Cast your mind back to 2016, when a fresh faced Joel Dommett decided to head into the Australian jungle to compete in the 16th series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Arguably, his stint on one of the most watched and beloved ITV shows (where he finished in second place to Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt) was his breakthrough moment in terms of accessing a wider audience - but before his trip Down Under, Joel had already been pretty successful.
From his early work in Casualty and The Golden Hour to his stand-up hustle that saw him perform gigs all around the world, the 38 year old's latest career highlight is in the form of BBC's revival of Survivor - the iconic reality show that sees a group of contestants become castaway as they try and fend for themselves in an isolated location.
Joel will be the show's newest presenter, and fans of the comedian won't have to wait long to catch him action, as the show airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 28 October at 8:25pm.
So, as we gear up to catch Joel plus a bunch of survivors battle for a huge cash prize, let's take a look at how he got to this point. Here's everything you need to know about Joel Dommett's rise to fame...
He landed some minor acting roles before switching to comedy
Back in the early 2000s, Gloucestershire born Joel began his showbiz career like most - taking on extra roles/small parts in popular TV shows like Casualty and Inspector Lynley. Plus, as we mentioned before, his small stint in The Golden Hour.
Joel also acted in the Rikki Beadle Blair plays Bashment and Stonewall in 2005 and 2007.
Following his smaller parts, Joel began to slowly but surely climb the acting ladder, going on to star in E4's Skins as D.C. Sweeney, not to mention his six episode stint in BBC Two's Popatron.
Elsewhere, Joel made his movie debut in 2008 when he played a small role as a train soldier in the war film The Edge of Love, which starred Hollywood actors Kiera Knightley and Sienna Miller.
He moved into comedy and found his feet
Early on in his comedy career, Joel performed stand up gigs all over the world. His first stand up show was in Los Angeles, and following this, went on to perform in places like Reykjavik and the Netherlands.
In 2011, he had his first big comedy break, when he was asked to perform on Russell Howard's Good News. The same year, he also hosted Live in Chelsea - Made in Chelsea's live discussion show, which chatted about the events of the reality show.
Then, between 2012 and 2014, he appeared in BBC Three's Impractical Jokers in the first two series.
One year later, in 2015, Joel became a team captain on the ITV2 comedy show, Reality Bites.
Joel became a regular fixture on panel shows
Also in 2015, Joel featured on the Sky 1 comedy panel show Bring the Noise on Nicole Scherzinger's team.
He also enjoyed a stint on the celebrity edition of The Chase the same year.
Joel landed his career defining I'm a Celeb place
For many fledgling celebrities, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! is a huge opportunity to increase their followings and boost their careers.
In 2016, Joel was given the chance to appear on the iconic reality show and ended up zooming straight to the finals, where he came in second place.
Thanks to his appearance on the show, fans fell in love with Joel's humour, and after exiting the jungle, was offered several career defining showbiz jobs.
For example, from November 2017 until December 2019, he hosted the show's spin off show, I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp on ITV2.
Following this, Joel has been a staple character in British television, going on to host huge shows like The Masked Singer, The Masked Dancer, and even presenting 2021's National Television Awards.
In 2023, he hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool alongside fellow presenter and Big Brother star AJ Odudu.
Joel juggles his career with his family life
Aside from being a super successful comedian and TV host, Joel is also a husband and now - a new doting father.
Joel married his wife Hannah Cooper in 2019, after they began dating in 2016.
The two also host their own podcast, 'Never Have I Ever', which basically sees them trying things they've never tried before.
Most recently though, Hannah gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, who they named Wilde Cooper-Dommett.
The couple announced the birth in September, and since then, Joel has posted plenty of sweet father son snaps to his grid.
