Francis Fulford

Francis Fulford is the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Edgar Anthony Fulford and Joan Shirley, younger daughter of Rear-Admiral C. Maurice Blackman, DSO. He attended Sunningdale School in Berkshire but failed the entrance exam for Eton, and so attended Milton Abbey School in Dorset. He did not progress to any university or higher education. At 18 he started a career with the Coldstream Guards, but failed the Army Officer Selection Board exam and so left after nine months. He travelled to Australia to work as a jackaroo, but soon returned to England, re-taking (and again failing) the Army Officer Selection Board exam, before moving to London to work as a stockbroker and insurance broker. Since inheriting the family estate he has devoted himself to its management, though it is in need of restoration and currently (according to his many television appearances) in a state of severe debt. He lives there with his wife Kishanda and four children. Since 2004 he has appeared semi-regularly in reality television and documentary-style programmes, many of which (such as The F***ing Fulfords) make a feature of his casual swearing, prejudices, and traditionalist views. In 2007 he attempted a move into local politics, standing for a seat on the Teignbridge District Council. He was defeated, gaining 370 votes out of an electorate of 2215. He is currently a member of the UK Independence Party.