Judi Love

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

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 43)
Hackney, London, England
Education Tavistock Institute (BA, MSW)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • presenter
Years active2011–present
Children2
Website www.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 .

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Early and personal life

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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015PranksterzHerselfReoccurring role (series 1)
2018 King Gary Furniture Shop Owner1 episode
2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself1 episode
Harry Hills Club NiteHerself1 episode
2019–2020Don't Hate the PlayazHerself2 episodes
2020Comedy Against Living MiserableHerselfOne-off special
The Stand Up Sketch ShowHerselfSeries regular
Celebrity MasterChef ContestantThird place
Celebrity Karaoke ClubHerself2 episodes
Comedy Game NightHerself1 episode
Hey Tracey!Herself1 episode
2020–present Loose Women PanelistSeries regular
2020–presentJon Richardson's Channel HoppingHerselfSeries regular
2020–2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know Team CaptainSeries regular
2021 The Ranganation Herself1 episode
Hypothetical Herself1 episode
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Herself1 episode
Big Zuu's Big Eats HerselfGuest
Strictly Come Dancing HerselfContestant
Celebrity Catchphrase HerselfContestant
RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfGuest
Blankety Blank HerselfPanellist
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year HerselfPanellist
2021–present Celebrity Gogglebox Herself; alongside Charlene White Black to front special, series 4 and 5
2021–presentThis Is My HouseHerselfPanellist
2022 Taskmaster HerselfContestant, series 13
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown HerselfContestant
Would I Lie to You HerselfContestant
The Wheel HerselfExpert
Noughts + Crosses ChidiRecurring role (season 2)
2023 The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off'HerselfContestant [14]

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