An accomplished broadcast journalist and presenter, Chris has featured in many top-rating sports and lifestyle TV shows in the UK over the past 20 years, including BBC News, BBC Sport, BBC Breakfast, Watchdog, The One Show and Secret Britain.

He became known to an even bigger audience when winning the Strictly Come Dancing title in 2009. Chris began a promising sporting life playing youth football for Charlton and QPR, before turning to first-class cricket and earning a blue for Oxford University. He began his broadcast career as a reporter with ITV.

A keen golfer, he plays off a seven handicap and is President of The Oxfordshire Golf Club, close to his home in Henley-on-Thames. In July 2021, he won the Celebrity Pro-Am at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Formby, amassing 46 Stableford points to secure his place in the Grand Final in Mauritius at the end of the year.

As a Director of No.4 Productions, he also produced a TV golf series presented by Tour star Tommy Fleetwood that was screened on Sky Sports Golf from July 2020 called ’FORE’ which featured golf’s funniest videos. He has also been an ambassador for the CLIC Sargent and Sparks children’s charities for more than 20 years.

Golf’s Greatest Holes

Paul McGinley on Ireland’s Holes

“I’m so pleased Chris and I had that chat a few years ago. I got to go back to some of the courses on the island of Ireland that are very special to me, but I also occasionally got to visit some places I had always wanted to play. And boy, were they incredible! We had a lot of fun making the series and we hope you enjoy it too.”