Tom Malone Jr previously appeared on Gogglebox with his family in 2014, however decided to leave in February 2021, announcing he wanted to explore other opportunities.
His parents Tom and Julie, as well as his brother Shaun, have continued filming without him. Despite leaving, the professional dancer has still been on-screen elsewhere, popping up on E4’s The Real Dirty Dancing earlier this year and also Coach Trip and most recently Celebrity Mastermind.
Tom has continued with his dance work and is a member of the B-Boy Soul Mavericks dance crew, regularly travelling around the world to dance with them. As well as his TV and dance gigs the star likes to keep his fans updated on social media.
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Tom recently revealed he had been diagnosed with autism, he received an abundance of praise from his loyal fans after admitting he had "always felt a bit different".
Here's everything we know about what Tom Malone Jr has been up to since leave the popular Channel 4 reality TV show.
Other TV shows Tom Malone Jr has been in
Since leaving Gogglebox Tom has gone on to take part in several reality TV shows, just this year alone he has appeared on three TV shows - Celebrity Coach Trip (alongside girlfriend Bryony Briscoe), The Real Dirty Dancing and BBC's Celebrity Mastermind.
He caused quite a stir during his time on The Real Dirty Dancing. The show followed 10 celebrities as they tried to learn the iconic dance from the 1987 film. Tom was paired with Hollyoaks actress Chelsee Healey for the show.
However, Tom Malone Jr came under fire due to being a professional dancer. Viewers said it was unfair that he was on the show given his dance background.
Tom can dance a number of styles, including ballet, tap and house and his dance crew Ruff Diamond placed second in Sky One's Got To Dance in 2013. Throughout his career he has danced with Rita Ora, Fergie and Wiley.
Tom Jr later won on Celebrity Mastermind, he competed for the trophy alongside former professional footballer Pat Nevin, Emmerdale actress Anna Nightingale and Roo Irvine from Antiques Road Trip.
Tom Jr's specialist subject was boxer Ricky Hatton. He took an early lead after answering nine questions correctly on the boxer and then pulled it back in the final round by scoring the most questions correctly in the general knowledge round.
Tom Jr said at the time: "It actually feels surreal to be a Mastermind winner, I've watched it for so many years, it's like a British institution and I've got a trophy now. Smashed it."
He has also worked with different brands promoting their products, such as Hooch and Personalised Gifts on social media.
Autism diagnosis
Tom Malone Jr. has been praised by fans after revealing he has been diagnosed with autism earlier this year. The star gave an emotional health update to his followers on Instagram back in June.
He told fans the diagnosis was “something that both makes sense” as he has always felt “different”, sharing the update on social media, he said: “I don’t normally do very personal posts like this but I thought this one was important. I’ve always felt a bit different, a bit socially awkward and like I just don’t process things in the same way as everybody else.
“Finally, I have an explanation. I’ve recently been diagnosed as autistic. Something that both makes sense to me whilst at the same time is something completely new to learn about and understand more about why I am the way I am.
“Now begins the journey. This one goes out to all the kids that have ever felt misunderstood due to being a little bit different #AutismAwareness.”
Model girlfriend
Tom lives with his stunning model girlfriend Bryony Briscoe, the pair went public with their relationship in June 2020.
Both Tom and Bryony are from Leeds, they met when they were introduced by mutual friends two years ago.
Since then their relationship has gone rom strength to strength having recently starred in Celebrity Coach Trip together.
Both Tom and Bryony recently share loved up snaps together on Instagram, as well as producing some hilarious Tik Toks.
But it's not all sunshine and rainbows, the couple also speak out about some more important topics too, they were recently forced to address some racism facts after receiving hate online.
The TV personality revealed that due to their interracial relationship, he and his girlfriend, Bryony Briscoe, endure racist abuse "every day."
Back in December, Tom opened up the challenges the couple face in an Instagram Q&A.
He said: "They are always behind a fake account and they just post like the usual stupid things like monkey emojis that clearly aren't original."
Bryony, who is a model, then said sick trolls called her a 'wannabe slave'. She said: "I also get people telling me not to date outside my race, but, they don’t realise that I am mixed race and then when they realise that it is 'Well, you are what your father is' and I become white, so what is it?"
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