Will Best

William Trevorian Stuart Best (born 21 February 1985)[1] is an English television presenter and drinks entrepreneur. He has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and Dance Dance Dance. He has also written articles for the HuffPost.[2] In 2023, he was announced as the co-presenter of the ITV2 revival of Big Brother, alongside AJ Odudu. His drinks company, Bloody Drinks, make award winning canned cocktails, selling their Bloody Mary RTD in Waitrose, Sainsburys, and a host of other shops and bars across the UK.

Will Best
Born
William Trevorian Stuart Best

(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Television presenter, Entrepreneur
Television

Career

Best's first presenting role came in 2010 when he co-presented the comedy music chat show Suck My Pop on Viva with Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh.[3][4]

From 2011 to 2012, Best was one of the presenters on T4. The same year, he presented the 4Music music show The Crush, taking over from Rick Edwards and presented dating show Love Shaft on E4. He also presented Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut, a spin-off of the dancing competition Got to Dance and The Gleekly.[5]

In 2012 and 2013, best presented the iTunes Festival for Channel 4 and E4 along with Nick Grimshaw, Annie Mac, Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft.[6]

In 2015, Best presented the BBC Three documentary Is This Rape? Sex on Trial which tested a group of British teenagers to see if they can work out if a specially written drama about a sexual encounter is consensual sex or if a crime has been committed.[7][8]

In 2017, Best co-presented the ITV talent Dance Dance Dance alongside Alesha Dixon.[9]

In 2020, when the Covid Pandemic hit, Will started pouring more energy into his drinks company, landing commercial deals with several major retailers, including Selfridges and Sainsburys. Since then, the company has since grown significantly, and by 2023 is stocked in around 1000 retailers, with an on-trade specific product launching in summer 2023 to take the brand to major pub and restaurant chains.

In 2022, Best appeared on Celebrity Coach Trip alongside friend and comedian Matt Richardson.[10]

In April 2023, it was announced that Best would be hosting the ITV revival of Big Brother, alongside AJ Odudu.[11][12][13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Channel
2010 Suck My Pop Co-presenter Viva
2014 Love Shaft Presenter E4
2013–2014 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Regular panellist Channel 5
2015 Is This Rape? Sex on Trial Presenter BBC Three
2017 Dance Dance Dance Co-presenter ITV
2022 Celebrity Coach Trip Contestant E4
2023 Big Brother Co-presenter ITV2

References
  1. "William Trevorian Stuart BEST personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  2. "Who is Dance Dance Dance host Will Best?". Radio Times.
  3. "Will Best's New TV show on VIVA!". Something Else.
  4. "Kimberly Walsh to host 'Suck My Pop'". Digital Spy. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  5. "10 Stars Everyone Will Be Talking About This Time Next Year". HuffPost UK. December 20, 2016.
  6. "Will Best | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
  7. "BBC Three - Is This Rape? Sex on Trial". BBC.
  8. "Is This Rape? Sex on Trial, BBC3 - TV review". Independent.co.uk. 3 November 2015.
  9. "'Dance, Dance, Dance' Presenter Will Best Reckons The Show Is 'Cooler' Than 'Strictly Come Dancing'". HuffPost UK. January 6, 2017.
  10. "Celebrity Coach Trip is back on E4 with a line up of fresh celebrity faces | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
  11. "Big Brother confirms new hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best for 2023 return". ITVX. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. Percival, Ash (25 April 2023). "Big Brother Presenters Confirmed As AJ Odudu And Will Best". HuffPost. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. Hibbs, James (25 April 2023). "Big Brother officially confirms AJ Odudu and Will Best to host reboot". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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