Oli Pettigrew

Oliver David Pettigrew
Pettigrew in 2023
Born (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)
NationalityBritish
Alma materCranleigh School Southampton Institute
Occupation(s)Model, television presenter, live event host
Years active1999 - present
TelevisionSony Style TV Magazine

Lonely Planet: Six Degrees Cash Cab Asia

Right This Minute
SpouseLinda Black (married 2006—present)
Children2
RelativesSimon Pettigrew (brother)
AwardsBest Entertainment Host - Asian Television Awards 2012 Best Program Host - Asian Rainbow TV Awards 2014

Oli Pettigrew (born 2 April 1981) is a television presenter and former model.[1]

Life and education

Pettigrew was born in Hong Kong and moved to England when he was five years old. He has an older brother Simon, lead singer for the band Ghosts, and younger brother Chris. He has an older sister from his father's first marriage named Natasha. Oli's paternal uncle is Lt. Colonel (ret.) Paul Pettigrew, 6th Gurkha Rifles.

Pettigew was schooled in England, attended Cranmore as a youth and prestigious boarding school, Cranleigh.[2] He attended Southampton Institute[3] and graduated in 2004. Shortly after, he moved to SE Asia, where he began his career in the entertainment industry.

Pettigrew is married to Linda Black and they have two children.

Career

While on a gap year before attending university, Pettigrew began his career as a model in Hong Kong in 1999 with a number of smaller jobs, which culminated in a campaign for Levi's and a speaking role in the 2000 film GenY- Cops starring Edison Chen, Maggie Q, and Paul Rudd in his Asian cinema debut.

Pettigrew signed with Singapore-based agency Phantom Model Management, where he met his future wife. Eco 4 the World, was his first television role. He later helmed the prime-time show Sony Style TV Magazine for AXN in 2007 (a role that earned him a nomination for Best TV Host at the Elle Singapore Awards 2008), many features, guest spots, as well as hosting Cash Cab Asia, for which he won the Asian Television Award for Best Entertainment Host in 2012. Pettigrew hostied shows for Lonely Planet, Channel News Asia, Channel V, Star World, HBO Asia, Cinemax Asia, Food Network Asia, TLC and AXN. A program called Kids Vs Film (co-hosted with Mohini Sule, filmed in 2013) earned him a nomination for Asian Rainbow TV Awards - Best Program Host, which he won.

In early 2014, Pettigrew and his family moved to Texas in the United States where his wife's family is from. He co-hosted Right This Minute from 2014 to 2022, joining co-hosts Beth Troutman, Nick Calderon, Gayle Bass, and Christian Vera.

Pettigrew runs the website and YouTube channel That Englishman In Texas and co-founded the fitness brand Ritual Gym with Brad Robinson and Ian Tan.

Television

Year Title Role Network
2006 Eco 4 the World co-anchor
2006 World Cup Prime Time co-host Starhub
2006 - 2008 Animax/Technomax host AXN
2008 Explore Middle East host CNA
2008 - 2011 Sony Style TV Magazine host AXN
2008 Lonely Planet: Best in Asia host Channel 5
2010 Lonely Planet: Best in China host TLC
2010 Lonely Planet: Six Degrees host TLC/Discovery
2011 Cash Cab: Asia host AXN
2009 - 2011 Epad on Max co-host HBO Asia: Cinemax
2013 Kids Vs Film co-host Discovery Kids
2014 - 2022 Right This Minute co-host ABC/FOX

Awards

Year Event Title Results
2008 Singapore ELLE Awards Best Host for Sony Style TV Magazine Season 2 nominated
2011 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment Host for Sony Style TV Magazine Season 4 nominated
2012 Singapore ELLE Awards Best Host for Cash Cab: Asia nominated
2012 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment Host: Sony Style TV Magazine Season 5 nominated
2012 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment Host for Cash Cab: Asia won
2014 Asian Rainbow TV Awards Best Program Host for Kids Vs. Film won

References

  1. ^ "Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE". www.olipettigrew.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ Isaac, Raymund. "Why Oli Pettigrew has a winning 'TV personality'". Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE – CV". www.olipettigrew.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.