Who is Ed Gamble? The Great British Bake Off comedian's marriage and weight loss
05.04.2022 - 20:19
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Great Celebrity Bake Off Stand Up to Cancer. Gamble, 36, is also a co-host of the Off Menu podcast and a Taskmaster winner. He features on Mock the Week and is a judge for the Great British Menu.
The English comedian will appear on the Great Celebrity Bake Off alongside DJ Annie Mac, rapper Example and actor Matt Lucas, who stepped in when another contestant had to drop out at short notice. The celebrities will join Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding in the baker's tent. Read more: The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022: Who is Example? The episode will air on Channel 4 tonight, Tuesday April 5, at 8pm.
Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble is reportedly worth around £1. 14 million. He was born in Hammersmith, London in March 1986.
The comedian has gone on to make his wealth from TV appearances as well as hosting podcasts including Off Menu with James Acaster and the Gamble Podcast. He began his comedy career whilst studying philosophy at Durham University. Gamble would perform with the Durham Revue and went on to be a finalist in the 2007 Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
He later performed a 15-minute set on Russell Howard's Good News in 2010 and performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He made his solo debut at the Fringe in 2014 and returned for 2015 and 2016 whilst becoming a regular on BBC's Mock the Week from 2015. The 36-year-old lost seven stone in weight whilst battling type one diabetes.
His diabetes diagnosis came at the age of 13 and he is now a vegan convert, leading a plant-based lifestyle. Gamble took on running and participated in marathons to continue his weight loss. He has opened up about his dramatic weight loss from the age of 23 to 24 having previously weighed 19 stone.
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