Ollie Locke

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Ollie Locke-Locke
Born20 March 1987 (1987-03-20) (age 34)
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
OccupationTelevision personality, actor, writer and presenter
Years active2011–present
TelevisionMade in Chelsea, Celebrity Big Brother
Spouse(s)Gareth Locke (m. 2020)
RelativesSarah Locke (mother)

Oliver Locke-Locke is a British television personality and actor from Southampton, England, known for appearing in E4's constructed reality series Made in Chelsea. His mother is former BBC Radio Solent DJ Sarah Locke.[1]

Career[]

Whilst on Made in Chelsea, Locke came out as bisexual, and then later came out as gay.[2] At about the same time he wrote a book called Laid in Chelsea,[3] which spent eight weeks at number 3 of The Sunday Times Best Seller list.[citation needed]

In January 2014, Locke became a housemate in the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in third place behind Dappy and winner Jim Davidson.

Locke has been seen on such shows as Celebrity Juice, Alan Carr's Chatty Man, The Jonathan Ross Show, Britain's Got More Talent, The Xtra Factor, Do the Dishes, the twelfth series of 8 Out of 10 Cats[4] and the second series of Fake Reaction.[5]

In 2016 Locke and his co-founders Jack Rogers and Maxim Cheremkhin founded the gay dating app Chappy.[6][7]

In 2018, Locke landed his first Hollywood film. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, Greed follows the life of a billionaire retail magnate whose wife doesn't understand him.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Russell, Tara (9 April 2013). "What mum thinks about Made in Chelsea star's sex life revelations". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Made In Chelsea's Ollie Locke: "I am a gay man"". 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ Locke, Ollie (2013-10-10). Laid in Chelsea: my life uncovered. London. ISBN 9780007513963. OCLC 873989652.
  4. ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats". Series 12. Channel 4. 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Fake Reaction". 2, episode 8. ITV2. 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ Tepper, Fitz. "Bumble invests in gay dating app Chappy".
  7. ^ "6 things you need to know about gay dating app Chappy". Evening Standard. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  8. ^ Harding, Laura (5 December 2018). "Made in Chelsea's Ollie Locke to quit reality TV to focus on acting career". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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