Fred Batt
Fred Batt (born 2 September 1955) is a former businessman, nightclub owner, singer, actor and self-styled demonologist and historian known for his regular appearances on the British paranormal reality television series Most Haunted. He claims to be the United Kingdom's only demonologist.[1]
Batt states that his interest in the occult began as a teenager. He made his first appearance as a presenter on Most Haunted in 2008 on a live Hallowe'en special;[1] he had previously appeared as a guest on the show in 2003 at his nightclub Caesar's in Streatham. He became a regular presenter on the show in the 2010-11 series and rejoined for the current series in 2013.
From 1994 to 2010 he owned Caesar's, a 1,900-capacity nightclub on Streatham High Street;[2] in an episode of Most Haunted filmed here in 2003 he claimed the venue was haunted by the spirit of Ruth Ellis who had worked there.[3] In 2004 Batt became involved in lengthy licensing hearings lasting 13 hours in Lambeth when the police and local councillors objected to Caesar's receiving a new alcohol licence because of the heavy drain the venue placed on police resources.[4] In 2009 he became the first person in the UK to be fitted with a light adjustable lens (LAL) to correct vision impairment.[5]
Fred Batt has lived in Dorking in Surrey since 1984.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 'Dorking Demonologist Fred Batt to front new series of Most Haunted' - Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser - 19 August 2014
- ↑ Batt's profile on LinkedIn
- ↑ 'Ghostbusters to inspect doomed Caesar's nightclub' - Streatham Guardian - 26 January 2009
- ↑ 'The Longest Lambeth Licensing Hearing in Living Memory' - The Guardian - 30 June 2004
- ↑ 'Giving old eyes a new lease of life' - BBC News - 5 December 2009