Tommy Walsh (builder) explained

Tommy Walsh
Birth Date:18 December 1956
Birth Place:South Hackney, London, UK
Occupation:Broadcaster, gardener, builder
Spouse:Marie Walsh
Children:3

Tommy Walsh (born 18 December 1956), is an English television personality, presenter and celebrity builder best known for the gardening and do-it-yourself television shows Ground Force (1997–2005) and Challenge Tommy Walsh (2002–2005).

Biography

Educated at Parmiter's School, then a grammar school in Bethnal Green, Walsh became a builder and first came to public attention after appearing in the BBC television gardening programme Ground Force with Alan Titchmarsh, responsible for the hard landscaping. He stayed with the show for the rest of its run, from 1997 to 2005.

Walsh had a small acting role in the film One.[1] He has also appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[2]

In 2023, he was a contestant on BBC's quiz show Pointless.

Personal life

Walsh lives in South Hackney, with his wife Marie and three children.[3] In addition to his television work, he runs his own building business and writes books on do-it-yourself and garden improvement. He also has his own DIY brand that is sold in Poundland shops in the UK.

He is patron of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial Trust,[4] and is the subject of the song "Tommy Walsh's Eco House" on the 2011 album 90 Bisodol (Crimond) by the band Half Man Half Biscuit.

In 2002, Walsh had a benign tumour removed from his chest. In 2022, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, underwent surgery and fully recovered.[5]

Television work

Walsh has presented several Television shows, including:

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Chamberlain, Zoe (2004) "Ground Force Tommy Lands Killer Film Role", Sunday Mercury, 31 October 2004
  2. Series 1, Episode 6. Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 11 February 2016. ITV. Repeated 24 August 2016 on Challenge TV.
  3. Anstead, Mark (2010) "Tommy Walsh: 'I borrowed from friends to save my father from repossession'", Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2010, retrieved 2010-08-27
  4. http://www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org
  5. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/tommy-walsh-cancer-diagnosis-weight-27219431
  6. Web site: Clean It, Fix It. bbc.co.uk. 8 November 2021.