Talk:John Whaite

Birth name and date

FreeBMD shows only three Whaite births in 1989: Hannah Louise in York and Robert David in Pontypridd, but also "Oliver Samuel" in Preston and South Ribble, mother's name Croston: [1]. No registration quarters are given for coverage, but for 1989 as a whole it's 99%. So this looks like a probable candidate. Perhaps John is a nickname or an assumed name? Martinevans123 (talk) 09:05, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Or maybe he's changed it by deed poll? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:42, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

And the only other Whaite births, between 1987 and 1991, are two in 1988: Craig Adam in Thameside and Damian Mark also in Preston and South Ribble, mother's name Whaite: [2]. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:14, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

The year is supported by this instagram post which suggests a birth date of 23 May. But we are left with the name anomaly. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:20, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

John said on an appearance on Steph's Packed Lunch last year that his real last name was Cunningham, but he changed it to Whaite, which was his mother's maiden name. That search checks out on FreeBMD. Pelothong (talk) 03:02, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Wigan

Note: Whaite's base is at Tunley Hall, Tunley Lane, Wrightington. He says there, at his website: "Wigan North Western railway station is the nearest train station, about 15 minutes away by taxi." I also noticed that Ref 6 shows that, in 2013, Lancashire Life described him as "Wigan's fabulous baking boy". Martinevans123 (talk) 19:23, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Celebrity Weakest Link BBC1 Dec 2022

Appeared in Celebrity Weakest Link Dec 28th BBC1. Percy2345 (talk) 23:07, 28 December 2022 (UTC)