Karl Beattie
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Karl Beattie is an outspoken broadcaster, pundit and the husband of Yvette Fielding
, main presenter Living TV's now defunct Most Haunted
and Most Haunted Live, programmes which investigated psychic and paranormal phenomena. Beattie and Fielding co-own Antix Productions
, the TV Production Company that produced Most Haunted.
In 2004, Beattie was the subject of media attention when he claimed to be the only living samurai outside of Japan, as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title, however this is disputed by martial arts enthusiasts. The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868 and has never been revived.
Beattie later claimed on his Facebook page that it was simply a joke and that he did not anticipate that anyone would take him,his lies or the third rate tv programs he makes seriously.
Beattie first met Yvette Fielding
while she was working as a presenter on long running CBBC show Blue Peter
, he worked as a camera man there.
Yvette Fielding
Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...
, main presenter Living TV's now defunct Most Haunted
Most Haunted
Most Haunted is a British paranormal documentary reality television series. The series was first shown on 25 May 2002 and ended on 21 July 2010. It was broadcast on Living and presented by Yvette Fielding. The programme was based on investigating purported paranormal activity...
and Most Haunted Live, programmes which investigated psychic and paranormal phenomena. Beattie and Fielding co-own Antix Productions
Antix Productions
Antix Productions is a television production company founded by Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie in 2001. The company have produced shows for broadcasters such as Living and ITV in the UK and Travel Channel in the USA...
, the TV Production Company that produced Most Haunted.
In 2004, Beattie was the subject of media attention when he claimed to be the only living samurai outside of Japan, as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title, however this is disputed by martial arts enthusiasts. The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868 and has never been revived.
Beattie later claimed on his Facebook page that it was simply a joke and that he did not anticipate that anyone would take him,his lies or the third rate tv programs he makes seriously.
Beattie first met Yvette Fielding
Yvette Fielding
Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...
while she was working as a presenter on long running CBBC show Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
, he worked as a camera man there.