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Colin Newell

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Colin Newell
Born(1973-07-13)13 July 1973
London, England
Died25 November 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 47)
Other names
  • Heavy D
  • The Boominator
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2013–2020
Children1

Colin Newell (13 July 1973 – 25 November 2020), known as Heavy D or The Boominator,[1] was a British TV personality.

Life

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He was best known for his roles in Storage Hunters and Celebrity Big Brother.[2] Newell was a supporter of Arsenal Football Club and frequently took part in interviews for ArsenalFanTV.[3] He took part in the 18th series of Celebrity Big Brother in August 2016.[4]

Newell died on 25 November 2020 of a heart attack at the age of 47. He had a daughter born in 2019, with his ex-girlfriend, Bryony Harris.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014–2016 Storage Hunters Himself Main buyer
2016 Celebrity Big Brother 18 Contestant

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Seconds Out Barney 'Rubble' Graham Short film; also writer and director
2013 Parallel Hal Short film
2014 The London Firm Pub Punter
2016 Gangsters Gamblers Geezers Dave Sanderson
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Tommy Mac

References

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  1. ^ Kadrou, Hayley (29 July 2016). "Celebrity Big Brother's Heavy D: What you need to know". OK!. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "From Christopher Biggins to Marnie Simpson: meet the Celebrity Big Brother 2016 contestants". The Daily Telegraph. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ Welsh, Daniel (25 November 2020). "Heavy D, Storage Hunters And Celebrity Big Brother Star, Dies Aged 43". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Daly, Emma (16 August 2016). "Who is Colin Newell aka Heavy D? Celebrity Big Brother 2016 contestant guide". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (25 November 2020). "Celebrity Big Brother star Heavy D dies aged 47". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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