Derrick Evans

Derrick Errol Evans (born 15 November 1952), better known as "Mr. Motivator", is a Jamaican-born British fitness instructor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, performing live fitness segments before Power Rangers. He mostly dressed in tight, colourful spandex outfits. In response to the popularity of his segment, he released a number of fitness and workout videos in the 1990s.

Early life and career

Evans was born in Manchester, Jamaica on 15 November 1952 and moved to Leicester in the UK in 1961. Evans found fame on the British breakfast programme GMTV in the early 1990s as Mr. Motivator, promoting health and fitness as a way of life. He performed fitness routines live on-air in highly coloured outfits, which quickly became his trademark. His appearances on GMTV led to Evans becoming (as Mr Motivator) well known in the UK.Evans' popularity on GMTV led to the release of a number of fitness videos including Mr. Motivator's 10 Minute BLTs, Mr. Motivator's 10 Minute Workouts, Body Conditioner: Shot in Barbados, BLT2: Shot in Australia, and Bums Legs & Tums. Evans left GMTV in 2000, and went back to Jamaica because his daughter had breathing problems. After settling back down in Jamaica, Evans then started up a tourism business called H'Evans Scent, which offers activities such as ziplining and paintballing. Evans continued to make personal appearances at events in the UK for the following decade. After leaving GMTV, Evans continued to release fitness videos, as well as making personal appearances, compering sales conferences, instructing team building exercises, and motivational talks for companies and organisations.