Fuelling Round podcast: Dominic Littlewood on the weird begin to his tv profession

Tv presenter and client champion Dominic Littlewood tells all about his TV profession to Jason Plato and Dave Vitty within the newest episode of award-winning podcast Fuelling Round. 

Littlewood has been concerned in tv for practically 20 years and is finest recognized for presenting reveals on BBC and Channel 5 corresponding to Cowboy Builders, Don’t Get Finished, Get Dom and Pretend Britain.  

The 58-year-old particulars how he obtained his begin in tv, how he grew to become a client rights skilled and his time on Strictly Come Dancing.

Shopper champion Dominic Littlewood on his massive TV break

Through the episode Littlewood revealed the somewhat weird begin he obtained on tv by a courting present. 

“I by no means ever needed to be on telly all my life” he exclaimed.

“I by no means regarded for it, by no means utilized for it, by no means went for a job interview. What occurred was my girlfriend on the time noticed this advert for a TV programme and it was known as The Different Half with Dale Winton. 

“I didn’t need to go on it, and he or she mentioned ‘let’s do it’ and he or she was a cracking wanting woman. She was, let’s put it politely, she was a mannequin. She used to take her garments off, if you happen to get the image. She was gorgeous. 

“The thought of this programme was 4 women go right into a present all claiming to be my girlfriend and solely one in all them is, so she tells the reality and the opposite three had been all pretending and I assumed it was a little bit of enjoyable, they’ll by no means put us collectively. 

“So we went on this present they usually got here and filmed clues in my home, and we actually did it for a little bit of a giggle. Went on, didn’t undergo to the subsequent spherical as a result of they put the 2 of us collectively. So the opposite couple went by and that was the top of it.

“However because of that, I then discovered that individuals noticed me on telly, and there was a very cracking BBC prime-time sequence that was being created. It was known as Flawed automobile, Proper automobile. They got here alongside and mentioned to me ‘would you have an interest on this programme?’

“And I mentioned completely not, not in 1,000,000 years. I used to be within the motor commerce, I had my very own storage on the time. I assumed they’d use me, nevertheless it was a cracking programme. They talked me into it. 

“I did it and it was a large success. It went to sequence two, and earlier than I knew it, I used to be launched into this showbiz life.”   

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