Chris Evans

Profession: Radio and Television presenter
Place/Date of Birth: Warrington, 01 April 2020
Assiociated with: Billie Piper

Chris to hit America - 06/11/02
Belgravia millionaire Chris Evans is set to take his TFI Friday show to America where there is lots of interest in the madcap Channel 4 show. Chris is currently looking for a presenter.

Ginger to reveal all - 06/09/02
Chris Evans has signed a £1 million deal to tell all in his first autobiography. The book, entitled Little Bigshot, promises a ’full and frank acccount’ of his eventful life - from his days in TV and radio and the whole Virgin Radio debacle, to his marriage to singer toddler Billie Piper.

Evans said of the book, ’I am really enjoying working on the book. I have been writing most of my life, but it’s good to have the chance to write at greater length and to make sense of what’s been happening around me.’

The ginger whinger is back - 29/08/02
Chris Evans doesn’t do things by half and has revealed that he plans to own his own TV station.

In his first public appearance since being sacked by Virgin Radio, a station that he once owned, he has said that he is talking to venture capitalists about financing a bid for all or part of a television station.

Chris wishes to buy a 35% stake of Channel 5. This is a man who always gets what he wants (Virgin Radio, an 18 year pop star wife etc . ). Only time will tell if he is the successful bidder.

Chris involved in tragic yacht accident - 09/08/02
Chris Evans was in "deep shock" yesterday after being involved in a fatal yachting accident. Evans and a set of friends had set sail off Brambles Bank in the Solent with six other people when tragedy struck. The skipper of the 31ft Nautica James Ward was knocked overboard and instantly killed.

Although rescue crews recovered the body from the water, attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful. "We have talked to the people on board about what happened last night," Kevin Briscoe of Hampshire Police tells reporters. "They were coherent, they were not drunk. They had been celebrating at a party and had had something to drink but everyone knew what they were doing. It does not appear at this stage that alcohol was a factor."

Chris Evans is said to be devasted, his wife Billie Piper was not on-board at the time of the incident. James ward was part owner of The White Horse pub near Evans £6million mansion in Hascombe, Surrey.

Chris Evans to reveal all in Edinburgh - 02/08/02
Chris Evans is to speak at the Edinburgh International Television Festival this month. He will give the festival’s Richard Dunn Memorial Interview on August 25. Evans will be questioned in a one-to-one interview at the event, which takes place from August 23 to 25.

Charles Brand, head of the festival’s advisory panel, told BBC News: "Everyone is always interested in what Chris Evans has to say. "Amongst other things, he has an amazing ability to know what people want and how to deliver it. "

George is in - Chris is out 25/10/01
Chris Evans has sold his Chelsea home before having even carried his bride over the threshold. His five-bedroom house, which he bought for £6.75 million by George Michael, became a bit of a useless accessory when the disc jockey and his pop wife decided to remain in his Belgravia flat. However, the couple have made a pretty packet of £500,000 in the sale, which should come in useful to supplement the couples’ retirement fund.

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Biography

Chris Evans was born on April Fools Day, 1966. His meteoric rise to fame has taken him from opening Timmy Mallett’s mail to being one of Britain’s most successful presenter and famous face. In Chris’ early years, he ran the local newsagents in his home town of Warrington and set up his own Kiss-o-gram and Private Detective agencies. Having started his broadcasting career at Piccadilly Radio, he went on to nurse Emma Freud through her first serious interviews at GLR.

At the London-based station his infamous "Round at Chris’ " Saturday morning show attracted a huge cult following and he later took the format to Virgin 1215. A stint on the short-lived BSB Channel, "The Power Station" allowed Chris time to iron out any presenting rough spots, until Channel 4 opted for a different type of early morning show with The BIG Breakfast. Chris dived into the nations mornings in September 1992, spearheading the morning extravaganza alongside Gaby Roslin. From the first sitting, his name became synonymous with the television story of the decade and within weeks The BIG Breakfast topped 2 million viewers. Chris’ years on the show made him a national star.

In 1993, Chris formed his own company called Ginger Productions to formulate a brand new variety show for Saturday nights, ’Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush’. Devised, written and performed by Chris, the ratings peaked at a combined 6 million viewers. News of the totally original format resulted in a global clamour for the rights, which to date have been sold to networks throughout Europe and all over the world including Australia and Brazil.

With Chris at its helm, Ginger Productions fast became one of the major players in entertainment production. Under the Ginger banner, Chris produced and presented a second series of ’Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush’, revitalised BBC Radio One with his Radio One Breakfast Show before bowing out to concentrate on his unique end-of-the-week TV show on Channel 4, TFI Friday. TFI Friday finished on 22nd December 2000 with a show hosted by Elton John. In October ’97, Chris returned to his radio roots to host the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show alongside his former Radio One team.

Then in December, in spectacular fashion and with financial backing, Chris bought Virgin Radio from Richard Branson, whilst the MMC were deliberating on a buy out from another company. The newly formed Ginger Media Group (GMG), headed by Chris Evans, now handled all of the interests of Virgin Radio and Ginger Productions. In March 2000, Ginger Productions was sold to SMG Plc. making them the sole owner of the company. Chris does however continue to present the successful Breakfast Show.

The Ginger one has been a hit with the ladies serending them with extravegent gifts, he is famous for his wild drinking binges, that don’t last for a couple of hours but more like a couple of days. His conquests included Mel Sykes, Mariella Frostrup, on-off lover TV producer Suzi Aplin and a week long fling with another Ginger,Geri Halliwell, which the press dissmissed as a press stunt so that her single could reach number one, well if it was, it worked as she did get to number one.

To the shock of everyone now, he is said to be blissfully happy with 19 year old singer Billie Piper. This is the real thing they keep telling us, well they are planning to move in together in a pad in Chelsea.
October 2007