Nick Grimshaw
Nicholas Peter Andrew Grimshaw (born 14 August 1984), also known as Grimmy, is an English television and former radio presenter, podcaster and author. He became known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1. He is also known as a television presenter for his Channel 4 roles in T4 and The Album Chart Show. In 2015, he was a judge on the twelfth series of The X Factor.
For the architect, see Nicholas Grimshaw.
Nick Grimshaw
Grimmy
- Television presenter
- radio presenter
- disc jockey
- author
2006–present
Mesh Henry (2022; engaged)
Early life[edit]
Grimshaw was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester and grew up there.[1] He attended the University of Liverpool between 2002 and 2005, studying Communication and Media Studies, but failed his final year, graduating with a DipHE rather than a bachelor's degree.[2] During his studies at the University of Liverpool, Grimshaw was also a member of the University's student radio station, ICON Radio (now Liverpool Guild Student Media).
Personal life[edit]
On 17 August 2012, Grimshaw spoke about being gay.[39][40] He appeared at number 8 on The Independent on Sunday's list of the 101 most influential LGBT people in Britain 2012.[41] Nick Grimshaw was awarded the title of GQ's Best-Dressed Man of the Year in 2014 by the British edition of GQ Magazine.[42] Since 2018 Grimshaw has been an ambassador for The Albert Kennedy Trust, also known as Akt, a charity helping homeless LGBT youth.[43][44]
In March 2022 Grimshaw became engaged to dancer and model Meshach 'Mesh' Henry. They live in North London, with two dogs.[45]