Andy Newton-Lee

Andrew Newton-Lee or Andy Newton-Lee (born 1981

In April 2016, Newton-Lee dated Sam Smith after the two met at the Coachella festival.

In 2017, he was honoured during the Hull City of Culture 2017 Light Show as an iconic face of Hull.

In 2018, he took part in the Hull Marathon but was disqualified for wearing headphones during the race, contrary to the race rules. He was one of two runners disqualified for this reason.

In May 2019, Newton-Lee was placed in a coma for a week after being found collapsed in his car in Los Angeles. (His collapse may have been due to an overdose of Adderall, which is illegal in the UK. ) Soon after his coma, he flew back to the UK.

In April 2020, Newton-Lee announced a new initiative to encourage people in Hull to become physically active during the COVID-19 lockdowns.