David McIntosh (born 10 December 1985) is a British television personality. A former Royal Marines commando, he was a Gladiator on the Sky 1 TV series Gladiators, under the name Tornado.[2] In 2014, he participated in Celebrity Big Brother 14.
David McIntosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1985 Wigan, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Television | Gladiators Celebrity Big Brother Famously Single Bromans Celebrity Ex on the Beach |
| Children | 1[1] |
Career edit
Born to a British mother and Jamaican father, McIntosh grew up in Platt Bridge, near Wigan. He went to Holy Family Primary School in Platt Bridge and then St Edmund Arrowsmith high school in Ashton in Makerfield. After school, McIntosh became a Royal Marines Commando, serving in Northern Ireland, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan.[3] Upon leaving the Marines, McIntosh appeared as "Tornado" on the Sky 1 show Gladiators.[4]
Following Gladiators, McIntosh worked in security. In late 2013, McIntosh was doing security transportation on a badger culling operation, and after crashing a van loaded with dead badgers into a bus stop he received a traffic violation charge resulting in a court fine.[5] McIntosh was also found guilty of driving for eight years with a license that had been revoked for a previous traffic violation.[6]
In 2014, McIntosh appeared in fitness magazine Muscle & Fitness,[citation needed] and music videos for Jennifer Hudson's single "Walk It Out" and Nicki Minaj's single "Anaconda".[citation needed] In August 2014, McIntosh entered the Celebrity Big Brother house[7] for a reported fee of £200,000.[8] McIntosh was the first to be evicted from the house.[9]
In 2014, private photographs of McIntosh in which he was naked circulated online. About that he wrote on Twitter: “So happy my naked ass brought joy to many boys & girls out der Im now gonna figure out a way to get more leaked, as my duty to humanity”.[10] McIntosh was involved in a Twitter spat with his then-girlfriend Kelly Brook following their publication.[10] Later in 2016, McIntosh showed his bare buttocks on Instagram.[11][12]
In 2017, McIntosh appeared on the E! reality dating show Famously Single. Later that year he played Doctore on the ITV2 Ancient Rome-themed reality television series Bromans, mentoring the contestants during physical challenges.[13]
In 2020, McIntosh appeared as a cast member on the eleventh series of Ex on the Beach.
References edit
- ^ Strang, Fay (24 March 2015). "David McIntosh's baby mama brands him a 'vile monster'". mirror. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "David McIntosh". IMDb.
- ^ "Marine Dave is new gladiator". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Tornado (David McIntosh) - Sky 1 Revival - Gladiators -".
- ^ "Kelly Brook's ex-Gladiator boyfriend David McIntosh 'crashed van full". The Independent. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Kelly Brook's ex-boyfriend David McIntosh says he loves animals and is against culling badgers". Stroud News and Journal. 13 March 2014.
- ^ Antonia Molloy (19 March 2014). "Celebrity Big Brother 2014 contestants: Meet David McIntosh". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Frank says (18 July 2014). "Gladiators' Tornado changes his mind on Celeb BB?". bbspy. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Metro.co.uk, Emily Hewett for (27 August 2014). "CBB's David McIntosh is the first to be evicted".
- ^ a b "David McIntosh Nude Photos: Kelly Brook's Ex Claims He's 'Happy My Naked A** Brought Joy' After Pics Leak Online". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gladiators' David McIntosh just posted a jaw-dropping nude on Instagram". Attitude.co.uk. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Instaguy: David McIntosh Bares His Butt On Instagram | Meaws - Gay Site providing cool gay stories and articles". meaws.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Grant Cumberbatch, Aimee (14 September 2017). "Bromans: Everything you need to know about ITV2's new couples show set in Ancient Rome". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 October 2017.