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'''Spencer George Matthews''' (born 6 August 1988)
==Early life==
Matthews is the third son of [[landowner]] and entrepreneur David Matthews, from his second marriage, to [[Rhodesian]]-born artist Jane Spencer Parker.<ref name="Confessions"/> His mother was educated at the [[Slade School of Fine Art|Slade School of Art]].<ref name="Confessions"/> He is named after his maternal grandfather, Robert Spencer Parker, an architect.<ref name="Confessions"/> He has an older half-sister, Nina,<ref name="Confessions"/> and two older brothers, [[James Matthews (racing driver)|James]] and Michael, the latter of whom died at age 22 in 1999 while scaling [[Mount Everest]].<ref name="Confessions"/>
The family owned [[Caunton]] Manor, a {{convert|30|acre|adj=on}} estate in [[Nottinghamshire]], and [[Eden Rock, St Barths|Eden Rock]] in [[Saint Barthélemy]], sometimes described as one of the "top 100 resorts in the world". Matthews split his childhood between the two residences.<ref name="Confessions"/><ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|title=Who is Spencer Matthews, Pippa Middleton's brother-in-law?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/spencer-matthewspippa-middletons-future-brother-in-law/|website=The Telegraph|date=9 May 2017 |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref>
He was educated at [[Eton College]].<ref name="Confessions"/> Matthews attended the [[University of Southern California]], where he studied Cinema and Television with the aim of becoming an artist; he dropped out after nine months.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pelly|first1=Guy|title=Meet the Matthews: who are Pippa Middleton's imminent in-laws?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/meet-matthews-pippa-middletons-imminent-in-laws/|location=UK |work=Daily Telegraph |date= 8 April 2017|access-date=9 May 2017|quote=27-year-old Spencer... (was familiar with) London's Slade School of Art}}</ref><ref name="Confessions"/>▼
▲Matthews attended the [[University of Southern California]], where he studied Cinema and Television with the aim of becoming an artist; he dropped out after nine months.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pelly|first1=Guy|title=Meet the Matthews: who are Pippa Middleton's imminent in-laws?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/meet-matthews-pippa-middletons-imminent-in-laws/|location=UK |work=Daily Telegraph |date= 8 April 2017|access-date=9 May 2017|quote=27-year-old Spencer... (was familiar with) London's Slade School of Art}}</ref><ref name="Confessions"/>
In 2007, upon purchasing a {{convert|10000|acre|adj=on}} estate with hunting lodge in [[Scotland]], his parents acquired the Scottish [[courtesy title]]s of [[Laird]] and [[Lady]] of [[Glen Affric]].<ref name="Glen Affric">{{cite web|title=The Glen Affric Estate|url=http://www.glenaffricestate.com/|website=glenaffricestate.com|publisher=Affric Lodge|access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Lauren|title=See the Massive Scottish Estate Pippa Will Someday Be Lady Of|url=http://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/news/a8885/pippa-middleton-glen-affric-scottish-estate/|website=housebeautiful.com|date=23 May 2017|access-date=29 May 2017|quote=(James and Spencer) Matthews' parents are currently the Laird and Lady of Glen Affric, a (10,000-acre) Scottish estate in the Highlands. Someday, it's reported that the titles his father and mother currently hold will be passed down to James and his wife. This means, Pippa and James will one day rule the roost of the spectacular property.}}</ref>
== Career ==
Matthews came into the public eye through the [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]
2019 saw Matthews work alongside his wife on their own E4 show ''Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too''. The show was renewed for a second series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/spencer-and-vogue-return-second-series|title=Spencer and Vogue return for a second series | Channel 4|website=www.channel4.com}}</ref>
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Matthews is the founder of CleanCo, which sells non-alcohol spirit alternatives and focuses around the concept of living a 'Life Less Wasted'. He started CleanCo following his own journey into sobriety following the birth of his first child and becoming aware of a lack of sophisticated options for those choosing not to drink alcohol. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/spencer-matthews-business-is-going-to-be-my-escape-from-reality-zxdqcsb6n|title=Spencer Matthews: business is going to be my escape from reality|first=Katie|last=Binns|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref>
Matthews has presented for the BBC's ''[[Watchdog (TV programme)|Watchdog]]'', appeared in a [[CBeebies]] 2019 marketing campaign and worked with the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board. With his family's agreement, Matthews embarked on a journey to Mount Everest in an attempt to recover the body of his brother Michael. The journey was recorded in the form of a documentary titled ''Finding Michael'', which premiered on [[Disney+]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/03/finding-michael-review-spencer-matthews-mount-everest|title=Finding Michael review – Spencer Matthews goes on a haunting high-altitude mission|work=The Guardian|first=Rebecca|last=Nicholson|date=3 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Matthews married Irish model and media personality [[Vogue Williams]] on 9 June 2018 at his family's Glen Affric estate.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 11, 2018 |title=See the incredible Scottish estate where Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams said 'I do' |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/2018061249298/spencer-matthews-vogue-williams-wedding-venue/ |access-date= |publisher=Hello Magazine}}</ref> They have a son born in September 2018
Matthews achieved a [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system|blue belt]] in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] in 2020 after training for 15 months.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BjjTribes|date=2020-12-10|title=Spencer Matthews Promoted To Blue Belt Under Paxton Gibbons (Roger Gracie Black Belt)|url=https://bjjtribes.com/spencer-matthews-promoted-to-blue-belt-under-paxton-gibbons-roger-gracie-black-belt/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=BjjTribes|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2016, Matthews admitted that he had previously used [[anabolic steroid]]s. The previous year, he had been asked to leave [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 15)|the fifteenth series]] of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' due to his consumption of steroid pills while participating as a contestant in the series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garvan |first1=Sinead |title=Made in Chelsea's Spencer Matthews took steroids 'to look good in the shower' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-35707310 |website=BBC News |access-date=5 April 2021 |date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
===Guinness World Records===
In August 2024, Matthews broke a marathon World Record, by completing thirty marathons in thirty days. He undertook the campaign in [[Jordan]], West Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/spencer-matthews-marathon-world-record-desert-challenge/|title=Spencer Matthews Plans To Break Marathon World Record For Global's Make Some Noise|website=Capital FM|last=Reynolds|first=Abbie|date=4 July 2024|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/leisure/national/24529515.hardest-geezer-cheers-spencer-matthews-desert-marathon-challenge/|title=‘Hardest Geezer’ cheers on Spencer Matthews during desert marathon challenge|website=Wandsworth Times|date=20 August 2024|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://evoke.ie/2024/08/27/entertainment/spencer-matthews-marathon-desert|title=Spencer Matthews celebrates with family after completing 30 marathons|website=Evoke|last=McCarthy|first=Clare|date=27 August 2024|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
==Publications==
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