Ricky Rayment

{{Infobox person

| name = Ricky Rayment

| image = Ricky Rayment 2016.jpg

| caption = Rayment in 2016

| birth_name = Richard Dexter Thomas Rayment

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|08|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Waltham Forest, Greater London, England

| occupation = Television personality, singer, actor

| years_active = 2012–present

| television = The Only Way Is Essex

| partner = {{plainlist|

Jess Wright (2012–2014)
Marnie Simpson (engaged 2015)
Katie McGlynn (2024–present)

}}

| signature = Ricky Rayment's autograph edit.png

}}

Richard Dexter Thomas Rayment (born 31 August 1990) is an English television personality, singer and actor. He is best known as a former main cast member on the ITVBe reality television series The Only Way Is Essex (2012–2015).

Early life

Richard Dexter Thomas Rayment{{Cite web |title=Richard Dexter Thomas RAYMENT |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/AidbuW-t4VazNLeKZUZ8cjtAbPE/appointments |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Richard Dexter Thomas RAYMENT |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/iR7PytDo6sv0476iu1lhqxXjnUw/appointments |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}} was born in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England on 31 August 1990,{{Cite web |title=Ricky Rayment |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ricky_rayment |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-GB}} as the only child to Richard Carre Rayment (born 29 January 1947) and his wife, Janet "Jan" (née Cheshire; born 22 August 1951).{{Cite web |last=Hewett |first=Emily |date=22 March 2014 |title=TOWIE news: Ricky sets his mum on Elliot, Grace is in tears and Jamsin makes a play for Dan |url=https://metro.co.uk/2014/03/22/towie-news-ricky-sets-his-mum-on-elliot-grace-is-in-tears-and-jamsin-makes-a-play-for-dan-4672881/amp/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=McNally |first=Kelby |date=6 November 2014 |title='We're a strong family' - Ricky Rayment answers back to Helen Wood's criticism about his mum |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/were-strong-family-ricky-rayment-14770766.amp |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}}

Career

Rayment made his television debut on the fourth series of the ITV2 reality television series The Only Way Is Essex on 29 January 2012. He appeared as a main cast member until series 14, making his final appearance in the episode broadcast on 5 April 2015. He appeared on The Only Way Is Essex: All Back to Essex in 2014. He appeared on 114 episodes.{{Cite web |title=Ricky Rayment |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4897070/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=The Only Way Is Essex |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-only-way-is-essex/cast/1000427361/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=TV Guide |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Bayley |first=Leanne |date=23 January 2012 |title=Is Ricky Rayment the new Mark Wright? |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a14715/is-ricky-rayment-the-new-mark-wright-on-the-only-way-is-essex/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Eames |first=Tom |date=5 September 2012 |title='The Only Way Is Essex' Ricky Rayment: 'Show is exhausting' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a403898/the-only-way-is-essex-ricky-rayment-show-is-exhausting/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Naomi |date=27 May 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment is taking a break from TOWIE by mutual agreement with producers |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a649444/ricky-rayment-is-taking-a-break-from-towie-by-mutual-agreement-with-producers/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

Rayment appeared on the ITV daytime magazine programme This Morning on 21 February 2014{{Cite web |date=21 February 2014 |title=Meet the TOWIE gang |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/towie-nanny-pat-jess-wright-lauren-pope-ferne-mccann-elliott-wright-ricky-rayment |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=ITVX |language=en-GB}} and on 19 June 2014.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2014 |title=The Only Way Is Marbs! |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/the-only-way-is-marbs-towie-is-back |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=ITVX |language=en-GB}}

Rayment is a singer. He released his first single, Stay True, on SoundCloud in August 2015.{{Cite web |last=Tutton |first=Charlotte |date=10 August 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment switches careers as he releases new single Stay True |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayment-switches-careers-releases-14760038 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}}

Rayment created a calendar for 2015.{{Cite web |last=McNally |first=Kelby |date=25 November 2014 |title=Ricky Rayment presents his first ever calendar and reveals he'd like Adriana Lima to 'pop by' for a cheeky smooch under the mistletoe |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayment-presents-first-ever-14771334 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} He previously owned The Cloud Cafe, a vape company.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Alana |date=26 March 2018 |title=TOWIE stars who returned to their day jobs after the show: From Kirk Norcross to Little Chris |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/towie-star-normal-day-jobs-14422240 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}}

Rayment appeared on the fifth episode in the second series of the ITV4 celebrity fishing series The Big Fish Off on 5 May 2016.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ben |date=19 February 2016 |title=Are Vicky Pattison and Casey Batchelor joining the third series of The Big Fish Off? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a784105/are-vicky-pattison-and-casey-batchelor-joining-the-third-series-of-the-big-fish-off/#r3z-addoor |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

Rayment made his debut as an actor with the role of Detective Lee Saunders in the action film Dangerous Game.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ann |date=21 January 2017 |title=CBB's Calum Best, Darren Day and Alex Reid are all in a film together – and it looks completely insane |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/21/cbbs-calum-best-darren-day-and-alex-reid-are-all-in-a-film-together-and-it-looks-completely-insane-6396094/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}} The film was released on 16 June 2017, with a premiere in Leicester Square.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Tasha |date=16 June 2017 |title=Essex stars turn out for Dangerous Game film premiere |url=https://essex-tv.co.uk/essex-stars-turn-dangerous-game-film-premiere/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Essex-TV |language=en-GB}}

