Freddie Powell is a British TV personality and funeral director by profession. He is best known for appearing in Love is Blind UK season 1.
Hails from Bolton, England, he was born in the year 1991. Aged 32, he became one of the most loved contestants on the Netflix show.
Quick Info
Real Name | Freddie Powell |
Age | 32 [as of August 2024] |
Birthplace | Bolton, England |
Education | N/A |
Height | 6 feet [approx.] |
Weight | 78 kg [approx.] |
Ethnicity
Freddie Powell is of English roots. His nationality is British.
His almost 38-year-old elder brother Jack Powell has down syndrome. He currently lives with his mother and brother.
Personal Life
Powell’s profession had a negative impact on his dating life. Many people shared how it was “scary”.
As a funeral director I am surrounded by death everyday, which will scare people away. It has affected my dating. It limits how I can meet people.
In the TV show Love is Blind, he bonded really well with the fellow contestant Catherine Richards. On the show, he got engaged to her in the pods and is going to Greece’s island of Corfu with Cat.
Through a Q&A session on Instagram, he shared that Richards was the only romantic connection for him in the show.
Career
As mentioned above, Freddie Powell is a funeral director in the city of Salford. When compared with other professions, it is a job most people aren’t interested in. Regardless, he shares his love for the profession.
Prior to this, he worked as a butler on a part-time basis to make some money.
He debuted TV in 2024 with Love is Blind UK. He is one of the contestants in the UK version of the popular Netflix show.
Powell was on the show as he disliked being single and was looking for a partner. He applied for the show’s auditions through a Tiktok ad and was selected.
Unknown Facts
- He goes to the gym every day and has been working out regularly since 2016 at least.
- He can speak Polish (partially).
- Powell has been to many foreign countries including Thailand.
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Photo credit: @freddieppowell – Instagram.