Nadia Essex

Nadia Essex (born 16 December 1981)^[1] is an English television personality and columnist. She is known for appearing as a dating expert on the E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating from 2016 to 2018.^[2][3][4]

Nadia Essex
Born	Nadia Essex (1981-12-16) 16 December 1981 (age 43)
Occupations	Television personality columnist
Years active	2014–2018
Television	Celebs Go Dating (2016–2018) Celebrity Coach Trip (2018)
Children	1

Career

In 2016, Essex became one of the dating experts on the E4 dating reality series, Celebs Go Dating. She appeared on Good Morning Britain in 2017.^[5] In 2018, she appeared as herself on three episodes of Celebrity Ghost Hunt^[6] In January 2018, Essex appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip, alongside Bobby-Cole Norris.^[7]

Harassment and legal action

In 2018, she was suspended from Celebs Go Dating for trolling her former co-host Eden Blackman on social media.^[8][9] She was removed from show midway through filming of the fifth series in September 2018, reportedly due to "improper use of social media".^[10][11][12] Lime Pictures issued a statement confirming her suspension, saying she was "found to be setting up fake accounts to troll certain users – which is something that won’t be tolerated".^{[citation needed]} Despite admitting to setting up several trolling Twitter accounts, Essex subsequently started legal proceedings against Blackman and Lime Pictures.^[13][14] Essex's case against Blackman was thrown out of court but he obtained a harassment order against Essex in 2020 due to the 'false claims Ms Essex made against' him.^{[15][better source needed]} If Essex breaches the order she will face 'fines, have her assets seized, or be imprisoned if comments are found to contain content deemed as harassment'.^[16]

Filmography

As herself

Year	Title	Notes
2013	First Dates	Series 1
2016–2018	Celebs Go Dating	Series 1-5
2018	Celebrity Ghost Hunt	Main cast
2018	Celebrity Coach Trip	Series 4

References

1. "'I needed to vent' - Celebs Go Dating Nadia Essex explains why she set up fake social media accounts". Independent.ie.
2. Harp, Justin (25 September 2018). "Nadia Essex breaks silence on leaving Celebs Go Dating". Digital Spy.
3. "Nadia Essex forced to confirm she's alive after Celebs Go Dating is cancelled". 16 September 2017.
4. Sturges, Fiona (23 September 2017). "Celebs Go Dating: has reality TV finally hit rock bottom?" – via www.theguardian.com.
5. "Is it a bad idea to leave your shopping until Christmas Eve?". www.itv.com.
6. "Celebrity Ghost Hunt: Hell's Theatre - S1". Radio Times.
7. "Celebrity Coach Trip's Lady Nadia Essex can't wait for Roxanne Pallett's arrival". 20 January 2019.
8. "Why has Nadia Essex left Celebs Go Dating?". 30 October 2018.
9. "'I'm going down in flames' Celebs Go Dating expert Nadia Essex resigns following suspension from show". Independent.ie.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. "Celebs Go Dating expert Nadia Essex suspended over social media use". Evening Standard. 12 September 2018.
12. "Lady Nadia Essex Says She's At 'Rock Bottom' Following Suspension From 'Celebs Go Dating'". HuffPost UK. 25 September 2018.
13. "Nadia Essex taking legal action against Eden Blackman". www.msn.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
14. "Nadia Essex taking legal action against Eden Blackman". www.femalefirst.co.uk. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
15. "Celebs Go Dating presenter Nadia Essex risks jail if she harasses ex-TV co-star again". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
16. Stoneman, Justin (8 November 2020). "Celebs Go Dating presenter Nadia Essex risks jail if she harasses ex-TV co-star again". Express.co.uk.

External links

• Nadia Essex at IMDb