He began his football career as a youth player for Scunthorpe United but suffered a broken leg, ending his chances with his hometown club.

After his 2012 departure, he has made a number of other media appearances since, including working as a presenter on the Chart Show TV channel.

In the six-chair challenge of bootcamp, Quickenden sang "A Thousand Years" and his mentor gave him a chair and proceeded to the next round.

[citation needed] On 27 October, Quickenden landed in the bottom two in week 3 against Only the Young and was eliminated, with only his mentor Mel B voting to save him.

[citation needed] Beginning on 20 November 2014, Quickenden took part in 14th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, entering the jungle on Day 5 of the competition with former politician Edwina Currie.

[12] Quickenden was a contestant in the 10th series of Dancing on Ice, where he was partnered with professional German figure skater Vanessa Bauer.