Christian Jessen
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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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.
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.