Rayment appeared on the third episode in the third series of the Comedy Central revival of the E4 comedy game show Your Face or Mine?, which was broadcast on 4 April 2018.{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Megan |date=5 April 2018 |title=Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson awkwardly pitted against her ex-fiancé Ricky Rayment during Your Face or Mine |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a854029/marnie-simpson-your-face-or-mine-ricky-rayment-pitted-against-ex-fiance/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

Rayment played Dominic in the action film Dead Ringer, which was released on 25 June 2018.{{Cite web |last=Bryans |first=Dan |date=25 July 2017 |title=Action flick Dead Ringer to be filmed in Essex |url=https://essex-tv.co.uk/action-flick-dead-ringer-filmed-essex/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Essex-TV |language=en-GB}}

Rayment launched the clothing brand, Filthy Hooker, in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Filthy Hooker |url=https://filthy-hooker.com/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Filthy Hooker |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Mel |date=5 August 2019 |title=Towie's Ricky Rayment ditches reality TV for life of fishing as he launches brilliantly-named angling line Filthy Hooker |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/05/towies-ricky-rayment-ditches-reality-tv-life-fishing-launches-brilliantly-named-angling-line-filthy-hooker-10522531/amp/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}} He is the owner of Crowsheath Fishery, a lake/fishing pond in Billericay, Essex.{{Cite web |title=Crowsheath Lakes |url=https://crowsheathlakes.com/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Crowsheath Lakes |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=21 June 2023 |title=Crowsheath Main Lake |url=https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/advice/where-to-fish/crowsheath-main-lake/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Angling Times |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Sue |date=15 April 2024 |title=Ricky Rayment's surprise career change: 'It's the best decision I ever made' |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/ricky-rayments-surprise-career-change-32573920.amp |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} He has appeared on the cover of Angling Times.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Sue |date=14 April 2024 |title=Corrie's Katie McGlynn and TOWIE's Ricky Rayment's first photo shoot together after whirlwind romance – 'It's the happiest we've ever been' |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/corries-katie-mcglynn-towies-ricky-32564107 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}}

Rayment is a member of the band, D5, with Tom Zanetti, Shide Boss, Luke White, and Jordi Whitworth.{{Cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=Towie's Ricky Rayment teams up with Love Island reject for new band D5 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/09/towies-ricky-rayment-teams-love-island-reject-new-band-d5-7696970/amp/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}

Personal life

Rayment was in a relationship with Jess Wright between 2012 and November 2014. He was briefly engaged to Marnie Simpson in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Tulloch |first=Sarah |date=15 February 2024 |title=TOWIE's Ricky Rayment's dating history as he confirms romance with Coronation Street star |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/towies-ricky-rayments-dating-history-32131611.amp |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} His proposal to Simpson was filmed for the MTV UK reality television series Geordie Shore.{{Cite web |last=Dray |first=Kayleigh |date=27 May 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment leaves TOWIE over relationship with Marnie Simpson |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/ricky-rayment-leaves-towie-relationship-marnie-simpson/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Closer |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Emmeline |date=30 June 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment and Marnie Simpson are ENGAGED after 6 months! |url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/ricky-rayment-marnie-simpson-engaged-6-months/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Heatworld |language=en-GB}}

Rayment and former Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn made their relationship public knowledge via Instagram{{Cite web |last=McGlynn |first=Katie |last2=Rayment |first2=Ricky |date=14 February 2024 |title=Every day is like Valentine's Day with you ♥️ #valentinesday |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Vr2cdPiFz/?igsh=MTMxbHA0OHRtb3duMQ== |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Instagram |language=en-GB}} on Valentine's Day 2024.{{Cite web |last=Mellin |first=Hannah |date=19 April 2024 |title=TOWIE's Ricky Rayment: his age, fishy job and Coronation Street girlfriend |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-movies/ricky-rayment-now/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Closer |language=en-GB}}

= Controversies =

Rayment exposed himself to his friends outside a school uniform shop in Loughton, Essex in May 2015, for no apparent reason.{{Cite web |last=McNally |first=Kelby |date=29 May 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment exposes himself to friends outside school uniform shop |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayment-exposes-himself-friends-14765970 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} That September, it was reported that he had been arrested "on suspicion of actual bodily harm" (ABH), following a fight in Brighton. A Sussex Police spokesman told OK! Magazine: "A 25-year-old man from Chigwell in Essex was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm following a fight with another man. Police officers on patrol were alerted to the fight around 2:25am. As the situation calmed, the victim of the assault declined to provide a statement and the man was de-arrested. He left the area immediately."{{Cite web |last=Tutton |first=Charlotte |date=3 September 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment has reportedly been arrested 'on suspicion of actual bodily harm' |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayment-reportedly-been-arrested-14761167 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} Also that September, his Snapchat account was hacked and a picture of his manhood began circulating online.{{Cite web |last=Tutton |first=Charlotte |date=16 September 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment's Snapchat gets 'hacked' – and fans are horrified by the VERY explicit picture |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayments-snapchat-gets-hacked-14761810 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}} That October, it was reported that he owed £500 in unpaid parking fines, resulting in trouble with the bailiffs.{{Cite web |last=Tutton |first=Charlotte |date=28 October 2015 |title=Ricky Rayment in trouble with bailiffs over parking fines |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ricky-rayment-trouble-bailiffs-over-14754962 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en-GB}}