Jonathan Durden

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Jonathan Durden (born 1957) is a millionaire, businessman, and journalist from Islington, (originally, Loughton) London. He has appeared on the television show Big Brother. He has written articles for the MediaGuardian[1][2] and MediaWeek[3] and was also president of PHD Group,[1][2][3][4] before resigning[5] to become a partner in creative agency Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy.[6]

Durden postponed his wedding to appear on the 2007 edition of Big Brother in the United Kingdom,[7] while claiming he had never seen the show before.[8] He joined in the third week of the show and left 18 days later, after being informed his 104 year old grandmother had died.[9]. He did not come back for the final night. Host Davina McCall said the reason that he did not attend was because he was "grounded". However, it has since came out that he had just come out of rehab and couldn't face the crowds.[10]

In July 2008, he will release his first novel, published by independent publishers, Adelita. The novel, entitled, Essex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll, will be accompanied by a severe television promotional campaign, funded by Durden himself.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b . Durden, Jonathan. "We will pay a penalty for the World Cup", The Guardian, 2006-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. 
  2. ^ a b Durden, Jonathan. "The art of the successful pitch", Association of Publishing Agencies, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. 
  3. ^ a b "Smile pal, it's company policy", The Times, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. "Jonathan Durden, the president of PHD, writes in MediaWeek" 
  4. ^ laura gregory. www.greatguns.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. “Her partners in the new venture are Jonathan Durden, the president of PHD Media”
  5. ^ Hamilton, James. "Durden quits PHD for MCBCD", Brand Republic, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. "Jonathan Durden has quit PHD, the media agency he co-founded, to join Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy." 
  6. ^ Banham, Mark. "The art of the successful pitch", Association of Publishing Agencies, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. "Jonathan Durden, the millionaire founder of PHD Group and partner at creative agency Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy" 
  7. ^ "Profile: Jonathan", Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2007-06-15.
  8. ^ Jonathan's profile Channel 4 official site
  9. ^ Jonathan quits as gran dies. The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
  10. ^ Jonathon out of rehab
  11. ^ "TV push for Big Brother novel", The Bookseller, 2008-04-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-16. 
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