Mike Bushell
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Mike Bushell | |
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Sports presenter | |
Years active | 1990–present |
Employer | BBC |
Notable work | BBC Breakfast |
Spouses | Kim Payne
(m. 1993; div. 2009)Emily Bond (m. 2019) |
Children | 3 |
Mike Bushell (born 11 December 1965)
Early life, education and career
Bushell was born in
In 1977 his family moved to Harrogate and he went to secondary school at Granby High School.[4] He sometimes took a tape recorder to school to record the day's events.[citation needed] It was here during a production of Hobson's Choice that he first got the drama bug and played the part of Willie Mossop. He went on to join the National Youth Theatre.
Bushell obtained a 2:1 degree in Drama & Television at King Alfred's College in
While training on the reporter's job, Bushell formed a band with other journalists and sang in many gigs in the East End of London, around Stratford.[citation needed]
He later toured Europe as vocalist for Don't Push the River, forming a musical partnership with Nigel Smith,[
In 1982, he took part in It's A Knockout, representing Winchester in two games of a domestic heat, but his team finished bottom of three.[5]
In 1990, after stints on the
Career
Bushell presents the sport on BBC Breakfast on Fridays and at the weekends, and sometimes on other weekdays. Bushell holds the world record for trying different sports,[citation needed] on his Saturday morning slot, on BBC One, in which he tries to "inspire people off the sofa", to" be more active" and "try a new activity". He maintains there is a sport for all, and no one should feel they can't do it. He has consequently tried out and profiled over 550 sports: ranging from shin kicking, whip cracking and swamp soccer to newer more mainstream sport initiatives like Rush hockey, spike volleyball, and shopping centre squash. His features often include tips from sporting figures such as Serena Williams, Colin Montgomerie and Ben Ainslie.
He has his own web page: Bushell's Best, on the pages of the BBC News website.[6] For Sport Relief in 2012, he set the world record for travelling across water in a large inflatable ball.[citation needed] He managed a mile in 1 hour and 57 minutes, during which time he needed 8 oxygen breaks. In June 2013, his first book Bushell's Best Bits was published.
He has been with the BBC News channel since its launch in 1997, and appeared on Celebrity Mastermind on 28 December 2013. He made his pantomime debut playing a sports reporter in Aladdin in Northampton in 2010 opposite Chesney Hawkes.
On 11 April 2018, during a live broadcast at the
In January 2018, Bushell participated in And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief.
Bushell was a contestant on
On 19 November 2021, Bushell took part in the Children In Need 'I Can See Your Voice' special alongside newsreader Kate Silverton and Final Score host Jason Mohammad. The judges(Alison Hammond, Amanda Holden and Jimmy Carr) chose Bushell as the bad singer.
Personal life
Family
Bushell has three daughters from his first marriage to Kim Payne, they divorced in 2009 after 16 years.
Leisure
Bushell is interested in running, having run six marathons in as many days when aged 15.[citation needed] It was a 175-mile trip along with friend Simon Wild and they raised thousands of pounds for the International Year of Disabled People. [citation needed] Bushell plays football and is a runner with the Hash House Harriers, and tries out different sports for his Saturday role weekly. He claims to have experienced over 540 different sports.
Bushell is a fan of Leeds United.
References
- ^ Hodgkin, Emily (9 November 2019). "Mike Bushell net worth: BBC salary mystery". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "From Hertfordshire to the Strictly dancefloor: 7 Strictly Come Dancing contestant from the county". The Comet. August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ a b The TV Booth Podcast: Episode 4: Mike Bushell, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 30 September 2019
- ^ "Popular Strictly contestant is from Harrogate". 6 January 2020.
- ^ It's a Knockout 1982 - Christchurch v Gosport v Winchester, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 1 October 2019
- ^ a b Mike Bushell Profile, BBC Breakfast website. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell slips into pool mid-interview - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 11 April 2018.
- ^ Kent, Sara-Aisha (18 September 2019). "Mike Bushell's wife dismisses Strictly curse as she insists marriage is 'secure'". mirror. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "PHOTOS: City photographers chosen to shoot BBC presenter's wedding". Hampshire Chronicle. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Overton's Mike Bushell has audience on edge of their seat as he near drops strictly partner". Basingstoke Gazette. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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External links
- Mike Bushell at IMDb
- Mike Bushell on Twitter