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Ore Oduba

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Ore Oduba

Ore Oduba (born 17 November 1985) is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. From 2008 until 2013, he presented the CBBC news programme Newsround. In 2018 he hosted the game show And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. In 2019 he began his musical theatre career, starring in the UK tour of Grease. He also appeared alongside Jason Manford in Curtains the Musical. Oduba made his West End debut in January 2020. However, he is best known for winning the fourteenth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing in 2016.

Infobox

Born
(1985-11-17) 17 November 1985 (age 40)London, England
Occupation
Presenter
Notable credit(s)
NewsroundBBC SportClaimed and ShamedMatch of the Day KickaboutThe One ShowThe National Lottery DrawsStrictly Come DancingAnd They're Off!HardballNoughts Crosses
Spouse
mw- Portia Jett Culmer (m. 2015; div. 2025)
Children
2
Website
http://oreodubaofficial.com

Tables

· Credits › TV
2012
Ultimate Sports Day
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
CBBC
2013
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
BBC One
2014
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
CBBC
2015
Role(s)
BBC One
Role(s)
Presenter
2015–2016
Role(s)
The National Lottery Draws
Notes
Main presenter
Role(s)
Sport presenter
Notes
BBC Two
2015—
Role(s)
The One Show
Notes
Guest presenter
2016
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
BBC One
Role(s)
Participant
Claimed and Shamed
Role(s)
Presenter
2016–2018
Role(s)
This Morning
Notes
Guest presenter
2017
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
BBC Two
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
BBC Two
Role(s)
BBC One
World Athletics Championships 2017
Role(s)
BBC One/BBC Two
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
BBC One
2018
Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
ITV
Hardball
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
BBC One
2021
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Channel 4
Role(s)
ITV
Year
Title
Role
Channel
2008–2010
Sportsround
Presenter
CBBC
2008–2013
Newsround
2011–2013
Match of the Day Kickabout
2011-2014
Hacker Time
Guest, various characters
2011–2016
BBC Breakfast
Sport presenter
BBC One
2012
Ultimate Sports Day
Presenter
CBBC
2013
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Contestant
BBC One
2014
All Over the Place Australia
Co-presenter
CBBC
2015
EastEnders: Backstage Live
BBC One
New Year Live
Presenter
2015–2016
The National Lottery Draws
Main presenter
Victoria Derbyshire
Sport presenter
BBC Two
2015—
The One Show
Guest presenter
BBC One
2016
Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans
Co-presenter
BBC One
Hell on High Seas
Participant
Strictly Come Dancing
Claimed and Shamed
Presenter
2016–2018
This Morning
Guest presenter
ITV
2017
London Marathon Highlights
Presenter
BBC Two
BBC Young Dancer
Co-presenter
BBC Two
One Love Manchester
BBC One
World Athletics Championships 2017
BBC One/BBC Two
The National Lottery Awards
Presenter
BBC One
2018
And They're Off!
Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100
Co-presenter
ITV
Hardball
Presenter
BBC One
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
2021
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Contestant
Channel 4
The Cube
ITV
· Credits › Radio
2017
Role(s)
Stand-in presenter
Notes
BBC Radio 2
2018
Drive-time
2019-
Role(s)
Vanessa Feltz
Year
Title
Role
Station
2017
Claudia on Sunday
Stand-in presenter
BBC Radio 2
Steve Wright in the Afternoon
2018
Drive-time
2019-
Vanessa Feltz
· Credits › Stage
2017
2017
Year(s)
2017
Production
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Role
Contestant
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
2018
2018
Year(s)
2018
Production
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Role
Host
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
2019
2019
Year(s)
2019
Production
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Role
Host
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
Grease
Grease
Year(s)
Grease
Production
Teen Angel
Role
Theatre
UK National Tour
Curtains the Musical
Curtains the Musical
Year(s)
Curtains the Musical
Production
Aaron Fox
Role
Theatre
UK National Tour
2019-20
2019-20
Year(s)
2019-20
Production
Cinderella
Role
Prince Charming
Theatre
Fairfield Halls
Location
Croydon
2020
2020
Year(s)
2020
Production
Curtains the Musical
Role
Aaron Fox
Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre
Location
West End
2021
2021
Year(s)
2021
Production
Rocky Horror Show
Role
Brad Majors
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
2022
2022
Year(s)
2022
Production
Sleeping Beauty
Role
Prince Orlando
Theatre
Marlowe Theatre
Location
Canterbury
2023
2023
Year(s)
2023
Production
Pretty Woman
Role
Happy Man/Mr Thompson
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Year(s)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Production
Prince Charming
Role
Royal & Derngate
Theatre
Northampton
2024
2024
Year(s)
2024
Production
Aladdin
Role
Abanazar
Theatre
Assembly Hall
Location
Tunbridge Wells
2025
2025
Year(s)
2025
Production
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Role
Caractacus Potts
Theatre
Location
UK National Tour
Picture You Dead
Picture You Dead
Year(s)
Picture You Dead
Production
Stuart Piper
Role
Theatre
UK National Tour
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
Year(s)
Young Frankenstein
Production
Frederick Frankenstein
Role
Hope Mill Theatre
Theatre
Manchester
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Year(s)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Production
Prince Charming
Role
The Hawth
Theatre
Crawley
Year(s)
Production
Role
Theatre
Location
2017
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Contestant
UK National Tour
2018
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Host
UK National Tour
2019
Strictly Come Dancing the Live Tour
Host
UK National Tour
Grease
Teen Angel
UK National Tour
Curtains the Musical
Aaron Fox
UK National Tour
2019-20
Cinderella
Prince Charming
Fairfield Halls
Croydon
2020
Curtains the Musical
Aaron Fox
Wyndham's Theatre
West End
2021
Rocky Horror Show
Brad Majors
UK National Tour
2022
Sleeping Beauty
Prince Orlando
Marlowe Theatre
Canterbury
2023
Pretty Woman
Happy Man/Mr Thompson
UK National Tour
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Prince Charming
Royal & Derngate
Northampton
2024
Aladdin
Abanazar
Assembly Hall
Tunbridge Wells
2025
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Caractacus Potts
UK National Tour
Picture You Dead
Stuart Piper
UK National Tour
Young Frankenstein
Frederick Frankenstein
Hope Mill Theatre
Manchester
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Prince Charming
The Hawth
Crawley

