Christian Liam O'Connell (born 7 April 1973 in Winchester, Hampshire)[1] is an Australian based British radio disc jockey (DJ), television host, writer and comedian.

O'Connell started The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show in 1998 on weekday mornings at a local station in Bournemouth, England; he moved to local stations in larger cities (Liverpool in 2000, London in 2001) until it became a national show on Virgin Radio in March 2006, which became Absolute Radio in September 2008.

In February 2018, O'Connell announced that he would leave Absolute Radio and emigrate to Australia to host the Gold 104.3 breakfast programme in Melbourne.

[5] O'Connell attended the Henry Beaufort School and Peter Symonds College before studying at Nottingham Trent University.

O'Connell hosted the Breakfast Show on indie music station XFM London from January 2001 to October 2005.

While at XFM, O'Connell ran a song writing competition amongst listeners to pen an England team anthem for UEFA Euro 2004.

The result was Born In England, which was recorded with the assistance of acts including Supergrass, The Libertines and Delays, as well as Bernard Butler and Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt.

In 2016, O'Connell and the show joined up again for a 2-day competition with a race by each of their chosen listeners to win a holiday in the UK or Australia.

On 7 August 2004, O'Connell became the second person to host the BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk, following the departure of Johnny Vaughan.

O'Connell appeared as a guest in a September 2008 episode of Loose Women and Ready Steady Cook to promote his book.

In February 2010, O'Connell appeared as a presenter, commentator and interviewer for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA).