Simon Minty is best known for his work on the BBC. Oh. She also appeared on Gogglebox with her sister Jane. The faithful loved his appearance on the show and wanted to know more about him. Here is the Simon Minty biography for you.
Here we cover your age, marital status, height, and disability.
Simon Minty on Gogglebox
Gogglebox is a program that documents families and groups of friends across the UK who are filmed for their observations and reactions to the previous week’s television show from their own homes. Previously, Linda McGarry, Carolyne Michael and their two children Louis and Alex and Marina Wingrove left the show earlier this year. So there were three empty spots left on the show that needed to be filled.
Disability adviser and presenter Simon Minty has joined Gogglebox along with his sister Jane. He appeared on the show on October 22, 2021. Simon and his sister watched Strictly Coming Dancing, The Love Trap, and Killers of the Cosmos. While watching the series, the brothers had several random conversations that included giving gifts of washing up liquid, eating too much, and finding a hedgehog in the house.
Fans or ‘believers’ naturally commented on his presence. One wrote: “Simon and Jane are a brilliant addition to the series!”. Another added: “Absolutely love Simon and Jane. glasses case already. These two are going to be brilliant.”
Another user added: “I already love these two. I can’t wait to see more of them as the series progresses.”
Simon Minty Disability
Speaking of Simon Minty’s disability, he was born with EDSc, which is a form of dwarfism. A person with this condition has short stature and limited mobility. Other than the people he watched, the main difficulty he had was getting around, so he had a taxi to and from school, and on day trips his friends took him in a big buggy.
In an interview with RGAUK.ORG, Simon was asked what the best and worst aspects of being small are. Simon replied that he is middle-aged, so he doesn’t mind. He told how he was going through some romantic and emotional issues that had given him a hard time in the past.
Simon revealed that as an ambassador, he had to be courteous to some demeaning comments made by the youth, even if he didn’t want to.
How tall is Simon Minty from Gogglebox?
Gogglebox’s Simon Minty is approximately 3 feet 6 inches tall (1,066 meters).
Simon Minty’s wife
In the May 2017 interview, the interviewer asked him what would be different if he was 21 again. He replied, “Whew, that’s a great question. I feel like I had to do the things I did to get to where I am now. I wonder, if I had stayed at the bank, would I now be married with children, without a mortgage and living a different life?
So we know that until 2017 he was not married and had no children.
However, in 2014, an article about Simon was written in The Guardian. On his resume, he stated that he was dating an American woman. However, as of this writing, his love life seems incomplete and he doesn’t seem to be dating anyone as of this writing.
The Simon Minty era
Simon Minty was 53 years old in November 2021.
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Where is Simon Minty from?
Simon Minty was born in Epsom, Surrey. He later moved to London when he went to University and stayed there.
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What does Simon Minty do for a living?
In a nutshell, Simon Minty is a disability and diversity consultant who works with large corporate organizations in the UK and internationally to help clients deliver strategic and innovative programs that improve the recruitment, retention and promotion of disabled staff and provide better services to disabled customers.
His clients include the BBC, the British Council, Google, Home Office, HSBC, JP Morgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Network Rail, Open Society Foundation The Royal Household and Thomson Reuters.
He is the founder of the company Sminty Ltd, which he started in 2009. He has also worked as a director, occasional actor, for the comedy troupe Abnormally Funny People.
Simon also founded Minty and Friend Ltd in 2001, which ran until 2009. He worked as a financial services officer/trainer for Barclays Bank from 1986 to 1993 until he was 25 years old.
Simon won Best TV Movie in 1999 for his Channel 4 documentary Travelog in China. He hosts two podcasts, BBC Ouch! and The Way We Roll with Minty & Friend. Since 2018 Simon has been a non-executive director of Motability Operations plc and a trustee of Improbable Theater and StopGap Dance. He is an ambassador for the Business Disability Forum and co-creator of the Disability Media Alliance Project in California.
In 2016, GQ named him one of the 100 best connected people in the UK.
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Where was Simon Minty educated?
Talking about his education, Simon attended Epsom High School. After high school, he enrolled in the North East Surrey College of Technology. He attended evening courses at the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He later also obtained a BA in Philosophy and Sociology from City University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Disability for Work Management from City University.
Note: Prior to Simon’s work as a consultant, he worked for Bentalls department store as a cashier when he was 15 years old. He also babysat for his neighbors.
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Is Simon Minty on Twitter?
Simon Minty’s Twitter account is (@simonminty) who has 2,385 followers.
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