Calum Best
Encyclopedia
Calum Milan Best is a British
-American
former fashion
model
turned celebrity
, and television personality.
on E4 and The Match
on Sky One
. In 2005 and 2006 he was featured in ITV1
's Celebrity Love Island, winning the second series on 28 August 2006. Around this time he played himself in the final episode of ITV1
's cult drama series Footballers' Wives
. Most recently Channel 4's Celebrity Come Dine with Me
, where he dined with Janice Dickinson
, Samantha Fox
and Jade Goody
's ex-husband Jeff Brazier
.
In September 2006, Best appeared in the ITV2
series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which he was seen traveling with fellow Love Island
Alumni Paul Danan
and Fran Cosgrave
from Texas
to Los Angeles
on America's U.S. Route 66
.
In late 2006, Best launched a men's fragrance called "Calum", stating "I had all the input into the smell. I chose the smell, I chose the bottle, I chose the packaging, the whole thing", the product is being made by Jigsaw.
In 2008 Best appeared on RTÉ's Livin' With Lucy
. Later that year, Best featured in MTV
's Totally Calum Best. The show detailed Best's attempts to remain celibate for fifty days.
In 2009 he appeared as a guest judge in reality television show Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
, in which he tested the contestants' flirting abilities.
In November 2009 he presented the BBC TV Documentary Brought up By Booze: A Children in Need Special, which highlighted the plight of children brought up by alcoholic parents. Best drew upon his relationship with his own father in the making of the programme, which the BBC described as a 'raw and often distressing journey'.
Best filled in a spot for Ian Wright on Live from Studio Five on January 8, 2010.
On 2 October 2010 Calum appeared as a celebrity on All Star Family Fortunes along with Denise Welch who was on the opposing team.
football legend George Best
and his wife Angie
.
Best is a patron for The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa)], a UK charity providing support to children affected by their parent's drinking.
Best has dated Lindsay Lohan
. He was also a member and regular at London's famous nightclub, Chinawhite
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
turned celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
, and television personality.
Career
Best has taken part in the Reality TV shows Fool Around WithFool Around With
Fool Around With is a British reality TV show, where four women or men are locked up together with a single person, who tries to determine which of the four contestants is also single; the other three contestants have boyfriends or girlfriends...
on E4 and The Match
The Match
The Match! is an atheist/anarchist journal published in Tucson, Arizona, United States since 1969. The Match! is edited, published, and printed by Fred Woodworth. The philosophy of the journal is ethical anarchism, which is elucidated on the back of the journal.The Match! is published irregularly;...
on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
. In 2005 and 2006 he was featured in ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
's Celebrity Love Island, winning the second series on 28 August 2006. Around this time he played himself in the final episode of ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
's cult drama series Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
. Most recently Channel 4's Celebrity Come Dine with Me
Come Dine With Me
Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...
, where he dined with Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
, Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
and Jade Goody
Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
's ex-husband Jeff Brazier
Jeff Brazier
Jeffrey Carl Brazier is a British television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.-Career:In 2001, Brazier took part in...
.
In September 2006, Best appeared in the ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which he was seen traveling with fellow Love Island
Love Island
Love Island was a daily British reality television programme. In the show, twelve single celebrities spent five weeks on an island in Fiji. Viewers would vote for the couple they would like to see in the "love shack" where the two would get to know one another better...
Alumni Paul Danan
Paul Danan
Paul Danan is a British actor who played Sol Patrick in the United Kingdom teen soap opera Hollyoaks between 1997 and 2001...
and Fran Cosgrave
Fran Cosgrave
Fran Cosgrave is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard.-Biography:Cosgrave won the first season of ITV's Celebrity Love Island reality show in 2005...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on America's U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926 -- with road signs erected the following year...
.
In late 2006, Best launched a men's fragrance called "Calum", stating "I had all the input into the smell. I chose the smell, I chose the bottle, I chose the packaging, the whole thing", the product is being made by Jigsaw.
In 2008 Best appeared on RTÉ's Livin' With Lucy
Livin' with Lucy
Livin' with Lucy is an Irish television programme presented by Lucy Kennedy. First aired on 14 April 2008, the premise of the show is that Kennedy spends a weekend living with a different celebrity each episode, analysing their daily lives and interviewing them in their own homes all the while with...
. Later that year, Best featured in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Totally Calum Best. The show detailed Best's attempts to remain celibate for fifty days.
In 2009 he appeared as a guest judge in reality television show Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend is a British reality television show where Paris Hilton searches for her new British best friend and is the second incarnation of the My New BFF franchise....
, in which he tested the contestants' flirting abilities.
In November 2009 he presented the BBC TV Documentary Brought up By Booze: A Children in Need Special, which highlighted the plight of children brought up by alcoholic parents. Best drew upon his relationship with his own father in the making of the programme, which the BBC described as a 'raw and often distressing journey'.
Best filled in a spot for Ian Wright on Live from Studio Five on January 8, 2010.
On 2 October 2010 Calum appeared as a celebrity on All Star Family Fortunes along with Denise Welch who was on the opposing team.
Personal life
Best is the son of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
football legend George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
and his wife Angie
Angie Best
Angie Best is a former Playboy Bunny and model, probably best known as the first ex-wife of footballer George Best.- Biography :...
.
Best is a patron for The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa)], a UK charity providing support to children affected by their parent's drinking.
Best has dated Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
. He was also a member and regular at London's famous nightclub, Chinawhite
Chinawhite (nightclub)
Chinawhite is a high profile nightclub in central London. It is a regular haunt of many of the best known celebrities in the tabloids in the United Kingdom...
.