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13 Facts About Glyn Wise

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Glyn Wise was born on 9 January 1988 and is a British television personality and Church in Wales minister from Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales.

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Glyn Wise is best known for being the runner-up of the seventh series of Big Brother in 2006.

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Big Brother initially told them off for doing this and banned them from doing it on the grounds that "[speaking Welsh] could be considered to be talking in code", despite Glyn Wise's protests that "Welsh is a British language".

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Glyn Wise attended Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy in Llanrwst, where he was head boy and missed his A-levels due to going on Big Brother.

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In 2003, aged 15, Glyn Wise began presenting on a BBC Radio Cymru show called Radio Blaenau.

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Glyn Wise later worked as a swimming pool lifeguard and once claimed to have been voted "sexiest lifeguard in North Wales".

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Glyn Wise entered the House in his lifeguard attire complete with buoyancy aid.

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Glyn Wise made appearances on numerous Welsh television programmes such as and.

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In October 2006, Glyn Wise became a presenter on S4C's children's slot, joining Alun Williams and Alex Jones on a Halloween-themed set.

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Glyn Wise was a regular presenter on from 2006 until 2012.

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Glyn Wise claimed that moving to China had a big impact.

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Glyn Wise ran the 2022 London Marathon to raise money for the Salvation Army.

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Glyn Wise did it again in 2024 in aid of two North Wales churches.