Background
Christopher Jonathan Hollins was born into a footballing family in Bromley, South London. His father is John Hollins Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR and England football player.
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Christopher Jonathan Hollins was born into a footballing family in Bromley, South London. His father is John Hollins Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR and England football player.
Hollins was educated at Bickley Park School in Bromley and Tonbridge School, Durham University, Hild Bede College, and Keble College, Oxford. He then attended Durham University and subsequently Oxford University for whom he played first-class cricket and gained a blue.
Since 2010, Hollins presents British Broadcasting Corporation series Watchdog alongside Matt Allwright. After leaving Tonbridge School in 1989, he played football for Charlton, Queens Park Rangers, and Aldershot Town. Hollins started his media career at London television station Channel One television, then owned by Associated newspapers, he then moved to Sky Sports in 1994 followed by spells at GMTV, Meridian and Five television Hollins joined British Broadcasting Corporation News in 1999, and has also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus.
He joined British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast in October 2005, replacing Rob Bonnet.
Hollins was the main sport presenter on Breakfast, presenting on Mondays-Thursdays until his final show on 21 March 2012 (he had decided not to make the move to Salford as the show was being relocated). He was also a regular male relief presenter during the week, standing in for main presenter Bill Turnbull.
Hollins has reported from the 2002 World Cup in Japan, the 2010 World Cup, and America to cover The Masters golf in 2007. In April 2010, Hollins co-presented The One Show for a week alongside Louise Minchin while regular hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley were unavailable.
In September 2010 Hollins became a co-presenter on Watchdog.
In July 2011 Hollins became a co-presenter on British Broadcasting Corporation One"s programme The Great British Weather. Hollins and Matt Allwright presented three series of Food Inspectors, a factual programme which began airing on British Broadcasting Corporation One in February 2012. In 2008, Hollins became a patron of children"s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
Chris Hollins is an ambassador for Gold Challenge, part of the official mass participation legacy programme for the London 2012 Games, and a supporter of WellChild.
Chris and Ola were the only pair in the competition never to face the "Dance Office". Judges" scores All partnered with Ola Jordan.