Callum Izzard
{{Short description|English television personality}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Callum Izzard
| image =
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| birth_name = Callum Alexandré Izzard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
| occupation = Television personality
| years_active = 2018–present
| television = {{Plainlist|
- Ibiza Weekender
- Celebs Go Dating
- Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love
- Celebrity Ghost Trip
- Celebrity Karaoke Club
}}
}}
Callum Alexandré Izzard (born 23 February 1995) is an English television personality. In 2018, he began appearing as a holiday rep on the ITV2 reality series Ibiza Weekender and has since appeared on several other series including Celebs Go Dating, Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love, Celebrity Ghost Trip, Celebrity Karaoke Club and The Challenge.
Early life
Izzard was born on 23 February 1995 in Rotherham. He demonstrated at an early age that he had the credentials for fame after winning Disney's version of America's Got Talent singing contest in Florida in 2009 and Doncaster's Got Talent in 2010.{{Cite web |last=Izzard |first=Callum |date=23 February 2022 |title=Another year older...Maturing like a fineeeee red wine! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CaUuJy6MBVA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |accessdate=13 June 2022 |publisher=Instagram}}{{cite web |date=18 October 2018 |title=Callum Izzard age: How old is Celebs Go Dating and Ibiza Weekender hunk as he searches for love on E4 show alongside Gogglebox’s Amy Tapper and Love Island’s Eyal Booker? |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/callum-izzard-age-how-old-14330688 |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=OK!}}{{cite web |title=Callum Alexandré Izzard |url=https://www.starnow.com/u/callumizzard2/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=StarNow}}
Television career
In 2018, Izzard joined the cast of the ITV2 reality television series Ibiza Weekender as assistant head rep.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ibiza-weekender-cast-itv-2/|title=
Meet the cast of Ibiza Weekender|date=7 March 2018|work=Radio Times|accessdate=13 June 2022}} He later returned for the ninth and tenth series in 2019 and 2020 respectively.{{cite web |title=Ibiza Weekender |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/ibiza-weekender/2a3296 |website=ITV |access-date=13 June 2022}} In October 2018, Izzard appeared on the fifth series of the E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating.{{cite web |title=Celebs Go Dating 2018: Cast, when is it on and everything else you need to know |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a858950/celebs-go-dating-2018-5-cast-rumours-start-date/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=13 June 2022 |date=15 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=Celebs Go Dating's Callum Izzard tries to date two girls at the same time |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a870181/celebs-go-dating-callum-izzard-has-viewers-cringing/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=13 June 2022 |date=7 November 2018}}
In December 2019, Izzard was a cast member on Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love, the spin-off of the MTV series Ex on the Beach that was filmed earlier in the year, where he was joined by two of his former girlfriends, Megan Nash and Paris Decaro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-ih0o2l/ex-on-the-beach-peak-of-love/|title=Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love|work=Radio Times|accessdate=13 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=Peak of Love predicament: Will Callum ruin his relationship with Georgia? |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3145580/ex-on-the-beach-peak-of-love-georgia-callum-megan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206115247/http://www.mtv.com/news/3145580/ex-on-the-beach-peak-of-love-georgia-callum-megan/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2019 |website=MTV |access-date=13 June 2022 |date=5 December 2019}} During the show, he began a relationship with fellow cast member Georgia Steel, whom he later proposed to on the set of the show. They split in April 2020, after seven months together.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Georgia Steel 'splits' from Callum Izzard as they call off engagement |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/love-islands-georgia-steel-splits-21902213 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=13 June 2022 |date=21 April 2020}}
In October 2021, Izzard was a contestant on Celebrity Ghost Trip, the Halloween spin-off of Celebrity Coach Trip, alongside his Ibiza Weekender co-star, David Potts.{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/celeb-ghost-trip-spook-e4-autumn|title=Celeb Ghost Trip to spook up E4 this Autumn|work=Channel 4|date=24 September 2021|accessdate=13 June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/e4s-celebrity-ghost-trip-reveals-first-five-spooky-pairings|title=E4’s Celebrity Ghost Trip reveals first five spooky pairings|work=Channel 4|date=14 October 2021|accessdate=13 June 2022}} They reached the final day and were runners-up of the series, losing out to Kerry Katona and her daughter Lilly.
