Derrick Evans was born 2000ft up in Manchester, Jamaica. He moved to the UK in 1962, at the age of 10. Derrick was educated in the UK and after a number of years eventually found fame on British Television as Mr Motivator, promoting health and fitness as a way of life.
Since 1993 he has released a number of fitness videos, all of which have gone on to be double and quadruple platinum sellers. Masses of viewers bought into Mr Motivator's belief that fitness could be fun; his Bums Legs and Tums (BLT) series shot to the very top of the UK video charts and over 1 million copies have been sold to date.
Now in his fifties, there's still very much a great demand for Mr Motivator to do personal appearances and team building and motivational talks are still high on his agenda. Aside from various strands on GMTV he has even appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, providing a workout for the housemates!
At his home in Jamaica is where you will find Mr Motivator's wife Palmer and daughter Abigail, together with their many pets including dogs, rabbits, donkeys and birds. Jamaica is also the location of his eco-tourism project, H'Evans Scent, where he runs team building/staff motivational workshops and company fun days.
Mr Motivator may now be a grandfather, but he still promotes health and fitness when and wherever he can, still trains every day, and truly is the living embodiment of “practice what you preach”. He is currently writing his autobiography, The Warm Up.
- Celebrity Big Brother - Channel 4
- Mr Motivator (various strands) on GMTV - ITV1
- The Fitness Zone - Health Channel