Bobby Norris Explained

Bobby Norris
Birth Name:Bobby Norris
Birth Date:22 August 1986
Birth Place:Essex, England
Occupation:Television personality and TV/Radio Presenter
Yearsactive:2012–present

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.

Career

Norris 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 announced that he would be stepping down from the regular cast of TOWIE and that he would not be appearing in the show's 29th series to focus on his presenting career and take on his role of presenting the brand new TOWIE after show; “TOWIE: The Official After Party” where he will be going back stage and interviewing the cast on set and then bringing cast members into a studio every week to sit down for a 1 on 1 interview about the show and all the latest Essex gossip!!

Personal life

Norris 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

YearTitleNotes
2012–2021The Only Way Is EssexSeries regular
2012, 2014I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW!Guest appearances
2013–2018Big Brother's Bit on the SidePanelist
2017Celebs Go DatingMain cast
2018Celebs on the FarmMain cast; runner-up
2018Celebrity Ghost HuntMain cast

Notes and References

  1. 1032253686335123457. Happy birthday Bobby! #birthdayboy ⭐️. OnlyWayIsEssex. 22 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Bobby Norris: A before and after look at the TOWIE star's transformation. Heart. 29 January 2019. 20 April 2020. 30 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930200454/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/bobby-norris-before-and-after-transformation/. live.
  3. Web site: Inside Towie's Bobby Norris' career change and it's a surprise. Heat. 23 January 2020. 20 April 2020. Marriott. William. 11 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611161332/https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/towie-bobby-norris-singing-podcast/. live.
  4. News: Bobby Norris becomes first ever gay star to sign up to Celebs Go Dating. Duncan. Amy. 11 May 2017. Metro. 9 January 2018. 2 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022536/http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/11/bobby-norris-becomes-first-ever-gay-star-to-sign-up-to-celebs-go-dating-6629789/. live.
  5. News: Towie's Bobby Norris 'confronted by the ghost of Margaret Thatcher' in Celebrity Ghost Hunt. Metro. 6 February 2018. 20 April 2020. Moir. Sophia. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117234300/https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/06/towies-bobby-norris-fears-can-hear-ghost-margaret-thatcher-celebrity-ghost-hunt-7291598/amp/. live.
  6. News: From Bobby Norris to Megan McKenna, who's in 5STAR's new show Celebs On The Farm?. Metro. 20 August 2018. 20 April 2020. Westbrook. Caroline. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821140853/https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/20/from-bobby-norris-to-megan-mckenna-whos-in-5stars-new-show-celebs-on-the-farm-7859017/amp/. live.
  7. News: I want Bobby's Bill to become law so no one else has to experience the online hate I have. Metro. 1 July 2019. 21 April 2020. 12 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012084750/https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/01/i-want-bobbys-bill-to-become-law-so-no-one-else-has-to-experience-the-online-hate-i-have-10080370/. live.
  8. News: TOWIE star: I always knew Charlie King was gay. 11 October 2014. 21 April 2020. PinkNews. Jeffries. Gabby. 14 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200214203421/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/11/towie-star-i-always-knew-charlie-king-was-gay/. live.
  9. News: Towie's Bobby Norris: People wish cancer on me over sexuality. 1 July 2019. 21 April 2020. BBC News. 20 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620063639/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-48825000/towie-s-bobby-norris-people-wish-cancer-on-me-over-sexuality. live.
  10. News: TOWIE's Bobby Norris campaigns to make online homophobia a criminal offence with Bobby's Bill. Evening Standard. 21 April 2020. 1 July 2019. Chambers. Georgia. 27 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227203656/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/bobby-norris-towie-parliament-homophobia-criminal-offence-a4179246.html. live.

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