Background
Vincent was born in Overton, Wrexham, Wales.
Vincent was born in Overton, Wrexham, Wales.
He was educated at the village primary school and at Maelor Comprehensive School.
Vincent is now based in the United States where he has presented some mainstream shows such as Access Hollywood and Phenomenon. After his A-levels, he was offered a place a Bournemouth University, but deferred it for a year during which he was offered the Blue Peter presenting job. Acting
Vincent first took to acting at Theatr Clwyd, in nearby Moldavia
His first television role was playing alcoholic teenager Billy Ryan in the Independent Television drama series Children"s Ward.
Vincent also appeared in pantomime for several years, always playing the role of "Dandini" in Cinderella, at Southport, Torquay, Widnes and New York From 2000 to 2001, he began playing veterinarian Adam Forrester in Emmerdale and appeared in the film Sorted with Tim Curry and Jason Donovan.
Presenting
On 16 December 1993, Vincent began presenting Blue Peter. During his time on the programme, he completed the New York Marathon and travelled to South Africa.
He left Blue Peter on 24 January 1997, having already featured in two series of the drama Dangerfield and began presenting The Clothes Show.
After leaving Blue Peter and Dangerfield, Vincent presented Short Change and Fully Booked. He starred on the first series of the reality television series, I"m Famous and Frightened! in addition to the Sky One series There"s Something About Miriam. In 2005, he presented a Conservative Party party political broadcast.
Vincent was a reporter on Access Hollywood.
In 2006, he hosted the pilots for GSN"s revival of game show Chain Reaction,but did not host the series itself. He also filled in for Meredith Vieira, for a week of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, 25–29 June 2007.
Shortly after, Vincent presented the National Lottery Draws on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Vincent has lived and worked in the United States for the past few years. On 24 October 2007, Vincent hosted the National Broadcasting Company series Phenomenon.
In 2008, Vincent competed in the third series of the United Kingdom reality programme Dancing on Ice and was eliminated on 10 February 2008.
Vincent has presented shows on London"s 95.8 Capital FM and in August 2009, was announced as the guest host of Kim Wilde"s Secret Songs Sunday on Magic 105.4 FM (London). In May 2011, Vincent joined This Morning"s Interactive Hub, presenting on Fridays. Vincent is an ambassador for the Hearing Dogs charity.