Josh Ritchie
{{Short description|English television personality}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joshua Ritchie
| birth_name = Joshua Harry Ritchie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
| occupation = Television personality
| known_for = Love Island
Ex on the Beach
| yearsactive = 2015–present
}}
Joshua Harry Ritchie (born 21 May 1994){{cite web |title=Mr Joshua Harry Ritchie |url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/insight/people/20217993-mr-joshua-harry-ritchie |access-date=5 July 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/joshua-ritchie-age-job-charlotte-crosby/|title=Who Is Joshua Ritchie? Charlotte Crosby's Ex-Boyfriend Details From TV Career To Age & More|work=Capital|access-date=5 March 2020}} is an English television personality. Since 2015, Ritchie has been a popular and well received personality with appearances on reality shows such as Love Island, Ex on the Beach, Celebrity Coach Trip, Celebs Go Dating, Just Tattoo of Us, The Charlotte Show and most recently Love Island: All Stars.
Personal life
Ritchie is from Bolton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-06-07/love-island-2015-meet-joshua-ritchie/|title=Love Island 2015: meet Joshua Ritchie|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}} His sister is Michaela Wain, a candidate on the thirteenth series of The Apprentice.{{cite web | url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/apprentice-michaela-wain-harrison-jones-14331310 | title=Michaela Wain gives birth: The Apprentice contestant and co-star Harrison Jones welcome baby | date=24 October 2018 }} In 2018, Ritchie was in a relationship with Charlotte Crosby. According to media reports, they broke up on 17 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/strictlys-ola-and-james-jordan-reportedly-to-star-in-celebrity-coach-trip-850208.html|title=Strictly's Ola and James Jordan reportedly to star in Celebrity Coach Trip|date=2018-06-21|website=www.irishexaminer.com|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062733/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/strictlys-ola-and-james-jordan-reportedly-to-star-in-celebrity-coach-trip-850208.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/charlotte-crosby-love-island-joshua-14936862|title=Charlotte Crosby takes comfort from Manc love after violent threats over tweets|last1=Bourne|first1=Dianne|last2=Buckland|first2=Lucy|date=2018-07-21|website=men|access-date=2019-02-07}}
Ritchie is currently dating Sophie Piper, half-sister of presenter, Rochelle Humes, whom he met on Love Island: All Stars.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Love Island stars involved in car crash on way to friend's birthday |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-island-car-crash-sophie-josh-b2579963.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
Career
Ritchie was on the 2015 series of Love Island{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/08/love-island-joshua-ritchie-pictures-instagram_n_7534142.html|title=This 'Love Island' Star Isn't Exactly The Shy And Retiring Type|first1=Ashley Percival Entertainment|last1=Reporter|first2=The Huffington Post|last2=UK|date=8 June 2015|website=HuffPost UK|access-date=4 July 2017}} and the sixth and seventh series of Ex On The Beach.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-15/meet-the-cast-of-ex-on-the-beach|title=Meet the cast of Ex on the Beach|publisher=|access-date=4 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/watch-ex-on-the-beach--12467569|title=When is Ex On The Beach new season on?|first=Matthew|last=Cooper|date=8 February 2017|publisher=|access-date=4 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/53r0cq/ex-on-the-beachs-josh-ritchie-thinks-gaz-beadle-and-jemma-lucys-penthouse-trip-was-snakey-exclusive|title=Ex On The Beach's Josh Ritchie Thinks Gaz Beadle Hitting The Penthouse With Jemma Lucy Was 'Snakey' - EXCLUSIVE - MTV UK|publisher=|access-date=4 July 2017}} In 2018, Ritchie presented two episodes of Just Tattoo of Us alongside girlfriend Charlotte Crosby. In 2019, they were contestants on the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip. The pair came second.{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/strictlys-ola-and-james-jordan-reportedly-to-star-in-celebrity-coach-trip-37033953.html|title=Strictly's Ola and James Jordan reportedly to star in Celebrity Coach Trip|work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|access-date=2019-02-07|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} In 2020, Ritchie joined OnlyFans to upload X-rated content, which he discussed on Getting Filthy Rich with Olivia Attwood.{{cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/hub/olivia-attwood-getting-filthy-rich/10a2084a0001 | title=Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich - OnlyFans }}{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/06/love-island-star-rules-out-dating-an-onlyfans-creator-despite-being-one-16950297/ | title=Love Island star rules out dating OnlyFans creators - despite being one too | date=6 July 2022 }} In 2024 Ritchie was a contestant on Love Island: All Stars in which he made the final and finished in third place with fellow Islander Sophie Piper having received 15% of the public votes.
Filmography
| class="wikitable unsortable"
|+ As himself |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Contestant, finished in third place |
| 2016–2017 |
| 2018–2019
| Main role |
| 2018
| Guest presenter, 2 episodes |
| 2019
| Contestant |
| 2019–2020 |
| 2021
|Main role; Series 2 |
| 2022
|Getting Filthy Rich |OnlyFans creator |
| 2024
|Contestant, finished in third place |
References
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External links
- {{imdbname|7575057|Joshua Ritchie}}
- [https://twitter.com/ritchie_joshua?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Joshua Ritchie] on Twitter
- {{Instagram|joshuaritchie1|Joshua Ritchie}}
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Category:Love Island (2015 TV series) contestants
Category:Mass media people from Bolton