifting the glitterball trophy! Chris also took part in the Strictly tour at various venues around the UK in early 2010. |
| Other programmes Chris has appeared/presented include:- |
| Pointless Celebrities - BBC1 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year - BBC1 |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - BBC2 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip - BBC2 |
| The Day the Olympics Came to Town - BBC1 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show - ITV1 |
| Ready, Steady, Cook - BBC2 | Loose Women - ITV1 |
| The Match - Sky One | The Vanessa Show - Channel 5 |
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