Joel Dommett has quickly become one of Britain’s most regularly featured presenters and media personalities over the last number of years, going from acting as a background extra in medical dramas to hosting some of the biggest and most popular TV shows.
The 36-year-old actor, author, comedian, television presenter and all-rounder has been the frontman of Saturday night smash-hit The Masked Singer since he was recruited to host the first ever UK series back in 2020.
He has also more recently followed in the big footsteps of Dermot O’Leary and David Walliams after landing the position of presenter of the National Television Awards.
But it seems that the Gloucestershire-born comic is no newcomer to the industry.
Here, we’ll delve into his somewhat surprising acting history, whilst also uncovering a number of the highly-publicised career set-backs, including a cybersex scandal, that he was forced through in order to become the television star we know today.
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We’ll also take a look at the adorable story of how he came to meet his wife, Hannah, who slid into his DMs with some heart-eye emoji’s back in 2016.
Career history
Prior to his move to stand-up comedy, Dommett nabbed some (rather cringe-worthy) minor acting roles in his teenage years and early twenties, such as Josh in ITV series…
