Fred Batt


Fred Batt is a former businessman, nightclub owner, singer and actor and self-styled demonologist and historian known for his regular appearances on the British paranormal reality television series Most Haunted. He claims to be the United Kingdom's only demonologist.
Batt states that his interest in the occult began as a teenager. He made his first appearance as a presenter on Most Haunted in 2008 on a live Hallowe'en special; he had previously appeared as a guest on the show in 2003 at his nightclub Caesar's in Streatham. He became a regular presenter on the show in the 2010-11 series and rejoined for the 2013 series.
From 1994 to 2010, Batt owned Caesar's, a 1,900-capacity nightclub on Streatham High Road; in an episode of Most Haunted filmed there in 2003 he claimed the venue was haunted by the spirit of Ruth Ellis who had worked there. In 2004, Batt became involved in lengthy licensing hearings in Lambeth when the police and local councillors objected to Caesar's receiving a new alcohol licence because of the heavy drain the venue placed on police resources. In 2009, he was fitted with a light adjustable lens to correct vision impairment.
Batt has lived in Dorking in Surrey since 1984.