Ade Adepitan

Known for

Acting

Born

March 27, 1973 (age 53)

Birthplace

Lagos, Nigeria

Biography

Adedoyin Olayiwola "Ade" Adepitan MBE is a Nigerian-born British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player. As a presenter, he has hosted a range of travel documentaries and sports programmes for BBC television.

Best known work

QI

2003

The One Show

2006

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Countdown

1982

Fifteen-Love

2023

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020

Hardware

2003

This World

2004

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Filmography

TBA
Sleeping Beauty Uncovered
2026
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
as Self - Guest
2025
The Celebrity Inner CircleTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2025
Shark! Celebrity Infested WatersTV
as Self - Contestant (5 episodes)
2024
My Life at Christmas with Anita RaniTV
as Self - Interviewed Guest (1 episode)
2024
Whites Only: Ade's Extremist Adventure
2023
Fifteen-LoveTV
as Sports Reporter (1 episode)
2022
Cryptocurrency: Has the Bubble Burst?
as Self - Presenter
2022
Our Changing PlanetTV
as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
2021
The Weakest LinkTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2021
Paralympics: Today in TokyoTV
as Self - Presenter (11 episodes)
2021
Climate Change: Ade on the FrontlineTV
as Self - Host (3 episodes)
2020
Michael McIntyre's The WheelTV
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
2020
Between the CoversTV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2020
The Talk
2020
Keeping Britain FedTV
as himself (1 episode)
2019
Africa with Ade AdepitanTV
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2017
The Pact
as Ben
2017
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV
as Self - Contestant (5 episodes)
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2016
New York: America's Busiest CityTV
as Self - Presenter (3 episodes)
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)