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Welcome to the Official Site of Dean 'Midas' Maynard

Dean 'Midas' Maynard is a top Reality TV & Sports Pundit. He has a wealth of experience reviewing, supporting and commenting on celebrity and sport personalities.

Nicknamed 'Midas' by the press due to his many successful predictions, Dean has received widespread acclaim in both the UK and USA.

Dean is regularly in demand for television, radio, press and online media. He currently writes for top reality TV website Telly Mix, which attracts around 5 million hits a month, as well as music resource Music-News.com, which achieves 3.9 millions hits a month.

Dean reviews Reality TV shows like Britain's Got Talent, Dancing On Ice, The Apprentice and I'm A Celebrity...Get me Out of Here!, amongst many others. The X-Factor is by far the biggest for him in terms of media interest and work. His weekly reviews and roundups are always in demand, often creating controversial discussions throughout the industry.

His eye for spotting upcoming singers, bands and talent in general, has earned him the nickname of the 'New Simon Cowell'. See www.midastalentpr.co.uk for both well known and new talent to look out for.

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Amongst his sports achievements, Dean was honoured to be part of the Bring Back Beckham campaign, which resulted in David Beckham being restored to the England squad in May 2007. He also predicted FA Cup upsets for Torquay United (2007) and Blyth Spartans (2008) and he famously correctly stated that Stoke City would survive in the 2008/09 Premier League against all expectations. He also backed Newcastle United during their successful 2009/10 Championship Winning campaign and their 2010/11 Premiership return.

Dean has a good record with many other sporting events including the Grand National, where he still remains unbeaten after 6 years (2006 to date) against a team of professional tipsters. In 2011 his horses came 1st and 2nd.

Dean has also predicted the last two Cheltenham Gold Cup Winners in 2010 and 2011.

Dean also regularly teams up with Sky Sports News Radio to provide tips throughout the season.

Dean is also an avid Charity fundraiser and he is honoured to support The Give Tilly a Hand Appeal and the Megan Armstrong Cancer Appeal amongst many others.

# A Midas act is the person/band/team that Dean supports during a reality TV show or sports event. This can be done officially (most times it is with the acts full blessing) or non officially, either way, a Midas act is a Midas act and Dean supports them 100% via the media, his writing work with Tellymix and Music News and online.

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