Chris Williamson (TV personality)
{{Short description|British broadcaster (born 1988)}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Chris Williamson 2022.jpg
| caption = Williamson in 2022
| birth_name = Christopher Williamson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|23}}
| birth_place = Stockton-on-Tees, England
| education = Newcastle University
| website = {{url|https://chriswillx.com/}}
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Podcaster
- model
- TV personality
- YouTuber
}}
| years_active = 2015–present
}}
Chris Williamson (born 23 February 1988) is an English podcaster and YouTuber. He appeared on the first series of the reality show Love Island in 2015. Since 2018, he has hosted the Modern Wisdom podcast, a show which has been downloaded more than 400 million times.{{Cite web |last=Bandholz |first=Eric |date=2021-12-10 |title='Modern Wisdom' Is a Media Sensation |url=https://www.practicalecommerce.com/modern-wisdom-is-a-media-sensation |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Practical Ecommerce |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=Love Island’s Chris Williamson: his age, job, and what he’s doing now |url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/love-island/chris-williamson/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Heatworld |language=en}}
Early life and education
Williamson was born in 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. He played cricket as a child and played for the Durham Academy. He received a degree in Business Management and a masters in International Marketing at Newcastle University. Whilst studying he began a career in nightclub promotion.{{cite magazine |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/love-island/chris-williamson/ |title=Love Island's Chris Williamson: his age, series one stint and podcast |last=O'Byrne |first=Sarah |website=Closer |date=24 September 2024 |access-date=13 October 2024}}
Career
Williamson was a contestant on the dating game show Take Me Out in 2012. He appeared on the first series of the reality show Love Island in 2015 as a model and nightclub promoter. Williamson has stated that he did not feel that he belonged on the show, and that his experiences on Love Island caused a period of introspection and personal development, and resulted in a desire to contribute to the world by creating "content that genuinely changes the way that people live their daily lives".
=''Modern Wisdom''=
In 2018, Williamson started his own podcast show, Modern Wisdom, with the subtitle "life lessons from the smartest people on the planet".{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Man who quit alcohol for 1,000 days admits he suffered consequences in love life |url=https://www.ladbible.com/community/chris-williamson-quit-alcohol-1000-days-764416-20231123 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=LADbible |language=en}} He has discussed current events, politics, philosophy, science and hobbies with a variety of guests including Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, Steven Pinker, Louise Perry, Will MacAskill, Robin Dunbar, Andrew Huberman, Michael Malice, Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein, Douglas Murray, Konstantin Kisin, David Goggins, Destiny, Nick Bostrom, Martin Schmalz, and Patrick Moore. Williamson has interviewed the authors of over 100 New York Times bestsellers.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-03-04/love-island-was-a-mini-existential-crisis-reality-star-turned-podcast-guru |title=Love Island star to podcast guru: Chris Williamson on how he reinvented himself in seven years |last=Hewitson |first=Dominic |work=ITV News |date=11 March 2022 |access-date=13 October 2024}}
As of April 2025, the show had over 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and over 400 million downloads.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisWillx |title=Chris Williamson - YouTube |website=YouTube}}
References
External links
- {{official website|https://chriswillx.com/}}
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Category:YouTubers from County Durham