Dick and Dom – real names Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood – are best-known for presenting a host of kids’ TV shows in the 1990s through to the 2000s, but have moved onto pastures anew
Dick and Dom were staples of kids’ TV in the 1990s and 2000s – but many people have no idea what the celebrity duo are up to now their audiences are all grown up. The pair, real names Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood, launched their careers in 1996 – and are widely known for presenting a number of CBBC programmes, including the BAFTA-winning show Dick & Dom in da Bungalow as well as appearing on The Broom Cupboard.
While the pair have appeared in various TV, film and radio projects over the years, they have also moved away from the limelight in favour of new projects, including charity work and DIY.
Sheffield-born Dick has spent the past few years focusing on charitable efforts and is an ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Not only this but he also supports Dreamflight, WellChild and Children in Need.
Speaking about his 2021 London Marathon run for Alzheimer’s Research UK, he said: “It’s been 10 years since I last ran the London Marathon and I’m doing it again!
“As you can imagine, it’s no easy feat and it was one of the toughest challenges I’ve ever done. I remember hobbling over the finish line.
“In 2004, we noticed that mum was getting confused at home and in her work. At just 58, she was diagnosed with FTD. She sadly passed away in 2010, aged 64.
“Over the past 10 years, we have also lost her sister, Jean, and her brother, Peter, at a similar age to this terrible disease.
“My grandad, Ronald, also passed away with a form of early-onset dementia, which we suspected was also FTD.
“Dementia has had a devastating impact on our family, and that’s why I’m running to support the vital work of Alzheimer’s Research UK.
“It’s going to be tough, but thinking of mum and those we’ve lost will be all the motivation I need to hobble over that finish line again.”
He proposed to his long-term partner, Katrina Bryan, in 2019, and welcomed his first child two years later, announcing the new arrival on his Instagram page.
Meanwhile, Dom has been shocking viewers with his switch from children’s TV to Instagram DIY influencer, with viewers regularly commenting on his videos referencing his time on Dick & Dom in da Bungalow.
This channel, called @the_houseofwood, describes him as a plant-based, ADHD, DIY fan who shares everything that’ll help you upgrade and improve your home on a budget.
Speaking to House Beautiful about his DIY interests, he said: “I was so lucky to have been brought up in a wonderful big family home.
“We lived down in Devon and we just had the run of the house – it was fantastic! We had a basement, which was great.
“There was also a workshop down there, and I spent most of my childhood in there making things. Dad used to have bits of scrap wood and scrap metal everywhere. Childhood was very, very happy.”
Commenting on one of his latest videos where he shows viewers around his house, one user said: “That’s not a bungalow?”
Another user added: “So much less work when you lived in a bungalow.” A third user said: “Bogies! You are smashing it.”
Dom, originally from Exeter, married his wife Sandi Lee Hughes back in 2002 and has two sons, Tommy and Sam.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
