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Judi Love
Love performing at the Latitude Festival, 2022
Born
Judy Veronica Thomas

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 43)
Hackney, London, England
EducationTavistock Institute (BA, MSW)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • presenter
Years active2011–present
Children2
Websitewww.judilove.co.uk

Judy Veronica Thomas[1] (born 4 June 1980),[2] known professionally as Judi Love, is an English stand-up comedian and presenter. She is a regular 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, finishing in tenth place; and the thirteenth series of Taskmaster.

Early and personal life[edit]

Love was born Judy Veronica Thomas on 4 June 1980 in Hackney, London, where she now lives,[3] to Jamaican parents and is the youngest of five children. She spent the majority of her youth in and around the East London area.[4] Love studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science and a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute.[4] Love has two children: a daughter and a son.[4]

Career[edit]

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.[5] In 2011, Love made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter Is Healing.[6] Love hosted the 2019 London Critics' Circle Awards,[7] and in 2020, she began appearing as a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.[8][9][10] Love also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in July 2020, in which she was a finalist.[11] In 2021, Love was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[12] She was eliminated on 31 October 2021, finishing in tenth place.[13] Love then starred in series 13 of Taskmaster, alongside presenters Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Pranksterz Herself Reoccurring role (series 1)
2018 King Gary Furniture Shop Owner 1 episode
2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself 1 episode
Harry Hills Club Nite Herself 1 episode
2019–2020 Don't Hate the Playaz Herself 2 episodes
2020 Comedy Against Living Miserable Herself One-off special
The Stand Up Sketch Show Herself Series regular
Celebrity MasterChef Contestant Third place
Celebrity Karaoke Club Herself 2 episodes
Comedy Game Night Herself 1 episode
Hey Tracey! Herself 1 episode
2020–present Loose Women Panelist Series regular
2020–present Jon Richardson's Channel Hopping Herself Series regular
2020–2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know Team Captain Series regular
2021 The Ranganation Herself 1 episode
Hypothetical Herself 1 episode
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Herself 1 episode
Big Zuu's Big Eats Herself Guest
Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant
Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Guest
Blankety Blank Herself Panellist
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Herself Panellist
2021–present Celebrity Gogglebox Herself; alongside Charlene White Black to front special, series 4 and 5
2021–present This Is My House Herself Panellist
2022 Taskmaster Herself Contestant, series 13
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Herself Contestant
Would I Lie to You Herself Contestant
The Wheel Herself Expert
Noughts + Crosses Chidi Recurring role (season 2)
2023 The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off' Herself Contestant[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Judi Love". OK!. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ Loose Women [@LooseWomen] (4 June 2020). "Happy 40th Birthday @1Judilove 🎉🎂 With lots of love from all the #LooseWomen family! We loved celebrating with Judi on Monday's show - and finding out if she's ready to have her Shirley Valentine moment 😉 Catch up on all the fun 👉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Logan, Brian (7 May 2023). "Judi Love review – solo tour crowns funny girl done good". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "It's the one like Judi Love". Judi Love. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ Hopps, Kat (23 May 2017). "All-female bill take on 'reality comedy' for Stratford show". Newham Recorder. Archant Community Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Judi Love". The Comedy Store Manchester. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  7. ^ Walkley, Luke (8 January 2019). "Judi Love to Host the 39th London Critics' Circle Film Awards". Movie Marker. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Judi Love". Loose Women. ITV. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ Sansome, Jessica (3 January 2020). "Loose Women interrupted by Love Island's Iain Stirling after he 'forgets' important details". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. ^ Dosani, Rishma (23 January 2020). "Nadia Sawalha's daughters accused her of racism after she called Love Island's Mike Boateng 'the black guy'". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Who is Judi Love? Meet the Celebrity Masterchef and Loose Women star". Heart. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ^ Houghton, Rianne (13 August 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up confirms 13th and 14th stars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ Nugent, Annabel (31 October 2021). "Strictly results: Judi Love is the fifth contestant to be eliminated". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. ^ "The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off". The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

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