1. Ravin Mika Wilding was born on 16 October 1977 and is a British television presenter and former police officer who served with the British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service.
17 Facts About Rav Wilding
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Rav Wilding is best known for his role as a presenter on the BBC TV show Crimewatch.
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In January 2021, it was announced by Chief Superintendent Martin Fry that Rav Wilding had joined British Transport Police as a detective.
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Yet, according to his LinkedIn profile, Rav Wilding ended his service with the British Transport Police shortly after in March 2021.
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Rav Wilding had to go through numerous interviews and auditions as well as formal television presenter training.
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Rav Wilding is a regular reporter on crime issues for BBC One's The One Show.
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Since 21 April 2008, Rav Wilding has co-presented a new programme called Missing Live, shown every weekday morning on BBC One.
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Rav Wilding has fronted two series of the daily live show Crimewatch Roadshow for BBC One and will present the third series in June 2011.
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Rav Wilding was made fourth favourite by bookmakers behind former boxer Joe Calzaghe and actor Ricky Whittle, however he became the third celebrity to be eliminated on the show after failing to be saved in the dance-off, on 3 October 2009.
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In September 2010, Rav Wilding went to the front line of British Military operations in Afghanistan filming a series for BBC called Remembrance Week.
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Since June 2009, Rav Wilding has presented the accompanying series, Crimewatch Roadshow, every morning live on BBC1.
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Rav Wilding took part in an episode of Tipping Point: Lucky Stars on ITV, in which he set the record for the most counters dropped in a single go in any episode of Tipping Point, sinking 23 counters.
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Rav Wilding was born to an Indo-Mauritian father and an English mother.
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Rav Wilding was in a relationship with English television personality and glamour model Chantelle Houghton.
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Rav Wilding began a relationship with Loose Women's producer Jill Morgan in 2012.
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Later during 2024, Rav Wilding was in a relationship with television co-presenter, former police officer Rebecca Mason.
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Rav Wilding revealed on Morning Live that he is dyslexic, dyspraxic and had been diagnosed by Simon Baron-Cohen as autistic in a film broadcast on the subject.