Matt Allwright Biography
Matt Allwright is a television presenter, journalist, and musician from England. He has hosted BBC One shows such as Watchdog, Rogue Traders, Food Inspectors, The Code, Fake Britain, and The One Show.
How old is Matt Allwright? – Age
He is 52 years old as of 14 April 2022. He was born in 1970 in Wokingham, United Kingdom.
Matt Allwright Education
Allwright attended two Berkshire independent schools, Dolphin School in Hurst (near Reading) and Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning, where he was Head Boy, before attending the University of Manchester and earning a degree in English.
Matt Allwright Wife
Matt is a married man with two children and a miniature schnauzer named Enzo.
Matt Allwright Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.
Matt Allwright Watchdog
After contacting the show, he negotiated with them and fronted the piece himself. The BBC recognized the potential and asked Allwright to present the report himself. As a result, she was given a regular reporting slot on the show. Many of his early Watchdog appearances included his mother as a consumer commentator.
Allwright also began presenting another show, Rogue Traders with Dan Penteado, in 2001. Allwright and Penteado investigated and confronted rogue tradesmen in the 30-minute undercover consumer program. Brassed Off Britain, Scambusters, and Fat Nation were all hosted by Allwright for the BBC in 2004. He also hosted Food Poker on BBC Two in 2007. Rogue Restaurants was a short-lived spin-off from Rogue Traders hosted by Allwright and former Watchdog presenter Anita Rani in 2008. Rogue Traders was merged with Watchdog in 2009, with Rogue Traders being divided into feature segments and shown throughout. Allwright also joined the Watchdog team as a co-host.
Matt Allwright Career
Since 2010, Allwright has been a regular feature reporter and guest host on BBC One’s The One Show, where he has filled in for Matt Baker on numerous occasions. Allwright has also hosted the BBC show You’ve Been Scammed since 2011. Allwright hosted one series of ITV’s primetime game show The Exit List in 2012. Allwright also co-hosts BBC One’s Food Inspectors with Chris Hollins. Following his arrest for fraud in 2012, Rogue Traders co-presenter Dan Penteado was dropped by the BBC. Allwright continued to present the show on his own.
Since 2013, Allwright has presented the BBC consumer rights programs Fake Britain and Saints and Scroungers in place of Dominic Littlewood. In 2017, Dominic Littlewood returned to presenting duties on Fake Britain, and Allwright left the series. Allwright began co-hosting the BBC One show Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Julia Bradbury in December 2013.
Allwright began presenting The Housing Enforcers, a daytime BBC One show, on September 1, 2014. For a two-week run, ten 45-minute episodes were shown each weekday. In 2015, the BBC aired a second series consisting of twenty 45-minute episodes. Allwright began presenting the BBC One daytime game show The Code in April 2016, which returned for a second series in March 2017.
Allwright co-hosted an episode of Channel 5’s The Saturday Show with Gaby Roslin on June 4, 2016. After Matt Barbet left the show the following month, he became a permanent co-presenter, but the series was still cancelled in October 2016. Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society patron Allwright (SANDS). He also supports Launchpad Reading, a local charity dedicated to preventing homelessness in Reading, as well as the Dorset-based Grace Secondary School Appeal. Allwright enjoys cricket and also supports the Bracknell Bees ice hockey team and Liverpool Football Club.
Allwright is a country music enthusiast who plays guitar, lap and pedal steel guitars, keyboards, and sings. He maintains a blog detailing his experiences learning to play the pedal steel guitar.