Tom Read Wilson

Thomas Read Wilson (born 12 November 1986) is an English television personality, actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, he appeared in an array of musical theatre productions and was a contestant on the fifth series of The Voice UK. Since 2016, he has served as the receptionist and client co-ordinator on the E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating. In 2021, he was the runner-up on Celebrity Best Home Cook.

Tom Read Wilson
Born	Thomas Read Wilson (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 37) Berkshire, England
Alma mater	Rose Bruford College
Occupations	Television personality actor singer
Television	The Voice UK Celebs Go Dating Celebrity Best Home Cook

Early life

Thomas Read Wilson was born in Berkshire on 12 November 1986.^[1][2] He is the son, grandson and great-grandson of teachers who taught at Bradfield College, which he subsequently attended before studying at Pangbourne College.^[1][3] Whilst studying at Rose Bruford College, one of his teachers, who also taught at the Royal Academy of Music, recommended their musical theatre course, which Read Wilson embarked on in 2010.^[1][4]

Career

After his departure from the Royal Academy of Music in 2011, Read Wilson appeared in several pantomimes including Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland and The Cat in the Hat. He also appeared in concert with the Fingask Follies and portrayed Bill Yorke in the play Sweet Revenge.^[1] In February 2016, Read Wilson auditioned for the fifth series of The Voice UK in which he sang "Accentuate The Positive" in the sixth blind auditions episode; however, he failed to receive a turn from the coaches.^[5][6]

In August 2016, Read Wilson joined the E4 dating reality series Celebs Go Dating as the receptionist, which sees him greet the celebrities upon their arrival to the dating agency.^[7] In 2018, he was promoted to junior client co-ordinator for the show's fourth series.^[8][9] He was promoted again to senior client co-ordinator during the eleventh series in 2022.^[10][11] Outside of Celebs Go Dating, Read Wilson has made guest appearances on Big Brother's Bit on the Side in 2017, Love Island: Aftersun, Britain's Got More Talent and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two in 2018, and Hey Tracey! and Supermarket Sweep in 2019.^[2][12]

In March 2020, Read Wilson appeared on an episode of Celebrity Mastermind, answering questions on the film My Fair Lady, and playing for his chosen charity Albert Kennedy Trust, subsequently winning the episode after answering all of his specialist subject questions correctly.^[3][13] In 2021, Read Wilson was a contestant on Celebrity Best Home Cook. He reached the final and finished as the runner-up.^[14][15][16] In 2022, he appeared on an episode of Mary Berry's Fantastic Feasts, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, The Wheel and the book club chat show Between the Covers.^[17][18][19]

In May 2023, it was announced Read Wilson would play Squidward in the musical SpongeBob SquarePants.^[20][21] In August 2023, he guest appeared in Dictionary Corner on the Channel 4 game show Countdown.^[22]

Filmography

Television

As himself

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2016	The Voice UK	Contestant; series 5	[6]
2016–present	Celebs Go Dating	Receptionist/client co-ordinator	[7]
2017	Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2017–2022	Celebrity Juice	Guest; 3 episodes	[2]
2018	Britain's Favourite Royal	Guest; documentary	[2]
2018	Britain's Got More Talent	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2018	Love Island: Aftersun	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2018–2020	CelebAbility	Guest; 2 episodes	[2]
2018	'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2019	Hey Tracey!	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2019	Supermarket Sweep	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2019–2020	8 Out of 10 Cats	Guest; 2 episodes	[3]
2019–2021	Sunday Brunch	Guest; 3 episodes	[3]
2020	The Food and Drink Awards	Guest presenter	[2]
2020	Sport Relief 2020	Guest	[2]
2020	The Sarah O'Connell Show	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2020	Who Said That?	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2020	Home Alone with Joel Dommett	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2020	Comedy Game Night	Guest; 1 episode	[3]
2020	Celebrity Mastermind	Contestant; winner	[13]
2021	Loose Women	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2021	Celebrity Best Home Cook	Contestant; runner-up	[15]
2021	Steph's Packed Lunch	Guest	[2]
2021	Kay Burley	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2021	Children in Need	Guest	[2]
2022	The Wheel	Guest	[3]
2022	Mary Berry's Fantastic Feasts	Guest; 1 episode	[17]
2022	Garraway's Good Stuff	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2022	Tipping Point: Lucky Stars	Contestant	[3]
2022	The Marvellous Maggie Smith	Guest; documentary	[2]
2022	Moneybags	Contestant; 5 episodes	[3]
2022	Between the Covers	Guest	[19]
2023	Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show	Guest; 1 episode	[2]
2023	Countdown	Guest; Dictionary corner	[22]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015	Sweet Revenge	Bill Yorke	[1]
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants	Squidward	[20]

References

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7. "Celebs Go Dating: We are TOTALLY shipping Joey Essex and Tom the receptionist, how about you?". Digital Spy. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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17. "BBC's Mary Berry's Fantastic Feasts to air first episode tonight with guests Roman Kemp and Tom Read Wilson". Leicestershire Live. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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20. "Gareth Gates and Tom Read Wilson to share role in the West End run of 'The SpongeBob Musical'". London Theatre. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
21. "Tom Read Wilson joins The SpongeBob Musical UK tour". WhatsOnStage. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
22. "Countdown, 14 August 2023 – Radio Times". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.