Alex Reid (fighter)

Alexander Aristides Reid (born 21 July 1975) is an English former mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMMA and Cage Rage. He is also an actor, having been in Hollyoaks and making an appearance in Drifters. Reid was the winner of Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2010.

Early life Reid was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, where he attended the Connaught School. His father was a paratrooper and his mother was a homemaker. He is the youngest of six siblings.

Career Acting

Reid played Jason Cunliffe in the Channel 4 soap-opera Hollyoaks in 2001. He appeared in the comedy series My Hero in 2002. In August 2009, Reid courted controversy in the British press over an explicit rape scene he filmed for an upcoming gangster film, Killer Bitch By November, it was announced that Reid had walked away from the film, leaving many of his scenes unfilmed. The film struggled with the British Board of Film Classification over rating and content, but was eventually released with Reid's scene intact, although Reid himself didn't support the film and didn't attend the official premiere.

After appearing in the TV Series Drifters (2016), as himself, Reid appeared in Dangerous Game and Retribution, both with Calum Best He last appeared as Ernesto in Sensation, which was released in US cinemas in December 2021.

Mixed martial arts Reid first got into martial arts at 14 and subsequently turned to mixed martial arts: "It was just a natural progression. I started off doing Kung Fu, Karate-style tournaments before moving on to Boxing, Kickboxing, a little bit of Judo, Jiu-Jitsu. MMA was a natural progression for a young lad wanting to find the latest and best style. It's just the most efficient and effective blend of martial arts really." He participated in mixed martial arts promotions Cage Rage, BAMMA and UCMMA and made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2000.

Between 2004 and 2007, Reid appeared in the Cage Rage Championships. During this period, he achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. On 22 September 2007, Reid faced Matt Ewin for the Cage Rage British Middleweight Championship at Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable, where he lost by decision.

Return to mixed martial arts On 15 May 2010, Reid was scheduled to return to the cage professionally for the first time since 2007 to face Tom "Kong" Watson for the vacant BAMMA Middleweight Championship at BAMMA 3. However, Reid injured his knee while filming his documentary TV series Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life and was forced to pull out of the Reid-Watson fight and he was replaced by Matt Horwich.

On 14 May 2011, Reid announced his retirement from MMA at an UCMMA 20 event in London. However, he did not rule out a return to the sport in future. His retirement was short lived, as he accepted a challenge from Jason Barrett at UCMMA 22. During the weigh-ins the day prior to the 2011 fight, both men weighed in at just under the 13 st 3 lb mark, being 13 st 2 lb and 13 st 1 lb respectively. On 6 August, Reid defeated Jason Barrett, via triangle choke in the first round, marking his first win in 6 years in MMA. On 16 July 2016, Reid made his return to MMA for the first time in nearly four years.

Celebrity Big Brother On 3 January 2010, Reid became one of twelve housemates in Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother. Reid managed to win over the public and on 29 January he won the show with 65% of the vote beating the bookies favourites Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones to be awarded most successful Celebrity Big Brother winner by public vote.

Personal life Reid began dating British media personality Katie Price in July 2009, thus becoming embroiled in intense tabloid publicity in Britain following Price's divorce from Peter Andre, her first husband. In February 2010, Reid and Price married in Las Vegas. Price announced they had separated in January 2011 and finalized their divorce on March 2012.

Reid later began dating glamour model and fellow Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton. On 17 June 2012, Houghton gave birth to a daughter. The couple separated in October 2012.

In March 2021, Reid disclosed that he had been diagnosed with autism at the age of 45.

In April 2021, Reid was sentenced to eight weeks, half of which to be served in prison, for contempt of court after making a false statement in a claim for compensation after a car crash.Former cage fighter Alex Reid jailed for 8 weeks for lying over a crash compensation claim The Independent 22 April 2021Former cage fighter Alex Reid jailed over car crash compensation claim lie Manchester Evening News 21 April 2021

Reid and his fiancée, Nikki Manashe have a daughter born in 2021 and twin boys born in 2023.

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record

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Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1995 Judge Dredd Judge Uncredited 1997 The Saint Russian Soldier Uncredited 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies German Police Officer Outside Carver's Party Uncredited 1998 Sliding Doors Waiter Uncredited 2000 Gladiator Villager Uncredited 2001 Hollyoaks Jason Cunliffe TV Series 2001 Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour Jason Cunliffe TV Movie 2002 My Hero Young George TV Series 2010 Celebrity Big Brother 7 Contestant Series 7 - Winner 2010 Killer Bitch Alex Direct to DVD 2012 Iron Monk Fighter Direct to DVD 2012 Made in Wales Celtic Warrior TV Series 2015 The Hotel Wrestler TV Series 2016 Drifters Himself TV Series 2017 Dangerous Game Chairman Direct to DVD 2017 Retribution Eddie Direct to DVD 2019 The Seven Wayne Direct to DVD 2021 Sensation Ernesto

See also List of male mixed martial artists

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