Chris Hughes (model)

Chris Hughes (born 22 December 1992) is an English model, television personality and former footballer. In 2017, he appeared on the third series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island.

Chris Hughes
Born (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992
Gloucestershire, England
Occupation
  • Model
  • television personality
Years active2017–present
Modeling information
Height184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
AgencyOff Limits Entertainment

Early life

Hughes was born on 22 December 1992 in Gloucestershire[1] to Paul, a farmer, and Valerie Hughes.[2] He has one brother, Ben Hughes.[3][4]

Career

Hughes is signed with Off Limits Entertainment.[5] In 2017, he was announced as one of the contestants for the third series of the ITV2 reality programme Love Island.[6][7][8][9] He reached the finale, finishing in third place. Afterwards, he played football for the Gloucestershire club Bourton Rovers FC, making 13 appearances,[10] and was a golf clothing ambassador.[11] He was also a brand ambassador of charity Campaign Against Living Miserably, which led to him releasing his own bottled water brand named L'Eau de Chris through Topman.[12]

As part of Chris & Kem, he charted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart with the song "Little Bit Leave It".[13] A year later, he starred in a reality series with his then girlfriend Olivia Attwood, Chris and Olivia: Crackin' On.[14] In the same year, he signed on for a game show, You Vs. Chris & Kem.[15] His debut book, My Life Story: You Bantering Me, was also published.[16] In the same year, he was named as the brand ambassador for Coral's Champions Club.[17][18] In 2019, he starred in the BBC Three documentary Me, My Brother And Our Balls.[19]

Personal life

In January 2019, Hughes took a live testicular exam on This Morning, wherein he also revealed having undergone several testicular operations since discovering a varicocele at age 14.[20] The reason behind the live exam was to assist others by spreading cancer awareness.[21]

In January 2019, he began dating Little Mix member Jesy Nelson.[22] The couple split up in April 2020 due to personal reasons.[23]

On 28 January 2020, hours after the National Television Awards, Hughes got into an altercation with a photographer outside the InterContinental Hotel London located by the O2.[24]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2017Love IslandHimselfContestant; 3rd place
2017Chris & Kem Straight Outta Love IslandHimselfReality series
2018Chris and Olivia: Crackin' OnHimself3 episodes
2018–2019You Vs. Chris & KemHimself6 episodes
2018Celebrity HuntedHimselfContestant; runner up
2019Tipping Point: Lucky StarsHimselfContestant
2019Love Island: AftersunHimself1 episode
2019The Cheltenham FestivalHimselfPresenter
2019ITV Racing Royal AscotHimselfPresenter
2019Me, My Brother And Our BallsHimselfBBC Three documentary

References
  1. "Chris Hughes celebrates his birthday with huge bash as girlfriend Olivia Atwood is left HORRIFIED by cake disaster". OK!. 23 December 2019.
  2. "Mum of Love Island's Chris accuses show of being "scripted"". Digital Spy. 4 July 2017.
  3. "Love Island's Chris Hughes says brother has testicular cancer". BBC News. 9 January 2019.
  4. "Exclusive! heat speaks to Love Island's Chris Hughes's brother: 'He's not a player at all'". Heat. 20 June 2017.
  5. "Impact Models: Chris Hughes". Impact Models Agency. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. "Love Island favourite Chris Hughes is coming to party in Bristol this weekend". Bristol Post. 2 August 2017.
  7. "Who is Chris Hughes? Everything you need to know about the former Love Island contestant and rapper". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. "Chris Hughes: Everything you need to know about the Love Island star". Heat. 7 March 2019.
  9. "'Love Island' Introduces New 'Boy Bombshells' Chris Hughes And Johnny Mitchell". Huffington Post. 6 June 2017.
  10. "Bourton Rovers footballer, Chris Hughes, enters ITV show Love Island". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 12 June 2017.
  11. "Love Island 2017 contestants: who's still in and who's out?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. "'This has to be a joke right?': Love Island star Chris Hughes mocked for 'cringe' Topman water 'infused with his tears'". Evening Standard. 9 October 2017.
  13. "little bit leave it | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  14. "First look at Love Island stars Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood's distressing break-up scenes in Crackin' On". Digital Spy. 20 March 2018.
  15. "You vs Chris & Kem: When does series 2 start? All you need to know as the Love Island boys go on the road". Evening Standard. 21 February 2019.
  16. "Love Island star Chris Hughes to meet Glasgow fans". Evening Times. 29 March 2018.
  17. "Thrill of the chase: Love Island's Chris Hughes saddles up for charity". Daily Express. 25 June 2018.
  18. "Love Island star Chris Hughes has his horse withdrawn from race at Fairyhouse". Irish Independent. 21 April 2019.
  19. "→BBC Three commissions Me, My Brother And Our Balls". BBC News. 25 September 2019.
  20. "This Morning: Chris Hughes praised for showing his full testicular exam on live TV". The Independent. 28 November 2018.
  21. "Testicular cancer: symptoms, signs and how to check after Chris Hughes warning". i. 9 January 2019.
  22. Baxter-Wright, Dusty. "Jesy Nelson and Chris Hughes relationship timeline". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  23. "Jesy Nelson and Chris Hughes split after 16 months together". Metro. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  24. "Love Island's Chris Hughes pictured fighting with paparazzi as he leaves NTAs with Jesy Nelson". The Independent. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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