Matt Johnson (born 18 November 1983) is a Welsh TV presenter/host and personality best known for his role as interactive Hub presenter for ITV1's This Morning and former co-host of Channel 5's OK! TV. He was born in Caerphilly, and lives in London.[1]
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Matt Johnson was born in Caerphilly, Wales, to Pamela (née Undery) and Gary Johnson.
Johnson appeared in Series 1 Episode 6 of Gavin and Stacey in 2007 playing 'Jose' the boyfriend of Stacey's brother Jason.
Johnson joined the ITV Wales news programme Wales Tonight as a reporter in January 2009 and also presented The Wales Show until December 2010.
In September 2010, he joined the interactive Hub team on ITV1's This Morning programme.[2] On 3 June and 28 October 2011 he guest co-presented This Morning on ITV1.
From 14 February to 16 August 2011 he was co-presenter of Channel 5's OK! TV.[3]
Johnson is also one of eight celebrities who was chosen to participate in an intense week learning Welsh in an eco-friendly chic campsite in Pembrokeshire in the series cariad@iaith:love4language shown on S4C in July 2011.
In 2010, Johnson was voted Wales' Sexiest Man in a poll conducted by the Trinity Mirror Group.[4]
Matthew has two siblings: a younger sister, Emily, and an older brother, Adam. He also has a nephew, Luke (Adam's son).
He dated The One Show host Alex Jones for six years before they broke up in 2009.[5]