Rob spent the first twelve years of his life in West London, living near Heathrow Airport. Woo-hoo! His primary school was progressive, and it is unclear whether this environment was what led to his understated but deep-rooted dislike of authority and resistance to proper jobs.

They certainly didn’t drum it out of him.

At twelve, Rob’s extrovert nature and love of a good quiz led to his first TV appearance, on the successful and well-known TVam game Crack It.