In February 2022, Izzard appeared on an episode of Eating with My Ex, on the newly relaunched BBC Three channel, where he went on a date with ex-girlfriend Lauren Warren in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bj2nyp|title=Eating with My Ex, Series 4, Episode 2|date=1 February 2022|work=BBC|accessdate=13 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=Fans threaten to UNFOLLOW Ibiza Weekender's Callum Izzard over new girlfriend 👀😱 |url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/callum-izzard-new-girlfriend-georgia-steel/ |work=Heat |access-date=13 June 2022 |date=6 August 2020}} In June 2022, he was a contestant on Celebrity Karaoke Club and was the first contestant to be eliminated.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/celebrity-karaoke-club-returns-itv2-summer|title=Celebrity Karaoke Club returns to ITV2 this summer|date=26 April 2022|work=ITV Press|accessdate=3 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a40210868/celebrity-karaoke-club-first-elimination-callum-izzard/|title=Celebrity Karaoke Club reveals first elimination|work=Digital Spy|date=7 June 2022|accessdate=13 June 2022}}
In February 2023, Izzard competed on the reality-competition series The Challenge UK.{{cite web|first=Claire|last=Cartmill|title=The Challenge UK is a sporting fight for £100,000|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/the-challenge-uk-is-a-sporting-fight-for-ps100000-4031062 |website=News Letter|date=19 February 2023|accessdate=23 February 2023}}
In October 2023, Izzard started competing on the thirty-ninth season of The Challenge titled The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion.{{cite web|last=Falcone|first=Dana Rose|title=CT Tamburello, Cara Maria Sorbello and More Vets Return for 'The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion'|url=https://people.com/the-challenge-39-premiere-date-ct-tamburello-cara-maria-return-7968371|work=People|access-date=October 23, 2023|date=December 1, 2023}}
Boxing career
On 26 November 2022, Izzard fought English reality television personality James Tinsdale and defeated him via unanimous decision.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2022 |title=Battle of Thrones {{!}} Boxing Event |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/94601-rage-combat-boxing |website=Tapology}}
On 20 February 2023, it was announced Izzard had signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits Boxing.{{Cite web |last=Misfits Boxing |date=20 February 2023 |title=𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 ✅ |url=https://twitter.com/MisfitsBoxing/status/1627770369208733701 |website=Twitter}}
= Izzard vs Rosé =
On 30 August, it was announced that Izzard would face American influencer OJ Rosé on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 009 at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 23 September. OJ Rosé won the bout via third-round KO.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Christopher |date=30 August 2023 |title=Idris Virgo vs. Aaron Chalmers headlines MF & DAZN: X Series 009 in Newcastle |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/idris-virgo-vs-aaron-chalmers-headlines-mf-dazn-x-series-009-in-newcastle/jn1rvg7d418u1jdqiuctseonf |website=DAZN}}
Filmography
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|+ ! Year ! Title ! Note |
| 2018–2020 |
| 2018 |
| 2019–2020 |
| rowspan="2" | 2021 |
| Celeb Ex in the City
|Cast member; season 2 |
| 2022
| Eating with My Ex |
| 2022
| Contestant; 12th place{{cite web|url= https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week23/celebrity-karaoke-club|title=Celebrity Karaoke Club|work=ITV Press|date=7 June 2022|accessdate=13 June 2022}} |
| 2023 |
| 2023
| 1 episode |
| 2023
| The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion | Contestant; 19th place{{cite web|last=Falcone|first=Dana Rose|title=CT Tamburello, Cara Maria Sorbello and More Vets Return for 'The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion'|url=https://people.com/the-challenge-39-premiere-date-ct-tamburello-cara-maria-return-7968371|work=People|access-date=October 23, 2023|date=September 12, 2023}} |
| 2024 |
Boxing record
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!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
|---|
| 1
|{{no2}}Loss |0–1 |style="text-align:left;"|OJ Rosé |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |3 (4), {{small|2:14}} |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle upon tyne, England}} |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|MF–Professional bout}} |
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| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |style="text-align:left;"|James Tindale |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |4 |26 Nov 2022 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Willows, London, England}} | |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/callum-izzard-reveals-new-career-27822170 Callum Izzard says his new career venture is more challenging than reality TV]
- [https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/94601-rage-combat-boxing Battle of Thrones | Boxing Event]
External links
- {{IMDb name|10926769}}
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Category:Boxers from Sheffield
Category:Mass media people from Sheffield