Joel Dommett initially rose to fame working as a comedian, featuring on shows like Bring the Noise with Nicole Scherzinger and Katherine Ryan, Hey Tracey and The Love Trap.
The 37 year old hit the jackpot after taking part in ITV gruelling reality show, I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here, where he was the runner-up to Gogglebox star Scarlette Moffatt.
Having become a regular face on British TV and scooping up one of the most prestigious hosting jobs on ITV as The Masked Singer’s presenter, Joel has reached a new status among the general public.
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But things haven’t always been straight forward for the comedian, and the Daily Star have explored his checkered past, including his online sex scandal, his secret acting history and a sneak peak into his love life with glamorous model Hannah Cooper.
Online sex scandal
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In a tell-all article on BBC News, Joel opened up about an online sex scandal he faced after coming out of a two-year relationship and re-entering the dating world.
In 2015, he had met a woman called Staci on Twitter who he recalled had an “excellent looking head” and started a conversation via Twitter DMs.
Joel was then duped into having Skype sex with her, where he would perform a solo sex act which was being recorded, unbeknownst to him.
Joel took the incident in his stride and wrote a message from his penis addressing the scandal.
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The tongue-in-cheek post read: “Joel was Catfished a long time ago by somebody pretending to be someone else on the internet and was lured into Skype sex.
“That Skype sex session turned out to be entirely fake and has come back to bite Joel in the a** (Joel’s A** is a good friend of mine and also features in the video),” he continued.
Taking a more serious tone, Joel later added: “It’s a genuinely horrific thing for another human being to do, to take advantage of what is private of someones life and make it public for everyone to see.”
Secret acting career
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Before transitioning to the world of comedy, Joel started out as an actor and has small roles in Bashment, The Edge of Love and White Island.He also featured in Channel 4’s gritty teen drama, Skins, as DC Sweeney in season four.
Looking back at his time on the show, he said: “I think it’s a really good show. I think it’s a generation-defining programme that people really loved and identified with and was really well-made.
Joel added: “It’s not very often that you get a show that’s really well-written and well-made and looks really good. It was a pleasure to work on it. I still to this day, the more known I get doing comedy, people just go, ‘I think I just saw you on Skins – what?!’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, yeah, I did that!'”
M&S model wife
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In 2019, Joel married Marks and Spencers model, Hannah Cooper, who has starred in ad campaigns for Marks and Spencers, lingerie brand Boux Avenue and Missguided.
He met the stunning blonde shortly after his I’m A Celeb stint and is said to have drunkenly messaged him a cat smirking emoji which sparked romance between the two.
They were first spotted together in 2017 before tying the not in 2019 at a lavish Grecian ceremony attended by Love Island narrator Iain Sterling.
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In his book It’s Not Me It’s Them: Confessions Of A Hopeless Modern Romance, Joel reveals that he’s had romantic encounters with around 40 women before he met Hannah. In 2021, he told The Sun: “It’s worked out all right, really. I’m very lucky.”
I’m A Celeb stardom
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Joel competed in the sixteenth series of I’m A Celeb back in 2016, where he shared camp with Emmerdale star, Adam Thomas, former Countdown presenter, Carol Vorderman and Diversity dancer Ashley Banjo.
He started in camp from day one and went on to become the runner-up of the series, losing he King of the Jungle title to Gogglebox star Scarlette Moffatt.
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After the show, Joel went on to host the spin-off series, I’m A Celebrity … Extra Camp, where he’d interview celebrities from later series as they left the jungle. He co-hosted the show alongside former EastEnders actor Joe Swash and Scarlette.
From the 2019 series onwards, Joel was joined by Emily Atack and Adam Thomas after Scarlette and Joe confirmed they wouldn’t be returning to the presenting role.
The Masked Singer
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Joel joined The Masked Singer from it’s beginning in January 2020 and luckily it was a huge hit with ITV audiences, who lapped up the idea of unmasking singing celebrities dressed in ridiculous costumes.
Joel’s gig on The Masked Singer is his dream gig, and he told OK! Magazine that he felt “very lucky” to be a part of it.
“I love that everyone is enjoying it. It’s so lovely. I think it’s so striking to watch, you change the channel and you’re like, ‘What the hell is this?’ Then five minutes later you’re completely addicted. People can’t believe they’re addicted to lunacy!” he revealed.
Joel concluded: “I hope I’m never jaded by it because it’s such a joyous show. It’s not cynical in any way. I really love that it does what it says on the tin, you are trying to guess who the people in insane costumes are. It’s a dream job. I’m a very lucky boy.”
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