Xand van Tulleken
| Television | Operation Ouch! |
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| Spouse |
Dolly Theis (m. 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
Jonkheer Alexander "Dr. Xand" van Tulleken (born 18 August 1978)[1] is a British doctor and TV presenter. He is best known for presenting the CBBC children's series Operation Ouch![2] with his identical twin brother Chris, and the Channel 4 show How to Lose Weight Well.[3]
Van Tulleken has presented many documentaries, including an episode of Horizon discussing male
Ancestry
He is descended from Jan van Hoogenhouck Tulleken (1762–1851), a Dutch rear-admiral who was later raised to the nobility with the title of Jonkheer (equivalent of a Squire). As his descendant, this gives van Tulleken this title as well.
In June 2023, van Tulleken, along with his brother Chris, were the subject of the BBC genealogy programme
Early life and education
He went to both
Personal life
Van Tulleken is married to doctor Dolly Theis, a visiting researcher at MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge and former Conservative Party candidate for Vauxhall in the 2017 general election.[11] He has one son from a previous relationship and has a son with his wife Dolly, born April 2024[12]
Television career
The van Tulleken twins often appear on shows together, but also both have individual appearances on various programmes.
With Chris van Tulleken
- Presenters of Channel 4's Medicine Men go Wild (2008).[13]
- Presenters of Michael Mosley.[14]
- Presenters of both What's The Right Diet for You? A
- Appeared on Series 5 of Hacker Time.[17]
- Presented a documentary series called The Twinstitute.[18]
- Presented Surviving the Virus: My Brother & Me (2020). The show explores how Xand was left with an irregular heartbeat after catching COVID.[19][20]
References
- ISBN 978-90-5802-081-9.
- ^ "Operation Ouch! - CBBC - BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "How to Lose Weight Well: How to Lose Weight Well". Channel 4. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "BBC Two - Horizon, 2018, Stopping Male Suicide". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "BBC One - Frontline Doctors: Winter Migrant Crisis". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "BBC Two - Horizon, 2013-2014, Sugar v Fat". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "BBC Two - Horizon, 2014-2015, Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 20: 5. Chris and Xand van Tulleken, retrieved 1 July 2023
- ^ "Roll of Honour". King's College School Boat Club. King's College School, Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Five things you didn't know about Chris and Xand van Tulleken". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Dr Xand Van Tulleken married: Operation Ouch! presenter marries partner Dolly". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Medicine Men Go Wild". Channel 4. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor". BBC Two. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- Horizon. BBC. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Horizon. Series 51. Episode 11. London. BBC. BBC Two. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "BBC iPlayer". CBBC Channel Schedule. BBC. 18 April 2016.
- ^ "What time is The Twinstitute on TV? What's it about and how does it work?". Radio Times. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Scullard, Vickie (6 August 2020). "BBC viewers sob as doctor recovering from covid has heart restarted". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
- Xand van Tulleken at IMDb
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