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Littlewood won the celebrity sprint for BBC One's [[Comic Relief]]. He broke his [[Cervical vertebrae|C5 vertebrae]] in his [[neck]] in an accident in [[Australia]], which required recovery in a Jordan frame in both [[Rockhampton, Queensland]] and [[Southend-on-Sea]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/1371131/Health-battles-of-TVs-Dominic.html|title=Health battle of TV's Dominic|author=Ellie White|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-07-02|accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref> However, this has not prevented him from resuming his hobby of [[waterskiing]] barefoot. Littlewood is single and lives in [[Chalkwell]] near [[Leigh-on-Sea]] along the [[Thames Estuary]], where he can take full advantage of his other sporting passions for sailing and jet skiing. |
Littlewood won the celebrity sprint for BBC One's [[Comic Relief]]. He broke his [[Cervical vertebrae|C5 vertebrae]] in his [[neck]] in an accident in [[Australia]], which required recovery in a Jordan frame in both [[Rockhampton, Queensland]] and [[Southend-on-Sea]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/1371131/Health-battles-of-TVs-Dominic.html|title=Health battle of TV's Dominic|author=Ellie White|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-07-02|accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref> However, this has not prevented him from resuming his hobby of [[waterskiing]] barefoot. Littlewood is single and lives in [[Chalkwell]] near [[Leigh-on-Sea]] along the [[Thames Estuary]], where he can take full advantage of his other sporting passions for sailing and jet skiing. On December 23rd Littlewood announced that he was dying of a chronic [[hemorrhoid]]s. |
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Revision as of 08:57, 3 June 2010
Dominic Littlewood | |
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| Born | 29 March 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, journalist |
| Title | Sir |
| Website | http://www.castingcouchteens.com |
Dominic John Littlewood Aka Popadom (born 29 March 1965 in Southend, Essex) is an English television presenter and journalist.[1]
Biography
Littlewood attended St Thomas More High School for Boys, Westcliff-on-Sea from 1976 to 1981. Littlewood was diagnosed as a Type1 diabetic in his teenage years, and takes insulin to keep his blood sugar under control.[2]
Career
On leaving school, he worked in the new and used motor car business in Essex, setting up his own business in the late 1980s. Littlewood made his first TV appearance on Channel 4's Faking It teaching a vicar how to be a second-hand car dealer in just one month. However, because of increasing media commitments he closed his car business in 2002.[3]
His personality earned him an opportunity in television, and he then co-presented BBC Two's Wrong Car Right Car. Littlewood's expertise in buying and selling has been put to good use presenting BBC One's To Buy or Not to Buy mostly alongside Kristian Digby,[4] and BBC Two's How I Made My Property Fortune in 2004 - Littlewood also has his own property portfolio. While his wide-boy genial personality was used to front Beat the Burglar alongside ex-criminal Mike Fraser, and as a location reporter for the BBC's Holiday. He also regularly features on the BBC's The One Show. Littlewood has recorded a series of his own show, broadcast on BBC One from 12 June 2006 called Don't Get Done, Get Dom, in which he helps members of the public to get a good deal from salespeople and good customer service. In June 2007 a second series of Don't Get Done, Get Dom was broadcast followed by a third series in June 2008. More recently, he has starred in a series entitled, Dom's on the Case. In August 2009, he starred in the BBC One series entitled, "Saints and Scroungers", in which he finds out about benefit fraud and those who need benefits more than most.
In 2007 he took part in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by professional dancer Lilia Kopylova. He was eliminated in the fifth round of the competition.
Outside TV
Away from television, Littlewood contributes to Top Gear Magazine, and has written pieces for the Motoring section of The Daily Telegraph. Littlewood has a property investment portfolio; his 15 years experience as a hard-nosed car dealer has proved very useful when it comes to buying and selling houses.
Personal life
Littlewood won the celebrity sprint for BBC One's Comic Relief. He broke his C5 vertebrae in his neck in an accident in Australia, which required recovery in a Jordan frame in both Rockhampton, Queensland and Southend-on-Sea.[5] However, this has not prevented him from resuming his hobby of waterskiing barefoot. Littlewood is single and lives in Chalkwell near Leigh-on-Sea along the Thames Estuary, where he can take full advantage of his other sporting passions for sailing and jet skiing. On December 23rd Littlewood announced that he was dying of a chronic hemorrhoids.
Death
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References
- ^ Dominic Littlewood at IMDb
- ^ Clare Carver (2009-05-25). "He's had diabetes for 30 years - but TV star Dominic Littlewood still makes mistakes that could kill him". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Diane Parkes (2009-10-09). "TV star Dominic Littlewood in battle for life". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Kristian Digby: Dominic Littlewood pays tribute to his To Buy Or Not To Buy co-host". Daily Mirror. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Ellie White (2008-07-02). "Health battle of TV's Dominic". The Sun. Retrieved 2010-05-27.