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14 Facts About Mark Durden-Smith

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Mark Durden-Smith was born on 1 October 1968 and is an English television presenter best known for presenting ITV shows such as I'm a Celebrity.

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Mark Durden-Smith then studied at Durham University, where he graduated with a degree in Anthropology in 1991.

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Mark Durden-Smith began his presenting career at the now-defunct London station Channel One, before moving on to front the rugby coverage at Sky Sports in August 1997.

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Mark Durden-Smith was one of the original presenters of Channel 4 breakfast show RI:SE, launched in April 2002 as a successor to The Big Breakfast, but was sacked at the start of the following year as part of an ultimately failed revamp.

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Mark Durden-Smith has hosted the annual The Police Bravery Awards, The Match and the game show Double or Nothing, all for Sky 1.

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Mark Durden-Smith presented Package Holidays Undercover for ITV and Hell's Kitchen: Extra Portions for ITV2.

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In 2010, Mark Durden-Smith began presenting ITV's This Morning as a guest presenter, standing in for Phillip Schofield or Eamonn Holmes.

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Mark Durden-Smith was a Friday presenter during This Morning Summer, usually alongside Jenni Falconer.

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Mark Durden-Smith was a panelist on the 2011 series of 3@Three on ITV.

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Mark Durden-Smith was a regular news reviewer on the ITV lifestyle programme Lorraine.

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Mark Durden-Smith took part in the ITV reality series All at Sea.

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Mark Durden-Smith presented Premiership Rugby programmes alongside David Flatman on Channel 5 until 2021, having signed a 4-year deal in 2017.

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In 2021, Mark Durden-Smith presented Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the Autumn Nations Series.

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Mark Durden-Smith married Rachel Morse on 11 December 2004; the couple have three children.