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'''David McIntosh''' (born 10 of Dec 1985) is a British ex-military and security operative who became a television personality, actor and fitness model. A former [[Royal Marines]] [[commando]], he was a Gladiator on the [[Sky 1]] TV series ''[[Gladiators (revival UK TV series)|Gladiators]]'', under the name Tornado. David was featured in 35 episodes of "Gladiators" and "Gladiators Unleashed".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2979613/ David McIntosh - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2014, he participated in ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 14]]''.<ref>[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/big-brother/395046/Celebriy-Big-Brother-housemate-David-McIntosh-on-Kelly-Brook Celebriy Big Brother housemate David McIntosh on Kelly Brook | Big Brother | Showbiz & TV | Daily Star<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''David McIntosh''' (born 10 December 1985) is a British ex-military and security operative who became a television personality, actor, and fitness model. A former [[Royal Marines]] [[commando]], he was a Gladiator on the [[Sky 1]] TV series ''[[Gladiators (revival UK TV series)|Gladiators]]'', under the name Tornado.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2979613/ David McIntosh - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2014, he participated in ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 14]]''.<ref>[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/big-brother/395046/Celebriy-Big-Brother-housemate-David-McIntosh-on-Kelly-Brook Celebriy Big Brother housemate David McIntosh on Kelly Brook | Big Brother | Showbiz & TV | Daily Star<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Son to an English mother and Jamaican father, he grew up in [[Platt Bridge]], [[Greater Manchester]]. He went to Holy Family Primary School in Platt Bridge and then St Edmund Arrowsmith high school in Ashton in Makerfield. McIntosh fulfilled his childhood dream at the age of 16 of becoming a Royal Marines Commando. He has served in [[Afghanistan]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Somalia]], and the [[Persian Gulf]]. He was deployed to Afghanistan in October 2008 for six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1045362_marine_dave_is_new_gladiator |title=Marine Dave is new gladiator|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> Upon leaving the Marines, he landed a role of Gladiator "Tornado" on the hit [[Sky 1]] show ''[[Gladiators (revival UK TV series)|Gladiators]]''.
Born to an English mother and Jamaican father, McIntosh grew up in [[Platt Bridge]], [[Greater Manchester]]. He went to Holy Family Primary School in Platt Bridge and then St Edmund Arrowsmith high school in Ashton in Makerfield. After school, McIntosh became a Royal Marines Commando at age 16, serving in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Somalia]], the [[Persian Gulf]], and [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1045362_marine_dave_is_new_gladiator |title=Marine Dave is new gladiator|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> Upon leaving the Marines, McIntosh took on the role of Gladiator "Tornado" on the [[Sky 1]] show ''[[Gladiators (revival UK TV series)|Gladiators]]''.<ref>http://www.gladiatorszone.co.uk/gladiators/new/male/tornado/</ref>


Until 2013, McIntosh worked as hired security operative in various hot spots around the world, working in roles concerned with terrorism and piracy in Africa. During his time working as a mercenary he was in the headlines when he was among former commandos who escaped from an African despot’s henchmen after a gun battle at sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3407439/TV-Gladiator-Tornado-flees-Eritrean-despots-hell-hole.html |title=TV Gladiator flees despot’s hell hole|publisher=''The Sun''|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> In late 2013 McIntosh worked in security transportation on a [[badger culling in the United Kingdom|badger culling]] operation, and was involved in minor car accident, he received a traffic violation resulting in a court fine.<ref>{{cite web|last=Duell |first=Mark |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579244/Kelly-Brooks-ex-Gladiator-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-crashing-van-dead-badgers-bus-stop.html |title=David McIntosh pleads guilty to crashing van full of dead badgers into bus stop &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
Following Gladiators, McIntosh worked in security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3407439/TV-Gladiator-Tornado-flees-Eritrean-despots-hell-hole.html |title=TV Gladiator flees despot’s hell hole|publisher=''The Sun''|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> In late 2013 McIntosh worked in security transportation on a [[badger culling in the United Kingdom|badger culling]] operation, and after crashing a van loaded with dead badgers into a bus stop he received a traffic violation resulting in a court fine.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579244/Kelly-Brooks-ex-Gladiator-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-crashing-van-dead-badgers-bus-stop.html</ref> McIntosh was also found guilty of driving for eight years with a license that had been revoked for a previous traffic violation.<ref>http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/11073788.Kelly_Brook_s_ex_boyfriend_David_McIntosh_says_he_loves_animals_and_is_against_culling_badgers/?ref=rss</ref>


