Adrian Simpson
Simpson was born Carshalton, Surrey, he started his television career as a presenter on the BBC's Top Gear. He left as part of the programme's revamp to Channel 5's Fifth Gear, joining colleagues Vicki Butler Henderson, Tiff Needell and Quentin Willson. Between 2007 and 2009, he also presented the summary and video episodes of Police Camera Action! with the ITV newsreader Alastair Stewart.
In June 2010, Simpson became a news presenter on Sky News overnight programme.
In July 2011, Simpson became a director at Chillisauce Ltd. At Chillisauce, Simpson was in charge of a marketing campaign for 'Wear it Pink' in aid of breast cancer awareness, which involved building the world's largest bra, and erecting it on ITV tower. The Worlds Largest Bra was unveiled live on 'This Morning' TV programme on October 22, 2011.
In August 2013, Simpson became a presenter of the BBC One programme Fight Back Britain alongside Julia Bradbury and in January 2014 joined the presenting team on Channel 4's A Place in the Sun.
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Sight Unseen
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Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is an Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase.
Since its inception in 1975, "SNL" has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. As The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999, "in defiance of both time and show business convention, 'SNL' is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture." At the close of the century, "Saturday Night Live" placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past fifty years.
The Traitors
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Hell's Kitchen
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