Tom Skinner is "really enjoying" his new career as a talkSPORT pundit, as he gears up to release his new book.
Tom Skinner is 'really enjoying' his new career as a talkSPORT pundit, as he gears up to release his new book
The former 'Apprentice' star says giving his opinions on football, especially his beloved West Ham, and other sports is where he "sees [himself] going" in the future, and he is grateful to the station's legendary presenter Alan Brazil for "really helping" him out.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I've just newly become a sports pundit on talkSPORT and I love it. I really enjoy it.
"I'm learning about that, and that's really where I see myself going as well.
"I go to most home games, a few away games, I follow West Ham.
"But now I'm loving it on talkSPORT.
"Alan Brazil is an absolute wind up. I love him. I like have a beer with him afterwards, he's really helped me out. We've become good friends.
"The whole team at talkSPORT are just good guys.
"I'm learning from them. They're so experienced in being broadcasters and shouting and that.
"I'm used to shouting on market stalls at 6am, so I'm putting my little spin into the radio myself."
Tom's new book 'Graft: How to Smash Life' will be released on Thursday (12.10.23), and the former 'Celebrity MasterChef' star, who is dyslexic, was so grateful to team up with the British Dyslexia Association while creating his tome.
He added: "I can't wait for it to launch, it's going to be a crazy moment in my life.
"I can talk for England, and I've got so many stories that have amounted over time, through the years being up and down, and round the bend.
"It was so easy to put it down on the paper. I had a lot of help, being dyslexic, and the guys at HarperCollins are fantastic.
"Everyone I've spoken to says they were laughing one minute and crying the next.
"It's all about the graft. Getting up at 4am when your hands are frozen and the van won't start."
For more information, contact the British Dyslexia Association National Helpline on 0333 405 4567 or visit www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
Graft: How to Smash Life by Tom Skinner, available in hardback from 12 October (HarperNonFiction, £22).