James Laing is an English presenter, television personality and investor.
14 Facts About Jamie Laing
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Jamie Laing is the founder of the confectionery company Candy Kittens and is best known for appearing on the reality television series Made in Chelsea since the second series in 2011.
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Jamie Laing is a regular radio presenter on BBC Radio 1.
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Jamie Laing has an older brother, Alexander and a younger sister, Emily.
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Jamie Laing was privately educated at both Summer Fields School and Radley College, before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied Theatre and Performance.
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Jamie Laing is great-great-grandson of Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet, who created the McVitie's digestive biscuit in 1892, and a great-nephew of the Lord Jamie Laing of Dunphail.
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In 2011, Jamie Laing rose to fame through the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea, joining the show in the second series.
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Jamie Laing launched his own confectionery company, Candy Kittens, in 2012, which specialises in vegan and vegetarian sweets.
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Jamie Laing's acting credits include playing a fashion show attendee in 2016's Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie and a doctor in a 2017 episode of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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Jamie Laing beat the previous world record in 'amount of jelly beans thrown in mouth per 30 seconds' on Series 12 Episode 3 of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown with 18 jellybeans; beating the previous record by 3.
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Jamie Laing was replaced by Kelvin Fletcher, who went on to win the series.
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Jamie Laing is the only person to appear on two different series of Strictly.
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In 2021, Jamie Laing appeared on Richard Osman's House of Games.
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From 28 October 2022, Jamie Laing replaced Mollie King on BBC Radio 1 while she was on maternity leave.