References

  1. bbc.co.uk
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4PM8ZqC3Pd5swPd2DFCc8n1/ore-oduba
  2. "All about Ore"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7550000/newsid_7556400/7556408.stm
  3. Radio Times
    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-11-19/who-is-ore-oduba-strictly-come-dancing-2016-contestant-guide
  4. mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ore-oduba
  5. belfasttelegraph.co.uk
    https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/sports-presenter-ore-odubas-journey-to-strictly-success-35304369.html
  6. greatbritishlife.co.uk
    https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/22565833.strictly-star-ore-odubas-dorset-school-days/
  7. "2016 - Alumnus Ore Oduba takes to the Strictly stage - Loughborough Alumni"
    http://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2016/alumnus-ore-oduba-takes-to-the-strictly-stage.html
  8. "Ore Oduba, TV presenter"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170805104215/http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/the-knowledge/ore-oduba-interview
  9. Let's Dance for Comic Relief
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3mJ9xN6BvCZ3SyZ2641klvL/ore-sonali
  10. "Hell on High Seas"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20161018035619/http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-going-on/hell-on-high-seas
  11. BT.com
    http://home.bt.com/news/bt-life/x-11364043857543
  12. "Curve Media TV Production"
    https://www.curvemedia.com/claimed-and-shamed
  13. "Presenting our fourth Strictly celebrity… Ore Oduba"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fstrictlycomedancing%2Fentries%2Fd77143c8-ab28-4040-ab06-c7728f685221
  14. North West Evening Mail
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190414012711/https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/national/article/Widows-praise-for-Strictlys-Ore-Oduba-like-blessing-from-Gene-Kelly-himself-f7f08fe7-3600-42dd-821b-3af4688cf5bc-ds/
  15. London Evening Standard
    https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/strictly-come-dancing-2016-ore-oduba-receives-first-10s-of-the-series-as-daisy-lowes-sexy-rumba-a3370231.html%5B
  16. Huffington Post
    https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/strictly-come-dancing-ore-oduba-first-ten_uk_58033742e4b0ee3352125a15
  17. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/strictly-come-dancing-final-who-won-danny-max-louise-redknapp-ore-oduba-a7481811.html
  18. "BBC - Dan McGolpin announces exciting new factual and entertainment commissions for BBC One Daytime - Media Centre"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/dan-mcgolphin-hardball-chase-the-case
  19. tv24.co.uk
    https://tv24.co.uk/p/noughts-crosses-season-1-episode-1-yupv10
  20. Yahoo News
    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-strictly-come-dancing-winner-121040393.html
  21. www.bbcstudios.com
    https://www.bbcstudios.com/news/celebrities-attend-uk-premiere-of-blueys-big-play/
  22. Hello!
    https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2016112034720/ore-oduba-celebrates-first-wedding-anniversary-with-wife-portia/
  23. Punch Newspapers
    https://punchng.com/nigerian-born-british-celebrity-broadcaster-ore-oduba-wins-strictly-come-dancing/
  24. HELLO!
    https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/725120/strictly-ore-oduba-wife-portia-breaks-silence-divorce/
  25. Loughborough University
    http://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2017/july/ore-oduba-honorary-degree/
  26. "Honorary Doctorate Ore Oduba"
    https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2017-11-08/honorary-doctorate-ore-oduba
  27. Manchester United F.C
    https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-united-legends-and-celebrity-fans-preview-soccer-aid-for-unicef-2020-at-old-trafford
  28. The Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/simon-webbe-ranvir-singh-host-13348956
  29. "BBC - BBC Young Dancer 2017 line-up revealed ahead of BBC Two Grand Final"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/young-dancer-line-up-grand-final
  30. "BBC - Dan McGolpin announces exciting new factual and entertainment commissions for BBC One Daytime - Media Centre"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/dan-mcgolphin-hardball-chase-the-case?
  31. "Peter James's Picture You Dead tour casting announced"
    https://www.westendtheatre.com/263268/news/peter-jamess-picture-you-dead-tour-casting-announced/
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