Born on his father's 18th birthday New Year's Eve 1956, Paul is the eldest of five boys and one girl.
He grew up in Leytonstone, North East London where he went to the first comprehensive in the area, and then went on to Kent University and then Exeter to read and research English literature.
Having trained as a journalist in the west country Paul then got a job at LWT working for Greg Dyke as a researcher on the Six O' Clock show with Michael Aspel, Chris Tarrant and Danny Baker. He later ended up editing that show, as well as the London Programme.
Other behind-the-camera credits include two series of Channel 4’s cult classic The Word, Tonight with Johnny Vaughn and Ant and Dec’s Christmas Takeaway.
His first job as a TV presenter was on a serious current affairs show called "Eyewitness" which ran for two years and saw him filming in Sicily, the States, Brazil and Russia. He also fronted the police appeals show "Crime Monthly" for ITV, "Big City" and presented a gazillion game shows including "All Over The Shop" and "No Win No Fee" for the BBC, "Jeopardy" for Sky One, "Endurance UK" for Challenge TV. And "Tellystack," "Mystic Challenge" "You Don't Say" "Upshot" "Ballpark" "Mind the Gap" "A Slice of the Action," "Life's a Punt" and many, many more.
Paul has also guested on everything from "Through the Keyhole" and "Stars in their Eyes" to "Celebrity Mastermind" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "The Weakest Link." More recently he has recorded “Dickinson’s Real Deal” and “Donny Osmond’s Pyramid Game” for ITV1.
At the moment he is the showbiz correspondent and film critic for "This Morning" - which he loves because “It means I don't have to pay to see the latest movies!” He is also the studio host for Living TV’s Most Haunted Live.
In the past he has written regular columns for Tatler, News of the World and the Daily Star on Sunday.
As a presenter he far prefers radio - because he feels “it's more intelligent and less controlled by dull scheduling and compromise.“ He has been hosting shows since the early nineties - mainly talk shows - and currently co-hosts BBC London 94.9’s flagship breakfast show with Jo Good. Paul also hosts BBC Southern Counties Saturday morning show from 9 till 12.
Paul moved out to Marlow in Buckinghamshire after filming "Celebrity Fit Club" there, and says he is “ecstatically happily married to the current and final Mrs. Ross“.
He has five children and a French Mastiff called “Gracie”.
He has worked with a huge array of corporate heavy hitters, from Carphone Warehouse to PC World, 3663 Distribution to BT and Haymarket Publishing to Oreo Cookies!
His TV profile is also still high, working as both the showbiz correspondent for ITV1's This Morning and as host of Living's Most Haunted Live. Recently he has appeared on Come Dine With Me, Big Brother's Little Brother and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. He has also recorded a special Celebrity edition of the BBC2 quiz show, Eggheads.
He grew up in Leytonstone, North East London where he went to the first comprehensive in the area, and then went on to Kent University and then Exeter to read and research English literature.
Having trained as a journalist in the west country Paul then got a job at LWT working for Greg Dyke as a researcher on the Six O' Clock show with Michael Aspel, Chris Tarrant and Danny Baker. He later ended up editing that show, as well as the London Programme.
Other behind-the-camera credits include two series of Channel 4’s cult classic The Word, Tonight with Johnny Vaughn and Ant and Dec’s Christmas Takeaway.
His first job as a TV presenter was on a serious current affairs show called "Eyewitness" which ran for two years and saw him filming in Sicily, the States, Brazil and Russia. He also fronted the police appeals show "Crime Monthly" for ITV, "Big City" and presented a gazillion game shows including "All Over The Shop" and "No Win No Fee" for the BBC, "Jeopardy" for Sky One, "Endurance UK" for Challenge TV. And "Tellystack," "Mystic Challenge" "You Don't Say" "Upshot" "Ballpark" "Mind the Gap" "A Slice of the Action," "Life's a Punt" and many, many more.
Paul has also guested on everything from "Through the Keyhole" and "Stars in their Eyes" to "Celebrity Mastermind" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "The Weakest Link." More recently he has recorded “Dickinson’s Real Deal” and “Donny Osmond’s Pyramid Game” for ITV1.
At the moment he is the showbiz correspondent and film critic for "This Morning" - which he loves because “It means I don't have to pay to see the latest movies!” He is also the studio host for Living TV’s Most Haunted Live.
In the past he has written regular columns for Tatler, News of the World and the Daily Star on Sunday.
As a presenter he far prefers radio - because he feels “it's more intelligent and less controlled by dull scheduling and compromise.“ He has been hosting shows since the early nineties - mainly talk shows - and currently co-hosts BBC London 94.9’s flagship breakfast show with Jo Good. Paul also hosts BBC Southern Counties Saturday morning show from 9 till 12.
Paul moved out to Marlow in Buckinghamshire after filming "Celebrity Fit Club" there, and says he is “ecstatically happily married to the current and final Mrs. Ross“.
He has five children and a French Mastiff called “Gracie”.
He has worked with a huge array of corporate heavy hitters, from Carphone Warehouse to PC World, 3663 Distribution to BT and Haymarket Publishing to Oreo Cookies!
His TV profile is also still high, working as both the showbiz correspondent for ITV1's This Morning and as host of Living's Most Haunted Live. Recently he has appeared on Come Dine With Me, Big Brother's Little Brother and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. He has also recorded a special Celebrity edition of the BBC2 quiz show, Eggheads.
An award-winning columnist, presenter and producer, Paul’s caustic, and very funny interviewing technique has seen him tackling subjects ranging from Mike Tyson, Sandra Bullock and Jean Claude to Van Damme, Dennis Hopper and Arnold Schwarzenggar.
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