Amar Latif

Born and raised in Glasgow to Pakistani parents in December 1974, Latif gained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance at the University of Strathclyde, spending part of his course in Canada at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

On leaving university, he trained as an accountant, eventually becoming Head of Commercial Finance for British Telecom. In 2004, Latif founded Traveleyes, a travel agency specialising in tours for blind and partially-sighted travellers.

In 2005 Latif was a participant in the first series of the BBC Two documentary Beyond Boundaries, as one of a group of travellers with various disabilities on a trek of 220 miles (350 km) from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts of Nicaragua.

Latif directed the 2007 Channel 4 documentary Sightseeing Blind. He has had minor acting roles in the BBC Three comedy series It's Adam and Shelley, and the BBC One drama series Love Soup. In 2007, he appeared as a special guest on the BBC Two cookery show Ready Steady Cook. In 2016, he appeared as a tour guide in Channel 4's The Last Leg Goes Down Under.

From 2017 to 2018, Latif and Anna Richardson co-presented the Channel 4 show How to Get Fit Fast, which aired for two series.

In 2019, Latif and Sara Pascoe featured in the BBC Two documentary Travelling Blind, in which they explored Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, remote Black Sea-bordering mountains, traditional summer oil wrestling festivities, traditional alpine cattle and bee farming methods and Cappadocia rock formations.

In 2020, Latif appeared as the first ever blind contestant on Celebrity MasterChef. He was eliminated in the Semi Finals with Judi Love & Phil Daniels.

In 2021, Amar was one of seven celebrity participants trekking the Sultans Trail in BBC One's Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul.