Thomas Skinner (businessman) explained

Thomas Skinner
Birth Name:Thomas Henry Skinner
Birth Date:6 February 1991
Birth Place:Romford, East London, England
Television:The Apprentice (2019)

Thomas Henry Skinner (born 6 February 1991) is an English businessman and television personality. He is best known for appearing as a candidate on the fifteenth series of The Apprentice.

Known for his strong Cockney accent and "bosh" catchphrase, he has since appeared on other shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats and Celebrity Masterchef and has also become known for posting his large and unusual breakfasts at Dino's Cafe in New Spitalfields Market on X (Twitter) and TikTok, generating millions of views.

Early life

Skinner was born in Romford on 6 February 1991.[1] [2] He is an alumnus of Brentwood School, Essex.[3] He worked as a market trader from the age of 16 after the completion of his GCSEs.[4]

Career

In 2011, Skinner was sentenced in court after being charged with handling £40,000 of stolen goods.[5] [6]

In 2019, Skinner became a candidate on the fifteenth series of The Apprentice, and at the time of his appearance, he was the owner of The Fluffy Pillow Company, selling beds, mattresses and a memory foam pillow of his design.[7] He applied for the show after being persuaded by his girlfriend.[8] Skinner was fired by Lord Sugar in week nine.[9]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, after the owner of the company's pillow manufacturer died of COVID-19, Skinner set up Bosh Beds, specialising in mattresses.[10] Skinner supports West Ham United FC and became manager for the West Ham TST team in 2023, which was held in North Carolina, United States.[11]

In 2020, Skinner appeared on the fifteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Skinner has become known for the videos he posts on social media, particularly those showing his large and unusual breakfasts, such as Christmas dinner and lasagne, usually eaten at Dino's Cafe on New Spitalfields Market and always ending with his catchphrase "bosh".[16] [17] [18] [19]

On 12 January 2023, Skinner was invited to appear and sing his trademark "bosh" in the accompanying music video titled "BOSH", in collaboration with the Essex ska band, Death of Guitar Pop.[20] [21] From 22 to 28 May 2023, Skinner became the voice of Elizabeth line platform announcements between Heathrow and Shenfield, to mark the start of direct services between the stations.[22]

