Simon Rimmer

Simon Rimmer
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Rimmer in May 2010
Born (1963-05-05) 5 May 1963 (age 60)
Wallasey, England
OccupationChef
Years active1990–present

Simon Peter Rimmer (born 5 May 1963) is an English celebrity chef, best known for his on-screen partnership with Tim Lovejoy.

Early life

Simon Peter Rimmer was born on 5 May 1963 in Wallasey.

Career

Rimmer originally studied fashion and textile design, and later taught himself to cook. In 1990, he bought Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in West Didsbury. He opened his second restaurant, Earle, in Hale in October 2006, though this was sold to a local restaurateur in 2016. In 2013, Rimmer served as a judge for British Sausage Week, helping to choose the winners and promote the event.

Rimmer's television career began with Granada Breeze before appearing regularly on programmes including This Morning, The One Show, The Gadget Show & Pointless Celebrities. He has presented Making a Meal of It for BBC Two, Win It, Cook It, Tricks of the Restaurant Trade, Eat the Week with Iceland & Secrets of Our Favourite Snacks for Channel 4 & Breaking Into Tesco for Channel 5. Rimmer is, however, best known for his work alongside Tim Lovejoy with whom he presented Something for the Weekend on BBC Two between 2006 and 2012 & Sunday Brunch, a show with a similar format on Channel 4.

Rimmer has also appeared as a contestant on various TV shows. In 2006, he pitted his cooking talents against other skilled chefs on the first series of Great British Menu; losing in the North of England heat to Marcus Wareing. In 2008, he appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, choosing 'The History of Tranmere Rovers' as a specialist subject. In August 2017, it was confirmed that Rimmer would take part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Karen Clifton. The pair were eliminated in week six.

Rimmer's first book, The Accidental Vegetarian, was published in October 2004. His second book, Rebel Cook, was published in October 2006. His third book Lazy Brunch came out in spring 2008, co-written with Lovejoy and based on a feature in Something from the Weekend. In spring 2009, Rimmer published his fourth book, The Seasoned Vegetarian.

Personal life

Rimmer supports Liverpool and was present during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2012 Something for the Weekend Co-presenter With Tim Lovejoy
2012— Sunday Brunch Co-presenter 10 series; with Tim Lovejoy
2014 Daily Brunch Co-presenter 1 series; with Tim Lovejoy
Win It, Cook It Presenter 1 series
2016— Tricks of the Restaurant Trade Co-presenter 3 series; with Kate Quilton, Adam Pearson & Sophie Morgan
2017— Eat the Week with Iceland Presenter 1 series
2017 Secrets of Our Favourite Snacks Co-presenter With Sophie Morgan
Strictly Come Dancing Participant Series 15
2018 Britain's Favourite Food Presenter Two-part series

Notes

  1. ^ Wallasey was in Cheshire when he was born and did not become part of Merseyside until he was 11 years old.

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