Culture That Made Me: Brian Dowling on Kylie, Dynasty, and Graham Norton 

The TV presenter also includes Queer as Folk and Jurassic Park among his touchstones 
Culture That Made Me: Brian Dowling on Kylie, Dynasty, and Graham Norton 

Brian Dowling presents The Salvage Squad on Virgin Media One. 

Brian Dowling, 45, grew up in Rathangan, Co Kildare. In 2001, he won the second edition of Big Brother on Channel 4, and in 2010 he won the Ultimate Big Brother series. 

He has presented shows on Irish and British television. In 2015, he married Arthur Gourounlian, the Dancing With The Stars judge, and last year they welcomed their daughter, Blake Maria Rose, born through surrogacy. 

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