Riyadh Khalaf

Riyadh Khalaf is a TV and radio broadcaster, author, online video creator, podcast host, public speaker and LGBTQ+ activist.
Riyadh was crowned Celebrity MasterChef champion in 2020 after impressing the judges with his show-stopping culinary creations. He managed to beat 19 other well-known faces to victory.
This quick-witted powerhouse is best known for fronting the ground-breaking BBC documentary series ‘Queer Britain'. Most recently, Riyadh hosted the official BBC podcast to accompany smash hit ‘Normal People’ and the award-nominated Radio 1 comedy podcast ‘Unexpected Fluids’. Riyadh’s viral videos including celebrity interviews, documentaries and comedy skits have been viewed over 50 million times and been featured on CNN, BBC, Channel 4, The Guardian and Vanity Fair.
His debut book titled ‘Yay! You’re Gay! Now What?’ was released worldwide in May 2019 and became a number one bestseller. This lead to Riyadh being named as one of London’s ‘50 most inspirational people’ by Bumble Biz