News about Christopher Collins

Frank Skinner reveals the ONE'mistake' he made that resulted in the demise of show Room 101: 'We were decommissioned shortly after that.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
After 18 series and 24 years in 2018, Frank Skinner has explained why the BBC decided to cancel his hit panel show Room 101. Christopher Collins, the 67-year-old comedian, said he'made the mistake of asking Charlotte Moore, the BBC's chief content officer, a pivotal question in the run-up to the show being decommissioned. Room 101 got its name from the torture room containing one of one's worst nightmares in George Orwell's 1984 novel, and the television counterpart, which was originally intended for television, saw celebs cast their biggest pet peeves into the vault for all eternity.

Frank Skinner, a comedian, has been given an MBE for his contributions to entertainment by Princess Anne

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
During an investiture service at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, comedian Frank Skinner was lauded by the Queen. The Comedian, 66, who co-wrote the football anthem Three Lions for Euro 1996, was named an MBE by the Princess Royal, Anne, for his contributions to entertainment. Frank has had a rough few weeks as he recently lost his radio co-host Gareth Richards after he died in a horrific car accident.

After a successful appeal, Tinder swindler Chris Collins can apply for Melbourne parole

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 18, 2022
Following a successful appeal, a Melbourne man who was recently jailed for stealing more than $100,000 from women he encountered on dating apps will be released soon. Between 2020 and 2021, Christopher Alan Collins, 33, stole more than $100,000 off women he encountered on dating websites. When he met another woman on an app and stole her life savings, he was on probation for swindling more than $90,000.000 off one person.

Christopher Collins, a Tinder swindler, was sentenced to prison for stealing $100,000 from women he encountered online

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 10, 2022
On Friday, Christopher Collins, 33, (left and right), pled guilty to 24 charges including financial deception, fraud, and robbery, and theft, and was sentenced to 22 months in jail. From January 2020 to January 2021, the Melbourne man stole more than $100,000 from three women he encountered online. According to one of the victims, Collins had left her physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially ruined. It was a nightmare,' she recalled.'