Bobby Cole Norris
Bobby Cole Norris (born 22 August 1986)[1][2] is an English television personality, known for his appearances on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex since 2012.
Bobby Cole Norris | |
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Born | Bobby Cole Norris 22 August 1986 Essex, England |
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 2012βpresent |
Television | The Only Way Is Essex Celebs Go Dating Celebs on the Farm |
Career
Norris made his television debut in the fourth series of the ITV2 (now ITVBe) series The Only Way Is Essex in 2012.[3] During his tenure on the series, Norris has made appearances in various other British reality series, including Celebs Go Dating,[4] Celebrity Ghost Hunt[5] and Celebs on the Farm.[6]
Personal life
Norris is openly gay.[7][8] In an interview with Victoria Derbyshire, he said that people send him death threats and "wish cancer" on him because of his sexuality.[9] In 2019, he began a petition to make homophobia a criminal offence, and spoke in parliament about his campaign.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012βpresent | The Only Way Is Essex | Series regular |
2012, 2014 | I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | Guest appearances |
2013β2018 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Panelist |
2017 | Celebs Go Dating | Main cast |
2018 | Celebs on the Farm | Main cast; runner-up |
2018 | Celebrity Ghost Hunt | Main cast |
References
- @OnlyWayIsEssex (22 August 2018). "Happy birthday Bobby! #birthdayboy πβοΈπππππ" (Tweet) β via Twitter.
- "Bobby Norris: A before and after look at the TOWIE star's transformation". Heart. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Marriott, William (23 January 2020). "Inside Towie's Bobby Norris' career change and it's a surprise". Heat. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Duncan, Amy (11 May 2017). "Bobby Norris becomes first ever gay star to sign up to Celebs Go Dating". Metro. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Moir, Sophia (6 February 2018). "Towie's Bobby Norris 'confronted by the ghost of Margaret Thatcher' in Celebrity Ghost Hunt". Metro. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Westbrook, Caroline (20 August 2018). "From Bobby Norris to Megan McKenna, who's in 5STAR's new show Celebs On The Farm?". Metro. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "I want Bobby's Bill to become law so no one else has to experience the online hate I have". Metro. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- Jeffries, Gabby (11 October 2014). "TOWIE star: I always knew Charlie King was gay". PinkNews. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Towie's Bobby Norris: People wish cancer on me over sexuality". BBC News. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- Chambers, Georgia (1 July 2019). "TOWIE's Bobby Norris campaigns to make online homophobia a criminal offence with Bobby's Bill". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 April 2020.