Mark Durden-Smith

Mark Durden-Smith started his career working in BBC Radio local newsrooms and researching for Clive James and Clive Anderson. He then moved into sports presenting at Sky Sports fronting their BAFTA Award winning rugby coverage for six years including the Autumn Internationals, the Six Nations and the British and Irish Lions. Mark currently presents the Autumn Internationals on Amazon Prime Video. Other sports presenting roles include the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Channel 5’s coverage of the Gallagher Premiership for 9 years, Henley Royal Regatta (BT Sport) the Boat Race (Nominated for a Broadcast Award), International cricket, European Tour golf and Spanish La Liga football. 

Away from sport Mark hosted four series of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now on ITV 2 (Winner of a TRIC Award). Other programmes Mark has fronted include This Morning (ITV), BBC 1 Lottery Show Millionaire Manor, Package Holidays Undercover (ITV), Hell’s Kitchen (ITV2), Wish You Were Here Now and Then (ITV), Three@Three (ITV), Channel 4 Breakfast Show Rise, and Freeze Out.(ITV)

Aside from his television work Mark is very active in the corporate world both as an awards host and conference facilitator. He compered the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards and The Police Bravery Awards for the last ten years. He has, and continues to, work for a range of companies and organisations including Nestle, FEDESSA, Samsung, Carphone Warehouse, Santander, Carnival UK, Hailfax, SAP, The Football Association, Medtronic, Flight Centre, and the Freedom Travel Group.

 He lives in Hampshire with his wife and three children and Flossie the dog.

 

Mark will be MC at these upcoming events

Henley Royal Regatta

The Grand National

The Epsom Derby