Brian Dowling
Birth name Brian Patrick Robert Dowling Born 13 June 1978 (1978-06-13) (age 29) in County Kildare, Ireland
Statistics Occupation Television presenter Gender Male Marital status single Notable credit(s) Big Brother, UK (2001) Official website Official Website Agent Princess Talent

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Career

Before he entered the public eye, Dowling, from Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, trained as a holiday rep and air steward. He came out to his parents only two weeks before appearing on Big Brother. Previous to appearing on Big Brother, Dowling was a flight attendant for Ryanair. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ... For other uses, see Coming out (disambiguation). ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the...

Brian went on to present SMTV Live, becoming the first openly gay children's television presenter. He also went on to present his own show on ITV, Brian's Boyfriends, as well as narrating the Channel 4 reality show The Salon. SMTV Live (an abbreviation of Saturday Morning Television Live also written SM:TV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live) was a British Saturday morning childrens television programme, first broadcast on ITV1 on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... This article is about the British television station. ... The Salon is a British reality TV program where people get their hair cut live on TV. It can be seen on Channel 4. ...

In 2002 , Brian co-hosted the prestigious Elle Style Awards with BBC Radio 1 presenter Jo Whiley. His impact on the world of fashion didn't end there, when he was snapped up by the team behind the popular Clothes Show Live in 2003 to join Duncan James and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in presenting the Now Magazine Style Awards feature of the annual event, where he won the award for Most Stylish UK TV Personality. Also in 2003 , Brian was given the honour of being the host for the first ever First Light Film Awards in London. “Elle” redirects here. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Duncan James (born Duncan Matthew James Inglis, April 7, 1978 , in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) was a singer in the boy band Blue and is now a solo artist, sometime actor, television presenter and contestant of ITV show Dancing On Ice. ... Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (born December 23, 1971) also known as TPT[1], is a well-known one-time English it girl, television personality, presenter, commercial model, columnist and sometime concert pianist. ... NOW is a British weekly entertainment magazine. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Brian regularly stands in for Liz Bonnin on LivingTV's Celebrity Extra show. He has also voiced numerous adverts and TV series Trolley Dollies, and has presented the companion show to I'm Famous and Frightened!. In 2005 , he had a short role in a new spinoff drama from Footballers' Wives. Liz Bonnin (born 16 September 1976 in France) is an Irish television presenter currently working in the UK. In 2002 she became one of the presenters of the Channel 4 morning show, RI:SE. In the same year she became a regular presenter on Top of the Pops. ... LIVINGtv is a British television channel owned by Flextech. ... Trolley Dollies was a 20-part TV documentary series aired on British digital network LivingTV in 2005. ... Im Famous and Frightened is a Living TV reality TV show in which, 8 celebrities stay for three nights in a haunted castle, they must then do terrifying challenges in order to raise money for charity. ... Footballers Wives is a British television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers, it aired on the ITV network from January 8, 2002 to July 15, 2006. ...

Brian was also voted the number 1 UK Big Brother housemate in the first five years of the show, in an official vote conducted by Channel 4. The countdown was broadcast on E4 and Channel 4 in May 2005. For the current series, see Big Brother 2007 (UK). ... This article is about the British television station. ... E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ... This article is about the British television station. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Wikimedia Commons has media related to: May 2005 Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21...

In July 2005, Brian fronted the Party in the Park concert in Leeds with Coronation Street's Nikki Sanderson. He then went on to front the Irish O2 in the Park concert, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, alongside Fran Cosgrave and Caroline Morahan in August 2005. Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation). ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Nikki Ann Sanderson[1] (born 28 March 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English actress who is best known for playing Candice Stowe in the television soap opera Coronation Street. ... Deer grazing near the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park Phoenix Park (in Irish, Páirc an Fhionn-Uisce) is a large park located 3 km to the north west of Dublin city centre in Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Caroline Morahan is an Irish television presenter. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August...

Brian hosted a showbiz slot on Vernon Kay's BBC Radio 1 Saturday morning show from 9 October 2004 to September 2006. Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English TV presenter and DJ. His first TV presenting job was on the BBC childrens show FBI, a spin-off of Fully Booked. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ...

Brian was chosen in September 2005 to represent SMTV Live, which he co-hosted from January 2002 to July 2003, in ITV's 50th Anniversary celebrations on a special edition of Saturday morning children's entertainment show, Ministry of Mayhem. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... SMTV Live (an abbreviation of Saturday Morning Television Live also written SM:TV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live) was a British Saturday morning childrens television programme, first broadcast on ITV1 on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... The Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on ITV1 from January 2004. ...

In October 2005, Brian presented a series of special Christmas features as part of Sky Digital's Interactive platform programming, titled Christmas Wrapped Up, in which Dowling reviewed and helped to promote products that were available for purchase in the shopping areas of Sky Digital's Sky Active service. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... There are several conceptual views of interactivity, the most general being the contingency view. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Sky Active is the brand name for interactive features on Sky Digital and is available in the UK and Ireland. ...

Brian presented the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2005, with CD:UK presenter Myleene Klass in November 2005. Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is a British classical pianist, commercial model, television and radio presenter, and former member of the UK pop group HearSay. ... Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone...

Brian was reintroduced as a presenter on ITV in March 2006 when the network launched its ITV Play subsidiary. Along with six others, Brian was signed up as a presenter of the network's interactive telephone show, The Mint. Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ... ITV Play is the brand name used for phone-in shows on ITV1 and ITV2. ... The Mint is a live, late night, interactive quiz show with celebrity guests and live studio contestants filmed in a large extravagant set designed to look like the inside of a mansion. ...

Since presenting The Mint, Brian has become very good friends with co-presenter Kat Shoob and is often seen out with her. Brian's reign on the show ended on 14 February 2007, at the end of its current series. Kat Shoob presenting The Mint Katharine Elizabeth Shoob was born on November 8, 1983 in Rochford, Essex. ...

Recently he appeared as a guest on the ITV show Star Psychic, when he was one of a number of celebrities receiving readings from Sally Morgan, a medium with a celebrity clientele. He also appeared on an edition of the C4 show Big Brother’s Big Mouth in June 2007 as a guest. There are several people named Sally Morgan: Sally Morgan, Australian aboriginal artist Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, British politician [[Sally J Morgan (Welsh Artist and historian) now resident in New Zealand This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Brian is currently a contestant in the ITV reality series Hell's Kitchen, in which he is competing against other celebrities to impress celebrity chef Marco Pierre White. Whilst participating, Brian has had numerous clashes with fellow contestant Jim Davidson because of what Dowling interpreted as Davidson's homophobic slurs. Davidson was subsequently asked to leave the show as a contestant due to what ITV described as "unacceptable remarks" against Dowling. Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Hells Kitchen is a British cookery-based ITV reality show. ... Jim Davidson as Buttons in Sinderella Comes Again. ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church; a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ...

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External links

• Official Brian Dowling website
• Brian Dowling at the Internet Movie Database
• Brian's Hell's Kitchen profile