How old is Reggie Yates and is he married?
REGGIE Yates is a well known British star to young and old, thanks to his wide-ranging career.
From presenting eye-opening documentaries to writing his own TV drama, Reggie has proven his talents as a on-screen star.
How old is Reggie Yates?
Reggie was born to Ghanaian parents Felicia Asante and Reginald Yates on May 31, 1983.
He grew up in north London and has two sisters, and was educated in the at Central Foundation Boys' School and then City & Islington Sixth Form College.
Reggie has been listed in the Powerlist, as one of the most influential people in the UK from African/African-Caribbean descent.
What was Reggie Yates' big break?
The 34-year-old got his first break in the Channel 4 comedy Desmonds at eight-years-old.
From 1998, his long-running presenting relationship with Fearne Cotton began as they both appeared in GMTV show The Disney Club and then Diggit on CITV.
In 2012 and 2013, he ditched Fearne for her best pal Holly Willoughby, to co-host The Voice.
Reggie has also had a stint on Grange Hill in 2002 playing Carl Fenton.
Continuing his partnership with Fearne, the friends went on to present several Radio One shows together.
In 2007 Reggie was cast in the third series of Doctor Who as Leo Jones, the brother of the Doctor's time travel companion Martha.
Later came Reggie's foray in children's cartoons as he voiced the main character in CBeebies television show Rastamouse.
Reggie put on a Caribbean accent to play the crime-fighting mouse, who also happened to play guitar for Da Easy Crew.
Reggie has proved his talent is wide-ranging, as he has recently written a one-off drama for BBC called Make Me Famous, which focuses on the impact and consequences of the quick rise to fame that comes with being a reality TV star.
It is already on iPlayer but it will be broadcast on BBC One at 9pm on Thursday 25th June.
What documentaries has he worked on?
Reggie has also carved out a career making documentaries for BBC Three.
In these pieces he's explored everything from teen gangs in the UK to spending time behind bars in a Texas jail.
The BBC Three shows Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia, Extreme South Africa and Extreme UK see Reggie getting up close and personal with different communities.
In 2018, Reggie hosted the powerful documentary Searching for Grenfell's Lost Lives in which he met with people whose lives were devastated by the Grenfell fire.
He also presents Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week which sees some of the UK's fittest men and women pushed beyond their mental and physical limits by battle-hardened veterans from the world's toughest special forces.
Last year, Reggie hosted an eye-opening MTV documentary series called Reggie Yates vs The World in which Reggie explores young people's experiences in a changing society.
Is Reggie married?
Although Reggie likes to keep his private life under the radar, it appears the TV presenter is currently single.
Reggie was previously engaged to model and blogger Tia Ward in 2015.
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But the sound of wedding bells soon dimmed after news of their split surfaced a year later in January 2016.
A source told The Sun at the time: "The pressure of the wedding got to them and they decided to split. It's sad because they seemed perfect together."
Since then, the star has not been linked to anybody else romantically.
