Greg T Brown
Man About Town.
Frances Bibby
Greg T Brown is a model and actor from Doncaster. He is currently pursuing his dreams in LA with his recently wed American wife Heather, who is also a model. Back in Doncaster, he worked as an engineer and then a carpet fitter, and is now modeling and acting full time. He is best known for his signature moustache, and has a fiercely loyal fan base. I first came across Greg T Brown back when I lived in Australia. In an attempt to
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Photography: courtesy of Greg T. Brown ©2014
educate my French boyfriend, I searched for Yorkshire accent videos online and stumbled across his channel. ‘Oh, he’s from Donny!’ I said to myself. It’s nine months on from that YouTube search in Australia and I’m sitting in my parents’ house back in Doncaster opening Skype. I’m not catching up with the French guy - that ship has sailed. Instead, I’m interviewing Greg T Brown. We pop up on each other’s screens and launch into conversation. Greg is
immediately relaxed, friendly and very easy to talk to. I learn that he’s from nearby Hatfield and went to Hungerhill School. We marvel at Doncopolitan and I show him a copy of the first issue, holding it up and flipping the pages slowly. Then I cut right to the chase: