| Is |
Model Singer Television presenter |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Fashion Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 December 1992, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 27 years |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
Chris Hughes is an English model, television presenter, television personality and former footballer. He gained popularity when he participated on the reality show, Love Island in 2017.
Early life
Chris was born one of five boys in Gloucestershire, England, to Paul (a farmer) and Valerie Hughes.
He has four brothers, including Ben and Tom Hughes.
Career
He is signed with Off Limits Entertainment He started his career in 2017, when he joined the reality show Love Island as a contestant, and reached the finale, finishing in the third position as a runner up. He played soccer for the Gloucestershire club Bourton Rovers FC making 13 appearances, and was a golf clothing ambassador. He was a brand ambassador of charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) which led to him releasing his own bottled water brand named ‘L’Eau de Chris’ through Topman.
As part of Chris & Kem, he charted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart with the song “Little Bit Leave It”. He is managed by Off Limits Entertainment, who have assisted him in landing many projects including campaigns.
A year later, he starred in another reality show with his then girlfriend Olivia Attwood in “Chris and Olivia: Crackin’ On”. In the same year, he signed on for a game show “You Vs. Chris & Kem. His book, My Life Story: You Bantering Me, was also published. In the same year, he was named as the brand ambassador for Coral’s Champions Club.
In 2019, he starred in a BBC Three documentary Me, My Brother And Our Balls.
Personal life
Testicular cancer
In January 2019, Hughes had a live testicular test on This Morning programme, where he confessed about undergoing several testicular operations since the age of 14, after being diagnosed with Cancer. The reason behind the live exam was to assist others by spreading cancer awareness.
Relationships
As of January 2019, he is dating Little Mix’s member, Jesy Nelson. The couple split up in April 2020 after 16 months together.
The National Television Awards Incident
On the 28th January 2020 mere hours after the National Television Awards. Chris Hughes got into an altercation with a photographer outside the InterContinental Hotel London located by the O2