Personal Life
As a young boy, Simmons attended Belmont Primary School and Methodist College, and spent his holidays in his parents' native Kent. Simmons had an interest in drama at a young age; he held puppet shows at his home and appeared in amateur drama productions. Before his broadcasting career began, Simmons worked in travel agencies in Belfast, and later worked for Air Canada in Belfast and London between 1978 and 1997, combining this with his announcing work for UTV.
In a newspaper interview in 2008, Simmons came out as gay.
In September 2011, it was announced that Simmons had undergone surgery for a quadruple heart bypass. He returned to his announcing role at UTV on 3 November 2011 after a four month break.
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