Alistair Appleton
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Alistair Appleton is a British television presenter.
Career
Born during 1970 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, to Peter and Sally Appleton. He gained 10 O-levels and 3 A-levels at St. John's Catholic School and in 1988 went to Gonville & Caius College at the University of Cambridge where he studied for a degree in English Literature. Whilst at University, Appleton sang in the chapel choir, rowed for his college team and acted in several productions.On graduating with a 2.1, Appleton left for Poland where he taught at the University of Gdansk. He later taught English in East Germany and worked as a translator and journalist for Deutsche Welle TV. Appleton broke into television as a translator and journalist of Deutsche Welle, and eventually became the front man of Deutsche Welle's youth current affairs show Heat.
He returned to the UK where he scored roles on Sky's Hot TV, Five's House Doctor, BBC Two's Rhona, the Travel Channel's Travel On, BBC One's Garden Invaders and Cash in the Attic. He has also hosted several television specials, including the Proms.
Appleton is also doing some acting, including a role in Footballers' Wives, and an appearance in Doctor Who in the episode "Army of Ghosts", where he played himself and was (presumably) killed by a Cyberman, although only the Cyberman clamping onto his shoulder was shown onscreen.
Personal life
Appleton is gay, and came out at University. But in an article in Gay Times, he admits he only fully accepted his sexuality when he lived in Poland and Germany.
In 2000 he converted to Buddhism, and teaches yoga and meditation
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