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Brian Dowling | |
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| Born | Brian Patrick Robert Dowling 13 June 1978 Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Television | Big Brother |
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| Children | 2 |
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television and radio presenter. He rose to fame after winning the second series of reality series Big Brother, and went on to win Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. In 2007, he came third in Hell's Kitchen and in 2008, he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series Fáilte Towers. Dowling then guest-presented Live from Studio Five alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011.
On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become the new host of Big Brother upon its transfer to Channel 5, replacing Davina McCall.[1] After Dowling had presented two editions of Big Brother and four editions of Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 5 confirmed in April 2013 that he was to be replaced by Emma Willis.[2]
- ^ Halliday, Josh (22 July 2011). "Big Brother: Brian Dowling to host Channel 5 series". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (2 April 2013). "Emma Willis replaces Brian Dowling as new Channel 5 Big Brother host". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 February 2020.