Andrew Flintoff
English cricketer and TV personality
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| 2024 | Began hosting the television show 'Bullseye' |
| 2024 | Released second series of 'Freddie's Field of Dreams', taking the team on tour to India. |
| September 2024 | Announced as the new head coach of the England Lions cricket team, set to coach tours to South Africa, Australia, and home matches against India A and Zimbabwe cricket teams. |
| October 2023 | Received a £9 million financial settlement from BBC Studios for injuries sustained during Top Gear filming. |
| 2022 | Participates in The Games television show for 1 series, spanning 5 episodes. |
| 2022 | Begins documentary series Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams, with a second series subsequently commissioned. |
| 2022 | Participated in 'The Games' reality show and appeared in 'Freddie & Jason: Two Men in a Tent' with Jason Manford |
| 2022 | Presented 'Freddie's Field of Dreams' on BBC, attempting to create a cricket team of disadvantaged boys from Preston. |
| 2022 | Sustained injuries from an accident during Top Gear filming, which led to his departure from the show. |
| December 13 2022 | Involved in a third crash while filming at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, resulting in being airlifted to hospital. |
| December 13 2022 | Involved in a second crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, requiring airlift to hospital. |
| March 10 2021 | Appeared in the documentary series 'DNA Journey' |
| 2020 | Presents Total Wipeout – Freddie and Paddy's Takeover and Don't Rock The Boat. |
| 2020 | Presented BBC One documentary 'Freddie Flintoff: Living With Bulimia', openly discussing his 20-year struggle with the eating disorder. |
| 2019 | Flintoff presents the Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony in a one-off appearance. |
| 2019 | Flintoff presented the Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony and appeared as a guest on 'Lorraine' |
| 2019 | Became a presenter of the BBC One car show Top Gear. |
| September 10 2019 | Crashed while riding a head-first trike at 124 mph during a Top Gear competition, but was not injured. |
| July 2019 | A shorter version of the tower development was approved, designed by SimpsonHaugh, with the final plan being 23 storeys instead of the original 35-storey proposal. |
| June 2019 | Flintoff continued seeking planning permission for a 23-storey residential tower in Castlefield after the original proposal was rejected for being too tall. |
| February 11 2019 | Reported to have crashed into a market stall in Mansfield while filming for Top Gear. |
| 2018 | Flintoff becomes a presenter for the television show Carnage. |
| 2018 | Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff began his television presenting career, appearing as a guest on 'Breakfast' and 'All Round to Mrs. Brown's' |
| 2018 | Andrew Flintoff was reported to be involved in a development project to build a new tower block in Castlefield, along Mancunian Way, initially proposed as the 'Flintoff towers'. |
| October 2018 | Announced as the new host of Top Gear alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris. |
| November 2017 | Made his musical theatre debut as Kevin Mergatroyd in Fat Friends The Musical in Leeds. |
| September 2017 | Became the main presenter for Cannonball on ITV. |
| July 2017 | Became a co-host for Australian Ninja Warrior on the Nine Network. |
| March 15 2015 | Won I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, being crowned 'King of the Jungle' after spending 29 days in the jungle. |
| February 15 2015 | Entered the first Australian series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. |
| 2014 | Made a cameo appearance in Sky TV series Trollied and appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Deal or No Deal. |
| 2014 | Signed by the Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2014–15 season, where he performed poorly with a high score of 46 and only three wickets at an average of 45.33. |
| May 2014 | Andrew Flintoff came out of retirement, returning to Lancashire to play Twenty20 cricket. He played in the final, notably dismissing Ian Bell and hitting two sixes in the penultimate over. |
| 2012 | Named brand ambassador for Jacamo fashion brand and produced his own clothing range. |
| 2012 | Featured in Sky 1 documentary 'Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring', exploring a potential professional boxing career. |
| 2012 | Became a judge on the ITV talent show Let's Get Gold. |
| November 30 2012 | Competed in a professional boxing match in Manchester, defeating American Richard Dawson on points. |
| January 11 2012 | First aired his documentary 'Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Side of Sport' about sports stars' clinical depression on BBC1. |
| 2011 | Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Myerscough College in Preston. |
| January 2011 | Became the face of Morrisons supermarkets. |
| 2010 | Retired from all forms of professional cricket. |
| December 2010 | Began guest commentary during the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship event. |
| March 2010 | Flintoff became a team captain on the Sky One television sports panel show A League of Their Own, hosted by James Corden. |
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