Judi Love

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.

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

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
2018King GaryFurniture Shop Owner1 episode
20198 Out of 10 CatsHerself1 episode
2019–2020Don't Hate the PlayazHerself2 episodes
2019Harry Hills Club NiteHerself1 episode
2020–presentLoose WomenPanelistSeries regular
2020–presentJon Richardson's Channel HoppingHerselfSeries regular
2020Comedy Against Living MiserableHerselfOne-off special
2020The Stand Up Sketch ShowHerselfSeries regular
2020Celebrity MasterChefContestantThird place
2020Celebrity KaraokeHerself2 episodes
2020Comedy Game NightHerself1 episode
2020–presentSorry, I Didn't KnowTeam CaptainSeries regular
2020Hey Tracey!Herself1 episode
2021The RanganationHerself1 episode
2021HypotheticalHerself1 episode
2021Mel Giedroyc: UnforgivableHerself1 episode
2021This is My HouseJudgeMain role
2021Big Zuu's Big EatsHerselfGuest
2021 Celebrity Gogglebox Herself 1 episode
2021Strictly Come DancingHerselfContestant
2021 Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant
2021Blankety BlankHerselfContestant
2022TaskmasterHerselfContestant, series 13

References
  1. "It's the one like Judi Love". Judi Love. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  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. Hopps, Kat (23 May 2017). "All-female bill take on 'reality comedy' for Stratford show". Newham Recorder. Archant Community Media. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Judi Love". The Comedy Store Manchester. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  5. Walkley, Luke (8 January 2019). "Judi Love to Host the 39th London Critics' Circle Film Awards". Movie Marker. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. "Judi Love". Loose Women. ITV. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Who is Judi Love? Meet the Celebrity Masterchef and Loose Women star". Heart. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. Houghton, Rianne (13 August 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up confirms 13th and 14th stars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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