Ant Anstead

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Anthony Richard "Ant" Anstead (born March 1979 in Plymouth ) is an English television presenter , car mechanic and vehicle manufacturer. He is best known from the series The Used Car Professionals broadcast on DMAX , in which he replaced Edd China as co-host of Mike Brewer in 2017 .

education

Anstead was born in Plymouth and after moving to Hertford attended school and later college in Haileybury , from which he graduated with an A-Level . He then went to the police force in 1999, where he became a member of a Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU) in Welwyn Garden City and received two awards for bravery during his service.

In 2005, Anstead left the police force and began restoring and recreating classic vehicles as well as building individual items.

He also played football in the National League for several years .

Television career

In 2014, Anstead started his own television production company to produce his series The World's Most Expensive Cars . He has appeared in several car shows and hosted the live program Building Cars Live on BBC Two . He can be seen at auto shows and appears as a speaker and motivator at school and charity events. Since 2017, Anstead has been a partner of Mike Brewer at the used car professionals , where he replaced Edd China as co-moderator.

Private life

Anstead has a daughter and a son from his first marriage and has been in a relationship with the American presenter Christina El Moussa since autumn 2017 , whom he married in December 2018. He is the patron of the Harrison Fund , a charity for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lena Reuss: Used car professionals: Edd China out, Ant Anstead in - new episodes with Ant Anstead and Mike Brewer. In: Autozeitung.de. May 29, 2018, accessed September 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Danni Bagnall: Ant Anstead tells us what got him to where he is today. In: Influx.co.uk. December 2, 2016, accessed September 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Player Profiles: Ant Anstead. In: AylesburyUnitedFC.co.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
  4. ^ Ant Anstead Limited - About Company. In: CheckLtd.co.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
  5. ^ Jill Robinson: For the Love of Cars host Ant Anstead separates from wife Louise after 12 years of marriage. In: TheSun.co.uk. October 13, 2017, accessed September 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Emily Strohm: Christina El Moussa Is Married! Inside Her Secret 'Winter Wonderland' Wedding to Ant Anstead. In: People.com. December 22, 2018, accessed September 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Patrons: Ant Anstead. In: HarrisonsFund.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Anstead, Ant
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anstead, Anthony Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH March 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Plymouth