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British television presenter (born 1981)

Oliver David Pettigrew
Pettigrew in 2023
Born	(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)Hong Kong
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Cranleigh SchoolSouthampton Institute
Occupation(s)	Model, television presenter, live event host
Years active	1999 - present
Television	Sony Style TV MagazineLonely Planet: Six Degrees Cash Cab Asia Right This Minute
Spouse	Linda Black (married 2006—present)
Children	2
Relatives	Simon Pettigrew (brother)
Awards	Best Entertainment Host - Asian Television Awards 2012 Best Program Host - Asian Rainbow TV Awards 2014

Oli Pettigrew (born 2 April 1981) is a television presenter and former model.[1]

Pettigrew was born in Hong Kong and moved to England when he was five years old. He has an older brother Simon, lead singer for the band Ghosts, and younger brother Chris. He has an older sister from his father's first marriage named Natasha. Oli's paternal uncle is Lt. Colonel (ret.) Paul Pettigrew, 6th Gurkha Rifles.

Pettigew was schooled in England, attended Cranmore as a youth and prestigious boarding school, Cranleigh.[2] He attended Southampton Institute[3] and graduated in 2004. Shortly after, he moved to SE Asia, where he began his career in the entertainment industry.

Pettigrew is married to Linda Black and they have two children.

While on a gap year before attending university, Pettigrew began his career as a model in Hong Kong in 1999 with a number of smaller jobs, which culminated in a campaign for Levi's and a speaking role in the 2000 film GenY- Cops starring Edison Chen, Maggie Q, and Paul Rudd in his Asian cinema debut.

Pettigrew signed with Singapore-based agency Phantom Model Management, where he met his future wife. Eco 4 the World, was his first television role. He later helmed the prime-time show Sony Style TV Magazine for AXN in 2007 (a role that earned him a nomination for Best TV Host at the Elle Singapore Awards 2008), many features, guest spots, as well as hosting Cash Cab Asia, for which he won the Asian Television Award for Best Entertainment Host in 2012. Pettigrew hostied shows for Lonely Planet, Channel News Asia, Channel V, Star World, HBO Asia, Cinemax Asia, Food Network Asia, TLC and AXN. A program called Kids Vs Film (co-hosted with Mohini Sule, filmed in 2013) earned him a nomination for Asian Rainbow TV Awards - Best Program Host, which he won.

In early 2014, Pettigrew and his family moved to Texas in the United States where his wife's family is from. He co-hosted Right This Minute from 2014 to 2022, joining co-hosts Beth Troutman, Nick Calderon, Gayle Bass, and Christian Vera.

Pettigrew runs the website and YouTube channel That Englishman In Texas and co-founded the fitness brand Ritual Gym with Brad Robinson and Ian Tan.

1. ^ "Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE". www.olipettigrew.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
2. ^ Isaac, Raymund. "Why Oli Pettigrew has a winning 'TV personality'". Retrieved 19 September 2017.
3. ^ "Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE – CV". www.olipettigrew.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.