Judi Love

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Judi Love
Born (1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 41)
Hackney, London, England
Education
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • presenter
Years active2011–present
Children2
Websitewww.judilove.co.uk

Judi Love (born 4 June 1980)[2] is an English stand-up comedian and presenter. She began her stand-up career in 2011 and has since become a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. As well as competing on the BBC competition series MasterChef, Love also competed in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing before being eliminated in Halloween Week.

Early and personal life[]

Born in Hackney, London to Jamaican parents, Love is the youngest of five children. She spent the majority of her youth in and around the East London area.[1] Love studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science and a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute.[1] Love has two children.[1]

Career[]

Love began comedy when she performed a set in front of her class for a module, in which she revealed the comedic side of caring for her mother, who died in 2009 with dementia.[3] In 2011, Love made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter is Healing.[4] Love hosted the 2019 London Critics' Circle Awards,[5] and in 2020, she began appearing as a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.[6][7][8] Love also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in July 2020, in which she was a finalist.[9] In 2021, Love was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 King Gary Furniture Shop Owner 1 episode
2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself 1 episode
2019–2020 Don't Hate the Playaz Herself 2 episodes
2019 Harry Hills Club Nite Herself 1 episode
2020–present Loose Women Panelist Series regular
2020–present Jon Richardson's Channel Hopping Herself Series regular
2020 Comedy Against Living Miserable Herself One-off special
2020 The Stand Up Sketch Show Herself Series regular
2020 Celebrity MasterChef Contestant Third place
2020 Celebrity Karaoke Herself 2 episodes
2020 Comedy Game Night Herself 1 episode
2020–present Sorry, I Didn't Know Team Captain Series regular
2020 Hey Tracey! Herself 1 episode
2021 The Ranganation Herself 1 episode
2021 Hypothetical Herself 1 episode
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Herself 1 episode
2021 This is My House Judge Main role
2021 Big Zuu's Big Eats Herself Guest
2021 Celebrity Gogglebox Herself 1 episode
2021 Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant
2021 Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant
2021 Blankety Blank Herself Contestant
2022 Taskmaster Herself Contestant, series 13

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "It's the one like Judi Love". Judi Love. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ Loose Women [@LooseWomen] (4 June 2020). "Happy 40th Birthday @1Judilove