Editing Toby Anstis

{{Short description|British radio and television presenter (born 1970)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox person
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| image              = Toby anstis.jpg
| caption            = Radio DJ and TV presenter Toby Anstis in January 2007
| occupation         = Radio and television presenter
| employer           = [[Global Media & Entertainment|Global]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|12|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Northampton]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
}}

'''Toby Anstis''' (born 14 December 1970) is an English radio and television presenter. He is a presenter on [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] and spin-off station [[Heart Dance]].<ref name="RadioToday">{{cite web |title=Global to launch Heart Dance with Toby Anstis on Breakfast |website=RadioToday |date=17 June 2019 |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/06/global-to-launch-heart-dance-with-toby-anstis-on-breakfast/ |access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Toby Lee Anstis was born in [[Northampton]], [[England]]. He completed his primary education from [[Desborough College|Desborough School]] in [[Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]].

Anstis was adopted along with his twin sister as a child. His biological father was Italian and his biological mother, Gina, was English. He only met his birth parents as an adult and has commented that he was 'lucky' enough to have good adoptive parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/23/toby-anstis-adoption-birth-parents|title=Being adopted has a lasting effect|date=2016-05-13|website=The Guardian|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Toby Anstis sometimes wishes he hadn’t found birth mum after hiring private investigator following adoption: ‘It stirs up a lot’ |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/26/toby-anstis-reveals-mixed-emotions-after-using-investigator-to-find-birth-mum-15994459/ |website=metro.co.uk}}</ref>

==Career==
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Anstis began his career on [[BBC One|BBC1]]'s Broom Cupboard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://tobyanstis.com/biography/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Toby Anstis Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref> He was the show's last presenter and also spent three years on [[CBBC|BBC]]. He also worked on the music show named ''[[The O-Zone]]'' on BBC1 and BBC2. Moreover, he co-hosted [[Children in Need]] for two years running. He also presented cricket films for ''[[Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand]],'' and hosted live outside broadcasts on ''[[The National Lottery Draws|National Lottery Live]]'' for the BBC.

In 2006 Anstis was the first celebrity to be evicted in [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!|I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!]]<ref>{{cite web |title=I'm A Celeb: Toby in jungle exit |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/im-a-celeb-toby-in-jungle-exit-1048836 |website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>

In 2020, during the [[COVID-19]] crisis, Anstis joined the super-group [[The Celebs]] with [[Frank Bruno]] and X Factor winner [[Sam Bailey]] to raise money for the [[Alzheimer's Society]] and [[Action for Children]]. They recorded a new rendition of [[Merry Christmas Everyone]] by [[Shakin' Stevens]] and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020 on independent record label [[Saga Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/good-morning-britain-stars-show-22984823| website=[[Daily Mirror]]| title=Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single| date=10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Celebs - Merry Christmas Everyone |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwtQcv24nM |website=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>

In 2024 it was revealed that Anstis would be the headline act at the Big 90's vs 00's festival at [[Canvey Island]], [[Essex]] with his Relight the 90's show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canvey music events this weekend with impressive line-up |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/24517403.canvey-music-events-weekend-impressive-line-up/ |website=Southend Echo}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===TV===

*''[[TV Scrabble]]'' (2001–2002) – Presenter
*''[[I'm Famous and Frightened!]]'' (2004) – Guest
*''[[Children in Need]]'' – Co-presenter
*''[[Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep]]'' – Presenter
*''[[The Mint (UK game show)|The Mint]]'' – Guest
*''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' (2006) – Participant
*''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]'' (2006) – Pundit
*''[[Ready Steady Cook]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Alan Titchmarsh Show]]'' (2009)
*''[[Mongrels (TV series)]]'' (2010)
*''[[Eggheads (TV series)|Eggheads]]'' (2011)
*''[[Loose Women]]'' – Loose Man
*''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'' (2012,2016,2019) – Winning Contestant
*''[[Come Dine with Me|Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Christmas Special]]'' – Contestant
*''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'' (2015) – Celebrity chef
*''[[A Place in the Sun (British TV series)|A Place in the Sun]]'' (2017) - Himself
*''[[Richard Osman's House of Games]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Richard Osman's House of Games, BBC Two |url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12616/richard-osman-kerry-howard |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref> (2022) - Himself

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1075870|name=Toby Anstis}}
*[https://www.heart.co.uk/radio/shows-presenters/club-classics/ Heart's Club Classics with Toby Anstis on Heart Radio]

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[[Category:British radio personalities]]
[[Category:English television presenters]]
[[Category:People from Northampton]]
[[Category:Heart (radio network) presenters]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Roehampton]]