He was the seventh contestant to be eliminated alongside his professional dance partner Katya Jones.

[4] In 1990, after stints on the Derby Evening Telegraph and the Windsor and Slough Observer, he gained his first broadcasting job at BBC Radio Solent as a trainee reporter.

His features often include tips from sporting figures such as Serena Williams, Colin Montgomerie and Ben Ainslie.

[5] For Sport Relief in 2012, he set the world record for travelling across water in a large inflatable ball.

[citation needed] On 11 April 2018, during a live broadcast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Bushell accidentally fell into a swimming pool after not noticing a large drop from a step he was standing on whilst interviewing some of the English swimming team, including Adam Peaty.

Due to water damage, his microphone eventually stopped working and coverage had to revert to the studios.