A full timeline of Andrew Tate's controversial rise and fall: From Big Brother ... trends now
Controversial brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are set to return to the UK after being arrested in Romania over allegations of 'sexual aggression'.
They face extradition as the allegations of rape and sexual assault relate to incidents which took place in Britain around a decade ago.
But especially for older brother Andrew, this is not his first time that he has been the subject of negative publicity.
The former kickboxer first made a big name for himself in the UK as a contestant on Big Brother in 2016, by which point his business running a webcam site with his brother had begun.
Find a full timeline of his life of controversies below.
Controversial brothers Andrew (pictured) and Tristan Tate are set to return to the UK after being arrested in Romania over allegations of 'sexual aggression'
Tate rose to fame in the UK in the mid-2010s as he appeared on the 17th series of Big Brother
Tate pictured with his brother Tristan, who is two years his junior
December 1, 1986
Emory Andrew Tate III was born in Washington DC, to Emory Tate Jr and his English wife Eileen.
Emory Jr was a sergeant in the US Air Force and chess International Master while Eileen was a catering assistant and the pair raised their children in Chicago, Illinois, until they divorced in 1997.
Tate's mother moved back to the UK, to Luton, with both Andrew and Tristan - who is two year's his brother's junior.
The former martial arts champion has described how the family grew up with very little, labelling his mother his 'hero'.
2005
Tate started boxing and martial arts training while reportedly also working as a TV producer.
2009
He won the British International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) cruiserweight championship in Derby as 'King Cobra'.
2011
Two years after his first UK title, he won a first ISKA world title by knocking out Jean-Luc Benoit.
The same year he joined Twitter, now X, under the name @Cobratate.
2012
He founded a self-described 'webcam pimping' company with his brother, which he later admitted was a 'total scam' in an interview with The Mirror.
The pair of them used women to exploit customers for money by engaging in chat sessions with them where they would tell 'fake sob stories' to garner sympathy and, crucially, larger tips.
The younger brother explained that the pair are protected by their Ts & Cs.
'One is broadcasting is "for entertainment purposes only"', he said. 'That means if a model says she has a sick dog or a sick grandma it doesn't have to be true.
'The next is that all cash given to models is "a voluntary sign of gratitude for their time broadcasting".'
The same year, previous Tweets by Andrew were unearthed depicting allegedly abusive messages he sent to singer Cheryl regarding her marriage to footballer Ashley Cole.
In one message he refers to Cheryl and her former husband as 'massive w*g sockets,' as well as launching an attack on Canadian rapper Drake.
He is also said to have posted the now-deleted comment: 'If I wanted to see black people running I'd just threaten them with jobs.'
Before entering the Big Brother house in 2016, Tate had a kickboxing career and trained at a club in Luton
The brothers launched a webcam site in 2012 which they went on to call a 'total scam'
Andrew was kicked off Big Brother after less than a week as footage emerged showing him hitting a woman with a belt
Later, in a statement, both he and the woman in the clip say they are friends and that the actions seen were consensual
2013
Tate won a second ISKA world title after 12-rounds against Vincent Petitjean.
2016
Tate took part in the 17th series of reality TV show Big Brother, but was removed after less than a week follwing the emergence of footage of the fighter hitting his ex-girlfriend with a belt.
Later, in a statement, both he and the woman in the clip say they are friends and that the actions seen were consensual.
2017
Both Tate brothers moved into a heavily-fortified suburban compound in Bucharest, Romania, claiming that the UK has 'gone downhill'.
Andrew said that the prospect of more easily brought rape charges was 'probably 40 per cent of the reason' for leaving the UK, which he went on to call 'a country where any woman … at any point in the future can destroy your life.'
He added: 'I'm not a f***ing rapist, but I like the idea of just being able to do what I want. I like being free.
The Times went on to hear this was intended as an attack on litigation culture, with Tate adding: 'A dying empire adopts laws like a sick man adopts medicine.'
That September, shortly before World Suicide Day, he stoked the fires of controversy again, saying 'depression isn't real'.
In a Tweet, he added: 'There are very few fat lonely man, aged 60 with no money or family or hobbies. Who aren't depressed – this is not a clinical disease [sic].'
