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5 things we learnt from Example's debut Radio 1 show!

Example's no stranger to Radio 1. He's the man with eight Top 10 singles and two Number Ones in the Official UK Singles Chart to his name, having worked with the likes of Calvin Harris, Big Narstie and LOADS more since we first played him on the station more than 10 years ago.

Every Saturday afternoon, Matt Edmondson is joined on his show by a HUGE celebrity co-host to bring a bit of glam and goss to his world. April is all about Example, here's everything we've learnt from his debut Radio 1 show...

1 - He's a HUGE fan of all things film

And he loves Emily Blunt. While Matt Edmondson watched A Quiet Place twice in one week (it's that good), Example was so gripped by the action he couldn't bear to tuck into the Burrito he'd snuck into the cinema. Either that or the tin foil was way too noisy...

Example sure knows his movies and is not afraid to offer up a controversial opinion or two:

2 - He's a food connoisseur

Ask Example Anything

"I like holding a cauliflower..." It's your chance to ask Example what's on your mind.

Example LOVES his curries so much he swerves the ready meal aisle and makes his own from scratch!

“I like to put marmite on toast but then combine that with parsnip soup”
Example on the weirdest two foods he's ever put together

Which order does he eat Neapolitan Ice-Cream in, you ask?

Strawberry then Vanilla, then finish on the Chocolate. “I’ve just tried so many permutations over the years and that’s what I prefer. It just suits the palette better!”

3 - Example could've been a landscape gardener

Before he made it in music and started churning out the hits, Example had a LOAD of interesting jobs. Office removals, landscape gardening, making props for movies and working in a mountaineering shop - you name it, he's done it!

Was Example a budding Everest adventurer? Nope! “I blagged it. Got any experience? Yeah, cub scouts?”

4 - What's Example's favourite word to sound clever?

“I often try to slip in the old antidisestablishmentarianism. Don’t know what it means...”

Who knew?!

5 - Example is the Prince of the Summer Banger

Kickstarts. Say Nothing. Change The Way You Kissed Me.

Example is the Prince of the Summer Banger, responsible for some MASSIVE earworms. You can't escape hearing his songs; anywhere from football matches to festival campsites, it's all about the Doo-Doo.

We've challenged him to write the Ultimate Summer Banger by the end of the month and with Katie and Iona's ideas he's off to a great start. You'll have to keep listening to hear how it turns out!

March on Radio 1