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BBC The Weakest Link: Dominic Wood’s life with popstar wife and Dick and Dom star brother

BBC The Weakest Link Dominic Woods life with popstar wife and Dick and Dom star brother
Dom was kicked out of the Magic Circle despite winning Young Magician of The Year back in 1994

Dominic Wood, 43, is one half of the popular children's TV presenter duo Dick and Dom, and is probably best known for Dick and Dom in the Bungalow which aired on CBBC from 2002 - 2006.

Dominic, known better as Dom, also hosted BBC Radio 1's Sunday Morning show from 2007-2008 alongside his comedy partner Richard McCourt.

The pair also won BAFTAs for Best Children's Entertainer and Best Children's Presenter in 2004 for Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow and more recently they won Best Children's Presenter for a second time in 2014 for their show Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom.

The pair won BAFTAs for Best Children's Entertainer and Best Children's Presenter in 2004
The pair won BAFTAs for Best Children's Entertainer and Best Children's Presenter in 2004 (Image: PA)

Dom was also at one stage the youngest member of the infamously exclusive Magic Circle and is also known for his books on magic, he has penned seven books on magic alone.

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Dom won Young Magician of The Year in 1994 and held the World Record for Card Tricks by 1998.

He was expelled from the Magic Circle as his books contained the secrets behind some of his tricks, and exposing those secrets is against the code for magicians.

Since 2005, Dom has been married to actress and popstar Sandi Lee Hughes who is best known for her roles in StarStreet (2001) and being a member of the band All Stars.

The couple have two children together.

AllStars were a British pop group active between 2001 and 2002 made up of Sam Bloom, Thalia Zucchi, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Rebecca Hunter and Sandi Lee Hughes.

Dom won Young Magician of The Year in 1994 and held the World Record for Card Tricks by 1998
Dom won Young Magician of The Year in 1994 and held the World Record for Card Tricks by 1998

The first letter of each band members forename formed the words 'STARS', which was the inspiration behind the band's name.

The TV show StarStreet, which Sandi appeared in, aired on CITV from 2001 and 2002 and gave the group their exposure to fame.

Though the band was only together for one year they were able to score four top 20 hits including Best Friends and Things That Go Bump in the Night.

One of their tracks, a cover of Duran Duran's Is There Something I Should Know appeared on the soundtrack for the first Scooby Doo movie climbed to No.12 in the UK charts.

Dom's older brother Jim also appeared on some episodes of hit Children's series Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow and he has two more brothers, Matt and Tim.

Richard McCourt, aka Dick, is the brother of James McCourt - a television host, Entertainment Correspondent and Broadcast Journalist based in LA
Richard McCourt, aka Dick, is the brother of James McCourt - a television host, Entertainment Correspondent and Broadcast Journalist based in LA

The show also saw popular celebrities such as comedian Greg Davies, Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint and Tracey Beaker actress Dani Harmer make appearances.

Dom's now wife Sandi Lee Hughes also made one appearance on the show back in 2004.

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Richard McCourt, aka Dick, is the brother of James McCourt - a television host, Entertainment Correspondent and Broadcast Journalist based in LA.

He has most recently worked as a Royal Expert and panelist for the Good Day LA TV series on Fox.

Dominic Wood will appear alongside Richard McCourt on tonight's episode of The Weakest Link at 6:25pm tonight on BBC One.

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