Jay McGuiness

At 33 years old, Jay McGuiness has this physical status:

Career

McGuiness is identified as one fifth of The Wanted, an Anglo-Irish boy band. Since joining Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes, he has been a member of the band since 2010. He discovered the band by Googling'auditions' and getting two awards, one for a circus and one for the band.

McGuiness won the first series of Celebrity Hunted in October 2017 with bandmate Siva Kaneswaran.

Following a thrilling daily contest with fellow contestant Bobby Seagull, Jay competed in and won Richard Osman's House of Games in 2022.

McGuiness appeared at the London Palladium in the show Rip it Up the 60s in October 2018, alongside Harry Judd, Aston Merrygold, and Louis Smith. The performance then moved to the Garrick Theatre.

McGuiness was named as a celebrity contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing on August 24. He was partnered with professional dancer Aliona Vilani. He received a total of 37 points out of 40, the highest week three score in the competition's history, for his jive, winning the first ten of the series. He danced an American Smooth to "Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in week 6, putting him in second place by only one point. He performed a tango to "When Doves Cry" by Prince in week ten, receiving 38 points. He went from "Falling Slowly" to "Bobba" in Week 11 and finished 39th, placing him at the top of the charts. Charleston's score in the semi-finals was 37. The couple danced a quickstep to "My Generation" by The Weeknd, scoring 35, a showdance to "Can't See My Face," scoring 35, and a Bon Jovi pasob with scores 39. In the public vote, the couple were named series champions, winning the Glitterball trophy.

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