Jonathan Rendall

[2] He attended St John's School, Leatherhead, and Magdalen College, Oxford.

[citation needed] Before becoming a writer, he acted as managerial advisor to the World Featherweight boxing champion, Colin "Sweet C" McMillan.

He wrote articles for the magazines Esquire, Ring and Playboy, as well as writing three multi-award winning books.

[citation needed] Rendall starred in a three-part documentary entitled 'The Gambler', released by Channel 4.

In it, he was given £12,000 of the broadcaster's money, chronicling the bets he placed on boxing, horse racing, slot-machines, and at the casino.