Chris Packham
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 63 |
Date of birth | May 4,1961 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Southampton |
United Kingdom | |
Partner | Charlotte Corney |
Books | Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir |
Height | 183 (cm) |
Official site | chrispackham.co.uk |
Current partner | Charlotte Corney |
Awards | Dilys Breese Medal |
Parents | Rita Packham |
Colin Packham | |
Siblings | Jenny Packham |
Niece | Isabella Packham Anderson |
Georgia Packham Anderson | |
Alma mater | University of Southampton |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 427010 |
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Chris Packham Life story
Christopher Gary Packham CBE is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995.
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Secret Tory: Henry Morris unmasks himself as man behind parody account
... Morris puts on amateur Shakespeare productions in Wales every year, is behind the Field Maneuvers [sic] rave in Norfolk and is a campaigner to end raptor persecution on grouse moors with Chris Packham s Wild Justice group...
Chris Packham wins libel claim against website
...By Dave Gilyeat & PA MediaBBC NewsNaturalist Chris Packham has won his libel claim against a website that alleged he misled people into donating to a tiger rescue charity...
Chris Packham libel trial: Presenter faced 'relentless intimidation'
...Chris Packham has told the High Court he is the " victim of a campaign of vile and relentless intimidation"...
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... Chris Packham warned the planet is " in crisis" during a speech to the crowds...
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... Names frequently raised include Alan Sugar, Chris Packham and Andrew Neil...
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... TV presenter Chris Packham CBE said that financial institutions had an " enormous ethical and moral responsibility" to start withdrawing funding from organisations that damaged the climate and biodiversity...
Secret Tory: Henry Morris unmasks himself as man behind parody account
By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
The man behind The Secret Tory account on Twitter has unmasked himself as Personal Trainer Henry Morris .
The parody account has built up nearly 200,000 followers since its launch in 2019, with its anonymous writer publishing a book Last Year .
Followers have speculated that The person behind The account is a high-profile comedian or a real-life MP.
But Morris is in fact a Personal Trainer and ultra marathon runner from Yorkshire, who now lives in Wales.
Morris puts on amateur Shakespeare productions in Wales every year, is behind The Field Maneuvers [sic] rave in Norfolk and is a campaigner to end raptor persecution on grouse moors with Chris Packham 's Wild Justice group.
" I inadvertently started parodying Mark Francois at The Height of Brexit when I was bored between training clients in my gym, " Morris told Bbc News .
" It took on A Life of its own almost immediately, I remember people in The Gym laughing about The account without knowing it was me, and it was Very Nice to have my hunch confirmed that I could make people laugh. "
The satirical account, which is staunchly anti-Conservative, gained prominence when Brexit was dominating The headlines prior to The UK's exit from The EU.
It started life named Mark ne Francois pas, a reference to Conservative MP Mark Francois , later changing its name to Michael Govern Ready (alluding to Michael Gove and The oven-ready Brexit deal) before ultimately becoming The Secret Tory.
" Other People discover they're good at things like ballet or darts. Turns out I'm very good at pretending to be a Tory MP, " Morris said.
" I have loved The wind-up, but I reckon its time To Let people know who I really am. And anyway, I'm sure an AI will be able to do all this in a few weeks anyway. "
In 2022, he released a book - The Diary of A Secret Tory MP: (Almost! ) True Stories from The Heart of British Politics - which was endorsed by The Times columnist Caitlin Moran and The LBC presenter James O'Brien.
However, despite The use of The term MP in The Book 's title and The account's Twitter biography, Morris is not and never has been a member of parliament for any party.
" If people are feeling cheated I'm not a real MP, I'd like to say I'm sorry, " Morris said. " But I'm not. It's got a lot more to do with The behaviour of The People sitting in Westminster, than my skills as a con artist. "
Over time, The tone of The Twitter account has changed. Morris said he started " going on The Attack rather than just playing The jester".
" The Problem with that was, if people come For You to be funny, and you're being angry, it doesn't work, " He Said . "
" People are forever telling me they preferred it when I was doing jokes about Mark ne-Francois-pas' mock-Tudor carport and breakfasts of Sugar Puffs made with a can of Monster. I Hope I 've got The Balance better now, but Who Knows ? "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com