Personal life

Skinner supports West Ham United F.C. He married his partner Sinéad Chambers in May 2022.[23] Their son was born in October 2020, and their twin daughters were born in June 2023.[24] Skinner is friends with broadcaster Rylan Clark.[25] Skinner is a Roman Catholic.[26]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019The ApprenticeCandidate
20208 Out of 10 CatsPanellist[27]
2020Celebrity MasterChefContestant
2021Talking Pints with Nigel FarageGuest[28]
2022, 2023Panellist[29]
2023Good Morning Sports FansPanellist[30]
2023Michael McIntyre's The WheelCelebrity expert[31]
202424 Hours in Tesco Entrepreneur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skinner . Thomas . Good morning and happy Monday you lovely people! It’s Monday, new week, new start so go and smash the day!! Today is my birthday and of course I’m starting my day in the famous Dinos cafe with the lovely spicy Korean noodles, chicken & poached eggs!! Have a blinder. Bosh . Twitter . 20 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Martin . Clive . The rise of Citizen Celebrity . New Statesman . 7 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230630084055/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2023/06/rise-citizen-celebrity . 30 June 2023 . 30 June 2023.
  3. News: The school that's the oldest in Essex attended by Noel Edmunds, Frank Lampard and Jodie Marsh . 19 July 2024 . Yahoo News . 5 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Cook . James . Which stars of The Apprentice have the most Instagram followers? – Business Leader News . Business Leader . 14 November 2022 . 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114003745/https://www.businessleader.co.uk/which-stars-of-the-apprentice-have-the-most-instagram-followers/. 14 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Waddell . Lily . 2019-09-26 . The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner was in hot water over handling stolen goods . 2024-05-03 . The Mirror . en.
  6. Web site: Lewis . Rebecca . 2019-09-26 . Apprentice hopeful Thomas Skinner convicted for handling £40,000 of stolen goods . 2024-05-03 . Metro . en.
  7. Web site: Meet Thomas Skinner, Apprentice 2019 candidate and pillow company owner . Radio Times . en.
  8. Web site: Thomas Skinner net worth: The local market trader now worth millions . 24-7 Project . 25 September 2023.
  9. Web site: BBC One – The Apprentice, Series 15 – Thomas Skinner . 2023-04-26 . BBC . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Ganye . Daniel . How The Apprentice's Thomas Skinner pivoted his business to weather Covid . Romford Recorder . 15 November 2022 . en.
  11. Web site: West Ham United learn TST group-stage opponents West Ham United F.C. . 2023-08-20 . www.whufc.com . en.
  12. Web site: Mangan . Lucy . Celebrity MasterChef review – anyone for a giant lasagne? . The Guardian . en . 3 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Bullimore . Emma . Meet Celebrity MasterChef 2020 contestant Thomas Skinner . Radio Times . 14 November 2022 . en.
  14. Web site: Golby . Joel . Celebrity MasterChef: rejoice, TV’s oldest format is back to save us . The Guardian . 15 November 2022 . en . 27 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Lavender . Jane . MasterChef star Thomas Skinner's incredible transformation after his dark past . The Mirror . 15 November 2022 . en . 3 July 2020.
  16. 5 Live Drive . Tony . Livesey . . 2 January 2023 . 02/01/2023 . 110.
  17. Web site: The Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner has outdone himself with Christmas dinner for breakfast . LADbible . 2 January 2023 . en.
  18. Web site: Milan . Aidan . Cafe offers all-day Christmas dinner – yes, that includes breakfast . Metro . 2 January 2023 . en . 8 December 2022.
  19. Web site: McCormick . Sebastian . Apprentice star Thomas Skinner gets parking fine in Leeds during radio interview . LeedsLive . 13 January 2023 . en . 5 January 2023.
  20. Web site: Thompson . Sophie . The Apprentice's Thomas Skinner releases music video dedicated to viral catchphrase indy100 . www.indy100.com . 14 January 2023 . en.
  21. Web site: It’s finally here!! The music video for "BOSH" by @dogpska featuring myself is now available to watch! The song will be on @CapitalOfficial fm tomorrow morning! I hope you love the video it was great fun. Please share and RT!! Available to stream on all platforms Bosh . 2023-01-12 . Twitter . en.
  22. News: Quadri . Sami . Apprentice star Tom Skinner becomes voice of Elizabeth line to mark east-west linkup . 7 July 2023 . Evening Standard . 22 May 2023 . en.
  23. Web site: Campbell . Tina . The Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner reveals he is marrying ‘love of his life’ this weekend . Evening Standard . 14 November 2022 . en . 20 May 2022.
  24. Web site: Anderton . Joe . The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner announces he's expecting twin girls with wife. The Twins was born on the 1st June early in an emergency c section. Thomas was in America managing a West Ham legends team in the TST tournament and had to rush back. They named the twins, Darla & Roma. . Digital Spy . 30 April 2023 . 30 April 2023.
  25. Web site: Tom Skinner is auditioning men to be Rylan Clark's next boyfriend . Essex Live . 20 August 2023.
  26. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCv8fkyugn3/?img_index=6&igsh=MXU4MWc5MDN1Z3E5aQ==
  27. Web site: Thomas Skinner . British Comedy Guide . en.
  28. Web site: Talking Pints with Apprentice star Tom Skinner . en . 10 November 2021.
  29. Web site: Bosh! How would Thomas Skinner have fared in this week's task? . BBC . 4 February 2022.
  30. Web site: Sky Sports slammed for Thomas Skinner and Steven Bartlett chats while ignoring important matters . Fan Banter . 2 February 2023.
  31. Web site: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, Series 3, Episode 9 . BBC . 5 March 2023.

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