Ortis Deley

Ortis is an energetic and likeable character, which has kept him working as a television presenter for over 30 years. His TV career started on Trouble TV as a main anchor before he moved across to children’s TV as a presenter on the popular Short Change, alongside Angelica Bell and Andi Peters. Ortis then became part of the CBBC family, going on to present Why 5, X-perimental, Making It, Xchange, and Live & Kicking, all for CBBC.

The move away from children’s television was seamless for Ortis and began when he was asked to host a pilot for Tomorrow’s World on BBC One. Shortly after this, Ortis joined the presenting line-up on The Gadget Show, where he remained as part of the team for over a decade. Recently, Ortis was asked to present Channel 5’s new consumer series, Shop Smart, Save Money, alongside Angelica Bell, making it 19 years since they first appeared on our screens together.

Ortis has also been part of Channel 5’s Police Interceptors team and the Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle, presenting both series alongside Rick Edwards. He also contributed to Ancient Top 10 for the History Channel, a programme which looked at the origins of technology.