In 2014, David released a best-selling calendar in the United States and has been featured in many fitness magazines such as "Muscle & Fitness",<ref>{{cite web|last=Strang |first=Fay |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2610364/David-McIntosh-glistens-flexes-copious-muscles-fitness-shoot.html |title=David McIntosh glistens as he flexes his copious muscles in fitness shoot |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2014-04-22 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> he also began writing a monthly column in "LOADED" magazine. David also landed the lead male role in [[Jennifer Hudson]] music video "[[Walk It Out]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2659655/Jennifer-Hudson-displays-midriff-crop-courted-shirtless-David-McIntosh-new-Walk-It-Off-music-video.html |title=Jennifer Hudson courted by Kelly Brook's fiance David McIntosh in Walk It Off video &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> where he plays the love interest. David made a cameo performance on stage alongside Hudson in the 2014 BET Awards for the songs "It's Your World" and "Walk It Out". In August 2014, McIntosh entered the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 14|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house<ref>{{cite web|author=Antonia Molloy |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/celebrity-big-brother-2014-contestants-meet-david-mcintosh-9676836.html |title=Celebrity Big Brother 2014 contestants: Meet David McIntosh |work=[[The Independent]] |date=2014-03-19 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> for a reported £200,000.<ref>{{cite web|author=Frank says: |url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb14/news/0718/gladiators-tornado-david-mcintosh-changes-his-mind-on-celebrity-big-brother-2014 |title=Gladiators' Tornado changes his mind on Celeb BB?|publisher=bbspy |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> he was the first Celebrity to be evicted after 10 days in the CBB house. David also participated in the music video for the song "[[Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song)|Anaconda]]" by [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Earnshaw |first=Jessica |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2719853/David-McIntosh-gets-kit-raunchy-Nicki-Minaj-video-new-track-Anaconda.html |title=David McIntosh gets his kit off in Nicki Minaj's Anaconda video |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2014-08-08 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
In 2014, McIntosh appeared in fitness magazine "Muscle & Fitness",<ref>{{cite web|last=Strang |first=Fay |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2610364/David-McIntosh-glistens-flexes-copious-muscles-fitness-shoot.html |title=David McIntosh glistens as he flexes his copious muscles in fitness shoot |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2014-04-22 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> the [[Jennifer Hudson]] music video "[[Walk It Out (Jennifer Hudson song)|Walk It Out]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2659655/Jennifer-Hudson-displays-midriff-crop-courted-shirtless-David-McIntosh-new-Walk-It-Off-music-video.html |title=Jennifer Hudson courted by Kelly Brook's fiance David McIntosh in Walk It Off video &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> and the [[Nicki Minaj]] music video "[[Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song)|Anaconda]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Earnshaw |first=Jessica |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2719853/David-McIntosh-gets-kit-raunchy-Nicki-Minaj-video-new-track-Anaconda.html |title=David McIntosh gets his kit off in Nicki Minaj's Anaconda video |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2014-08-08 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> In August 2014, McIntosh entered the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 14|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house<ref>{{cite web|author=Antonia Molloy |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/celebrity-big-brother-2014-contestants-meet-david-mcintosh-9676836.html |title=Celebrity Big Brother 2014 contestants: Meet David McIntosh |work=[[The Independent]] |date=2014-03-19 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> for a reported fee of £200,000.