Ore Oduba was born on 17 November 1985 and is a British television and radio presenter who has worked as an actor.
27 Facts About Ore Oduba
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Ore Oduba appeared alongside Jason Manford in Curtains the Musical.
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Ore Oduba often travelled between the UK and Nigeria, where his father is a leading lawyer.
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Ore Oduba was educated at Dumpton School, then Canford School, a co-educational independent school for both boarding and day pupils in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset.
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Ore Oduba was a talented sports player in his youth, he was a rugby prop, a hockey goalkeeper, played tennis and cricket.
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Ore Oduba studied Sports Science and Social Science at Loughborough University and graduated with a degree in 2008.
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Ore Oduba had always aimed for a career in sports broadcasting, and initially joined The Network, an Edinburgh television festival scheme.
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Ore Oduba joined Newsround in August 2008, following the departure of Lizo Mzimba and Laura Jones.
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Ore Oduba was quickly promoted to deputy presenter in 2009, filling in for main presenter Sonali Shah in her absence.
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Ore Oduba was later joined by reporters Leah Gooding and Hayley Cutts.
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Ore Oduba became the main presenter in October 2008 when the show relaunched.
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Ore Oduba formerly presented the sport for BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Ore Oduba has presented and reported on British Olympic Dreams along with former Newsround co-presenter Sonali Shah.
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Ore Oduba began a debut presenting solo on the morning slot for the 2014 Commonwealth Games on BBC One and BBC Sport.
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Ore Oduba regularly appeared on CBBC studio presentation following his Newsround shift.
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Ore Oduba played the role of Nathan in Hacker Time on CBBC.
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From 7 March 2016, Ore Oduba took part in a challenge for Sport Relief, called "Hell on High Seas", in which he sailed 1,000 miles from Belfast to London with five other celebrities including Alex Jones and Suzi Perry.
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Ore Oduba presented coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics on BBC Four throughout August 2016.
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In November 2016, Ore Oduba guest presented an episode of This Morning with Holly Willoughby on ITV.
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Ore Oduba returned to present a second episode with Willoughby in March 2017 and a third with Davina McCall in February 2018.
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In 2016 Ore Oduba participated in the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, where he was partnered with Joanne Clifton.
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In 2017, Ore Oduba sat in for Claudia Winkleman and Steve Wright, on their respective BBC Radio 2 shows, on a number of occasions.
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Ore Oduba made his musical theatre debut in 2019, playing the role of Teen Angel in the UK tour of Grease.
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The production later transferred to London's Wyndham's Theatre, where Ore Oduba made his West End debut.
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In 2020, Ore Oduba played the role of news anchor Akintola in the BBC One drama Noughts + Crosses, a television adaptation of the novels by author Malorie Blackman.
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Ore Oduba married TV researcher Portia in November 2015; the couple have two children.
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Ore Oduba was the first winner of the Inspirational Public Figure Award at the inaugural Ethnicity Awards held in 2018.