Chris Williamson (TV personality)
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Chris Williamson | |
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| Born | Christopher Williamson 23 February 1988 Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Newcastle University |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | chriswillx |
Chris Williamson (born 23 February 1988) is an English podcaster and YouTuber. He appeared on the first series of the reality show Love Island in 2015. Since 2018 he has hosted the Modern Wisdom podcast, a show which has been downloaded more than 400 million times.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Williamson was born in 1988[2] in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England. He played cricket as a child and played for the Durham Academy.[1] He received a degree in Business Management and a masters in International Marketing at Newcastle University. Whilst studying he began a career in nightclub promotion.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Williamson was a contestant on the dating game show Take Me Out in 2012.[1] He appeared on the first series of the reality show Love Island[3] in 2015 as a model and nightclub promoter,[4] but did not feel that he belonged on the show.[1] He has stated that the experiences on Love Island caused a period of introspection and personal development, and resulted in a desire to contribute to the world by creating "content that genuinely changes the way that people live their daily lives".[5]
Modern Wisdom
[edit]In 2018, Williamson started his own podcast show, Modern Wisdom, with the subtitle "life lessons from the smartest people on the planet". He discusses current events, politics, philosophy, science and hobbies with a variety of guests including Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, Steven Pinker, Louise Perry, Will MacAskill, Robin Dunbar, Andrew Huberman, Michael Malice, Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein, Douglas Murray, Konstantin Kisin, David Goggins, Destiny, Nick Bostrom, and Patrick Moore. He has interviewed the authors of over 100 The New York Times bestsellers.[5]
As of November 2024, the show had over 2.9 million subscribers on YouTube and over 400 million downloads.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Chris Williamson: Bullied at school, bored on Love Island, now a podcast star". BBC news. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Published 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b O'Byrne, Sarah (24 September 2024). "Love Island's Chris Williamson: his age, series one stint and podcast". Closer. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Love island". ITV news. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Aspinall, Georgia (25 January 2024). "Who Is Chris Williamson And What Has He Done Since Love Island?". Grazia. Bauer Media UK. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hewitson, Dominic (11 March 2022). "Love Island star to podcast guru: Chris Williamson on how he reinvented himself in seven years". ITV News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Chris Williamson - YouTube". YouTube.
External links
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