<ref>{{cite web|author=Frank says: |url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb14/news/0718/gladiators-tornado-david-mcintosh-changes-his-mind-on-celebrity-big-brother-2014 |title=Gladiators' Tornado changes his mind on Celeb BB?|publisher=bbspy |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref> McIntosh was the first to be evicted from the house.<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/27/celebrity-big-brother-2014-kelly-brooks-fiance-david-mcintosh-is-first-to-be-evicted-4848350/</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
McIntosh has been a regular in British tabloids for his tumultuous love life, and has dated models such as [[Tanyka Renee]]<ref>http://www.newsmediaimages.com/celebrity-article-61786-david-mcintosh-calendar-video-kelly-brook-tanyka-renee-dumped/</ref> and [[Danielle Lloyd]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225463/Beauty-queens-come-blows-TV-Gladiator-Miss-England-attacks-rival.html|title= Beauty Queens fight over TV gladiator|work=[[Daily Mail]]}}</ref> He was in a relationship with [[Sara Jones]] then [[Rachel Christie]], the first mixed race beauty queen to become Ms England before losing her crown (2009); in 2011 he became a father to their son Logan Phoenix McIntosh. In March 2014 McIntosh and actress Kelly Brook announced their engagement,<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2588285/Kelly-Brook-confirms-engagement-David-McIntosh.html</ref> but split up in September 2014.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kelly-brook-announces-shock-split-4331040</ref>
McIntosh dated celebrities including [[Gina Rodriguez]],<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2603554/David-McIntosh-accused-flirting-porn-star-Kelly-Brooks-ex-girlfriend-clams-cheated-six-times.html</ref> [[Danielle Lloyd]],<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1021899/Danielle-Lloyd-whirl-cosies-new-Gladiator-Tornado.html</ref> [[Sara Jones]],<ref>http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/550665/tornado-s-ex-warns-kelly-brook-david-mcintosh-will-cheat-on-you-too</ref> [[Chantelle Houghton]],<ref>http://www.africanseer.com/news/world/346992-chantelle-houghton-slams-kelly-brook-and-david-mcintosh-s-engagement.html</ref> [[Rachel Christie]],<ref>=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225463/Beauty-queens-come-blows-TV-Gladiator-Miss-England-attacks-rival.html|title= Beauty Queens fight over TV gladiator|publisher=''Daily Mail''</ref> Sarah Harper,<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/david-mcintoshs-ex-girlfriend-claims-kelly-4337601</ref> [[Chanelle Hayes]],<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2773473/David-McIntoshs-former-flame-Chanelle-Hayes-blasts-Kelly-Brook-bunny-boiler-latest-ex-wade-split.html</ref> and [[Kelly Brook]].<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2588285/Kelly-Brook-confirms-engagement-David-McIntosh.html</ref> McIntosh claimed to have not dated Rodriguez,<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kelly-brooks-david-mcintosh-former-3407201</ref> and not know Houghton.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2737332/David-McIntosh-claims-not-know-Chanelle-Hayes-says-stingy-date.html</ref> In 2011 McIntosh became a father with Christie to their son Logan Phoenix McIntosh.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2979613/bio</ref> In March 2014 McIntosh and Brook announced their engagement,<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2588285/Kelly-Brook-confirms-engagement-David-McIntosh.html</ref> but split up in September 2014.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kelly-brook-announces-shock-split-4331040</ref>

