Before moving to BBC Breakfast in 2005, Chris was sports presenter for BBC News 24 and also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus. He began his career at Sky Sports in 1994, followed by spells at Channel One, GMTV, Meridian and Channel 5.
Chris’s TV presenting credits also include BBC1’s Cash in the Attic in 2009 and The One Show in April 2010, when regular presenters Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were unavailable. In September 2010, Chris also became a co-presenter on the BBC’s Watchdog.
Chris has also appeared in a cameo role in the 2007 feature film Run Fat Boy Run; an experience that he thoroughly enjoyed.
A talented sportsman, Chris played football for QPR and Aldershot. (His father is John Hollins MBE, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR and England footballer.) He also took part in Sky One's The Match, playing a full 90 minutes on the celebrity side.
Chris graduated from Tonbridge School in 1989, and after his sporting career he attended the University of Durham and later Oxford University where he gained a Cricket Blue.
Always up for a challenge, Chris took part in BBC1's Celebrity MasterChef and learnt a whole ice skating routine for BBC1's New Year's Eve celebrations! He also participated in, and won, Strictly Come Dancing 2009 with his partner Ola Jordan. They were the only couple that escaped the ‘dance off’ throughout the series!
In 2008, Chris became a patron of children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
Chris’s TV presenting credits also include BBC1’s Cash in the Attic in 2009 and The One Show in April 2010, when regular presenters Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were unavailable. In September 2010, Chris also became a co-presenter on the BBC’s Watchdog.
Chris has also appeared in a cameo role in the 2007 feature film Run Fat Boy Run; an experience that he thoroughly enjoyed.
A talented sportsman, Chris played football for QPR and Aldershot. (His father is John Hollins MBE, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR and England footballer.) He also took part in Sky One's The Match, playing a full 90 minutes on the celebrity side.
Chris graduated from Tonbridge School in 1989, and after his sporting career he attended the University of Durham and later Oxford University where he gained a Cricket Blue.
Always up for a challenge, Chris took part in BBC1's Celebrity MasterChef and learnt a whole ice skating routine for BBC1's New Year's Eve celebrations! He also participated in, and won, Strictly Come Dancing 2009 with his partner Ola Jordan. They were the only couple that escaped the ‘dance off’ throughout the series!
In 2008, Chris became a patron of children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
From the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, to the USA Masters Golf in 2007, to BBC Sports Personality of the Year, to the sports news on BBC Breakfast, Chris is recognised as one of televisions most popular sports presenters.
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