Made in Chelsea’s Francis Boulle shows off buzz cut transformation

The former reality star also slammed MiC and said 'never trust TV producers'

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by Hannah Mellin |
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Cast your mind back to the original and glory days of Made in Chelsea, 2011 onwards, when Spencer Matthews, Binky Felstead, Hugo Taylor, Millie Mackintosh and Caggie Dunlop were all the talk of the King's Road.

The years following the original series were also iconic, with Francis Boulle teaming up with his besties Jamie Laing and Oliver Proudlock to give us all the Chelsea LOLs. They even called themselves Three Lost Bois.

The Lost Bois in 2013 ©Getty

Even though we know where Jamie is now (getting ready to marry his co-star Sophie Habboo), less is known about Francis, who starred on the show all the way up until series six and then returning in series ten for the Christmas special in 2015. After he left, he went on to host the Private Parts podcast alongside his pal Jamie.

Even though Francis, who now lives in the United States and is a Jiu Jitsu Competitor, seems to shy away from social media these days, he recently debuted a buzz cut hair do and moustache. We're not going to lie, we're huge fans - still handsome.

He also took to Instagram to share a throwback of the very first series of the show where he slammed producers for setting up scenes.

Alongside a snap of himself rowing with Fredrik Ferrier, he shared a hilarious anecdote of life behind the scenes, "In the first season of MIC we had weekly development calls with the producers to try to come up with ideas for scenes, when I told them that I used to row competitively they pushed hard to set up a scene with me and @fredrikferrier  rowing. Me: 'But Fred has never rowed before, we’ll look ridiculous' Producers 'Don’t worry we want to make you look really cool like the Winklevoss twins in the Social Network.'

"I remember feeling half excited to show off my rowing skills but conversely very nervous that they wanted to put us in a pair which is a notoriously precarious boat to balance and @fredrikferrier was not an experienced oarsman.

"After a bit of time practicing so Fred could get his bearings we pulled in to the boat house to film the scene. At the end of the scene we we’re supposed to push off and row away and in an attempt to to show off I (regretfully) attempted a somewhat advanced launch technique where you pull in your oar all the way across the boat and use it to push off. Unfortunately instead of leaning in to the jetty Fred intuitively leaned the opposite way which put the jetty out of the reach of my blade and meant we we were balancing on a knife edge."

He finished, "The rest as they say is history. It was a freezing cold day and I remember being seriously gutted and seeking the producers reassurance that they would cut out the falling in the river part. Producers 'Of course we would never leave that in - we want you to look cool, you know like the Winklevoss twins'.

"There were many such instances like this over the years and you had to learnt to not take yourself too seriously and overcome your ego. But the moral of the story I suppose is to never trust TV producers!"

No wonder he's left his MIC days behind him... Anyway, here's everything else you'll want to know about Francis.

Who is Francis Boulle's girlfriend?

Francis is currently believed to be dating French Fashion Model Zoé Gegout and they are parents to an adorable spaniel pup called Bill.

Francis previously had 'a bit of a thing' with Emma Watson in 2008, and he dated former co-star Sophia Sassoon between 2012 and 2013.

In 2019, he split from his girlfriend Katy Reece - describing their break up as ‘the most painful thing’. The star was dating the actress - who has appeared in Holby City - for two years.

Who is Francis Boulle?

He's best known for being part of the original line-up of Made in Chelsea and being a happy - and sometimes awkward - when all the drama went down. As well as finding fame on the show, he was also working marketing diamonds and exporting precious goods.

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francis with his co-stars back in 2011 ©getty images

He was raised in Berkshire, England and attended The Oratory School and was one of the wealthiest stars on the show and he's rumoured to be worth £10 million! He dated Georgia Toffolo and Olivia Bentley during his time on the show and has appeared in Tatlers’ Eligible Young Bachelor guide multiple times thanks to his wealth and family connections.

What is Francis Boulle doing now?

Francis now lives a quieter life and is currently based in America, where he competes as a Jiu Jitsu Competitor. He's also worked for his family’s mining business and diamond brokerage.

When did Francis Boulle leave Made In Chelsea?

He left the show in 2015 to go to Ghana for work.

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