Joseph Adam Swash was born on 1982 and is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role of Mickey Miller in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders and various presenting roles with ITV2.
26 Facts About Joe Swash
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Joe Swash won the eighth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Joe Swash studied at Highbury Grove School in Islington, and attended Anna Scher Theatre School.
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When Joe Swash was seven, he made his first television appearance in an Andrex advertisement.
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Joe Swash's character, known as Fighting Boy because he scuffled with Lampwick over a gun, was turned into a donkey after going on a Roller Coaster.
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Joe Swash made minor appearances in several television series such as Casualty, The South Bank Show, The Bill, "Soldier Soldier" and Nickelodeon's LOL: Laugh Out Loud.
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In 2002, Joe Swash appeared as a participant in the ITV documentary Club Reps.
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Joe Swash was about to give up on the idea of becoming an actor when he gained a role in BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
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Joe Swash was cast as Mickey Miller and made his first appearance in EastEnders in April 2003 as a recurring character.
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Since the announcement of his departure, Joe Swash has been critical of the direction producers took with his character.
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Joe Swash has blamed his three-month screen absence in 2005 on Mickey becoming little more than "light-relief".
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Joe Swash later reprised his role of Mickey Miller for two episodes on 19 and 20 September 2011, in order to coincide with his on screen brother's departure from the soap.
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In November 2008, Joe Swash entered the Australian jungle to appear in the eighth series of the British reality show I'm a Celebrity.
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From 2009 onwards, Joe Swash has been part of the presenting team on the spin-off series I'm a Celebrity.
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Joe Swash co-presented the show with Caroline Flack, Russell Kane, Laura Whitmore, Rob Beckett and David Morgan.
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On 20 July 2019, it was confirmed that Joe Swash had left the show and would not return for the series that year.
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In January 2020, Joe Swash appeared as a contestant on the twelfth series of Dancing on Ice.
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Joe Swash was partnered with Alexandra Schauman from week 1 until she sustained an injury in week 3.
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Joe Swash was re-partnered with Alex Murphy in week 4.
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In 2011, Joe Swash presented the children's show Gimme A Break on the CBBC Channel.
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In 2013 and 2014, Joe Swash was a regular team captain on ITV2 panel show Fake Reaction.
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In 2021, Joe Swash appeared on the cooking show Celebrity Masterchef, when he made the final 3.
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Joe Swash subsequently performed as Buttons in the pantomime Cinderella, at the Central Theatre in Chatham, Medway.
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Joe Swash was forced to take a three-month break from EastEnders in 2005 after he contracted meningoencephalitis.
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Joe Swash's agent Becca Barr said it was a mix-up and the actor was not in financial difficulty.
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Joe Swash started dating Stacey Solomon in January 2016, after meeting on I'm a Celebrity several years previously.