Marcel Somerville Explained

Marcel Somerville
Birth Date:7 January 1986
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Rapper • Television personality
Years Active:2002–present

Marcel Somerville (born 7 January 1986), also known as Rocky B, Plat'num B or Bezzle, is a British rapper, DJ, and record producer and former member of 10-piece UK hip hop group Blazin' Squad.[1] [2] He is the founder and producer of Dmode[3] and has appeared in reality TV shows The Games[4] and as a finalist[5] on the third series of Love Island.[6]

Following his spell on Love Island, it was announced that Somerville would release a book titled Dr Marcel's Little Book of Big Love: Your Guide to Finding Love, the Island Way.[7]

Somerville presented numerous episodes of Trending Live! between January and February 2018 and he co-presented an episode of The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio.[8] Marcel also starred on Come Dine with Me in January 2020.

He presents the podcast It's Not All Dad with Jamie Jewitt and Jake Quickenden.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Chingford to Love Island: the rise and fall of Blazin' Squad . . telegraph.co.uk/ . 12 June 2017 . 27 July 2017 . 30 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730202146/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/chingford-love-island-rise-fall-blazin-squad/ . live .
  2. Web site: Who were Blazin' Squad – the rap group Love Island star Marcel Somerville used to be in? . . metro.co.uk . 6 June 2017 . 27 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728040315/http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/06/who-were-blazin-squad-the-rap-group-love-island-star-marcel-somerville-used-to-be-in-6687732/ . live .
  3. Web site: Who is Marcel Somerville? Everything you need to know about the Love Island 2017 contestant . . lifestyle.one . 1 June 2017 . 27 July 2017 . 1 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801101041/http://lifestyle.one/heat/entertainment/tv-movies/marcel-somerville-love-island-contestant/ . live .
  4. Web site: Who is Marcel Somerville? The Love Island contestant used to be in Blazin' Squad . . radiotimes.com . 27 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728034227/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-24/who-is-marcel-somerville-the-love-island-contestant-used-to-be-in-blazin-squad . live .
  5. Web site: Kem and Amber win over Jamie and Camilla as public picks drama over romance . . independent.co.uk . 24 July 2017 . 27 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728033151/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/love-island-2017-catch-up-winners-kem-cetinay-amber-jamie-camilla-a7858271.html . live .
  6. Web site: Love Island women under 'intolerable pressure' to have sex on the show, ex-contestant claims . . independent.co.uk . 1 July 2017 . 27 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728033154/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/love-island-contestants-sex-scenes-marcel-gabby-dom-jess-next-episode-a7818151.html . live .
  7. Web site: Love Island's Marcel Somerville signs book deal . . independent.ie . 27 July 2017 . 30 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728033154/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/love-island-contestants-sex-scenes-marcel-gabby-dom-jess-next-episode-a7818151.html . live .
  8. News: Calum McSwiggan Marcel Sommerville. FUBAR Radio. 2018-08-28. en-GB. 10 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310082350/http://fubarradio.com/episodes/calum-mcswiggan-marcel-sommerville/. live.
  9. Web site: It's Not All Dad - NEW podcast by Rocket and Jamie Jewitt . 2022-09-17 . We Are Rocket . en-US.