Adrian Chiles was born to an English father and Croatian mother, and moved a few miles away to Hagley, Worcestershire at the age of four.
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He was also the chief presenter for football coverage on ITV Sport from 2010 until 2015. His journalistic training and love for football resulted in his presenting business programmes such as Working Lunch and The Money Programme as well as sports programmes like Match of the Day 2.
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When the BBC won back the rights to Premier League football, Chiles became the host of Match of the Day 2 on Sundays. In the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, he was an integral part of BBC Three’s African Cup of Nations coverage. He was also a member of the BBC’s World Cup team, often bringing viewers late-night highlights.
Chiles was the World Record holder for the highest number of kisses received in 60 seconds from 2007 until 2009, with 78. Chiles wrote the non-fiction book The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less, published in October 2022.
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