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Born | [1] Portland, Jamaica | 22 May 1949
Occupation(s) | Television personality, chef, actress, singer, politician |
Years active | 1983–present |
Political party | UKIP (2004–09) |
Website | rustielee |
Rustie Lee (born 22 May 1949 [2] [3] ) is a British-Jamaican television personality, television chef, actress and singer. She participated on the Channel 5 reality-television show Celebrity Super Spa in 2013; ITV's Who's Doing the Dishes? , hosted by Brian McFadden, in 2016; and Celebrity Coach Trip in 2020. Between 2015 and 2017 Rustie also appeared on children's BBC TV programme Twirlywoos.
She attended the girls' grammar school King Edward VI Handsworth School. [4]
Lee first came to public attention for her appearances during the 1980s on the morning television station TV-am. [5] Following her initial successful period as a chef on TV-am in 1983, Lee took over from Sarah Kennedy on the second incarnation of the ITV gameshow Game for a Laugh . [6]
In 2004, Lee appeared on Livings I'm Famous and Frightened! 2, a reality show featuring a number of celebrities staying in a castle over a weekend, taking part in various challenges and looking for paranormal activity, guided by a medium. Viewers voted for their favourite star, and the celebrities were voted off one by one. Lee won the series showing a keen interest in the tasks and occasional emotional involvement, giving detailed and varied accounts of how she felt at certain points.
In recent years, she has made occasional appearances on This Morning, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Daily Cooks/Saturday Cooks . She has also made appearances on That Antony Cotton Show, The Wright Stuff , Loose Women , Would I Lie To You? , and Channel 5's Big Brother's Bit on the Side , a spin-off chat show for Big Brother . She also appeared on the Channel 5 reality show Celebrity Super Spa . [7]
In 2004, Lee joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP), [5] and was adopted as their candidate for the Wyre Forest constituency in the 2005 general election. She also appeared in the party's election broadcast that year. [8] On polling day, she came fifth, with 1,074 votes (2.3% of the total). [9]
Lee stood for UKIP for the 2009 European Elections in the West Midlands constituency in June 2009, [10] but was not elected.
Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
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2005 | Wyre Forest | UKIP | 1,074 | 2.3 |
Lee has written several cookbooks, including Rustie Lee's Caribbean Cookbook (1985) [11] and A Taste of the Caribbean (2007). [12]
In 2008, Lee briefly joined the cast of EastEnders as Gus Smith's aunt Opal Smith. [13] She also appeared briefly in Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice . She appeared in the last episode of Benidorm Series 6 as Queenie. She also narrated children's stories for BBC Radio in Birmingham.
Lee has recorded as a singer. In 1985, she released the album Invitation to Party, [14] including her cover versions of "Barbados" [15] and "My Toot Toot". In 1994, she released a further single, "You'd Better Phone", paired with a B side cover of Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) by The Outhere Brothers [16] She also sang on a number of her appearances on Big Brother's Bit on the Side .
Lee has appeared in several pantomime productions including Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Peter Pan among others. In 1988 she appeared in the musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Library Theatre in Manchester alongside disco singer Miquel Brown.
Year | Title | Type | Role | Notes |
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1983–1989, 1991 | TV-am/Good Morning Britain 1983 | TV | Herself | Chef and Cookery Expert |
1984–1985 | Game for a Laugh | TV | Herself | Presenter/Host |
1984 | Punchlines | TV | Herself | 2 Episodes |
1986–1989 | Blankety Blank | TV | Herself | 4 Episodes |
1997 | Harry Hill | TV | Herself | 1 Episode |
1999 | Mad Cows | Film | Mama Joy | |
2001 | Doctors | TV | Joan Preston | 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Hot Pants" |
2004 | I'm Famous and Frightened! | TV | Herself | Series 2 Contestant, Winner |
2005 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | TV | Herself | 1 Episode |
2005 | 18 Stone of Idiot | TV | Herself | 1 Episode |
2007 | That Antony Cotton Show | TV | Herself | 1 Episode |
2008 | The Wright Stuff | TV | Herself | 1 Episode, Panelist |
2008 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | TV | Herself | 1 episode |
2008–2009 | Loose Women | TV | Herself | 3 Episodes |
2008 | EastEnders | TV | Opal | 2 Episodes |
2008–2009 | Mist: Sheepdog Tales | TV | Effie Heifer/Sandra Sow | 3 Episodes |
2008 | Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice | TV | Herself | |
2012–2013,2016– | This Morning | TV | Herself | 2 Episodes, Chef |
2012–2014 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | TV | Herself | Guest, 17 Episodes |
2013 | Celebrity Big Brother | TV | Herself | Day 8 |
2013 | Celebrity Super Spa | TV | Herself | Contestant, 6 Episodes |
2013, 2016 | Pointless Celebrities | TV | Herself | 1 Episode, 1980s Special |
2014 | Benidorm | TV | Queenie | 1 Episode |
2015 | Good Morning Britain 2014 | Guest | Herself | 1 Episode |
2015– | Clean and Dirty | Herself | Presenter | Role |
2016 | Who's Doing the Dishes? | TV | Herself Participant | Series 3 Episode 27 |
2017-2019 | Twirlywoos | TV | Narrator | Series 1–3, All Episodes |
2017 | The Real Marigold Hotel | TV | Herself | Series 2, 4 Episodes |
2019 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | TV | Herself | Series 6, 1 Episode, Christmas Special |
2019 | Tenable All Stars (Christmas Special) | TV | Herself | 1 Episode, Christmas Special |
2020 | Celebrity Coach Trip | TV | Herself | 7 Episodes |
2021 | Celebrity Gogglebox | TV | Herself | Series 3 Episode 9 (Black To Front Special) |
2022 | Fame in the Family | TV | Herself | Celebrity dinner party host |
2023 | The 1970s Dinner Party | TV | Herself | Chef |
2024 | Michael Mcintyre's Big Show | TV | Herself | Series 7 Episode 4 |
2024 | Would I Lie to You? | TV | Herself | Christmas Special |
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