[5] Blackwood was tricked into being interviewed on the satire comedy series Brass Eye in 2001, during the episode "Paedogeddon!".

[6] Blackwood then had acting appearances in Holby City, and played the title character in the 2002 television series Ed Stone Is Dead.

During May 2003, Blackwood appeared in Channel 5's Celebrity Detox Camp, which involved him being filmed "pumping 18 litres of coffee solution through his anus into [his] stomach".

[15] In 2019, Blackwood took part in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice, partnered with professional skater Carlotta Edwards.

His uncle is singer Junior Giscombe[23] and his cousin is the actor and comedian Vas Blackwood.