Mark-Francis Vandelli

English television personality
Mark-Francis Vandelli
Born (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34)
Shepard’s Bush, London
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2011–present
TelevisionMade in Chelsea
The Jump

Mark-Francis Vandelli (born 14 October 1989)[1] is an English television personality. He is best known for his role on the E4 series Made in Chelsea.

Career

In April 2011, Vandelli joined reality television programme Made in Chelsea as one of the original cast members.

In January 2016, Vandelli joined the third series of The Jump.[2] He withdrew from the show on 9 February due to injury.[3][4][5] In 2017, he starred in a Made in Chelsea spin-off entitled Mark-Francis' Big Night Out.[6]

In 2023, Vandelli joined series 12 of Celebs Go Dating on E4.[7]

Personal life

Mark-Francis was born on October 14, 1989, in London, United Kingdom. He is the only son of Marzio Vandelli, an Italian businessman who formerly owned a tile factory, and Diane Casserley Vandelli, a socialite and former model.[8] While promotional material associated with Vandelli often claims that his mother is a descendant of a non-existent aristocratic Russian family named "Orlov-Romanovsky", she is largely of English descent with some distant Irish ancestry and one Russian great-great-grandmother who emigrated to England in the nineteenth century as an impoverished orphan.[9][10]

Vandelli was educated at Hill House School and St Paul's School, and studied Art History at University College London.[11]

Vandelli resides in Knightsbridge, London in a townhouse formerly inhabited by Oscar Wilde.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2011–2022 Made in Chelsea Series regular, 199 episodes
2016 The Jump Cast; Series 3
2017 Mark-Francis' Big Night Out Presenter
2019 Celebs On The Ranch Cast
2020 Come Dine with Me Cast
2023 Celebs Go Dating Cast; Series 12

Guest appearances

  • Alan Carr: Chatty Man – (4 May 2012)
  • Celebrity Juice – (17 November 2013)
  • Virtually Famous – (13 April 2015, 22 March 2016)

References

  1. ^ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". Family Search. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The Jump lineup confirmed as 12 famous faces prepare to hit the slopes". Channel 4 (Press release). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Made in Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli leaves The Jump". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Spencer Matthews's dislocated shoulder, and every injury on the Jump so far". The Telegraph. 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ "A fifth contestant from the Jump has been hospitalised". Independent.co.uk. 9 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Mark-Francis: I would have bet on the royal wedding if I had known". December 2017.
  7. ^ "Celebs Go Dating: Is The 2023 Line-Up The Best Yet?". Grazia. 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  8. ^ "Mark-Francis Vandelli net worth". Spear's Magazine. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Made in Chelsea: South of France". Channel 4. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ^ "UK Census Online 1881". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Mark-Francis Vandelli net worth". Spear's Magazine. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  12. ^ Brzezinski, Victoria (2024-02-12). "How to shop for antiques with Made in Chelsea's Mark-Francis Vandelli". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

External links

  • Mark-Francis Vandelli on X