Matthew Wright (television presenter)
| Matthew Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexander Matthew Wright 8 July 1965 Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Television presenter, radio presenter, journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Wright (m. 2010) |
| Website |
Official Website Official Twitter |
Alexander Matthew Wright (born 8 July 1965 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) is an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist.
Since 2000, Wright has been the host of the topical discussion series The Wright Stuff, which airs on weekday mornings on Channel 5. He previously wrote for The Sun and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for The Daily Mirror. Wright was once described by the Daily Express as being "never far from controversy".
In 2013, Wright took part in the thirteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. He was the fourth participant to be eliminated.
Wright started his career at the age of 14, appearing in the Children's Film Foundation production Big Wheels And Sailor (1979). He was educated at the voluntary-aided Roman Catholic boys' John Fisher School in Purley, Croydon, Surrey and was in the same class as the artist and sculptor Diarmuid Bryon O'Connor and DJ Gilles Peterson. He also attended Croydon Youth Theatre. Following school, Wright attended the University of Exeter, graduating in English and Drama.
Wright became a showbusiness correspondent with The Sun and later wrote a column for the Daily Mirror in the 1990s, with future 3AM girl Polly Graham as his assistant. During his time at the Daily Mirror, Wright covered numerous celebrity stories, including the wedding of Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey in 1999, which he claimed was the longest wedding he had ever been to.
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