BIOGRAPHY

TV Personality and ex-professional Basketball player, Ovie Soko has played for top teams in Europe and Japan and represented Great Britain on the international stage.Ovie is now a respected basketball sports pundit and has worked with Sky Sports and BBC Sport for NBA, BBL and Commonwealth Games commentary. Ovie had a guest role in BBC’s BAFTA award winning comedy series, ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ and continues to be a TV favourite featuring on Channel 4’s ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C.’

He is the subject of his own BBC documentary, the author of an inspirational self-help book, ‘You Are Dope’, and he partnered with Amazon Music for his podcast, ‘Ask Ovie’.

 

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BIOGRAPHY

TV Personality and ex-professional Basketball player, Ovie Soko has played for top teams in Europe and Japan and represented Great Britain on the international stage.

Ovie is now a respected basketball sports pundit and has worked with Sky Sports and BBC Sport for NBA, BBL and Commonwealth Games commentary. Ovie had a guest role in BBC’s BAFTA award winning comedy series, ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ and continues to be a TV favourite featuring on Channel 4’s ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C.’

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Ovie is known for his unique style and was ASOS’s first ever celebrity ambassador. He now works regularly with Hugo Boss, YSL and Christian Louboutin and has featured in top fashion publications Man About Town, Vogue and GQ.

Ovie has appeared in adverts for Diet Coke and has worked with global brands including Vodafone, Samsung, Everlast, Lacoste, Marriott Hotels and Formula 1.

He is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and will be launching basketball academies with the charity.

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