James Hill (born 14 May 1987) is an English entrepreneur and former television personality. Hill made his first television appearance in 2014 after taking part in the tenth series of The Apprentice in 2014. The following year, he took part in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, which he won.

Life and career

Anthony James Hill was born 14 May 1987, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. According to Hill, his first entrepreneurial venture was when he was 13 years old, selling chocolate bars to his school classmates to make extra money for dinner.[1]

In October 2014, Hill competed as a candidate on the tenth series of BBC One's The Apprentice, getting eliminated in ninth task.[2] Shortly after the series premiered, it was reported that in 2009, Hill was arrested for two different assaults in 2008; one for attacking a man who talked to his then-girlfriend, and the other for biting a man's ear on Christmas Eve. He received a six month jail sentence suspended for 18 months, and also ordered to pay £500 to victims and £755 in costs.[3] After the series, it was revealed that he had been in a relationship with fellow candidate Lauren Riley during the filming of the programme.[4]

On 27 August 2015, Hill entered the Celebrity Big Brother house for its sixteenth series.[5] After 29 days, on 24 September, Hill was announced as the winner, receiving 45.16% of the public vote to win.[6] James has also starred in Celebrity Dinner Dates in 2017. In 2018 he starred in Five Star Hotel.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Show Note
2014 The Apprentice Contestant (series 10)
2015 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate (series 16)
2017 Celebrity Dinner Date Series 7, Episode 1
2018 Five Star Hotel 2 episodes
2018 Pointless Celebrities Series 11, Episode 19
2019 Celebrity Coach Trip Series 5 Contestant; Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ Broomhead, Michael (15 October 2024). "Social media goes wild as Derbyshire businessman James Hill makes debut appearance on The Apprentice". Derbyshire Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Love, Ryan (7 September 2017). "'The Apprentice' returns: Meet the new candidates". Attitude. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Molloy, Antonia (20 October 2014). "Apprentice 2014: Contestant James Hill outed as convicted criminal". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (24 October 2014). "The Apprentice 2014: Lauren Riley reveals steamy fling with fellow hopeful James Hill". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Bolton, Doug (27 August 2015). "Celebrity Big Brother 2015 contestants: This year's line-up revealed". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Former Apprentice candidate James Hill wins Celebrity Big Brother". The Herald. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2026.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hill_(TV_personality)