Bobby Cole Norris

Bobby Norris (born 22 August 1986) is an English television personality, known for his appearances on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2012 until Norris announced his departure from the series in 2021.

Career Norris made his television debut in the fourth series of the ITV2 (now ITVBe) series The Only Way Is Essex in 2012. During his tenure on the series, Norris has made appearances in various other British reality series, including Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Ghost Hunt and Celebs on the Farm.

Having been presenting Access All Areas on FUBAR Radio from 2020, in July 2025 Norris began co-presenting (with Hawa Kassam) a weekday breakfast show for Kube Media Group.

Personal life Norris is gay. In an interview with Victoria Derbyshire, he stated that people send him death threats and "wish cancer" on him because of his sexuality. In 2019, he began a petition to make homophobia a criminal offence, and spoke in parliament about his campaign.

Filmography Year Title Notes 2012–2021 The Only Way Is Essex Series regular 2012, 2014 I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! Guest appearances 2013–2018 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Panelist 2017 Celebs Go Dating Main cast 2018 Celebs on the Farm Main cast; runner-up 2018 Celebrity Ghost Hunt Main cast2019 Celebs On The Ranch Main cast; runner-up 2022 Celebrity Karaoke Main cast; finalist 2024 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Main cast