Lancashire man, Edward Oldfield, has appeared in over 50 TV shows in ten years- and not won a single penny!
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00:00 Like the death of Elvis Presley, everybody remembers where they were.
00:04 The first time they met Edward Oldfield, and that's me.
00:06 I'm from Kirkham, where I live with my wife and two children, two children that I know of.
00:11 Now, I've starred in over 50 television programmes over the last 10 years,
00:15 broadcasting in 150 countries to over 3 billion people,
00:19 and just about all I've got to show for it is a packet of fake pills and a Steph's Packs lunch money.
00:24 I have won nothing, probably making me the unluckiest person in television,
00:28 but goodness me, what a ride it has been, up and down.
00:31 And I would say to people that want to get involved in television that it is addictive.
00:34 You are treated like royalty on the set. It's very exciting.
00:38 You meet some fantastic people, whether it's the crew or the contestants or even the celebrities themselves.
00:44 And I would say to you that what for me has been the memorable moments is probably working on Britain's Got Talent,
00:50 where I met Stephen Mulhern, and one of probably the most underrated TV presenters of all time.
00:56 He was the person that on the second time I appeared on Britain's Got Talent,
00:59 actually pulled me aside and had a corridor conversation and said,
01:02 "Look, you know, the judges don't always get it right. You are a funny guy. Stick with it."
01:07 And I suppose that's what's led to 10 years of it.
01:10 Other people that I've enjoyed working with is Steph McGovern, which was a great experience.
01:14 And the first time I appeared on her show, The Packed Lunch,
01:18 she actually invited my mum to appear with me on the next programme,
01:21 which was a bit like that film Stop or My Mum Will Shoot,
01:24 with Sylvester Stallone.
01:26 And I think the other person that I would say that stands out as somebody that I've actually enjoyed working with immensely
01:31 was Caroline Flack. And it was interesting because when I rang the wife after the first day of filming,
01:36 I said, "It's being presented by a girl called Caroline Flack.
01:39 I don't know if you know who she is, but she was on The X Factor and messed up the results."
01:43 And at this point, my wife said, "No, no, don't you ever say that again.
01:46 It was Ollie that messed up the results. Caroline is what...
01:48 Don't you ever criticise Caroline again."
01:50 And I'd never really watched any of her TV programmes.
01:53 And I realised my wife was a closet fan of Caroline Flack, as my mother was of Steph McGovern.
01:59 So it's interesting when you work with these people.
02:00 But certainly with Caroline, she was the person that for all the status that she had,
02:04 would message me to ask how the family were and the children.
02:07 And what a wonderful experience. These are superstars at the end of the day,
02:11 but they are human beings and they are very nice people to work with.
02:14 I think one of the funniest experiences was working on Ninja Warrior.
02:18 I had a phone call from a casting producer saying, "Ninja Warrior."
02:23 And I was like, "Well, I don't think this is my cup of tea."
02:26 And he said, "Well, have you ever watched the programme?"
02:28 I said, "Yes." And he said, "Well, we always put somebody that dresses up as a costume
02:31 and makes a fool of himself." And I said, "OK, well, that sounds about me."
02:35 So that was Ninja Warrior.
02:36 And I remember they put people through four at a time on the assault course.
02:40 And I was put through with two DJs from Radio One and some girl off Love Island.
02:45 And an audience member came out to me and asked if I could have a photo of his son with me.
02:51 And I said, "Well, at the end of the day, they're the celebrities over there.
02:53 I'm not a celebrity." But he turned around and he said, "Well, I don't know who they are,
02:56 but I know who you are, so I want a photo with you."
02:58 So what does that say about Radio One?
03:00 Anyway, so moving on, probably another experience was when I was in the green room
03:04 with Sandy Shaw and Gillian McKeith came up and asked for a photo of Sandy and myself.
03:09 And I was a little bit flattered, but I didn't realise who I was stood next to.
03:12 So you do meet a lot of famous people in these circumstances.
03:15 And after a sort of Wikipedia Sandy Shaw, I realised she'd won the Eurovision Song Contest.
03:19 And, you know, she was Gilbert Abba.
03:21 So these are the sort of celebrities that you meet on the television.
03:25 I think if I was going to do any more television programmes,
03:28 I reckon that Bargain Hunt's one that I need to do because I was in an exclusivity clause
03:34 with Channel 4 at the time when I was offered to go on that show with my sparring partner, Bill.
03:40 And I suppose your mum's goggle box, because at the end of the day,
03:43 I know the inner workings of television, having been on all these varied television programmes,
03:47 you know, whether it be Tipping Point or The Weakest Link or even the best of Judge Rinder,
03:52 that actually I think I'm probably one of the most undiscovered TV critics out there
03:58 that probably knows a thing or two how to critique TV.
04:01 So I would say to people that are watching this, say, you know, what's it like and how do I get onto it?
04:08 I say, well, my top tips of television and getting on the television are be persistent.
04:13 Don't get disheartened if you don't hear back. You know, there's a lot of competition.
04:17 Enjoy yourself in your experience with television.
04:20 And if there is a top tip, I would say if you have to apply for a television programme,
04:25 then I would always, always, always do a video if they ask you to do a video.
04:28 It is a surefire way to get deselected if you don't do a video.
04:32 They want to see your personality. I remember a smile, smile, smile.
04:35 Nobody wants to see a grumpy person on television, not unless you're doing a Crimewatch file reconstruction.
04:41 And people want to see happy, happy, happy. And I hope I hope you've enjoyed some of my shows.
04:46 I'm going to sign off now. All the best, Edward Oldfield. Nice to have met you.
04:49 Thank you.