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Glyn Wise
Glyn Wise (born 9 January 1988) is a Welsh reality television star, politician, radio presenter and Church in Wales Minister, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. He is best known for appearing on the seventh series of Big Brother UK in 2006.
Wise was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog to an English father and Welsh mother. His first language is Welsh. He attended Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy in Llanrwst, where he was head boy. He missed his A-level exams due to appearing on Big Brother. Prior to entering the Big Brother house, he worked as a lifeguard and had hoped to study Welsh at Bangor University.
In 2003, aged 15, he began presenting on BBC Radio Cymru show, Radio Blaenau. He later returned to radio and became a regular presenter on BBC Radio Cymru from 2006, until 2012.
In 2006, Wise was a housemate on the seventh series of British reality television series Big Brother UK. This series of Big Brother was the third most watched in history with an average of 4.7 million viewers. Wise entered Day 1 and was the runner-up of the show, losing to Pete Bennett.
During his time on the show he was involved in a controversy, after he was reprimanded for communicating in his first language, Welsh, with fellow housemate Imogen Thomas. Big Brother deemed this as a form of "code" issuing Wise with a formal warning, who retorted with; "but Welsh is a British language?". Following the incident the Welsh Language Society complained to Channel 4, Ofcom and S4C. After this, Wise and Thomas continued to converse in Welsh and such discussions were broadcast with English-language subtitles.
In 2010, he appeared on Ultimate Big Brother, in the "Bubble Hold Me" task. Between 2012 and 2014, he also made regular appearances on Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
After appearing on Big Brother, Wise appeared on multiple television shows including; The Charlotte Church Show, Ready Steady Cook and Richard & Judy.[better source needed] He also appeared on numerous Welsh television shows including; Wedi 7 and Uned 5 he was also a guest presenter on S4C's children's show Planed Plant.
In 2025, it was announced that Wise was a contestant in the second series of Netflix's reality series; Squid Game: The Challenge.
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Glyn Wise
Glyn Wise (born 9 January 1988) is a Welsh reality television star, politician, radio presenter and Church in Wales Minister, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. He is best known for appearing on the seventh series of Big Brother UK in 2006.
Wise was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog to an English father and Welsh mother. His first language is Welsh. He attended Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy in Llanrwst, where he was head boy. He missed his A-level exams due to appearing on Big Brother. Prior to entering the Big Brother house, he worked as a lifeguard and had hoped to study Welsh at Bangor University.
In 2003, aged 15, he began presenting on BBC Radio Cymru show, Radio Blaenau. He later returned to radio and became a regular presenter on BBC Radio Cymru from 2006, until 2012.
In 2006, Wise was a housemate on the seventh series of British reality television series Big Brother UK. This series of Big Brother was the third most watched in history with an average of 4.7 million viewers. Wise entered Day 1 and was the runner-up of the show, losing to Pete Bennett.
During his time on the show he was involved in a controversy, after he was reprimanded for communicating in his first language, Welsh, with fellow housemate Imogen Thomas. Big Brother deemed this as a form of "code" issuing Wise with a formal warning, who retorted with; "but Welsh is a British language?". Following the incident the Welsh Language Society complained to Channel 4, Ofcom and S4C. After this, Wise and Thomas continued to converse in Welsh and such discussions were broadcast with English-language subtitles.
In 2010, he appeared on Ultimate Big Brother, in the "Bubble Hold Me" task. Between 2012 and 2014, he also made regular appearances on Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
After appearing on Big Brother, Wise appeared on multiple television shows including; The Charlotte Church Show, Ready Steady Cook and Richard & Judy.[better source needed] He also appeared on numerous Welsh television shows including; Wedi 7 and Uned 5 he was also a guest presenter on S4C's children's show Planed Plant.
In 2025, it was announced that Wise was a contestant in the second series of Netflix's reality series; Squid Game: The Challenge.