Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones looks back: ‘Men like seeing me be emotional’
The potter and presenter on a tricky childhood, his religious calling for clay, and cross-dressing as Adele Born in London in 1965, Keith Brymer Jones is a…
The Guardian reports that the potter and presenter on a tricky childhood, his religious calling for clay, and cross-dressing as Adele Born in London in 1965, Keith Brymer Jones is a potter, ceramic designer and TV judge.
After a stint as lead singer of the punk band the Wigs, he became an apprentice at Harefield Pottery in London. He has been a judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down since it started in 2015.
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