Fred Batt

Fred Batt (born 2 September 1955) is a former businessman, nightclub owner, singer and actor and self-styled demonologist and historian known for his regular appearances on the British paranormal reality television series Most Haunted. He claims to be the United Kingdom's only demonologist.[1]

Fred Batt
Born (1955-09-02) 2 September 1955
Known forDemonologist on Most Haunted
Websitefredbatt.com

Batt states that his interest in the occult began as a teenager. He made his first appearance as a presenter on Most Haunted in 2008 on a live Hallowe'en special;[1] he had previously appeared as a guest on the show in 2003 at his nightclub Caesar's in Streatham. He became a regular presenter on the show in the 2010-11 series and rejoined for the 2013 series.

From 1994 to 2010, Batt owned Caesar's, a 1,900-capacity nightclub on Streatham High Road; in an episode of Most Haunted filmed there in 2003 he claimed the venue was haunted by the spirit of Ruth Ellis who had worked there.[2] In 2004, Batt became involved in lengthy licensing hearings in Lambeth when the police and local councillors objected to Caesar's receiving a new alcohol licence because of the heavy drain the venue placed on police resources.[3] In 2009, he was fitted with a light adjustable lens (LAL) to correct vision impairment.[4]

Batt has lived in Dorking in Surrey since 1984.[1]

References
  1. "'Dorking Demonologist Fred Batt to front new series of Most Haunted' - Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser - 19 August 2014". Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. 'Ghostbusters to inspect doomed Caesar's nightclub' - Streatham Guardian - 26 January 2009
  3. 'The Longest Lambeth Licensing Hearing in Living Memory' - The Guardian - 30 June 2004
  4. 'Giving old eyes a new lease of life' - BBC News - 5 December 2009


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