Mr Motivator Bio | Wiki
Mr Motivator (Full name: Derrick Errol Evans MBE) is a Jamaican-born British fitness instructor. He became famous in 1993 through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV.
Derrick performed live fitness sessions and offered tips and advice to viewers. Following the rise in popularity of his fitness sessions, Derrick released a number of fitness and workout videos in the 1990s.
Mr Motivator Age
Derrick was born on November 15, 1952, in Manchester Parish, Jamaica. He is 69 years old.
Mr Motivator Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx. 1.78 m).
Mr Motivator Family
He was born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica, to his single mom. Derrick’s mother gave him away when he was three months old. His adoptive father, Stanford Rose, worked as a farmer on a small farm in Jamaica.
The family moved in 1961 to Leicester in the UK where his father worked as a laborer in a knitwear factory. Derrick’s mother, Teresa, left the UK after two years because of the climate but his adoptive father stayed until Derrick was 17.
Mr Motivator Wife
Derrick has been married three times. He is currently married to his wife Sandra Palmer who he married in 1996. The two have a daughter and live in St Ann, Jamaica, dividing his time between Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
Derrick has also been in a relationship with Olympic javelin champion Tessa Sanderson. He lost his 12-year-old grandchild to meningitis in November 2021, saying “the past few months were the darkest of my life”. He has four children.
Mr Motivator Origin
Derrick’s first job at 17 was working for the East Midlands Gas Board in the customer complaints department. He sold costume jewelry in high street shops and became financially secure. In 1983, he taught exercise classes at a church hall in Neasden, North West London. Derrick’s classes became famous and he was asked by the British Heart Foundation to give courses throughout the country.
He applied repeatedly to be taken on by ITV and eventually, in 1993, Greg Dyke hired him for the breakfast show GMTV. Evans said the name Mr Motivator came from street performances he, Richard Madeley, and Judy Finnigan gave to crowds in shopping centres and streets. Finnigan shouted that Derrick was a motivator and the name stuck
Mr Motivator GMTV
He became famous on the British breakfast program GMTV in 1993 as Mr. Motivator, promoting health and fitness as a way of life. Derrick performed fitness routines live on-air in highly colored outfits, which quickly became his trademark.
His appearances on GMTV led to him becoming well known in the UK. His popularity on GMTV led to the release of a number of fitness videos including Mr. Motivator’s 10 Minute BLTs. He is reported to have sold the most fitness DVDs in the UK.
Derrick left GMTV in 2000 and went back to Jamaica because his daughter had breathing problems. After leaving GMTV, and together with his son Benjamin, he formed his production company “Wicked Productions” and continued to release fitness videos. In 2009, Derrick returned to GMTV as Mr. Motivator for a three-week-long special to promote the public health program Change4Life.
Mr Motivator BBC
In 2020, Derrick joined BBC television’s HealthCheck UK Live to “keep Britain fit in lockdown” during the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the resurgence in home-based workout routines. He also worked with In May 2020 and performed live workouts on Ideal World for a workout routine all in aid of AgeUK.
In May 2021, he worked with Oasis, The Children’s Society, and Applause for Thought for their “Body and Soul” campaign, which encouraged over 30,000 to take part in online workout routines in schools, performing arts colleges, and community centers across the United Kingdom. Later that month, Derrick also provided a morning workout routine for people taking part in Centrepoint’s STAY: UP campaign to raise money to support young homeless people.
Some of Derrick’s colleagues at BBC include:
Lara Lewington – Presenter
Yalda Hakim – corespondent
Sharanjit Leyl – anchor
Mishal Husain – newsreader
Mr Motivator Book
Derrick released his autobiography The Warm Up in 2016, which chronicled his story of growing up in Jamaica. He also appeared on Lorraine to promote his new book
Mr Motivator Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Derrick’s estimated net worth is $5 million.
Who Is Mr Motivator
Derrick is a Jamaican-born British fitness instructor. He became famous in 1993 through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, where he performed live fitness sessions and offered tips and advice to viewers.
Does Mr Motivator Have a Wife
Yes. Derrick is currently married to his wife Sandra Palmer who he married in 1996. They have a daughter and live in St Ann, Jamaica.