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David McIntosh (born 10 December 1985) is a British ex-military and security operative who became a television personality, actor, and fitness model. A former Royal Marines commando, he was a Gladiator on the Sky 1 TV series Gladiators, under the name Tornado.[1] In 2014, he participated in Celebrity Big Brother 14.[2]

Career

Born to an English mother and Jamaican father, McIntosh grew up in Platt Bridge, Greater Manchester. He went to Holy Family Primary School in Platt Bridge and then St Edmund Arrowsmith high school in Ashton in Makerfield. After school, McIntosh became a Royal Marines Commando at age 16, serving in Northern Ireland, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan.[3] Upon leaving the Marines, McIntosh took on the role of Gladiator "Tornado" on the Sky 1 show Gladiators.[4]

Following Gladiators, McIntosh worked in security.[5] In late 2013 McIntosh worked in security transportation on a badger culling operation, and after crashing a van loaded with dead badgers into a bus stop he received a traffic violation resulting in a court fine.[6] McIntosh was also found guilty of driving for eight years with a license that had been revoked for a previous traffic violation.[7]

In 2014, McIntosh appeared in fitness magazine "Muscle & Fitness",[8] the Jennifer Hudson music video "Walk It Out",[9] and the Nicki Minaj music video "Anaconda".[10] In August 2014, McIntosh entered the Celebrity Big Brother house[11] for a reported fee of £200,000.[12] McIntosh was the first to be evicted from the house.[13]

Personal life

McIntosh dated celebrities including Gina Rodriguez,[14] Danielle Lloyd,[15] Sara Jones,[16] Chantelle Houghton,[17] Rachel Christie,[18] Sarah Harper,[19] Chanelle Hayes,[20] and Kelly Brook.[21] McIntosh claimed to have not dated Rodriguez,[22] and not know Houghton.[23] In 2011 McIntosh became a father with Christie to their son Logan Phoenix McIntosh.[24] In March 2014 McIntosh and Brook announced their engagement,[25] but split up in September 2014.[26]

References

  1. ^ David McIntosh - IMDb
  2. ^ Celebriy Big Brother housemate David McIntosh on Kelly Brook | Big Brother | Showbiz & TV | Daily Star
  3. ^ "Marine Dave is new gladiator". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.gladiatorszone.co.uk/gladiators/new/male/tornado/
  5. ^ "TV Gladiator flees despot's hell hole". The Sun. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579244/Kelly-Brooks-ex-Gladiator-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-crashing-van-dead-badgers-bus-stop.html
  7. ^ http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/11073788.Kelly_Brook_s_ex_boyfriend_David_McIntosh_says_he_loves_animals_and_is_against_culling_badgers/?ref=rss
  8. ^ Strang, Fay (22 April 2014). "David McIntosh glistens as he flexes his copious muscles in fitness shoot". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Hudson courted by Kelly Brook's fiance David McIntosh in Walk It Off video | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (8 August 2014). "David McIntosh gets his kit off in Nicki Minaj's Anaconda video". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ^ Antonia Molloy (19 March 2014). "Celebrity Big Brother 2014 contestants: Meet David McIntosh". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ^ Frank says:. "Gladiators' Tornado changes his mind on Celeb BB?". bbspy. Retrieved 19 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  13. ^ http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/27/celebrity-big-brother-2014-kelly-brooks-fiance-david-mcintosh-is-first-to-be-evicted-4848350/
  14. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2603554/David-McIntosh-accused-flirting-porn-star-Kelly-Brooks-ex-girlfriend-clams-cheated-six-times.html
  15. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1021899/Danielle-Lloyd-whirl-cosies-new-Gladiator-Tornado.html
  16. ^ http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/550665/tornado-s-ex-warns-kelly-brook-david-mcintosh-will-cheat-on-you-too
  17. ^ http://www.africanseer.com/news/world/346992-chantelle-houghton-slams-kelly-brook-and-david-mcintosh-s-engagement.html
  18. ^ =http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225463/Beauty-queens-come-blows-TV-Gladiator-Miss-England-attacks-rival.html%7Ctitle= Beauty Queens fight over TV gladiator|publisher=Daily Mail
  19. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/david-mcintoshs-ex-girlfriend-claims-kelly-4337601
  20. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2773473/David-McIntoshs-former-flame-Chanelle-Hayes-blasts-Kelly-Brook-bunny-boiler-latest-ex-wade-split.html
  21. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2588285/Kelly-Brook-confirms-engagement-David-McIntosh.html
  22. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kelly-brooks-david-mcintosh-former-3407201
  23. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2737332/David-McIntosh-claims-not-know-Chanelle-Hayes-says-stingy-date.html
  24. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2979613/bio
  25. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2588285/Kelly-Brook-confirms-engagement-David-McIntosh.html
  26. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kelly-brook-announces-shock-split-4331040

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