Thursday 8 January 2009

Matt Willis

Matthew James Willis (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English singer-songwriter. He first found fame with the band,Busted.

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As a teenager, Willis was featured on The Bill & Casualty, both times as a drug dealer, and EastEnders as an extra.

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Following I'm A Celebrity..., Willis was featured in a succession of celebrity based TV shows. In December 2006, he took part in an episode of Ready, Steady, Cook where he beat fellowI'm a Celebrity... contestant Toby Anstis. A month later, Willis finished fifth in a Music Stars Special of The Weakest Link. Bonnie Langford won the episode, having been Strongest Link in every round bar Round 2, in which Willis was the Strongest Link. At the end of the year he appeared with Myleene Klass as a guest contributor to The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

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As a fan of Big Brother, Willis has also featured on various spin off programmes for the 7th and 8th series of the show, including BBLB and BBBM.

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I'M A CELEBRITY... GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Ant and Dec return to the jungle for a sixth series of hit entertainment show I'm A Celebrity Get ... Me Out of Here! 

Yet another batch of courageous celebrities descend on the Australian Outback to face the ultimate endurance test - who will be crowned the sixth King or Queen of the Jungle? Only the viewers can decide. 

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On September 8, 2007 Willis contributed to Ant and Dec's game "Bounce Baby Bounce" on the new series of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

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In March 2008, Matt featured in an I'm A Celebrity special of the TV series Ghosthunting with..., alongside fellow contestant Dean Gaffney, and recent contestants Christopher Biggins andCerys Matthews as well as wife Emma Griffiths.

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In May 2008, Matt travelled to New Zealand with Jack Osbourne, Jodie Kidd and John Thomson for the new series of Jack's ITV2 show, Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie. It was also reported that Willis got a new tattoo, the word 'Emma', after filming had finished and was later beaten up by a local criminal after having left the set. The show was aired in October 2008.  Matt also recently said on his myspace page that he was writing songs for a new album.

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