Christian Jessen
Best known for:
Best known for presenting BAFTA-winning Channel 4 show, "Embarrassing Bodies".
Summary:
Dr Christian Jessen is the charismatic presenter of Channel 4's Embarrassing Illnesses, Supersize vs Superskinny and, most recently, the BAFTA-winning Embarrassing Bodies. Dr Christian is involved in a number of public campaigns and he works closely with various health charities to help look for new ways to educate people in health matters. His main aim is to help raise medical awareness and simplify, demystify, de-stigmatise and explain the sometimes complicated and inaccessible world of medicine to the public.
Biography:
Dr Christian Jessen is the charismatic presenter of ‘Embarrassing Illnesses’, ‘Supersize Vs Superskinny’ and BAFTA award winning ‘Embarrassing Bodies’.
Dr Christian graduated in 2000 from UCL, having trained in general medicine, infectious disease, travel medicine and sexual health/HIV. He has lived in Kenya and Uganda where he researched malaria and HIV interactions in children and he now works on Baker Street and the world famous Harley Street, looking after general medicine and sexual health patients.
Dr Christian is involved in a number of public campaigns and he works closely with various health charities to help look for new ways to educate people in health matters. His main aim is to help raise medical awareness and simplify, demystify, de-stigmatise and explain the sometimes complicated and inaccessible world of medicine to the public.
Dr Christian is medical advisor and columnist for Closer magazine, he writes a weekly health column for the Evening Standard and a monthly column for Top santé. His book ‘Supersize vs Superskinny’ (Transworld 2008) accompanies the hit series of the same name and is currently available.
Dr Christian’s previous television work includes ‘Finding God’ where he looked after Jack Osborne during his travels through India (C4), ‘Sex in Court’ (E4) and he runs a regular phone-in clinic on ‘The Wright Stuff’ (Five). He has even brought his culinary skills to ‘Ready Steady Cook’ and his general knowledge to ‘The Weakest Link’ (BBC1) and he is often asked to comment on popular culture shows such as ‘Most Annoying People’ and ‘Celebrity Skinny Mums’.
Dr Christian was born and lives in London. He enjoys foreign travel, riding horses, working out, music and art. He is an accomplished oboist, performing publicly from time to time. He is a member of the Garrick Club and the Royal Institution.
Fee range:
5,000-10,000 GBP