Joel Defries Biography
Joel Defries is a British-born presenter who worked from 2008 to 2010 on the BBC One children’s show Blue Peter. He formerly worked for New Zealand’s C4 television channel.
How old is Joel Defries? – Age
He is 38 years old as of 14 March 2023. He was born in 1985 in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Joel Nirmalan Defries.
Joel Defries Family – Education
He attended Fortismere School in Haringey, London, and stands exactly six feet tall. He is Jewish, but he claims he is not religious and has only been to a synagogue twice. The BBC investigated this in a Blue Peter program named “Joel’s Journey” that aired on January 27, 2009. It included him investigating his Jewish ancestry before delving into modern-day Jewish life in the UK by spending time with a religious family.
Joel Defries Blue Peter
It was reported on September 5, 2008, that he will replace Gethin Jones as a presenter on the children’s television show Blue Peter, and he joined the other members of the team, Andy Akinwolere and Helen Skelton, on September 23, 2008.
He accompanied the Blue Peter team to Turkey to film the 2009 Summer Expedition. Blue Peter’s 2009/10 season premiered on September 22, 2009. On November 29, 2010, Joel stated that he would be departing the show on December 14, 2010. Joel learned to fly a hang glider for Blue Peter in 2010 with Airways Airsports instructor Judy Leden MBE with the goal of flying a peregrine falcon with Lucy.
Joel Defries Career
Defries began her New Zealand media career at the alternative radio station Channel Z, where she later hosted the music jukebox show Select Live. Defries debuted Live at Yours, a new New Zealand-based live music show. He quickly rose to prominence among young New Zealanders and became a household name. He also had a successful radio career, hosting Joel’s Take Out on the Edge every Sunday morning. He was a former Vodafone Select Live presenter. Defries opted to return to the United Kingdom to pursue new prospects in radio and television.
Defries hosted 26 episodes of the CBBC show Keep Your Enemies Close in 2009, a children’s game show that puts friends to the test by tearing them apart and forcing them to work with their opponents instead.
