Jamie Laing

James Robin Grant Laing (/ˈleɪŋ/ LAYNG; born 3 November 1988) is an English presenter, television personality and investor. He is the founder of the confectionery company Candy Kittens and best known for appearing on the reality television series Made in Chelsea since the second series in 2011. He runs and hosts two podcasts, Private Parts and a BBC Radio 1 podcast, 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer. As an actor, he has appeared in shows such as Hollyoaks, Murder In Successville and Drunk History.

Not to be confused with Jamie Liang.

Jamie Laing
Born
James Robin Grant Laing[1]

(1988-11-03) 3 November 1988
Oxford, England
Education
Occupations
Years active2011–present
TelevisionMade in Chelsea
SpouseSophie Habboo (m. 2023)

Early life

Laing was born in Oxford in 1988. His parents are named Penny and Nicholas. He has an older brother, Alexander and a younger sister, Emily.[2]

He attended Summer Fields School (1997–2002), Radley College and, later, the University of Leeds, where he studied Theatre and Performance.[3][4]

Laing is a great-great-grandson of Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet, who created the McVitie's digestive biscuit in 1892,[5] and a great-nephew of the Lord Laing of Dunphail.

Career

In 2011, Laing rose to fame through the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea, joining the show in the second series.

He launched his own confectionery company, Candy Kittens, in 2012, which specialises in vegan and vegetarian sweets.[6][7]

Laing's acting credits include playing a fashion show attendee in 2016's Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie and a doctor in a 2017 episode of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

He also beat the previous world record in ‘amount of jelly beans thrown in mouth per 30 seconds’ on Series 12 Episode 3 of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown with a groundbreaking 18 jellybeans; beating the previous record by 3.

In 2017, he appeared on the first series of Celebrity Hunted alongside his Made in Chelsea co-star Spencer Matthews. In 2018, he appeared in the third episode of the first season of The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. Laing was named as one of the celebrities to star in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in August 2019; however a foot injury led him to withdraw on 5 September, two days before the launch show was aired, where he was paired with professional dancer Oti Mabuse. He was replaced by Kelvin Fletcher, who went on to win the series. The following year, he was announced as a contestant on the eighteenth series, where he was re-partnered with Karen Hauer, making the final and finishing as one of the runners-up.

In 2018, he filmed a Channel 4 documentary called Famous and Fighting Crime, in which he became a volunteer police officer in Peterborough.

Since early 2017, he has hosted a podcast, Private Parts, with his friend Francis Boulle,[8] as well as starting a podcast on BBC Sounds in May 2020, 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer, with Spencer Matthews.[9]

From 28 October 2022, Laing replaced Mollie King on BBC Radio 1 while she was on maternity leave.[10]

Personal life

Laing lives with his wife, Sophie Charlotte Habboo (born 19 October 1993), whom he has been with since April 2019, in London and Gloucestershire.[11][12][13] Laing and Habboo announced their engagement on Instagram on 18 December 2021. They married on 14 April 2023.

References
  1. "James Robin Grant LAING – Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 9 January 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. Ellie Austin, Interviews by (22 January 2017). "Relative Values: Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing and his mother, Penny" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. "Jamie Laing, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 contestant and OS, 1997–2002, is through to the semi-finals". Old Summerfieldians Alumni Community. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. Green, Willow (2021). "Jamie Laing: Who Is Made In Chelsea's Veteran Lost Boy?". Grazia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Pantazi, Chloe (27 April 2016). "'Made in Chelsea' star Jamie Laing discusses being heir to the McVitie's fortune, his candy business, and how much of the show is 'real'". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. "The story of Candy Kittens". Candy Kittens. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. Burn-Callander, Rebecca (26 November 2015). "Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing to crowdfund £300,000 for Candy Kittens". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. "Private Parts Podcast with Jamie Laing & his celebrity friends". privatepod.tv. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. "6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer". BBC Sounds. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. "Jamie Laing to cover Mollie King on BBC Radio 1". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. "Jamie Lang's girlfriend: all you need to know about Sophie Habboo". HELLO!. 17 October 2020.
  12. "Inside Jamie Laing's ultra-modern home with girlfriend Sophie Habboo". HELLO!. 7 November 2020.
  13. "How Strictly star Jamie Laing was made in Gloucestershire". 29 December 2020.
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