Colin Newell

"Heavy D (TV personality)" redirects here. For the TV mechanic, see Diesel Brothers. For other, see Heavy D (disambiguation).

Colin Newell
Born(1973-07-13)13 July 1973
London, England
Died25 November 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 47)
Enfield, London, England
Other names
  • Heavy D
  • The Boominator
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2013–2020
Children1

Colin Newell (13 July 1973 – 25 November 2020), known as Heavy D or The Boominator,[1] was a British TV personality.

Life

He was best known for his roles in Storage Hunters and Celebrity Big Brother.[2] Newell was a supporter of Arsenal Football Club and frequently took part in interviews for ArsenalFanTV.[3] He took part in the 18th series of Celebrity Big Brother in August 2016.[4]

Newell died on 25 November 2020 of a heart attack at the age of 47. He had a daughter born in 2019, with his ex-girlfriend, Bryony Harris.[5]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2016 Storage Hunters Himself Main buyer
2016 Celebrity Big Brother 18 Contestant

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Seconds Out Barney 'Rubble' Graham Short film; also writer and director
2013 Parallel Hal Short film
2014 The London Firm Pub Punter
2016 Gangsters Gamblers Geezers Dave Sanderson
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Tommy Mac

References

  1. ^ Kadrou, Hayley (29 July 2016). "Celebrity Big Brother's Heavy D: What you need to know". OK!. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "From Christopher Biggins to Marnie Simpson: meet the Celebrity Big Brother 2016 contestants". The Daily Telegraph. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ Welsh, Daniel (25 November 2020). "Heavy D, Storage Hunters And Celebrity Big Brother Star, Dies Aged 43". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Daly, Emma (16 August 2016). "Who is Colin Newell aka Heavy D? Celebrity Big Brother 2016 contestant guide". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (25 November 2020). "Celebrity Big Brother star Heavy D dies aged 47". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.


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