Christian Jessen

TV Show Host

Christian Jessen was born in Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom on March 4th, 1977 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 47, Christian Jessen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
March 4, 1977
Nationality
England
Place of Birth
Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom
Age
47 years old
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Profession
Television Presenter
Christian Jessen Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 47 years old, Christian Jessen has this physical status:

Height
188.0cm
Weight
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Christian Jessen Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Uppingham School, University College London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Christian Jessen Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Christian Jessen Life

Christian Spencer Jessen (born 4 March 1977) is a British doctor, television presenter, and writer best known for his Channel 4 shows Embarrass Bodies (2007-2015) and Supersize vs. Superskinny (2008-2014).

Education

Jessen was educated at Uppingham School, a co-educational independent school located in Rutland's tiny market town of Uppingham, followed by University College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, both constituent colleges of the University of London in Central London, where he obtained his MBBS degrees in 2001.

Personal life

Jessen is gay, and Rogério Barreto, his partner, is a Brazilian. His father is from Germany.

He is an atheist, a feminist, and a patron of Humanists United Kingdom, a charity that promotes secularism, gender, and human rights. He has voiced a muscular dysmorphia.

During the 2019 Conservative Party leadership race, Boris Johnson supported him.

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Christian Jessen Career

Career

Jessen earned a degree in medicine as an undergraduate at University College London, graduating in 2001. He has a Master's Degree in sexual health, and he has a keen interest in HIV and malaria, which were the subject of his research in Kenya and Uganda. In 2015, he was named National HIV Testing Week Ambassador and an advocate for HIV education and testing.

Jessen co-presented Embarrassing Bodies alongside Pixie McKenna and Dawn Harper from 2007 to 2015. The show has had a variety of spin-offs, including Embarrassing Bodies, Embarrassing Bodies: Kids, and Embarrassing Fat Bodies.

In 2013, Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, which Jessen co-hosted with Brad McKay, Ginni Mansberg, and Sam Hay, was an Australian spin off.

He appeared in Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny show from 2008 to 2014.

Jessen was first recognized as the health and fitness specialist in Hotel GB in 2012. He was the champion of the well-known culinary show Ready Steady Cook and appeared on The Weakest Link as a celebrity contestant. He was also the winner of the BBC show Antiques Master.

During the filming of Finding God, Jack Osbourne's doctor was also featured in Harley Street, a documentary. Sex in Court and The Wright Stuff are two other television appearances.

He co-presented the Stand Up to Cancer telethon in 2012 and 2014 alongside Davina McCall and Alan Carr.

Cure Me I'm Gay, a television documentary film starring Cure Me I'm Gay in 2014, was produced and starred in Undercover Doctor: Cure Me I'm Gay. Jessen investigates drugs that seem to be "ces" for homosexuality in the series.

Jessen administered a live HIV test on a woman and drew chastised for not wearing protective gloves during an appearance on Loose Women. Jessen defended his actions and called for greater clarity into how HIV spreads.

In 2018, he co-starred and produced Dr. Christian, a UKTV Play that cured people in their hometowns.

He is the author of Can I Just Ask?

(2010). He has also written three books for teenagers: Dr. Christian's Guide to Growing Up (2013), Dr. Christian's Guide to Dealing with the Tricky Stuff (2015), and Dr. Christian's Guide to You (2016).

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Think Around the World in 80 Weighs is shocking? A look at Noughties weight loss shows that no one will be made today, from Fat Families to Supersize Vs. Superskinny, as Brits are left stunned by a fat-shaming program

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 22, 2024
Around the World in 80 Weighs, Channel 4's latest series, has shocked British people as they travel around the globe to experience different cultural reactions to diet and weight loss. Six contestants returned to Japan, where only four percent of the population is overweight compared to 25 percent of Britons. The participants were able to stand out from the crowds in suburban Tokyo, where schoolchildren were already pointing and laughing as obesity became so common in Northeast Asia. The British people were clearly shocked by the Japanese's open attitude to fat shaming, a controversial tactic in the western world, where doctors have been encouraged to refrain from using stern words against weight control. However, it wasn't long ago that Brits accepted fat-shaming as entertainment, with diet shows dominating the TV schedules in the Noughties. Now that cultural values have changed, MailOnline looks at the controversial programs that would never be made these days.